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Alexandra Ferguson Amán, Jordania (CNN) — Los Emiratos Árabes Unidos pronto se convertirán en la primera nación árabe en enseñar sobre los horrores del Holocausto nazi en sus escuelas, una medida histórica que ha sido elogiada en algunos sectores, pero también criticada en otros. Los EAU tienen previsto incluir la enseñanza del Holocausto en el
Continue ReadingBy Shawna Mizelle, CNN Lawmakers in the Missouri House of Representatives this week adopted a stricter dress code for women as part of a new rules package, and now requires them to cover their shoulders by wearing a jacket like a blazer, cardigan or knit blazer. The addition, which was proposed by Republican state Rep.
Continue ReadingBy Adam Bartow Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Maine (WMTW) — A former ed tech at Biddeford Middle School will spend nearly four years in prison after pleading guilty to possessing child sexual abuse materials. Jesse Kiesel, 49, was sentenced in federal court in Portland Thursday to 44 months in prison. He
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Un nuevo estudio realizado por la Universidad de Riverside demostró que el polvo de la orilla de la Laguna Salada que se está quedando sin agua afecta la salud de las personas que viven en áreas aledañas a Salton Sea. El equipo encargado recolectó muestras del polvo y lo expuso a ratones por varios días
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CNN By Raja Razek, CNN Richneck Elementary School in Virginia will install walk-through metal detectors after officials were alerted last week that a 6-year-old student who allegedly shot his teacher might have had a weapon but failed to find it after a search. Before last week’s shooting of a first-grade teacher, school officials were told
Continue Reading Sofía Benavides (CNN) — Un alto funcionario del Departamento de Estado de EE.UU. para cuestiones de rehenes y detenidos viajó discretamente a Venezuela el mes pasado, en medio de los intentos para liberar y traer a casa a los estadounidenses que se encuentran injustamente detenidos en el país sudamericano. Roger Carstens, el enviado presidencial especial
Continue ReadingBy Arielle Mitropoulos Click here for updates on this story MANCHESTER, New Hampshire (WMUR) — The ACLU of New Hampshire has sent a letter to the city of Manchester demanding it postpones the planned removal of a homeless encampment at Pine and Manchester streets. In the letter, advocates call the decision to evict people living
Continue ReadingBy Louie Tran Click here for updates on this story FORSYTH COUNTY, North Carolina (WXII) — A petition was created to request the Forsyth County leadership to increase and align EMS pay with nearby counties to address the staffing shortage issue. PETITION: A viewer reached out to WXII 12 News and shared a screenshot of
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By KIM CHANDLER and JEFF MARTIN Associated Press SELMA, Ala. (AP) — Rescuers raced Friday to find survivors in the aftermath of a tornado-spawning storm system that barreled across parts of Georgia and Alabama, killing at least nine people, and inflicted heavy damage on Selma, a flashpoint of the civil rights movement. A better picture
Continue Reading By AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. and Japan are ready to seal an agreement to bolster their cooperation on space. It’s the latest in a series of moves by Japan as it looks to build security cooperation with allies in a time of provocative Chinese and North Korean military action. President
Continue Reading RENO, Nev. (AP) — The U.S. Department of Energy on Friday announced a conditional loan of $700 million to an Australian mining company to pursue a proposed lithium project in Nevada, as the U.S. seeks domestic supplies for a key component in electric vehicle batteries. Ioneer Ltd. has hoped to begin mining by 2026 in
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By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen notified Congress on Friday that the U.S. is projected to reach its debt limit on Thursday and will then resort to “extraordinary measures” to avoid default. In a letter to House and Senate leaders, Yellen said her actions will buy time until Congress
Continue Reading By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has notified Congress that the U.S. is projected to reach its debt limit on Thursday and will then resort to “extraordinary measures” to avoid default. Those measures include delaying some payments in order to provide some headroom to make other payments that are
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By JANIE HAR and SOPHIE AUSTIN Associated Press/Report for America SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — With rain-soaked California expected to see several more rounds of stormy weather over the weekend and into next week, state and federal officials pleaded with residents Friday to stay alert to the possibility of more flooding and damage. A series of
Continue Reading By KRYSTA FAURIA Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Three months after having her first baby and not long after she completed the Emmy-nominated series “PEN15,” Anna Konkle liked the sound of filming her next project in a remote Mexican jungle. “You had heard of casts going to these beautiful places and they had to
Continue Reading By KRYSTA FAURIA Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Three months after having her first baby and not long after she completed the Emmy-nominated series “PEN15,” Anna Konkle liked the sound of filming her next project in a remote Mexican jungle. “You had heard of casts going to these beautiful places and they had to
Continue Reading By Raja Razek, CNN Richneck Elementary School in Virginia will install walk-through metal detectors after officials were alerted last week that a 6-year-old student who allegedly shot his teacher might have had a weapon but failed to find it after a search. Before last week’s shooting of a first-grade teacher, school officials were told that
Continue ReadingCNN By Kara Scannell and Devan Cole, CNN Investigations into the Trump Organization’s business practices are entering a new chapter and will “go as long as the facts and the law require,” Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg told CNN on Friday, even as he stressed that “a very important chapter” of the probe ended after
Continue Reading By DENISE LAVOIE Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Administrators at the Virginia school where a first-grader shot his teacher last week learned the child may have had a weapon in his possession before the shooting but did not find the 9mm handgun he brought to school despite searching his bag, the school system’s superintendent
Continue Reading NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Lizzo and Ed Sheeran are among the headliners who will play this year’s New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, which takes place over two weekends beginning April 28. The lineup released Friday also includes Dead & Company, Mumford & Sons, The Lumineers, Santana, Jon Batiste, Jill Scott, Robert Plant & Alison
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