Alejandra Ramos (CNN) — El presidente Joe Biden declaró a CNN que el derribo de un “objeto a gran altitud” que sobrevolaba Alaska el viernes “fue un éxito”. La Casa Blanca había informado anteriormente que Biden le ordenó al Ejército que derribara lo que describió como un “objeto a gran altitud” que sobrevolaba Alaska ese
Continue ReadingBy BASSEM MROUE, ABBY SEWELL and KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Living for years in a tent camp for displaced people in Syria’s rebel-held northwest, Ali Abu Yassin used to envy friends and relatives who had brick walls around them and solid ceilings over their heads. The situation was turned on its head
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN Español) — Los carnavales de Río de Janeiro prometen volver a brillar en todo su esplendor este año, luego de haber sido cancelado en 2021 y aplazado por meses en 2022 por cuenta del covid-19. Este año, el famoso carnaval, uno de los eventos más grandes y esperados de Brasil, que
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State Rep. Emerson Levy, D-Bend, said Friday she is proposing legislation aimed at saving lives in schools with a mobile-based silent panic alarm system for various emergencies — which turn out to be mostly medical, not the frightening, high-profile threats of violence.
Continue ReadingJACKSON, Miss. (AP) — In a story published Feb. 10, 2023, about a lawsuit by a relative of Emmett Till, The Associated Press erroneously reported the relative’s name. She is Priscilla Sterling, not Patricia Sterling.
Continue ReadingBy ZEKE MILLER, COLLEEN LONG and TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A U.S. military fighter jet shot down an unknown object flying off the remote northern coast of Alaska on Friday on orders from President Joe Biden, White House officials said. White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said the object was
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — In the latest chapter in Mexico’s love-fest with Cuba, Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel will be awarded Mexico’s highest medal when he visits the southern Mexico city of Campeche on Saturday. Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador praised Cuba on Friday for sending doctors to Mexico. But those doctors, and the salaries
Continue ReadingBy Jim Hummel Click here for updates on this story LOUISIANA (KATC) — Letitia Peyton and Leceta Chisholm Guibault met for the first time in-person Thursday, though their connection goes back several years. “It’s so nice to meet you,” said Peyton as she hugged Chisholm Guibault. “We’ve come a long way,” replied Chisholm Guibault. In
Continue ReadingBy ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will soon take control of Walt Disney World’s self-governing district. Senate Republicans on Friday approved legislation to require DeSantis to appoint a five-member board to oversee the government services it provides in the company’s sprawling properties in Florida. The vote on the
Continue ReadingBy Parija Kavilanz, CNN When you’re the last lone surviving store in any industry, you’ve earned the right to have fun and hype it up. That’s exactly what the only remaining store of the Blockbuster video rental chain is doing, and it’s during the Super Bowl. And it helps if you still have a VCR,
Continue ReadingBy GARY D. ROBERTSON and MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Police in North Carolina’s capital city released body and dashboard camera footage Friday that shows the arrest of a Black man who died after officers repeatedly used stun guns on him. Darryl Tyree Williams, 32, died at a hospital after being confronted
Continue ReadingBy JOHN SEEWER Associated Press Body-camera footage shows that a cable news reporter pushed to the ground and handcuffed while covering a news conference in Ohio had just had a heated confrontation with the leader of the state’s national guard. NewsNation correspondent Evan Lambert was charged with criminal trespass and resisting arrest Wednesday after authorities
Continue ReadingBy ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will travel to Poland later this month to rally allies a year after Russia’s assault on Ukraine began. The White House announced the trip Friday. The visit, scheduled for Feb. 20-22, comes as signs point to waning support for maintaining tens of billions of
Continue ReadingBy Caroll Alvarado and Sharif Paget, CNN Police have submitted charges against the owner of a Native American art gallery for disorderly conduct after he was shown on video “yelling” at Indigenous performers outside a shop in Scottsdale, Arizona, authorities say. The group was performing Tuesday at around 11:30 a.m. in the neighborhood of Old
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By Avery Everett Click here for updates on this story COLUMBIA, Missouri (KOMU) — Two issues were top of mind Thursday on MU’s campus, but neither were addressed in the UM System Board of Curators meeting. Students wanted responses on two issues: subsidized emergency contraception and recent racism. Dozens of students sat in on the
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK, NY (WABC) — Nine inmates are facing charges after a melee at Rikers Island. They allegedly attacked six other inmates with makeshift weapons like knives made from Plexiglas, metal pipes, a razor, pieces of metal, and other items like metal food trays and
Continue ReadingBy Devon M. Sayers, CNN A Knoxville, Tennessee, festival celebrating the LGBTQ community has threatened to cancel a scheduled October event if a bill proposed in the state legislature to limit drag performances in public becomes law. Organizers of Knox Pride Festival say the law could make parts of its event against the law. Senate
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN Español) — Carlos Saura, cineasta, fotógrafo y guionista español, falleció este viernes en Madrid a los 91 años, informó la Academia de Cine de España, a la que él pertenecía. Actores y colegas de Saura se han sumado a lamentar la partida de Saura. Saura, reconocido con el Goya de Honor 2023,
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK, NY (WABC) — Flaco, the Eurasian eagle owl who escaped from the Central Park Zoo, has eluded his rescuers yet again. He was spotted Thursday night, as he tried to grab a caged lab rat, set out by the zoo’s staff. The Manhattan
Continue ReadingBy Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden will visit Poland this month to mark the one-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, returning to the region as the war enters a volatile new phase without a clear path to peace. The president is planning to visit Poland from February 20-22. The White House said he
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