urielblanco (CNN) — Un hombre de 60 años murió tras una pelea que estalló el martes por la noche en la ciudad de Alburgh durante un partido de baloncesto de secundaria, dijo la Policía Estatal de Vermont (VST, por sus siglas en inglés) en un comunicado este miércoles. Russell Giroux fue trasladado en ambulancia al
Continue ReadingBy MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Bryan Adams may have nabbed his first Grammy nomination in over two decades, but he won’t be at the ceremony. He’s got a gig that night. The Canadian rock star has committed to a concert in Las Vegas on Sunday and he didn’t want to
Continue ReadingBy WANJOHI KABUKURU Associated Press MOMBASA, Kenya (AP) — Indian Ocean countries who want better safeguards for marine life by updating fishing quotas and restricting harmful catch methods are being resisted by the European Union who has interests in the region, conservation groups say. Officials are gathering in Mombasa, Kenya on Friday Feb. 3 for
Continue ReadingBy WANJOHI KABUKURU Associated Press MOMBASA, Kenya (AP) — Indian Ocean countries who want better safeguards for marine life by updating fishing quotas and restricting harmful catch methods are being resisted by the European Union who has interests in the region, conservation groups say. Officials are gathering in Mombasa, Kenya on Friday Feb. 3 for
Continue ReadingBy TOM KRISHER and MIKE HOUSEHOLDER Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Two men who began their careers on factory floors are competing to lead the 373,000 members of the United Auto Workers, a union that helps set standards for wages across the nation’s manufacturing sector. It will be the first-ever direct election of a UAW
Continue ReadingBy DIARLEI RODRIGUES and CARLA BRIDI Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Rio de Janeiro’s brutal summer heat has reached 50 degrees Celsius (122 degrees Fahrenheit) on some recent days, sending locals to cool off at the beach. There weren’t many options for residents of the city’s zoo, however, until a team of experts
Continue ReadingBy Kristina Sgueglia, Eric Levenson and Kiely Westhoff, CNN A 30-year-old councilwoman in the borough of Sayreville, New Jersey, was found shot to death in her car on Wednesday, according to authorities. Eunice Dwumfour, a Republican councilwoman, was found by police with multiple gunshot wounds just after 7 p.m. Wednesday and was pronounced dead on
Continue ReadingBy David G. Allan, CNN “It’s not true that life is one damn thing after another — it’s one damn thing over and over.” — Edna St. Vincent Millay I’ve seen the 1993 film “Groundhog Day” again and again and again, but only once on the big screen, a few years after it was in
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN This is a true tale of Taylors, as actor Taylor Lautner’s wife, Taylor Dome, was all of us with her reaction to him spilling tea about that infamous Taylor Swift and Kanye West MTV VMAs moment. In a video from their podcast “The Squeeze” posted Wednesday on Tik Tok, Dome
Continue ReadingCNN By 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
Continue ReadingBy MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. health officials said Thursday a company is recalling its over-the-counter eye drops that have been linked to an outbreak of drug-resistant infections. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention this week sent a health alert to doctors, saying the outbreak included at least 55
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Según todos los informes, el Arsenal estaba compitiendo fuertemente por fichar a la superestrella ucraniana Mykhailo Mudryk durante el tiempo de transferencias de enero. Como actual líder de la Premier League, el delantero de 22 años tenía el potencial de ser una incorporación fundamental en la carrera por el título.
Continue ReadingTHE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Appeals judges at a European Union-backed court have upheld most of the convictions of two leaders of a Kosovo war veterans’ association who were found guilty last year of witness intimidation and obstructing justice. The appeals panel of the Hague-based Kosovo Specialist Chambers overturned one conviction of Hysni Gucati and
Continue ReadingBy Jill Martin, CNN New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft told CNN on Thursday that he wants Tom Brady to sign a one-day contract and officially retire as a Patriot. “Not only do I want it, our fans are clamoring for it,” Kraft said. “To us, he is always has been and always will be
Continue ReadingBy Betsy Klein and Lauren Fox, CNN President Joe Biden offered an olive branch to House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Thursday as he gave an interfaith and bipartisan address to the National Prayer Breakfast, remarks on Capitol Hill that come amid pressing issues including the debt limit, a national conversation on justice and policing and
Continue ReadingATHENS, Greece (AP) — Performing artists and art students ‒ some banging drums, playing trumpets and dressed in clown outfits ‒ gathered outside Greece’s parliament Thursday during a strike that closed theaters, halted TV shoots and disrupted art school classes. More than 2,000 people took part in the demonstration, on the second day of a
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By Sharon Chen Click here for updates on this story GARDNER, Kansas (KCTV) — The DeHaven family of four is now down to three. The 3-year-old girl who has lived with them since birth, Mena, is at the center of a legal battle in the Kansas foster care system. It’s a legal battle John and
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GOOD THURSDAY MORNING, EVERYONE… Under mostly clear skies, we are off to a pleasant start this morning and anticipating some change through the day. Clouds will build in through the day, but we will stay dry. Highs will be in the mid 40’s to around 50. Southerly winds will pick up to 10-20 mph with
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — German authorities say that nine men suspected of involvement in blowing up dozens of cash machines in Germany and stealing some 5.2 million euros (nearly $5.7 million) have been arrested in the Netherlands and Belgium. Prosecutors and police said Thursday that the arrests were made during raids on 16 properties in the
Continue ReadingBy BRITTNEY J. MILLER, Cedar Rapids Gazette CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — Amid a major drought in the Western U.S., a proposed solution comes up repeatedly: large-scale river diversions, including pumping Mississippi River water to parched states. Just this past summer, the idea caused a firestorm of letters to the editor at a California newspaper.
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