By ASTRID SUÁREZ and REGINA GARCIA CANO Associated Press BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Trucks loaded with aluminum and medications have crossed a bridge linking Colombia and Venezuela for the first time in seven years. It gives regional businesses hope for growing trade. Colombia’s new leftist President Gustavo Petro took office last month and quickly moved
Continue Reading By AAMER MADHANI and COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden says the Atlanta Braves will be “forever known as the upset kings of October” for their improbable 2021 World Series win. He called the series an “unstoppable, joyful run.” Biden welcomed the champs for a packed East Room ceremony on Monday.
Continue Reading By DAMIAN J. TROISE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks fell in afternoon trading on Wall Street Monday and put major indexes deeper into a slump as recession fears grow. The S&P 500 fell 1.1% as of 1:40 p.m. Eastern. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 370 points, or 1.2%, to 29,230. The
Continue Reading By The Associated Press Pfizer asked U.S. regulators Monday to expand use of its updated COVID-19 booster shot to children ages 5 to 11. Elementary school-aged children already received kid-sized doses of Pfizer’s original vaccine, a third of the dose given to everyone 12 and older — two primary shots plus a booster. If the
Continue Reading By JIM SALTER Associated Press The speaker of the Missouri House is urging the U.S. attorney in Kansas City to shut down Agape Boarding School, accusing the Christian school of “what amounts to organized crime against children.” Republican House Speaker Rob Vescovo wrote U.S. Attorney Teresa Moore on Wednesday. The letter was made available to
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MESA, Ariz. (AP) — A helicopter crashed Monday morning in a desert area near Phoenix but authorities said there was no immediate word on the condition of the two people aboard. Federal Aviation Administration officials said the Robinson R22 helicopter went down around 9:15 a.m. some 4 ½ miles (7.2 kilometers) north of the Falcon
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All three school districts in the Coachella Valley are in the process of incorporating Narcan (naloxone) on local school campuses. Naloxone, commonly known by the brand name Narcan, is a fast-acting drug that can reverse the effects of opioids like fentanyl and heroin and help restore a person’s normal breathing, according to the CDC. Palm Springs
Continue ReadingMarysabel E. Huston-Crespo (CNN Español) – Nuestra lista de estrenos musicales está encabezada por Kany García y Christian Nodal, quienes cantan “La siguiente”, su primera colaboración. También destacan en el listado Silvana Estrada quien lanza su EP “Abrazo” y Vanesa Martin lanza “Quien lo diría”. En Zona Pop CNN recopilamos algunos de los estrenos más
Continue ReadingBy Patrick Oppmann, CNN Cuba has legalized same-sex marriage after Cubans voted in favor of a family code that increased protections for minorities on the island, the country’s National Electoral Council announced on Monday. The Electoral Council said 74.1% of those eligible to vote in Sunday’s national referendum had turned out to cast their ballot.
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MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has granted Russian citizenship to former U.S. security contractor Edward Snowden. Putin signed a decree Monday announcing the move. Snowden is one of 75 foreign citizens listed by the decree as being granted Russian citizenship. Snowden is a former contractor with the U.S. National Security Agency. He has
Continue Reading By KAREEM CHEHAYEB and BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanese army retirees have scuffled with parliamentary guard troops as they briefly broke through a cordon leading to Parliament in downtown Beirut. They were protesting their decimated pay amid the country’s economic meltdown. Riot police pushed the crowd back and fired teargas, forcing the
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CNN By Kristin Fisher, Jackie Wattles and Ashley Strickland, CNN Officials at NASA announced Monday that the space agency is rolling the massive Artemis mega moon rocket back into its hangar, called the Vehicle Assembly Building, at Kennedy Space Center in Florida to protect it from Hurricane Ian. The move delays the third launch attempt
Continue ReadingBy Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden welcomed the Atlanta Braves to the White House on Monday, celebrating their 2021 World Series championship win with an event in the East Room. The Braves defeated the Houston Astros in six games to secure Major League Baseball’s championship last November. It marked the Braves’ first title since
Continue ReadingCNN By Ariane de Vogue and Tierney Sneed, CNN The formal investiture of Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, the Supreme Court’s newest justice, will be Friday morning, with court announcing Monday details about the event. The investiture is a purely ceremonial event that will not be broadcast publicly. The Supreme Court will meet for it in
Continue ReadingBy Maegan Vazquez and Jim Acosta, CNN President Joe Biden will host his first state visit at the White House for French President Emmanuel Macron on December 1, the White House confirmed, marking the return of a tradition not seen since before the Covid-19 pandemic. “We’d like to announce that President Joe Biden and first
Continue Reading By DUSAN STOJANOVIC Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — The European Union and the U.S. have questioned Serbia’s commitment to join Europe’s 27-nation bloc after Belgrade signed an agreement with Moscow pledging long-term “consultations” on foreign policy matters amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Serbia’s officials signed the deal last week in New York with
Continue ReadingBy Ariane de Vogue and Tierney Sneed, CNN The formal investiture of Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, the Supreme Court’s newest justice, will be Friday morning, with court announcing Monday details about the event. The investiture is a purely ceremonial event that will not be broadcast publicly. The Supreme Court will meet for it in a
Continue Reading BERLIN (AP) — Denmark’s maritime authority says a gas leak had been observed in a pipeline leading from Russia to Europe underneath the Baltic Sea and could pose a danger to shipping traffic. The operator of Nord Stream 2 confirmed that a leak in the pipeline had been detected southeast of the Danish island of
Continue ReadingBy Rob Picheta, Uliana Pavlova and Chris Liakos CNN Russian President Vladimir Putin has granted former NSA contractor Edward Snowden Russian citizenship, according to an official decree published on the Russian government portal Monday. Snowden is accused of espionage and theft of government property in the US for leaking troves of information on American intelligence
Continue Reading By ROB GILLIES Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Canada’s defense minister says 100 soldiers have been deployed to each of three Atlantic provinces hit by former Hurricane Fiona. A navy vessel also will visit the most devastated area of Newfoundland, where 76 homes have been destroyed or structurally damaged. Defense Minister Anita Anand says HMCS
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