BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbian university students have left piles of old school books outside the education ministry building as part of daily street protests demanding accountability over the collapse nearly two months ago of a concrete canopy that killed 15 people in the country’s north. Scattered traffic blockades were also held at various locations
Continue ReadingPor Aaron Pellish, CNN Publicaciones en redes sociales de Elon Musk y Vivek Ramaswamy argumentando a favor de la expansión del programa de visas para trabajadores altamente calificados han desatado un debate entre los seguidores del presidente electo de EE.UU., Donald Trump, sobre cómo debería encajar el programa en la agresiva agenda de inmigración de
Continue ReadingAP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Avicii, the groundbreaking Swedish DJ-producer, died six years ago at 28. Two new movies hitting Netflix next week aim to celebrate his life. His death was a tragedy that reverberated around the world — much like his music, which brought unexpected genres and collaborators into his melodic EDM
Continue ReadingBy Elizabeth Wagmeister, CNN (CNN) — Jay-Z’s efforts to dismiss a case accusing him of raping a then-13-year-old girl in 2000 have been denied by a judge, who also granted the “Jane Doe” accuser the ability to proceed anonymously, despite efforts from the rap mogul’s legal team to have her reveal her identity publicly. Jay-Z,
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — The office of British Prime Minister Keir Starmer says his brother has died. Nick Starmer, who was 60, had cancer. The prime minister, who is 62, paid tribute in a statement to his brother, describing him as a “wonderful man.” Starmer also took the opportunity to thank all those who treated his
Continue ReadingBy Sharon Braithwaite, Nadeen Ebrahim and Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN (CNN) — Italian journalist Cecilia Sala has been detained in Tehran, Italy’s foreign ministry said in a statement Friday. Sala was reporting in the Iranian capital when she was “stopped by Tehran police” on December 19, the statement said, adding that the foreign ministry “has worked
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — States with restrictive abortion laws generally have more porous safety nets for mothers and young children, according to recent research and an analysis by The Associated Press. Tennessee is an example of how this plays out. Tennessee residents of childbearing age are more likely to live in maternal care
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Taylor Cagnacci moved from California to Tennessee with hopes of starting a new chapter in a state that touts a low cost of living and natural beauty. But she’s infuriated by Tennessee’s meager social services, which leave her and many other moms struggling in a state where abortion is
Continue ReadingAssociated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli troops stormed one of the last hospitals operating in northern Gaza on Friday, forcing many staff and patients outside to strip in winter weather, the territory’s health ministry said. The army denied claims it had entered or set fire to the complex and accused Hamas of
Continue ReadingPor Alayna Treene y Michael Williams, CNN La fijación del presidente electo Donald Trump esta semana por querer tomar control del canal de Panamá y su resurgimiento del deseo de comprar Groenlandia son parte de un esfuerzo mayor para intentar forzar a los líderes extranjeros a la mesa de negociaciones de maneras que Trump cree
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BEIJING (AP) — A court in China has sentenced a man to death for killing 35 people last month by driving into a crowd, in an attack that raised national concern about mass killings. Fan Weiqiu was venting his anger because he was unhappy with his divorce settlement, the court in the southern
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Continue ReadingCNN By Aaron Pellish, CNN (CNN) — Social media posts by Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy arguing in favor of expanding the visa program for highly skilled workers have set off a debate among supporters of President-elect Donald Trump over how the program should fit into the incoming administration’s aggressive immigration agenda. Musk and Ramaswamy,
Continue ReadingBy Aaron Pellish, CNN (CNN) — Social media posts by Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy arguing in favor of expanding the visa program for highly skilled workers have set off a debate among supporters of President-elect Donald Trump over how the program should fit into the incoming administration’s aggressive immigration agenda. Musk and Ramaswamy, whom
Continue ReadingROME (AP) — The bodies of two Italian climbers have been found on the Gran Sasso massif five days after the men disappeared during an excursion, rescuers said. Rescue teams supported by a helicopter managed to reach the area on Friday where the two went missing in Italy’s central Abruzzo region. The area is a
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — The Malian authorities have announced that almost 70 migrants, including 25 Malians, died when their boat sank last week while they were trying to reach Europe. The Ministry for Malians Living Abroad said that the boat contained some 80 people and there were only 11 survivors. The mayor of
Continue ReadingPor Catherine Nicholls y Hassan Tayir, CNN Azerbaijan Airlines, la aerolínea del avión de pasajeros que se estrelló en Kazajstán el día de Navidad, declaró que las investigaciones preliminares han determinado que la catástrofe se produjo “como resultado de una interferencia externa física y técnica”, según la agencia estatal de noticias azerbaiyana Azertac. Las autoridades
Continue ReadingPor Hanna Park, Gloria Pazmino y Jeff Winter, CNN El hombre acusado de homicidio e incendio intencional por la muerte de una mujer dentro de un vagón del metro en la ciudad de Nueva York tiene programada su comparecencia en la corte este viernes. Sebastián Zapeta-Calil, de 33 años, está acusado de prender fuego a
Continue ReadingBy Catherine Nicholls, Darya Tarasova, Hassan Tayir and Oren Liebermann, CNN (CNN) — Azerbaijan Airlines says the jet that crashed in Kazakhstan on Christmas Day experienced “physical and technical external interference,” according to an early investigation, as questions swirled about Russia’s possible involvement in the disaster. At least 38 of the 67 people on board
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Most Americans believe health insurance profits and coverage denials share responsibility for the killing of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO — although not as much as the person who pulled the trigger, according to a new poll. In the survey from NORC at the University of Chicago, about 8 in 10 U.S. adults
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