DALLAS, Texas (AP) — Trailblazing former U.S. Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson has died at 89. The nurse from Texas helped bring hundreds of millions of federal dollars to the Dallas area as the region’s most powerful Democrat. She died Sunday. Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson said in a statement that she was the “single most effective
Continue ReadingBy Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts raised concerns about the increasing presence of artificial intelligence in the US judicial system in an annual report released Sunday, warning that the emerging technology could risk “dehumanizing the law” and imperiling fair treatment in the justice system. “AI obviously has great potential
Continue ReadingBy Kevin Liptak and Nikki Carvajal, CNN (CNN) — The White House said Sunday it is not seeking a wider conflict in the Middle East after US helicopters sank three Houthi boats in the Red Sea after coming under fire. The helicopters sank the boats and killed those aboard, marking the first time since tensions
Continue ReadingWXYZ By Paradise Afshar, CNN (CNN) — Four people were killed and two others injured when a house exploded in Michigan Saturday, officials told CNN. “It went off like a bomb. I don’t know how to explain it,” an unnamed neighbor who was nearby at the time told CNN affiliate WDIV. “It was the scariest
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — A medida que 2023 llega a su fin, el presidente de Rusia, Vladimir Putin, quiere proyectar confianza mientras navega hacia la inevitable reelección en marzo. Las elecciones presidenciales en Rusia quizás se describan mejor como una especie de teatro político. Putin no tiene rivales serios; su oponente más destacado,
Continue ReadingValeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN) — Los economistas inmobiliarios que ofrecieron pronósticos se equivocaron sobre 2023. Pocos pensaron que las ventas de viviendas caerían por un precipicio como lo hicieron este año, desplomándose aproximadamente un 17% desde su máximo en febrero hasta su mínimo en octubre, según la Asociación Nacional de Agentes Inmobiliarios (NAR, por sus
Continue ReadingBy Luke Laster Click here for updates on this story CBS DETROIT (WWJ) — Some University of Michigan basketball players took the court Saturday on the north side of Detroit for a youth basketball clinic. The student-athletes took the role of mentors today instead of hoopers. Their goal? To help teach underserved Detroit youth the
Continue ReadingBy Sarah Dewberry, CNN (CNN) — A plane with more than 350 asylum-seekers onboard arrived early Sunday morning at an airport near Chicago from Texas, according to officials, part of the state’s monthslong effort to send thousands of migrants to major cities around the country with little notice. The City of Rockford said in a Facebook post Winnebago County Sheriff
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN Español) — El presidente de Colombia, Gustavo Petro, anunció este sábado la ampliación de la gratuidad en la educación superior en el país y dijo que recibirá a miles de colombianos que estudiaban gratuitamente en Argentina. Petro sancionó el decreto reglamentario de la Ley 2307 de 2023, con el cual se estableció “la
Continue ReadingBy Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — A man died Saturday morning in Hawaii after sustaining “injuries from a shark encounter” off the coast of Maui, according to local authorities. Police responded around 11:19 a.m. local time to a beach area off the Hana Highway in Paia. Officers used a watercraft to bring a 39-year-old man to
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN) — El Manchester United dio un paso adelante y dos atrás esta temporada, ya que el equipo de Erik ten Hag siguió a su emocionante remontada ante el Aston Villa con otra derrota, esta vez a manos del Nottingham Forest, amenazado por el descenso. Una vez más, una de las características más definitorias
Continue ReadingAssociated Press PAIA, Hawaii (AP) — A surfer in Hawaii has died after being injured in a shark encounter off Maui’s northern shore, according to the Maui Police Department. Authorities stopped short of calling the event an attack and didn’t describe the man’s injuries. Ocean Safety Officers grabbed and transported the man by jet ski
Continue ReadingHARRISON, N.J. (AP) — Crystal Dunn is returning home to join NWSL champion NJ/NY Gotham FC, the team announced Sunday. The 31-year-old Dunn, a 2019 World Cup winner, signed a contract with Gotham through the 2026 season. The U.S. national team star played three seasons with the Portland Thorns before entering free agency in November.
Continue ReadingBy Trae Harris and Hannah Mose Click here for updates on this story SAGINAW, Michigan (WNEM) — A 4-year-old’s long hard-fought journey to receive a heart transplant ended in tragedy the day after his surgery. “It’s like a hole and I don’t know if it’ll ever be filled,” said Jasmine Jimenez. Jimenez said her 4-year-old
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN Español) — En 2024 llegan grandes estrenos en el cine y la televisión. Tendremos regresos altamente esperados como “Dune”, “Beetlejuice” y “Joker”, y también nuevas producciones como “Avatar”, “Zorro” y “El Pingüino”. A continuación, te presentamos algunos de los nuevos filmes y series de TV que se estrenan en 2024. Netflix “Avatar: The
Continue ReadingELDORET, Kenya (AP) — Police in Kenya say they are investigating the slaying of three-time Ugandan Olympian Benjamin Kiplagat. A local police official says Kiplagat’s body was found with stab wounds inside his brother’s car on Sunday morning. He says the athlete had been driving the car before his body was discovered in the vehicle
Continue ReadingBy JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Hollywood closed out an up and down 2023 with “Wonka” regaining No. 1 at the box office, strong sales for “The Color Purple” and an overall $9 billion in ticket sales that improved on 2022’s grosses but fell about $2 billion shy of pre-pandemic norms.
Continue ReadingADELAIDE, Australia (AP) — Former world champion cyclist Rohan Dennis is reported to have been charged in connection with the death of his wife, Olympic cyclist Melissa Hoskins, who died after being struck by a vehicle while riding in Adelaide. Australian media reports said Dennis has been charged with causing death by dangerous driving, endangering
Continue ReadingJERUSALEM (AP) — A member of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s political party has offered one of the party’s first public apologies for the internal strife that preceded Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack. Knesset member Galit Distel Atbaryan gave a searingly personal mea culpa in an interview with Israel’s Channel 13 on Sunday. She said: “I’m here
Continue ReadingBy Ezra Kaplan Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — Newly released body cam footage shows the last hour of a man’s life who died in police custody on Dec. 13. The audio and video paint a picture of officers frustrated with emergency room staff who insisted on discharging a man
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