Juan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — El presidente de Rusia, Vladímir Putin, concedió al excontratista de la NSA Edward Snowden la ciudadanía rusa, según un decreto oficial publicado este lunes en el portal del Gobierno ruso. Snowden está acusado de espionaje y robo de propiedad gubernamental en EE.UU. por filtrar a los medios de comunicación una
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A Columbia man accused of exposing himself in the children’s section of a library now faces charges.
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By Jennifer Gray, CNN Meteorologist Waking up this morning, there’s a sense of dread. Hurricane Ian could be the storm that the west coast of Florida has always feared — especially Tampa. One of the cities most vulnerable to hurricanes could face its worst-case scenario. Tampa is now under a hurricane watch and storm surge
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By Kara Fox, Barbie Latza Nadeau, Antonia Mortensen, Nicola Ruotolo, Sharon Braithwaite and Valentina DiDonato, CNN Brothers of Italy leader Giorgia Meloni has claimed victory in a general election that seems set to install her as Italy’s first female prime minister, leading the most far-right government since the fascist era of Benito Mussolini. Addressing the
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OZARK, Mo. (AP) — Authorities say law enforcement officers shot and killed two people after a car chase in southwest Missouri. The Greene County Sheriff’s office says the shooting occurred Saturday in Christian County. The department says an Ozark officer tried to stop a car after suspecting the driver was impaired. The car drove way
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OZARK, Mo. (AP) — Authorities say law enforcement officers shot and killed two people after a car chase in southwest Missouri. The Greene County Sheriff’s office says the shooting occurred Saturday in Christian County. The department says an Ozark officer tried to stop a car after suspecting the driver was impaired. The car drove way
Continue Reading DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United Arab Emirates, home to global business and travel hub Dubai, will ease masking requirements imposed over the coronavirus pandemic. Authorities say that as of Wednesday, the wearing of face masks will no longer be required in public places, except for medical facilities, mosques and public transportation. Masks
Continue Reading MOSCOW (AP) — President Vladimir Putin has granted Russian citizenship to former U.S. security contractor Edward Snowden. Putin signed a decree Monday announcing the move. Snowden is one of 75 foreign nationals listed by the decree as being granted Russian citizenship. The decree was published on an official government website. Snowden is a former contractor
Continue Reading By KELVIN CHAN Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The pound is taking a pounding. The British currency has taken a plunge, sliding against the U.S. dollar to touch an all-time low. It’s a sign of the alarm in financial markets over new Prime Minister Liz Truss’ emergency budget measures unveiled last week aimed at jump-starting
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By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business UK policymakers are trying to calm markets after a plan by Prime Minister Liz Truss to cut taxes while ramping up borrowing sparked panic among investors worried it could feed inflation and destabilize government finances. The Bank of England said Monday that it is “monitoring developments in financial markets very
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By Steve Contorno, CNN Two months before he was Gov. Ron DeSantis‘ pick to oversee Florida voting, Cord Byrd was a featured speaker at a seminar for people who falsely believe the 2020 election was stolen and wanted training to stop it from happening again. Leading the Orlando summit was Cleta Mitchell, a conservative lawyer
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The UV index will be high on Thursday with clouds and rain in the forecast for the first half of the day. Pollen levels will remain at medium levels through the work week.
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By Scottie Andrew, CNN James Earl Jones, who for decades has provided Darth Vader’s iconic, menacing voice, will not record new lines for new “Star Wars” projects. Instead, Jones’ voice will live on artificially through an AI program that can recreate his voice, so Vader can deliver new lines of dialogue and maintain the commanding
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Los conciertos de la leyenda del rock británico y cofundador de Pink Floyd, Roger Waters, previstos en Polonia en abril, fueron cancelados en medio de una reacción a la postura del músico sobre la invasión de Ucrania por parte de Rusia. Live Nation Poland, promotor del concierto, confirmó la cancelación este
Continue Reading By DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers Stocks fell in afternoon trading on Wall Street Monday and put major indexes deeper into a slump as recession fears grow. The S&P 500 fell 0.8% as of 2:19 p.m. Eastern. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 291 points, or 1%, to 29,297. The tech-heavy
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By Holly Yan, Jennifer Gray and Nouran Salahieh, CNN Hurricane Ian rapidly intensified Monday as it barreled toward Florida, threatening dangerous storm surges in places not used to getting hit directly by a hurricane. Florida could start feeling Ian’s wrath as early as Tuesday, with hurricane conditions potentially hitting the state Wednesday. Evacuation orders were
Continue Reading By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A pair of cowboy boots that Ashley Hoff never thought she would see again helped unlock a powerful story about the worst mass shooting in modern U.S. history. The resulting film, “11 Minutes,” is an inside account of the 2017 massacre at a country music
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By Nimi Princewill, CNN Ebola infections have risen across districts in Uganda, bringing the cumulative number of confirmed and suspected deaths to 23, health authorities in the east African country said Monday. Uganda declared an Ebola outbreak last Tuesday after a case of the relatively rare Sudan strain was detected in the country’s Mubende district.
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN) — El CEO de Twitter, Parag Agrawal, declarará este lunes como parte de la demanda en curso de la compañía para obligar a Elon Musk a completar su adquisición de US$ 44.000 millones de la empresa de redes sociales. Según una presentación judicial, los abogados de Musk interrogarán a Agrawal a las 9
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By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — The global soccer players’ union and the group representing domestic leagues around the world have teamed up to strengthen their voice in negotiations involving off-field politics such as the international match calendar. The FIFPRO union and World Leagues Forum signed a new agreement at the United
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