By Arlette Saenz and Elizabeth Stuart, CNN First lady Dr. Jill Biden warned parts of East Africa are “on the precipice” of famine as the region is dealing with a severe drought, threatening livelihoods and the ability of families to feed their children. Her comments came in a series of wide-ranging interviews during a recent
Continue ReadingBy Arlette Saenz and Elizabeth Stuart, CNN First lady Dr. Jill Biden warned parts of East Africa are “on the precipice” of famine as the region is dealing with a severe drought, threatening livelihoods and the ability of families to feed their children. Her comments came in a series of wide-ranging interviews during a recent
Continue ReadingBy Jeremy Diamond and Priscilla Alvarez, CNN The Biden administration is considering reinstating the policy of detaining migrant families who cross the border illegally, a practice President Joe Biden had ended when he came into office, two administration officials said. It is one of several options administration officials are mulling as they prepare for the
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN Español) –– La Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos analizará el caso “Beatriz”, clave en el debate del aborto en El Salvador y como se le conoce a la joven a quien la Corte Suprema de Justicia del país le negó en 2013 la posibilidad de interrumpir el embarazo cuando ella tenía 22 años
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LOUDONVILLE, N.Y. (AP) — Siena’s Tony Rossi, the longest-tenured coach in Division I baseball history, has announced that he will retire later this month. Rossi — in his 54th season, all at Siena — will step down March 20, the school announced Monday. Rossi’s retirement will make Minnesota’s John Anderson, in his 42nd season with
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BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Police in Argentina have detained a man on suspicion of killing a 12-year-old boy and neighbors wrecked his house amid anger over escalating drug-related violence in the city of Rosario. The unrest in Argentina’s third-largest city has come after a threat was directed at soccer superstar Lionel Messi last week.
Continue Reading By KAREN MATTHEWS Associated Press The death toll rose to two on Monday following a stampede at a rap concert in Rochester, New York, that authorities said may have been triggered by unfounded fears of gunfire. The Memphis rap stars GloRilla and Finesse2tymes had finished performing Sunday night at Rochester’s Main Street Armory when something
Continue Reading BOLINGBROOK, Ill. (AP) — Prosecutors say a 17-year-old has been charged with multiple counts of first-degree murder and other crimes in the fatal shootings of a girl he was dating and two other people in suburban Chicago. The Will County State’s Attorney’s Office identifies the suspect as Byrion Montgomery. He has also been charged with
Continue Reading By MARGARET STAFFORD Associated Press An employee of Catholic Charities in Omaha, Nebraska, alleges in a lawsuit that she suffered emotional distress when the organization held an active shooter drill but didn’t tell employees it was fake. The employee, Sandra Lopez, says in her lawsuit that administrators went along with the drill despite knowing it
Continue Reading By GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — A resident and members of Myanmar’s anti-government resistance say soldiers have rampaged through several villages, raping, beheading and killing at least 17 people. It was the latest in what critics of the ruling military say are a series of war crimes since the army seized power two
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Drivers can look forward to about a month’s worth of overnight lane closures in western Boone County and eastern Cooper County as work continues on the Interstate 70 bridge over the Missouri River.
Continue Reading By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The mother of a 25-year-old Black man who was shot to death by Mississippi Capitol Police last year told some state lawmakers Monday that she strongly opposes giving the state-run law enforcement agency wider territory to patrol inside the majority-Black capital city of Jackson. “That
Continue Reading By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The influential sister of North Korea’s leader warned Tuesday that her country is ready to take “quick, overwhelming action” against the United States and South Korea, a day after the U.S. flew a nuclear-capable B-52 bomber in a demonstration of strength against the North. The
Continue Reading By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s former spokesperson Hope Hicks met Monday with Manhattan prosecutors who are investigating hush-money payments made to women on the ex-president’s behalf — the latest member of the Republican’s inner circle to be questioned in the renewed probe. Hicks and her lawyer, Robert Trout,
Continue ReadingBy Shania Shelton, CNN Florida, West Virginia and Missouri withdrew on Monday from the Electronic Registration Information Center, the bipartisan multi-state partnership aimed at helping states maintain accurate voter rolls. ERIC is a nonprofit system that helps participating states keep their registration rolls accurate and up to date by analyzing voter data and sharing reports
Continue Reading By ALFREDO PEÑA and MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press CIUDAD VICTORIA, Mexico (AP) — Four Americans who traveled to Mexico last week to seek health care got caught in a deadly shootout and were kidnapped by heavily armed men who threw them in the back of a pickup truck, officials from both countries said Monday. The
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN Español) — Una jueza de instrucción de República Dominicana envió este lunes a juicio a Fausto Miguel Cruz de la Mota, acusado de matar al ministro de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales, Orlando Jorge Mera, el 6 de junio de 2022 en las instalaciones del ministerio. La medida judicial la confirmó la
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The most recent in a series of bills in the Missouri legislature related to drag shows and transgender people is one that criminalizes drag shows that are open to minors.
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By ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Proposed initiatives may face a new hurdle to qualifying for the Arkansas ballot. The state Senate has approved a measure that more than triples the number of counties where signatures supporting ballot measures must be gathered. The bill now heads to the governor’s desk. Supporters
Continue Reading By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer RENTON, Wash. (AP) — The Seattle Seahawks have agreed to terms with quarterback Geno Smith on a three-year contract that keeps the AP comeback player of the year in the Pacific Northwest. The contract is the first big payday in Smith’s career. He will go into 2023 as the
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