BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The death penalty will remain a possibility for a man charged with murder in the stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students, a judge ruled Wednesday. Judge Steven Hippler was not swayed by legal arguments made by Bryan Kohberger’s defense team to remove it as an option if he is
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PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) – Strong winds caused a fire early Wednesday that burned a small chicken coop and a nearby storage building in northwest Prineville. But a neighbor alerted the home’s occupants, including several dogs and other pets, and all escaped unharmed – even the chickens. “All the chickens were happily running around the yard
Continue ReadingAssociated Press JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Republican Nick Begich has won the state’s U.S. House race, defeating Democratic Rep. Mary Peltola. Begich was endorsed by former President Donald Trump and won the seat that Republican Rep. Don Young held for 49 years before his death in March 2022. The GOP was eager to reclaim the
Continue Readingmerinojavier73 (Comunicado de Prensa) — El próximo 4 de diciembre, la cuarta edición del Día del Llamado la Tierra de CNN celebrará los vínculos entre las personas y las culturas y cómo esa simbiosis tiene un papel clave en la preservación del planeta. En colaboración con escuelas, individuos y organizaciones de todo el mundo, CNN utilizará su
Continue ReadingRepublican Nick Begich won election to a U.S. House seat representing Alaska on Wednesday, defeating Democratic Rep. Mary Peltola and flipping a seat for the GOP. Begich, who was endorsed by former President Donald Trump, was among the opponents Peltola defeated in 2022. Peltola, who is Yup’ik, was the first Alaska Native in Congress. Earlier
Continue ReadingBelén Liotti Brisbane, Australia (CNN) –– El Gobierno de Australia amenaza con multas multimillonarias para las empresas de redes sociales que violen una propuesta de prohibición de que los niños menores de 16 años usen sus servicios. La ministra de Comunicaciones, Michelle Rowland, presentó este jueves en el Parlamento una enmienda a la Ley de
Continue ReadingAssociated Press/Report for America A federal judge has signed off on a settlement agreement Wednesday in a class action lawsuit alleging that an algorithm designed to score rental applicants discriminated on the basis of race and income. Plaintiffs argue that the algorithm designed by SafeRent Solutions unfairly discriminated against Black and Hispanic applicants with housing
Continue ReadingBy Clare Foran, CNN (CNN) — The Senate on Wednesday voted down an effort led by Vermont independent Sen. Bernie Sanders to block a series of planned US weapons sales to Israel. The failure of the long-shot effort highlights that despite criticism from the left that the Biden administration and Israel are not doing enough
Continue ReadingMACON, Ga. (AP) — One Georgia city will welcome 2025 with a larger-than-average bang. The Macon-Bibb County Commission on Tuesday approved a plan to implode a vacant 16-story hotel at midnight on New Year’s Eve. Macon-Bibb County spent $4.5 million last year to buy the hotel in a federal bankruptcy proceeding. Media outlets report that
Continue ReadingBy Wayne Sterling and Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — Geno Auriemma sits alone at the top. The longtime Connecticut Huskies head women’s basketball coach notched career win No. 1,217 after No. 2 UConn’s dominant 85-41 home victory against the Fairleigh Dickinson Knights on Wednesday. Auriemma surpassed the recently retired Stanford head coach Tara VanDerveer for
Continue ReadingAndrea Saint Martin (CNN Español) — Donald Trump juró este lunes como 47° presidente de EE.UU. y, entre otros anuncios, en su discurso inaugural reiteró su intención de endurecer las políticas migratorias de EE.UU. Trump había prometido durante su campaña, y también luego de ganar las elecciones en noviembre, no solo acelerar la deportación de
Continue ReadingDALLAS (AP) — The family of a man shot and killed by a Dallas police officer who said she mistook his apartment for her own has been awarded nearly $100 million in a federal civil trial. Capping a three-day trial, the jury on Wednesday found that now-former officer Amber Guyger used excessive force in the
Continue ReadingBy Wayne Sterling, CNN (CNN) — Detroit Tigers’ Tarik Skubal and Atlanta Braves’ Chris Sale were voted the best pitchers in the majors for the first time by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America on Wednesday. Skubal and Sale won the American League (AL) and National League (NL) Cy Young Awards, respectively. Skubal was a
Continue ReadingAP Auto Writer Even though sales of electric vehicles aren’t growing as fast as in past years and President-elect Donald Trump may ditch tax credits for EV buyers, automakers are moving ahead with new models that should appeal to mainstream buyers. Family haulers are the latest to see a new entry, with Hyundai unveiling the
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — A former doctor has been sentenced to life in prison after being convicted of sexually abusing multiple patients, including children, over the span of years in the New York area. Darius A. Paduch, a former urologist, was sentenced Wednesday. He had been found guilty in May following a trial where 11
Continue ReadingTAPACHULA, Mexico (AP) — About 1,500 migrants have formed a new caravan in southern Mexico, hoping to walk or catch rides to the U.S. border. The migrants are mainly from Central and South America. Some say they are hoping to reach the United States before Donald Trump’s inauguration in January, saying they think it might
Continue ReadingAssociated Press According to the FBI, a Florida man has been arrested and charged in a plot to bomb the New York Stock Exchange this week. The FBI says Wednesday that 30-year-old Harun Abdul-Malik Yener of Coral Springs, Florida, has been charged with attempt to use an explosive device to damage or destroy a building
Continue ReadingBy Oscar Holland, CNN (CNN) — When a banana duct-taped to a wall sold for $120,000 in 2019, social media uproar and an age-old debate about the meaning of art ensued. But artist Maurizio Cattelan’s viral creation, titled “Comedian,” has proven a sound investment for one collector: One of the artwork’s three “editions” smashed estimates
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Los republicanos de la Comisión de Ética de la Cámara de Representantes se alinearon con los líderes del Partido Republicano y votaron a favor de no hacer públicos los resultados de su investigación sobre el secretario de Justicia elegido por Donald Trump, Matt Gaetz, a pesar de los crecientes llamados del
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Las nuevas imágenes del Sol captadas por la misión Solar Orbiter revelan las vistas de mayor resolución de la superficie visible de nuestra estrella obtenidas hasta la fecha, desvelando manchas solares y un gas cargado en continuo movimiento llamado plasma. Las imágenes podrían proporcionar a los heliofísicos nuevas pistas que ayuden
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