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Judge rejects plea agreements from US Navy engineer and wife charged with conspiracy to sell classified information to foreign country

October 11, 2021 3:06 PM CNN

By Ellie Kaufman, CNN A federal judge in West Virginia rejected proposed plea agreements made between federal prosecutors and a US Navy nuclear engineer and his wife who pleaded guilty to conspiring to sell classified information to a foreign country in exchange for thousands of dollars in cryptocurrency. Judge Gina Groh rejected the plea agreements,

UK police drop action against Prince Andrew over abuse claim

October 11, 2021 3:11 AM Associated Press

LONDON (AP) — British police will not be taking any further action against Prince Andrew after a review prompted by a Jeffrey Epstein accuser who claims that he sexually assaulted her. Virginia Giuffre, who is suing Queen Elizabeth’s second son, claims she was trafficked by Epstein to have sex with Andrew in London when she

Nobel panel to announce 2021 economics prize

October 11, 2021 3:01 AM Associated Press

STOCKHOLM (AP) — The winner of the 2021 Nobel prize for outstanding work in the field of economics will be announced Monday. Unlike the other Nobel prizes, the economics award wasn’t established in the will of Alfred Nobel. It was set up by the Swedish central bank in his memory in 1968, with the first

Nobel panel to announce 2021 economics prize

October 11, 2021 3:01 AM Associated Press

STOCKHOLM (AP) — The winner of the 2021 Nobel prize for outstanding work in the field of economics will be announced Monday. Unlike the other Nobel prizes, the economics award wasn’t established in the will of Alfred Nobel. It was set up by the Swedish central bank in his memory in 1968, with the first

Denunciante de la policía del Capitolio de EE.UU. alega fallas de liderazgo el 6 de enero

October 11, 2021 3:52 AM CNN Newsource

Mariana Toro Washington (CNN) — Un denunciante que se identificó como un exfuncionario de alto rango de la Policía del Capitolio de Estados Unidos criticó el liderazgo del departamento antes, durante y después de la letal insurrección del 6 de enero en una nueva carta al Congreso. La carta de 16 páginas, obtenida por CNN

Southwest Airlines canceló más de 1.000 vuelos el domingo

October 11, 2021 2:28 AM CNN Newsource

olivertapia Nueva York (CNN Business) — El fin de semana largo se alargó un poco más para los clientes de Southwest luego de que la aerolínea cancelara más de 1.000 vuelos el domingo. Eso es aproximadamente el 27% de sus operaciones diarias. Es el segundo día de cancelaciones masivas por parte de la aerolínea de

Flooding sends bus into river in China; 120,000 evacuated

October 11, 2021 2:25 AM Associated Press

BEIJING (AP) — A bus has fallen into a river in northern China, leaving at least three people dead and 11 others missing after flooding from heavy rains destroyed homes and covered farmland. Video posted online showed people on top of an almost submerged bus in a rushing river in Hebei province. Authorities say 37

Iraq says it has arrested top leader in Islamic State group

October 11, 2021 2:15 AM Associated Press

By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq says it has detained a top leader of the Islamic State group and a longtime al-Qaida operative in a cross-border operation. Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi identified the man in a tweet as Sami Jasim. He says Jasim oversaw the Islamic State group’s financial operations and

Esto es lo que está abierto y cerrado en el Día de Colón

October 11, 2021 2:14 AM CNN Newsource

olivertapia Nueva York (CNN) — En muchas partes de Estados Unidos, lo que tradicionalmente se conocía como Día de Colón (Columbus Day en inglés) ahora se celebra como el Día de los Pueblos Indígenas. Pero sigue siendo un feriado federal, por lo que algunas empresas estarán cerradas. El presidente Biden emitió una proclamación el viernes

Bodycam video shows Dayton, Ohio, police officers dragging a Black paraplegic man out of his car during a traffic stop

October 11, 2021 9:40 PM CNN

By Madeline Holcombe, Sharif Paget, Sahar Akbarzai and Amir Vera, CNN A Black paraplegic man from Ohio has filed a complaint with the NAACP after body camera video showed police officers pulling him out of his car by his hair and arms after he refused officers’ orders during a traffic stop late last month. Officers

Body camera footage shows the arrest of Clifford Owensby in Dayton

Bodycam video shows Dayton, Ohio, police officers dragging a Black paraplegic man out of his car during a traffic stop

October 11, 2021 9:40 PM CNN Newsource

By Madeline Holcombe, Sharif Paget, Sahar Akbarzai and Amir Vera, CNN A Black paraplegic man from Ohio has filed a complaint with the NAACP after body camera video showed police officers pulling him out of his car by his hair and arms after he refused officers’ orders during a traffic stop late last month. Officers

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Is Homecoming fun or a hassle?

October 8, 2021 5:38 PM ABC 17 News Team

The weekend brings a big boost for local businesses, with hotels, restaurants and bars filling up. For locals, that means more traffic on the roads and bigger crowds at their favorite restaurants, nightlife spots and shops.

French actor breaks silence on child sex abuse within church

October 11, 2021 2:09 AM Associated Press

By SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press PARIS (AP) — At 8 years old, Laurent Martinez was sexually abused by a priest. Forty years later, he has chosen to make his story into a play, to show the devastating consequences and how speaking out can help victims heal and rebuild. The play called “Pardon?” is drawn from

On International Day of the Girl Child is a United Nations-designated day.

International Day of the Girl Child 2021: Raising strong girls during a pandemic

October 11, 2021 2:09 AM CNN Newsource

By Katia Hetter, CNN On International Day of the Girl Child, the second in a pandemic, I am grateful for this United Nations-designated day. It’s given us a moment to step back to consider what we can do to parent our girls — and really, all our children — in the middle of a pandemic,

Un hombre murió después de ser atacado por transeúntes cuando condujo su automóvil hacia una acera en un intento de atropellar a los peatones

October 11, 2021 1:57 AM CNN Newsource

olivertapia (CNN) — Un hombre murió después de conducir hacia una acera en un intento de atropellar a los peatones antes de que transeúntes lo sacaran del automóvil y supuestamente lo atacaran en California el sábado. El conductor estuvo involucrado en un altercado verbal alrededor de la medianoche dentro de un negocio en Hawthorne, después

Tornadoes cause damage in Oklahoma; storms rock central US

October 11, 2021 1:54 AM Associated Press

COWETA, Okla. (AP) — Severe storms brought suspected tornadoes and baseball-sized hail to parts of Oklahoma, but there were no reports of deaths or injuries. The severe weather system that hit Oklahoma late Sunday also brought heavy rain, lightning and wind to parts of Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri and Texas, and more stormy weather is predicted

Tornadoes cause damage in Oklahoma; storms rock central US

October 11, 2021 1:54 AM Associated Press

COWETA, Okla. (AP) — Severe storms brought suspected tornadoes and baseball-sized hail to parts of Oklahoma, but there were no reports of deaths or injuries. The severe weather system that hit Oklahoma late Sunday also brought heavy rain, lightning and wind to parts of Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri and Texas, and more stormy weather is predicted

Tornadoes cause damage in Oklahoma; storms rock central US

October 11, 2021 1:54 AM Associated Press

COWETA, Okla. (AP) — Severe storms brought suspected tornadoes and baseball-sized hail to parts of Oklahoma, but there were no reports of deaths or injuries. The severe weather system that hit Oklahoma late Sunday also brought heavy rain, lightning and wind to parts of Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri and Texas, and more stormy weather is predicted

Father of Pakistan’s nuclear program Abdul Qadeer Khan dies at 85

October 11, 2021 1:49 AM CNN

By Sophia Saifi, CNN Abdul Qadeer Khan, the man known as the father of Pakistan’s nuclear weapons program, has died in the Pakistani capital Islamabad, according to the country’s Ministry of Information. He was 85 years old. Khan was given a state funeral at Islamabad’s Faisal Mosque on Sunday. The funeral, attended by thousands of

Huge fire breaks out at oil facility in southern Lebanon

October 11, 2021 1:49 AM Associated Press

By FADI TAWIL Associated Press ZAHRANI, Lebanon (AP) — State media reports that a huge fire has broken out at an oil facility in southern Lebanon, sending a thick column of smoke into the sky. The state-run National News Agency said Monday that the fire ignited in a giant gasoline tanker in the coastal village