By Dan Heching, CNN Christian music singer Steven Curtis Chapman is taking some time to remember his close friend Katherine Koonce, one of the six victims of the Nashville school shooting. In an interview with Anderson Cooper for CNN’s “AC360” on Wednesday, Chapman described Koonce as “an amazing person” who would “move towards, step into
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BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A judge has ordered the U.S. government to resume regular oil and gas lease sales on federal lands in North Dakota. The order came Monday, even as a legal battle continues over the Biden administration’s decision to suspend leasing two years ago in an effort to combat climate change. North Dakota’s
Continue Reading By TRAVIS LOLLER, KIMBERLEE KRUESI and DENISE LAVOIE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Hundreds gathered Wednesday at a candlelight vigil in Nashville to honor and mourn the three children and three adults who were killed in a shooting at a Christian school this week. The downtown ceremony for the victims of the shooting at
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos (CNN Español) — La presidenta Xiomara Castro viajará a China “pronto”, informó la Cancillería de Honduras. El anuncio ocurre días después de que Honduras comunicara que tomaría medidas para establecer relaciones con Beijing. La mandataria visitará a China para firmar “acuerdos auspiciosos entre ambos países”, según un tuit de la cuenta verificada de
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By MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Vegas Golden Knights are the only team to have five goalies record multiple victories this season. Vegas also made NHL history when it became the first team ever to win four consecutive games with four different goalies last week. The Knights entered Wednesday leading
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — New York Knicks All-Star forward Julius Randle missed the second half against Miami with a sprained left ankle. He has played in all 77 games for New York this season. Randle was hurt in the second quarter Wednesday when he grabbed an offensive rebound and Heat center Bam Adebayo landed on
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN) — Según los economistas de Goldman Sachs, hasta 300 millones de empleos de tiempo completo en todo el mundo podrían automatizarse de alguna manera con la nueva ola de inteligencia artificial que ha generado plataformas como ChatGPT. En un informe publicado este domingo, los economistas predijeron que el 18% del trabajo a
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By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A $185 million settlement in a lawsuit by minor leaguers against Major League Baseball for violating federal minimum wage laws has been approved by a federal judge. U.S. Magistrate Judge Joseph C. Spero issued his approval Wednesday in a 36-page order in federal court in
Continue Reading By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi’s Republican-led Senate voted Wednesday against confirming veteran educator Robert P. Taylor as state superintendent of education, angering some Black Democrats who said the rejection was at least partly because Taylor is Black and wrote years ago about the state’s racist history. The state Board
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By Saskya Vandoorne and Melissa Bell, CNN Olesya Krivtsova thinks it’s because she was neither the first, nor the last, to criticize the war in Ukraine that she scared Russian authorities as much as she did. Her social media posts were neither particularly strident nor unusual, she told CNN, reflecting those of so many other
Continue Reading By Saskya Vandoorne and Melissa Bell, CNN Olesya Krivtsova thinks it’s because she was neither the first, nor the last, to criticize the war in Ukraine that she scared Russian authorities as much as she did. Her social media posts were neither particularly strident nor unusual, she told CNN, reflecting those of so many other
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN) — El Senado aprobó este miércoles un proyecto de ley que pondrá fin a la emergencia nacional por covid-19 declarada por el entonces presidente Donald Trump el 13 de marzo de 2020. La votación final fue abrumadoramente bipartidista, 68-23. La resolución conjunta, que había sido aprobada por la Cámara de Representantes a
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN Español) — A solicitud del Ministerio Público de Venezuela, un juez de control de Caracas acordó imputar a nueve funcionarios, 10 empresarios, un exdiputado del oficialista Partido Socialista Unido de Venezuela, y a tres jueces supuestamente vinculados con una trama de corrupción en la estatal Petróleos de Venezuela (PDVSA), que denunciaron la
Continue Reading ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Washington Wizards shooting guard Bradley Beal is facing a possible misdemeanor charge in central Florida. A fan accused the NBA All-Star of hitting him during an argument after a March 21 game against the Orlando Magic. An Orlando police report says probable cause exists to charge Beal with simple battery. The
Continue Reading By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — Julio Rodríguez sent a buzz through T-Mobile Park, whether it was the second-deck home runs or running down flyballs in center field. And this was just the workout day for the Seattle Mariners. The reigning AL rookie of the year seems more than ready for the
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LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — Board members picked by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to oversee the governance of Walt Disney World said Wednesday that their Disney-controlled predecessors pulled a fast one on them by passing restrictive covenants that strip the new board of many of its powers. The current supervisors of the Central Florida
Continue Reading By JANIE HAR Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The leader of California’s first-in-the-nation reparations task force on Wednesday said it won’t take a stance on how much the state should compensate Black residents whom economists estimate may be owed more than $800 billion for decades of over-policing, disproportionate incarceration and housing discrimination. The $800
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN Español) — A casi 48 horas del trágico incendio que se desató en una estancia provisional del Instituto Nacional de Migración (INM) en Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, y que cobró la vida de por lo menos 39 migrantes y dejó a otros 27 heridos, las autoridades de México anunciaron que se emitirán órdenes de
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By Zenebou Sylla, Gili Remen and Phil Gast, CNN Irvo Otieno had a million-dollar smile, respected others and stood up for what he believed was right, family and friends said Wednesday at the funeral for the man who died after he was pinned to the floor by security officers at a Virginia mental health hospital.
Continue Reading MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Sorana Cirstea advanced to her first semifinal of a WTA 1000 event in a decade, beating Australian Open champion Aryna Sabalenka 6-4, 6-4 at the Miami Open. The 32-year-old Cirstea also beat the highest-ranked opponent of her career by knocking off the second-ranked Sabalenka. Cirstea previously defeated No. 4 Caroline
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