Rocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — Una tomografía del cráneo de un pez fosilizado de 319 millones de años llevó al descubrimiento del ejemplar más antiguo de un cerebro vertebrado bien conservado, lo cual arroja nueva información sobre la evolución temprana de los peces óseos. El fósil del cráneo perteneciente al extinto Coccocephalus wildi fue encontrado en
Continue ReadingBy Lauren Koenig, Michelle Watson and Christina Maxouris, CNN Attorneys representing the family of Hae Min Lee, the teen whose 1999 killing was investigated on the “Serial” podcast, asked an appellate court on Thursday to redo a hearing that vacated the murder conviction of Adnan Syed — and to reinstate Syed’s conviction in the meantime.
Continue ReadingBy Harmeet Kaur, CNN Several state Democratic lawmakers in Connecticut are seeking to ban state agencies from using “Latinx,” — the latest example of political backlash against the term. Members of the Connecticut state House introduced a bill last month that would prohibit state agencies and employees acting on behalf of state agencies from using
Continue ReadingCNN By Harmeet Kaur, CNN Several state Democratic lawmakers in Connecticut are seeking to ban state agencies from using “Latinx,” — the latest example of political backlash against the term. Members of the Connecticut state House introduced a bill last month that would prohibit state agencies and employees acting on behalf of state agencies from
Continue ReadingBy JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit by environmental groups that challenged how the nation’s largest public utility signs local power providers up for long-term contracts. On Wednesday, a federal judge in Memphis agreed with the Tennessee Valley Authority that the environmental groups lacked legal standing
Continue ReadingCNN By Jen Christensen, CNN If the US Food and Drug Administration gives the go-ahead, a nasal spray version of the opioid overdose antidote Narcan may soon be sold in vending machines, big box stores, grocery stores and gas stations across the country. Two FDA advisory committees met Wednesday and voted unanimously in favor of
Continue ReadingBy Amanda Sealy and Nadia Kounang, CNN Sitting among the warehouses of Dulles, Virginia, is one of the US Drug Enforcement Administration’s forensic labs. It’s one of eight across the country where scientists analyze illegal drugs and try to stay ahead of what’s driving deadly overdoses. Starting in the late 1990s with overprescribing of prescription
Continue ReadingBy Omar Jimenez, CNN A small family-run business that employed one of the purported leaders of a White supremacist, pro-Nazi homeschooling network announced he is no longer an employee as a result of “this disturbing and secretive behavior.” The Lawrence Insurance Agency, with an office in Upper Sandusky, Ohio, released a statement condemning the messages
Continue ReadingFelipe Monforte Nota del editor: este artículo contiene detalles que pueden resultar perturbadores. (CNN Español) — El nombre de Anggy Díaz, la joven de 21 años que murió decapitada el 11 de enero, se suma a la lista de víctimas de violencia doméstica en Estados Unidos. La vida de Díaz terminó en el condado Waller,
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN Español) –– Este jueves se cumple una semana desde que comenzó la audiencia de legalización de captura contra el estadounidense John Poulos, detenido como principal sospechoso del homicidio de Valentina Trespalacios, una reconocida DJ colombiana. Este proceso ha tenido todo tipo de inconvenientes. El principal ha sido por la traducción al inglés de
Continue ReadingBy ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Kohl’s says it has named acting CEO Tom Kingsbury as its permanent leader. Kingsbury is a Kohl’s board member with more than 40 years experience in retail. He has served as the department store chain’s interim CEO since early December, when Michelle Gass left the
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PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Bureau of Land Management’s Prineville District is holding a virtual public meeting next week to provide updates and answer questions about recreation on the John Day River. The meeting will be held on Wednesday, February 8 from 6 to 7 p.m. PDT. During the meeting, the BLM will present trends and
Continue ReadingCHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago woman has been accused of keeping her mother’s dead body in a freezer for nearly two years while living in a nearby apartment. Eva Bratcher, 69, appeared in court Thursday on charges of concealing her 96-year-old mother’s death and possessing a fraudulent identification card. Regina Michalski’s body was discovered this
Continue ReadingBy HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon on Thursday reported worse-than-expected fourth-quarter profits, but its revenue beat expectations boosted by sales in its cloud-computing unit AWS, which is also seeing a slow-down in growth. Amazon said it earned $300 million, or 3 cents per share, in the October-December quarter. Industry analysts
Continue ReadingBy Chloe Melas and Alli Rosenbloom, CNN As Lisa Marie Presley’s three daughters stand to inherit her estate and their grandmother is contesting the validity of her late daughter’s will, some close to the family say the legal dispute now in a California court reflects a Presley family history of conflict over money. Four days
Continue ReadingBy JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Authorities say a teenager who had been involved in a shooting with Houston police fled into a nearby high school, resulting in a lockdown of the campus and his arrest. Houston Police Chief Troy Finner said Thursday the teenager was part of a group of individuals
Continue ReadingBy Karol Suarez and Hira Humayun, CNN The former head of a zoo in Mexico‘s Guerrero state has been accused of having some animals killed for meat, among other incidents. The Guerrero Environment Department’s Director of Wildlife Fernando Ruiz said in a news conference on Tuesday that records of Zoochilpan Zoo in Chilpancingo misrepresented its
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN Español) — Netflix lo tiene claro: el uso de cuentas compartidas como lo conocemos ahora (es decir, simplemente darle tu correo y contraseña a alguien más para que use tu cuenta) es una amenaza seria para la empresa. El pasado 19 de enero, en la presentación de sus resultados del último trimestre de
Continue ReadingBy TARA COPP and LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. is tracking a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon that has been spotted over U.S. airspace for a couple days, but the Pentagon decided not to shoot it down over concerns of hurting people on the ground, officials said Thursday. The discovery of
Continue ReadingBy JANIE HAR Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Prosecutors in San Francisco have dropped all charges against two men accused in the murder of famed private investigator Jack Palladino. The San Francisco district attorney’s office said it dismissed the case because of a lack of evidence. Police in February 2021 said Palladino died of
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