Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Uno de los cuatro estadounidenses secuestrados en México la semana pasada viajó a ese país por turismo médico, según un amigo de la persona. Cada vez son más los residentes en Estados Unidos que van al extranjero en busca de atención médica más asequible, más oportuna o para acceder a determinados
Continue ReadingBy Oliver Darcy, Jon Passantino, Marshall Cohen, Nicki Brown, Kate Trafecante, Anna Bahney and Jeanne Sahadi, CNN A trove of text messages, emails, and other material from Fox News executives and on-air personalities were made public Tuesday as part of Dominion Voting Systems’ $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit against the right-wing channel. Among the the hundreds
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A federal district judge on Tuesday ruled that a Missouri law limiting enforcement of federal gun rules here is unconstitutional and creates more danger for the state’s citizens.
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos Madrid (CNN) — Una pareja que robó un botín de vino valorado en US$ 1,7 millones de un restaurante español con estrella Michelin fue sentenciada a cuatro años de prisión. La mujer mexicana y su novio, de nacionalidad rumano-neerlandés, salieron del famoso restaurante Atrio, en Cáceres, al oeste de España, con 45 botellas
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By TERESA M. WALKER AP Sports Writer Ja Morant’s skyrocketing basketball career is on hold following a series of off-court decisions by the young NBA star involving a gun in a strip club, actions which have temporarily derailed his meteoric rise. Morant is the target of a second NBA investigation in weeks with no timetable
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By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Prosecutors have urged a jury to impose the death penalty on a man who killed eight people on a Manhattan bike path in a 2017 vehicle attack. But a defense lawyer insisted in closing statements Tuesday that death was not the answer. Arguments in Manhattan federal
Continue Reading By ACACIA CORONADO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Five women who said they were denied abortions even when pregnancy endangered their lives are suing Texas over its abortion ban, the latest legal fight against state restrictions since the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade. The lawsuit filed Monday in state court said
Continue ReadingBy Elle Reeve, Samantha Guff and Deborah Brunswick, CNN What drug users and people who work with them in Philadelphia talk about is the smell. The smell of rotting flesh from open infected wounds. Some users say they feel ashamed of the state of their bodies, but more feel a sense of urgency. They need
Continue Reading By JOSH FUNK and JOHN SEEWER Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Federal investigators are opening a wide-ranging investigation into one of the nation’s biggest railroads following a fiery derailment on the Ohio-Pennsylvania border last month and several other accidents involving Norfolk Southern, including the death of a train conductor Tuesday. The National Transportation Safety
Continue Reading By JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A seventh Memphis Police Department employee was fired and another retired who was recommended to lose his jobs for their roles in the fatal arrest of Tyre Nichols in January. Memphis’ chief legal officer has told city councilmembers Tuesday that these actions mark the end of
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes Haczek (CNN Español) — Una disputa en un pequeño pueblo de Uruguay, desconocido para la mayor parte del continente, dio lugar en 1927 a uno de los grandes hitos en la lucha por la igualdad de género: allí fue donde las mujeres pudieron votar por primera vez en todo América Latina. La localidad
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man has been charged with nine felonies after he allegedly broke into an apartment and tried to threaten a woman with knife. Hosea Gaines, 33, is charged with first-degree burglary, third-degree domestic assault, first-degree harassment, three counts of armed-criminal action, unlawful use of a weapon, first-degree stalking and
Continue Reading By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Pro Football Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota Vikings wide receiver K.J. Osborn said he was in the “right place at the exact right time” to help save a man from a burning car. Osborn was riding in an Uber on an expressway around 2:30 a.m. Monday in Austin, Texas, when the
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Varias mujeres que afirman que las prohibiciones del aborto en Texas representan riesgos significativos para su salud demandaron al estado esta semana, lo que abre un nuevo frente en las batallas legales que han surgido desde que la Corte Suprema de EE.UU. anuló las protecciones nacionales al derecho al aborto en
Continue Reading By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — An initiative that would shore up abortion access in New Mexico amid a flurry of local anti-abortion ordinances cleared a last major hurdle with the state Senate’s approval. A 23-15 vote of the Senate Tuesday nearly ensures the bill will reach the desk of supportive
Continue Reading By ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A bill that would criminalize transgender people using restrooms that match their gender identity has won initial approval in the Arkansas Legislature. Critics said the bill approved by state Senate on Tuesday would be the most extreme in the country and goes further than a
Continue Reading By SEAN MURPHY Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A Black, non-binary Democratic state legislator in the Oklahoma House has been formally censured by the Republican majority. The House voted along party lines Tuesday to censure Rep. Mauree Turner. House leaders say Turner refused to let state troopers question a transgender rights activist accused assaulting
Continue ReadingBy Katharina Krebs, Caitlin Hu, Vasco Cotovio and Tara John, CNN Protests erupted in Tbilisi on Tuesday after Georgia’s parliament passed the first reading of a controversial draft law that would require some organizations receiving foreign funding to register as “foreign agents.” Rights groups have criticized the law as curtailing basic freedoms in the country.
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ST. CHARLES, Mo. (AP) — A prisoner who has been behind bars for decades for a St. Louis-area killing has pleaded guilty to killing one woman. Gary Muehlberg pleaded guilty Monday to first-degree murder and was sentenced to life in prison for the 1990 death of 21-year-old Sandy Little. Muehlberg has served 28 years of
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN Español) — Este miércoles es el Día Internacional de la Mujer, una fecha que se conmemora en todo el mundo cada 8 de marzo. De forma general, en este día se exigen acciones en cada nivel de la sociedad para alcanzar la equidad de género y, además, se celebran los logros de las
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