By JOHN HANNA AP Political Writer TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The Kansas Supreme Court is considering how far the state can go in restricting abortion after a decisive statewide vote last year confirming that the state constitution protects abortion rights. The court is set to hear arguments Monday from attorneys in two lawsuits. One challenges
Continue ReadingBy Mitchell Consky, CTVNews.ca writer Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — If your workload is piling up, you may opt to tackle it all without taking any breaks, in order to manage it quicker. But a new study from the University of Waterloo suggests that heavy workloads that discourage employees
Continue ReadingBy Mitchell Consky, CTVNews.ca writer Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — Global warming could lead to a spread of possibly fatal infections deriving from bacteria in warm coastal waters. This is according to a new study by the U.K.’s University of East Anglia (UEA), which assessed the bacteria known as
Continue ReadingBy Amir Tal, Ivana Kottasová, Lianne Kolirin, Hadas Gold, Helen Regan and Richard Allen Greene, CNN Israel’s political crisis escalated into uncharted territory Monday as the country’s largest trade union announced a “historic” strike shutting down transportation, universities, restaurants and retailers in protest against Prime Minister’s Benjamin Netanyahu’s planned judicial overhaul. Israel’s Histadrut trade union
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes Haczek (CNN) — Por primera vez en la historia de Estados Unidos un expresidente enfrentará cargos criminales: un jurado investigador votó para acusar a Donald Trump en el caso de supuestos pagos por silencio a la estrella de cine para adultos Stormy Daniels, dijeron fuentes familiarizadas con el caso a CNN, reviviendo la pregunta
Continue ReadingBy Zoe Sottile, CNN Loyola University New Orleans has appointed Xavier Cole as the next president of the 111-year-old Jesuit school. Cole will serve as the university’s 18th president and the first Black person to lead the institution, according to press release. He will also be the second layperson to fill the role. Cole is
Continue ReadingGonzalo Jimenez Armas nucleares tácticas. Protestas en Israel. Régimen de excepción en El Salvador. Macri se baja de las presidenciales en Argentina. Además, ¿es buena idea viajar a Francia en este momento? Esto es lo que debes saber para comenzar el día. Primero la verdad. 1. Protestas en Israel tras el despido del ministro de Defensa La
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ISLAMABAD (AP) — Officials say a Pakistani court has ruled in defense of former Prime Minister Imran Khan, granting him protection from arrest until next week. Monday’s development comes as lawsuits mounted against the ousted premier, with police charging him with incitement to violence in several cases when his followers clashed with the security forces
Continue Reading By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Some parts of Twitter’s source code _ the fundamental computer code on which the social network runs _ were leaked online, the social media company said in a legal filing that was first reported by The New York Times. According to the legal document, first
Continue ReadingOscar Holland, CNN | Jamiel Lynch, CNN and Rachel Burnstein, CNN and Barbie Nadeau, CNN The mayor of Florence has invited Hope Carrasquilla, the former principal of a Florida school embroiled in controversy over a sixth-grade lesson on Michelangelo’s “David,” to visit Italy after she was forced out of her job last week. Writing to
Continue ReadingGonzalo Jimenez (CNN) — Otra ronda de fuertes tormentas eléctricas puede traer vientos dañinos y granizo grande a porciones del sureste este lunes como algunas comunidades de la región ya están trabajando para reconstruir después de un fin de semana de intensas tormentas y tornados dispersos que dejó 26 personas muertas. Más de 10 millones
Continue Reading By TIA GOLDENBERG Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Workers from a range of sectors in Israel launched a nationwide strike on Monday, threatening to paralyze the economy as they joined a surging protest movement against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s plan to overhaul the judiciary. Departing flights from the country’s main international airport were
Continue Reading ISLAMABAD (AP) — A suicide bomber has struck near the foreign ministry in the Afghan capital, killing at least six people and wounding about a dozen. That’s according to a local hospital and a spokesman for the Kabul police chief. The hospital says Monday’s explosion happened close to the ministry, the second time this year
Continue Reading WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Prosecutors in northern Poland say a foreign national suspected of spying for Russia will remain in custody for three months until an investigation is completed. Prosecutors in Gdansk responsible for military matters said Monday the foreigner, whose identity has not been released, admitted to having passed sensitive information to Russian intelligence.
Continue Reading By STEVE LeBLANC Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts Democratic U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren has announced she will seek a third term in 2024. Warren is a prominent voice for the liberal wing of the Democratic Party. She said Monday she’s running for reelection to end corruption in Washington, make the economy work for the
Continue ReadingBy Thomas Schlachter, CNN As she breaks records and dominates games, Caitlin Clark is having a season — and a March Madness — to remember. The 21-year-old guard delivered a record-setting performance — 41 points, 10 rebounds and 12 assists — in the Iowa Hawkeyes’ Elite Eight match-up against the Louisville Cardinals as she sealed
Continue ReadingBy Katie Lobosco, CNN President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness program faces a new threat from Senate Republicans even before the US Supreme Court rules on whether it can be implemented. Republican Sens. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana, Joni Ernst of Iowa and John Cornyn of Texas, along with 36 other GOP senators, introduced a resolution
Continue Reading By KIMBERLY PALMER of NerdWallet With prices rising on everyday items, consumers can use their tax refunds — which just over half of filers expect to receive — to offset some of those higher costs. Financial experts recommend using refund money to pay off high-interest debt, shore up savings, fund long-term goals, invest in home
Continue ReadingBy Claudia Otto and Inke Kappeler Nationwide strikes in Germany — among its worst in decades — are causing huge disruption at the country’s airports, on public transport and at its largest port Monday. The walkouts have been called by two major transport unions in Europe’s biggest economy. Ver.di, one of the unions, has demanded
Continue ReadingJuan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — Donald Trump está encendiendo su candidatura a la Casa Blanca en un momento de peligro sin precedentes en las investigaciones criminales en su contra, una confluencia que podría enviar a Estados Unidos a una nueva colisión política y legal. La salvaje retórica de Trump en su primer mitin oficial de
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