Rocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — Mónica De León Barba, una ciudadana estadounidense que fue secuestrada el pasado noviembre mientras caminaba hacia su casa en México, regresó a Estados Unidos después de que sus captores la liberaron, según las autoridades del FBI en San Francisco. “El FBI se complace en anunciar que Mónica De León Barba está
Continue ReadingBy RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Leaders from the European Union and Latin America have gingerly hugged at the opening of their first summit in eight years. But Monday’s opening session didn’t turn into a joyful reunion of long-lost friends. Leaders from across the Atlantic have brought century-old recrimnations of colonialism and slavery
Continue ReadingBy YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Shares were mostly lower Tuesday in Asia as optimism over a Wall Street rally was countered by worries about the Chinese economy. Shares edged higher in Tokyo but fell in most other regional markets. Hong Kong’s benchmark lost 2% as it reopened after a weather related
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writer FUKUOKA, Japan (AP) — Men will compete in artistic swimming at next year’s Paris Olympics. Men have competed at the lower levels in a sport formerly known as synchronized swimming. But next year for the first time they will have the Olympic stage. American artistic swimmer Bill May says
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writer FUKUOKA, Japan (AP) — Men will compete in artistic swimming at next year’s Paris Olympics. Men have competed at the lower levels in a sport formerly known as synchronized swimming. But next year for the first time they will have the Olympic stage. American artistic swimmer Bill May says
Continue ReadingBy Larry Madowo, CNN Nairobi, Kenya (CNN) — Former employees of Twitter Africa who were laid off as part of a global cost-cutting measure after Elon Musk’s acquisition have not received any severance pay more than seven months since leaving the company, several sources told CNN. In late May, the former employees, who were based
Continue ReadingBy Larry Madowo, CNN Nairobi, Kenya (CNN) — Former employees of Twitter Africa who were laid off as part of a global cost-cutting measure after Elon Musk’s acquisition have not received any severance pay more than seven months since leaving the company, several sources told CNN. In late May, the former employees, who were based
Continue ReadingBy Nouran Salahieh, CNN (CNN) — The winning numbers for Monday’s estimated $900 million Powerball jackpot – the third largest jackpot prize in the game’s history – have been drawn. The numbers are 17, 8, 9, 41, 5, and red Powerball 21. If a player wins the jackpot on Monday night, they will have the
Continue ReadingGonzalo Jimenez (CNN) — El humo de los incendios forestales canadienses continúa plagando los Estados Unidos, lo que provocó alertas de calidad del aire en al menos 11 estados en la región norte de las Llanuras, el Medio Oeste y los Grandes Lagos este domingo. Desde Montana hasta Ohio, los meteorólogos predijeron que casi 60
Continue ReadingBy STEVE McMORRAN AP Sports Writer WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Spain captain Ivana Andres has apologized to the Maori people of New Zealand for a video showing four members of her country’s Women’s World Cup squad mocking the traditional haka which was shared a week ago on social media. The video was posted shortly
Continue ReadingBy WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer The history of golf courses serving as a boardroom with grass is a lengthy one. Corporate executives and politicians have used the game as a chance to make deals and generate influence for years. That is unlikely to change after the stunning merger of the PGA Tour and LIV
Continue ReadingBy WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer Kerry Bowie’s daughters have dreams. Big ones. His 15-year-old wants to go to law school, maybe dabble in politics. His 12-year-old plans to be a business magnate. And while their schedules are jammed with everything from piano and violin lessons to soccer and volleyball tournaments, at some point this
Continue ReadingBy COREY WILLIAMS Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Mike Berent has spent more than 27 years rushing into burning houses in Detroit, pulling people to safety and ensuring his fellow firefighters get out alive. But as the 52-year-old Detroit Fire Department lieutenant approaches mandatory retirement at age 60, he says one thing is clear: He
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press An attack before dawn Monday damaged a bridge linking Russia to Moscow-annexed Crimea that is a key supply route for Kremlin forces in the war with Ukraine, forcing the span’s temporary closure for a second time in less than a year. Two people were killed and their daughter was injured. Russian
Continue ReadingBy HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — When Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds seized the spotlight from a half dozen Republican presidential contenders on Friday by signing a restrictive abortion measure into law at an event meant to showcase the candidates, she embraced her front-and-center role in the 2024 presidential election. Reynolds’ appearance
Continue ReadingBy ERIC TUCKER and ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — A month after former President Donald Trump was charged with mishandling classified documents, the judge presiding over the case is set to take on a more visible role as she weighs competing requests on a trial date and hears arguments this week on
Continue ReadingBy TERRY SPENCER Associated Press WILTON MANORS, Fla. (AP) — When Alicia Griggs steps outside her suburban Fort Lauderdale home, Florida’s latest invasive species comes a-hoppin’ down the street: lionhead rabbits. The bunnies, which sport an impressive flowing mane around their heads, want the food Griggs carries. But she also represents their best chance of
Continue ReadingBy ALMUDENA CALATRAVA Associated Press LA PLATA, Argentina (AP) — Three decades ago, when he was a parish priest in Argentina, the man named by Pope Francis to be the Catholic Church’s new guardian of doctrinal orthodoxy wrote a short book about kissing and the sensations it evokes. Some conservative sectors in the church are
Continue ReadingBy LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — When Speaker Kevin McCarthy suggested recently he might stop the FBI from relocating its downtown headquarters to a new facility planned for the Washington suburbs, it was more than idle thinking about an office renovation. The nod from the Republican speaker is elevating a once-fringe proposal
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press This week’s new entertainment releases include a documentary on Apple TV+ that chronicles the atypical path Stephen Curry took to becoming a basketball legend, new tunes from the rock band Greta Van Fleet and a “Justified” limited series starring Timothy Olyphant. Laura McGann’s documentary “The Deepest Breath” plunges into the world
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