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CNN By Kyle Blaine, CNN Newly uncovered immigration records for Rep. George Santos’ mother appear to contradict the embattled freshman Republican‘s repeated claim that she was present at the World Trade Center during the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. The records indicate that Fatima Devolder said she was in Brazil between 1999 and early 2003,
Continue ReadingBy Alli Rosenbloom, CNN Grab a box of tissues because Plain White T’s singer Tom Higgenson is about to melt your heart. The band posted a heartwarming video to their Instagram on January 17 showcasing Higgenson surprising a young cancer patient with a performance of “Hey There Delilah” in her hospital room. The patient is
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The National Alliance of Filipino-Americans (NAFA) welcomes a new office, it’s only one in the Coachella Valley. Located off Cook Street in Palm Desert, the new office is a big step for NAFA’s mission. “We exist in order to serve the community of Filipino-Americans and give them services that will enhance their life,” said Isabel
Continue ReadingBy Kyle Blaine, CNN Newly uncovered immigration records for Rep. George Santos’ mother appear to contradict the embattled freshman Republican‘s repeated claim that she was present at the World Trade Center during the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. The records indicate that Fatima Devolder said she was in Brazil between 1999 and early 2003, and
Continue ReadingBy Jessie Yeung, CNN China may be one step closer to losing its place as the world’s most populous country to India after its population shrank for the first time since the 1960s. The country’s population fell in 2022 to 1.411 billion, down some 850,000 people from the previous year, China’s National Bureau of Statistics
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By GAVIN GOOD Associated Press CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Mackenzie Holmes scored 30 points and grabbed 10 rebounds and Grace Berger added 18 points to lead No. 6 Indiana to an 83-72 win over No. 21 Illinois on Wednesday. Holmes hit six of seven shots and scored 14 points in the third quarter as the
Continue Reading By AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Lawmakers opened a new session of the Hawaii State Legislature with proposals to provide more tax relief to working families and impose fees on travelers using popular state parks and trails. Lawmakers also vowed to hold hearings to ethics reform bills after two former lawmakers last year
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Marysabel E. Huston-Crespo (CNN Español) – Gloria Estefan sigue abriendo puertas para las artistas hispanas: este miércoles se anunció que la cantante, actriz y compositora cubana entrará al Salón de la Fama de Compositores de Estados Unidos. Es la primera compositora hispana en ingresar al prestigioso club. La organización incluye a los artistas 20 años
Continue Reading By REBECCA SANTANA Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Everyday Americans will be able to help refugees adjust to life in the U.S. in a program launched Thursday by the State Department. The goal is to give private citizens a role in resettling the thousands of refugees who come to America every year. The State Department
Continue ReadingBy Mary Kay Mallonee and Michael Callahan, CNN The US Coast Guard says it is tracking a suspected Russian spy ship off the coast of Hawaii in international waters as heightened tensions between Washington and Moscow remain over Russian’s war in Ukraine. “In recent weeks, the U.S. Coast Guard has continued to monitor a Russian
Continue ReadingBy Heather Chen, CNN Thought your winter was cold? Temperatures in the world’s coldest city have plunged to minus 62.7°C (minus 80.9 degrees Fahrenheit) — the coldest in more than two decades, meteorologists say. That comes just two days after the city’s previously set record of minus 50 degrees Celsius (minus 58 degrees Fahrenheit). Yakutsk,
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson Nota del editor: Ximena N. Beltran Quan Kiu es una escritora y especialista en comunicación radicada en Chicago. Las opiniones presentadas en esta columna le pertenecen exclusivamente a la autora. (CNN) — La semana pasada, Shakira le hizo a su ex, el exfutbolista Gerard Piqué, lo que toda persona que ha sido maltratada
Continue Reading By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump said he has never read any part of a book in which the columnist E. Jean Carroll accused him of raping her in a department store dressing room in the mid-1990s, according to court records unsealed Wednesday. Trump was questioned under oath
Continue Reading By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — An American consultant has been sentenced to two years in prison for an illicit effort to lobby the former Trump administration. Prosecutors say Nickie Mali Lum Davis and other tried to use back channels to influence U.S. government officials to drop an investigation into the multibillion-dollar
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A San Francisco art gallery owner who was recorded on video spraying a homeless woman with a water hose earlier this month was arrested Wednesday and charged with misdemeanor battery, authorities said. Collier Gwin, the owner of Foster Gwin Gallery, was taken into custody on Wednesday afternoon after a warrant was
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson Abu Dhabi (CNN) — La situación económica de Egipto es tan grave que el gobierno está pidiendo a la gente que coma patas de pollo. La nación más poblada del mundo árabe sufre una crisis monetaria sin precedentes y la peor inflación en cinco años, encareciendo los alimentos a tal punto que muchos
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By Amanda Watts and Theresa Waldrop, CNN Three grizzly bears were euthanized in Montana after they became ill and tested positive for the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) virus, according to the state’s Department of Fish, Wildlife & Parks. These were the first documented cases of bird flu in a grizzly in Montana and the
Continue Reading SARASOTA, Fla. (AP) — A Florida congressman has been injured in an accident at his home. U.S. Rep. Greg Steube’s office released a short statement saying that he was involved in an accident on his property Wednesday and sustained several injuries. The statement didn’t include details about the injuries or how serious they were. Steube
Continue Reading By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, whose empathetic handling of the nation’s worst mass-shooting and health-driven response to the coronavirus pandemic led her to become an international icon but who faced mounting criticism at home, said Thursday she was leaving office. Fighting back tears, Ardern
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