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Month: July 2023

Carlee Russell, la mujer que desapareció en Alabama tras reportar al 911 un niño solo en una carretera, se entrega a la Policía

macamilarincon (CNN) –– Carlee Russell, la mujer de Alabama que llamó al 911 para informar que un niño pequeño caminaba por una carretera y que luego desapareció durante 49 horas, se entregó a las autoridades este viernes. A la joven de 26 años ahora la acusan de dar información falsa a las autoridades y de

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Tom Durden, Georgia DA who ordered takeover of stalled Ahmaud Arbery investigation, dies at 66

By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — The longtime Georgia prosecutor who called in state investigators to build a case against the men who killed Ahmaud Arbery has died. Tom Durden served as district attorney for southeast Georgia’s Atlantic Judicial Circuit for 24 years before stepping down last year. The DA’s office said

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The backup driver in the 1st death by a fully autonomous car pleads guilty to endangerment

By JACQUES BILLEAUD AND ANITA SNOW Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — The backup Uber driver for a self-driving vehicle that killed a pedestrian in suburban Phoenix in 2018 pleaded guilty Friday to endangerment in the first fatal collision involving a fully autonomous car. Maricopa County Superior Court Judge David Garbarino, who accepted the plea agreement,

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US education secretary praises college’s disavowal of legacy admissions

MIDDLETOWN, Conn. (AP) — U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona praised Wesleyan University’s elimination of legacy admissions on a visit Friday to discuss the administration’s response to the Supreme Court ruling that struck down affirmative action in higher education.  The administration has been considering steps it can take to protect diversity on campuses in the wake

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Senate confirms slate of State Department nominees as Tuberville’s military hold remains

By Morgan Rimmer, Kristin Wilson and Clare Foran, CNN (CNN) — The Senate confirmed a slate of high-profile State Department nominees late Thursday night, including ambassadors to Italy, Jordan, Georgia, the United Arab Emirates, Niger, Rwanda and Ethiopia. The confirmations came after Republican Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky told CNN earlier in the evening that

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