Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — Otro agente de policía de Memphis fue despedido por violar múltiples políticas departamentales relacionadas con la muerte de Tyre Nichols, informó el viernes el Departamento de Policía de Memphis. El exagente de policía, Preston Hemphill, fue relevado de sus funciones por violar múltiples políticas departamentales, incluida la conducta personal
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By Chris Isidore and Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN Unionized workers at Disney World have rejected a contract proposal from the company that would have given them at least a $1 an hour raise each year over the five-year life of the rejected offer. The 32,000 Disney employees, members of six different unions, had been urged by
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos (CNN) — El Pentágono dijo el viernes por la noche que hay otro presunto globo espía de China transitando por Latinoamérica. El general brigadier Patrick Ryder, portavoz del Pentágono, dijo en un comunicado a CNN: “Estamos viendo reportes de un globo que transita por América Latina. Ahora evaluamos que es otro globo de
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — La movilización masiva de Rusia, su inminente ofensiva y el terror de los misiles contra la población civil están provocando que Ucrania realice nuevas peticiones de una ayuda letal aún mayor a Occidente, días después de que los líderes firmaran su último paquete que incluía la entrega de los primeros tanques.
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By Heather Chen, CNN Think “international manhunt” and the image that likely springs to mind is that of a hardened criminal like a murderer, bank robber or billion-dollar fraudster — not the middle-aged boss of a high school tuition center. But that’s who’s at the center of a Red Notice issued this week by the
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BOSTON — Led by Matt Knowling’s 18 points, the Yale Bulldogs defeated the Harvard Crimson 68-57 on Friday night. The Bulldogs moved to 15-6 with the win and the Crimson fell to 12-10.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) With dispensaries acquiring comprehensive licenses to sell recreational marijuana in Missouri, long lines formed in Jefferson City with customers ready to make legal purchases. The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services issued comprehensive licenses Friday. DHSS spokesperson Lisa Cox said in an email Thursday that nearly all of Missouri’s licensed
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos (CNN) — Dos sospechosos fueron detenidos, uno después de un tiroteo, en relación con una ejecución “estilo cártel” que dejó seis muertos el mes pasado en una pequeña comunidad del centro de California, incluida una joven madre y su hijo de 10 meses, anunciaron las autoridades este viernes. Los sospechosos, identificados en los
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By ADRIAN SAINZ and JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A sixth Memphis officer was fired Friday after an internal police investigation showed he violated multiple department policies in the violent arrest of Tyre Nichols, including rules surrounding the deployment of a stun gun, officials said. Preston Hemphill had been suspended as he
Continue Reading By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — As the Manhattan district attorney’s office again ramps up its yearslong investigation of Donald Trump, a new book by a former prosecutor who once led the probe details just how close the former president came to getting indicted — and laments friction with the new
Continue Reading By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Children in California won’t have to get the coronavirus vaccine to attend schools, state public health officials confirmed Friday, ending one of the last major restrictions of the pandemic in the nation’s most populous state. Gov. Gavin Newsom first announced the policy in 2021, saying it
Continue Reading MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Giant panda Le Le has died, the Memphis Zoo announced Friday. The panda, born July 18, 1998, died Wednesday, zoo spokesperson Rebecca Winchester said in an email. His cause of death has yet to be determined as a medical investigation is pending, the zoo said. “Le Le’s name translates to ‘happy
Continue Reading ASTORIA, Ore. (AP) — A newly minted Coast Guard rescue swimmer saved a man’s life at the mouth of the Columbia River between Oregon and Washington state just after a giant wave rolled the yacht he was piloting and threw him into the surf. Video from a Coast Guard helicopter captured some of the dramatic
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PHOENIX, Ariz. (KMIZ) Former Mizzou hoops standout Sophie Cunningham will be continuing her WNBA career in Phoenix, after signing a multi-year deal on Friday. Cunningham had a breakout season in 2022, which was her fourth year in the league. She was considered a top candidate for the Most Improved Player award, as she averaged career
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By MATTHEW BROWN and AMY BETH HANSON Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The Chinese balloon drifting high above the U.S. and first revealed over Montana has created a buzz down below among residents who initially wondered what it was — and now wonder what its arrival means amid a chorus of alarm raised by
Continue Reading By MATTHEW BROWN and AMY BETH HANSON Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The Chinese balloon drifting high above the U.S. and first revealed over Montana has created a buzz down below among residents who initially wondered what it was — and now wonder what its arrival means amid a chorus of alarm raised by
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By Sean Lyngaas and David Rind, CNN An apparent cyberattack has forced a network of Florida health care organizations to send some emergency patients to other facilities and to cancel some non-emergency surgeries, the health care network said Friday. Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare, which operates a 772-bed hospital and multiple specialty care centers, said an “IT
Continue Reading By WILL WEISSERT and CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — President Joe Biden sounded like a candidate making his case for a second term as he rallied a raucous meeting of national Democrats who chanted, “Four more years!” The only thing missing was an official announcement — that’s not expected for at least several
Continue Reading By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ Associated Press HALF MOON BAY, Calif. (AP) — Farmworkers at two mushrooms farms in California’s Half Moon Bay are back at work barely a week after seven of their colleagues were shot and killed. Three workers who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity say they need to earn
Continue Reading By GARY B. GRAVES AP Sports Writer LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Churchill Downs never gave advance notice nor reached out to explain its two-year suspension, Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert said Friday in federal court, and reiterated that the penalty has caused irreparable harm to his business and reputation. Baffert has sued the historic
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