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Month: April 2024

Poland’s prime minister celebrates after his party wins a string of cities in mayoral votes

By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has expressed satisfaction after a series of candidates supported by his party won weekend races for mayor. Tusk declared victory in the second round of the country’s local elections late Sunday and listed the many cities where candidates backed by his

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The Latest | Lawyers in Trump hush money case paint competing portraits of him in opening statements

NEW YORK (AP) — In opening statements in Donald Trump’s historic hush money trial, prosecutors said Monday that the former president “orchestrated a criminal scheme to corrupt” the 2016 presidential election. Defense attorneys countered, calling Trump “innocent” and saying the Manhattan district attorney’s office “should never have brought this case.” The commencement of the proceedings

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La Liga branded ‘embarrassing’ by Barcelona for lack of goal-line technology in Real Madrid’s controversial El Clásico win

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Barcelona manager Xavi and goalkeeper Marc-André ter Stegen have labeled La Liga “embarrassing” for its lack of goal-line technology after the team was denied what it thought was a legitimate goal in Sunday’s 3-2 El Clásico defeat by Real Madrid. The incident occurred in the 28th minute after Real

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Cheney warns of ‘profoundly negative impact’ if SCOTUS doesn’t resolve Trump immunity case quickly

By Colin McCullough, CNN (CNN) — Former Republican Rep. Liz Cheney said Monday if the Supreme Court does not resolve the issue of presidential immunity “quickly and decisively,” it will have a “profoundly negative impact” on the country. In a New York Times Op-Ed, Cheney argues that, “If delay prevents this Trump case from being tried

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UN labor agency report warns of rising threat of excess heat, climate change on world’s workers

By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. labor organization is warning that over 70% of the world’s workforce is likely to be exposed to excessive heat during their careers, citing increased concern about exposure to sunlight. It also warned of air pollution, pesticides and other hazards that could lead to health problems

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Documentos hallados en un servidor norcoreano sugieren que estudios estadounidenses podrían haber subcontratado trabajos de animación sin saberlo

Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Al parecer ilustradores y diseñadores gráficos norcoreanos ayudaron a producir trabajos para estudios de animación estadounidenses sin que estas empresas lo supieran, lo que sugiere que episodios inéditos de algunos populares dibujos animados estadounidenses podrían incluir trabajos de una de las economías más cerradas del mundo. La revelación procede de

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UK Parliament approves Rwanda deportation bill, ending weeks of legislative stalemate

By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak ‘s latest effort to send some migrants to Rwanda finally won approval from Parliament early Tuesday, hours after he pledged deportation flights would begin in July. The parliamentary logjam that had stalled the legislation for two months was finally broken just after

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Columbia University main campus classes will be hybrid until semester ends; NYU students, faculty arrested during protests

By Matt Egan, Chris Boyette, Shimon Prokupecz and Nic F. Anderson, CNN (CNN) — Columbia University, the epicenter of pro-Palestinian protests at US college campuses in recent days, says all classes at its main campus will be hybrid — technology permitting — until the spring semester ends. “Safety is our highest priority as we strive to support our

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Biden marks Earth Day by going after GOP, announcing $7 billion in federal solar power grants

By ALEXA ST. JOHN and WILL WEISSERT Associated Press TRIANGLE, Virginia (AP) — President Joe Biden marked Earth Day by announcing $7 billion in federal grants for residential solar projects serving 900,000-plus households in low- and middle-income communities — while criticizing Republicans who want to gut his policies to address climate change. Seeking reelection in

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