By ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell says he will not again help Democrats extend the government’s borrowing authority. His warning raises fresh doubts about how Congress will avert a federal default when a temporary patch expires in December. The Kentucky Republican issued his warning in a letter to
Continue ReadingBy Holly Yan, CNN Some people who recently got a booster dose of Covid-19 vaccine are noticing swollen lymph nodes. Don’t panic, doctors say. Swollen lymph nodes caused by vaccination are temporary, harmless and a sign that the vaccine is working. But to avoid unnecessary anxiety and uncertainty, women planning to get a mammogram should
Continue ReadingMariana Toro (CNN) — Si has visto la exitosa serie de Netflix “El juego del calamar”, los inocentes juegos para niños como tira y afloja y luz roja, luz verde, podrían haber adquirido un significado completamente nuevo para ti. Para su creador Hwang Dong-hyuk, fueron parte de su infancia en Corea del Sur. “Todos nosotros
Continue ReadingCNNEspañol sjv (CNN Español) — A pesar de que era una tarde lluviosa en Atlanta, uno a uno empezaron a llegar los comensales a la casa de Maricela Vega para disfrutar de una de sus famosas “Cenas en el Jardín de Chico”. “Tres mujeres mexicanas cocinando en base a nuestra colección de memorias” destacaba la
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Associated Press FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — A California woman who recently won a $4.9 million settlement for the police killing of her 16-year-old son has been arrested on suspicion of spending some of the money on guns for her younger son and his fellow gang members. Authorities in Fresno County announced the charges Friday against
Continue Reading LOS ANGELES (AP) — UCLA’s Emily Bessoir will miss the upcoming season after she tore her left ACL at practice. The sophomore forward from Germany played in 22 of 23 games last season and started two. She averaged 7.5 points and 5.2 rebounds. Bessoir announced on social media that she got hurt this week. She
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — UCLA’s Emily Bessoir will miss the upcoming season after she tore her left ACL at practice. The sophomore forward from Germany played in 22 of 23 games last season and started two. She averaged 7.5 points and 5.2 rebounds. Bessoir announced on social media that she got hurt this week. She
Continue ReadingBy Aya Elamroussi, Maggie Fox and Mallika Kallingal, CNN With federal health officials set to consider Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine for children 5 years and older, most Americans are slated to qualify for a shot soon. But a widening gap between vaccination rates could slow the country’s progress in its fight against Covid-19, an expert warned
Continue ReadingJuan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — Al menos 46 personas murieron y 143 resultaron heridas después de que un atacante suicida detonara un explosivo en una mezquita chiita en la ciudad de Kunduz, en el norte de Afganistán, este viernes, dijo a CNN Matiullah Rohani, portavoz de la provincia de Kunduz. La explosión en el interior
Continue Reading INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (AP) — Iga Swiatek needed just 71 minutes to dispatch Petra Martic 6-1, 6-3 in the second round of the BNP Paribas Open. The last time the Southern California tournament was played in 2019, Swiatek lost in qualifying. Now, she’s the No. 2 seed and the 2020 French Open champion. Swiatek won
Continue Reading INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (AP) — Iga Swiatek needed just 71 minutes to dispatch Petra Martic 6-1, 6-3 in the second round of the BNP Paribas Open. The last time the Southern California tournament was played in 2019, Swiatek lost in qualifying. Now, she’s the No. 2 seed and the 2020 French Open champion. Swiatek won
Continue Reading TORONTO (AP) — Ontario’s major indoor professional sports teams have been given the green light to host capacity crowds. The NHL’s Toronto Maple Leafs and Ottawa Senators and the NBA’s Toronto Raptors will be able to play in front of full arenas when their seasons start this month, Ontario Sports Minister Lisa MacLeod announced Friday.
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By Mallika Kallingal and Jamie Crawford, CNN The Justice Department announced Friday it will not pursue federal criminal civil rights charges against a Kenosha Police Department officer for his involvement in the shooting of Jacob Blake. Rusten Sheskey, a White officer, shot Blake, a 29-year-old Black man, seven times while responding to a domestic incident
Continue ReadingBy Rishi Iyengar, CNN Business Apple is asking a court to put on hold its injunction that would allow iPhone developers to direct users away from the company’s App Store for online payments. The company on Friday filed a motion with the US District Court for the Northern District of California asking it to stay
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By Sarah Moon, CNN The mother of a 15-year-old girl shot and killed Wednesday in a road rage shooting in Oakland, is pleading for the community’s help to find the suspect. Shamara Young, who was identified by her mother, was riding in a car with her uncle when the road rage incident occurred, Oakland Police
Continue Reading By ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A U.S. official says Americans will meet with senior Taliban officials for talks to ease evacuations of foreign nationals and some Afghans from Afghanistan. The focus of talks Saturday and Sunday in Doha, Qatar, will be holding Afghanistan’s Taliban leaders to commitments that they would allow Americans
Continue Reading By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Alex Ovechkin left Washington’s preseason finale against Philadelphia because of a lower-body injury. The Capitals captain appeared to injure his left leg midway through the first period after bumping into Flyers forward Travis Konecny. Ovechkin was slow to get up and skated off under his own
Continue Reading CHAMBLEE, Ga. (AP) — A small plane has crashed just after takeoff from a suburban airport in a northeast suburb of Atlanta, killing all four people aboard. The Federal Aviation Administration says the Cessna 210 crashed about 1:10 p.m. Friday at DeKalb-Peachtree Airport and caught fire. A Dekalb County fire official says all four occupants
Continue Reading By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — Rowdy Tellez spoiled Charlie Morton’s gem with a two-run homer in the seventh inning and threw out a runner at home plate, leading the Milwaukee Brewers over the Atlanta Braves 2-1 in the opener of their NL Division Series. Corbin Burnes, Adrian Houser and Josh Hader
Continue Reading By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A New York prosecutor will seek an indictment in the coming weeks against millionaire real estate scion Robert Durst for the death of his former wife, Kathie Durst, who disappeared in 1982. A person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press that Westchester District
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