By CHRIS MEGERIAN, FARNOUSH AMIRI and SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris are meeting at the White House with members of the Congressional Black Caucus to explore the possibility of getting legislation to overhaul policing practices back on track. His administration is facing renewed pressure
Continue Reading By ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Authorities say a shooting at a Tennessee library has left one person dead and a police officer critically wounded. Tennessee Bureau of Investigation spokeswoman Keli McAlister says officers were called Thursday to the Poplar-White Station Public Library about a man who was involved in a confrontation
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By Emma Tucker, CNN An attorney for Briana Foster Newton, the former principal at Richneck Elementary School, said on Thursday her client didn’t know that a 6-year-old student had a gun at the school the day he allegedly shot a teacher. Newton was reassigned after the first grader allegedly shot his teacher, Abby Zwerner, inside
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By Oren Liebermann, Haley Britzky, Michael Conte and Nectar Gan, CNN The US is tracking a suspected Chinese high-altitude surveillance balloon over the continental United States, defense officials said on Thursday, a discovery that risks adding further strain to tense US-China relations. Pentagon spokesman Brig. Gen. Patrick Ryder said the US government has been tracking
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos (CNN) — Estados Unidos impone nuevas restricciones de visa contra algunos miembros y exintegrantes talibanes, miembros de grupos de seguridad no estatales y otros que se cree que están involucrados en la represión de los derechos de las mujeres y las niñas en Afganistán, anunció el miércoles el secretario de Estado de EE.UU.,
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By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Tennis star Nick Kyrgios is due to appear in an Australian court to apply to have an assault charge stemming from events two years ago dismissed on mental health grounds. His lawyer Michael Kukulies-Smith appeared in a court in Kyrgios’ hometown of Canberra in October and
Continue Reading TURIN, Italy (AP) — The Italian Cup is giving Juventus a respite from its Serie A troubles. Bremer’s first-half goal was enough to put Juventus into the semifinals of the competition with a 1-0 win over Lazio. That sets up a meeting with Inter Milan in a rematch of last year’s final. Juventus was deducted
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson Washington (CNN) — El presidente Joe Biden, el expresidente Donald Trump y el ex vicepresidente Mike Pence se enfrentan al escrutinio por su posible manejo indebido de documentos clasificados. En los tres casos se encontró material confidencial del Gobierno en lugares donde no deberÃa haber ido a parar. Pero hay diferencias clave que
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By Kristen Rogers, CNN The number of times it’s appropriate to wear clothing items without washing them often seems based more on folklore or a person’s upbringing than professional advice. TikTok user Allison Delperdang started a heated online debate when she posted a video January 10 saying she wears the same pajamas multiple times. “When
Continue ReadingRocÃo Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — Esta es una historia real de varios Taylors: la esposa de Taylor Lautner, Taylor Dome, tuvo la reacción de todos nosotros cuando el actor comentó sobre infame momento que vivió Taylor Swift con Kanye West durante los MTV Video Music Awards. En un video de su podcast “The Squeeze”, que se
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By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts is ready for a big matchup in the Super Bowl. The Eagles can win their second Super Bowl in franchise history with a win over the Kansas City Chiefs. Hurts and Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes are both Texas natives. They are
Continue Reading By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts is ready for a big matchup in the Super Bowl. The Eagles can win their second Super Bowl in franchise history with a win over the Kansas City Chiefs. Hurts and Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes are both Texas natives. They are
Continue Reading By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts is ready for a big matchup in the Super Bowl. The Eagles can win their second Super Bowl in franchise history with a win over the Kansas City Chiefs. Hurts and Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes are both Texas natives. They are
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN)– En lo que va de esta semana se han cancelado más de 6.000 vuelos dentro, hacia o fuera de Estados Unidos a medida que el tiempo helado afecta grandes franjas del paÃs. Este jueves por la tarde se registraban 6.238 cancelaciones de vuelos en el sitio de seguimiento de vuelos FlightAware desde
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By Tierney Sneed, CNN A federal law that prohibits people subject to domestic violence restraining orders from possessing firearms is unconstitutional, a conservative-leaning appeals court ruled Thursday. The ruling is the latest significant decision dismantling a gun restriction in the wake of the Supreme Court’s expansion of Second Amendment rights last year in the New
Continue Reading By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — There have been 296 players listed as defensemen who have appeared in the NHL so far this season. Only six are All-Stars. Such is the reality for those who play hockey’s most thankless position, one where a player is rarely called upon to score
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By Oren Liebermann and Kevin Liptak, CNN The US is expected to announce a new Ukraine security package worth approximately $2.2 billion that includes longer-range missiles for the first time, according to multiple US officials. The package, which is expected to be announced in the coming days, will include a commitment to provide Ukraine with
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By Oren Liebermann and Kevin Liptak, CNN The US is expected to announce a new Ukraine security package worth approximately $2.2 billion that includes longer-range missiles for the first time, according to multiple US officials. The package, which is expected to be announced in the coming days, will include a commitment to provide Ukraine with
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TONIGHT: Mostly clear and windy with lows in the low teens. Wind gusts up to 25 mph, dropping wind chills into the low single digits. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny and cold with highs near 30. Wind chills in the low 20s. EXTENDED: I’m tracking a dry cold front that moves in tonight and brings temperatures down
Continue Reading NEW YORK — Led by Tedrick Wilcox Jr.’s 15 points, the St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers defeated the Central Connecticut State Blue Devils 53-48 on Thursday. The Terriers are now 12-11 on the season, while the Blue Devils dropped to 6-18.
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