Belén Liotti (CNN Español) — El general retirado del Ejército de Venezuela Clíver Alcalá Cordones, en el pasado leal y cercano al fallecido presidente del país, Hugo Chávez, pero posteriormente distante del actual mandatario, Nicolás Maduro, fue sentenciado este lunes a 21 años y nueve meses de cárcel en Estados Unidos por un juez de
Continue ReadingBy Omar Jimenez and Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — Body camera footage of a deadly police-involved shooting is expected to be released Tuesday, an attorney for the slain man’s family and a source from Chicago’s Civilian Office of Police Accountability told CNN. The deadly encounter happened March 21, when Dexter Reed, 26, was shot and
Continue ReadingBy RIO YAMAT Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Authorities say a man opened fire at a law office in the affluent Summerlin neighborhood of Las Vegas during a deposition hearing in a child custody case. Las Vegas police say the shooter killed two “very specific targets” before killing himself. Police say the man shot
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — El 24 de enero, la creadora de contenidos Pelumi Nubi, que creció en Londres, emprendió un viaje en solitario desde la capital británica hasta Lagos, Nigeria, en su querido Peugeot 107 morado. Más de dos meses y un aterrador accidente de tráfico después, la joven de 29 años fue recibida como
Continue ReadingBy STEVE PEOPLES AP National Political Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump still says he’s proud that the Supreme Court justices he nominated overturned Roe v. Wade. Yet he spent much of the last year avoiding tough questions about abortion, including whether he would support a national abortion ban should he return to the
Continue ReadingVATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis met Monday with relatives of hostages taken by Hamas on Oct. 7, marking the six-month anniversary of the attack in southern Israel with an hourlong audience. The Vatican released photos of the encounter, showing relatives of several of the hostages sitting in a semicircle in front of Francis in
Continue ReadingBy DAVID CRARY AP National Writer Transgender Catholics — as well as a priest who welcomes them to his parish — expressed disappointment Monday with a new Vatican document rejecting the fundamental concept of changing one’s biological sex. In essence, it was a restatement of longstanding Catholic teaching, but the dismay was heightened because recent
Continue ReadingBy Kayla Moeller Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO (KOVR) — With the Oakland A’s announcement Thursday on their official move to West Sacramento for at least the next three seasons, let’s take a look into the past because it’s not the first time the baseball team thought about playing in the capital
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN) –– Una corte de apelaciones de Nueva York negó la petición de Donald Trump para cambiar la sede de su próximo juicio de pagos por silencio a Stormy Daniels. El equipo legal del expresidente había instado a la corte este lunes a aplazar el juicio para que pudiera considerar cambiar la sede, bajo
Continue ReadingBy Christl Dabu Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — Jodi McDaniel says her journey to discovering the truth about her family has been “a whirlwind” puzzle that led to an emotional meeting with her biological father who never knew she existed. The 53-year-old woman from Muskoka says she was born
Continue ReadingBy BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press SHELBYVILLE, Ky. (AP) — For nearly two decades, Mitch McConnell’s only job uncertainty hinged on whether he’d serve as Senate majority or minority leader after the next election. With his days as Republican leader now numbered, the Kentuckian is talking more freely about his priorities once he’s no longer calling
Continue ReadingBy MEAD GRUVER Associated Press Someone in Oregon has claimed the $1.3 billion Powerball jackpot won last weekend, which is the eighth-largest lottery prize in U.S. history. The Oregon Lottery says the winning ticket was sold at a convenience store in northeastern Portland and someone came forward Monday with matching numbers. The lottery says it
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By Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — The Department of Justice says it won’t provide Congress with the audio tapes from Special Counsel Robert Hur’s interviews with President Joe Biden despite threats from House Republicans to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in criminal contempt. In a new letter obtained by CNN, DOJ said it would not
Continue ReadingCHILPANCINGO, Mexico (AP) — Protesters in southern Mexico have set the state government building afire and torched vehicles in the parking lot. The protests Monday occurred in the city of Chilpancingo, the capital of the Pacific coast state of Guerrero. The protesters are demanding answers in the case of 43 students at a rural teachers
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By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Billie Eilish has new music debuting this spring. The “Bad Guy” singer announced on her Instagram page on Monday that her third studio album, titled “Hit Me Hard and Soft,” will release on May 17. Eilish shared a photo of herself underwater, appearing to fall out of an open
Continue ReadingBy KCCI Staff Click here for updates on this story DES MOINES, Iowa (KCCI) — An Ames man facing more than a dozen sex trafficking charges is now named in a civil lawsuit by one of his alleged victims. The new lawsuit claims former nurse practitioner Carl Markley fired the plaintiff from his wellness clinic
Continue ReadingBy ERIC OLSON AP Sports Writer The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics announced a policy Monday that all but bans transgender athletes from competing in women’s sports at its 241 mostly small colleges across the country. The NAIA Council of Presidents approved the policy in a 20-0 vote at its annual convention in Kansas City,
Continue ReadingBy ERIC OLSON AP Sports Writer The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics announced a policy Monday that all but bans transgender athletes from competing in women’s sports at its 241 mostly small colleges across the country. The NAIA Council of Presidents approved the policy in a 20-0 vote at its annual convention in Kansas City,
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By Alex Marquardt and Mostafa Salem, CNN (CNN) — CIA Director Bill Burns presented a new proposal to try to bridge the gaps in ongoing negotiations to broker a deal to bring about a ceasefire in the war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza and the release of the Israeli hostages held by the group,
Continue ReadingKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The NAIA bans transgender athletes from women’s sports; small colleges organization is believed to be first to take step.
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