CNN By Zachary Cohen and Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — Special counsel Jack Smith pushed back on former President Donald Trump’s claim that he should be cloaked with absolute immunity from criminal prosecution, arguing in a new filing Saturday that the sweeping assertion “threatens to license Presidents to commit crimes to remain in office.” Smith’s
Continue ReadingValeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN) — Después de recibir el Año Nuevo, muchas personas también tendrán pendientes por resolver, ya sea hacer devoluciones o ir al supermercado. Muchos minoristas, tiendas de comestibles y farmacias estarán abiertos en Nochevieja y el día de Año Nuevo, aunque algunos modificaron sus horarios. Este año, la Nochevieja cae en domingo,
Continue ReadingBy MARK THIESSEN Associated Press A fake emergency call to police resulted in officers responding Friday night to the home of Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows just a day after she removed former President Donald Trump from the state’s presidential primary ballot under the Constitution’s insurrection clause. She becomes the latest elected politician to
Continue ReadingBy DAVE SKRETTA AP Basketball Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Hunter Dickinson had 22 points and 13 rebounds, Kevin McCullar Jr. added 20 points, and second-ranked Kansas routed Wichita State 86-67 in the first matchup between the in-state rivals in nearly nine years. Elmarko Jackson added a career-best 12 points for the Jayhawks, who
Continue ReadingBy KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s chancellor used his New Year’s speech to call on his country’s citizens not to lose confidence in the future as they adapt to a world experiencing multiple crises and changing at an ever-faster pace. “So much suffering; so much bloodshed. Our world has become a more
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Tamar Bates scored a career-high 25 points on a near-perfect shooting day, and Missouri breezed past Central Arkansas 92-59. Bates made 9 of 10 field goals, including all three of his 3-pointers, and was 4 for 4 from the free-throw line. Sean East II had 16 points, Noah Carter 11 points
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By Dan Heching and Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Paula Abdul, Grammy-winning entertainer and former judge on “American Idol” and “So You Think You Can Dance,” is suing the executive producer of those programs, Nigel Lythgoe, accusing him of sexual assault and harassment along with gender violence and negligence, according to a lawsuit filed Friday.
Continue ReadingValeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN) — Se esperaba una recesión en 2023. El año pasado, a estas alturas, la altísima inflación apenas se movía, lo que dejó a la Reserva Federal sin otra opción que seguir subiendo las tasas de interés. El S&P 500 ya se encontraba en un mercado bajista. Los despidos, especialmente en el
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Pierre Meilhan and Al Goodman, CNN (CNN) — The European Council has decided to enlarge the border-free Schengen area to include Bulgaria and Romania, the council’s Spanish presidency said Saturday. Controls on air and sea borders will be lifted as of March 2024, and discussions on lifting controls at land borders will continue in the
Continue ReadingBy JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A husband and wife and their two sons, ages 10 and 12, were found dead in a suburban New York home Saturday in what authorities described as a murder-suicide by a police sergeant. Police officials said Watson Morgan, a sergeant with the Bronxville Police Department, fatally
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TONIGHT: Partly cloudy with flurries possible. Lows in the mid-upper 20s. TOMORROW: Partly cloudy and chilly with a northwest breeze and highs in the mid-30s. EXTENDED: Saturday has been warmer as high pressure briefly settled over the region, but an Alberta clipper low pressure system will slide in from the northwest tonight into tomorrow and
Continue ReadingMEGAN JANETSKY Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Venezuela said Saturday it will continue to deploy nearly 6,000 troops until a British military vessel sent to neighboring Guyana leaves the waters off the coast of the two South American nations. In a video posted to X, Venezuelan Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino appeared surrounded by military
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By Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN (CNN) — State police say they responded to a swatting call at the home of Maine State Secretary of State Shenna Bellows on Friday night, a day after she removed former President Donald Trump from the state’s 2024 primary ballot. Police say no residents were at the Manchester home when the
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By Eva Rothenberg, CNN New York (CNN) — When the AMC 24 Hamilton closed in November 2020, many local New Jersey residents may have collectively sighed or shrugged it off as another foregone casualty of the pandemic economy. But for the neighboring businesses, the theater’s absence was a tough pill to swallow. “We were down
Continue ReadingValeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN) — Más de tres cuartos de US$ 1.000 millones (US$ 760 millones) están en juego este sábado, después de que el sorteo de Powerball del miércoles no arrojara ganadores. Han pasado más de dos meses y nadie ha ganado el gran premio. Y el último gran premio aún no ha sido
Continue Reading By Rhea Mogul, CNN (CNN) — An election boycotted by the main opposition as the world’s longest serving female prime minister looks set to extend her rule. A cricket legend and former prime minister languishing in prison versus a one-time fugitive looking to make a comeback as a powerful military keeps watch. A populist leader
Continue ReadingOpinion by Ana Diamond (CNN) — In the summer of 2014, as a 19-year-old undergraduate student in London, I travelled to Iran to visit relatives. At the time, I was a citizen of Iran, Finland and the UK. Shortly after my arrival, I was questioned about my involvement in British local politics as a young
Continue ReadingBIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Former Florida quarterback Jalen Kitna is heading to UAB in an attempt to resurrect his football career. Kitna has been admitted to the school after serving six months of probation as part of a plea deal that included dismissal of five felony child pornography charges. Kitna received six months of probation
Continue ReadingBy ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Special counsel Jack Smith urged a federal appeals court Saturday to reject former President Donald Trump’s claims that he is immune from prosecution, saying the suggestion that he cannot be held to account for crimes in office “threatens the democratic and constitutional foundation” of the country. The
Continue ReadingValeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN) — Mientras Israel avanza con su ofensiva terrestre, los palestinos desplazados dentro de Gaza describen hacinamiento, precios altísimos en los alimentos, niños hambrientos y condiciones sanitarias deficientes, en medio de severas limitaciones a la entrada de alimentos y suministros al enclave costero. CNN habló por teléfono con varias personas que intentan
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