By Sean Lyngaas, CNN A senior FBI official warned secretaries of state from across the US Thursday that Chinese hackers pose a “growing threat” and said their willingness to target the infrastructure of political parties ahead of the 2022 election demonstrates that “we could see more significant Chinese cyber activity against your states in the
Continue ReadingPORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (AP) — Carlos Beltrán is joining the Mets as a special assistant to general manager Billy Eppler, his first work with a team since he lost his job as New York’s manager for his role in the Houston Astros’ cheating scandal. Beltrán was hired on Nov. 1, 2019, to replace Mickey
Continue ReadingBy Clare Foran and Jessica Dean, CNN Democratic Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania checked himself into Walter Reed National Military Medical Center “to receive treatment for clinical depression,” his chief of staff announced on Thursday. “On Monday, John was evaluated by Dr. Brian P. Monahan, the Attending Physician of the United States Congress. Yesterday, Dr.
Continue ReadingBy Alli Rosenbloom, CNN The family of Bruce Willis has announced that the actor has been diagnosed with a form of dementia called frontotemporal dementia, or FTD for short. In a statement shared Thursday, the 67-year-old star’s family stated that while the news “is painful, it is a relief to finally have a clear diagnosis.”
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN) — La familia de Bruce Willis anunció que el actor padece una forma de demencia llamada demencia frontotemporal (DFT). En un comunicado compartido este jueves, los familiares de la estrella de 67 años señalaron que aunque la noticia “resulta dolorosa, es un alivio tener finalmente un diagnóstico claro”. Bruce Willis dejará la actuación
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN) — El presidente Joe Biden dijo este jueves que Estados Unidos no tiene indicios de que los tres objetos aéreos derribados en América del Norte la semana pasada estén vinculados al programa de globos espías de China. En ese sentido, añadió que probablemente sean de entidades privadas. “Todavía no sabemos exactamente qué eran
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN Español) — El jurado del juicio contra Genaro García Luna, exsecretario de Seguridad Pública de México, comenzó sus deliberaciones este jueves poco después del mediodía después de recibir instrucciones sobre asuntos de ley y reglas de evidencia por parte del juez Brian Cogan. Durante aproximadamente dos horas y media el
Continue ReadingBy Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business After asking Microsoft’s AI-powered Bing chatbot for help in coming up with activities for my kids while juggling work, the tool started by offering something unexpected: empathy. The chatbot said it “must be hard” to balance work and family and sympathized for my daily struggles with it. It then
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By JOEY CAPPELLETTI and MIKE HOUSEHOLDER Associated Press EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The man who shot eight students at Michigan State University, killing three, was found with two handguns and a note containing a possible motive for the attack, police said Thursday. The 9 mm guns, dozens of rounds of ammunition and the two-page
Continue Reading By JOHN LEICESTER and HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A senior Ukrainian official says Russia is using decoy missiles to fool Ukraine’s air defenses and deploying balloons. Mykhailo Podolyak, an adviser to Ukraine President Volydymyr Zelenskyy, told The Associated Press that Russia is changing tactics as the invasion approaches its one-year anniversary.
Continue Reading By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Tim McCarver, the All-Star catcher and Hall of Fame broadcaster who during 60 years in baseball won two World Series titles with the St. Louis Cardinals and had a long run as the one of the country’s most recognized, incisive and talkative television commentators, died
Continue ReadingPHOENIX (AP) — “CBS Mornings” co-host Gayle King has been chosen to receive the Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Journalism from Arizona State University. The honor is given every year by the university’s Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication. King is expected to attend a Feb. 21 awards luncheon at the Sheraton
Continue Reading By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Several employees at a Tesla factory in Buffalo, New York have been fired after launching union organizing efforts two days ago, according to Tesla Workers United. The group said in a statement on Thursday that workers received an email around 7 p.m. on Wednesday updating them on a new
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN A planned sequel Will Smith’s 2007 film “I Am Legend” will flip the script on what happened to his character in the end. Producer and screenwriter Akiva Goldsman talked to Deadline about the new movie that is set to star Will Smith and Michael B. Jordan, explaining that the sequel
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN Español) — La sentencia de Genaro García Luna, declarado culpable de los cinco cargos que enfrentaba en un juicio en Nueva York, se conocerá el próximo 27 de junio, según la corte. García Luna, secretario de Seguridad Pública de México entre 2006 y 2012, fue declarado culpable de los cinco cargos que enfrentaba
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By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Tim McCarver, the All-Star catcher and Hall of Fame broadcaster who during 60 years in baseball won two World Series titles with the St. Louis Cardinals and had a long run as one of the country’s most recognized, incisive and talkative television commentators, died Thursday.
Continue Reading By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press A crime scene expert has testified about where the shots were fired at the wife and son of Alex Murdaugh and in what order at his double murder trial. Kenny Kinsey’s testimony Thursday mostly matched evidence presented by several other witnesses about what happened that night. Kinsey did tell jurors
Continue ReadingBy Nicole Chavez, CNN There is no consensus among Black adults in America about how accepting society should be of transgender people, according to a new study released Thursday by the Pew Research Center. Pew found that 36% of Black adults think society has not gone far enough in accepting transgender people. Thirty-one percent said
Continue Reading By SAMYA KULLAB Associated Press BUCHA, Ukraine (AP) — In the cemetery where Oleksii Zavadskyi and Yurii Stiahliuk are buried, the women they loved take drags on the men’s favorite brands of cigarettes. Clouds of smoke are exhaled in silence. Interlaced between Anastasiia Okhrimenko’s dainty fingers are Camels. Anna Korostenska lights L&M’s, her hands shaking
Continue Reading By PATRICK ORSAGOS Associated Press EAST PALESTINE, Ohio (AP) — The head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency got a first-hand look Thursday at a creek contaminated by a freight train derailment in Ohio that spilled toxic chemicals and burned in a huge plume over homes and businesses. The visit by EPA Administrator Michael Regan,
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