Por Anna Chernova, Madalena Araujo y Alex Marquardt, CNN En una fría mañana de noviembre, Irina Turbina prepara bolsas llenas de comida, dos geles de ducha grandes, dos paquetes voluminosos de papel higiénico, cortaúñas, una novela y un atlas de geografía y emprende un agotador viaje de dos días. Las bolsas y los libros son
Continue ReadingBy Alexis Scott Click here for updates on this story CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (KRIS) — Changing the landscape of firefighting that’s what more than two dozen women are doing in the Corpus Christi Fire Department (CCFD). “It’s just me and four other guys around, and I’m like, ‘I got this guys,’ ” Marissa Barrera, CCFD
Continue ReadingBy George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — The Mid-American Conference (MAC) commissioner wants the NCAA to crack down on what he calls “abysmal behavior” at college sports events, which he said has shown a “lack of respect for norms and traditions.” The letter, sent on Thursday from Jon A. Steinbrecher to NCAA president Charlie Baker and
Continue ReadingGREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — The first Black mayor of North Carolina’s third largest city has died. Greensboro Mayor Nancy Vaughan announced that Yvonne Johnson died Wednesday at age 82. Johnson served on the city council for nearly 30 years in two stints, the last of which ended at her death. She was elected mayor in
Continue ReadingAnálisis por Joseph Ataman Fue un golpe que la mayoría vio venir, pero eso no debió suavizar el impacto para el presidente de Francia, Emmanuel Macron. Los legisladores de la oposición de ambos extremos del espectro político francés unieron fuerzas el miércoles para votar por destituir su Gobierno, que había estado en el cargo durante
Continue ReadingBy Hannah Rabinowitz and Michael Williams, CNN Washington (CNN) — A yelling match erupted during a congressional hearing Thursday on the attempted assassinations against President-elect Donald Trump, as one congressman accused acting Secret Service Director Ronald Rowe of attending a 9/11 memorial event as part of a publicity stunt. The tense exchange occurred during the
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Pete Hegseth has spent the week on Capitol Hill trying to reassure Republican senators that he is fit to lead President-elect Donald Trump’s Department of Defense in the wake of high-profile allegations about excessive drinking and sexual assault. But senators in both parties have also expressed concern about another issue
Continue ReadingBy Tyrese Boone Click here for updates on this story CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (KRIS) — A 19-year-old woman from Annaville, Jade Cooper, was attacked by her neighbor’s dogs on Tuesday, Dec. 3 while in her backyard with her pets. The incident has raised concerns about the safety of the neighborhood, especially after multiple reports of
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Continue ReadingGerardo Lemos, Mauricio Torres, Fernando Ramos, CNN Español Fabio Ochoa Vásquez, uno de los exlíderes del Cartel de Medellín, se encuentra bajo custodia del Servicio de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas de Estados Unidos (ICE, por sus siglas en inglés) tras ser liberado este martes de una cárcel federal, informó a CNN este jueves la
Continue ReadingAP Health Writer A message left at the scene of an insurance executive’s fatal shooting echoes a phrase commonly used to describe insurer tactics to avoid paying claims. The words “deny,” “defend” and “depose” were written on the ammunition used to kill UnitedHealthcare’s CEO. That’s according to two officials who spoke to The Associated Press
Continue ReadingAssociated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A protester who suffered eye damage when a rubber bullet fired by Fort Lauderdale police struck her in the face during a 2020 protest over George Floyd’s murder has received $2 million from the city to settle a federal lawsuit accusing the officer and the department of violating
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The House shut down Democrats’ efforts Thursday to release the long-awaited ethics report into former Rep. Matt Gaetz, pushing the fate of any resolution to the yearslong investigation of sexual misconduct allegations into further uncertainty. The nearly party-line votes came after Democrats had been pressing for the findings to be
Continue ReadingAP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The inspiration for Kate Hamill’s latest play came from across centuries and the planet. The actor-playwright was honeymooning in Italy in 2020 when she walked into the Uffizi museum in Florence and spotted a painting by pioneering Baroque artist Artemisia Gentileschi created around 1620. The art immediately stirred
Continue ReadingBy Nick Valencia and Devon M. Sayers, CNN (CNN) — A scathing report from the Department of Justice Civil Rights Division found the Memphis Police Department engages in a pattern of discriminatory policing, including violence against the disabled, and regularly violates the constitutional rights of its residents, particularly Black people. Historically, similar reports by the
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LONDON (AP) — Winter has set in, the Christmas lights have been switched on, and London’s top cocktail bars have added their seasonal favorites to bar menus. From a festive Old-Fashioned to a boozy hot chocolate, these after-dinner drinks might inspire your own menu of holiday cocktails, to be supped slowly by the
Continue ReadingCNN Español El presidente de El Salvador, Nayib Bukele, celebró este jueves el aumento de la cotización del bitcoin, que alcanzó los US$ 100.000 este miércoles. “Las reservas de Bitcoin de nuestro país ahora valen un 127,30% más de lo que pagamos por ellas, lo que significa un incremento de más de US$ 344 millones”,
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Associated Press has learned that the federal Bureau of Prisons is permanently closing its “rape club” women’s prison in California and will idle six facilities in a sweeping realignment after years of abuse, decay and mismanagement. The agency informed employees and Congress on Thursday that it plans to shutter
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — Two Romanian men have been arrested in their home country and charged in connection with the stabbing of an Iranian journalist in London this spring. Prosecutors said Thursday that Nandito Badea, 19, and George Stana, 23, face extradition to the U.K. They were arrested Wednesday on a charge of wounding with intent
Continue ReadingBy Chris Isidore, CNN New York (CNN) — UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson had an in-house security detail assigned to him during his trip to New York City, according to a source familiar with the company’s security, but the detail wasn’t with him when he was shot and killed in front of a hotel early Wednesday
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