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Month: January 2024

Estados Unidos vuelve a lanzar ataques contra hutíes en Yemen por segundo día consecutivo

Valeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN) — Estados Unidos lanzó más ataques contra objetivos hutíes en Yemen este viernes, de acuerdo con un funcionario estadounidense, un día después de realizar un ataque multinacional coordinado contra casi 30 posiciones hutíes. Los ataques adicionales llevados a cabo el viernes por la noche fueron de mucho menor alcance y tuvieron

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Prosecutors urge rejection of ex-cop’s bid to dismiss civil rights conviction in George Floyd murder

By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Federal prosecutors have urged a judge to reject former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin’s attempt to overturn his civil rights conviction in the murder of George Floyd. Chauvin filed his motion in November, saying new evidence shows that he didn’t cause Floyd’s death, and alleging ineffective counsel

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El Gobierno de Ecuador reporta 859 detenciones desde que se declaró el estado de conflicto armado interno

macamilarincon (CNN Español) –– Las fuerzas de seguridad de Ecuador han detenido a 859 personas desde que el martes 9 de enero el Gobierno de Daniel Noboa declaró estado de conflicto armado interno por la violencia que han generado organizaciones criminales, informó este viernes la Presidencia del país. ¿En qué consiste el “conflicto armado interno”

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Lawmakers may look at ditching Louisiana’s unusual ‘jungle primary’ system for a partisan one

By SARA CLINE Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — In what would be an overhaul to Louisiana’s unusual open “jungle primary” system, which has been used for most of the past 50 years, lawmakers during next week’s special session may consider shifting the state toward a closed primary. Opponents argue the change would result

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Iowa campaign events are falling as fast as the snow as the state readies for record-cold caucuses

By MEG KINNARD Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Campaign events have continued to fall as swiftly as the Iowa snow as wintry weather hampers the leadoff GOP caucus state, with Nikki Haley, Ron DeSantis and former President Donald Trump all shuffling their schedules ahead of Monday’s presidential votes. Prolonged freezing temperatures, combined with

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The ruling-party candidate strongly opposed by China wins Taiwan’s presidential election

By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN and SIMINA MISTREANU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Ruling-party candidate Lai Ching-te has emerged victorious in Taiwan’s presidential election and his opponents have conceded. Beijing strongly opposes Lai and the result will determine the trajectory of relations with China over the next four years. While domestic issues such as the sluggish economy and

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¿Son únicas las huellas dactilares? En realidad no, según un estudio basado en la inteligencia artificial

Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — “¿Crees que cada huella dactilar es realmente única?”. Es la pregunta que le hizo un profesor a Gabe Guo durante una charla informal mientras estaba atrapado en casa durante los confinamientos a causa del covid-19, esperando para empezar su primer año en la Universidad de Columbia. “Poco podía imaginar que aquella

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Fox News stops running MyPillow commercials in a payment dispute with election denier Mike Lindell

By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — MyPillow chief executive and prominent election denier Mike Lindell said Friday that Fox News has stopped running his company’s commercials, disputing the network’s assertion that it is simply because he hasn’t paid his bills. Lindell went public by tweeting that Fox, which had been one of MyPillow’s

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Blinken meets Chinese and Japanese diplomats, seeks stability as Taiwan voters head to the polls

By DIDI TANG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken has stressed the importance of peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait when meeting with a senior Chinese diplomat. The Biden administration is trying to mitigate tensions over Taiwan as the island holds its presidential election. Blinken sat down Friday with Liu

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Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows

WASHINGTON (AP) — ABC’s “This Week” — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a Republican presidential candidate; Governor J.B. Pritzker, D-Ill. ___ NBC’s “Meet the Press” — Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa; Gov. Tim Walz, D-Minn. ___ CBS’ “Face the Nation” — Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va.; Gov. Chris Sununu, R-N.H.; former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson, a Republican presidential

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