By The Associated Press The FBI’s confirmation Friday that it was looking at a former New Jersey landfill as a possible burial site for former Teamsters boss Jimmy Hoffa is the latest development in a search that began when he disappeared in 1975. It’s a search and investigation that so far has turned up many
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Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Se encontraron varios viales con la etiqueta “viruela” en una instalación de investigación de vacunas en Pensilvania, dijeron este martes los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades de Estados Unidos (CDC, por sus siglas en inglés). “No hay indicios de que nadie haya estado expuesto al pequeño número
Continue Reading César López (CNN) — Al menos 50 de los trabajadores en las obras del Mundial de Qatar murieron en 2020 y la Organización Internacional del Trabajo (OIT) aseguró que existen vacíos en la recopilación de datos por parte de las instituciones del país, para que la OIT presentara una cifra categórica sobre el número de
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WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Administrators, staff and students at Friends University in Wichita have been experimenting in 70s-style communications in the wake of a computer systems crash that happened last week. The Wichita Eagle reports that the crash took out the school’s Wi-Fi, email and operations software, leaving students and teachers unable to submit and
Continue Reading Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Los viajes de Acción de Gracias podrían ser complicados por las condiciones climáticas, ya que los modelos de pronóstico continúan mostrando el potencial de caída de las temperaturas y una “tormenta significativa” en la próxima semana. Dependiendo de dónde vivas, puede ser mejor que viajes temprano, según el tiempo. No
Continue Reading By Rob McCartney Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, Nebraska (KETV) — In light of recent court cases where the jury delivers what are called “nuclear verdicts” trucking companies are stepping the technology they use in their big rigs. Hill Brothers, based in Omaha, has installed cameras and other event-recording technology to document
Continue Reading By Tisia Muzinga Click here for updates on this story IOWA FALLS, Iowa (KCCI) — Iowans are rallying behind a 19-year-old mother from Iowa Falls. Destiny Jass gave birth to twins at just 23 weeks old in October. When Jass went in for her regular check-up at 20 weeks, she found got some bad news.
Continue Reading By EMILY SCHULTHEIS and KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press VIENNA (AP) — Austria has announced a national lockdown and a plan to mandate vaccinations as coronavirus infections hit a record high. The rising cases are forcing the government to walk back promises that strict shutdowns were a thing of the past. While the scope of the
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By Walé Azeez, CNN Business The threat by the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) to quit China after one of its stars, Peng Shuai, disappeared from public view, leaves at least two global brands watching anxiously to see how this will play out. Peng, a two-time former Grand Slam doubles champion, has vanished from the public
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By Matt Egan, CNN Business The Marriott hotel in Prague refused to host a conference this month aimed at drawing attention to alleged human rights abuses in China, the hotel chain confirmed to CNN on Friday. The Prague Marriott cited “reasons of political neutrality” for its decision to decline to host the World Uyghur Congress,
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The University of Missouri is hosting a groundbreaking for the new Stephens Indoor Facility.
Continue Reading By MICHAEL TARM, SCOTT BAUER and AMY FORLITI Associated Press KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — The jury at Kyle Rittenhouse’s murder trial deliberated for a fourth day Friday, as prosecutors argued against defense requests for a mistrial. The prosecutors argued there’s “no factual or legal basis” for the judge to grant the requests. The 18-year-old Rittenhouse
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ZURICH (AP) — FIFA has changed the World Cup qualifying format for the intercontinental playoffs to be single-leg games at a neutral venue. The winners of the matches will earn the final two spots at next year’s World Cup in Qatar. FIFA cited “unprecedented disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic” when scheduling the games for
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By Stephanie Busari and Rob Picheta, CNN US Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned Friday that the war in Tigray has put Ethiopia on a “path to destruction” that could reverberate throughout east Africa, telling CNN that the country’s leader, Abiy Ahmed, must fulfill “his responsibility” and end violence in the region. Speaking to CNN
Continue Reading By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — When a defense attorney in the trial of three men charged in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery called for Black pastors to be barred from the courtroom, shock and outrage rippled across the country. But for people familiar with his courtroom style, it came as no surprise.
Continue Reading By RACHEL LA CORTE Associated Press OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington state’s Republican secretary of state is preparing to move across the country to take a key election security position within the Biden Administration. Kim Wyman, who battled misinformation from some within her own party during the 2020 election, will serve as the election security
Continue Reading By JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press LYON, France (AP) — The wife of the former Interpol president who disappeared in Beijing in 2018 and was imprisoned says she fears a similar fate awaits China’s latest candidate for a role with the international police body. China confirmed this week that it intends to seek a seat on
Continue Reading Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — La temporada de influenza puede estar comenzando, dicen los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades de EE.UU., CDC. Si bien la actividad de la influenza es muy baja en Estados Unidos, la temporada está comenzando y hay suficientes evidencias que indican que habrá al menos algún tipo
Continue Reading By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland has formally declared the word “squaw” to be a derogatory term. She announced Friday that she’s taking steps to remove the term from use by the federal government and to replace other existing derogatory place names. Haaland is ordering a
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By Rob Picheta, CNN As Western Europe’s vaccination rollout gained strength in the early part of 2021, many of the region’s leaders touted the shots as their immediate route out of the pandemic. Press conferences took on an almost celebratory tone as Presidents, Prime Ministers and Chancellors announced road maps away from Covid-19 restrictions, hailing
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