DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A white Iowa woman who said she drove her SUV into two children in 2019 to try to kill them because of their race has been sentenced to 25 years in prison on federal hate crimes charges. Nicole Poole Franklin had already been sentenced to up to 25 years on
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN) — Cuando el gobernador de Texas, Greg Abbott, anunció este martes que había dado positivo en la prueba de covid-19, su oficina compartió que fue tratado con la terapia de anticuerpos monoclonales. Esta aún no ha sido aprobada por la Administración de Alimentos y Medicamentos de los EE.UU. (FDA, por sus siglas
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By MARK LONG AP Pro Football Writer JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Jacksonville Jaguars coach Urban Meyer isn’t enjoying the preseason. Limited snaps for starters. Significantly fewer plays than in college. Vanilla game plans because veteran assistants don’t want to show too much. It’s been an adjustment for the longtime college coach who is making the
Continue Reading By ALAIN POUPART Associated Press MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — The Miami Dolphins’ injury-depleted receiving corps has added a reinforcement but also lost another player. Preston Williams was removed from the physically unable to perform list to take part in practice Thursday with the Atlanta Falcons. But midway through practice, Lynn Bowden Jr. walked gingerly
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By CARA ANNA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The United Nations secretary-general says humanitarian conditions in Ethiopia are “hellish” as the nine-month Tigray conflict spreads in Africa’s second most populous country. Antonio Guterres told reporters Thursday that the spread of the fighting “has ensnared even more people in its horror.” Thousands of people have
Continue Reading MIAMI (AP) — A former University of Miami football player has been arrested in connection with the 2006 fatal shooting of his teammate Bryan Pata. Miami-Dade police say 35-year-old Rashaun Jones was arrested Thursday in Marion County on a first-degree murder warrant by Miami-Dade police and the U.S. Marshals Service. Investigators said they learned through
Continue Reading MIAMI (AP) — A former University of Miami football player has been arrested in connection with the 2006 fatal shooting of his teammate Bryan Pata. Miami-Dade police say 35-year-old Rashaun Jones was arrested Thursday in Marion County on a first-degree murder warrant by Miami-Dade police and the U.S. Marshals Service. Officials didn’t immediately release details
Continue Reading ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called on European nations to shoulder the responsibility for Afghans fleeing the Taliban and warned that his country won’t become Europe’s “refugee warehouse.” In a televised address Thursday, Erdogan also said his government would “if necessary” engage in talks with a government that could be
Continue Reading By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — According to a person familiar with the situation, the Charlotte Hornets have agreed to a four-year, $97 million contract extension with guard Terry Rozier. The person spoke to The Associated Press on Thursday on condition of anonymity because the team has not disclosed the extension.
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN) — Jennifer Nuzzo es madre y experta en salud. Preocupada por enviar a su hijo pequeño a la escuela el año pasado, se decidió por una de las pocas cosas que podía controlar. Compró un filtro de aire portátil para el salón de clases de su hijo. De esta manera, se unió
Continue Reading SEDALIA, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Gov. Mike Parson says he wants to use $400 million in federal funding to boost access to high-speed internet. Parson unveiled his plan Thursday at the Missouri State Fair. He wants to use federal American Rescue Plan relief funding to build the state’s broadband infrastructure. His plan still needs approval
Continue Reading By ANDREW DALTON Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Los Angeles judge sided with Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer and denied a restraining order to a woman who said he choked her into unconsciousness and punched her repeatedly during two sexual encounters. Judge Dianna Gould-Saltman says that according to the 27-year-old San Diego woman’s testimony,
Continue Reading By BRYAN ANDERSON Associated Press/Report for America RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Authorities in North Carolina have found two people dead and about 20 remain missing in Haywood County in floods caused by Tropical Storm Fred. Now as a post-tropical cyclone, Fred is drenching New York and New England. Meanwhile, Tropical Storm Henri is sending dangerous
Continue Reading FRANKFORT, Ind. (AP) — Police investigating the fatal shootings of a woman and her granddaughter outside an Indiana automotive seating plant have searched the home of a co-worker suspected in the killings. Officers searched 26-year-old Gary Ferrell II’s Frankfort home following Wednesday night’s slaying of 21-year-old Promise Mays and 62-year-old grandmother Pamela Sled. They were
Continue Reading By CURT ANDERSON and KELLI KENNEDY Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida judge has refused to dismiss a lawsuit challenging the order by Gov. Ron DeSantis that parents should decide if their children wear masks at school to combat the coronavirus. The order Thursday by Leon County Circuit Judge John C. Cooper
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN Español) — El terremoto en Haití del sábado 14 de agosto llegó para agravar la situación que se vive en el país. A la inestabilidad política y social tras el asesinato del presidente de Haití, Jovenel Moïse, se le sumó una crisis humanitaria “de gran escala” por el sismo. Así quedaron las calles
Continue Reading By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — One Albuquerque police officer is in critical condition after being shot while responding to a robbery. Another is recovering from a gunshot wound to the forearm, and a third was saved by a bulletproof vest during Thursday morning’s shooting on the city’s northeast side. A
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of retired Marine General James Mattis, the former secretary of defense. Personal Birth date: September 8, 1950 Birth place: Pullman, Washington Name: James N. Mattis Father: John West Mattis Mother: Lucille (Proulx) Mattis Education: Central Washington University, B.A. in History, 1971 Military service: US Marines, 1969-2013,
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By Brian Fung, CNN Business The Federal Trade Commission renewed its bid to break up Facebook on Thursday by filing an amended complaint in federal court alleging the tech giant has monopolized social media and harmed competition. The new complaint comes nearly two months after a federal judge tossed out the original complaint, arguing that
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN)– Casi 107 millones de hogares estadounidenses, alrededor del 61%, no debían impuestos federales sobre la renta en 2020, lo que supone un enorme aumento con respecto a la época anterior a la pandemia. Pero ese aumento debería ser efímero. El trastorno de la economía provocado por el coronavirus, que costó más de
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