CNN By Hannah Brewitt, CNN (CNN) — The NFL playoffs are in full swing. The first stage of this year’s postseason began with last week’s “Super Wild Card Weekend.” Now, only eight teams remain in the fight for the NFL’s biggest prize. The divisional round is stacked with exciting matchups, including a postseason debut for
Continue ReadingOKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An Oklahoma prosecutor is dropping a murder charge against a 15-year-old who was accused in the fatal shooting of another teenager at a high school football game. Oklahoma County District Attorney Vicki Zemp Behenna said in a statement Friday that a witness has recanted their identification of the teenager as the
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN) — Sudáfrica alberga algunos de los viajes en tren más lujosos y nostálgicos que se ofrecen en cualquier parte del mundo. Pero para algunos entusiastas, un tren que no va a ninguna parte es la atracción estrella del país. Kruger Shalati: The Train on the Bridge es un hotel en Skukuza en
Continue ReadingBy LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — New Speaker Mike Johnson finds himself leading House Republicans with a majority in name only. Unable to unite his unruly right flank and commanding one of the slimmest House majorities in history, Johnson is being forced to rely on Democrats for the basics of governing, including
Continue ReadingBy Steve Contorno, CNN (CNN) — In a rare moment of self-reflection this week, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis acknowledged out loud what many in his political orbit have privately told him since before he even launched his White House bid. “I came in not really doing as much media,” DeSantis told conservative radio host Hugh
Continue ReadingBy AJ Willingham, CNN January 20, 2024 I am currently reading “How Infrastructure Works” by engineer and materials science expert Deb Chachra. It’s one of those books that has to be read in sips of about 20 pages or so. To do otherwise would be akin to chugging a bottle of barrel-aged Scotch: a waste
Continue ReadingBy Brammhi Balarajan, CNN (CNN) — Holden Ringer has experienced incredible highs trekking across America on foot. The avid walker from Seattle has hobnobbed with state representatives in Georgia, eaten tacos in Kansas and seen the oldest KFC in America. Of course, he’s also had his share of unpleasant moments – walking over roadside kill,
Continue ReadingBy MEG KINNARD Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley is making part of her closing argument to New Hampshire before Tuesday’s primary with supportive words from the mother of Otto Warmbier, the American college student who died in 2017 after being imprisoned by North Korea. In the three-minute television ad
Continue ReadingBy Taylor Romine, CNN (CNN) — A Texas man who kidnapped a 13-year-old girl in San Antonio and sexually assaulted her multiple times while driving her to Southern California last year pleaded guilty to a federal kidnapping charge Friday as part of a plea agreement, the US Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California said.
Continue ReadingBy Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN New York (CNN) — In America, traveling through red lights on right turns has become a rule of the road. Frequently, you get honked at if you don’t speed through fast enough. But the widespread driving practice is now coming under scrutiny, and facing government curbs, for being too dangerous. Years
Continue ReadingBy Homero De la Fuente and Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Teenage darts sensation Luke Littler etched his name into the history books by capturing his first World Series title at the Bahrain Darts Masters on Friday, just hours after he had become the youngest ever player to throw a perfect nine-darter. Littler, who turns
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes Haczek (CNN) — Un excursionista experimentado murió en las Montañas Blancas de Nueva Hampshire después de hacer una llamada de auxilio en la que dijo que tenía “mucho frío”, y su cuerpo fue recuperado por un helicóptero en medio de condiciones invernales severas, dijeron las autoridades. Christopher Roma, de 37 años, hizo la
Continue ReadingBy Annette Choi and Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — Advocacy groups and critics of former President Donald Trump tried to remove him from the 2024 presidential ballot based on the 14th Amendment to the US Constitution, which says public officials who have “engaged in insurrection” are disqualified from ever serving again. Three states — Colorado,
Continue ReadingBy George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Iga Świątek’s bid for a fifth grand slam title came to a shock end on Saturday as she was defeated by 19-year-old Czech star Linda Nosková in the third round at the Australian Open. The world No. 1 took the first set on Rod Laver Arena before Nosková mounted
Continue ReadingBy JULIA FRANKEL and, SAMY MAGDY Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Saturday that he “will not compromise on full Israeli control” over Gaza and that “this is contrary to a Palestinian state,” rejecting U.S. President Joe Biden’s suggestion that creative solutions could bridge wide gaps between the leaders’ views
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — In November 2004, Scott Peterson was convicted of murdering his wife, Laci, and their unborn son, Conner. Prosecutors alleged that Peterson’s motive for the murders was to escape married life and upcoming fatherhood. His death sentence was overturned in 2020, and he is serving a life sentence without parole. In
Continue ReadingBy Nadine Schmidt and Sophie Tanno, CNN Berlin (CNN) — Huge crowds of protesters have descended on cities in Germany as calls for a ban on the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) gain momentum. Tens of thousands had already braved sub-zero temperatures during the week to protest against the party after it emerged senior AfD members discussed
Continue ReadingBy Maureen O’Hare, CNN (CNN) — In travel news this week: Why the cost of living is high but plane tickets are relatively cheap, the best countries for expats in 2024 and the big-shot movie stars getting in trouble in the United States and Europe. Airfares are down If you’re searching for a silver lining,
Continue ReadingBy Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — As the icicles formed on Andy Reid’s bushy mustache and players huddled around heaters, Kansas City’s freezing weather must have sent shivers down the spines of many onlookers. Conditions at Arrowhead Stadium during the Kansas City Chiefs’ 26-7 win over the Miami Dolphins were tough for players and coaches
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes Haczek (CNN) — El futbolista Jordan Henderson anunció que regresa a Europa para fichar por el Ajax, seis meses después de su polémico traspaso a Arabia Saudí. El jueves, el internacional inglés dijo que dejaba el club Al-Ettifaq de la Liga Profesional Saudí (SPL) “con efecto inmediato”, y añadió: “No ha sido una
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