Alejandra Ramos (CNN Español) — El Congreso de Perú censuró este jueves al ministro de Salud, Hernán Condori Machado, por “falta de idoneidad y capacidad para el ejercicio del cargo”, según señala el texto de la moción aprobada. Fueron 71 legisladores los que votaron a favor de la censura, 32 en contra y 13 se
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A man who pleaded guilty in a murder case in Jefferson City was sentenced to 15 years in prison.
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By Ellie Kaufman, CNN The US Navy can no longer separate service members who are unvaccinated and have sought a religious exemption from getting a Covid-19 vaccine, a federal judge in Texas ruled on Monday. A group of Navy SEALs brought the original suit against the US government last fall after the US military implemented
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By Ellie Kaufman, CNN The US Navy can no longer separate service members who are unvaccinated and have sought a religious exemption from getting a Covid-19 vaccine, a federal judge in Texas ruled on Monday. A group of Navy SEALs brought the original suit against the US government last fall after the US military implemented
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By Rob McLean, CNN Business Skippy Foods, LLC, is recalling thousands of pounds of Skippy peanut butter because of stainless steel fragments possibly contaminating “a limited number of jars.” The company, which is owned by Hormel Foods, said Wednesday that it was recalling more than 9,000 cases of reduced fat peanut butter voluntarily. That amounts
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — The owner of a downtown Los Angeles building where an explosion injured 12 firefighters has been allowed to enter a judicial diversion program that allows him to avoid jail time. A court commissioner on Wednesday granted Steve Sungho Lee’s request to enter the two-year program. Lee owned a commercial building that
Continue Reading By KRISHAN FRANCIS Associated Press MIRIHANA, Sri Lanka (AP) — Police fired tear gas and a water cannon at thousands of protesters outside the home of Sri Lanka’s president, demanding he resign over the nation’s worst economic crisis. Police later enforced a curfew in suburbs of the capital and said it would remain indefinitely. The
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By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Sixteen-year-old Anna Davis was among just nine players who have finished two rounds of the Augusta National Women’s Amateur. Rain was so heavy that it didn’t start until 3 p.m. Davis shot 76 and was the clubhouse leader at 2-over par. Three players were tied
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — Después de que Will Smith abofeteó al comediante Chris Rock en la ceremonia de los premios de la Academia, los policías de Los Ángeles estaban preparados para arrestar a Smith, según una entrevista con el productor del show de los Oscar, pero el comediante insistió en que no quería presentar cargos.
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Experts in the energy sector say it’s too soon to tell exactly how President Joe Biden’s plan will affect gas prices, but nationwide they’re already starting to drop.
Continue Reading By SUMAN NAISHADHAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Upholding a Trump-era environmental policy, the Environmental Protection Agency says it will not regulate a drinking water contaminant that has been linked to brain damage in infants. The agency says the Trump administration’s decision in 2020 not to regulate perchlorate in drinking water was made with the
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By Holmes Lybrand, CNN A hostage taken by the ISIS terror cell known as the “Beatles” testified Thursday in a trial against one of the alleged members, El Shafee Elsheikh, who is accused of assisting in the kidnapping, torture and death of several Americans, Europeans and other foreign nationals from 2012 to 2015. During the
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — Both NHL players named Sebastian Aho scored goals for their teams. And at nearly the exact same time Thursday night. Both also gave their teams 1-0 leads in the first period. Sportsnet Stats said Islanders defenseman Sebastian Aho scored his first goal of the season at 7:14 p.m. EDT in New
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Several Missouri lawmakers are working to pass a bill that would allow women in prison to stay with their newborn babies for up to 18 months.
Continue Reading By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Federal prosecutors say a former minor league pitcher was the ringleader of an illegal sports betting operation in California that used former pro athletes as bookies and active players as clients. Prosecutors said Thursday that Wayne Nix has agreed to plead guilty to conspiring to run
Continue ReadingBy Adrienne Moore Click here for updates on this story STOCKTON, California (KOVR) — In the city of Stockton, on any given night, an estimated 140 veterans are forced to sleep on the streets. On Thursday, the city celebrated a new housing community dedicated to cutting that number down. Liberty Gardens is a 74-unit housing
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By Omar Jimenez, CNN Even as the bombs began to fall, Yevhenia Khomenko didn’t want to leave her home in Kyiv, Ukraine. “I would rather die there,” the 94-year-old said. But eventually, it became too much, and her daughter convinced her to leave the home she had known her entire life. When Khomenko was a
Continue Reading SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Russell Knox recorded four straight birdies on the back nine and fired a 7-under 65 for a one-shot lead after the opening round of the Valero Texas Open. Knox closed out his round with a seven-foot putt to save par at the par-5 18th at TPC San Antonio, and was one
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By Vasco Cotovio, Frederik Pleitgen, Byron Blunt and Daria Markina, CNN A child’s doll lies curb side, covered in dirt and debris, in the war-torn Kyiv suburb of Irpin. There’s not a sign of the child who owned it, or of any of the residents of the building next to it, which was shattered to
Continue Reading By TALIA GOODMAN Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Bruins honored Tuukka Rask before their game against the New Jersey Devils. The longtime Bruins goaltender announced his retirement midseason after a setback in his comeback from a hip injury. Rask was accompanied by his wife and three daughters when he dropped the ceremonial first
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