By STEVE LeBLANC Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — A growing number of states led by Democratic governors are stockpiling doses of drugs used in medication abortions, amid fears that a court ruling could restrict access to the most commonly used method of abortion in the U.S. Massachusetts has purchased enough doses of the drug mifepristone
Continue Reading By ZEKE MILLER AP White House Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. national emergency to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic ended Monday as President Joe Biden signed a bipartisan congressional resolution to bring it to a close after three years — weeks before it was set to expire alongside a separate public health emergency. The
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN) — Al menos seis personas murieron y varias más resultaron heridas en una avalancha que sacudió los Alpes franceses durante el fin de semana. El ministro del Interior, Gerald Darmanin, tuiteó este domingo que se desplegaron equipos de emergencia tras el incidente en el glaciar de Armancette, cerca del Mont Blanc, en el
Continue Reading By DYLAN LOVAN and CLAIRE GALOFARO Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A Louisville bank employee armed with a rifle opened fire at his workplace Monday morning, killing five people — including a close friend of Kentucky’s governor — while livestreaming the attack on Instagram, authorities said. Police arrived as shots were still being fired
Continue Reading By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats are calling on U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts to open an investigation into the undisclosed acceptance of luxury trips taken by Justice Clarence Thomas and his wife that were paid for by a Republican megadonor. Democrats serving on the Senate Judiciary Committee have
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN) — La Guardia Costera de Italia lidera las labores de rescate de al menos 400 migrantes a la deriva en una embarcación en el Mediterráneo, entre Italia y Malta, en una ruta migratoria que las ONG advierten que es peligrosa. Actualmente, se llevan a cabo tres operaciones de rescate con varios buques para
Continue Reading By JIM GOMEZ Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — American and Filipino forces on Tuesday launched their largest combat exercises in decades in the Philippines and its waters across the disputed South China Sea and the Taiwan Strait, where Washington has repeatedly warned China over its increasingly aggressive actions. The annual drills by the longtime
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN Español) — La Secretaría de Seguridad Pública de Quintana Roo informó este lunes que detuvieron a tres personas presuntamente relacionadas con un intento de asalto y el homicidio de una persona en una cafetería, ocurridos durante el mediodía en la zona turística de Tulum. En su cuenta de Twitter, la institución agregó
Continue ReadingBy Nikki Carvajal, CNN President Joe Biden signed legislation Monday to end the national emergency for Covid-19, the White House said, in a move that will not affect the end of the separate public health emergency scheduled for May 11. A White House official downplayed the impact of the bill, saying the termination of the
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Columbia police had crime scene tape up at an east Columbia gas station after two people were shot Monday.
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN Español) — La Procuraduría General de República Dominicana anunció que investiga si en el caso por la muerte de Chantal Jiménez, presentadora de TV, el pasado sábado, se violaron instrucciones generales para la prevención y persecución de la violencia de género que correspondían luego de una orden de protección dictada contra su
Continue ReadingBy Emma Tucker, CNN A 25-year-old bank employee in Louisville, Kentucky, wrote a note to loved ones before heading to his job Monday morning and opening fire — killing five people and injuring eight others, according to a law enforcement source familiar with the investigation. The gunman, identified as Connor Sturgeon, started his attack around
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Steven Garrett, the man arrested by Missouri State Highway Patrol troopers following a fatal head-on collision last week in Moberly, has yet to be released from University Hospital.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — A Kansas City, Kansas, man said he was “ridiculously ashamed” before he was sentenced Monday to four month’s incarceration for joining a mob’s attack on the U.S. Capitol. U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan also ordered 48-year-old Kasey Hopkins to pay $500 restitution in a video conference hearing. Hopkins acknowledged during the hearing
Continue Reading WASHINGTON (AP) — A Kansas City, Kansas, man said he was “ridiculously ashamed” before he was sentenced Monday to four month’s incarceration for joining a mob’s attack on the U.S. Capitol. U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan also ordered 48-year-old Kasey Hopkins to pay $500 restitution in a video conference hearing. Hopkins acknowledged during the hearing
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A gunman opened fire at a bank in Downtown Louisville Monday morning, killing four people. Louisville police have now said they have reason to believe the shooter, who has yet to be identified was a previous employee at the bank. The National Safety Council reports that assault is the fifth leading cause
Continue ReadingBy Katherine Dillinger, CNN Ninety-three confirmed or probable cases of blastomycosis have been identified in Michigan’s Delta and Menominee counties, according to the local health department, and they are believed to be associated with a paper mill in the town of Escanaba. Blastomycosis is caused by a fungus, Blastomyces, that lives in the environment, especially
Continue Reading By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump is scheduled to return to New York City for a deposition Thursday in New York Attorney General Letitia James’ business fraud lawsuit against him and his company, according to a person familiar with the matter. It will be the former president’s first trip
Continue Reading By NOMAAN MERCHANT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A major leak of classified U.S. documents that’s shaken Washington and exposed new details of its intelligence gathering may have started in a chatroom on a social media platform popular with gamers. Held on the Discord platform, which hosts real-time voice, video and text chats, a discussion
Continue Reading By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Indiana Fever made the most of the first No. 1 draft pick in franchise history, selecting Aliyah Boston. The South Carolina star had a stellar college career, leading the Gamecocks to a national championship her junior year, losing only nine games total and helping
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