By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press CINCINNATI (AP) — Former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder says he is optimistic as his federal racketeering trial begins. The Perry County Republican told reporters in court Monday that they’ll hear his side over the next six weeks. Householder and lobbyist Matt Borges are being tried in what prosecutors
Continue ReadingJuan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — Spotify anunció este lunes que recortará el 6% de su plantilla mundial para reducir costes, uniéndose así a empresas tecnológicas como Amazon y Microsoft en el recorte de personal ante la desaceleración de la economía mundial. En una carta a los empleados publicada en el sitio web de la empresa,
Continue ReadingBy Kate Sullivan and Kyung Lah, CNN Democratic Rep. Ruben Gallego of Arizona on Monday announced his campaign for US Senate, setting up a potential 2024 clash with Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, who recently switched her party affiliation from Democrat to independent. Gallego, a Phoenix-area congressman and retired Marine who served in Iraq, released a video
Continue ReadingBy MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov says Moscow was willing to negotiate with Ukraine in the early months of the war but the United States and other Western nations advised Kyiv against it. Lavrov’s remarks on a visit to South Africa on Monday were similar to
Continue ReadingJuan Pablo Elverdin Brisbane, Australia (CNN) — La exestrella del tenis australiano Jelena Dokic contraatacó a los trols en línea que, según ella, la han bombardeado con comentarios negativos sobre su cuerpo en el Abierto de Australia. En un post de Instagram este lunes, Dokic, que está trabajando como comentarista para el afiliado 9 de
Continue ReadingBy JENNIFER O’MAHONY Associated Press MADRID (AP) — A Spanish nonprofit organization says that the number of migrants who died or were reported missing while trying to reach Spain hit 2,390 people last year. That’s a decrease on 2021 but in line with the figures of the past five years. Caminando Fronteras (Walking Borders) said
Continue ReadingBy Hilary Whiteman, CNN Former Australian tennis star Jelena Dokic has hit back at online trolls she says have bombarded her with negative comments about her body at the Australian Open. In an Instagram post on Monday, Dokic, who is working as a commentator for CNN affiliate 9 at the event, said the “‘body shaming’
Continue ReadingPARIS (AP) — A French government-created watchdog to promote gender equality in France says its society remains “very sexist.” The key finding is included in a scathing annual report released Monday by the High Council for Equality between Women and Men. The watchdog also sounded the alarm about double-digit rates of sexual violence reported by
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN Español) — Los presidentes de Argentina y Brasil plantearon este domingo la creación de una moneda común sudamericana, de cara a la primera visita del brasileño Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva a Argentina, en su actual mandato. Según un artículo conjunto firmado tanto por Lula, como por su par argentino, el
Continue ReadingCNN By Pamela Brown and Gregory Krieg, CNN Cascading revelations about New York Rep. George Santos‘ pattern of lies and deception are putting increased scrutiny on powerful New York Rep. Elise Stefanik, the fourth-ranking House Republican and a vocal supporter of Santos during his 2022 campaign. Stefanik was a key validator for Santos in their
Continue ReadingLJUBLJANA, Slovenia (AP) — A snow storm packing strong winds has wreaked traffic chaos on a key highway in Slovenia and has left parts of the country temporarily without electricity. Officials said Monday the late Sunday snowfall caused over a dozen traffic accidents overnight. Fallen trees blocked local roads while also downing power lines, including
Continue ReadingKARACHI (AP) — A Pakistani lawyer says a court in the southern port city of Karachi has acquitted a retired senior police officer and 17 others, mostly policemen still serving on the force, in the 2018 killing of a 27-year-old aspiring model. The young man was shot and killed during what police at the time
Continue ReadingLeah Dolan, CNN Nothing says fierce like using an apex predator as a brooch. On Monday, Kylie Jenner stole the show at Schiaparelli’s couture runway in Paris when she arrived in a black velvet strapless gown adorned with the life-size head of a lion — a pre-release from the label’s Spring-Summer 2023 couture collection that
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Al menos 10 personas murieron y otras 10 resultaron heridas después de un tiroteo masivo en Monterey Park, California, este sábado por la noche, que ocurrió cuando la gran comunidad asiático-estadounidense de la ciudad celebraba el fin de semana del Año Nuevo Lunar. Hasta ahora, mucho de lo que sucedió
Continue ReadingBy Katie Lobosco, CNN The Republican-controlled House has made the Internal Revenue Service a political target after Democrats bolstered the agency with new funding last year. Within the first week of the new Congress, a dozen GOP lawmakers introduced a bill that would abolish the IRS altogether and replace the entire federal tax code with
Continue ReadingBy Pamela Brown and Gregory Krieg, CNN Cascading revelations about New York Rep. George Santos‘ pattern of lies and deception are putting increased scrutiny on powerful New York Rep. Elise Stefanik, the fourth-ranking House Republican and a vocal supporter of Santos during his 2022 campaign. Stefanik was a key validator for Santos in their shared
Continue ReadingBy LIZ WESTON of NerdWallet You may be familiar with the term “glide path” as it relates to investing. It refers to the way asset allocation typically gets more conservative as you approach your goal. But you can also set up a glide path to take you into retirement, particularly if you’re getting ready to
Continue ReadingBy LIZ WESTON of NerdWallet You may be familiar with the term “glide path” as it relates to investing. It refers to the way asset allocation typically gets more conservative as you approach your goal. But you can also set up a glide path to take you into retirement, particularly if you’re getting ready to
Continue ReadingBy JONEL ALECCIA AP Health Writer When Mark Winternheimer’s 12-year-old tabby cat was diagnosed with diabetes last year, the treatment was daunting: twice-daily injections of insulin, an implanted monitor and frequent visits to the vet. Despite their qualms, Winternheimer and his wife, Courtnee, of New Albany, Indiana, learned to give Oliver his shots. “For us,
Continue ReadingBy JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press WALTERBORO, S.C. (AP) — As his life unraveled over the past two years, disgraced South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh didn’t fight giving up his law license and admitted plenty of mistakes tied to missing client money and a financial mess that led to 100 criminal charges. But he has adamantly
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