By Ray Sanchez, CNN Valentina Orellana-Peralta’s dream of becoming an American citizen and studying robotics ended days before Christmas on the dressing room floor of a Los Angeles clothing store, where she was fatally shot by police. A day after video released by the Los Angeles Police Department raised new questions about the fatal shooting
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By Matt Egan, CNN Business Thousands of flights canceled. Back-to-the-office plans shelved. College football bowl games and Broadway shows called off. Shuttered Apple stores in New York City. Covid is once again causing mayhem in the economy. The disruption is different this time, though. Vaccines and boosters are widely available, symptoms from Omicron appear to
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WILTON MANORS, Fla. (AP) — Authorities have found the car that plowed into a group of children in Florida, killing two and injuring four. But detectives are still searching for the man who was driving it. The Broward Sheriff’s Office says two girls who were 5 and 6 died at the scene Monday. Two 9-year-old
Continue Reading By MANUEL VALDES Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Snow, ice and unseasonable cold in the Pacific Northwest and the Sierra Nevada are continuing to disrupt traffic, cause closures and force people to find refuge in emergency warming shelters. Across western Washington and Oregon, officials and private groups opened emergency spaces for people as forecasters said
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CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa man has been sentenced to more than three years in federal prison for conspiring with his daughter in a conspiracy that involved around 1,000 drug-related transactions over an eight-month period. The U.S. Attorney’s office for northern Iowa on Monday announced the sentence for 47-year-old Kendell Lamont Thomas of
Continue Reading By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Sudanese authorities said at least 38 people were killed when a defunct gold mine collapsed in West Kordofan province. The country’s state-run mining company said in a statement the collapse of the closed, non-functioning mine took place Tuesday in a village 700 kilometers (435 miles) south of
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Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Hugh Jackman pasó de elogiar a aquellos en Broadway que se enfrentaron a la pandemia a compartir que dio positivo por covid-19. El dos veces ganador del premio Tony, que protagonizará la próxima reposición de “The Music Man” en Broadway que se inaugurará en febrero, anunció su diagnóstico este martes
Continue Reading LONGTON, Kan. (AP) — Authorities have identified the second victim of a shooting in Elk County last week. The Kansas Bureau of Investigation and Elk County Sheriff’s office said in a news release Tuesday that 57-year-old Robert Stricker was shot and killed on Dec. 23 outside a home in Longton. The second victim was previously
Continue Reading By SARAH RANKIN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Conservation experts in Virginia’s capital have pulled books, coins, ammunition, documents and other artifacts from a time capsule found in the remnants of a pedestal that once held a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee. Tuesday’s opening of the aged copper box appeared to mark
Continue Reading CAIRO (AP) — Sudanese authorities say at least 38 people have been killed when a gold mine collapsed in West Kordofan province. The country’s state-run mining company said in a statement the collapse took place Tuesday in a mine in the village of Fuja. It said there were also injuries without giving a specific tally.
Continue Reading By STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota lawmakers are meeting behind closed doors as they launch an impeachment investigation into the state attorney general for his conduct surrounding a fatal car crash last year. The House Select Committee on Investigation held a private executive session Tuesday to consider whether to
Continue Reading By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Shohei Ohtani did things during 2021 that almost nobody alive had ever seen in sports. That’s why the Los Angeles Angels’ two-way superstar is the winner of The Associated Press’ Male Athlete of the Year award. The unanimous American League MVP put together a season
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN Hugh Jackman went from praising those on Broadway who have stepped up in the face of the pandemic to sharing that he has tested positive for Covid-19. The two-time Tony Award winner, who will star in the upcoming revival of “The Music Man” on Broadway set to open in February,
Continue Reading Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Las muertes violentas en Venezuela tuvieron un leve descenso respecto al año anterior, según el Informe Anual de Violencia del Observatorio Venezolano de Violencia (OVV) publicado este martes. Los resultados implican una leve reducción con respecto al año anterior cuando se registraron 11.891 decesos. Según el reporte, se registraron 11.081
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BRUSSELS (AP) — An advisory body in Belgium has suspended a government-ordered closure of part of the cultural sector. The Council of State said Tuesday that new coronavirus restrictions imposed on theaters are unreasonable. Movie houses, concert halls and art centers were ordered to shut their doors under restrictions that entered force over the weekend.
Continue Reading BRUSSELS (AP) — An advisory body in Belgium has suspended a government-ordered closure of part of the cultural sector. The Council of State said Tuesday that new coronavirus restrictions imposed on theaters are unreasonable. Movie houses, concert halls and art centers were ordered to shut their doors under restrictions that entered force over the weekend.
Continue Reading By JOHN HANNA Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A 21-year-old Kansas lawmaker has not been criminally charged a month after his arrest on suspicion of drunken driving because the testing to determine whether he was under the influence has not been completed. Democratic state Rep. Aaron Coleman of Kansas City was to have a
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WATFORD, England (AP) — West Ham ended a five-match winless run in all competitions by securing a 4-1 victory in the Premier League over a depleted Watford team that was playing its first game in 16 days because of coronavirus cases. Responding to going behind to Emmanuel Dennis’ fourth-minute goal, West Ham scored twice in
Continue Reading By ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer Stock indexes are mixed on Wall Street in afternoon trading Tuesday, placing the market within striking distance of another record high as investors close out their positions for 2021. The S&P 500 was up 0.1%. The benchmark index is coming off an all-time high on Monday, when it posted
Continue Reading By ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer Stock indexes are mixed on Wall Street in afternoon trading Tuesday, placing the market within striking distance of another record high as investors close out their positions for 2021. The S&P 500 was up 0.1%. The benchmark index is coming off an all-time high on Monday, when it posted
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