By MANUEL RUEDA Associated Press BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — The mayor of Colombia’s second-largest city banned prostitution in some of the city’s most famous neighborhoods for six months Monday, arguing it was necessary to prevent the sexual exploitation of children. Medellín’s Mayor Federico Gutiérrez said the ban will be enforced in Provenza and El Poblado,
Continue ReadingCNN By Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Bottle shops devoted to non-alcoholic beer, wine and spirits are becoming more popular. People have been going alcohol-free for Dry January for years, but some are making it a permanent lifestyle choice. “Alcohol just doesn’t feel good anymore,” said one convert. With or without
Continue ReadingBy PIERRE-RICHARD LUXAMA Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Heavy gunfire erupted Monday in the downtown area of Haiti’s capital as police battled gang members near the National Palace for several hours. Local media reported that at least one policeman was shot after he and other officers were forced to flee an armored car that
Continue ReadingBy Rob Polansky Click here for updates on this story NORWALK, Connecticut (WFSB) — A man faces charges after police pulled him over for driving with a baby on his lap, and a loaded gun and marijuana in the car. Naud Rodriguez, 26, of Norwalk, was arrested on Sunday. Norwalk police said the incident happened
Continue ReadingBy ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — This year’s women’s NCAA Tournament is dotted with the sport’s most easily recognizable names: Caitlin, JuJu, Paige and Angel. Perhaps “Zaza” should be added to that list now that North Carolina State guard Aziaha James has helped get the Wolfpack into the Final Four.
Continue ReadingBy Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — A federal trial court in Texas commonly targeted by litigants as a way to guarantee a conservative judge will hear their case is rebuffing the push by US judiciary’s policy-making body to rein in the tactic, known as “judge-shopping.” The US District Court of the Northern District of Texas
Continue ReadingBy MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer North America is on the verge of another masking of the sun during a total solar eclipse. This one will last almost twice as long, with an even wider audience, than the eclipse that stretched coast-to-coast in 2017. Monday’s eclipse will make landfall along Mexico’s Pacific coast and cross
Continue ReadingBy T.W. STARR Click here for updates on this story SHREVEPORT, Louisiana (KTBS) — Imagine yourself waking up to find a rat chewing on your toes. A lawsuit was filed last week by attorney’s for Shreveport resident Michaela Nash, a wheelchair-bound former resident of the Cooper Road Plaza Apartments on Peach Street. She alleges that
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Altos comandantes militares iraníes se encontraban entre los siete funcionarios del Cuerpo de la Guardia Revolucionaria Islámica (CGRI) que murieron en un ataque aéreo contra el edificio del consulado del país en Damasco, Siria, según funcionarios iraníes y medios de comunicación afiliados al Estado, que culparon a Israel por el ataque. El
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Continue ReadingBy Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Bottle shops devoted to non-alcoholic beer, wine and spirits are becoming more popular. People have been going alcohol-free for Dry January for years, but some are making it a permanent lifestyle choice. “Alcohol just doesn’t feel good anymore,” said one convert. With or without alcohol,
Continue ReadingBy Angie Ricono Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY (KCTV) — A real-life Kansas City mystery has been solved by seniors from across the nation. They thought a member of their beloved Facebook support group was dead. But they never found her obituary. Even stranger, the woman’s Facebook account became active once
Continue ReadingBelén Liotti (CNN) — Para cualquiera que esté buscando comprar una casa nueva en Estados Unidos, las altas tasas hipotecarias, el aumento de los precios y la reducción de la oferta de viviendas han hecho que todo el proceso sea, como mínimo, un desafío. Ahora, un nuevo análisis de Bankrate.com, publicado este lunes, reveló que
Continue ReadingBy JOHN HANNA Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A weekly central Kansas newspaper and its publisher have filed a federal lawsuit over police raids last summer of its offices and the publisher’s home. The Marion County Record’s parent company and its editor and publisher Eric Meyer also notified local officials Monday that the paper
Continue ReadingBy Caleb Wethington Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE (WSMV) — Police are still searching for the gunman who allegedly opened fire during an Easter Sunday brunch, killing one man and injuring several others. On Monday, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation put Anton Lamike Rucker on its Most Wanted list. Also on Monday,
Continue ReadingJERUSALEM (AP) — On Monday, the Israeli military withdrew from its second devastating raid on Gaza’s largest hospital, Shifa, leaving it in ruins, with the walls blown out and frame blackened. Despite the destruction, Israel claimed the battle as a victory in its battle against Hamas militants — and said it hadn’t harmed civilians sheltering
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Two men have been charged with providing the fentanyl-laced heroin that in February killed prominent New York City transgender activist Cecilia Gentili. Federal prosecutors said Monday that text messages, cell site data, and other evidence shows 52-year-old Antonio Venti, from Long Island, sold Gentili drugs on Feb. 5, and that 44-year-old
Continue ReadingBy Alyssa Munoz Click here for updates on this story ALBUQUERQUE (KOAT) — A Taos family is grieving their daughter, Mariah Voigt, after she was shot and killed by police. The family said when they reported their car stolen, they didn’t imagine this would be the outcome. “To have a life taken for something so
Continue ReadingBy Felix Cortez Click here for updates on this story SOQUEL, California (KSBW) — A Soquel man and U.S. Navy veteran who served five years in Vietnam hopes the person who stole his electric scooter will return it. That scooter belongs to John Fraser, a disabled veteran. “It’s a nice scooter. I could understand how
Continue ReadingBy MELANIE LIDMAN Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Sami Michael, an award-winning and Iraqi-born Israeli author who was known for writing poignantly about oppressed minorities and the challenges faced by Jews from Arab countries, has died. He was 97. The human rights organization he led for decades announced his death on Monday. His characters, who
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