By Jill Martin, CNN (CNN) — Once again, Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson’s season has been cut short. An MRI revealed that Watson has ruptured his right Achilles tendon, the team announced Monday. He will miss the rest of the season, and a full recovery is expected, the team said. Watson suffered the injury during
Continue ReadingBy Devan Cole, CNN Washington (CNN) — An attorney with the American Civil Liberties Union is set to be the first openly transgender person to argue before the Supreme Court this December when the justices hear a challenge to Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care for minors. Chase Strangio, the co-director of the ACLU’s LGBTQ and HIV Project,
Continue ReadingBy Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — More than 100 soccer players from the women’s game have signed an open letter to FIFA, urging the sport’s world governing body to end its sponsorship deal with Saudi oil and gas company Aramco. In April this year, FIFA announced a four-year global partnership with the majority state-owned oil
Continue ReadingAssociated Press The family of a Black man killed when eight Ohio officers fired 94 bullets at him after he shot a round out his window during a police chase will receive a $4.8 million settlement from the city of Akron. A grand jury declined to indict the officers last year, but Jayland Walker’s family
Continue ReadingBy Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — When scientists heard reports that a large, mysterious fish had been caught in Cambodia in 2020, excitement stirred. Could this be the “Mekong Ghost,” they asked – an elusive fish that hadn’t been seen since 2005 and was feared extinct? Photos of the fish and its telltale identifiers –
Continue ReadingBy Polo Sandoval and Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — The family of Jayland Walker, a 25-year-old Black man fatally shot by police in Akron, Ohio, in June 2022, has reached a $4.85 million settlement with the city of Akron in a federal lawsuit over Walker’s death. The city of Akron announced the settlement in a
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson Nueva York (CNN) — McDonald’s acaba de irrumpir en el escenario de las elecciones de 2024, acaparando especial atención durante el fin de semana, cuando el expresidente Donald Trump sirvió papas fritas en un local de Feasterville-Trevose, Pensilvania. Pero McDonald’s no tuvo nada que ver con la visita de Trump. La empresa opera con
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is “deeply concerned” about the unauthorized release of classified documents on Israel’s preparation for a potential retaliatory attack on Iran, a White House spokesman said Monday. The Biden administration is still not certain if the classified information was leaked or hacked, White House national security spokesman John
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN Español) — El Gobierno de Estados Unidos aprobó el requerimiento de ampliación de extradición, solicitado por la Fiscalía de Perú contra Alejandro Toledo Manrique quien es acusado de lavado de activos en el caso conocido como Ecoteva y por el que el expresidente se declara inocente. El Ministerio Público de Perú informó
Continue ReadingBy Liam Reilly, CNN New York (CNN) — Top attorneys for Gov. Ron DeSantis penned the cease-and-desist letters sent by Florida’s health department threatening to criminally prosecute local TV stations over their airing of an abortion rights ad, the department’s former general counsel said in court documents. In an affidavit filed on Monday, John Wilson, the former general counsel for Florida’s Department of Health,
Continue ReadingBy Johannes Sasay-Wada, CNN (CNN) — This weekend, Lionel Messi scored his second hat-trick in four days, while Harry Kane also took home the match-ball to end Bayern Munich’s ‘mini-crisis.’ Former WNBA MVP Jonquel Jones finally got her ring at the fourth time of asking, while Saquon Barkley reminded Giants fans just what they’re missing
Continue ReadingPRAGUE (AP) — Slovakia’s Interior Ministry has agreed in a lawsuit settlement that former former Czech populist Prime Minister Andrej Babis did not knowingly collaborate with communist-era secret police in what was then Czechoslovakia. The ministry said it acknowledged that any interpretations of documents in the archives of the StB secret police agency that Babis
Continue ReadingCNN By Marshall Cohen, CNN Washington (CNN) — While stumping for former President Donald Trump on Saturday, tech billionaire Elon Musk announced that he will give away $1 million each day to registered voters in battleground states, immediately drawing scrutiny from election law experts who said the sweepstakes could violate laws against paying people to register. “We want
Continue ReadingAssociated Press The men formerly known as the Central Park Five before they were exonerated are suing Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump. With Election Day two weeks away, the group filed a lawsuit in federal court Monday accusing the former president of making “false and defamatory statements” about them during last month’s presidential debate. Trump
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A Philippine court has convicted and sentenced to life 17 Islamic militants for kidnapping for ransom 21 people, including European tourists and Asian workers, more than two decades ago. The Filipino militants belonged to the small but violent Abu Sayyaf group. Among those convicted were two Abu Sayyaf leaders
Continue ReadingAP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Artificial intelligence’s recent rise to the forefront of business has left most office workers wondering how often they should be using the technology and worried about whether a computer will eventually replace them. Those were among the highlights of a recent study conducted by workplace communications platform Slack.
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson Nueva York (CNN) — Girl Scouts of the USA votó por aumentar los precios de afiliación al grupo de chicas exploradoras en un 160% durante los próximos dos años, en un momento en que el grupo de 112 años de antigüedad, con problemas de liquidez, busca aumentar los ingresos en un intento de
Continue ReadingAssociated Press North Carolina’s Biltmore Estate will soon reopen after being forced to close when floodwaters pushed by Hurricane Helene devastated the area. The popular tourist destination announced over the weekend that they plan to open and “celebrate the joy of the holiday season” on Nov. 2. According to the Biltmore Estate, the 8,000-acre property
Continue ReadingBy Kayli Pascal-Martinez Click here for updates on this story KAUAI, Hawaii (KITV) — Kauai Ocean Safety Bureau (OSB) officials are advising the public to not swim or do any other ocean activities at Brennecke’s Beach due to a shark sighting. On Saturday, October 19, 2024, it was reported that a 10 to 15-foot tiger
Continue ReadingBy Tynisa Senior and Alex Browning Click here for updates on this story MIAMI (WSVN) — The future of a Miami-Dade landmark hangs in the balance as the Miami Seaquarium and the county are headed to mediation Monday morning. “We’re going to be in the courts taking legal action for an eviction,” said Miami-Dade County
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