Marysabel E. Huston-Crespo (CNN Español) — A finales de la década de 1990, la farmacéutica Purdue Pharma recomendó a doctores el uso del fármaco conocido como OxyContin. Este es un poderoso opioide recetado a pacientes con dolor crónico. Pasaron 18 años hasta que se viesen los efectos de esta intensa campaña en la sociedad estadounidense. El
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos (CNN) — España ofrecerá un camino a la ciudadanía para los 222 presos políticos nicaragüenses que fueron liberados recientemente de prisión y muchos de los cuales fueron enviados a Estados Unidos el jueves, dijo a CNN un portavoz del Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores de España. El portavoz no respondió de inmediato a una
Continue ReadingBy Priscilla Alvarez, CNN The number of unlawful crossings of the US-Mexico border in January marked the lowest levels of encounters since February 2021, administration officials said Friday. In January, US Border Patrol made more than 128,000 apprehensions, down 42% from December, according to administration officials. The handling of the US-Mexico border has been a
Continue ReadingBy KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — For years, Nashville leaders have watched Tennessee’s GOP-dominated Legislature repeatedly kneecap the liberal-leaning city’s ability to set its own minimum wage, regulate plastic bag use and place higher scrutiny on police officers. Yet that simmering tension has only escalated this year as Republican lawmakers have introduced
Continue ReadingBy DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer Federal investigators said Friday they issued subpoenas to force the pilots of an American Airlines jet to sit for recorded interviews about a close call with a Delta plane on a runway at New York’s Kennedy Airport last month. The National Transportation Safety Board said it attempted to interview
Continue ReadingBy Harmeet Kaur, CNN For her powerful and moving performance as Mamie Till-Mobley in “Till,” Danielle Deadwyler was nominated for a BAFTA Award, a Critics’ Choice Movie Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award and several other industry prizes. But despite garnering critical acclaim for her turn as Emmett Till’s grieving mother, there was one notable
Continue ReadingCNN By Maegan Vazquez, Betsy Klein, Oren Liebermann and Haley Britzky, CNN President Joe Biden told CNN that the shoot down a “high-altitude object” hovering over Alaska on Friday “was a success,” shortly after American national security officials disclosed that the commander-in-chief gave the US military approval to take the action. The announcement — marking
Continue ReadingBy LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A Texas lawsuit with a key deadline this month is posing a threat to the nationwide availability of medication abortion, which now accounts for the majority of abortions in the U.S. The case filed by abortion opponents who helped challenge Roe v. Wade seeks to reverse a
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — Hugh Hudson, a British filmmaker who debuted as a feature director with the Oscar-winning Olympics drama “Chariots of Fire” and later made such well-regarded movies as “My Life So Far” and the Oscar-nominated “Greystroke,” has died at age 86. Hudson’s family issued a brief statement announcing that he died Friday at a
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN) — El presidente de EE.UU. Joe Biden visitará Polonia este mes para conmemorar el primer aniversario de la invasión rusa de Ucrania, regresando a la región cuando la guerra entra en una nueva fase volátil y no se vislumbra un camino claro hacia la paz. El presidente de EE.UU. planea visitar Polonia
Continue ReadingBy Taylor Ward, Rob Shackelford and Allison Chinchar, CNN Meteorologists New Zealand is bracing for its most intense tropical cyclone since the 1990s. Tropical Cyclone Gabrielle is heading toward the North Island just two weeks after the area was hit with record flooding. On January 27th, 240 mm (9.44 inches) of rain fell in Auckland,
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Killough and Ed Lavandera, CNN Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has agreed to a $3.3 million settlement and an apology as part of a tentative settlement with four whistleblowers who publicly accused Paxton of abuse of office, bribery and other criminal offenses in 2020. The former high-level aides — who also reported their
Continue ReadingCNN By Manu Raju, Eva McKend and Clare Foran, CNN Freshman Rep. George Santos of New York, who has been caught lying extensively about major parts of his life story, may have just been caught in another lie — this time by a United States senator. The embattled House Republican, describing his tense encounter with
Continue ReadingBy Manu Raju, Eva McKend and Clare Foran, CNN Freshman Rep. George Santos of New York, who has been caught lying extensively about major parts of his life story, may have just been caught in another lie — this time by a United States senator. The embattled House Republican, describing his tense encounter with GOP
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Stacker investigated how gun commerce has changed in Oregon since 2010 using data from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
Continue ReadingThe Associated Press Benchmark U.S. crude oil for March delivery rose $1.66 to $79.72 a barrel Friday. Brent crude for April delivery rose $1.89 to $86.39 a barrel. Wholesale gasoline for March delivery rose 5 cents to $2.50 a gallon. March heating oil rose 4 cents to $2.86 a gallon. March natural gas rose 8
Continue ReadingBy DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — The Super Bowl between the Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs is rapidly approaching. Here are some things to know ahead of Sunday’s game: HOW DO I WATCH? The game begins at 6:30 p.m. EST on Sunday and can be viewed on Fox, Fox Deportes and
Continue ReadingBy Alayna Treene and Donie O’Sullivan, CNN A Jewish lawmaker who spoke about the problem of antisemitism on Twitter during a House Oversight hearing this week focused on the company was later bombarded with antisemitic messages on the platform, he explained in a letter to new owner Elon Musk on Thursday. “What happened on Twitter
Continue ReadingCNN By Alayna Treene and Donie O’Sullivan, CNN A Jewish lawmaker who spoke about the problem of antisemitism on Twitter during a House Oversight hearing this week focused on the company was later bombarded with antisemitic messages on the platform, he explained in a letter to new owner Elon Musk on Thursday. “What happened on
Continue ReadingBy Pau Mosquera, Florencia Trucco, Stefano Pozzebon and Tara John, CNN Spain will offer a path to citizenship for 222 Nicaraguan political prisoners who were recently released from prison and many of whom were sent to the United States on Thursday, a spokesman for Spain’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs told CNN. The spokesman did not
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