By Madeline Holcombe, CNN A group of students and educators has filed a complaint challenging an Oklahoma law that restricts teaching about race and gender, in what the American Civil Liberties Union calls the first federal lawsuit to challenge such a statewide ban. The suit — backed by the ACLU, the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil
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By DÉBORA ÁLVARES and DIANE JEANTET Associated Press BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Brazilian senators are discussing details of an investigative committee’s final report that will call for President Jair Bolsonaro to be indicted on criminal charges for bungling the response to the COVID-19 pandemic and producing the world’s second-highest death toll. The latest draft of
Continue Reading By AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii’s governor says COVID-19 case counts and hospitalizations have declined to the point where the islands are ready to welcome travelers once again. Gov. David Ige’s announcement comes nearly two months after he he asked travelers to avoid Hawaii because case counts were surging with the spread
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Alexandra Ferguson (CNN)– El secretario de Seguridad Nacional de EE.UU. Alejandro Mayorkas, que está vacunado contra el covid-19, dio positivo al virus este martes por la mañana, según la portavoz del departamento, Marsha Espinosa. “El secretario Mayorkas dio positivo esta mañana al covid-19 después de hacerse una prueba como parte de los protocolos rutinarios previos
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — La vacuna contra el covid-19 de Pfizer/BioNTech tiene una eficacia del 93% en la prevención de la hospitalización por coronavirus entre los menores de 12 a 18 años, según un estudio de los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades de EE.UU. (CDC, por sus siglas en inglés). La
Continue Reading MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s government says it is leading a transition to more renewable energy, even though President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has proposed restricting private wind and solar projects. López Obrador has submitted a bill to guarantee preferences for dirtier state-owned power plants that burn coal and fuel-oil. In a statement Tuesday following
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Aproximadamente 24 horas después de la muerte de Colin Powell, Donald Trump demostró, de nuevo, que es totalmente incapaz de tener empatía, gracia o incluso decencia. “Es maravilloso ver a Colin Powell, que cometió grandes errores sobre Iraq y, famosamente, las llamadas armas de destrucción masiva, ser tratado tan bien en
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By AVERY OSEN Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Baylor’s sideline will look different this season, but the Lady Bears expect similar results after they were picked as the preseason No. 1 team in the Big 12. Coach Kim Mulkey stepped down after last season to take the job at LSU. She led the
Continue Reading By AVERY OSEN Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Baylor’s sideline will look different this season, but the Lady Bears expect similar results after they were picked as the preseason No. 1 team in the Big 12. Coach Kim Mulkey stepped down after last season to take the job at LSU. She led the
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — St. Louis Blues winger Pavel Buchnevich has been suspended two games for headbutting Arizona Coyotes forward Lawson Crouse. Buchnevich was thrown out of Monday’s game late in the first period Monday. He’ll miss the Blues’ upcoming games at Vegas and home against Los Angeles. The suspension costs Buchnevich $141,463 because he
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By Rob Kuznia, Scott Bronstein, Curt Devine and Drew Griffin, CNN She was a frequent guest on The Oprah Winfrey Show — an Ivy League-educated OB-GYN who often spoke about women’s health and holistic medicine. She was a media darling, and in 2013 made Reader’s Digest’s annual list of 100 most trusted people in America.
Continue Reading By GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Crowds have gathered for a second day outside prisons around Myanmar, waiting for at least a glimpse of friends and relatives who are being freed under an amnesty for people arrested for protesting against military rule. The head of the army-installed government, Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing,
Continue Reading By SIMMI BUTTAR AP Pro Football Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Arizona Cardinals improved to 6-0 on the season with a win over Cleveland on Sunday. As the NFL’s only remaining unbeaten team, the Cardinals retained the top spot in the latest AP Pro32 poll. The defending champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers moved up a
Continue Reading By SIMMI BUTTAR AP Pro Football Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Arizona Cardinals improved to 6-0 on the season with a win over Cleveland on Sunday. As the NFL’s only remaining unbeaten team, the Cardinals retained the top spot in the latest AP Pro32 poll. The defending champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers moved up a
Continue Reading By JACQUES BILLEAUD Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — A judge refused to reduce the 30-year prison sentence for an Arizona man convicted of helping to plot a 2015 attack on a Prophet Muhammad cartoon contest in suburban Dallas, even though one of his convictions was dismissed after it was discovered the FBI withheld surveillance video
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By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer DALLAS (AP) — Southwest Airlines is backing away from a plan to put unvaccinated workers on unpaid leave. A Southwest spokeswoman said Tuesday that employees must submit proof of vaccination against COVID-19 — or request an exemption from the shots — by Nov. 24. But she says employees whose
Continue Reading By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer DALLAS (AP) — Southwest Airlines is backing away from a plan to put unvaccinated workers on unpaid leave. A Southwest spokeswoman said Tuesday that employees must submit proof of vaccination against COVID-19 — or request an exemption from the shots — by Nov. 24. But she says employees whose
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By Kara Fox, David Shortell, Natalie Gallón, Matt Rivers, AnneClaire Stapleton and Melissa Bell, CNN The danger was visible all around them, long before a group of Christian Aid Ministries missionaries and children were abducted from the road in Haiti. In one 2019 blog post, an unnamed member of the Ohio-based group described a harrowing
Continue Reading GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Former soldiers who are demanding a war-time bonus for serving in Guatemala’s 1960-1996 civil war have burst onto the grounds of the country’s congress building and set several vehicles afire. The protesters broke down gates leading into the building’s parking lot Tuesday and torched at least three vehicles. Some of the
Continue Reading By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Thirty top business leaders are seeking to encourage private investment to help the U.N. achieve development goals for 2030, including tackling climate change, preserving the environment, ending poverty, promoting economic growth, and improving health care and education. U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Tuesday that he
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