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Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN Español) — La Fiscalía General del estado de Durango informó en un comunicado que obtuvo siete órdenes de detención contra de administradores y dueños de hospitales privados por su presunta responsabilidad en el brote de meningitis que se reporta en ese estado. Hasta el lunes se registraban 71 casos confirmados de meningitis
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — El Departamento de Seguridad Nacional extenderá el Estatus de Protección Temporal (TPS, por sus siglas en inglés) para los ciudadanos de Haití en EE.UU. por 18 meses adicionales, debido a las condiciones en el país, según anunció la entidad. Además, volverá a designar el estatus para aquellos que anteriormente no eran
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SAN DIEGO (AP) — Free-agent pitcher Carlos Estévez has agreed to a two-year, $13.5 million contract with the Los Angeles Angels. The team made the announcement during the first day of the winter meetings. The 29-year-old right-hander appeared in 62 games for Colorado last season with a 4-4 record, 3.47 ERA and 54 strikeouts. Estévez
Continue Reading CLAY BAILEY Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Tyus Jones had a career-high 28 points and 10 assists to lead the short-handed Memphis Grizzlies a 101-93 victory over Miami Heat. Santi Aldama added 18 points and Dillon Brooks finished with 17 points for Memphis, which played without leading scorer Ja Morant and several other key
Continue Reading SAN DIEGO (AP) — Brian Cashman is staying with the New York Yankees, signing a four-year contract to remain the team’s senior vice president and general manager. The announcement was made at baseball’s winter meetings in San Diego. Cashman had been working on a handshake agreement since early November, when his five-year contract expired. The
Continue Reading ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Mimi Collins scored 19 points and No. 8 North Carolina State earned the program’s first win over Georgia in 10 tries, posting a 65-54 victory. Collins, a graduate transfer from Maryland, stepped into the starting lineup with senior Jada Boyd sidelined with an injury and made the most of it. She
Continue Reading By AARON BRACY Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Tony DeAngelo and Owen Tippett scored on the power play, and the Philadelphia Flyers held on to beat the Colorado Avalanche 5-3. Tanner Laczynski, Travis Sanheim and Travis Konecny also scored for the Flyers, who won for just the second time in 14 games (2-9-3). Carter Hart
Continue Reading SAN DIEGO (AP) — Philadelphia Phillies executive Kevin Gregg has won the Robert O. Fishel Award for Public Relations Excellence. Major League Baseball made the announcement Monday at the winter meetings. Gregg, son of late National League umpire Eric Gregg, is the vice president of baseball communications for the Phillies. Gregg has worked full-time in
Continue Reading By The Associated Press KALAMAZOO, Mich. — Led by Markeese Hastings’ 22 points, the Western Michigan Broncos defeated the Concordia (MI) Cardinals 94-50 on Monday night. The Broncos moved to 3-6 with the win and the Cardinals dropped to 0-1.
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — El presidente de Rusia, Vladimir Putin, promulgó este lunes un proyecto de ley que amplía la prohibición de la llamada “propaganda” LGBTQ en el país, al hacer ilegal que cualquier persona promueva las relaciones entre personas del mismo sexo o sugiera que las orientaciones no heterosexuales son “normales”. Putin aprobó la
Continue Reading By KEN POWTAK Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — The Vegas Golden Knights made former Boston coach Bruce Cassidy’s return a success on Reilly Smith’s score in the fifth round of the shootout, beating the Bruins 4-3 to end their NHL-record for home victories to open a season at 14 games on Monday night. The 57-year-old
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN Kirstie Alley and John Travolta were never romantically involved, but that wasn’t how she initially wanted it. Alley, who died Monday at the age of 71 after a brief illness, often talked of her feelings for Travolta, whom she called the “greatest love” of her life. The pair starred together
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FARIBAULT, Minn. (AP) — A southern Minnesota school district has agreed to accept a $1.1 million state grant meant to help curb drug use among students of color. Monday night’s vote comes after two board members had delayed accepting the money by arguing it could discriminate against white students. The Minneapolis Star Tribune reports that
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By ALLAN KREDA Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — K’Andre Miller, Alexis Lafrenière and Chris Kreider scored in the third period as the New York Rangers rallied to beat the St. Louis Blues 6-4. Vincent Trochek had a goal and an assist, and Braden Schneider and Adam Fox also scored for the Rangers, who won
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BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Centralia man died Saturday after being hit by a train in Sturgeon. This is the fourth major train crash at a passive crossing in Mid-Missouri this year. Passive crossings are train crossings without any lights or arms to let drivers know of an oncoming train. There have been 10 train
Continue Reading By DAVID BAUDER AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Mendelson family would love to find the envelope where their father, Lee, scribbled some lyrics to jazz musician Vince Guaraldi’s composition “Christmas Time is Here” for an animated TV special featuring the “Peanuts” gang in 1965. The producer always said it had taken less
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — El desacreditado abogado Michael Avenatti recibió este lunes una sentencia a 14 años de prisión y la orden de pagar casi US$ 11 millones en restitución por malversar millones de dólares de cuatro de sus clientes y por obstrucción. Avenatti se declaró culpable a principios de este año de cuatro cargos
Continue Reading By ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Biden administration says it will expand temporary legal status for Haitians already living in the United States, saying conditions in the Caribbean nation are too dangerous for their forced return. The Homeland Security Department said Monday that Haitians who were in the United States Nov.
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Watch a replay of the Columbia City Council meeting above. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia City Council voted unanimously on Monday to end the city-logo trash bag program. Ward 5 Councilman Matt Pitzer said before the meeting that if the city chose to eliminate the city logo bags, residents would be able to use their
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