Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN Español) — El Gobierno de Colombia y sindicatos del sector público anunciaron un aumento salarial de un 14,62% que entrará en vigor a partir de esta semana. Se trata de un aumento salarial histórico desde que iniciaron las negociaciones colectivas del sector público, según dijo el presidente Gustavo Petro. El Ministerio
Continue ReadingOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Students in the Oakland Unified School District will return to full classroom instruction Tuesday after the district and teachers announced a tentative deal. Monday’s announcement ends a strike that had kept 34,000 students out of school for more than a week. The union representing 3,000 educators, counselors and other workers walked
Continue ReadingBy Alyssa Bethencourt Click here for updates on this story LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — On Friday night, a military father who has been deployed in the Middle East since July surprised his daughter at her UNLV graduation. “I got an email that said ‘I have a daughter that’s going to be graduating in May and
Continue ReadingBy PAUL NEWBERRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Matt Ryan has joined CBS as an analyst, though he’s not giving up on landing with another team as a quarterback. The four-time Pro Bowler and the 2016 NFL MVP joins CBS to serve as a studio and game analyst across multiple platforms for the upcoming
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Korn For a few months in 2017, there were rumors that Sam Altman was planning to run for governor of California. Instead, he kept his day job as one of Silicon Valley’s most influential investors and entrepreneurs. But now, Altman is about to make a different kind of political debut. Altman, the CEO
Continue ReadingBy AAMER MADHANI, COLLEEN LONG and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House on Monday said Russia is looking to buy additional advanced attack drones from Iran for use in its war against Ukraine after using up most of the 400 drones it had previously purchased from Tehran. The Biden administration last
Continue ReadingBy YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — For nearly a week, the whereabouts of Belarus’ authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko have been a mystery. The 68-year-old was seen at a May 9 Victory Day parade in Moscow’s Red Square, looking pale and bloated, and he skipped a celebratory breakfast in the Kremlin to fly
Continue ReadingBy Tricia Kean Click here for updates on this story LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — As part of our continuing coverage of Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month, we’re honoring leaders in the AAPI community making a difference in the Las Vegas valley. Tricia Kean tells us about a local nonprofit helping to empower students to
Continue ReadingCNN By Tina Burnside, CNN (CNN) — Florida education officials want to speak with students who were shown a Disney movie in their fifth-grade class, sparking an investigation of their teacher over the state’s law against the teaching of sexual orientation or gender identity. A letter was sent to “sent to several students’ parents” indicating
Continue ReadingBy JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer CANNES, France (AP) — After one of France’s top actors, Adèle Haenel, announced she was quitting a French film industry that she denounced for “complacency toward sexual aggressors,” Cannes Film Festival chief Thierry Fremaux rejected her criticisms Monday. Haenel, star of the 2019 Cannes entry “Portrait of a Lady
Continue ReadingBy FABIANO MAISONNAVE Associated Press BOA VISTA, Brazil (AP) — Until two months ago, Cartier’s website showed Yanomami children playing in a green field. The French luxury jewelry brand said it was working to promote the culture of the Indigenous people and protect the rainforest where they live, in a vast territory straddling Brazil and
Continue ReadingBy Carolyn Clifford, John Ciolino Click here for updates on this story DETROIT (WXYZ) — As we celebrate Mother’s Day, we want to show you the true meaning of the saying “It takes a village”. The daughter of an Army veteran and mother of twin teenagers is facing a battle to regain her life as
Continue ReadingBy Whitney Burney, Adam Tabor Click here for updates on this story DETROIT (WXYZ) — The Peppler Agency in Harper Woods is offering a $2,000 reward for tips that could help identify the person who left a deceased puppy in a trash bin outside of a rescue. The staff at Detroit Dog Rescue on Grand
Continue ReadingBy JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has signed off on additional protections for gun and ammunition dealers, manufacturers and sellers against lawsuits within a bill that lawmakers passed after a deadly school shooting. The Republican governor quietly signed the legislation Thursday. Its provisions take effect July 1. The
Continue ReadingBy Bryan Mena, CNN Many economists are predicting a recession later in the year, but one of the industries hurt most in the pandemic is bouncing back to pre-Covid levels. Leisure and hospitality businesses are hiring, offering enhanced benefits and trying to meet persistently robust demand. This expected strength in leisure spending means big business
Continue ReadingBy Faraz Javed, Jon Austin Click here for updates on this story SOUTHFIELD, Michigan (WXYZ) — The Lisa Project is a peer-to-peer mentoring program designed to help high school students struggling with losing a parent or caring for a terminally ill parent. “A group Zoom session once every two weeks, then I will check in
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If you are traveling on Oregon Highway 58 between Interstate 5 and U.S. Highway 97 this week, ODOT advises you to please plan extra time into your trip due to three active work zones along the highway.
Continue ReadingBy DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kansas State signed football coach Chris Klieman to a new eight-year contract Monday that will pay an average of $5.5 million annually. The deal replaced a contract due to end after the 2026 season that paid him an average of $4 million. The 55-year-old
Continue ReadingTAMPERE, Finland (AP) — The United States had to fight hard to overcome Germany 3-2 for a third victory in three games at the ice hockey world championship in Tampere. Canada had to dig even deeper to prevail against Slovakia 2-1 in a shootout. Matt Coronatto, Sean Farrell and Ronnie Attard each scored for the
Continue ReadingBy Kayla Penokie , Janice Allen Click here for updates on this story GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan (WXMI) — This week marked National Nurses Week, which honors those in the medical field who give their time to help others. For the past two years, one woman in Grand Rapids has been working as a nurse tech
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