By GLENN GAMBOA AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Actor and philanthropist Michael J. Fox won this year’s Elevate Prize Catalyst Award, which the “Back to the Future” star plans to use to further his foundation’s work to find treatments for Parkinson’s disease. Fox, who was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease at the age of
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By Christy Choi, CNN (CNN) — Jens Haaning was supposed to create works of art with the 530,000 Danish krone ($76,000) lent to him by a museum, but instead he took the money and ran in the name of art. Now, after almost two years of litigation, a Copenhagen court ruled on Monday that the
Continue ReadingBy JANIE HAR Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — More than 200 people rallied outside San Francisco’s City Hall to urge supervisors to act on reparations for Black residents. San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors was expected to vote Tuesday to accept the final reparations plan issued by the city’s African American Reparations Advisory Committee. The
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Los cruces de migrantes a lo largo de la frontera sur de Estados Unidos van en aumento, al punto que se registraron más de 8.000 aprehensiones este lunes, según un funcionario del Departamento de Seguridad Nacional. Una cifra que pone a prueba los recursos federales y sobrecarga las instalaciones ya abarrotadas.
Continue ReadingBy Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — A 63-year-old hiker was rescued from the Grand Canyon in Arizona last week after he suffered a traumatic shoulder injury due to a fall, a volunteer search and rescue organization affiliated with a sheriff’s office said. The hiker was part of a group of five friends who were backpacking
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — No hubo ganadores de la lotería Powerball con los seis números que se sortearon este lunes: 2, 21, 26, 40 y 42 para bolas blancas y 9 para la Powerball roja, por lo que el premio mayor asciende ahora a unos US$ 672 millones. Esto significa que quienes juegan a la
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By David Shortell, CNN (CNN) — Qatar is “so proud” to have facilitated the return home this week of five US citizens that had been jailed in Iran, said Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani on Tuesday – his first time speaking in depth about Qatar’s role in the episode. “We were so proud
Continue ReadingBy FERNANDA PESCE Associated Press HUEHUETOCA, Mexico (AP) — A Mexican railway operator announced Tuesday it is temporarily suspending train runs in the northern part of the country because so many migrants are climbing aboard freight cars and getting hurt in the process. Ferromex said it has temporarily ordered a halt to 60 trains carrying
Continue ReadingUNITED NATIONS (AP) — El Salvador President Nayib Bukele has trumpeted the success of his gang crackdown during his speech at the United Nations General Assembly. He credits his administration’s will against international criticism over human rights violations. Bukele said that if El Salvador had listened to external critics, the tiny Central American country would
Continue ReadingUNITED NATIONS (AP) — It’s Day 2 of the U.N. General Assembly high-level meeting that brings world leaders together at U.N. headquarters in New York. Here are the highlights of what happened Tuesday at the U.N. and what to keep an eye on today, Wednesday. Follow our live updates to keep up with developments all
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Tiger fans and Mizzou students are back in full force as Mizzou enters week four undefeated, and 39 people have been ejected from games. The Missouri State Highway Patrol helps the University of Missouri Police Department keep students and fans safe at games every weekend. This includes monitoring traffic and pedestrians before
Continue ReadingBy Brooke Taylor Click here for updates on this story HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Alarming dash camera footage shows a 12-year-old clinging to the roof of a moving SUV moments before the driver was arrested. On Sept. 17, deputies with Harris County Pct. 2 Constable’s Office responded to a parking lot takeover at 11030 Kingspoint
Continue ReadingBy SARAH RANKIN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — More Virginia Democrats are beginning to cast the controversy surrounding a legislative candidate who livestreamed herself performing sex acts as a distraction from the stakes of this fall’s elections. But they are stopping short of fully endorsing Susanna Gibson’s continued campaign. Many Democrats have been silent
Continue ReadingBy SETH BORENSTEIN and FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — With deadly extreme weather hitting all over the globe, rising temperatures peaking during the hottest summer on record and carbon pollution levels that keep climbing, Britain’s Prince William and wealthy entrepreneurs Bill Gates and Michael Bloomberg promised a warming world a degree of
Continue ReadingSANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico’s top insurance regulator is ordering health insurance companies to expand timely access to behavioral health services. Superintendent of Insurance Alice Kane issued the emergency order Tuesday in response to the governor recently declaring a public health emergency over gun violence in Albuquerque and surrounding Bernalillo County. The governor
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CNN, WPVI By Sharif Paget and Christina Maxouris, CNN (CNN) — Temple University Acting President JoAnne Epps died suddenly Tuesday afternoon after falling ill during a university memorial service, the school said in a statement. She was 72. “While attending a memorial service at Temple for Charles L. Blockson, curator of the Blockson Collection, President
Continue ReadingBy KEN RITTER and RIO YAMAT Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Two teenagers in Las Vegas have been arrested and face murder charges as adults in a hit-and-run that authorities say the teens captured on video. Police say 64-year-old Andreas Probst, a former police chief in California, was killed in mid-August while riding his
Continue Reading By Caitlin Hu and David Shortell, CNN United Nations (CNN) — Western support for Ukraine as it defends against Russia has globally significant consequences, Polish President Andrzej Duda said Tuesday, urging Kyiv’s backers to remain steadfast. “It is about making sure that Russia is not able legally to forcefully shift the borders in Europe,” Duda
Continue Reading CNN By Caitlin Hu and David Shortell, CNN United Nations (CNN) — Western support for Ukraine as it defends against Russia has globally significant consequences, Polish President Andrzej Duda said Tuesday, urging Kyiv’s backers to remain steadfast. “It is about making sure that Russia is not able legally to forcefully shift the borders in Europe,”
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — La ayuda y el entrenamiento militar de EE.UU. que reciben las fuerzas ucranianas podrían interrumpirse en caso de un cierre del gobierno estadounidense, advirtió este martes un portavoz del Pentágono. En caso de cierre, el Pentágono seguirá teniendo acceso a los equipos de sus propias reservas, que es de donde procede
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