By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — A Ukrainian national was sentenced on Wednesday to more than 13 years in prison and ordered to pay $16 million in restitution for helping to conduct a 2021 ransomware attack that infected hundreds of businesses in the US and abroad. Yaroslav Vasinskyi, 24, who is associated with the ransomware
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By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Rosie O’Donnell is heading back to the Big Apple as the newest cast member to join Max’s “And Just Like That” series. Announcing the news on her Instagram page on Wednesday, O’Donnell posted a photo of a script for the Season 3 premiere episode, titled “Outlook Good.” “Here comes
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — No es habitual que los principales candidatos presidenciales, de cualquier lado del espectro político, salgan de los confines de los comentarios preparados, los discursos de campaña y las audiencias afines, por lo que merece la pena prestar atención cuando realmente responden a preguntas detalladas. El expresidente Donald Trump concedió una de
Continue ReadingGonzalo Zegarra (CNN) — “Tienes que preguntar a los israelíes”, dice con una sonrisa el general de brigada de la Guardia Revolucionaria Islámica de Irán, Ali Belali, cuando se le preguntó cuántos misiles balísticos disparó la República Islámica contra Israel en su ataque del 14 de abril. Pero está más que feliz de mostrar los
Continue ReadingBy JACK DURA Associated Press Supporters of an abortion rights initiative in South Dakota have submitted far more signatures than required to make the ballot this fall. The signatures were turned in Wednesday, but the measure’s outcome is unclear. South Dakota is a conservative state, and Republican lawmakers have strongly opposed it. The effort also
Continue ReadingBelén Liotti (CNN) — Concentraciones de personas en todo el norte y centro de Gaza expresaron este miércoles su gratitud a los estudiantes de los campus universitarios estadounidenses que protestan por la guerra en Gaza. En Deir al-Balah, frente al hospital de los Mártires de Al Aqsa, médicos, enfermeras y personal médico sostenían carteles con
Continue ReadingValeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN Español) — La Fiscalía General de Justicia de la Ciudad de México informó este miércoles que abrió una investigación por un posible crematorio clandestino encontrado en la capital del país. En un video publicado por la institución, el fiscal general Ulises Lara López explicó que se registró el “posible hallazgo de restos
Continue ReadingBy EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Russia has circulated a U.N. resolution calling on all countries to take urgent action to prevent putting weapons in outer space “for all time” a week after it vetoed a U.S.-Japan resolution to stop an arms race in space. The Russian draft resolution goes further
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CNN By Haley Talbot, Manu Raju and Clare Foran, CNN Washington (CNN) — GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene announced Wednesday she will force a vote over House Speaker Mike Johnson’s ouster next week – a move that comes after Democrats have said they will vote to kill the effort and ensure Johnson doesn’t lose his
Continue ReadingBelén Liotti (CNN) — La Iglesia Metodista Unida revocó el miércoles su prohibición de 40 años sobre el clero gay, y marca un cambio histórico en la postura de la iglesia sobre la homosexualidad. La iglesia ha estado dividida durante mucho tiempo en facciones sobre la inclusión LGBTQ e incluso consideró dividirse en dos iglesias
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CAMDENTON, Mo. (KMIZ) The Camden County Sheriff’s Office is warning residents about a scam claiming to be “collecting tolls” for the Lake of the Ozarks Community Bridge. Previous reporting indicates that tolls for the Lake of the Ozarks Community Bridge were expected to stop by Tuesday. The sheriff’s office confirmed in a post that tolls
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By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Pop superstar Dua Lipa is preparing to pull double duty as this week’s “Saturday Night Live” host and musical guest, with a little help from cast member Chloe Fineman. In a new promo clip for the upcoming episode, Fineman shows the Grammy-winner a “new impression” that she’s been practicing.
Continue ReadingBy KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Voting rights advocates say they will go to the Supreme Court in hopes of preserving a new majority Black congressional district in Louisiana for the fall elections. Wednesday’s declaration was the latest step in a complicated legal fight that could determine the fate of political careers
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By Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — A 40-something woman was buried in a cave 75,000 years ago, laid to rest in a gully hollowed out to accommodate her body. Her left hand was curled under her head, and a rock behind her head may have been placed as a cushion. Known as Shanidar Z, after
Continue ReadingOpinion by Patrick T. Brown (CNN) — College quads have been turned into tent cities, university buildings have been taken over by groups of students unfurling banners supporting intifada, and campus protests are pockmarked with calls for violence and antisemitism across the country. This gives Republicans an easy argument to make about why voters shouldn’t
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — El expresidente Donald Trump regresará este miércoles a la campaña electoral por primera vez desde que comenzó en forma su juicio penal en Nueva York el mes pasado. Trump pasará su único día de la semana asignado fuera de la sala del tribunal organizando mítines en Wisconsin y Michigan, dos estados
Continue ReadingBy JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Before police officers poured into Columbia University on Tuesday night, arresting more than 100 people as they cleared an occupied school building and tent encampment, New York City Mayor Eric Adams said he received a piece of intelligence that shifted his thinking about the campus demonstrations
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — The judge presiding over the trial of a military contractor accused of contributing to detainees’ mistreatment at the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq two decades ago is speculating that the jury may not be able to reach a verdict. Federal judge Leonie Brinkema spoke to lawyers
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By Hadas Gold, CNN (CNN) — Journalists tasked with covering violent unrest on college campuses across the US have been arrested and barred access as police moved in to crack down on pro-Palestinian protesters who have set up encampments and barricaded themselves inside buildings. The confrontations with journalists come as student-run news outlets and traditional
Continue ReadingBy DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer Consumer groups are pushing Congress to uphold automatic refunds for airline passengers whose flights are canceled or delayed for several hours. That would put lawmakers in line with the Biden administration. The Senate on Wednesday began considering a massive bill authorizing Federal Aviation Administration programs for the next five
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