By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah woman who authorities say fatally poisoned her husband in 2022, then published a children’s book about grief, now faces another attempted murder charge for allegedly drugging him weeks earlier on Valentine’s Day. Kouri Richins, 33, is accused of killing her husband with a
Continue ReadingBy DÉBORA REY Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Judges overseeing a high-profile human rights trial in Argentina have convicted 11 former officials of crimes against humanity. It’s the first case to focus on the former military dictatorship’s overlooked practice of committing sexual violence against transgender women. The trial at the court in La
Continue ReadingBy KIM CHANDLER Associated Press The private liberal arts school Birmingham-Southern College in Alabama has announced it will close at the end of May. The College Board of Trustees voted Tuesday to close the college located on the west side of Birmingham, one of Alabama’s major cities. The 168-year-old college with about 1,000 students said
Continue ReadingBelén Liotti (CNN) — Imagínate un delfín. Ahora imagina uno que duplique el tamaño de una persona. Hace unos 16 millones de años, un delfín gigante nadó por las profundidades de su dominio acuático. Pero, a diferencia de la mayoría de los delfines modernos, su hogar no era un océano: vivía en un lago de
Continue ReadingJosé Álvarez (CNN) –– El Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores de República Dominicana informó este martes que otros 11 dominicanos residentes en Haití fueron evacuados ante la situación de violencia en ese país. Se trata de seis hombres, tres mujeres y dos menores, quienes ya se encuentran en territorio dominicano con el apoyo del Ministerio de
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Un juez de Nueva York impuso una orden de silencio a Donald Trump, limitando al expresidente de hacer declaraciones sobre los posibles testigos en el juicio penal relacionado con los pagos de dinero por silencio programado para comenzar el próximo mes. El juez Juan Merchan también indicó que Trump no puede hacer
Continue ReadingCNN By Oliver Darcy and Jon Passantino, CNN New York (CNN) — NBC News on Tuesday ousted former Republican National Committee chair Ronna McDaniel, just days after her hiring as a paid political analyst sparked intense backlash from the network’s top television anchors over McDaniel’s role in subverting the 2020 election and attacks on the
Continue ReadingBy Lauren Izso, Jeremy Diamond and Eyad Kourdi, CNN (CNN) — Amit Soussana has become the first Israeli woman to speak publicly about enduring what she says was a sexual assault and other forms of violence during her 55 days in captivity following the Hamas-led attack on Israel on October 7, according to reporting by
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ)– Staff at Bend anti-human trafficking nonprofit In Our Backyard say the recent rescue of a 31-year-old Salem woman from a suspected trafficker is a beacon of light for victims who might be afraid to get help. “This should be a huge example for victims across the nation, that the 1-800 National Human Trafficking
Continue ReadingSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The federal government is asking a court to halt California’s enforcement of a rule requiring prison guards be clean-shaven, saying it amounts to religious discrimination for Sikhs, Muslims and others who wear beards as an expression of their faith. The civil rights complaint filed Monday by the Department of Justice says
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Two days after Redmond Police released photos of a man and woman suspected in a string of recent thefts at and around four businesses, officers said Thursday “a large number” of community tips have led to their identification — and hopefully soon, the capture of the pair, who are from outside the area.
Continue ReadingBy SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Days after Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey blamed an after-school fight on a school district’s diversity programming, a lawyer for the majority Black district in suburban St. Louis says the state’s chief attorney is showing racial bias. At issue is an assault that took place
Continue ReadingBOSTON (AP) — A Rwandan man who authorities say took part in the country’s 1994 genocide before making his way to the U.S. has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Boston. Eric Nshimiye of Ohio is accused of repeatedly lying about his involvement in killings and rapes in order to come to the
Continue ReadingBy JOSH FUNK Associated Press The collision of three Norfolk Southern trains in Pennsylvania early this month highlights the shortcomings of the automated braking system that was created to prevent such crashes. That’s because none of the circumstances the National Transportation Safety Board described Tuesday in its preliminary report on the March 2 derailment would
Continue ReadingBy Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — Not getting enough sleep may cause you to feel five to 10 years older than you really are, according to two new studies. “Sleep plays a causal role in how old individuals feel,” Leonie Balter, a sleep researcher at Stockholm University in Sweden and lead author of both studies,
Continue ReadingBy JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Federal prosecutors say convicted killer Alex Murdaugh didn’t tell the truth when FBI agents repeatedly asked him where more than $6 million he stole ended up. In a court filing Tuesday, prosecutors also say Murdaugh didn’t tell everything he knew about whether another attorney not yet
Continue ReadingBy DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — NBC News cut ties Tuesday with former Republican National Committee chief Ronna McDaniel less than a week after hiring her as an on-air political contributor, a decision that followed a furious protest by some of its journalists and commentators. In announcing the decision in a
Continue ReadingBy CHEVEL JOHNSON RODRIGUE Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Fair Grounds Race Course, which plays host to the 2024 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, begins its annual transformation in earnest Tuesday as organizers prepare to take over the field this spring for two weekends of music, food and fun. Festival producer Quint
Continue ReadingBy JOHN MARSHALL AP Basketball Writer CHANDLER, Ariz. (AP) — Caitlin Clark has reshaped women’s college basketball and the perception of it. The Iowa star has made a name for herself by breaking records and stretching the range of shooting possibilities to the midcourt logo. Up-and-coming players have taken notice, working to extend their range
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN) –– El presidente de República Dominicana, Luis Abinader, reiteró este lunes que mientras él sea jefe de Estado su país no prestará su territorio para la instalación de centros de refugiados. En una entrevista con la BBC la semana pasada, el mandatario ya había dicho que no autorizará campos de refugiados en territorio dominicano.
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