May 2024

Biden to cancel $6 billion in student debt for borrowers misled by The Art Institutes, a former for-profit college group

May 1, 2024 5:00 AM CNN Newsource

By Katie Lobosco, CNN Washingotn (CNN) — The Biden administration said Wednesday that it has approved the cancellation of more than $6.1 billion in student loan debt held by 317,000 borrowers who previously attended The Art Institutes, a now-defunct network of for-profit colleges. The Department of Education found that the schools misled prospective students about

2 London police officers remain hospitalized after confronting sword-wielding suspect

May 1, 2024 4:56 AM Associated Press

By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — London’s police chief says two officers remain hospitalized after suffering “horrifically serious” injuries as they rushed to stop a sword-wielding attacker on a suburban street. Details about the attack in which a teenager was killed emerged Wednesday, a day before London voters go to the polls to

Inside the tiny corner of Spain that lies in the middle of North Africa

May 1, 2024 4:53 AM CNN Newsource

By Richard Collett, CNN (CNN) — In ancient Greek and Roman legend, the Pillars of Hercules –marking the edge of the known world – were mighty columns that once stood either side of the strait where the Mediterranean Sea meets the Atlantic. One was on the Rock of Gibraltar, a pocket of British territory next

Saudi Arabia confirms a fitness influencer received an 11-year sentence over ‘terrorist offenses’

May 1, 2024 4:48 AM Associated Press

By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Saudi Arabia has confirmed in a letter to the United Nations that a female fitness instruction popular online received an 11-year prison sentence over unspecified “terrorism offenses.” The kingdom has insisted the case had nothing to do with her online presence but human rights activists say the

‘Emotional’ Rafael Nadal bows out of Madrid Open, likely his final match in Spanish capital

May 1, 2024 4:48 AM CNN Newsource

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Rafael Nadal had an “emotional day” playing what was likely to be his final professional match in the Spanish capital, losing 7-5 6-4 against Czech Republic’s Jiří Lehečka at the Madrid Open. The 22-time grand slam singles champion is looking to rediscover his form after a spate of injury

House passes antisemitism bill as Johnson highlights campus protests

May 1, 2024 4:30 AM CNN Newsource

By Clare Foran, Haley Talbot and Kristin Wilson, CNN (CNN) — The House voted on Wednesday to pass the bipartisan Antisemitism Awareness Act, a vote that comes amid heightened concerns over antisemitism with Israel at war with Hamas and as pro-Palestinian protests have sprung up on college campuses across the country. Supporters of the legislation say it

Lawmakers want the Chiefs and Royals to come to Kansas, but a stadium plan fizzled

May 1, 2024 4:28 AM Associated Press

By JOHN HANNA and DAVE SKRETTA Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Some Kansas lawmakers see a chance to lure Kansas City’s two biggest professional sports teams across the Missouri border. But an effort to help the Super Bowl champion Chiefs and Major League Baseball’s Royals finance new stadiums in Kansas fizzed. Kansas legislators worried

Lawmakers want the Chiefs and Royals to come to Kansas, but a stadium plan fizzled

May 1, 2024 4:28 AM Associated Press

By JOHN HANNA and DAVE SKRETTA Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Some Kansas lawmakers see a chance to lure Kansas City’s two biggest professional sports teams across the Missouri border. But an effort to help the Super Bowl champion Chiefs and Major League Baseball’s Royals finance new stadiums in Kansas fizzed. Kansas legislators worried

Kamala Harris says another Trump term would mean ‘more suffering, less freedom’ as six-week Florida abortion ban goes into effect

May 1, 2024 4:26 AM CNN Newsource

By MJ Lee, Donald Judd, Ebony Davis and Michael Williams, CNN Jacksonville, Florida (CNN) — Vice President Kamala Harris traveled to Florida on Wednesday just hours after a controversial ban on most abortions after six weeks of pregnancy goes into effect in the state, as the Biden campaign ratchets up its strategy of blaming former

Resumen de noticias de Gaza y de las protestas propalestina en universidades de EE.UU este 1 de mayo del 2024

May 1, 2024 4:12 AM CNN Newsource

Sofía Barruti Para ver las actualizaciones más recientes haz clic aquí. Agentes de la Policía de Nueva York detienen a estudiantes en la Universidad de Columbia en la ciudad de Nueva York el 30 de abril. (Crédito: Charly Triballeau/AFP/Getty Images) Los contramanifestantes atacan un campamento propalestino establecido en el campus de la Universidad de California en

Behind Vinícius Jr. brace, Real Madrid earns crucial draw against Bayern Munich in Champions League semifinal

May 1, 2024 4:02 AM CNN Newsource

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti says the Santiago Bernabéu stadium could hold the secret to reaching the Champions League final this season, after Los Blancos drew 2-2 against Bayern Munich in the semifinal first leg on Tuesday. The result in Germany means the tie is perfectly poised going into

Anger can harm your blood vessel function, study shows

May 1, 2024 4:00 AM CNN Newsource

By Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — Does it ever feel as if your anger courses through your veins? Well, that isn’t too far off, according to new research. Feelings of anger adversely affect blood vessel health, according to a study published Wednesday in the Journal of the American Heart Association. “There have been some studies

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Should the federal government reclassify marijuana?

May 1, 2024 3:57 AM ABC 17 News Team

Federal authorities moved Tuesday to change the classification of marijuana.

Tracking almost daily rain chances with plenty of dry time between

May 1, 2024 3:55 AM John Ross

TODAY: Wednesday is a mostly dry day, with dry time to start, under some clouds. With some breaks in the clouds, you may want your sunglasses. Winds will be variable, until a warm front lifts back across the region, putting temperatures again back near 80. Showers and storms will come along the warm front, with

ANÁLISIS | Los disturbios estudiantiles agravan un año electoral ya de por sí tenso

May 1, 2024 3:52 AM CNN Newsource

Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Las dramáticas protestas en los campus universitarios están inyectando un nuevo elemento incendiario en un año electoral que ya amenaza con llevar la unidad nacional a un punto de ruptura. Las tensiones se dispararon a última hora de este martes tras una operación de los equipos de refuerzo del Departamento

Georgian lawmakers move closer to passing ‘Russian law’ targeting the media. Protesters gather again

May 1, 2024 3:48 AM Associated Press

By SOPHIKO MEGRELIDZE Associated Press TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — Georgia’s Parliament has moved a step closer to passing a law that critics fear will stifle media freedom and endanger the country’s European Union membership bid. Tens of thousands of protesters have thronged surrounding streets. Police used water cannons, tear gas and pepper spray against the

Opinion: Reversal in Harvey Weinstein case isn’t the demise of sex crimes prosecution

May 1, 2024 3:37 AM CNN Newsource

Opinion by Deborah Tuerkheimer (CNN) — When a Manhattan jury found movie mogul Harvey Weinstein guilty of sex crimes in 2020, the verdict seemed to herald a new era of accountability. The #MeToo movement was in full swing, and even the most powerful of men were being prosecuted for the kind of abuse that had long eluded punishment. Last week’s 4-3

She was kidnapped but ‘embarrassed’ to feel traumatized. Now, this climber is learning to be vulnerable

May 1, 2024 3:34 AM CNN Newsource

By Amy Woodyatt, CNN (CNN) — Weeks after being taken hostage by captors from the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan, American climber Beth Rodden was back home – but plagued by nightmares of her ordeal. Then 20, and one of the most revered climbers of her generation, Rodden was kidnapped at gunpoint alongside her then boyfriend,

Opinion: If Trump wins, I might leave America for good

May 1, 2024 3:09 AM CNN Newsource

Opinion by David A. Andelman Paris (CNN) — I’ve been an on-again, off-again resident of France for some 44 years, at times quite permanently, more often peripatetically, always in the same building around the corner from the Musée d’Orsay and directly across the Seine from the Tuileries. We were never really forced to make a choice whether it

Indonesia’s Ruang volcano spews more hot clouds after eruption forces closure of schools, airports

May 1, 2024 3:07 AM Associated Press

By GRACEY WAKARI Associated Press MANADO, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s Mount Ruang volcano spewed more hot clouds on Wednesday after an eruption the previous day forced the closure of schools and airports, pelted villages with volcanic debris and prompted hundreds of people to flee. Seven airports, including Sam Ratulangi international airport in Manado, the capital

Month: May 2024