LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jurors at the Los Angeles rape and sexual misconduct trial of Harvey Weinstein have been deliberating for a week without reaching a verdict. The jury of eight men and four women went home Friday afternoon and will return to resume deliberations on Monday morning. They must decide on two counts of
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By Sonnet Swire, CNN The congressman-elect set to become the first member of Generation Z to serve in Congress said Thursday his rental application for an apartment in Washington, DC, was denied because of his “really bad” credit. “Just applied to an apartment in DC where I told the guy that my credit was really
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — El amor derramado sobre Brendan Fraser fuera de los festivales de cine infla las expectativas de “The Whale” ridículamente fuera de proporción, en una película basada en una obra de teatro que ocurre casi en su totalidad dentro de un departamento solitario. Lastrada no por su protagonista obeso mórbido, sino más
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Embattled Los Angeles Councilman Kevin de León has attended his first City Council meeting in nearly two months since a scandal broke over racist remarks by elected officials. Three other council members walked out after De Leon showed up. After a chaotic few minutes, a 45-minute recess was called. De Leon
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By George Ramsay, CNN Ahead of its World Cup quarterfinal against France, England has a problem to solve. Namely, how to stop the tournament’s top scorer, Kylian Mbappé, from adding to his tally. “Nineteen other teams in [France’s] Ligue 1 — and others in the Champions League — have been waiting for a solution,” French
Continue ReadingMarysabel E. Huston-Crespo (CNN Español) – Han transcurrido 10 años desde que el mundo se enteró de la muerte de la “Diva de la Banda”, Jenni Rivera. La cantante estadounidense tenía 43 años al momento de su fallecimiento y se encontraba en una gira de conciertos en México. Jenni Rivera no solo empoderó a las
Continue Reading By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press A home that was a fixture of Bobby Fouther’s childhood is now a parking lot, the two-story, shingle-sided house having been demolished in the 1970s along with many other properties in a predominantly Black neighborhood of Portland, Oregon. “Growing up there was just all about love,” Fouther said. Fouther and
Continue ReadingMarysabel E. Huston-Crespo (CNN Español) — Aunque ha pasado una década desde su muerte, el legado de Jenni Rivera sigue más que vivo. Recientemente, el patrimonio de la cantante lanzó “Misión cumplida”, un tema inédito que será parte de un disco póstumo, producido por Sergio Lizárraga y Pavel Ocampo. “Nosotros, los hijos, sentimos que estamos
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By MAURICIO SAVARESE AP Sports Writer SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazilian soccer great Pelé has congratulated Neymar for matching his national team scoring record and commiserated with the player for his World Cup exit. Pelé has been hospitalized while being treated for a respiratory infection. He posted his message on Instagram after Brazil lost to
Continue Reading By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — A vice president of the European Union’s parliament was suspended by her party group after Belgian police carried out several raids linked to an investigation into suspected influence peddling by a Gulf state. The Socialists and Democrats in the EU assembly say they suspended Eva Kaili’s membership
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Patrick Giblin era como la versión estadounidense del “estafador de Tinder”, pero sin aviones privados. Giblin seducía a mujeres con historias sobre su familia respetable ––decía que su padre era juez–– y una propiedad frente al mar en Atlantic City, Nueva Jersey, donde aseguraba que trabajaba en el sector de casinos,
Continue ReadingBy Hande Atay and Claudia Rebaza, CNN The Mexican ambassador in Lima has been summoned by Peru’s foreign ministry on complaints Mexico is interfering in its internal affairs, after top officials weighed in on the ouster earlier this week of Peru’s former President Pedro Castillo. Castillo, who was removed from power on Wednesday after he
Continue Reading By REBECCA SANTANA and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A Taliban drug lord convicted in a vast heroin trafficking conspiracy. A Russian pilot imprisoned for a scheme to distribute cocaine across the world. And a Russian arms dealer so infamous that he earned the nickname “Merchant of Death.” Those are just some of
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos (CNN Español) — ¿Te imaginas poder viajar de por vida a todos los mundiales de fútbol de la FIFA y con todos los gastos pagados? Pues no se trata solo de una idea o un sueño para muchos aficionados al rey de los deportes, sino que desde 1998 es la realidad para una
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By MARGARET STAFFORD Associated Press Several students at a Kansas high school have been disciplined for their behavior after a coach accused them of making racist and offensive statements to his team. The controversy began after a basketball game Dec. 3 between Valley Center High School and Topeka High School. Topeka coach Coach Geo Lyons
Continue Reading By MARGARET STAFFORD Associated Press Several students at a Kansas high school have been disciplined for their behavior after a coach accused them of making racist and offensive statements to his team. The controversy began after a basketball game Dec. 3 between Valley Center High School and Topeka High School. Topeka coach Coach Geo Lyons
Continue Reading By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Former Philadelphia Phillies ace and 2008 World Series MVP Cole Hamels is plotting a comeback for 2023. Hamels turns 39 this month. He hasn’t pitched since made one start for the Atlanta Braves in 2020. The left-hander signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers late in the
Continue Reading By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Thirteen of the last 14 Heisman Trophy winners to enter the NFL have done so as first-round draft picks, including all 11 quarterbacks. Stetson Bennett is a contender from another era of college football. The Georgia quarterback already has a national championship ring.
Continue Reading PARIS (AP) — France will make condoms free in pharmacies for anyone up to age 25 in the new year, President Emmanuel Macron announced Friday. The move comes as the government says sexually transmitted diseases are on the rise among young people, and as this year’s exceptional inflation is cutting especially deeply into the budgets
Continue Reading By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer LUSAIL, Qatar (AP) — It started with Lionel Messi delivering another soccer clinic. It ended with the Argentina superstar sporting a bloodied top lip, shouting abuse to opponents and even blasting the referee. And of course there were goals, too, for one of the greats of the game whose
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