Juan Pablo Elverdin (CNN Español) — La Cruz Roja de Venezuela informó este lunes que, luego de consultas con actores nacionales e internacionales, “aceptó” formar parte de una junta reestructuradora para trabajar por la renovación de la institución, actualización de sus estatutos, la creación de mecanismos de transparencia de sus procesos e integridad de sus
Continue ReadingBy MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Appeals judges have thrown out a decision by a United Nations court to set up a procedure to hear evidence against an elderly Rwandan genocide suspect after he was declared unfit to face trial. Monday’s decision likely means that Félicien Kabuga’s trial, which started last
Continue ReadingTALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Belarus has begun military exercises near its border with Poland and Lithuania. The drills Monday come with tensions already heightened with the two NATO members over the influx of Russia-linked Wagner mercenaries into Belarus after their short-lived mutiny in Russia. Both Poland and Lithuania have increased border security since thousands of
Continue ReadingLYNCHBURG, Va. (AP) — Liberty University says a freshman football player has died. The school identified the player as Tajh Boyd, a 19-year-old offensive lineman from Chesapeake. It did not indicate when Boyd died or the cause, and calls and a text message were not returned. Athletic director Ian McCaw and first-year football coach Jamey
Continue ReadingBy BECKY BOHRER Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Raging waters that ate away at riverbanks, destroyed at least two buildings and damaged others had receded Monday in Alaska’s capital city after an outburst of weekend flooding from a glacial lake, authorities said. Levels along the Mendenhall River had begun falling by Sunday and returned
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN) –– William Friedkin, director de películas icónicas de la década de 1970 como “El exorcista” y “The French Connection”, murió, dijo este lunes su esposa Sherry Lansing, exdirectora ejecutiva de Paramount Pictures, al medio The Hollywood Reporter. Tenía 87 años. 1 de 66 | Mira en esta galería los famosos que han muerto
Continue ReadingJOSH BOAK and COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — At 73, Dusty Baker became the oldest manager ever to win the World Series when the Houston Astros took the title last year. On Monday at a White House celebration for the team, President Joe Biden said he could relate. “People counted you out saying
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Just in time for the 2023 season, the Battle football team has its new head coach. The athletic department announced that Hickman alum Matthew Herman will take the helm of the program. The news came after former Battle head coach and Mizzou football alum Jonah Dubinski stepped down from his position at
Continue ReadingOpinion by Shaista Aziz (CNN) — As the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup enters its final knockout stages there is absolutely no doubt that this competition has elevated the women’s game to a different level, capturing the imagination of generations of women and girls who have never seen themselves represented in this way before. Alongside all
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By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — Fifty-year-old psychologist Dennis Deer’s lungs were failing, scarred by a rare inflammatory condition called polymyositis. Despite carrying supplemental oxygen, the Cook County Commissioner for the 2nd district in Illinois was finding it harder and harder to perform his job. “It was terrible. I would walk 10 steps and I
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By Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — William Friedkin, director of iconic 1970s films including “The French Connection” and “The Exorcist,” has died, his wife Sherry Lansing, the former CEO of Paramount Pictures, told The Hollywood Reporter on Monday. He was 87. Friedkin won the Oscar for best director for “French Connection” in 1972, going on
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A man charged with first-degree murder for a 2020 shooting in Columbia’s Douglass Park pleaded guilty to a reduced charge Monday.
Continue ReadingBy KCAL-NEWS STAFF Click here for updates on this story CABAZON, California (KCAL) — Three men were killed in a collision between two helicopters involved in firefighting efforts over a brush fire in Cabazon Sunday night. The crash took place about 6 p.m. in the Cabazon area, just south of the Morongo Casino. The area
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By Allison Morrow, CNN New York (CNN) — PayPal is rolling out its first stablecoin as it attempts to capitalize on the “emerging potential” of US dollar-backed digital tokens for consumer payments. The stablecoin, PayPal USD, is fully backed by the US dollar and is “designed to reduce friction” for payments within virtual spaces and
Continue ReadingBy SCOTT McFETRIDGE Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — There is no mystery why the Mega Millions jackpot has grown to $1.55 billion, making it the third-largest ever ahead of Tuesday night’s drawing. The prize has ballooned because no one has matched the game’s six winning numbers since April 18, amounting to 31 straight
Continue ReadingST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. (AP) — A boater who had been missing for more than a day and a half was rescued off the Florida coast in a half-submerged boat, authorities said. The Coast Guard rescued 25-year-old Charles Gregory 12 miles off St. Augustine, Florida, on Saturday morning after he went missing on a 12-foot flat-bottomed
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN) — Un juez federal desestimó la demanda por difamación de Donald Trump contra E. Jean Carroll, asestando otro golpe legal al expresidente. En una orden emtida este lunes, el juez Lewis Kaplan dijo que Trump no había probado que las declaraciones de Carroll en CNN el día después de que el jurado
Continue ReadingBy LINDSAY WHITEHURST and NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press DENVER (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department is cooperating with the International Criminal Court and supporting Ukrainian prosecutors carrying out war crime investigation s, Attorney General Merrick Garland said Monday as he reaffirmed his department’s aid more than a year after the Russian invasion. Congress recently allowed
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By Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — Alleged text exchanges between actor Jonah Hill and his former girlfriend, surfer Sarah Brady, have sparked conversation about the potential harms of therapy speak when misused and the concept of “gaslighting” — a popular buzzword among those in the mental health community and its enthusiasts. Gaslighting is so commonly discussed
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By Jennifer Gray, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — Record dry streaks and a long-lasting ridge of high pressure are teaming up to lock in dangerous heat and trigger an expanding drought across parts of the Southwest and Texas. This is particularly true in Phoenix, which just endured the hottest month on record for any US city
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