By Carlos Suarez and Denise Royal, CNN (CNN) — The Florida Supreme Court will consider a challenge to a state congressional map advocated by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis, which was enacted after the 2020 census and dismantled a Black-majority district, according to a filing Wednesday. Voting rights groups appealed to the state Supreme Court after the First District Court of
Continue ReadingValeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN Español) — La Unión General de Trabajadores (UGT), sindicato que agrupa a gran parte de los empleados del sector de la salud en el Centro Médico de Puerto Rico, en San Juan, anunció que iniciará un paro de labores a partir de la medianoche de este viernes. La decisión de la UGT
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By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — Tens of thousands of pregnancies have resulted from rape in states where abortion is not a legal option, researchers estimate in a new study. In the study, published Wednesday in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine, researchers from Planned Parenthood, Resound Research for Reproductive Health and academic institutions across the
Continue ReadingValeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN) — La Administración Federal de Aviación de Estados Unidos (FAA, por sus siglas en inglés) informó que aprobó un proceso para permitir que el Boeing 737 Max 9 regrese a los cielos. La medida marca el camino para que las aerolíneas comiencen a inspeccionar los aviones y puedan recibir autorización para volar
Continue ReadingMONMOUTH JUNCTION, N.J. (AP) — Authorities in New Jersey say law enforcement officers have killed a man in a shootout while trying to arrest him on several felony charges. The state Attorney General’s Office says the officers were trying to execute an arrest warrant Wednesday afternoon at a motel in Monmouth Junction when the man
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Led by Grant Huffman’s 23 points, the Davidson Wildcats defeated the Saint Louis Billikens 84-61 on Wednesday night. The Wildcats are now 12-7 on the season, while the Billikens fell to 8-11.
Continue ReadingBRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Residents have begun battening down homes and businesses with Tropical Cyclone Kirrily forecast to cross the Australian northeast coast on Thursday, bringing destructive winds and flooding rain. Authorities said the storm system was still tracking west across the Coral Sea and that gusts of 140 kph (87 mph) are forecast as
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN Español) –– El presidente de Colombia, Gustavo Petro, anunció este miércoles que emitirá un decreto de desastre natural por los efectos que el fenómeno de El Niño deja en el país y los que podría seguir generando durante los próximos meses. “Como hicimos con la época de inundaciones habrá un decreto para desastre
Continue ReadingBy Brammhi Balarajan and Cindy Von Quednow, CNN (CNN) — A man accused of driving an SUV into two dozen law enforcement recruits who were on a 2022 training run in Southern California – leaving one dead and others seriously injured – has been indicted by a grand jury, prosecutors said this week. Nicholas Joseph
Continue ReadingSAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) — Costa Rica’s Supreme Court of Justice says it was no longer obligatory to place the paternal surname before the maternal surname on a person’s identification. The court modified a piece of civil code originally mandating that names had to be written in that order on the grounds that it
Continue ReadingBy GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle has agreed to pay $10 million to 50 demonstrators who sued over the police department’s heavy-handed response to racial justice protests in 2020. The protesters were among tens of thousands who rallied downtown and in the Capitol Hill neighborhood for weeks following the killing of George
Continue ReadingDENVER (AP) — A motorcyclist who authorities say posted a video of himself on YouTube speeding from Colorado Springs to the Denver metro area on Interstate 25 in 20 minutes — a trip that typically takes about an hour — is wanted on multiple charges. The Colorado State Patrol says 32-year-old Rendon Dietzmann of Texas
Continue ReadingBy FRANK BAJAK AP Technology Writer BOSTON (AP) — Hewlett Packard Enterprise says suspected state-backed Russian hackers broke into its email system and stole data from cybersecurity and other employees. The IT services company said in a regulatory filing Wednesday that it was informed of the intrusion on Jan. 12. HPE did not say who
Continue ReadingBy KIM TONG-HYUNG and JIWON SONG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea said Thursday it conducted its first flight test of a new cruise missile, as it expands its military capabilities in the face of deepening tensions with the United States and neighbors. The report in state media came a day after
Continue ReadingOWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — Baltimore Ravens cornerback Marlon Humphrey was back at practice after missing last weekend’s divisional playoff game with a calf injury. The Ravens listed Humphrey as limited Wednesday. It was a pretty encouraging injury report with Sunday’s AFC championship game against Kansas City coming up. Tight end Mark Andrews is still
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CNN Opinion by Dean Obeidallah (CNN) — It only took eight years, but apparently Jon Stewart has finally decided to answer the plea from my May 2016 CNN article titled, “We need Jon Stewart back now!” At the time, my point was that we desperately needed Stewart back in “The Daily Show” host chair because he was the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Starting on Thursday against Texas A&M, Mizzou Women’s Basketball is back at home for two consecutive games. After these next two matchups, Robin Pingeton’s crew will have officially reached the halfway point of its SEC season, setting up an important week for Mizzou. “There’s definitely some opportunities. I think taking care of
Continue ReadingBy EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Russia’s top diplomat is accusing the United States, South Korea and Japan of preparing for war with North Korea. Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told a U.N. news conference Wednesday that this new military bloc brought together by the United States is building up military activity
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With a streak of warmer temperatures, more and more potholes will be seen across Mid-Missouri. The reasoning behind this lies within the changing of the seasons. The process in pothole formation begins whenever high volumes of traffic forms cracks in the roads surface. Rain or melting snow then seeps through these cracks causing pooling water
Continue ReadingBy JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer called on lawmakers to pass increased investments in education in an attempt to save residents money in her sixth State of the State address Wednesday night. The second-term Democratic governor announced a proposal to provide free community college for all high school
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