DETROIT (AP) — An American journalist who was recently freed after spending nearly six months in jail in military-ruled Myanmar helped light one of eight Hanukkah candles during a holiday celebration in downtown Detroit. Thirty-seven-year-old Danny Fenster joined elected and community leaders Sunday night for the “Menorah in the D” event marking the start of
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — One person was killed when a huge tree fell onto a two-story home in the Encino area of Los Angeles. A Fire Department spokesperson says four people were inside the house when the tree toppled late Sunday night. Three people were rescued but the fourth died. Crews continue to work on
Continue ReadingMarysabel E. Huston-Crespo (CNN Español) – La semana pasada el mundo se enteró de la existencia de ómicron, una nueva variante del coronavirus que fue detectada por primera vez en Sudáfrica. Su aparición generó temores sobre las consecuencias que podría provocar y varios países aplicaron restricciones para las personas provenientes o que hayan transitado por
Continue ReadingCNN, CNNBUSINESS By Brian Fung, CNN Business Jack Dorsey, the cofounder and public face of Twitter, will step down from his role as CEO, effective immediately, the company announced Monday. Dorsey will remain a member of Twitter’s board until at least next year. Parag Agrawal, Twitter’s chief technology officer, will take over as CEO. “I’ve
Continue ReadingCNNEE (CNN) — Emma Coronel, esposa de Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán, se declaró culpable de tres cargos, incluidos los de tráfico de drogas y lavado de dinero, en un tribunal federal este jueves. A Coronel se la vio regularmente en el juicio federal de dos meses de su esposo en Brooklyn en 2019, y mientras
Continue ReadingJuan Pablo Elverdin (CNN en Español) — La Comunidad de Madrid ha confirmado este lunes el primer caso de un paciente positivo en la región con la variante ómicron de coronavirus. El Servicio de Microbiología del Hospital público General Gregorio Marañón ha secuenciado y confirmado este caso. Se trata de un hombre de 51 años
Continue ReadingCNNEspañol sjv (CNN) — Los seguidores Los Simpson han notado que un episodio que presenta una escena en la Plaza de Tiananmen falta en Disney + en Hong Kong. En el episodio de 2005 “Goo Goo Gai Pan”, la familia viaja a China para adoptar un bebé. El clan Simpson se detiene en la Plaza
Continue Reading By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Decorations unveiled for Joe and Jill Biden’s first White House Christmas honor frontline workers who persevered during the COVID-19 pandemic. Nurses, doctors, teachers, grocery store workers and others who stayed on the job are recognized in this year’s Gingerbread White House. It was made into a gingerbread
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By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Pro Football Writer Dallas Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy has entered COVID-19 protocols and won’t be on the sideline for Thursday night’s game in New Orleans. The team says McCarthy will be involved in all meetings virtually and will direct game preparations. There was no immediate word who would fill the interim
Continue Reading By PAUL NEWBERRY AP National Writer Golf pioneer Lee Elder has died at the age of 87. Elder broke down racial barriers as the first Black golfer to play in the Masters and he paved the way for Tiger Woods and others to follow. Elder made history in 1975 at Augusta National, which had held
Continue Reading HOUSTON (AP) — Chinese officials made a formal complaint of racist abuse toward one of their players at the table tennis world championships in Texas. The International Table Tennis Federation says the complaint was taken “very, very seriously.” A racial slur seemed to be directed by an unidentified spectator at Liang Jingkun during his match
Continue Reading PARIS (AP) — Paris Saint-Germain says Neymar will be out for up to eight weeks with a sprained left ankle. The Brazil forward was taken off on a stretcher on Sunday during the French league leader’s 3-1 win at Saint-Etienne. PSG says in a statement that Neymar also tore ligaments in his ankle. Last December,
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Skies were clear and temps chilly this morning, dipping into the 30s at the East end of the Valley. A ridge of high pressure continues to create modest offshore breezes that will raise temps over the next few days. Persistent dry conditions will stay in place through the week, too. Highs today will run in
Continue Reading By MICHELLE L. PRICE and MARINA VILLENEUVE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Democratic U.S. Rep. Tom Suozzi is joining a competitive primary race for New York governor that became wide open when Andrew Cuomo resigned. Suozzi told reporters at a virtual news conference Monday that he’s jumping into the 2022 race. The 59-year-old congressman
Continue Reading MOSCOW (AP) — The developer of Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine says it will work on adapting it to the new omicron COVID-19 variant. The Gamaleya Institute and the Russian Direct Investment Fund that has bankrolled Sputnik V and its one-shot Sputnik Light version said in a statement Monday that the existing vaccine should be efficient
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MOSCOW (AP) — The developer of Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine says it will work on adapting it to the new omicron COVID-19 variant. The Gamaleya Institute and the Russian Direct Investment Fund that has bankrolled Sputnik V and its one-shot Sputnik Light version said in a statement Monday that the existing vaccine should be efficient
Continue Reading By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain is extending its COVID-19 booster vaccine program to millions more people as part of efforts to tackle the spread of the new omicron variant, which is feared to be more contagious and vaccine resistant. The British government said Monday that it would accept in full the
Continue Reading By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain is extending its COVID-19 booster vaccine program to millions more people as part of efforts to tackle the spread of the new omicron variant, which is feared to be more contagious and vaccine resistant. The British government said Monday that it would accept in full the
Continue Reading PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona health officials are reporting 1,961 new COVID-19 cases and one new death. It’s the first time this month the daily new-case count has been under 2,000. The state Department of Public Health Services released the latest virus figures Monday, which now have Arizona at a total of 1,266,809 cases and 22,230
Continue Reading By FRANCIS KOKUTSE Associated Press ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — Ghana’s government is ordering access to beaches, restaurants, night clubs and stadiums be limited to people who have been vaccinated against COVID-19, as part of its efforts to fight the spread of the virus. Ghana’s health service director-general Patrick Kuma-Aboagye said that while the omicron variant
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