Alexandra Ferguson Nueva York (CNN) — WeightWatchers apuesta por el fin de la cultura de las dietas. Bienvenidos a la era de Ozempic. Los medicamentos para adelgazar han puesto de cabeza el negocio de la pérdida de peso. El número de estadounidenses que toman semaglutida se ha multiplicado por 40 en los últimos cinco años,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou football team stayed at No. 9 in the final College Football Playoff ranking before conference championship weekend and Selection Sunday, on Tuesday. The Tigers are one of three SEC teams in the Top-10, after MU throttled rival Arkansas at Razorback Stadium on Black Friday. The 48-14 win was MU’s largest
Continue ReadingBy TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A judge has dismissed a liberal watchdog group’s claims that a panel researching the possible impeachment of a Wisconsin Supreme Court justice violated open meeting laws. Assembly Speaker Robin Vos asked three former Supreme Court justices to advise on whether he should pursue impeaching current Justice
Continue ReadingBy ISABELLA VOLMERT Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A former Indiana lawmaker has pleaded guilty to a fraud charge in connection with a casino corruption scheme. Former Indiana state Rep. Sean Eberhart entered his plea before a judge in federal court in Indianapolis on Tuesday. Eberhart is accused of supporting a 2019 bill allowing Spectacle
Continue ReadingBy WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — It’s not just you. Across the U.S., prices at the pump have felt milder in recent months. Gas prices have fallen or remained steady since Sep. 19 — marking about a 70-day trajectory of decline, Andrew Gross, spokesperson for motor club AAA, said Tuesday. As
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia and LiUNA Local 955 continued negotiations over the city’s water distribution workers’ salaries on Tuesday with the union saying that progress was made. The two sides met at the Columbia Convention and Visitors Center at 1:30 p.m. with negotiations lasting over an hour. According to the union, the
Continue ReadingBy MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Writer John Nichols, author “The Milagro Beanfield War,” has died. He was 83. The novel he’s best known for features a traditional Latino community defending its lifeblood water supply and culture in good humor against corrupt outside interests. Daughter Tania Harris says Nichols died Monday
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By Daniel Strauss, Fredreka Schouten and Jeff Zeleny, CNN (CNN) — An endorsement by a powerful conservative political advocacy group of former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley has created an opening for the 2024 candidate to elevate her position as she tries to become the leading Trump alternative in the Republican presidential primary. The endorsement,
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN) — Los hospitales del norte de China y de Beijing han reportado un aumento en el número de niños con enfermedades respiratorias, incluida neumonía. La semana pasada, la Organización Mundial de la Salud pidió a China que proporcionara más información sobre el tema. Según lo que se sabe hasta el momento, ¿cuán preocupantes
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN) — Un informe de la ONU publicado este martes detalla cómo una ola de violencia arrasa las zonas rurales de Haití, con redadas de pandillas en aldeas y niveles alarmantes de inseguridad alimentaria causados por los ataques contra los agricultores en el país. El reporte, de la Oficina de Derechos Humanos de
Continue ReadingBy Nicki Brown, CNN (CNN) — The families of Sandy Hook shooting victims offered Infowars host Alex Jones a “path out of bankruptcy” if he pays them a “small fraction” of the more than $1 billion he owes in damages, according to a court document. Jones filed for personal bankruptcy in December 2022 after he was ordered to
Continue Reading By Amy Simonson, CNN (CNN) — The US Navy said it removed fuel from a reconnaissance jet that overshot a runway in Hawaii and went into an environmentally sensitive bay last week as it works to recover the plane. “We estimate that the aircraft had just over 2,000 gallons of fuel on board. The team extracted
Continue ReadingBy SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico is creating a new advisory council that will be charged with implementing a state plan for responding to cases of missing or slain Native Americans. Tuesday’s announcement by state officials comes as many families have voiced frustrations that not enough has been done
Continue ReadingBy DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Computer-generated writers … writing computer-generated stories? Sports Illustrated is the latest media company to see its reputation damaged by being less than forthcoming — if not outright dishonest — about who or what is writing its stories at the dawn of the artificial intelligence age.
Continue ReadingBy MARLON GONZÁLEZ Associated Press TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — The president of Honduras’ main opposition party fled an international airport breaking through a parking gate with his pickup truck after immigration agents stopped him for carrying two passports before he boarded a flight to the United States. David Chávez Madison, president of the National Party,
Continue ReadingBy Raja Razek and Jason Hanna, CNN (CNN) — The police officers involved in last year’s shooting death of a 25-year-old Black man in the Ohio city of Akron did not violate agency policy in the incident, and none of them will be disciplined or released from duty, the Akron police chief said Tuesday, citing
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Los rehenes y detenidos recién liberados pueden sufrir diversos efectos psicológicos, como ansiedad, depresión, desorientación, duelo, estrés postraumático y culpa del superviviente, al regresar a casa y después de la tregua entre Israel y Hamas, según los expertos. La tregua, que debía terminar este martes pero se prorrogó dos días más,
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN) — En lo que parece ser un regalo para los consumidores estadounidenses en esta temporada navideña, los precios de la gasolina cayeron durante 61 días consecutivos, después de acercarse peligrosamente a los US$ 4 por galón en septiembre. El precio promedio de un galón de gasolina regular se situó en US$ 3,25 este
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By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN (CNN) — Once bitter rivals fighting for control of London’s streets, Uber and the British capital’s iconic black cab taxis are now teaming up. Uber on Tuesday announced a new partnership with London’s black cab taxis that will let cab drivers opt in to gain access to Uber trip referrals. Riders,
Continue ReadingBy DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Hundreds of stray cats that roam a historic seaside tourist area of Puerto Rico’s capital where they are considered both a delight and a nuisance will be removed over the coming year, under a plan unveiled Tuesday by the U.S. National Park Service. The
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