Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Un acuerdo de conciliación de 2009 entre el agresor sexual Jeffrey Epstein y Virginia Roberts Giuffre, la mujer que lo acusó de abuso sexual y de traficarla para el príncipe Andrés, entre otros, fue revelado este lunes. El documento muestra que Epstein pagó a Giuffre US$ 500.000 para que abandonara el
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — Austrian authorities say two off-duty officers heading for a holiday in Canada together as a couple stepped up and helped restrain a fellow passenger who became rowdy on their flight last week. Austria’s Interior Ministry said the passenger started issuing threats about two hours into the flight “and thereby endangered the safety
Continue ReadingBy JENNIFER PELTZ, GRETCHEN EHLKE and TERRY TANG Associated Press Some school systems around the U.S. have extended their holiday break or switched back to online instruction because of the explosion in COVID-19 cases. Others are pressing ahead with in-person classes amid a seemingly growing sense that Americans will have to learn to co-exist with
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Continue ReadingBy CHUCK MORRIS Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — Metro Police are investigating a physical altercation at the Walgreen’s on Rosa Parks Boulevard that may have involved a Tennessee Titans player. Police said the physical altercation occurred at the pharmacy, located at 1104 Rosa L. Parks Blvd., at 8:06 p.m.
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Continue ReadingSTAMFORD, Conn. (AP) — Sky Sports News has been dropped from U.S. television following the shutdown of the NBC Sports Network. SSN was the leading outlet of British and European soccer news on U.S. television. It was broadcast on Fox Soccer Channel for many years, then was dropped when NBC took over U.S. broadcast rights
Continue ReadingSTAMFORD, Conn. (AP) — Sky Sports News has been dropped from U.S. television following the shutdown of the NBC Sports Network. SSN was the leading outlet of British and European soccer news on U.S. television. It was broadcast on Fox Soccer Channel for many years, then was dropped when NBC took over U.S. broadcast rights
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — La comisión selecta de la Cámara de Representantes que investiga el ataque al Capitolio el 6 de enero tiene información de múltiples fuentes, con conocimiento de primera mano, que describe lo hacía el entonces presidente Donald Trump durante la insurrección, según una persona familiarizada con la investigación. “Hay un grupo
Continue ReadingBy GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A fast-moving redistricting trial over North Carolina’s new congressional and legislative maps has started. Three state trial judges started hearing evidence Monday offered by lawyers for plaintiffs in lawsuits that allege district boundaries approved by the Republican-controlled legislature in November are tainted by extreme partisanship
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN) — Kane Tanaka, la persona viva más anciana del mundo, cumplió 119 años este domingo, según publicó en Twitter su bisnieta Junko Tanaka. Exclusiva de CNN: Con 118 años, la persona viva más vieja del mundo llevará la llama olímpica en Japón “Gran logro. (Kane Tanaka) cumplió 119 años”, tuiteó Junko, junto a una
Continue ReadingLAS VEGAS (AP) — UNLV has promoted interim athletic director Erick Harper to serve in the job full time. Harper had served as interim athletic director since Desiree Reed-Francois left UNLV for Missouri in August. He worked for nine years as UNLV’s senior associate athletic director for development before being appointed interim AD on Aug.
Continue ReadingBy Chris Isidore, CNN Business Toyota is about to become the leader in US auto sales for the first time, taking away a title that General Motors has held for nearly a century. It’s yet another sign that US automakers have lost their dominance in their home market. As recently as 2005, Toyota was No.
Continue ReadingCNN, CNN BUSINESS By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business Mercedes has unveiled a new all-electric concept car, the EQXX, that the company claims can go 620 miles on a single charge. The futuristic luxury car is also made with a host of innovative recycled and sustainable materials including mushroom fibers, ground up cacti and trash such
Continue ReadingBy BOB CYPHERS Click here for updates on this story ST. CHARLES, Missouri (KMOV) — For 41 years, Pat McCarrick proudly wore the badge of the St. Charles Police Department. When it came time to retire, McCarrick looked at the calendar. He remembers the exact date he was hired: December 15, 1973. He looked again
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer The NHL has postponed the Seattle Kraken’s home game scheduled for Thursday against Ottawa because of COVID-19 problems with the Senators. It’s the 92nd NHL game to be postponed for coronavirus-related reasons this season. Several of those are linked to attendance restrictions in Canada. Meanwhile, the Buffalo Sabres added
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer The NHL has postponed the Seattle Kraken’s home game scheduled for Thursday against Ottawa because of COVID-19 problems with the Senators. It’s the 92nd NHL game to be postponed for coronavirus-related reasons this season. Several of those are linked to attendance restrictions in Canada. Meanwhile, the Buffalo Sabres added
Continue ReadingBEIRUT (AP) — The leader of Lebanon’s militant Hezbollah group has verbally attacked the king of Saudi Arabia, saying Riyadh helped spread extremist Islamic ideology worldwide and is taking the thousands of Lebanese who work in the oil-rich Persian Gulf region as “hostages.” Hassan Nasrallah’s statements during a speech in Beirut came in response to
Continue ReadingMANCHESTER, England (AP) — Ralf Rangnick has fallen to his first loss as Manchester United manager after Joao Moutinho’s 82nd-minute strike earns Wolverhampton a 1-0 win in the English Premier League. Outplayed for much of the game, United’s players look like they would survive for a point until Moutinho met a defensive headed clearance with
Continue ReadingBy Omar Jimenez and Elizabeth Stuart, CNN The Chicago Teachers Union is planning to convene an emergency meeting to vote on whether its teachers should move to virtual teaching amid a surge in Covid-19 cases, according to a union official, setting up a potential “electronic lockout” by the school district. Chicago Public Schools, the third-largest
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