NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — A spokesman says the Cypriot president has scrapped plans to grant free-of-charge, around-the-clock use of state-financed luxury vehicles to top civil servants amid a public outcry over a perceived waste of taxpayers’ money. Government spokesman Marios Pelekanos said in a statement on Monday that President Nicos Anastasiades instructed the Finance Ministry
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By Stella Chan, CNN Starting Monday, students and staff in the nation’s second-largest school district will be required to wear non-cloth masks that have a nose wire, including while participating in athletic activities, the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) announced. Schools will provide surgical-style masks for students and employees who need them and they
Continue Reading By Stella Chan, CNN Starting Monday, students and staff in the nation’s second-largest school district will be required to wear non-cloth masks that have a nose wire, including while participating in athletic activities, the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) announced. Schools will provide surgical-style masks for students and employees who need them and they
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two convicted murderers are both set to continue with court proceedings Monday afternoon in Boone County. Joseph Elledge Mengqi Ji and Joseph Elledge Joseph Elledge was recently sentenced to 28 years in prison for second-degree murder in his wife, Mengqi Ji’s death. Elledge reported Ji missing in October of 2019. After investigators
Continue Reading By FRANK BAJAK AP Technology Writer BOSTON (AP) — Ron Deibert does digital counterintelligence for the people. The internet watchdog Citizen Lab that he founded and directs has been remarkably effective in calling to account governments and private sector firms that use information technology to imperil others. Its digital sleuths at the University of Toronto
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By The Journal Times Staff Click here for updates on this story RACINE, Wisconsin (The Journal Times) — A Kenosha man allegedly broke into a Racine home and claimed to be a police officer before being shot and later arrested. Michael T. Smith, 30, of the 6600 block of 59th Avenue, was charged with five
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O’FALLON, Mo. (AP) — Police in suburban St. Louis say a man has died after officers fired shots at his fleeing car, which then crashed. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that the confrontation in O’Fallon began Sunday when someone called police to report a suspicion car with people sleeping inside. Police say an officer who
Continue Reading By Tulsa World Staff Click here for updates on this story OKLAHOMA (Tulsa World) — Public Service Company of Oklahoma customers soon could be getting what amounts to a 20-year invoice for costs associated with a widespread and prolonged cold snap in February last year. So with the anniversary of that deep freeze only weeks
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By Harmeet Kaur and Nicole Chavez, CNN One of the officers had been on the job four days. One was on his third shift ever. And Derek Chauvin, who pressed his knee into George Floyd’s neck for nearly nine minutes, was the field training officer for one of them. Chauvin, J. Alexander Kueng, Thomas Lane
Continue Reading macamilarincon (CNN) –– Una víctima murió durante el tiroteo en la Universidad de Heidelberg, Alemania, indicó el fiscal en jefe de la ciudad Andreas Herrgen, durante una conferencia de prensa este lunes. Otras tres personas resultaron heridas en los hechos. La víctima que murió es una estudiante alemana de 23 años, dijo el director de la
Continue Reading By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business Uncertainty around the Federal Reserve’s plans just drove Wall Street to its worst week since the start of the pandemic. But it’s not the only reason traders are jittery. Investors are starting to tune in to the situation in Ukraine as fears grow that Russian President Vladimir Putin, who has
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By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business The knives are out for Peloton and CEO John Foley. Blackwells Capital, an activist investor that owns less than 5% of Peloton, says it has “grave concerns” about its performance and is calling on its board of directors to fire Foley immediately and explore a sale. In an open letter
Continue Reading CNNEE Nota del editor: Jorge Dávila Miguel es licenciado en Periodismo desde 1973 y ha mantenido una carrera continuada en su profesión hasta la fecha. Tiene posgrados en Ciencias de la Información Social y Medios de Comunicación Social, así como estudios superiores posuniversitarios en Relaciones Internacionales, Economía Política e Historia Latinoamericana. Actualmente, Dávila Miguel es
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By Stephanie Halasz, Nina Avramova and Eliza Mackintosh, CNN One woman was killed and three others injured after an 18-year-old man opened fire on students in a lecture hall at Heidelberg University in southwestern Germany on Monday, according to police. The lone gunman, who was a student at the university, entered an auditorium filled with
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FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) The former chief of the Fulton Police Department plans to try his hand at state politics. Steve Myers announced his candidacy for Missouri’s 49th House District on Monday morning. He will look to replace incumbent Republican Travis Fitzwater. Fitzwater cannot seek re-election due to term limits. “We need elected officials who are
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By Jack Bantock, CNN The Los Angeles Rams survived a Tom Brady-inspired Tampa Bay Buccaneers fightback to edge a pulsating 30-27 NFL playoff contest on Sunday. Having seen his team steamrolled to a 27-3 deficit with just over three minutes of the third quarter remaining, Brady looked set to write another fabled chapter in his
Continue Reading Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Una periodista fue asesinada este domingo en la ciudad fronteriza de Tijuana, en el norte de México, constituyendo el tercer asesinato de un periodista en México en dos semanas. Lourdes Maldonado López fue asesinada a tiros dentro de un automóvil en la colonia Santa Fe de Tijuana, según un comunicado
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By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Krispy Kreme is giving away free doughnuts to help combat a nationwide blood shortage. This week, the chain will give away a dozen original glazed doughnuts to people that donated blood to the American Red Cross. The promotion comes after the organization recently announced that it’s dealing with the worst
Continue Reading By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — CBS News says it is retooling its streaming service to better incorporate programs and personalities from the television network. The service debuts a new evening newscast on Monday, along with a series of prime-time programs that make use of work done on “60 Minutes,” “CBS
Continue Reading Melissa Velásquez Loaiza Abu Dabi, Emiratos Árabes Unidos (CNN) — Los Emiratos Árabes Unidos dijeron que interceptó dos misiles balísticos que apuntaban a su capital, Abu Dabi, la madrugada de este lunes, luego de un ataque mortal con aviones no tripulados en la ciudad hace una semana. En un comunicado, el Ministerio de Defensa de
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