By Jalen Beckford, CNN (CNN) — A former California police chief who brought a hatchet to the Capitol on January 6, 2021, and gave prior speeches calling for the execution of his perceived political enemies, was sentenced to 11 years in prison Thursday. Alan Hostetter, 59, was sentenced to 135 months – a little over
Continue ReadingBy MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Taylor Swift’s incomparable year has reached another milestone — the concert trade publication Pollstar says Swift’s Eras Tour has earned more than $1 billion. Not only was Swift’s landmark Eras the No. 1 tour both worldwide and in North America, but Pollstar says it also
Continue ReadingBy Jacopo Prisco, CNN Business (CNN) — In Morocco, a startup is building affordable homes using a material that is ubiquitous: soil. Eco-dôme Maroc was founded in 2016. It applies local traditions to modern technology to construct dome-shaped buildings that it says are cheaper, more environmentally sustainable and more energy-efficient than regular concrete homes. Founder
Continue ReadingBy Terry Ward, CNN (CNN) — Shannon was used to her socially awkward son being bullied by other boys at the private school he attends. But when she picked him up from school and he told her he was being called a “simp,” Shannon, who’s only using her first name to protect her son’s identity,
Continue ReadingBy Betsy Klein, CNN Washington (CNN) — The White House strongly condemned recent comments from the leader of a top American-Islamic group who said he was “happy to see” Gazans invading Israel on October 7. The comments came from Council on American-Islamic Relations Director Nihad Awad at a conference two weeks ago, when – according
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN) — La economía estadounidense añadió 199.000 puestos de trabajo en noviembre, según datos de la Oficina de Estadísticas Laborales publicados este viernes. La tasa de desempleo cayó al 3,7% desde el 3,9% del mes anterior. Acciones de EE.UU. abren a la baja tras informe Las acciones de EE.UU. abrieron a la baja
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — House lawmakers are demanding information on federal efforts to stop the influx of kid-appealing electronic cigarettes from China. A letter sent Thursday by a congressional committee calls attention to “the extreme proliferation of illicit vaping products.” The letter cites Associated Press reporting on how thousands of
Continue ReadingBy Francesca Street, CNN (CNN) — When Denise Sung was growing up in Taiwan, she dreamed about meeting a man called Sebastian. It all started when she read the William Shakspeare play “Twelfth Night,” a romantic comedy in which one of the protagonists is named Sebastian. Young Denise was swept up in Shakespeare’s story of
Continue ReadingBetiana Fernández Martino (CNN Español) — Los beneficiarios de la Asignación Universal por Hijo (AUH), Asignación Universal por Embarazo (AUE), jubilados y pensionados tendrán un aumento del 20,92% en los pagos de sus respectivas prestaciones a partir de junio. Según anunció la Administración Nacional de la Seguridad Social (Anses), este incremento corresponde al establecido por
Continue ReadingBy MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s caretaker interior minister says nearly half a million Afghans who were living in Pakistan without documents have returned home in the past more than two months as part of an ongoing crackdown on foreigners living illegally in the country. The expulsions are part of a nationwide
Continue ReadingBy AYAKA MCGILL Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Thousands of tons of dead sardines have washed up on a beach in northern Japan for unknown reasons, officials said Friday. The sardines and some mackerel washed ashore in Hakodate on Japan’s northernmost main island of Hokkaido on Thursday morning, creating a sliver blanket along a stretch
Continue ReadingBy Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — The former employee of the Jacksonville Jaguars who has been accused of stealing more than $22 million from the NFL team to fund a lavish lifestyle suffers from a “serious gambling addiction,” according to his lawyer. According to court documents filed in US District Court this week, Amit Patel
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL HILL and MAYSOON KHAN Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A man arrested for firing gunshots outside a Jewish temple in upstate New York been federally charged. An FBI spokesperson says Mufid Fawaz Alkhader has been charged with possession of a firearm by a prohibited person. Officials say Alkhader fired two shots outside
Continue ReadingBy DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer Jon Rahm is the biggest name yet to bolt to Saudi-funded LIV Golf. It’s a huge catch for LIV and an equally huge loss for the PGA Tour. The move creates as many questions as answers. What does this mean for the PGA Tour’s negotiations with Saudi Arabia’s national
Continue ReadingBy Abbas Al Lawati and Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN (CNN) — Israel’s relations with the United Nations have sunk to a historic low after a spat between the two escalated this week. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday invoked a rarely used but powerful tool in his determined push for a ceasefire in Gaza, causing outrage among Israeli
Continue ReadingBy Brian Fung, CNN (CNN) — The UK government is considering an antitrust probe of Microsoft’s relationship with OpenAI, saying the deal that resolved a recent and dramatic leadership crisis at the AI startup raises questions about possible impacts to competition. UK regulators at the country’s Competition and Markets Authority said Friday that they are
Continue ReadingBy CARLA K. JOHNSON AP Medical Writer A large British study finds that less frequent screening is just as good as annual mammograms for certain breast cancer survivors. The findings are being discussed at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium. Until now, there wasn’t solid evidence for when women could ease back on yearly mammograms
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN Español) — El presidente de Guyana, Mohamed Irfaan Alí confirmó este jueves la muerte de cinco de los siete soldados de las Fuerzas de Defensa de Guyana (GDF) que estaban a bordo del helicóptero del Ejército que se estrelló este miércoles. En una publicación en su cuenta de Facebook, el presidente lamentó
Continue ReadingBy BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — The Asian Development Bank says it approved $200-million concessional loan to debt-stricken Sri Lanka to help stabilize the country’s finance sector. An unprecedented economic crisis engulfed the Indian Ocean island nation last year. Sri Lanka is awaiting International Monetary Fund approval for a second installment
Continue ReadingATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta police have arrested a woman who’s accused of trying to burn down the birthplace of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. in Atlanta. Officers arrested the 26-year-old woman around 5:45 p.m. Thursday after responding to a report of vandalism in process at the two-story home in the historic Auburn Avenue Historic
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