By Jennifer Hansler, Lauren Kent, Alex Marquardt and Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced Monday that he is acting administrator of the US Agency for International Development, confirming the de-facto takeover of the humanitarian agency by the State Department. Rubio said in a letter to lawmakers Monday he had delegated
Continue ReadingBy Jamie Barton, CNN (CNN) — All-Star guard De’Aaron Fox is on the verge of joining the San Antonio Spurs as part of a three-team deal which will see the Chicago Bulls’ Zach LaVine sign with the Sacramento Kings, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania. Through a complex deal which involves multiple players and draft picks,
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — More than 25 million Americans have a fear of flying, also known as aerophobia or aviophobia. This type of anxiety may be all too real right now, but don’t let it overwhelm you or inhibit your travel plans. These tips can help nervous flyers manage or overcome their fear
Continue ReadingCNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — More than 25 million Americans have a fear of flying, also known as aerophobia or aviophobia. This type of anxiety may be all too real right now, but don’t let it overwhelm you or inhibit your travel plans. These tips can help nervous flyers manage or overcome their
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The groundhog saw his shadow which means six more weeks of winter! Well, at least one more week of winter weather for us. Highs will hover in the 30s all week throughout Central Oregon while lows will mostly be in the teens and singles, with a few areas staying in the 20s at times. Temperatures
Continue ReadingBy George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Just when it looked like Manchester City’s underwhelming season was turning a corner, the team suffered another humiliating defeat, this time at the hands of Premier League rival Arsenal. City had won three of its last four games heading into Sunday’s contest at the Emirates Stadium, but a 5-1
Continue ReadingPor CNN Radio Argentina Eugenio Semino, abogado y Defensor del Pueblo de la Tercera Edad de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires, se refirió al aumento de las jubilaciones y las pensiones de febrero que alcanzó el 2,7% en febrero. De esta manera, quienes cobran la jubilación mínima, junto con el bono de 70 mil pesos,
Continue ReadingBy Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Rory McIlroy claimed a two-shot victory at the Pebble Beach Pro-Am on Sunday, a course he referred to as a “cathedral of golf.” McIlroy, 35, closed with a final-round six-under to finish 21-under-par for the tournament, two shots ahead of Ireland’s Shane Lowry in second. The victory was McIlroy’s
Continue ReadingPor Jack Guy Pau Mosquera y Ana Melgar Zúniga, CNN en Español Comenzó en Madrid el juicio contra el expresidente de la Federación Española de Fútbol Luis Rubiales por el beso no consentido que dio a la futbolista Jennifer Hermoso. Rubiales está acusado de un cargo de agresión sexual y otro de coacción por el
Continue ReadingBy Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — Ed Nordskog never wanted to work on arson; his heart was set on becoming a homicide detective. But when an arson investigator position came up in the LA County Sheriff’s Department, the money was good and he took it. He quickly found himself completely sucked in. “It fascinated me,
Continue ReadingBy Catherine Nicholls, CNN (CNN) — The arrival of a baby swell shark at an aquarium in Louisiana has caused a wave of excitement, after the egg hatched despite the fact that no male sharks appear to have been involved. Shark pup Yoko was born in early January, Shreveport Aquarium said, having hatched from an
Continue ReadingBy Nathaniel Meyersohn and Eva McKend, CNN New York (CNN) — Target was one of corporate America’s most forceful supporters of diversity and inclusion initiatives and vowed to support Black Americans in the aftermath of George Floyd’s murder by police in Target’s home city of Minneapolis in 2020. But less than five years later, Target
Continue ReadingBy Sandra Gonzalez and Nicki Brown, CNN (CNN) — Attorneys for Blake Lively and her former “It Ends with Us” director and co-star Justin Baldoni, whom she has accused of sexually harassing her during the film’s fraught production, met in federal court for the first time on Monday, amid their complex legal saga that has
Continue ReadingBy Jack Guy, Pau Mosquera and Ana Melgar Zuniga, CNN (CNN) — Women’s World Cup winner Jennifer Hermoso has said that an unwanted kiss from former Spanish football federation chief Luis Rubiales “tainted the happiest day of my life” on the first day of his trial in Madrid. Rubiales is charged with one count of
Continue ReadingPor Ruben Correa La alcaldesa de Ensenada, en el estado mexicano de Baja California, identificó este domingo a las últimas dos víctimas anónimas del accidente aéreo del viernes que dejó siete personas muertas en Filadelfia, incluida una en un automóvil en tierra. En una nota de condolencias publicada en la página de Facebook del Municipio
Continue ReadingBy Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — South African President Cyril Ramaphosa responded on Monday to US President Donald Trump’s threat to cut off aid over the alleged mistreatment of White farmers, denying Trump’s claim that authorities were “confiscating land.” “South Africa is a constitutional democracy that is deeply rooted in the rule of law, justice
Continue ReadingPor Mick Krever Este lunes llegó una fecha límite para iniciar las conversaciones sobre la extensión del alto el fuego en Gaza, mientras el primer ministro de Israel está en Washington para reuniones de alto nivel. Pero la oficina de Benjamin Netanyahu guardó silencio sobre cuándo un equipo negociador podría entablar conversaciones con Hamas y
Continue ReadingPor Ross Adkin Los mercados de Asia se desplomaron este lunes después de que Donald Trump impuso aranceles a Canadá, México y China, lo que generó temores de otra dura guerra comercial “Estados Unidos Primero” que podría afectar el crecimiento global. El Nikkei de Japón cayó más de un 2% en un momento dado este
Continue ReadingPor Simone McCarthy El presidente Donald Trump finalmente cumplió su promesa de campaña de aumentar los aranceles a las importaciones chinas: el sábado anunció aranceles del 10% sobre todos los productos chinos que ingresen al país como parte de amplias medidas comerciales que también apuntaron a México y Canadá. Ahora la pregunta para los líderes
Continue ReadingBy Michelle Watson, CNN (CNN) — In the days following the collision of a military helicopter and a passenger jet in Washington, DC, and the crash of a medevac jet in Philadelphia, federal investigators quickly expressed condolences to the families of the victims and partnered with non-profit groups to provide information and support. It wasn’t
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