By Maegan Vazquez, CNN The White House plans to allow the nomination process to play out for President Joe Biden’s pick to be the next administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, Phil Washington, after his name emerged in a recent search warrant issued as part of a political corruption investigation in Los Angeles. The warrant
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research Here’s some background information about the census, a count of US residents that takes place every 10 years. The Census Bureau is part of the Department of Commerce. Most recent population information. 2020 Census – US population – 331,449,281, a 7.35% increase from 2010. 2010 Census – US population – 308,745,538, a
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By IAN HARRISON Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Yandy Díaz hit a three-run home run and the Tampa Bay Rays — starting an unprecedented nine Latin American players on Roberto Clemente Day — routed Toronto 11-0 on Thursday to pull within a half-game of the Blue Jays in the wild-card chase. Clemente, the late Hall
Continue ReadingBy Lucy Kafanov and Dalila-Johari Paul, CNN An Iowa judge’s ruling this week ordering a teenage girl — who was 15 when she killed a man she said raped her multiple times — to pay his family $150,000 in restitution has reignited conversations about what justice looks like for girls and young women who have
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos (CNN Español) — El Parlamento Europeo condenó este jueves “en los términos más enérgicos” la represión y las detenciones de miembros de la Iglesia católica en Nicaragua y reclamó su liberación inmediata. A través una resolución aprobada con el voto favorable de 538 diputados, 16 en contra y 28 abstenciones, el Parlamento Europeo
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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haiti’s National Police says it is investigating the recent slaying of three officers that it blames on gang members. The agency says a gang called “Ti Makak,” which means Little Macaques, killed the officers Tuesday in Laboule, a largely gated community just south of Port-au-Prince. The area is also the site
Continue Reading By CNN US District Judge Aileen Cannon on Thursday selected federal senior Judge Raymond Dearie to serve as special master to review the materials seized in the FBI’s search of former President Donald Trump’s Florida residence and resort. Cannon also rejected the Justice Department’s request to revive its criminal investigation into classified documents seized at
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Desde la muerte de la reina Isabel II la semana pasada, Kris Manjapra ha estado pensando mucho en un momento peculiar de su infancia. Le contó a CNN que, en 1990, cuando tenía 12 años y vivía con su familia en Calgary, Canadá, la reina hizo una visita a su ciudad.
Continue Reading By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer SUGAR GROVE, Ill. (AP) — Bryson DeChambeau insists he has “no buyer’s remorse” about jumping from the PGA Tour to the Saudi-funded LIV Golf series. DeChambeau spoke Thursday at Rich Harvest Farms. The suburban Chicago course is best known for hosting the Solheim Cup in 2009. It’s where the
Continue Reading By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — The Browns haven’t played Nick Chubb and Kareem Hunt together much in the past few years. That could soon change. Cleveland coach Kevin Stefanski hinted this week that he may be open to playing Chubb and Hunt at the same time more often. He used the
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Tras el fallecimiento de la reina Isabel II han incrementado los llamamientos para que la familia real británica devuelva a Sudáfrica el mayor diamante tallado conocido en el mundo. El diamante, conocido como Gran Estrella de África o Cullinan I, fue tallado a partir de una gema más grande extraída en
Continue Reading LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Churchill Downs Inc. has agreed to buy Ellis Park in Henderson, Kentucky, for $79 million in cash. The deal announced Thursday with Enchantment Holdings LLC includes Churchill Downs assuming Ellis Park’s opportunity to build a track extension facility in Owensboro. The deal is subject to certain working capital and other purchase
Continue Reading By MIKE FITZPATRICK AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Sandy Alderson will step down as president of the New York Mets when the team finds his replacement. The 74-year-old Alderson, a cancer survivor who has served two stints as New York’s general manager, will move to a new role as special advisor to owners
Continue Reading By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer Canelo Álvarez’s rivalry with Gennady Golovkin reaches the ultimate standard of modern boxing excellence this weekend when the fighters complete a trilogy. Most of the great rivals in the sport’s recent history have engaged in at least three memorable bouts, from Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier to Manny Pacquiao
Continue Reading FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) — Atlanta Falcons running back Damien Williams was held out of practice for the second consecutive day with a rib injury. Williams’ status is uncertain for Sunday’s game at the Los Angeles Rams. Williams had been expected to share carries with Falcons starter Cordarrelle Patterson. Instead, Williams had only two carries
Continue ReadingMarysabel E. Huston-Crespo (CNN Español) — Si eres uno de los afortunados en poder asistir a uno de los conciertos de Coldplay en el estadio del River Plate en Buenos Aires en octubre, tu rostro podría terminar saliendo en salas de cine a nivel mundial. La agrupación británica dio a conocer la semana pasada que
Continue Reading By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday appointed a veteran New York jurist to serve as an independent arbiter in the criminal investigation into the presence of classified documents at former President Donald Trump’s Florida home, and refused to permit the Justice Department to resume its use of the
Continue Reading By MICHAEL TARM AP Legal Affairs Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Federal prosecutors this week scored multiple convictions against R. Kelly at the singer’s trial in Chicago, but they lost on the headline charge — that Kelly obstructed justice by rigging his 2008 state child pornography trial, at which jurors acquitted him. Kelly co-defendant and longtime
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos (CNN Español) — La jueza federal María Eugenia Capuchetti decidió procesar este jueves a Fernando Sabag Montiel y a Brenda Uliarte por el delito de homicidio calificado en grado de tentativa, al considerar que ambos acusados son coautores del atentado contra la vicepresidenta Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, ocurrido la noche del jueves 1°
Continue Reading WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden sat down this week for his first interview of his presidency with the news magazine show “60 Minutes.” CBS said on Thursday that Biden gave the interview to correspondent Scott Pelley while visiting Detroit on Wednesday, and that the two-part interview will air Sunday as part of the premiere
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