By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — A woman has testified at Harvey Weinstein’s Los Angeles trial that he sexually assaulted her in 1991 and did the same 17 years later. Kelly Sipherd said Monday that the two assaults happened in the same hotel during the Toronto International Film Festival. She said
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Agentes federales de EE.UU. dispararon proyectiles de “gas de pimienta” a migrantes venezolanos que protestaban a lo largo de la frontera internacional del Río Grande, cerca del centro de El Paso, este lunes, después de que un funcionario resultara herido, informó la Oficina de Aduanas y Protección Fronteriza de EE.UU. (CBP,
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City NAACP is partnering with First United Methodist Church to help community members get to their polling place on Tuesday, Nov. 8. Individuals can call 573-635-6886 to request a ride to the polls or drop by the Jefferson City NAACP office — 211 W High Street — on Thursday, Nov. 3 or Nov. 8 from
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Los Angeles Dodgers third baseman Justin Turner has won Major League Baseball’s Roberto Clemente Award for character, community involvement and philanthropy. Turner was presented the award Monday at the World Series, shortly before Game 3 was officially postponed because of rain at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia. The 37-year-old Turner was honored
Continue Reading By CARLA K. JOHNSON AP Medical Writer Research in Africa found a one-time dose of an experimental drug protected adults against malaria for at least six months, the latest approach in the fight against the mosquito-borne disease. Malaria killed more than 620,000 people in 2020 and sickened 241 million, mainly children under 5 in Africa.
Continue Reading By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia’s 6-5, 10-inning win over Houston in the World Series opener drew 11.68 million viewers on Fox, Fox Deportes and the Fox Sports streaming app, the highest for Game 1 since 2019. The game was seen by 11,475,000 viewers on Fox and 207,000 viewers on Fox
Continue Reading MEXICO CITY (AP) — Tropical Storm Lisa has formed in the Caribbean south of Jamaica and the Cayman Islands and it’s forecast to make landfall in Central America later in the week — likely as a hurricane. The U.S. National Hurricane Center said Monday that Lisa had sustained maximum winds of 45 mph and was
Continue Reading By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer A psychologist who has worked with the San Antonio Spurs will speak out this week regarding allegations she and others have made against former Spurs guard Joshua Primo. That’s according to the woman’s attorney. The attorney is Houston-based Tony Buzbee. His office says in a release that psychologist Hillary
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By Manveena Suri, Swati Gupta and Hira Humayun, CNN Nine people have been arrested over the collapse of a suspension bridge in India’s western Gujarat state that killed at least 134 people on Sunday, police said. The suspects are all associated with Oreva, a Gujarat-based electrical appliances manufacturer that performed maintenance on the 230-meter long
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson Nueva York (CNN Business) — Twitter está considerando ofrecer cuentas verificadas para los usuarios que estén dispuestos a pagar US$ 19,99 al mes por un servicio de suscripción, y podría quitar las codiciadas marcas de verificación azules a los perfiles que ya las tienen si no empiezan a pagar por el producto en
Continue Reading By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Fifty mainly Western countries are urging China to fully implement all recommendations in a U.N. report accusing the country of serious human rights violations stemming from a crackdown on Uyghurs and other mostly Muslim ethnic groups that may amount to “crimes against humanity.” They singled
Continue Reading By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon’s pioneering motor voter program, in which residents who interact with the motor vehicle division are automatically registered to vote, hit a minor software speed bump. But the secretary of state says it’s being resolved. Secretary of State Shemia Fagan said the Oregon Elections Division on
Continue Reading By KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Federal authorities say a man accused of intentionally setting fire to a Tennessee Planned Parenthood clinic and later allegedly firing shots at a federal courthouse died months ago. Authorities said Monday in releasing court documents that 64-year-old Mark Thomas Reno died Aug. 15. However, many of
Continue Reading By DENIS P. GORMAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Brooklyn Nets coach Steve Nash says that he hopes the organization will grow together in the aftermath of Kyrie Irving sharing the link to an antisemitic film on his social media platforms. Irving has been criticized for sharing the link by the NBA, the Anti-Defamation
Continue Reading By WILL LESTER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A retired Associated Press science writer, Randolph E. Schmid, who seldom missed a chance to add a whimsical touch to his authoritative stories, has died. Schmid was 78 when he died Sunday at a nursing home in Falls Church, Virginia. His AP colleagues recall him as a
Continue Reading WASHINGTON (AP) — First lady Jill Biden is heading to the World Series this week in her hometown of Philadelphia as her team, the Phillies, battles the Houston Astros. The White House said Monday she would attend Game 4 on Tuesday, during which Major League Baseball will honor those affected by cancer. However, Game 3,
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By Sports Staff, CNN Game 3 of the World Series between the Houston Astros and Philadelphia Phillies, which had been scheduled for Monday night, has been postponed because of rain in Philadelphia. The game has been scheduled for Tuesday. Because of Monday’s postponement, the rest of the World Series has been pushed back by a
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By Michelle Watson, Sara Weisfeldt, Hannah Sarisohn and Eric Levenson, CNN The multiple antisemitic messages that appeared in public spaces in Jacksonville, Florida, this weekend, including at the high-profile Florida-Georgia college football game, do not constitute crimes at this time, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said. “At this time, the Sheriff’s Office has not identified any
Continue Reading BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Neymar’s trial has concluded with the company that accused him of fraud and corruption reducing the prison sentence it sought for the player’s alleged involvement in irregularities related to his transfer from Santos to Barcelona in 2013. The trial’s conclusion comes three days after Spain’s state prosecutor dropped its charges against
Continue ReadingMarysabel E. Huston-Crespo (CNN Español) – Esta semana, nuestra lista de estrenos musicales la encabezan Lasso y Paula Arenas. El venezolano presentó su sencillo “Corriendo con tijeras”, mientras que la colombiana le canta a la salud mental en “Un día a la vez”. También en nuestra lista se encuentran Pol Granch, quien presentó nuevo disco, Reik
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