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Juan Pablo Elverdin (CNN Español) — El presidente de Colombia, Iván Duque, se refirió este jueves en su cuenta de Twitter a la explosión de un coche bomba en Saravena, en el departamento de Arauca, afirmando que es un “miserable atentado terrorista” y un ataque “que rechazamos todos los colombianos. Nuestra fuerza pública seguirá fortaleciendo
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By AARON MORRISON Associated Press The NAACP, the nation’s oldest civil rights organization, will soon celebrate its 113th birthday, which its leaders say comes as it undergoes a restructuring to reflect a membership and leadership that is trending younger. In 2022, look for its voice to grow louder on issues like climate change, the student
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By The Associated Press Chicago Bears tight end Jimmy Graham, Denver Broncos tight end/fullback Andrew Beck, and former Baltimore Ravens linebacker Jarret Johnson are finalists for the NFL’s Salute to Service Award. The award recognizes people who demonstrated exceptional effort to honor and support members of the military community. It will be recognized on Feb.
Continue ReadingBy Anna Bahney, CNN Business In the third jump of 2022, mortgage rates rose to a high not seen since the early days of the pandemic. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 3.56% in the week ending January 20, up from an average 3.45% the week before, according to Freddie Mac. It’s the highest since March
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CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of Grammy-winning singer-songwriter and environmentalist Carole King. Personal Birth date: February 9, 1942 Birth place: New York, New York Birth name: Carol Joan Klein Father: Sydney Klein, New York City fire lieutenant Mother: Eugenia (Cammer) Klein, speech therapist Marriages: Rick Sorenson (1982-divorced); Rick Evers (1977-1978,
Continue ReadingBy Zinnia Maldonado Click here for updates on this story TEWKSBURY, Massachusetts (WBZ) — A call to action from the Tewksbury Police Department that’s a little bit different. Officers said they’re looking for the best homemade hockey rink in town to set up a game. The department said they received dozens of submissions and despite
Continue Reading By BARRY WILNER AP Sports Writer For decades, ice dance was the stepchild of U.S. figure skating. While men and women were reaching the top levels of the individual events and even pairs skaters were looked at highly, there wasn’t much success for the ice dancers. From Colleen O’Connor and James Millns winning bronze at
Continue ReadingBy Amanda Watts, Jacqueline Howard, Gabe Cohen and Kaitlan Collins, CNN Some Republican-led states claim they are having a difficult time getting their hands on rapid Covid-19 tests following the US federal government’s plan to send free at-home test kits to households across the country. The Biden administration strongly disputes such claims. “We did order
Continue ReadingCNN, KGTV, KEYE By Amanda Watts, Jacqueline Howard, Gabe Cohen and Kaitlan Collins, CNN Some Republican-led states claim they are having a difficult time getting their hands on rapid Covid-19 tests following the US federal government’s plan to send free at-home test kits to households across the country. The Biden administration strongly disputes such claims.
Continue Reading NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The United Nations says food distribution in Ethiopia’s blockaded Tigray region has reached its “all-time lowest” while more than 50,000 children are thought to be severely malnourished, the latest sign of growing crisis amid efforts to end the country’s 14-month war. Thursday’s update by the U.N. humanitarian agency says food aid
Continue Reading By FRANCESCA EBEL Associated Press TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Tunisia’s moderate Islamist party has blamed the death of one of its party members who was hospitalized following protests last week on the “excessive violence” of the country’s security forces. The Ennahdha party said that 57-year-old Ridha Bouziane died on Wednesday after succumbing to a brain
Continue ReadingBy Sandee LaMotte and Jen Christensen, CNN In a bold move, the World Heart Federation released a policy brief Thursday saying that no amount of alcohol is good for the heart. “At the World Heart Federation, we decided that it was imperative that we speak up about alcohol and the damages to health, as well
Continue Reading ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Viktor Hovland is seeking a third win in his last four events and started the Abu Dhabi Championship by shooting 8-under 64 to lie one stroke off the first-round lead held by Scott Jamieson. Hovland was in the marquee group with Collin Morikawa and outplayed his playing partner
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By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Sales of previously occupied homes fell in December for the first time in four months as many would-be buyers were frustrated by a lack of available houses, which fell to the lowest level in more than two decades. Existing home sales dropped 4.6% last month from
Continue Reading By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Sales of previously occupied homes fell in December for the first time in four months as many would-be buyers were frustrated by a lack of available houses, which fell to the lowest level in more than two decades. Existing home sales dropped 4.6% last month from
Continue Reading By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer McDonald’s is expanding sales of its meatless McPlant burger to hundreds of locations. The company said the McPlant __ which it co-developed with plant-based protein company Beyond Meat __ will be sold at 600 stores in the San Francisco and Dallas areas starting Feb. 14. It’s a major expansion
Continue Reading CNN By Emma Tucker and Priya Krishnakumar, CNN A new study published Thursday by a leading non-profit organization that focuses on gun violence prevention found that there is a direct correlation in states with weaker gun laws and higher rates of gun deaths, including homicides, suicides and accidental killings. The study by Everytown for Gun
Continue Reading COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Florida guard Lavender Briggs is transferring to Maryland. The Terrapins announced the move Wednesday night. The 6-foot-1 Briggs averaged 12.5 points this season at Florida in 14 games. She is currently out for the rest of the season because of a stress fracture in her left shin. Briggs will enroll
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Most fraternities at the University of Southern California will be allowed to start having parties again in March if security guards are posted at stairs or hallways leading to bedrooms. The Los Angeles Times reports that strict rules issued in advance of spring recruiting known as “rush” follow allegations of drugging
Continue ReadingCNN, CNN BUSINESS By Anna Bahney, CNN Business The real estate market was on fire last year, with the frenzied pace of sales activity pushing home prices to record highs. The median home sales price was $346,900 in 2021, up 16.9% from 2020, and the highest on record going back to 1999, according to the
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