By Artemis Moshtaghian and Ray Sanchez, CNN A new law in New York State gives sexual assault survivors a one-year window to bring claims against abusers, setting aside the statute of limitations for civil lawsuits. Advocates praised the Adult Survivors Act (ASA), which was signed into law Tuesday by New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, a
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson Londres (CNN Business) — Una de las muchas palabras de moda en Davos esta semana es “fragmentación”, una fuerza que los economistas advirtieron podrÃa tener “consecuencias humanas devastadoras”. Por “fragmentación”, se refieren a la ruptura del tipo de comercio e inversión libre y transfronterizo que ha definido el orden económico mundial en las
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By Hannah Rabinowitz and Holmes Lybrand, CNN The Justice Department on Tuesday released new videos of a now-infamous meeting between Enrique Tarrio and Stewart Rhodes — the leaders of the two most prominent extremist organizations connected to January 6 — that took place in a Washington, DC, hotel garage just 24 hours before the attack.
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer McRae Click here for updates on this story DENVER (KCNC) — According to an audit from Denver Auditor Timothy M. O’Brien, Denver International Airport needs to keep a closer watch on construction projects to avoid cost overruns and scheduling delays. “The airport is spending billions on a new runway, gate expansion, the Great
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By Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Business Russia’s invasion of Ukraine may have marked the start of “a third world war,” and Russian President Vladimir Putin must be defeated “as soon as possible” if the world wants to preserve civilization. That was the stark message that Hungarian-born billionaire and philanthropist George Soros delivered on Tuesday to attendees
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By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business When Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky spoke by video to a packed room at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, he thanked the West for its solidarity against Russia. But he also issued a warning to political leaders and business executives: Don’t lose your nerve. “I would only wish you
Continue ReadingBy DAVID GOLDSTEIN Click here for updates on this story Los Angeles (KCAL, KCBS) — Employees with the Los Angeles Homeless Services were caught on camera throwing food meant for the unhoused straight into the dumpster. “It’s a theft of taxpayer dollars,” said Jay Handal, Chair of The Homeless Committee for the L.A. Neighborhood Councils.
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By Theresa Waldrop, CNN An independent investigation into the Southern Baptist Convention found its leaders mishandled allegations of sexual abuse, intimidated victims and resisted attempts at reform over the course of two decades. Abuse survivors and others “made phone calls, mailed letters, sent emails, appeared at SBC and EC (executive committee) meetings, held rallies, and
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By Marshall Cohen, CNN A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday that a post-Civil War amnesty law doesn’t protect future insurrectionists, a legal victory for the liberal activists who have tried to disqualify Republican lawmakers based on their role in the January 6 attack on the US Capitol. The decision from the Fourth Circuit Court of
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By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Ford Motor Company has settled claims by 40 U.S. state attorneys general that the company made misleading claims about the fuel economy and payload capacity of some of its vehicles. The company agreed Tuesday to pay $19.2 million to the states and refrain from making misleading
Continue ReadingRocÃo Muñoz-Ledo (CNN Español) — El gobierno de Jair Bolsonaro destituyó a José Mauro Ferreira de la presidencia de la petrolera Petrobras, según confirmó en un comunicado el Ministerio de Minas y EnergÃa, del que depende la empresa, cuyo capital se divide entre el Estado e inversores locales y extranjeros. Trabajadores de Petrobras suspenden huelga
Continue ReadingBy Amanda Watts, CNN A woman is dead after she fell to her death during her first solo training skydive in northwest Georgia. The 26-year-old woman was jumping at Skydive Spaceland Atlanta, located in Polk County roughly 55 miles north of Atlanta, on Sunday when the accident happened, Christy West from Skydive Spaceland said in
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — The chair of former President Donald Trump’s inaugural committee has pleaded not guilty to the latest charges in an indictment accusing him of secretly working for the United Arab Emirates to influence Trump’s foreign policy. Wealthy businessman Tom Barrack entered the plea Tuesday in a remote court appearance before a Brooklyn
Continue Reading By TRAVIS LOLLER Associated Press A contractor hired to clean up the nation’s worst coal ash spill is not immune from being sued by workers who say they weren’t properly protected. The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled last week that the Tennessee Valley Authority is not immune from the suit, so Jacobs Engineering
Continue Reading By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer More than 40 Democratic members of Congress are asking Google to stop what they see as the unnecessary collection and retention of peoples’ location data. They’re concerned it could be used to identify women seeking abortions. The group of Democrats on Tuesday sent a letter to the CEO of
Continue Reading BOSTON (AP) — Nineteen people have been indicted in a complex money laundering scheme to move millions of dollars in drug proceeds from Colombian cartels through U.S. banks. Federal prosecutors said Tuesday that the charges brought in Massachusetts are the result of a five-year investigation into the money laundering organization based in Colombia. Authorities say
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — El jefe de DC Films y productor de “Aquaman” declaró que el equipo creativo tenÃa dudas sobre el papel de Amber Heard en la secuela de la pelÃcula por la falta de quÃmica con el coprotagonista Jason Momoa. Este martes se reprodujo una declaración grabada en marzo de Walter Hamada, presidente
Continue Reading By KEN SWEET and FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. will close the last avenue for Russia to pay its billions in debt back to international investors on Wednesday, making a Russian default on its debts for the first time since the Bolshevik Revolution all but inevitable. The Treasury Department said in
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By Kevin Dotson and Sammy Mngqosini, CNN The UK government has approved the sale of Chelsea Football Club to an ownership group led by Todd Boehly in a deal worth more than $5 billion. The sale of Chelsea, which was previously owned by Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich, has also been approved by the English Premier
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By CASEY SMITH Associated Press/Report for America INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Republican lawmakers in Indiana voted Tuesday to override the GOP governor’s veto of a bill banning transgender females from competing in girls school sports and join about more than a dozen other states adopting similar laws in the past two years. State senators voted 32-15
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