Sofía Barruti (CNN) — El músico Drake afirma que Universal Music Group (UMG) “conspiró” para impulsar artificialmente la mordaz canción de Kendrick Lamar “Not Like Us” en Spotify, según una petición previa a la acción presentada ante un tribunal de Nueva York este lunes. Según una copia de la petición, obtenida por CNN, el rapero
Continue ReadingBy Joan Biskupic, CNN Chief Supreme Court Analyst (CNN) — The morning after Donald Trump was reelected president, Justices Samuel Alito and Elena Kagan began jousting more than usual. They personify the ideological and political gulf on America’s highest court. Alito, a 74-year-old Trenton, New Jersey, native is prepared to tear through decades-old landmarks, while Kagan,
Continue ReadingBy Juliana Liu and Hassan Tayir, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Huawei has unveiled a new flagship phone boasting entirely homegrown software that aims to give users an alternative to Google’s Android or Apple’s iOS, in another effort by the Chinese tech giant to defend against possible further sanctions by Washington. The new Mate 70
Continue ReadingSofía Barruti (CNN) — Rusia lanzó un “récord” de 188 aviones no tripulados en Ucrania durante la noche, según la Fuerza Aérea de Ucrania este martes. Además, la Fuerza Aérea rusa lanzó otros cuatro misiles balísticos Iskander-M contra Ucrania. El ataque dañó “infraestructuras críticas” en Ternopil, provocando cortes de electricidad, informó la administración militar local.
Continue ReadingSofía Barruti (CNN) — Pasaron dos semanas desde que la hawaiana Hannah Kobayashi desapareció después de no abordar un vuelo de conexión a la ciudad de Nueva York durante una escala en el Aeropuerto Internacional de Los Ángeles el 8 de noviembre. Su padre, Ryan Kobayashi, fue encontrado muerto el domingo, después de haber viajado
Continue ReadingAP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — If President-elect Donald Trump makes good on his threat to kill federal tax credits for electric vehicle purchases, it’s likely that fewer buyers will choose EVs. Yet tax credits or not, auto companies show no intention of retreating from a steady transition away from gas-burning cars and trucks, especially
Continue ReadingJulia Hernández (CNN) — El fiscal especial Jack Smith se propuso demostrar en el caso Estados Unidos de América contra Donald J. Trump que ni siquiera los presidentes están por encima de la ley. En lugar de ello, sus fallidos procesamientos acabaron haciendo a Trump aún más poderoso mientras el eufórico presidente electo se prepara
Continue ReadingJulia Hernández (CNN) — Los cosmonautas rusos de la Estación Espacial Internacional (ISS, por sus siglas en inglés) se vieron obligados a cerrar brevemente un segmento del laboratorio orbital este fin de semana después de encontrar un “olor inusual” que emanaba de una nave espacial de carga visitante llamada Progress 90, dijo la NASA este
Continue ReadingSofía Barruti (CNN) — Un hombre surcoreano, que comió hasta engordar en un intento de evadir al Ejército, evitó ir a prisión después de comprometerse a realizar el servicio militar obligatorio. El hombre, que no fue identificado públicamente, fue sentenciado a un año de prisión, suspendido por dos años, por un tribunal de Seúl por
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine authorities handed a subpoena to Vice President Sara Duterte’s office, inviting her to answer investigators’ questions after she publicly threatened to have the president assassinated if she were killed in an unspecified plot herself. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. described her threat as a criminal plot and vowed to
Continue ReadingBy Helen Regan and Catherine Nicholls, CNN (CNN) — Pakistan security forces launched a night-time operation Tuesday to disperse thousands of supporters of the country’s jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan, after the crowd broke through barricades and gathered in the capital Islamabad demanding his release. Authorities had enforced a security lockdown in the country,
Continue ReadingAssociated Press KARO, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian rescuers have recovered 20 bodies and are looking for two villagers who remain missing after flash floods on Sumatra island caused mud and rocks to tumble down mountainsides. Torrential rains over the weekend caused rivers to burst their banks in four hilly districts in North Sumatra province, washing
Continue ReadingBy Nectar Gan, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Hong Kong has become a center for money laundering and sanctions evasion under the tightening grip of Beijing, US lawmakers have warned, calling for a re-evaluation of America’s close business relationship with the Asian financial hub. In a letter to US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen Monday, bipartisan
Continue ReadingBy Michelle Watson and Caroll Alvarado, CNN (CNN) — It’s been two weeks since Hawaii woman Hannah Kobayashi went missing after she did not board a connecting flight to New York City during a layover at Los Angeles International Airport on November 8. Her father, Ryan Kobayashi, was found dead Sunday, after he had traveled
Continue ReadingAssociated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — A prominent Bangladeshi Hindu leader who has been leading rallies demanding security for Hindus in the overwhelmingly Muslim nation has been ordered detained on charges of sedition. The magistrate court of Kazi Shariful Islam denied bail to Krishna Das Prabhu on Tuesday and ordered him detained pending further proceedings.
Continue ReadingBy Jessie Yeung and Eunseo Jeong, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — A South Korean man who ate to the point of obesity in an attempt to dodge the army has avoided prison after he pledged to take up his mandatory military service. The man, who was not publicly identified, was sentenced to one year
Continue ReadingAssociated Press/Report for America ATLANTA (AP) — After almost a year of testimony, closing statements began in the YSL gang and racketeering trial that included rapper Young Thug. The last two defendants, Deamonte Kendrick — who raps as Yak Gotti — and Shannon Stillwell are set to learn their fate on murder, drug, gun and
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Erik and Lyle Menendez will have to wait until next year for a decision on whether they should have the possibility of freedom from prison more than 30 years after killing their parents, a judge said. The shotgun killings of Jose and Kitty Menendez on Aug. 20, 1989, in
Continue ReadingWhite House Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — The top lawyer on Donald Trump’s transition team investigated a longtime adviser to the president-elect over allegations he used his proximity to Trump to score payments from those seeking roles or influence in the new administration. The review conducted by lawyer David Warrington recommended that Trump aides sharply constrain
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Married couples across the U.S. have had access to no-fault divorce for more than 50 years, an option many call crucial to supporting domestic abuse victims and key to preventing already crowded family courts from drowning in complicated divorce proceedings. But some advocates for women worried as old comments
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