Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A fishing boat has capsized and sank off the coast of South Korea’s Jeju island, leaving at least two people dead and 12 others unaccounted for. Coast guard officials say nearby fishing vessels managed to pull 15 crew members out of the water, but two of them were
Continue ReadingHAUPPAUGE, N.Y. (AP) — Officials in the New York City suburbs say they’re making changes to child protective services in response to the 2020 death of an 8-year-old boy. The boy’s police officer father forced him to sleep overnight on the concrete floor of a freezing garage. Suffolk Social Services Commissioner John Imhof said Thursday
Continue ReadingMauricio Torres (CNN Español) — El candidato presidencial de la opositora Plataforma Unitaria Democrática (PUD), Edmundo González, consideró este jueves que es blanco de un “nuevo y sistemático ataque” por parte de la Fiscalía de Venezuela, luego de que se diera a conocer que el Ministerio Público solicitó a la Interpol una notificación roja para
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BEIJING (AP) — China has announced a 6 trillion yuan ($839 billion) plan to help local governments refinance their mountains of debt in the latest push to rev up growth in the world’s second largest economy. Officials said the plan will be implemented over the next three years. The latest stimulus measure from
Continue ReadingBy Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge on Thursday struck down the Biden administration’s “parole in place” policy that gave legal status to certain undocumented individuals who are married to US citizens. US District Judge J. Campbell Barker had previously put an administrative hold on the regulation, rolled out earlier this year when
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — With her selection as President-elect Donald Trump ‘s incoming White House chief of staff, veteran Florida political strategist Susie Wiles moves from a largely behind-the-scenes role of campaign co-chair to the high-profile position of the president’s closest adviser and counsel. She’s been in political circles for years. But who is
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Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Attorneys for a man charged in the stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students asked a judge to take the death penalty off the table Thursday, arguing that international, federal and state law all make it inappropriate for the case. Bryan Kohberger is accused of the Nov. 13,
Continue ReadingBy Ashley R. Williams, Jack Forrest, Jillian Sykes and Sean Lyngaas, CNN (CNN) — Authorities across the United States are investigating after racist text messages – some with references to “slave catchers” and “picking cotton” reminiscent of the country’s painful and bigoted past – have been received by children, college students and working professionals from
Continue ReadingValeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN) — “The Handmaid’s Tale” (El cuento de la criada) de Margaret Atwood, una novela ambientada en una sociedad totalitaria, ha alcanzado la cima de la lista de libros más vendidos de Amazon tras la reelección de Donald Trump. Según cifras de Amazon del jueves por la mañana, las ventas del libro
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ROME (AP) — The New Orleans Saints may be one of the worst teams in the NFL this season, but at least they can count on continued prayers from Pope Francis. The pope – or at least someone in the Vatican communications office – has been inadvertently rooting for the Saints since Nov.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Racist text messages invoking slavery raised alarm across the country this week after they were sent to Black men, women and students, including middle schoolers, prompting inquiries by the FBI and other agencies. The messages, sent anonymously, were reported in several states, including New York, Alabama, California, Ohio, Pennsylvania and
Continue ReadingBy Beverly Kidd Click here for updates on this story VIRGINIA BEACH, Virginia (WTKR) — Virginia Beach residents Bill and Cole Dailey have a scrapbook of adventures chronicling their quest to visit every national park in the United States. “Back in 2019, me and my dad did a cross-country train trip. During that train trip…
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — Un ataque aéreo israelí contra un edificio de varios pisos en el norte de Gaza mató al menos a 27 personas, dijeron funcionarios de rescate, mientras las fuerzas israelíes emitían nuevas órdenes de evacuación en el área donde se ejecuta una gran ofensiva. La casa de la familia Mbahouh
Continue ReadingAVONDALE, Ariz. (AP) — NASCAR Truck Series championship contender Ty Majeski was fined $12,500 for missing his media session to go vote in his home state of Wisconsin on Election Day. Majeski called the NASCAR penalty unprecedented and said he would appeal. The 30-year-old Majeski says he’s always voted on Election Day and did not
Continue ReadingAssociated Press An expensive campaign by abortion-rights advocates for state Supreme Court seats has yielded mixed results. Candidates backed by progressive groups won seats in Montana and Michigan in Tuesday’s election. At the same time, Republicans expanded their majority on Ohio’s court. One of the most heated and closely watched court races in North Carolina
Continue ReadingGonzalo Zegarra (CNN Español) — Donald Trump logró en esta elección lo que ningún candidato presidencial republicano había conseguido desde 1988 en la Florida: ganar el condado de Miami-Dade, que incluye la ciudad de Miami, una de las ciudades más importantes para la comunidad latina en Estados Unidos y que hasta hace poco era considerado un
Continue ReadingCHICAGO (AP) — A man has been arrested in the fatal shooting of two workers at Chicago’s popular Navy Pier tourist attraction. The Chicago Tribune reports that the arrest was made Thursday after police released surveillance camera images of the man. He is suspected of gaining access to an office space near a loading dock
Continue ReadingAndrea Gomez (CNN) — Los residentes de un pequeño pueblo de Carolina del Sur se encuentran en medio de un juego de Jumanji en la vida real después de que 43 monos escaparan el miércoles de un centro de investigación. Los primates macacos rhesus siguen sueltos después de escapar del Centro de Investigación de Primates
Continue ReadingCNN By Steve Contorno, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump announced on Thursday that his campaign manager, Susie Wiles, will be named his White House chief of staff. “Susie Wiles just helped me achieve one of the greatest political victories in American history, and was an integral part of both my 2016 and 2020 successful campaigns,”
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story MESA, Arizona (KNXV) — Mesa officials say five people have died after a plane crash near Falcon Field on Tuesday afternoon in Mesa. Police say the crash happened near Greenfield and McKellips roads. Aerial footage showed the plane of fire and at least one damaged
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