Sofía Benavides (CNN Español) — El presidente de Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel, anunció este martes que el 2 de mayo recibirán a las delegaciones del gobierno de Colombia y de la guerrilla del Ejército de Liberación Nacional (ELN) para realizar el tercer ciclo de la mesa de diálogo bilateral. “Ratificamos nuestro compromiso con la paz en
Continue ReadingBy Ted Barrett and Jessica Dean, CNN Montana Sen. Steve Daines, who heads the Senate Republican campaign committee, said reaction has been “positive” to his unexpected endorsement Monday of Donald Trump to be president and he described the move as something that will help Republican candidates win in next year’s elections. “We are going to
Continue ReadingBy MIKE FITZPATRICK AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Mets have turned Max Scherzer’s suspension into a fashion statement. With the team just back from a West Coast trip, new Mets T-shirts that read “Sweat and Rosin” showed up in the clubhouse Tuesday before New York’s series opener against Washington. One
Continue ReadingBy JOSH DUBOW AP Sports Writer SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Sacramento Kings star De’Aaron Fox says there’s no doubt he will play in Game 5 of a first-round series against the Golden State Warriors despite a broken index finger on his shooting hand. The Kings are still calling Fox’s status “questionable” but all signs are
Continue ReadingCHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Cubs have placed outfielder Cody Bellinger on the paternity list. Bellinger and his girlfriend welcomed their second child on Sunday, a baby girl. The 27-year-old Bellinger is off to a strong start in his first year with Chicago, batting .300 with five homers and 15 RBIs in 21 games. The
Continue ReadingBy JAMES ROBSON AP Soccer Writer MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Seven years after producing the biggest shock in Premier League history Leicester is now trying to pull off a great escape. The Foxes stunned the world of soccer by winning the league title in 2016 as a 5000-1 outsider. Now they are attempting to beat
Continue ReadingBy JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina grand jury Tuesday charged convicted murderer Alex Murdaugh with two counts of tax evasion after prosecutors reviewed his final years of tax returns before he headed behind bars. The former attorney is currently serving a sentence of life in prison without parole after
Continue ReadingBy Dan Heching, CNN Oprah Winfrey appeared at CinemaCon for her first time in Las Vegas on Tuesday to present a new film that is near and dear to her heart — a musical reboot of 1985’s acclaimed “The Color Purple,” based on the novel of the same name by Alice Walker. Winfrey, who starred
Continue ReadingBy TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer INDEPENDENCE, Ohio (AP) — The Cavs are in a hole they dug themselves. Cleveland trails New York 3-1 in their best-of-seven playoff series and must win Game 5 on Wednesday night or have its season end earlier than expected. All-Star guard Donovan Mitchell is hoping to rebound from a
Continue ReadingBy TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — Before this unexpectedly successful season for the Seattle Kraken began last fall, the team spent three days in the mountains of Alberta doing the kind of team bonding that was impossible in the expansion franchise’s first season. Dinners. Golf. Just hanging out and getting to know
Continue ReadingMarysabel E. Huston-Crespo (CNN Español) — La reina Charlotte está por llegar a Netflix. Los distinguidos seguidores de “Bridgerton” podrán descubrir la historia detrás de, como indica el servicio de streaming, la monarquía que logró reinventar este universo creado por Shonda Rhimes. La serie, en formato limitado, contará con tan solo 6 episodios y se
Continue ReadingCINCINNATI (AP) — The Cincinnati Bengals have exercised the fifth-year contract option for star quarterback Joe Burrow as they moved toward signing him to a long-term deal. The Bengals said in a statement that they took the “mechanical step” with Burrow and his representatives, who have had talks with the team about his future. NFL
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Walt Reilly’s, the popular restaurant and entertainment venue at 225 SW Century Drive in Bend, is currently available for sale and lease. However, the business will remain operational throughout the process and is likely to remain that way, its owners and real estate broker said Tuesday.
Continue ReadingBy Hannah Rabinowitz and Holmes Lybrand, CNN Two tobacco companies have agreed to pay over $600 million to US authorities over allegations that the companies were selling tobacco products to North Korea in violation of US sanctions. The agreement was simultaneously announced with criminal charges against the two companies for North Korean sanctions violation, conspiracy
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — La Secretaría de Relaciones Exteriores de México aplazó la Reunión de Alto Nivel para la Integración Agroalimentaria, programada para mayo, debido al diagnóstico de covid-19 del presidente Andrés Manuel López Obrador, dijo la cancillería en un comunicado este martes. “La Secretaría de Relaciones Exteriores informa que la Primera Reunión de Alto
Continue ReadingBy Lauren del Valle, CNN E. Jean Carroll and two other women will testify in the battery and defamation trial against former President Donald Trump to show Trump’s pattern of alleged violent behavior, Carroll’s attorney told jurors during opening statements on Tuesday. “Three women, one clear pattern,” attorney Shawn Crowley said. “Start with a friendly
Continue ReadingBy Cheri Mossburg, CNN The ramifications of California’s extreme winter and early spring weather continue. Most of Yosemite National Park will be closed to the public starting Friday night as flood concerns awash the region, the park announced Tuesday. Yosemite is expected to remain closed until Wednesday, May 3, “but could last longer,” the National
Continue ReadingBy DEEPTI HAJELA Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Ed Sheeran took the witness stand in a New York courtroom Tuesday to deny allegations that his hit song “Thinking Out Loud” ripped off Marvin Gaye’s soul classic “Let’s Get It On.” Sheeran, 32, was called to testify in the civil trial by the heirs of
Continue ReadingBy LISA BAUMANN and MANUEL VALDES Associated Press OLYMPIA Wash. (AP) — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee signed a trio of bills meant to address gun violence Tuesday, one banning the sale of certain semi-automatic rifles, one imposing a 10-day waiting period on firearms purchases and one clearing the way for lawsuits against gun makers or
Continue ReadingCNN, TIME By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Just a few years ago, Kim Kardashian was dyeing her own shapewear in a sink with teabags. Fast forward to the present day, the idea has blossomed into Skims — a $3.2 billion brand that has catapulted the reality TV star into a business titan. “For me, I was
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