Mauricio Torres (CNN) — El presidente de Brasil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, recibió este viernes en su país al presidente electo de Uruguay, Yamandú Orsi, con quien habló de temas como el desarrollo de la región, informaron el Gobierno brasileño y el futuro mandatario de Uruguay. El Gobierno de Brasil dijo en un comunicado
Continue ReadingAndrea Saint Martin (CNN Español) — El ministro de Economía de Argentina, Luis Caputo, puso en términos concretos los plazos en los que se eliminarán las barreras que aún existen para la operación libre de compraventa de moneda extranjera en el país, el “cepo cambiario”, una regulación establecida en 2019 para controlar el acceso y
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — ABC’s “This Week” — National security adviser Jake Sullivan; Sen. Mike Rounds, R-S.D.; Gov.-elect Josh Stein, D-N.C. ___ NBC’s “Meet the Press” — Sullivan; Sens. Bill Hagerty, R-Tenn., and Chris Murphy, D-Conn. ___ CNN’s “State of the Union” — Sullivan; Reps. Mike Lawler, R-N.Y., and Jamie Raskin, D-Md. __ CBS’ “Face the
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Black Friday is giving way to a white weekend in parts of New York state. The first big snow of the season has the potential to bury towns along lakes Erie and Ontario during a hectic holiday travel and shopping weekend. Forecasters warn 4 to 6 feet of blowing
Continue ReadingCNN By Mark Morales, Rebekah Riess, Amanda Musa and Polo Sandoval, CNN (CNN) — A woman who flew as a stowaway on a Delta Air Lines flight from New York to Paris earlier this week remains in France after causing a disturbance on a flight scheduled to take her back to the United States Saturday,
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The 13-year civil war in Syria has roared back into prominence with rebels’ surprise capture of Aleppo, one of the country’s largest cities and an ancient hub of Middle East culture and commerce. The rebel advances are among the largest in years in a war whose destabilizing effects have
Continue ReadingAssociated Press COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Missouri’s Republican attorney general says he still considers it illegal to provide abortions after fetal viability, despite a newly approved state abortion rights amendment. Attorney General Andrew Bailey writes in an opinion that his office will also continue to enforce a law requiring parental permission for minors to get
Continue Readingmondemanola (CNN Español) — Un líder provincial del partido gobernante de Argentina publicó una entrada en su cuenta de Instagram contra la comunidad LGBTQ y suma un nuevo capítulo a los ataques homofóbicos por parte de funcionarios de la administración de Javier Milei. El presidente de La Libertad Avanza en Santa Cruz, Jairo Henoch Guzmán,
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza Járkiv, Ucrania (CNN) — Mientras buscaba agua potable para su familia en una tarde soleada pero fría a fines de febrero, Margarita Kiriukhina trataba de ignorar los estruendos y golpes de los bombardeos rusos cerca de ella. En la fila, con dos termos en la mano, trató de aligerar el ambiente, bromeando
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Un video de una cámara de seguridad obtenido por el Canal 4 de Gran Bretaña muestra imágenes inéditas del hospital pediátrico de Aleppo, Siria, momentos antes —y después— de que fuera impactado con un misil aéreo la semana pasada. El hospital Al Quds estaba en un barrio controlado por rebelde
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Al menos 19 personas murieron y varias resultaron heridas en un bombardeo en una de las áreas de Aleppo que está bajo el poder de los rebeldes sirios, según miembros del Observatorio Sirio de Derechos Humanos (OSDH) y de la Defensa Civil, conocidos como “Los casos blancos”. El bombardeo tuvo lugar en
Continue ReadingHARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — The Connecticut NAACP says that former Hartford Mayor Thirman Milner has died. He was 91. Milner was the first popularly elected Black mayor in New England. He served as Hartford’s Democratic mayor from 1981 to 1987. The Connecticut NAACP says in a statement that “His tenure was marked by significant strides
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — Cruise ship industry players are up in arms after the lower house of Mexico’s Congress voted this week to charge a $42 immigration levy for every passenger on cruise ships that dock in Mexico. Two-thirds of the money raised, moreover, would go to the Mexican army, not to improve port facilities.
Continue ReadingOAK PARK, Ill. (AP) — A police officer has been fatally shot in suburban Chicago after responding to a report of a man leaving a bank with a gun. Oak Park police say 40-year-old Detective Allan Reddins was shot once about 9:30 a.m. Friday and later pronounced dead at a hospital. The suspect was shot
Continue ReadingBy Abeer Salman, Mohammad Al Sawalhi, Ibrahim Dahman and Mitchell McCluskey, CNN (CNN) — Three Palestinians, including two children and a woman, were crushed to death on Friday while in line outside a bakery in central Gaza amid a worsening food crisis in the enclave, according to Palestinian hospital officials. One of the victims’ father,
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN Español) — El Pleno del Congreso de Perú aprobó este viernes una extensión de seis meses para el Registro Integral para la Formalización de la pequeña minería y minería artesanal (Reinfo), que permite a productores dedicarse a esta actividad a pequeña escala sin que se considere un delito. La medida, avalada por
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — Authorities say U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents have seized more than 3,000 fake Gibson electric guitars shipped from Asia at the Los Angeles-Long Beach Seaport. The U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials say that had the guitars been authentic, they would have been worth $18 million. The agency says Gibson
Continue ReadingBy Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — When a would-be burglar broke in to a California church on Thanksgiving day, he encountered an unexpected obstacle: A pastor, trained in martial arts and determined to defend his house of worship. Pastor Nick Neves came to First Family Church in Antioch early on Thursday morning after an alarm
Continue ReadingBy Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — Demi Moore accomplished the unthinkable this week – and on her birthday, no less. “The Substance” star was a guest on “Hot Ones,” the hit YouTube show in which celebrities devour chicken wings (or in a vegetarian’s case, cauliflower) doused in increasingly spicy hot sauce, all while chatting about
Continue ReadingBy Lex Harvey, CNN (CNN) — On a recent Sunday afternoon in the Canadian city of Brampton, just outside of Toronto, a face-off between two religious groups outside a Hindu temple erupted into violence. Pro-Khalistan Sikhs, there to protest a visit by Indian consular officials, clashed with members of the Hindu congregation. Each side hurled
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