CNN By Elizabeth Wolfe and Eric Zerkel, CNN (CNN) — Tropical Storm Ophelia has strengthened off the East Coast, Hurricane Hunter data shows, as North Carolina and parts of the mid-Atlantic prepare for a soggy and windy weekend ahead of the storm’s anticipated landfall. The storm, packing maximum sustained winds of 70 mph with higher
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN) — El senador demócrata de Nueva Jersey Bob Menéndez fue acusado este viernes de delitos relacionados con corrupción por segunda vez en 10 años. Menéndez y su esposa, Nadine Arslanian Menéndez , están acusados de aceptar “cientos de miles de dólares en sobornos” a cambio de la influencia del senador, según la
Continue ReadingCNN By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter Washington (CNN) — Justice Clarence Thomas attended a private dinner in 2018 during a winter donor summit of the Koch network, the political organization founded by libertarian billionaires Charles and David Koch, ProPublica reported Friday. Thomas attended Koch donor events at least twice over the years,
Continue ReadingBy Daniel Dale, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Joe Biden falsely claimed Friday that he has been to the site of “every mass shooting,” the latest in a series of false claims about his travel record. Biden made a Friday speech in the White House Rose Garden about the launch of a new White House
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s top diplomat, Alicia Bárcena, says President Andrés Manuel López Obrador wants to travel to Washington D.C. in early November to meet with U.S. President Joe Biden about immigration and drug trafficking. The statement comes after a surge in migrants moving through Mexico forced the closure of some U.S.-Mexico border crossings
Continue ReadingBy Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — The clock is ticking on a potential shutdown of the federal government. If Congress doesn’t pass a federal spending bill by the end of September 30, many government operations will grind to a halt. Essential services, however, would continue. This could disrupt the lives of many Americans, particularly federal
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW LEE and DÁNICA COTO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The Biden administration is pledging $100 million to support a proposed Kenyan-led multinational force to restore security to conflict-ravaged Haiti and urged other nations to make similar contributions. Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced Friday that the U.S. would provide logistics, including intelligence,
Continue ReadingBy Jill Martin, CNN (CNN) — Aja Evans, an Olympic bobsled athlete who won bronze at the 2014 Sochi Olympic Winter Games, has filed a lawsuit alleging she was sexually abused by a chiropractor who was working with the USA Bobsled and Skeleton Federation. Chiropractor Jonathan Wilhelm, as well as the United States Olympic and
Continue ReadingBy Raja Razek, CNN (CNN) — A 52-year-old Kansas City man has been charged in two separate 1990s cold case killings, and authorities believe he is “likely” tied to other unsolved homicides in Kansas City and throughout the region, according to court documents and the chief of the Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department. Gary Dion
Continue ReadingBy LEÓN RAMÍREZ Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — The Colombian government manipulated a video to alter the applause received by President Gustavo Petro received during his speech at the United Nations General Assembly in New York. The Associated Press reviewed the video and was able to verify that it was altered. The recording released
Continue ReadingMarshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — Smartmatic, the voting technology company suing Fox News and former President Donald Trump’s top allies over their false claims that its machines rigged the 2020 election, was implicated in an alleged bribery scheme involving the former top election official in the Philippines, according to court filings obtained by CNN. The
Continue ReadingBy Holmes Lybrand (CNN) — The former head of counterintelligence for the FBI’s New York field office pleaded guilty Friday in Washington, DC, in connection to a scheme to conceal hundreds of thousands of dollars he received from a former Albanian intelligence employee as well as foreign contacts he made with the individual. The guilty
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN Español) — “Es una película que conecta con nuestra herida abierta. Por eso está teniendo mucha repercusión en Venezuela y otros lugares”, dijo a CNN Diego Vicentini, director de “Simón”, su ópera prima y la película del momento en Venezuela. El filme se centra en las protestas ocurridas en 2017 contra el
Continue ReadingBy SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — Aviation experts say it was likely a visibility issue that caused two racing pilots to collide in mid-air while preparing to land in Reno last weekend. The first- and second-place winners of the National Air Race Championships could have crashed due to an aircraft blind spot,
Continue ReadingBy SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ENGLE, N.M. (AP) — U.S. wildlife officials have finalized an agreement with Ted Turner’s Endangered Species Fund regarding the release of more Bolson tortoises on the media mogul’s Armendaris Ranch in central New Mexico. It’s the largest and rarest of the six North American tortoise species. Friday’s announcement marks
Continue ReadingBy MAYSOON KHAN and KAREN MATTHEWS Associated Press Federal investigators promised a thorough investigation into what caused a charter bus carrying a high school marching band to veer off a New York highway in a wreck that killed two adults and seriously injured other passengers. The charter bus carrying students from Farmingdale High School was
Continue ReadingBy Marlon Sorto, CNN (CNN) — An Alabama man and the brother he hired to kill his ex-wife in 2017 to avoid paying her child support and alimony were convicted by a federal jury on Wednesday, according to a news release from the US Department of Justice. Jason Starr, 50, and his brother, Darin Starr,
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN) — Puede que las cosas no hayan funcionado entre Joe Jonas y Sophie Turner, pero la relación de la actriz con Taylor Swift, exnovia de Jonas, sí parece ir de mil maravillas. Jonas está en medio de un divorcio con la estrella de “Game of Thrones”, con quien tiene dos hijas pequeñas. Este
Continue ReadingBy MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. health officials are recommending RSV vaccinations for moms-to-be as a second option to protect newborns. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say the shots should only be given to pregnant women during RSV season _ fall and early winter. The recommendation comes a
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN Español) — Colombia entró en la recta final de la carrera para las elecciones regionales en las que se elegirán alcaldes, gobernadores, concejales y diputados departamentales. Unas elecciones intermedias que son una especie de referéndum sobre la gestión tanto de funcionarios elegidos en la elección general de 2022, y que a su
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