By IAN PHILLIPS and SYLVIE CORBET NEW YORK (AP) — French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire says President Emmanuel Macron’s potential reelection next year is “very important” to further boost growth — in a clear endorsement of a candidacy that’s not yet been formally announced. The presidential vote is scheduled in April. Macron is widely
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CNNEspañol sjv (CNN) — Un camionero cubano que se estrelló contra el tráfico en la Interestatal 70 en Denver, causando la muerte de cuatro personas, fue sentenciado el lunes a 110 años de prisión, según el portavoz del Departamento Judicial de Colorado, Rob McCallum. Rogel Aguilera-Mederos, de 26 años, conducía un semirremolque en abril de
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By Muwafaq Mohammed and Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN At least 12 people have died in flash floods caused by heavy rains overnight in northern and northeastern Iraq, Erbil mayor Nabz Abdulhamid told CNN Friday. Videos posted to social media show muddy waters flooding streets and homes in the city of Erbil, the capital of Iraq’s semi-autonomous
Continue Reading By AMY FORLITI and SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The defense has rested in the trial of the suburban Minneapolis police officer charged in the fatal shooting of Black motorist Daunte Wright. Kim Potter is charged with manslaughter in Wright’s death during an April 11 traffic stop in Brooklyn Center. Potter has said
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By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer Pfizer is testing an extra dose of its COVID-19 vaccine for babies and preschoolers after preliminary research hinted the usual two doses wouldn’t be enough. Pfizer had been testing very low-dose shots in children under age 5, with some data expected by year’s end. But Pfizer and its partner
Continue Reading By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer Pfizer is testing an extra dose of its COVID-19 vaccine for babies and preschoolers after preliminary research hinted the usual two doses wouldn’t be enough. Pfizer had been testing very low-dose shots in children under age 5, with some data expected by year’s end. But Pfizer and its partner
Continue Reading Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — La empresa Peloton retiró un anuncio con Chris Noth a raíz de las acusaciones de agresión sexual en su contra. “Cada acusación de agresión sexual debe tomarse con seriedad”, dijo un portavoz de la compañía en un comunicado proporcionado a CNN. “No estábamos al tanto de estas acusaciones cuando presentamos
Continue Reading MATT OTT AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Former first lady Melania Trump launched a venture this week selling non-fungible tokens that must be paid for with Solan cryptocurrency, currently valued around $180 each. Trump said she will release NFTs “in regular intervals” on her website, with a portion of the proceeds going to
Continue Reading MATT OTT AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Former first lady Melania Trump launched a venture this week selling non-fungible tokens that must be paid for with Solan cryptocurrency, currently valued around $180 each. Trump said she will release NFTs “in regular intervals” on her website, with a portion of the proceeds going to
Continue Reading By CARLA K. JOHNSON AP Medical Writer The delta and omicron variants of the coronavirus are trying to spoil the holiday spirit, but there still are ways to enjoy the festivities. The explosive spread of the omicron variant is causing many to wonder if they should cancel their holiday plans. Health experts know that people
Continue Reading By TOM HAYS and LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Ghislaine Maxwell’s defense called another of Jeffrey Epstein’s one-time paramours to the stand. Former Miss Sweden, New York City doctor and tabloid fixture Eva Andersson-Dubin told the jury Friday that she trusted the financier with her young daughters and denied taking part in
Continue Reading By TOM HAYS and LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Ghislaine Maxwell’s defense called another of Jeffrey Epstein’s one-time paramours to the stand. Former Miss Sweden, New York City doctor and tabloid fixture Eva Andersson-Dubin told the jury Friday that she trusted the financier with her young daughters and denied taking part in
Continue Reading BY KELVIN CHAN and DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Christmas revelers across Europe are lying low, and U.S. officials are intensifying calls for unvaccinated Americans to get inoculated in the face of the new omicron variant of the coronavirus. Omicron now threatens to wipe out a second holiday season that many people hoped
Continue Reading BY KELVIN CHAN and DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Christmas revelers across Europe are lying low, and U.S. officials are intensifying calls for unvaccinated Americans to get inoculated in the face of the new omicron variant of the coronavirus. Omicron now threatens to wipe out a second holiday season that many people hoped
Continue Reading By MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — Police in Virginia say the discovery of four bodies at two different locations are the work of a serial killer who used a shopping cart to transport his victims’ bodies after meeting them on dating sites. Fairfax County police on Friday dubbed 35-year-old Anthony Robinson of
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Zinnia Health investigated overdose deaths in Missouri during COVID-19 using provisional data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Health Statistics.
Continue Reading By COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A Capitol rioter who attacked police officers working to hold back the angry mob on Jan. 6 has been sentenced to more than five years behind bars, the most so far for anyone sentenced in the insurrection. Robert Palmer, 54, of Largo, Florida, wept as he told
Continue Reading Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN Español) — La Navidad en Colombia suena a ‘Buitraguito’, Antonio Posada, el Loco Quintero, a Rodolfo Aicardi y Los Hispanos. Pero también suena a muchos músicos venezolanos como Pastor López, Los Melódicos, la Billos Caracas Boys, todos ellos artistas que tuvieron su época de oro entre los años 60 y 80,
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By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — A person familiar with the situation tells AP that defensive end Jadeveon Clowney has joined Cleveland’s massive COVID-19 list after a positive test. Clowney tested positive along with linebackers Mack Wilson Sr. and Tony Fields. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the team continues
Continue Reading Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Britney Spears parece haberle dado la bienvenida a un nuevo miembro de su familia. La cantante bromeó en Instagram este miércoles con sus seguidores al publicar un video de ella misma meciendo lo que parecía ser un bebé. Pero de espaldas a la cámara mientras sostenía un biberón. Y escribió:
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