Valeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN) — Es posible que algunos estadounidenses tengan que desembolsar más este año por Ozempic y Mounjaro, dos medicamentos muy populares para la diabetes que también se utilizan para bajar de peso. Los fabricantes aumentaron los precios de lista de los dos medicamentos, junto con aproximadamente otros 900 medicamentos de marca, en
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — La cifra me llamó la atención en cuanto la vi. En un nuevo informe del Pew Research Center sobre la situación en la frontera entre México y Estados Unidos, el 57% de los estadounidenses dice que el gran número de migrantes que buscan entrar al país genera más delincuencia. En otras
Continue ReadingBy LINDSAY WHITEHURST and LISA MASCARO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — An FBI informant has been charged with fabricating a multimillion-dollar bribery scheme involving President Joe Biden, his son Hunter and a Ukrainian energy company, a claim that is central to the Republican impeachment inquiry in Congress. Alexander Smirnov falsely reported to the FBI in
Continue ReadingPONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — The father of a Michigan school shooter wants jurors from a different county to decide his involuntary manslaughter case. A lawyer for James Crumbley said Wednesday that he can’t get a fair trial because of widespread publicity and his wife’s recent conviction. James Crumbley is accused of making a gun accessible
Continue ReadingBy DENISE LAVOIE AP Legal Affairs Writer RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The ACLU of Virginia is suing the state Department of Education to challenge Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s policies on the treatment of transgender students. Two lawsuits filed Thursday ask the courts to set aside Youngkin’s policies, which roll back many accommodations for transgender students
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Killough, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge on Thursday expressed concern and skepticism over a controversial law that makes entering Texas illegally a state crime while hearing oral arguments over a motion for a preliminary injunction to block the law. The measure, SB4, which is set to go into effect on March 5,
Continue ReadingBy Elinda Labropoulou, CNN Athens, Greece (CNN) — The Greek parliament on Thursday passed a law legalizing same-sex marriage, in a landmark victory for human rights in Greece and making it the first majority Orthodox Christian country to establish marriage equality for all. The decision, supported by 176 out of 300 lawmakers in parliament and with
Continue ReadingBy Robert Boyd Click here for updates on this story PASCO COUNTY, Florida (WFTS) — A couple of Cypress Creek High School seniors recently took their engineering class to a whole new level, taking what they learned, and applying it in a real life setting, to help one of their fellow students. You can take
Continue ReadingCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Workers from Clearwater Marine Aquarium in Florida have released 11 cold-stunned Kemp’s ridley sea turtles back into the Atlantic Ocean. Officials said Thursday that the turtles were released earlier this week near Cape Canaveral after two months of rehabilitation. They were part of a group of 16 turtles that arrived
Continue ReadingBy WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Several exclusive Xbox games will be soon making their way to rival consoles, the video gaming brand and its parent company, Microsoft, announced Thursday. In a special edition of the Official Xbox Podcast, Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer confirmed that four Xbox games will no
Continue ReadingBy JILL COLVIN and ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump ‘s unprecedented tangle of overlapping trials was on full display Thursday with simultaneous court hearings in New York and Georgia. In Manhattan, a judge ruled that Trump’s hush-money case will begin on March 25, making it the first of his
Continue ReadingBy CEDAR ATTANASIO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A man who succeeded in using a New York City housing law live rent-free in an iconic hotel has been charged with fraud after he claimed to own it. Manhattan prosecutors charged Mickey Barreto with fraud and contempt, including filing false property records. They say he
Continue ReadingBy KRYSTA FAURIA Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Although Vince Staples has been in the limelight for more than a decade, he still thinks fame is a weird thing. And while the Southern California rapper isn’t necessarily concerned with “making the best thing” or garnering critical praise, he’s willing to endure the publicity machine
Continue ReadingBy Anvar Ruziev Click here for updates on this story FORT MYERS, Florida (WFTX) — Sporting events are large part of Austan Christiaan’s life, but after attending dozens of games, he noticed a recurring problem, messy and unclean stands. Determined to find a solution, the eighth-grader has come up with an invention that could change
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OSU–Cascades is seeking $24 million from the Oregon Legislature to expedite the next phase of its land remediation, which will provide space over the next decade to serve the growing campus’s academic, research and student housing needs.
Continue ReadingBy Maggi Marshall Click here for updates on this story RICHMOND, Virginia (WTVR) — While February 14 is Valentine’s Day it is also known across the country as National Donor’s Day. It’s a day that organizers designed to focus on spreading awareness of the importance of organ donations that help save lives. Georgia couple Christ
Continue ReadingBy Hannah Rabinowitz, Evan Perez and Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — Special counsel David Weiss charged a former FBI informant with lying about President Joe Biden and his son Hunter Biden’s involvement in business dealings with Ukrainian energy company Burisma Holdings, undercutting a major aspect of Republicans’ impeachment inquiry into the president. Alexander Smirnov, 43,
Continue ReadingBy Kevin Liptak and MJ Lee, CNN Washington (CNN) — The White House wrote to Attorney General Merrick Garland the day before special counsel Robert Hur’s report was released, vehemently objecting to aspects of the report – including its “multiple denigrating statements” about the president’s memory. The letter was the culmination of a months-long attempt
Continue ReadingBy Jeremy Herb, Kristen Holmes and Alayna Treene, CNN New York City (CNN) — One of Donald Trump’s longstanding complaints will become a reality on March 25: His legal peril will force him off the campaign trail – at least during the day. The trial date, set Thursday by a judge in New York, is
Continue ReadingBy Yasmeen Ludy Click here for updates on this story KALAMAZOO, Michigan (WXMI) — From small city to big stage, Havier Hill Roller, a native of Kalamazoo, earned a spot on the Super Bowl halftime show stage. Roller, along with his fraternity brother DJ, had the opportunity to showcase their talents on one of the
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