By JESSE BEDAYN Associated Press/Report for America DENVER (AP) — Colorado state lawmakers have voted to introduce a bill to better regulate the funeral home industry. The vote comes on the heels of nearly 200 decomposing bodies found in a funeral home in southern Colorado. The proposal, which will be formally introduced in the coming
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — El expresidente Donald Trump pidió al juez que supervisa el caso de fraude civil que retrase un mes la ejecución de la sentencia de US$ 355 millones en su contra. En una carta al juez Arthur Engoron, los abogados de Trump acusan a la fiscal general de Nueva York, Letitia James,
Continue ReadingBy Mira Cheng, CNN (CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration issued a warning Wednesday about the risks of using smartwatches and smart rings that claim to measure blood glucose levels without piercing the skin. The FDA notes that it has not authorized or approved any smartwatch or smart ring that is intended to
Continue ReadingBy April Baker Click here for updates on this story SALT LAKE CITY (KSTU) — Ballet West is celebrating a major milestone, selling out nearly all of its 10 Swan Lake shows. They say it’s the highest attendance in more than 40 years. FOX 13 News spoke with Katlyn Addison and Jazz Bynum, professional ballerinas
Continue ReadingBy Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — An alleged leader of a Japanese organized crime syndicate has been charged with attempting to sell weapons-grade nuclear materials from the leader of an ethnic insurgent group in Myanmar, according to a new indictment from the US Justice Department. Takeshi Ebisawa, an alleged leader in the yakuza who was
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL GOLDBERG Associated Press/Report for America JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — After years of refusing to expand Medicaid, some of Mississippi’s Republican leaders now say they are open to the policy. But only if they can require new enrollees to have a job. That approach could hinge on presidential politics and an ongoing legal battle
Continue ReadingJosé Álvarez (CNN Español) — La Fiscalía de Michoacán informó este miércoles que fueron localizados los cuerpos de 11 personas en un predio cerca a la capital del estado. A través de un comunicado difundido en la red social X, la Fiscalía detalló que los cuerpos son de siete hombres y cuatro mujeres, que fueron
Continue ReadingBy Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — The National Labor Relations Board on Wednesday ruled that Home Depot violated the law by firing an employee after he refused to remove “BLM” (which stand for “Black Lives Matter”) messaging from his work apron. In late spring and summer of 2020, the United States was engulfed
Continue ReadingDETROIT (AP) — Toyota is recalling about 280,000 pickup trucks and SUVs in the U.S. The recall is to fix a transmission problem that can let the vehicles creep forward while in neutral. It covers certain Toyota Tundra pickups and Lexus LX 600 SUVs from the 2022 and 2023 model years. Also included are 2023
Continue ReadingMauricio Torres (CNN Español) –– El Gobierno de Colombia y la guerrilla del Ejército de Liberación Nacional (ELN) cruzaron señalamientos en los que se responsabilizaron mutuamente de provocar una “crisis” en sus negociaciones de paz, de acuerdo con comunicados difundidos por ambas partes esta semana. Este martes, el ELN lanzó las primeras críticas. En un
Continue ReadingBy KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal judge says the New Orleans Police Department’s progress in complying with an 11-year-old reform agreement has “accelerated dramatically.” But at a Wednesday hearing, U.S. District Judge Susie Morgan gave no indication when she would feel comfortable relaxing court oversight of the department. The city
Continue ReadingBy Shirin Faqiri, CNN (CNN) — Tennessee Republican Governor Bill Lee signed a bill Wednesday that allows people in the state to refuse to “solemnize,” or perform, a marriage if they disagree with it. Last week, Tennessee state lawmakers passed HB 878, which states “a person shall not be required to solemnize a marriage.” In Tennessee, only certain people can “solemnize” the “rite of matrimony,” including state notary
Continue ReadingBy FRANK BAJAK and DAKE KANG Associated Press Chinese police are investigating an unauthorized and highly unusual online dump of documents from a private security contractor linked to the nation’s top policing agency and other parts of its government — a trove that catalogs apparent hacking activity and tools to spy on both Chinese and
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Los científicos que trabajan en el campo de la energía de fusión afirman haber encontrado la forma de superar uno de sus mayores retos hasta la fecha: el uso de la inteligencia artificial. La fusión nuclear ha sido aclamada durante décadas como una fuente casi ilimitada de energía limpia, en lo
Continue ReadingCHICAGO (AP) — United Airlines says it plans to resume flights to Israel next month, reviving a route that was suspended in October at the start of the Israel-Hamas war. The airline said Wednesday that it will start flights from Newark, New Jersey, to Tel Aviv with a stop in Munich on March 2 and
Continue ReadingBy SCOTT BAUER and TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The school district in Green Bay, Wisconsin, has released the recording of its first Black superintendent’s appearance on an Atlanta radio show in which he made blunt comments about race relations, criticized the community and derided one of the district’s principals. The tape
Continue ReadingBy GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Prosecutors in Washington state said Wednesday they will not file felony charges against a Seattle police officer who struck and killed a graduate student from India while responding to an overdose call — a case that attracted widespread attention after another officer was recorded making callous remarks
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — Astronomers have spotted the brightest known object in the universe, and it’s a quasar powered by the fastest-growing black hole on record, according to a new study. Initially classified as a star, the quasar managed to hide in plain sight until recently, surprising scientists. Quasars are the luminous cores of
Continue ReadingValeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN) — Una persona de 16 años que asistía a una escuela secundaria de Oklahoma murió tras una pelea, y ahora que la investigación sobre la causa de muerte avanza, hay activistas LGBTQ+ que denuncian la intensificación de un ambiente hostil contra esta comunidad. Nex Benedict, cuya familia asegura que se identificaba como
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — La Casa Blanca evalúa una acción ejecutiva para restringir la capacidad de los migrantes de solicitar asilo en la frontera entre Estados Unidos y México si cruzaron de manera ilegal. Justamente, una maniobra que recuerda una polémica medida del Gobierno de Donald Trump y que seguramente llevará a una feroz reacción
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