macamilarincon (CNN) –– Un jurado de la ciudad de Washington le ordenó a Rudy Giuliani pagar casi US$ 150 millones a dos trabajadoras electorales de Georgia por el daño que sufrieron a raíz de las declaraciones difamatorias del exabogado de Donald Trump después de las elecciones de 2020. Rudy Giuliani pierde la demanda por difamación
Continue ReadingBy Josh Campbell and Cheri Mossburg, CNN (CNN) — “Friends” star Matthew Perry died as a result of “acute effects of ketamine” and subsequent drowning, an autopsy report shows. The report, released Friday by the Los Angeles Medical Examiner’s Office, shows Perry’s blood tested positive for ketamine, which is known to treat depression and anxiety.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has sat down with former late-night television host Conan O’Brien for an interview on the comedian’s podcast. The White House confirms Biden and O’Brien taped the interview on Friday afternoon for “Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend.” O’Brien was spotted by reporters in the White House briefing room
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Matthew Perry died from the acute effects of the anesthetic ketamine, according to the results of an autopsy on the 54-year-old “Friends” actor released Friday. The Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner said in the autopsy report that Perry also drowned in “the heated
Continue ReadingBy WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Internet gambling and sports betting set new records in New Jersey in November as the Atlantic City gambling market continues to evolve and become less dependent on physical casinos. New figures released Friday show that over $171 million was won from online table games and
Continue ReadingBy JULIA FRANKEL Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel on Friday said it was opening a military police investigation into the killing of two Palestinians in the West Bank after an Israeli human rights group posted videos that appeared to show Israeli troops killing the men — one who was incapacitated and the second unarmed
Continue ReadingBy Devan Cole, Holmes Lybrand and Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — A Washington, DC, jury has ordered Rudy Giuliani to pay nearly $150 million to two Georgia election workers for the harm caused by defamatory statements he made about them following the 2020 election. Ruby Freeman was awarded $16,171,000 for defamation and $20 million for
Continue ReadingAssociated Press PITTSFIELD, Mass. (AP) — The remains of a U.S. Air Force staff sergeant from Massachusetts who was one of eight service members lost when a CV-22 Osprey crashed off the coast of Japan are being returned home. The body of 24-year-old Jacob “Jake” Galliher was expected to arrive at the Westover Air Force
Continue ReadingBy JACK DURA Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A federal appeals court denied a request on Friday to delay a judge’s decision that North Dakota’s legislative map violates the Voting Rights Act in diluting the voting strength of two Native American tribes. The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals’ decision comes a week before
Continue ReadingBy LOLITA C. BALDOR and TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. officials say Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is ordering the USS Gerald R. Ford carrier and one other warship to remain in the Mediterranean Sea for several more weeks as Israel’s war with Hamas grinds on. It will be the third time the
Continue ReadingBy Alaa Elassar, CNN (CNN) — The Council on American-Islamic Relations has requested the US Department of Education investigate the expulsion of a Palestinian American high school student over pro-Palestinian content his mother posted on social media. Jad Abuhamda, 15, was expelled on November 19 from the Pine Crest School in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and
Continue ReadingBy SHARDAA GRAY, CHARLIE DE MAR Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — Two cousins who have been incarcerated for more than 40 years were freed after a judge exonerated them on Thursday for two 1981 murders. James Soto, 62 – Jimmy for short – and David Ayala, 60, were tried and
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN Español) –– Bolivia, que tiene una de las principales reservas de litio del mundo, inauguró este viernes la primera planta para la producción de carbonato de litio, que arranca operación al 20% y se espera que llegue al 100% para finales de 2024. La planta, cuya construcción se inició en 2019, está ubicada en
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The region is under the influence of an area of high pressure that has been in place nearly a week. Some byproducts of the high are above normal temperatures and sinking air. The sinking air has been one of the main reasons for the stagnant air conditions that will persist into the weekend. The air
Continue ReadingBy MARYBEL GONZALEZ Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — Cook County Jail detainees are getting an Ivy League education of sorts. As CBS 2’s Marybel González reported Thursday, that education is coming through a program led by Harvard University grads looking to give back to their communities. We visited when class
Continue ReadingBy DAVID SCHUMAN Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota (WCCO) — Minnesota officials are fighting back against what they say is a major problem: unlicensed security companies. The Private Detective and Protective Agent Services Board, which is responsible for licensing, is suing Men in Black Security for operating without a license. The
Continue ReadingBy Abeer Salmam, Kareem Khadder and Lucas Lilieholm and Heather Chen, CNN Jerusalem (CNN) — An Al Jazeera journalist has died after being badly injured during an Israeli attack in southern Gaza and then forced to wait five hours for medical attention, the network told CNN on Friday. Camera operator Samer Abu Daqqa died of
Continue ReadingBy Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — Most people who get pregnant develop a condition called morning sickness; some, like Catherine, Princess of Wales, and actress Amy Schumer, have such severe forms that they need to be hospitalized, and some women even die from it. Scientists have searched for years to understand the cause in the
Continue ReadingBy Brian Todd, Carma Hassan and Alaa Elassar, CNN (CNN) — The mother of the Virginia 6-year-old who shot his first grade teacher in January was sentenced Friday to two years in prison, according to the court in Newport News. Deja Taylor had pleaded guilty to a state charge of felony child neglect in August.
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — Scientists have long viewed Saturn’s moon Enceladus, which harbors an ocean beneath its thick, icy shell, as one of the best places to search for life beyond Earth. Now, a new analysis of data collected by NASA’s Cassini mission, which orbited Saturn and its moons between 2004 and 2017,
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