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Month: November 2023

2 men exonerated for 1990s NYC murders after reinvestigations find unreliable witness testimony

By KAREN MATTHEWS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Two men who served decades in prison for separate murders in New York City have been exonerated after reinvestigations found that they had been convicted based on unreliable witness testimony. Forty-nine-year-old Jabar Walker walked free on Monday after he was cleared of the 1995 double murder

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Cyberattack on US hospital owner diverts ambulances from emergency rooms in multiple states

By Sean Lyngaas, CNN Washington (CNN) — A cyberattack that diverted ambulances from hospitals in East Texas on Thanksgiving Day is more widespread than previously known and has also forced hospitals in New Jersey, New Mexico and Oklahoma to reroute ambulances, hospital representatives told CNN on Monday. All of the affected hospitals are owned, or

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Diplomatic spat over the Parthenon Marbles scuttles meeting of British and Greek leaders

By JILL LAWLESS and NICHOLAS PAPHITIS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A diplomatic spat has erupted between Greece and Britain after the U.K. canceled a planned meeting between Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Greek premier Kyriakos Mitsotakis. Mitsotakis angrily accused Sunak of trying to avoid discussing the contested Parthenon Marbles. Mitsotakis is visiting London and

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John Paulson Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of John Paulson, hedge fund founder. Personal Birth date: December 14, 1955 Birth place: Queens, New York Birth name: John Alfred Paulson Father: Alfred Paulson Mother: Jacqueline (Boklan) Paulson Marriage: Jenica “Jenny” (Zaharia) Paulson (2000-present, separated) Children: Giselle and Danielle Education: New York University,

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Dilma Rousseff Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of former Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff. Personal Birth date: December 14, 1947 Birth place: Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil Birth name: Dilma Vana Rousseff Father: Pedro Rousseff, construction entrepreneur Mother: Dilma Jane (da Silva) Rousseff, teacher Marriages: Carlos Araujo (1973-2000, divorced); Claudio Galeno Linhares

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Lula somete a consideración del Senado sus candidaturas para el Supremo Tribunal Federal y la Fiscalía General de Brasil

macamilarincon (CNN Español) –– El presidente de Brasil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, postuló este lunes a su ministro de Justicia, Flávio Dino, para un cargo vacante en el Supremo Tribunal Federal, y a Paulo Gonet como fiscal general de la República, de acuerdo con una reseña publicada en su cuenta de X (antes Twitter).

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Detienen a exasesor de la fiscal general de Perú por investigación sobre tráfico de influencias y corrupción

macamilarincon (CNN Español) –– Las autoridades de Perú detuvieron este lunes a Jaime Villanueva, exasesor de la fiscal general Patricia Benavides, por supuestos delitos de organización criminal y tráfico de influencias en el marco de una investigación que busca comprobar la posible existencia de una red criminal en el Ministerio Público, de acuerdo con un

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Roommates sue Maryland county over death of pet dog shot by police

By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press A federal lawsuit accuses police officers of illegally entering a Maryland apartment without a warrant, detaining roommates and unnecessarily shooting their pet dog, which was left paralyzed and ultimately euthanized. The four plaintiffs who sued Prince George’s County on Monday claim the officers panicked and unnecessarily fired their weapons at

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As Mexico marks conservation day, advocates say it takes too long to list vulnerable species

By DANIEL SHAILER Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico is celebrating national conservation day. Meanwhile, conservationists say the country’s list of endangered species is too short and too slow to update. The queen conch, for example, has declined so dramatically that the department of agriculture imposes regular fishing bans. Still, it is not listed

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