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Month: January 2024

UC Berkeley walls off People’s Park as it waits for court decision on student housing project

By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ and TERRY CHEA Associated Press BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — Police officers in riot gear have removed activists from Berkeley’s People’s Park and crews began placing double-stacked shipping containers to wall off the historic park overnight Thursday. The move comes as the University of California, Berkeley waits for a court ruling it

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Federal agency blames ‘poor safety culture’ for 2021 DC Metro train derailment

By ASHRAF KHALIL Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A top federal transportation safety official is harshly criticizing Washington’s regional transit agency, saying a “poor safety culture” led to an October 2021 derailment that caused hundreds of new Metro railcars to be pulled from service. National Transportation Safety Board Chair Jennifer Homendy said Thursday that a

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Caso Jeffrey Epstein: las claves de los documentos y nombres revelados

Valeria Ordóñez Ghio Nueva York (CNN) — Una corte federal de Estados Unidos hizo públicas este miércoles cientos de páginas de documentos pertenecientes a una demanda relacionada con Jeffrey Epstein, el pedófilo convicto que murió en prisión antes de poder enfrentar un juicio por cargos federales de tráfico sexual. Hacen públicos documentos sobre Jeffrey Epstein:

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Neo-Nazi podcasters sent to prison on terror charges for targeting Prince Harry and his young son

By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A neo-Nazi podcaster who called for the deaths of Prince Harry and his young son has been sentenced to prison with his co-host for encouraging terrorism. A London judge on Thursday called Christopher Gibbons and Tyrone Patten-Walsh “dedicated and unapologetic white supremacists.” Gibbons had said the Duke

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OSU researchers find vitamin in rivers; may offer hope for Chinook salmon suffering thiamine deficiency disease

CORVALLIS, Ore. (KTVZ) – Oregon State University researchers have discovered vitamin B1 produced by microbes in rivers, findings that may offer hope for vitamin-deficient salmon populations. Findings were published in Applied and Environmental Microbiology. The authors say the study in California’s Central Valley represents a novel piece of an important physiological puzzle involving Chinook salmon, a keystone

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‘Fat Leonard’ seeks new attorneys ahead of sentencing in Navy bribery case, causing another delay

By JULIE WATSON Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — Convicted Malaysian defense contractor Leonard Francis who led a daring escape weeks before he was scheduled to be sentenced in 2022 is seeking new defense attorneys now that he is back in U.S. custody after the Venezuelan prisoner swap last month. Nicknamed “Fat Leonard,” Francis appeared

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Opositores, aliados y juristas lanzan duras críticas a la consulta popular impulsada por el presidente Noboa

Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN Español) — Horas después de la presentación de las 11 preguntas para viabilizar una consulta popular impulsada por el presidente de Ecuador, Daniel Noboa, surgieron críticas y cuestionamientos desde diferentes sectores políticos, jurídicos, académicos y de la sociedad civil. La consulta popular forma parte de una de las propuestas de campaña

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