Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — El fabricante de la navaja suiza está trabajando en una nueva versión de la clásica multiherramienta, que no tendrá cuchilla. “Estamos en las primeras etapas de desarrollo de herramientas de bolsillo sin cuchilla”, dijo un portavoz de la firma suiza Victorinox a CNN en un comunicado este martes, añadiendo que
Continue ReadingBy Scottie Andrew, CNN (CNN) — In a surprise new song, rapper Macklemore praises college students across the US who are protesting Israel’s war in Gaza, vowing that he will not vote for President Joe Biden come November. The song, released Monday, is titled “Hind’s Hall” in reference to the new temporary name pro-Palestinian protesters at Columbia University gave to
Continue ReadingBelén Liotti (CNN) — Poco después de que Sylvester Stallone terminara de filmar “Rocky”, la película que lanzó su carrera en Hollywood, vio a Gregg Allman, de Allman Brothers Band, que se había quedado dormido y había dejado el brazo colgando en el pasillo con un distintivo reloj de oro en la muñeca. Ese reloj
Continue ReadingBy GEORGE WALKER IV, JOEY CAPPELLETTI and ED WHITE Associated Press COLUMBIA, Tenn. (AP) — Severe storms tore through parts of the U.S. again Wednesday, spawning damaging tornadoes, producing massive hail, and killing two people in Tennessee and one person in North Carolina. A storm that rumbled across northeastern Tennessee brought high winds that knocked
Continue ReadingGUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Representatives from 22 Western Hemisphere countries gathered in Guatemala have renewed their commitment to continue offering legal pathways to enter their countries, to provide aid to communities most affected by migration and to coordinate their response to manage immigration flows. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken noted Tuesday that progress had
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — El extraordinario calor global continúa su racha. El mes pasado, el mundo soportó el abril más caluroso jamás registrado, según los nuevos datos de Copernicus, el servicio de vigilancia climática de la Unión Europea. Son ya 11 meses consecutivos de temperaturas globales sin precedentes. Con este nuevo dato, algunos científicos
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By Oren Liebermann, CNN (CNN) — The United States paused a shipment of bombs to Israel amid concerns over their potential use in a Rafah incursion, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin confirmed on Wednesday. Austin said that the US is pausing the shipment of “high-payload munitions” due to Israel’s possible operations in Rafah without a plan for
Continue ReadingBy JILL LAWLESS Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Paintbrush in hand, Anastasiya Sereda is working on a painting of a chubby-faced panda in the uniform of a Ukrainian soldier. Propped on her easel is the reason why – a photo of her boyfriend Bohdan, a burly serviceman with a gentle smile. “He looks like
Continue ReadingBy MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A settlement has been reached in a civil lawsuit seeking damages from a 23-year-old man and his parents in the shooting of a Native American activist in northern New Mexico amid confrontations about a statue of a Spanish conquistador and aborted plans to reinstall it
Continue ReadingBy ANNIE MA and COLLIN BINKLEY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Leaders of three large public school systems strongly denied allegations that they let antisemitism run rampant. They told a congressional panel Wednesday that they’re fighting it with education and, when necessary, discipline. As part of a series of hearings on antisemitism, a House Education
Continue ReadingBy ROD McGUIRK Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has rejected China’s argument that Australia was responsible for a dangerous weekend encounter between their military aircraft in international airspace over the Yellow Sea. Both China and Australia lodged official protests and blamed each other for a Chinese warplane’s extraordinary use
Continue ReadingBy JILL COLVIN, LISA MASCARO and ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — As former President Donald Trump remains stuck in the courtroom listening to salacious details of an extramarital sexual encounter he denies, another spectacle is playing out in the background as his vice presidential tryouts get underway. The dynamic was on full
Continue ReadingBy TRAVIS LOLLER Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The nation’s largest public utility is moving ahead with a plan for a new natural gas plant in Tennessee despite warnings that its environmental review of the project doesn’t comply with federal law. The Environmental Protection Agency asked the Tennessee Valley Authority in a March 25
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By Leah Dolan, CNN (CNN) — It’s hard to pinpoint exactly when old became the new — well — new. But today, as more and more celebrities choose to wear vintage, the all-important stretch of red carpet has started to look more like a museum hallway. At the Grammy’s in February, Miley Cyrus, Laverne Cox
Continue ReadingBy CURT ANDERSON Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The future of the Tampa Bay Rays is about to come into clearer focus as the St. Petersburg City Council begins discussions about the team’s planned $1.3 billion ballpark. The stadium would be the anchor of a much larger project to transform downtown with affordable
Continue ReadingBy CHRIS MEGERIAN and MORIAH BALINGIT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is pushing proposals to help families pay for child care, preschool and elder care while he’s running for reelection this year. He sees an opportunity to promise lower costs for voters at a time when he’s facing political blowback for inflation
Continue ReadingBy ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is due to deliver a first-of-its-kind verdict on whether Israel’s conduct of its war in Gaza complies with international and U.S. laws. The decision is due from the administration Wednesday. Officials say they won’t meet the deadline for the report to be delivered to
Continue Reading By Kylie Atwood and Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — The Biden administration is rushing to finish a high-stakes report due to Congress this week on whether Israel has violated international humanitarian law during its war in Gaza — a determination that could lead to significant repercussions and further inflame divisions at home and abroad. The report has been the subject of
Continue ReadingAnalysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — “The People Call Stormy Daniels.” It was the moment that Donald Trump’s hush money trial — bogged down in recent days in dreary testimony about accounting — roared back to life on Tuesday. A former president — who could find himself back behind the Oval Office desk in
Continue ReadingCNN Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — “The People Call Stormy Daniels.” It was the moment that Donald Trump’s hush money trial — bogged down in recent days in dreary testimony about accounting — roared back to life on Tuesday. A former president — who could find himself back behind the Oval Office desk
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