Alexandra Ferguson Este de Ucrania (CNN) — Mientras su país lucha por enfrentar a las fuerzas rusas, las mujeres ucranianas asumen funciones y responsabilidades a las que antes no tenían acceso, a menudo en circunstancias difíciles y peligrosas. Miles de ucranianos dejaron sus trabajos para unirse al Ejército y defender al país después de la
Continue ReadingBy Maegan Vazquez and Allie Malloy, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden is canceling his upcoming visits to Papua New Guinea and Australia due to the ongoing debt ceiling negotiations in Washington, the White House confirmed Tuesday. White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said in a statement Biden spoke to Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN Español) — Durante cuatro sesiones de una audiencia pública que comenzó el pasado 10 de mayo, Salvatore Mancuso, exjefe de las Autodefensas Unidas de Colombia (AUC), relató ante magistrados de la Jurisdicción Especial para la Paz (JEP) y representantes de las víctimas del paramilitarismo las supuestas relaciones entre ese grupo de extrema
Continue ReadingBy Michelle Watson, CNN (CNN) — A teacher in Missouri who was initially placed on administrative leave after a video circulating on social media showed them using the n-word at least twice in class “is no longer employed,” the Springfield Public Schools district said in a statement to CNN on Tuesday. On May 9, the
Continue ReadingGREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Green Bay Packers defensive coordinator Joe Barry realizes he must raise his game to get the most out of a defense that didn’t live up to preseason expectations last year. Barry says that “it starts with me” when he discusses how the defense must improve. Green Bay may have to
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Josef Newgarden begins his 12th Indianapolis 500 answering the same question he’s had the previous 11 years: What would it mean to become a 500 winner? It’s about the only thing Newgarden can’t answer. Despite finishing every lap of every 500 in seven of the last
Continue ReadingBy John Lauritsen Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A year ago, poultry farms across the state were dealing with a bird flu outbreak. More than 100 Minnesota farms were hit by avian influenza, forcing them to euthanize 3½ million birds. Our state also had the highest number of wild birds
Continue ReadingBy RAEGAN SCHARFETTER Click here for updates on this story KEENE, Texas (KTVT) — A 20-year-old man and 12-year-old from Fort Worth are behind bars after shooting and killing a Sonic employee in Keene Saturday night, police said. “A 12 year old in this day and age had access to a gun to kill someone?
Continue ReadingBy ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer A new league will be kicking off in August 2024 with 10 to 12 teams that will play at the same level as the National Women’s Soccer League, the top tier of women’s soccer in the United States. The USL Super League announced Tuesday that it will apply
Continue ReadingBy DANIELLA MATAR AP Sports Writer MILAN (AP) — Inter Milan has reached its first Champions League final in more than a decade with a 1-0 victory against city rival AC Milan. Inter had a 2-0 lead from the first leg of the semifinal and Lautaro Martinez’s 74th-minute goal ended any hopes for Milan to
Continue ReadingBy Elijah Westbrook Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WCBS) — Emotions are running high at P.S. 172 in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, where parents are protesting the city’s plan to house asylum seekers there. Some parents starting gathering with signs and banners as early as 3:30 a.m. Tuesday. They’re calling on the
Continue ReadingCARDIFF, Wales (AP) — Four years after the plane crash that killed soccer player Emiliano Sala, Welsh club Cardiff City is seeking about $120 million in compensation from the player’s former team. Cardiff’s chairman Mehmet Dalman says legal papers had been served in its pursuit of “justice” against French club Nantes, despite a series of
Continue ReadingBy Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — The 76th Cannes Film Festival began Tuesday with the premiere of Johnny Depp’s Louis XV period drama, “Jeanne du Barry.” The project is the actor’s first movie since his highly publicized defamation trial last year with his former wife, Amber Heard. Depp, who plays Depp Louis XV in the
Continue ReadingBy PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A staple seafood species caught by East Coast fishers for centuries is experiencing overfishing, and regulators have cut catch quotas by more than 80% to prevent the fish’s population from collapse. Haddock are one of the most popular Atlantic fish, and a favorite for fish and
Continue ReadingBy TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — Of all the victories the Seattle Kraken enjoyed in its second year – 46 in the regular season and another seven in the playoffs – the biggest was a broader win that went beyond the ice. In a market that had never experienced the NHL, the
Continue ReadingBy JEROME PUGMIRE AP Sports Writer PARIS (AP) — Hours before finding out his likely destination in the NBA, Victor Wembanyama drew a star-studded crowd in his last regular-season game in France and delivered another game-winning performance in the fourth quarter. Soccer star Kylian Mbappé and popular French actor Omar Sy were both on hand
Continue ReadingBy Maria Santana, CNN (CNN) — Hertz has apologized to a Puerto Rican customer after one of its employees refused to rent him a car he had paid for in advance because he did not show her his passport. Humberto Marchand said that he traveled to New Orleans last Wednesday and presented his Puerto Rican
Continue ReadingBy KPIX Staff Click here for updates on this story OAKLAND (KPIX) — Police in Oakland are investigating an attempted armed robbery late Tuesday morning where a toddler was injured after one of the robbery suspects discharged a firearm, authorities said. Oakland police said the attempted robbery happened just before 11 a.m. on the 800
Continue ReadingBy WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSFORD, N.Y. (AP) — Club pro Braden Shattuck’s long road back from a devastating car accident will end at the PGA Championship. Shattuck herniated several disks in his lower back in 2019 when getting hit while crossing an intersection in Florida. He was forced to take two years off
Continue ReadingBy Rob McMillan Click here for updates on this story RIVERSIDE, California (KABC) — In an unusual and disturbing attack, an assailant armed with a sword sliced off the hand of a homeless man in Riverside, police say. The attack happened Saturday night around 5th Street and Fairmount Boulevard. Police started getting calls around 10:30
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