CNNEE (CNN Español) — La organizadora de Miss Nicaragua, Karen Celebertti, anunció este lunes en su cuenta de Instagram que abandonaba el cargo de representante de la organización Miss Universo en el país, a menos de un mes de que la enviada del país centroamericano, Sheynnis Palacios, se hiciera con la corona y se convirtiera
Continue ReadingBy Jose Martinez Click here for updates on this story SAN FRANCISCO, California (KPIX) — The future of African-American reparations in San Francisco is facing an uncertain future after Mayor London Breed announced that a proposed office won’t be funded due to budget cuts. Marquis Muhammad, a long-time resident and business owner in San Francisco’s
Continue ReadingBy MJ Lee and Michael Williams, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Joe Biden on Wednesday will meet with families of all eight American hostages abducted by Hamas during the October 7 attack on Israel, a senior administration official told CNN. The meeting will take place at the White House with some joining virtually. A number
Continue ReadingBy Michael Williams, CNN Washington (CNN) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was in Washington on Tuesday to make an in-person plea for the military and economic aid he said is necessary to continue Ukraine’s defense against Russia’s invasion. Zelensky, visiting Washington for the third time since the war in Ukraine began in February 2022, met with members
Continue ReadingBy JOHN CARUCCI Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — During a career than spans over four decades, Grammy-winning Mexican rockers Maná have toured the world, yet has never played London. That changes next July when the foursome plays the OVO Arena Wembley, and drummer Alex González says the band is “freaking out” about it,“ calling
Continue ReadingBy Riley Moser Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota (WCCO) — Authorities say several protesters caused traffic to come to a standstill on Interstate 94 near the Lowry Hill Tunnel in Minneapolis during rush hour Monday evening. According to the Minnesota State Patrol, troopers received reports around 4:30 p.m. of groups gathering
Continue ReadingBy SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The son of jailed Hong Kong media mogul and pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai has met with Britain’s foreign secretary to lobby for help in securing his release. Lai faces a long-delayed trial next week over charges he violated sweeping national security laws that Beijing imposed on Hong
Continue ReadingBy Andrew Ramos, Darius Johnson, Todd Feurer, Click here for updates on this story VERNON HILLS, Illinois (WBBM) — Search crews have returned to a pond in Vernon Hills in hopes of finding a missing Carpentersville girl, a day after her car was found in the water. Police have said they believe Brissa Romero was
Continue ReadingPROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Authorities have found a critical structural failure in one of the busiest bridges in Rhode Island and have closed its westbound side to begin a repair job expected to take months. The Washington Bridge carries Interstate 195 over the Seekonk River from Providence to East Providence and serves as a key
Continue ReadingBy FERNANDA PESCE Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Thousands of people sang the traditional Mexican birthday song “Las mañanitas” at Mexico City’s Basilica of the Virgin of Guadalupe to honor the virgin on the 492nd anniversary of her apparition in 1531. Authorities estimate that over five million faithful visited the Basilica during the days
Continue ReadingBy VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A far-right lawmaker in the Polish parliament on Tuesday extinguished candles on a menorah that were lit for the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah, creating disruption and scandal as a new pro-EU government was beginning its work. All major political forces quickly denounced the unprecedented incident by
Continue ReadingBy Mike Hellgren Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE, Maryland (WJZ) — Tensions have been building on college campuses across the country since the Israel-Hamas war began as schools struggle to balance freedom of speech while condemning hate. At the University of Maryland’s flagship campus in College Park, incidents at rallies last month
Continue ReadingBy FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is hitting hundreds of people and firms around the globe with new economic and diplomatic sanctions as the U.S. targets third-country contributors that are equipping Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The sanctions stretch from Russia to China to Turkey and the United Arab Emirates. The
Continue ReadingBy MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Dutch counterterrorism agency has lifted the country’s threat alert to its second-highest level and says the possibility of an attack in the country is now “substantial.” The announcement Tuesday marked the first time the threat level has been so high since the end of
Continue ReadingBy Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — Nearly 20% of all children in the US have what’s considered to be a high body mass index, the measure that practitioners use to determine whether a person has obesity. New draft guidelines released Tuesday by the US Preventive Services Task Force say that doctors should step in to
Continue ReadingCNNEE (CNN) — El director de la Policía Nacional de Colombia, general William Salamanca, informó este lunes que capturaron en la ciudad de Villavicencio a una persona señalada por el asesinato de Michel Dayana González, una menor de edad que fue ejecutada y encontrada desmembrada en Cali, al suroccidente del país. “Fue capturado la tarde
Continue ReadingBy PAT EATON-ROBB AP Sports Writer SOUTH WINDSOR, Conn. (AP) — A day after professional hockey player Adam Johnson suffered a fatal cut to his throat during a game in England, Dan Sacco went out and ordered his 10-year-old twins new neck guards. Colton and Harper Sacco play together as squirts — 9- and 10-year-olds
Continue ReadingBy Allison Chinchar, CNN (CNN) — Glaciers in the Himalayas are melting rapidly, but a new report showed an astonishing phenomenon in the world’s tallest mountain range could be helping to slow the effects of the global climate crisis. When warming temperatures hit certain high-altitude ice masses, it sets off a surprising reaction that blows
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Cousins, though not identical cousins. Tracy Morgan has revealed that he has a familial tie with one of his longtime friends. During a conversation on the “Connect The Dots” podcast, the “30 Rock” star said he discovered while participating in the PBS series “Finding Your Roots” that he
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Jennifer Aniston and Matthew Perry were in communication in the day he passed. The “Friends” costars, who remained close in the years since the series concluded in 2004, had texted each other just hours before Perry’s death at the age of 54 in October, Aniston revealed in an
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