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Transgender swimmer Lia Thomas begins legal case against swimming’s world governing body

January 26, 2024 6:05 PM CNN Newsource

By David Close and Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — Transgender swimmer Lia Thomas has begun legal proceedings against World Aquatics, swimming’s governing body, after it voted to restrict transgender athletes from competing in elite women’s aquatics competitions, according to the Court of Arbitration for Sport. The swimmer is challenging certain parts of the World Aquatics’ gender inclusion policy,

Alabama carries out first known execution with nitrogen gas in the US. Now the state’s AG expects more states to follow

January 26, 2024 5:58 PM CNN

WBRC, CNN By Elizabeth Wolfe, Dakin Andone, Holly Yan and Caitlin Danaher, CNN (CNN) — Alabama inmate Kenneth Smith was put to death Thursday night by nitrogen hypoxia, marking the nation’s first known execution using that method. Now Alabama’s attorney general wants to help other states interested in using the new form of capital punishment.

Hawaii officials identify the last of the 100 known victims of the wildfire that destroyed Lahaina

January 26, 2024 5:57 PM Associated Press

By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii officials have identified the last of the 100 known victims of the wildfire that destroyed Maui’s historic town of Lahaina in August. Maui police said Friday the victim was identified as 70-year-old Lydia Coloma. Identifying those who perished in the deadliest wildfire in the U.S.

A private prison health care company accused of substandard care is awarded new contract in Illinois

January 26, 2024 5:49 PM Associated Press

By JOHN O’CONNOR AP Political Writer SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois officials have awarded a prison medical care contract to the same company it’s been using for years, despite multimillion-dollar lawsuits and widespread accusations of substandard care. Pittsburgh-based Wexford Health Sources was one of two companies responding to a request for proposals from the Illinois

Writer E. Jean Carroll waves as she leaves federal court after the verdict in her defamation case against former President Donald Trump in New York on January 26.

Takeaways from the $83.3 million jury verdict against Donald Trump

January 26, 2024 5:40 PM CNN

CNN By Jeremy Herb, Lauren del Valle and Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — A jury said that Donald Trump should pay $83.3 million in damages Friday, an eye-popping sum that marks the sharpest legal setback for a former president now entangled in multiple criminal and civil cases while he campaigns for the White House. The

Jackie Robinson statue was stolen from a Kansas park

January 26, 2024 5:39 PM Associated Press

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A prized statue of Jackie Robinson was stolen from a public park in Kansas, spurring a police search Friday and outrage across the city of Wichita. The statue honors the first player to break Major League Baseball’s color barrier in 1947. Surveillance video was released of two people hauling the sculpture

Longtime NRA chief Wayne LaPierre testifies about extensive spending and jet charters at New York civil trial

January 26, 2024 5:36 PM CNN Newsource

By Sabrina Souza and Ray Sanchez, CNN (CNN) — Wayne LaPierre, who over the course of three decades became the face of the US gun rights movement, testified at a civil corruption case Friday that the National Rifle Association paid for his travel on private jets to the Bahamas, destinations in Europe and Asia, and

Colombia llama a consultas a su embajador en Argentina en protesta por declaraciones de Milei sobre Petro

January 26, 2024 5:23 PM CNN Newsource

Valeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN Español) — El Gobierno de Colombia llamó este viernes a consultas a su embajador en Argentina, Camilo Romero, en protesta por declaraciones que el presidente de Argentina, Javier Milei, hizo el jueves sobre su homólogo colombiano, Gustavo Petro, a quien llamó “comunista asesino”. La cancillería de Colombia dijo en un comunicado que

Senadores clave de EE.UU. llegan a un acuerdo para cerrar la frontera si aumentan los cruces de inmigrantes

January 26, 2024 5:21 PM CNN Newsource

Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Los negociadores del Senado acordaron facultar a Estados Unidos para restringir significativamente los cruces ilegales en la frontera sur, según fuentes familiarizadas con el asunto, una medida destinada a poner fin a la oleada de migrantes que ha desbordado a las autoridades federales en los últimos meses. El acuerdo del Senado,

Oil tanker on fire in Gulf of Aden after Houthi missile attack

January 26, 2024 5:20 PM CNN Newsource

By Kareem El Damanhoury, Tara John and Oren Liebermann, CNN (CNN) — An oil tanker in the Gulf of Aden is on fire after a missile attack by Yemen’s Houthi militants, in the latest incident linked to the Iran-backed group in the key shipping route. The operator of the British oil tanker Marlin Luanda said Friday

Russian man who flew on Los Angeles flight without passport or ticket found guilty of being stowaway

January 26, 2024 5:16 PM Associated Press

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A federal jury in Los Angeles has found a Russian man who flew on a plane from Denmark to Los Angeles in November without a passport or ticket is guilty of being a stowaway on an aircraft. Sergey Vladimirovich Ochigava arrived at Los Angeles International Airport on Nov. 4 via a

Opinion: Why newsroom layoffs are so dangerous

January 26, 2024 5:16 PM CNN Newsource

Opinion by David Zurawik (CNN) — The drumbeat of layoffs, buyouts and downsizing in newsrooms has been all too steady and strong for the last two decades. But it seems to have grown louder and faster in recent days with news of layoffs at Business Insider, the Los Angeles Times, TIME Magazine and elsewhere. Having lived

Takeaways from the $83.3 million jury verdict against Donald Trump

January 26, 2024 5:14 PM CNN Newsource

By Jeremy Herb, Lauren del Valle and Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — A jury said that Donald Trump should pay $83.3 million in damages Friday, an eye-popping sum that marks the sharpest legal setback for a former president now entangled in multiple criminal and civil cases while he campaigns for the White House. The verdict

No diploma? No problem! Navy again lowers requirements as it struggles to meet recruitment goals

January 26, 2024 5:02 PM Associated Press

LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Navy is starting to enlist individuals who didn’t graduate from high school or get a GED, marking the second time in about a year that the service has opened the door to lower-performing recruits as it struggles to meet enlistment goals. The decision follows a

Australian Open final: China’s Zheng Qinwen bidding to emulate idol Li Na against relentless Aryna Sabalenka

January 26, 2024 5:00 PM CNN Newsource

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — China’s Zheng Qinwen will be hoping to follow in the footsteps of compatriot and idol Li Na, who was crowned Australian Open champion a decade ago, when she faces Aryna Sabalenka in Saturday’s final. Zheng, the No. 12 seed, has enjoyed a favorable run to the final in which

Tuvieron un amor efímero de vacaciones y tomaron caminos distintos. Cuatro años después ella le escribió: “¿Me recuerdas?”

January 26, 2024 4:59 PM CNN Newsource

Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Gabriella Vagnoli nunca olvidó aquel viaje a Escocia. Intentaba no pensar en ello, “eliminar por completo ese capítulo”. Llevaba a penas unos días de conocer a Dan Watling. Él vivía en Estados Unidos y pensó que no volvería a verlo jamás. Pero a medida que su larga relación en Italia empezaba a

Biden endorses emerging deal to give US new power to clamp down on border crossings

January 26, 2024 4:58 PM CNN Newsource

By Manu Raju, CNN Senate negotiators have agreed to empower the US to significantly restrict illegal migrant crossings at the southern border, according to sources familiar with the matter, a move aimed at ending the migrant surge that has overrun federal authorities over the past several months. President Joe Biden has vowed to use the authority

Tax professional warns of scams ahead of tax season

January 26, 2024 4:57 PM Morgan Buresh

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Monday marks the beginning of tax season, and there are a few things people should be aware of before trusting someone to help with a tax return. The Missouri Department of Revenue will begin accepting electronically filed state tax returns on Monday, the same day the IRS starts accepting federal tax returns

Family of 85-year-old Florida woman, killed by an alligator while walking her dog, files wrongful death lawsuit

January 26, 2024 4:57 PM CNN Newsource

By Brammhi Balarajan and Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — The family of an 85-year-old woman who was killed by an alligator while walking her dog has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the real estate company that owns and operates the southeast Florida subdivision where the attack happened. Gloria Serge was walking her dog in

Attorney Gary Lesser speaks at a press conference regarding a wrongful death lawsuit against the real estate company that owns and operates the southeast Florida subdivision where the attack happened.

Family of 85-year-old Florida woman, killed by an alligator while walking her dog, files wrongful death lawsuit

January 26, 2024 4:57 PM CNN

WPTV, BILL SERGE, LAW FIRM HANDOUT, SERGE FAMILY, CNN By Brammhi Balarajan and Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — The family of an 85-year-old woman who was killed by an alligator while walking her dog has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the real estate company that owns and operates the southeast Florida subdivision where the

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