By Sean Lyngaas, CNN (CNN) — A hospital in Illinois will close on Friday due in part to a cyberattack – a rare case of a health care provider publicly linking a hack incident to its closure. The 2021 cyberattack on St. Margaret’s Health, a hospital in Spring Valley, Illinois, hobbled computer systems for months
Continue ReadingBy Isabel Yip and Nicole Chavez, CNN (CNN) — Illinois became the first state in the nation to prohibit book bans Monday, Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced, as states across the country continue to challenge and axe literature from public schools and libraries. Pritzker signed a bill into law on Monday to prohibit libraries from banning
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — Un cuerpo fue recuperado entre los escombros que dejó el colapso de la Interestatal 95 en Filadelfia, Pensilvania, tras el accidente de un camión cisterna que tuvo lugar este domingo, dijeron autoridades estatales a CNN este lunes. El cuerpo sin vida se entregó al médico forense del condado de Filadelfia. “Las
Continue ReadingBy DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — U.S. Open champion Matt Fitzpatrick has given back his trophy. He just can’t get rid of the questions about Saudi involvement in golf and LIV. It was like that a year ago when LIV Golf was just getting started. And it’s like that now with
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN) — Britney Spears y su exesposo, Kevin Federline, alzaron la voz contra los reportes de tabloides que, sostienen, son falsos. Spears y Federline, que estuvieron casados entre 2004 y 2007, tienen dos hijos: Sean y Jayden, ahora adolescentes. Una publicación reciente del Daily Mail citó a Federline expresando su temor de que
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Continue ReadingBy ANDREW SELSKY and GENE JOHNSON Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A jury in Oregon on Monday found the electric utility PacifiCorp responsible for causing devastating fires during Labor Day weekend in 2020, ordering the company to pay tens of millions of dollars to 17 homeowners who sued and finding it liable for broader
Continue ReadingBy CARLA BRIDI Associated Press BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — European Comission President Ursula von der Leyen has met with Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in a bid to get a free trade deal moving again. The 27-member EU completed negotiations in 2019 on a wide-ranging trade deal with the Mercosur nations of Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay
Continue ReadingBY KRISTIN M. HALL and MARIA SHERMAN AP Entertainment Writers NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Country singer Jimmie Allen’s has come to a halt after two women accused the Grammy nominee in lawsuits of sexually assaulting them. Allen’s label dropped the singer on Monday. One woman, who was working as his day-to-day manager, said Allen raped
Continue ReadingBy JAKE OFFENHARTZ and MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell, the first woman to hold the position, is stepping down after 18 months on the job. Sewell, who was appointed by Mayor Eric Adams, announced the resignation in an email to department staff Monday afternoon.
Continue ReadingBy JANIE McCAULEY AP Baseball Writer OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Fans have organized a “Reverse Boycott” of the Oakland Athletics for Tuesday’s game at the Coliseum to protest the franchise’s efforts to leave the Bay Area. Organizers plan to give away T-shirts that read “SELL” to the first 7,000 attendees. The game against Tampa Bay
Continue ReadingBy DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Biden administration on Monday urged states to slow down their purge of Medicaid rolls, citing concerns that large numbers of lower-income people are losing health care coverage due to administrative reasons. The nation’s Medicaid rolls swelled during the coronavirus pandemic as states were
Continue ReadingBy JAMES ROBSON AP Soccer Writer MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Kylian Mbappe has told Paris Saint-Germain he will not take up the option of a 12-month extension on his contract, which expires at the end of next season. The France superstar confirmed his decision in a letter to PSG, a person with knowledge of the
Continue ReadingBy Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN New York (CNN) — May’s closely watched Consumer Price Index showed Tuesday that inflation has been cut by more than half from last year’s peak. On an annual basis, prices rose by 4% compared to a year ago. That’s a significant decline from April, when annual inflation was 4.9%. The slowdown
Continue ReadingCNN By Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN New York (CNN) — May’s closely watched Consumer Price Index showed Tuesday that inflation has been cut by more than half from last year’s peak. On an annual basis, prices rose by 4% compared to a year ago. That’s a significant decline from April, when annual inflation was 4.9%. The
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN) — Una embarcación turística se volcó en una cueva subterránea del canal de Erie, en el norte del estado de Nueva York, este lunes, y dejó al menos una persona muerta y más 10 heridas, informaron las autoridades. Un total de 28 visitantes pertenecientes a un grupo turístico y un miembro del personal
Continue ReadingBy Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN New York (CNN) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said it is in the United States’ best interest to maintain ties with China, though she said documented allegations of human rights abuses in China and questionable trade policies need to be “addressed.” “While we surely have concerns that need to be addressed,
Continue ReadingBy Connor Hills Click here for updates on this story TOPEKA, Kansas (KMBC) — A large portion of rural Kansas is finally about to have access to high-speed internet connections. Monday, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced a $49.9 million loan that will be used to connect thousands of Kansas to reliable and affordable internet.
Continue ReadingBy LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. officials say a Navy admiral with extensive experience in the Indo-Pacific has been recommended to be the service’s next top leader. Adm. Samuel Paparo is current commander of the Navy’s Pacific Fleet. The officials say he was recommended by Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and is
Continue ReadingBy MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writer The Federal Trade Commission has sued to block Microsoft from completing its deal to buy video game company Activision Blizzard, the latest antitrust challenge to the proposed merger but one that could hasten a conclusion to the drawn-out dispute. The FTC’s Monday filing in a San Francisco federal court
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