Sofía Barruti (CNN) — El secretario de Seguridad Nacional, Alejandro Mayorkas, dijo que tuvo una “reunión muy productiva” con el presidente de México, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, y su gabinete en una publicación este miércoles a través de X. El encuentro de este miércoles se produce mientras Estados Unidos busca ayuda de México para reducir
Continue ReadingCNN, POOL By Priscilla Alvarez and Rosa Flores, CNN (CNN) — Senior US officials held a “very productive meeting” with their Mexican counterparts Wednesday, Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas said, as Washington seeks help from Mexico City to drive down southern border crossings that have placed increasing pressure on President Joe Biden. “The regional challenge of
Continue ReadingSofía Barruti (CNN) — Un premio mayor estimado de US$ 760 millones estará en juego en el próximo sorteo de Powerball después de que no se sorteara ningún boleto ganador este miércoles por la noche. El próximo sorteo de lotería será este sábado a las 10:59 ET. Después de más de dos meses sin ningún
Continue ReadingBy ELAINE KURTENBACH and MATT OTT AP Business Writers Premarket trading is mixed in a low-volume trading holiday week on Wall Street. Futures for the S&P 500 were virtually unchanged before the bell Thursday, while futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 0.1%. The tech-heavy Nasdaq rose nearly 0.3%. Trading has been subdued in
Continue ReadingSofía Barruti (CNN) — Si deseas que tu dieta baja en carbohidratos te ayude a perder peso y no recuperarlo, debes considerar la calidad de los alimentos que consumes, según una nueva investigación que comparó cinco tipos de dietas bajas en carbohidratos. El estudio encontró que las personas que consumían una dieta poco saludable y
Continue ReadingANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A chain-reaction crash Thursday involving seven vehicles on a motorway in northwest Turkey killed at least 10 people and injured 57 others, officials said. The pileup occurred in dense fog and low visibility on the Northern Marmara Highway in Sakarya province, some 150 kilometers (93 miles) from Istanbul. An investigation has
Continue ReadingBy KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — A Hong Kong man has been sentenced to six years in prison after pleading guilty to a terrorism charge under a Beijing-imposed national security law. The case deals with his involvement in a foiled plot to bomb court buildings following the 2019 anti-government protests in the
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By Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — An estimated $760 million jackpot will be up for grabs in the next Powerball drawing after no winning ticket was drawn Wednesday night. The lottery’s next drawing will be Saturday at 10:59 p.m. ET. After more than two months with no grand prize winner, the jackpot now carries a
Continue ReadingBy ACACIA CORONADO Associated Press EAGLE PASS, Texas (AP) — Starting in March, Texas will give police even broader power to arrest migrants while also allowing local judges to order them out of the U.S. under a new law signed by Republican Gov. Greg Abbott. But more than two years into a smaller-scale Texas operation
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes Haczek (CNN Español) — ¿Preparado para gastar (y recibir) una buena dosis de bromas? Puede que disfrutes como un niño el Día de los Inocentes que se celebra en Latinoamérica y España sin saber que, en el origen de esta celebración, lo que hay es una historia oscura de crueldad y muerte que nada
Continue ReadingSofía Barruti (CNN) — A medida que termina el año, la gente tiene la vista puesta en 2024 y en los cambios que traerá. Los más emprendedores pueden incluso estar pensando en iniciar cambios en forma de resoluciones o intenciones. Pero para los menos decididos, puede ser difícil encontrarlas. Con tantas opciones, ¿por dónde empiezas
Continue ReadingBy JEAN-YVES KAMALE and MARIA CHENG Associated Press KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — As Congo copes with its biggest outbreak of mpox, scientists warn discrimination against gay and bisexual men on the continent could make it worse. In November, the World Health Organization reported that mpox, also known as monkeypox, was being spread via sex in
Continue ReadingBy SAMYA KULLAB and ILLIA NOVIKOV Associated Press MYKOLAIV, Ukraine (AP) — An AP investigation has found that Russian occupation authorities vastly and deliberately undercounted the dead in one of the most devastating chapters of the 22-month war in Ukraine — the flooding that followed the catastrophic explosion that destroyed the Kakhovka Dam in the
Continue ReadingBy HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press Gypsy Rose Blanchard, the Missouri woman who persuaded an online boyfriend to kill her mother after she had forced her to pretend for years that she was suffering from leukemia, muscular dystrophy and other serious illnesses, was released Thursday from prison on parole. Blanchard was released early in the day
Continue ReadingBy SAMYA KULLAB and ILLIA NOVIKOV Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian occupation authorities vastly and deliberately undercounted the dead in one of the most devastating chapters of the 22-month war in Ukraine — the flooding that followed the catastrophic explosion that destroyed the Kakhovka Dam in the southern Kherson region. The AP’s reporting
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – When the clock strikes midnight on Jan. 1, 2024, many new Oregon laws take effect. The Oregon Division of Financial Regulation, part of the state Department of Consumer and Business Services – the state’s largest consumer protection and business regulatory agency – is releasing an easy-to-follow guide on new consumer protection
Continue ReadingBy CLAIRE RUSH and TED WARREN Associated Press MOSCOW, Idaho (AP) — The house where four University of Idaho students were killed last year was demolished Thursday, marking an emotional step for the victims’ families and a close-knit community that was shocked and devastated by the brutal stabbings. The sounds of construction equipment pierced the
Continue ReadingBY MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press McLEAN, Va. (AP) — As casinos start to pop up on Virginia’s southern border, some lawmakers are ready to explore whether wealthy northern Virginia should get in on the action. State Senator David Marsden is planning to re-introduce legislation that would allow Fairfax County to hold a referendum on building
Continue ReadingBy MARC LEVY Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania saw a tenfold increase in deaths of older adults following an abuse or neglect complaint over the past few years. It came as COVID-19 ravaged the nation, complaints grew and local agencies struggled to keep caseworkers on staff. State data shows the increase went from
Continue ReadingBy JEFFREY SCHAEFFER Associated Press PARIS (AP) — The Tour d’Argent already boasts a 320,000-bottle wine cellar, a world-famous duck recipe and a storied 441-year history. Now, the legendary Paris restaurant is about to serve up its “plat de résistance”: a front-row view of two of the biggest events of 2024 — the renaissance of
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