Sofía Benavides (CNN) — El líder de Corea del Norte, Kim Jong Un, se reunió con el ministro de Defensa de Rusia, Sergei Shoigu, y su delegación, según informó el medio estatal norcoreano KCNA. El encuentro se produjo durante la visita de felicitación de la delegación de Shoigu por el aniversario número 70 del fin
Continue ReadingBy JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — As authorities continue to investigate a crane collapse that rained thousands of pounds of steel debris onto a busy Manhattan street, the owner and operator of the failed crane are facing scrutiny over past safety failures. The tower crane owned by New York Crane and Equipment
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — El primer ministro de Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, se negó a decir si acatará cualquier posible fallo de la Corte Suprema que anule su controvertida ley de reforma judicial, mientras los israelíes sufren por un inminente enfrentamiento entre su gobierno y la corte. “De lo que estás hablando es de
Continue ReadingBy JIM GOMEZ Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Authorities in the Philippines say a small ferry turned upside down when passengers suddenly crowded to one side in panic as fierce winds lashed the wooden vessel. At least 26 people died and 40 were rescued in Laguna de Bay southeast of Manila after Thursday’s accident.
Continue ReadingBy JACK DURA and AMY FORLITI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The heavily armed man who killed one Fargo police officer and wounded two as they were investigating a traffic stop had been interviewed about his guns in 2021 after the FBI received a tip. The FBI and Fargo Police Department told The Associated Press
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By Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — When it comes to lowering blood pressure, studies have typically shown that aerobic or cardio exercises are best. Now, new research suggests another type of physical activity is worth including as an effective tool to prevent and treat hypertension, or high blood pressure. Exercises that engage muscles without movement
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By Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration issued warning letters Thursday to several distributors of e-cigarettes for selling and distributing unauthorized e-cigarette products that appeal to minors. “All of the brands cited in these warning letters have been identified as being among the most popular e-cigarettes among U.S. youth,” the
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CNN staff (CNN) — Special counsel Jack Smith on Thursday brought additional charges against former President Donald Trump in the investigation into potential mishandling of classified documents after leaving the White House. Smith also filed new charges against Trump aide Walt Nauta and added a new defendant, Mar-a-Lago maintenance employee Carlos De Oliveira, to the
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL R. SISAK and JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Three men convicted in a post-9/11 terrorism sting have been ordered freed from prison. U.S. District Judge Colleen McMahon on Thursday deemed their lengthy sentences “unduly harsh and unjust.” She decried the FBI’s role in radicalizing the men known as the “Newburgh
Continue ReadingBy LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A Florida woman who drained an 87-year-old Holocaust survivor’s life savings by posing as a love interest and then lived lavishly off the $2.8 million she got was sentenced Thursday to over four years in prison. Peaches Stergo, 36, of Champions Gate, Florida, was described by
Continue ReadingBy DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer RIPPEY, Iowa (AP) — On a long stretch of road just outside the small Iowa town of Rippey, where thousands of cyclists were passing through during a 100-plus mile day on the world’s longest and oldest recreational ride, five men and two women rode single-file down the left side,
Continue ReadingBy GARY FIELDS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Congressional Black Caucus is pushing the White House, Justice Department and the Department of Education to look into whether Florida school districts are violating federal discrimination law following changes to the state’s Black history curriculum. Speaking at a press conference on Thursday, Caucus Chairman, Nevada Rep.
Continue ReadingBy AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden dispatched his national security adviser Jake Sullivan to Saudi Arabia for talks with the kingdom’s de facto leader Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on normalizing relations between the country and Israel. A White House National Security Council official confirmed that Sullivan and the prince
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By ERIC TUCKER, ZEKE MILLER and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump asked a staffer to delete camera footage at his Florida estate in an effort to obstruct the federal investigation into his possession of classified documents, according to an updated indictment unsealed Thursday that adds new charges against the former president
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — A California college where President Barack Obama started his undergraduate studies will no longer give special treatment to the children of alumni. Occidental College, a private liberal arts school in Los Angeles, is the latest school to end legacy admissions in the wake of a Supreme Court decision removing race from college
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By Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — The maker of Oreo and Cadbury Dairy Milk chocolate is thanking an increased demand for sweets in the first half of the year for its positive forecast, Mondelez (MDLZ) International said in its second quarter earnings call Thursday. “We feel good about continued consumer confidence,” the company
Continue ReadingBy ERIC TUCKER and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump faced new charges Thursday in a case accusing him of illegally possessing classified documents, with prosecutors alleging that he asked a staffer to delete camera footage at his Florida estate in an effort to obstruct a federal investigation into the
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COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) Temperatures are expected to hit triple digits once again on Friday and then the high 90s for the rest of the weekend. These temperatures pose a risk to athletes and outdoor workers which could be a problem for two large events in Columbia. The Show-Me State Games will begin the final weekend
Continue ReadingJACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A former Mississippi prison guard pleaded guilty to a federal charge Thursday in the 2019 beating of an inmate, the U.S. Justice Department said. Jessica Hill pleaded guilty to deprivation of an inmate’s rights by using excessive force when she was a corrections officer at the Central Mississippi Correctional Facility. Hill
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN) –– El fiscal especial Jack Smith, quien lidera la investigación sobre el manejo de documentos clasificados, acusó al expresidente Donald Trump de cargos adicionales este jueves. Los fiscales sostienen en la acusación actualizada que dos empleados de Trump, Walt Nauta y Carlos De Oliveira, intentaron borrar videos de seguridad en el resort de
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