DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — U.S. Navy destroyers shot down seven missiles and drones fired by Yemen’s Houthi rebels at the warships and three American merchant vessels they were escorting through the Gulf of Aden. No damage or injuries were reported. U.S. Central Command said late Sunday that the destroyers USS Stockdale and USS
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN) — A pesar de que este año los comercios minoristas ofrecieron descuentos navideños antes de lo habitual, los consumidores estadounidenses hicieron más compras durante el Black Friday que en los días previos. Según Mastercard SpendingPulse, las ventas minoristas en tiendas y por internet aumentaron un 3,4% interanual en el Black Friday. “Los compradores
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN) — En lugar de quedarse en el sillón después del Día de Acción de Gracias, los estadounidenses acudieron a las salas de cine, donde el estreno de Moana 2, de Disney, y el atractivo de Wicked y Gladiador II proporcionaron un gran impulso a la taquilla nacional. Los tres éxitos de taquilla lideraron
Continue ReadingThe resorts saw a dry weekend with no new snowfall, but it was a nice time to hit the slopes, with plenty of bluebird days.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has pardoned his son, Hunter, though he had previously said he would not do so. That spares the younger Biden a possible prison sentence for federal felony gun and tax convictions. Biden is hardly the first president to deploy his pardon powers to benefit those close to
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Australian police say they have seized a record 2.3 tons of cocaine from a fishing boat off the coast of Queensland. They say they have arrested 13 people, including two under the age of 18, who are accused of conspiring to import the drug into Australia by sea.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — A rebel spokesman says drone strikes by Mali’s military regime have killed eight Tuareg rebel leaders in the north of the country. It was the first time since the start of the rebellion in 2012 that so many Taureg leaders have been killed in a single attack. “Several synchronized
Continue ReadingBy CNN staff (CNN) — President Joe Biden announced Sunday that he has pardoned his son Hunter Biden, who faced sentencing this month on gun crime and tax convictions, marking a reversal as he prepares to leave office. Read the president’s full statement about the pardon here. The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2024 Cable News Network, Inc.,
Continue ReadingCNN By Marshall Cohen and Betsy Klein, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Joe Biden announced Sunday that he has pardoned his son Hunter Biden, who faced sentencing this month for federal tax and gun convictions, marking a reversal as he prepares to leave office. “Today, I signed a pardon for my son Hunter,” the president
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By Melissa Alonso, Rebekah Riess and Hanna Park, CNN (CNN) — The search for missing hiker Susan Lane-Fournier, 61, took a tragic turn after her body was found over the weekend in Welches, Oregon, an unincorporated community at the base of Mount Hood. Authorities confirmed her death as a homicide, and her husband of 12
Continue ReadingPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Kyrie Irving was sidelined with shoulder soreness for the Dallas Mavericks’ game Sunday against the Portland Trail Blazers, but Luka Doncic was available after missing five game with a wrist injury. Irving scored 30 points, including a season-high six 3-pointers, on Saturday night in the Mavericks’ 106-94 victory at the Utah
Continue ReadingPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Vukasin Masic scored 27 points as Portland took down Denver 101-90 on Sunday night. Masic also added five rebounds for the Pilots (3-5). Austin Rapp scored 20 points and added six rebounds. Vincent Delano had 18 points and shot 5 for 9 (2 for 4 from 3-point range) and 6 of
Continue ReadingAssociated Press/Report for America DENVER (AP) — Colorado Parks and Wildlife officers are hunting a coyote that attacked a 4-year-old girl on Thanksgiving after she mistook it for a dog crouching behind a tree. The young girl and another child approached the coyote near Colorado Springs, about an hour’s drive south of Denver. The animal
Continue ReadingBy Dawn Sawyer, CNN (CNN) — New York City marked the inaugural Shirley Chisholm Day on Saturday – honoring the life and legacy of the first Black woman elected to the United States Congress on what would have been her 100th birthday. The city council’s Committee on Civil and Human Rights voted earlier this month
Continue ReadingCNN By Marshall Cohen and Betsy Klein, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Joe Biden announced Sunday that he has pardoned his son Hunter Biden, who faced sentencing this month for federal tax and gun convictions, marking a reversal as he prepares to leave office. “Today, I signed a pardon for my son Hunter,” the president
Continue ReadingPresident Joe Biden has issued a written statement explaining his decision to pardon his son Hunter Biden.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden pardoned his son, Hunter, sparing the younger Biden a possible prison sentence for federal felony gun and tax convictions and reversing his past promises not to use the extraordinary powers of the presidency for the benefit of his family. The Democratic president had previously said he would
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — El presidente Joe Biden anunció el domingo que indultó a su hijo Hunter Biden, quien enfrentaba una sentencia este mes por delitos relacionados con armas de fuego e impuestos, lo que marca un cambio de postura mientras se prepara para dejar el cargo. “Hoy firmé un indulto para mi hijo
Continue ReadingAssociated Press EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — As temperatures drop into the teens, Minnesotans have embraced sauna culture for warmth and community. Devotees say the state’s sauna mania is about more than sweat and snow. They say it is the product of Old World traditions intersecting with newfangled internet-based communities, and a desire for social connection
Continue ReadingBy Marshall Cohen and Betsy Klein, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Joe Biden announced Sunday that he has pardoned his son Hunter Biden, who faced sentencing this month for federal tax and gun convictions, marking a reversal as he prepares to leave office. “Today, I signed a pardon for my son Hunter,” the president said
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