SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — An attorney who oversaw New Mexico’s Indian Affairs Department has been tapped to serve as a top legal adviser to U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary Deb Haaland. The department announced the appointment of Lynn Trujillo as senior counsel to the secretary Friday. Trujillo is a tribal member of Sandia
Continue ReadingCNNEspañol sjv (CNN Español) — Una nueva semana de manifestaciones de apoyo al Gobierno de Colombia y de protestas contra él vivirá el país, por cuenta de las reformas y nuevas políticas que ha anunciado el presidente Gustavo Petro, cuando está cerca de cumplir los 200 días de su denominado “Gobierno del cambio”. La primera
Continue Reading By VICTORIA MILKO and SIBI ARASU Associated Press SAMARINDA, Indonesia (AP) — In Indonesia’s region of East Kalimantan, the country’s dependence on coal is on full display. Driving on the region’s toll road, passersby can watch excavators digging coal from shallow pits as trucks filled with the carbon-rich rocks rush by. Under a bridge in
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By Steve Contorno, CNN Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will soon have new authority over Disney’s iconic Florida theme parks, leeway to transport migrants from anywhere in the country and fewer hurdles to put people behind bars for voting errors — all top priorities that have animated conservatives who may decide the next Republican nominee for
Continue Reading By Steve Contorno, CNN Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will soon have new authority over Disney’s iconic Florida theme parks, leeway to transport migrants from anywhere in the country and fewer hurdles to put people behind bars for voting errors — all top priorities that have animated conservatives who may decide the next Republican nominee for
Continue Reading By ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Records obtained by The Associated Press show a Memphis police officer who hit Tyre Nichols with a stun gun during a traffic stop that preceded Nichols’ brutal beating by other officers had a prior record of minor reprimands. Preston Hemphill was fired Feb. 3 after an
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Con un empate 35-35 en el Super Bowl LVII con tan solo 1:54 para el final, los Kansas City Chiefs se enfrentaban a un tercer down crítico en territorio de los Philadelphia Eagles para mantener su avance y agotar el tiempo antes de intentar un gol de campo ganador. Patrick Mahomes,
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By JOHN WAWROW AP Hockey Writer QUEBEC CITY (AP) — The boys’ hockey team of Ukrainian refugees extended its celebrated stay in Canada for a few more days, at least. Maksym Kukharenko scored a power-play goal and Matvii Kulish earned the shutout in the Ukrainian Selects 2-0 victory over Team Romania Wolves in an elimination
Continue Reading By JOHN WAWROW AP Hockey Writer QUEBEC CITY (AP) — The boys’ hockey team of Ukrainian refugees extended its celebrated stay in Canada for a few more days, at least. Maksym Kukharenko scored a power-play goal and Matvii Kulish earned the shutout in the Ukrainian Selects 2-0 victory over Team Romania Wolves in an elimination
Continue Reading By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — The slap sat front and center at Monday’s Oscar nominees luncheon. So much so that motion picture academy president Janet Yang neither had to describe it nor say the names Will Smith or Chris Rock for the ballroom full of award hopefuls to know
Continue Reading TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Conrad Dobler, one of the NFL’s top offensive linemen with the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1970s, has died. He was 72. The Cardinals announced Dobler died Monday in Pueblo, Colorado. No cause of death was given. Dobler played left guard on an offensive line that included Hall of Famer Dan
Continue ReadingBy Jaide Garcia and Nadia Romero, CNN An attorney for the family of Darryl Tyree Williams, who died in police custody last month, says Williams was racially profiled and harassed by Raleigh, North Carolina, police officers during a stop and frisk procedure and that he was “electrocuted to death for nothing.” Williams was tased twice
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By Sarah Dean, CNN Regaining consciousness in a cloud of smoke, Simon Johnsen heard a loud whistling in his ears. He checked to see if he still had all his body parts. Next to him, fellow medic Pete Reed was dead. So was the civilian Ukrainian woman whose injuries they had come to treat. It
Continue Reading By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Mikal Bridges’ consecutive games played streak lives on, even after he was forced to miss a game last week for the first time in his NBA career. Bridges was acquired by the Brooklyn Nets from Phoenix last Thursday in the blockbuster trade for Kevin Durant.
Continue Reading By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer Just hours after confetti fell on the NFL champion Kansas City Chiefs in Glendale, Arizona, the sports spotlight shifted to baseball as pitchers and catchers who will play in the World Baseball Classic began reporting to spring training complexes throughout the Phoenix area and in Florida. A few miles
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By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer Sunday’s Super Bowl was the third most-watched television show in history, with an estimated 113 million people watching the Kansas City Chiefs rally to defeat the Philadelphia Eagles. Fox said Monday that the preliminary numbers include the broadcasts on Fox and Fox Deportes as well as streaming on Fox
Continue Reading By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer Sunday’s Super Bowl was the third most-watched television show in history, with an estimated 113 million people watching the Kansas City Chiefs rally to defeat the Philadelphia Eagles. Fox said Monday that the preliminary numbers include the broadcasts on Fox and Fox Deportes as well as streaming on Fox
Continue Reading By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer Sunday’s Super Bowl was the third most-watched television show in history, with an estimated 113 million people watching the Kansas City Chiefs rally to defeat the Philadelphia Eagles. Fox said Monday that the preliminary numbers include the broadcasts on Fox and Fox Deportes as well as streaming on Fox
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By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN Austin Majors, a former child actor best known for his role on “NYPD Blue,” has died, according to the Los Angeles Medical Examiner’s office. He was 27. His sister, Kali Majors-Raglin, confirmed the news to CNN in an email. Majors, whose full name was Austin Setmajer-Raglin, died February 11. The cause
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes Haczek (CNN Español) — Argentina atraviesa la octava ola de calor desde el comienzo del verano austral, una cifra que casi duplica lo que es habitual para el país. ¿Cómo se explica? Hay un factor clave que está alimentando las temperaturas agobiantes: las altas presiones en el océano Atlántico cerca de la costa
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