Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — Al menos 1.297 personas han muerto después de que un terremoto de magnitud 7,2 devastó Haití el sábado por la mañana, dijo el domingo a CNN el jefe de Protección Civil de Haití, Jerry Chandler. Las autoridades también informaron que más de 5.700 personas resultaron heridas después del desastre. Haití
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN Español) — Imposible no pensar en ello en estos momentos. El 12 de enero de 2010, Haití vivió un terremoto que tuvo consecuencias fatales y devastadoras. Ahora, más de 11 años después, el país atraviesa nuevamente una situación de desastre natural provocada por un sismo. Grace: lo que sabemos de la depresión tropical
Continue ReadingJuan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — La tormenta tropical Grace está trayendo fuertes lluvias a la zona de Haití devastada por un terremoto de 7,2 grados de magnitud el fin de semana. El terremoto, que sacudió el suroeste de Haití este sábado por la mañana, causó la muerte de al menos 1.419 personas y heridas a
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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A jury has acquitted a Little Rock police officer who was accused of using excessive force in the 2016 fatal shooting of a man holding a BB gun. The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports jurors deliberated for about three hours on Monday before returning with a not guilty verdict for officer Dennis
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By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti has ruled out the possibility of the club re-signing Cristiano Ronaldo and the player later addressed rumors about his future by saying his chapter with the Spanish powerhouse “has been written.” Ancelotti praised the Portugal forward but dismissed reports that Madrid
Continue Reading By COREY WILLIAMS Associated Press Automaker FCA US has been fined $30 million after admitting that it paid off leaders of the United Auto Workers to try to win concessions in negotiations covering thousands of factory workers. U.S. District Court Judge Paul Borman also sentenced FCA US Tuesday to three years’ probation and ordered an
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By COREY WILLIAMS Associated Press Automaker FCA US has been fined $30 million after admitting that it paid off leaders of the United Auto Workers to try to win concessions in negotiations covering thousands of factory workers. U.S. District Court Judge Paul Borman also sentenced FCA US Tuesday to three years’ probation and ordered an
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By Oren Liebermann and Ellie Kaufman, CNN An incoherent strategy to rebuild Afghanistan, flush with resources but lacking cohesive leadership and a well-defined mission, doomed the 20-year US reconstruction effort that saw American taxpayers pour $145 billion into projects that were often unsustainable, corrupt, and forced through on unrealistic timelines. The conclusions from the latest
Continue Reading By Oren Liebermann and Ellie Kaufman, CNN An incoherent strategy to rebuild Afghanistan, flush with resources but lacking cohesive leadership and a well-defined mission, doomed the 20-year US reconstruction effort that saw American taxpayers pour $145 billion into projects that were often unsustainable, corrupt, and forced through on unrealistic timelines. The conclusions from the latest
Continue Reading By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — The Georgia State Board of Elections plans to appoint a review panel this week as part of a process that could lead to a takeover of elections in the state’s most populous county. Using a provision in Georgia’s sweeping new election law, Republican lawmakers last month asked
Continue Reading By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Zane Lewis has been a cornerback most of his football career but is trying to switch to safety this summer with the New York Jets. From flying planes while at Air Force to dealing with the speech impediment that he still works
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WAYNESVILLE, Mo. (AP) — Fort Leonard Wood officials say a soldier has gone missing after he went kayaking on the Gasconade River. Authorities say Specialist Joshua J. Morrison was last seen near Ruby’s Landing, a river resort in Waynesville that offers outdoor activities. Crews searching for Morrison on Tuesday found a kayak and backpack belonging
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ST. LOUIS (AP) — Leaders of Missouri’s two urban areas have a message for refugees from Afghanistan: You are welcome here. St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones and St. Louis County Executive Sam Page released a joint statement Tuesday saying they are “ready, willing, and prepared” to welcome at least 1,000 Afghanistan citizens through the Special
Continue Reading By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — After a month break for the Olympics the WNBA is back with a sprint to the playoffs. The league had its first-ever Commissioner’s Cup championship, which Seattle won in a rout of Connecticut. Commissioner Cathy Engelbert was excited for the inaugural Cup final and sees
Continue Reading By DAVID PITT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A state official says the first Iowa redistricting maps will be delivered on Sept. 16, beginning the process for redrawing political boundaries for legislative and congressional districts. Ed Cook, legal counsel for the Iowa Legislative Services Agency says the agency received updated software and U.S.
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By Kerry Flynn, CNN Business A new class of media executives who have taken top jobs at major publications in the US in the last year is much different than any that came before it. Notably, the class is not made up of predominantly White men. In fact, the cohort includes many firsts. For the
Continue Reading ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs waived wide receiver Antonio Callaway and tight end Evan Baylis with injury designations while placing running back Elijah McGuire on injured reserve in a series of roster moves. The Chiefs had until the middle of the afternoon to trim their roster to 85 players, but they
Continue Reading ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs waived wide receiver Antonio Callaway and tight end Evan Baylis with injury designations while placing running back Elijah McGuire on injured reserve in a series of roster moves. The Chiefs had until the middle of the afternoon to trim their roster to 85 players, but they
Continue Reading PHOENIX (AP) — In a story published August 17, 2021, about a lawsuit seeking to overturn provisions of a new Arizona abortion law, The Associated Press erroneously reported the name of an anti-abortion group. It is the Center for Arizona Policy, not the Center for Arizona Progress.
Continue ReadingGenetic variants of SARS-CoV-2 — the virus that caused the coronavirus pandemic — have been emerging and circulating around the world. The World Health Organization classifies variant viruses as “variants of interest” and “variants of concern.” According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, variants of concern can spread more quickly and cause more serious COVID-19 illness.
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