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Month: April 2024

Oklahoma court considers whether to allow the US’ first publicly funded Catholic school

By SEAN MURPHY Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma’s attorney general is urging the state’s highest court to stop the creation of what would be the nation’s first publicly funded religious charter school. Republican Attorney General Gentner Drummond and attorneys for the Oklahoma Statewide Virtual Charter School Board presented their arguments Tuesday to the

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Fast-food franchisees large and small prepare to politically activate under new California law

By Ashley Zavala Click here for updates on this story     SACRAMENTO, California (KCRA) — Some owners of fast-food chains across California are investing in new, political resources following the passage of the state’s fast-food labor law. The law on Monday triggered a minimum wage increase for all fast-food workers to $20 an hour. Moving forward,

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Katy Perry, Billie Eilish, J Balvin and more lash out against ‘enormous’ AI threats that ‘sabotage creativity’

By Elizabeth Wagmeister, CNN (CNN) — More than 200 artists, including Billie Eilish, Kacey Musgraves, J Balvin, Ja Rule, Jon Bon Jovi, The Jonas Brothers, Katy Perry, Miranda Lambert and more, are speaking out against artificial intelligence-related threats in the music industry. In an open letter organized by the non-profit Artist Rights Alliance, notable names

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Cyprus president asks EU Commission chief to get Lebanon to stop migrants from leaving its shores

By MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS Associated Press NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — The president of Cyprus says he has personally asked the head of the European Union’s executive arm to intercede with Lebanese authorities so that they could put a stop to boatloads of Syrian refugees from heading to the east Mediterranean island nation. President Nikos Christodoulides told

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Claire Jiménez’s ‘What Happened to Ruthy Ramirez’ wins the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction

NEW YORK (AP) — Claire Jiménez’s “What Happened to Ruthy Ramirez,” a hard-hitting and comic novel set in New York City about a Puerto Rican family’s search for a missing girl, has won the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction. The award, announced Tuesday, includes a $15,000 cash prize. The four other finalists, Jamel Brinkley for “Witness,”

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El multimillonario cuya empresa respaldó la fianza de US$ 175 millones de Trump revela cómo se logró el acuerdo

Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — Don Hankey, presidente y accionista mayoritario de Knight Specialty Insurance, dijo a CNN el martes que el acuerdo para suscribir la fianza de US$ 175 millones del expresidente Donald Trump en Nueva York se concretó rápidamente y que Trump presentó todo el efectivo como garantía. “Es lo que hacemos.

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Aid organizations suspend operations in Gaza after World Central Kitchen workers’ deaths

By GLENN GAMBOA and SARAH EL DEEB Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Several humanitarian aid organizations suspended operations in Gaza on Tuesday after Israeli airstrikes killed seven World Central Kitchen workers. The nonprofits, including World Central Kitchen, said they now need to determine whether their workers can safely provide aid in the region. According

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Presidente de República Dominicana dice que el país está “bien preparado” ante una escalada de la violencia en Haití

macamilarincon (CNN Español) –– El presidente de República Dominicana, Luis Abinader, dijo que su país está “bien preparado” ante la situación de violencia que se repite en Haití, después de que medios internacionales como el Miami Herald y la agencia EFE reportaran ataques contra el Palacio Nacional el lunes. El propio Abinader dijo que había

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