CNN By Homero De la Fuente, CNN (CNN) — Tiger Woods returned to competitive golf on Thursday at the Hero World Challenge in Albany, the Bahamas. Playing in his first tournament since withdrawing from the Masters in April, the 15-time major champion had an up-and-down first round, finishing with four birdies, five bogeys and a double
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN) — Los comerciales navideños se han convertido en un elemento básico de esta temporada para muchos gigantes minoristas, desde Disney hasta los grandes almacenes británicos John Lewis. Con frecuencia, esos comerciales contienen moralejas e historias en miniatura. Pero Charlie’s Bar, un pequeño establecimiento en Irlanda del Norte, eclipsó los esfuerzos de todos
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL GOLDBERG Associated Press/Report for America JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Mississippi Supreme Court has temporarily delayed ruling on whether to set an execution date for a man on death row for capital murder. The state Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the Mississippi Attorney General’s motion to set an execution date for Willie Jerome
Continue ReadingBy JONEL ALECCIA AP Health Writer U.S. health officials say consumers should not eat pre-cut cantaloupe if they don’t know the source. That comes as the number of illnesses and recalls tied to a deadly salmonella outbreak grows. At least 117 people in 34 states are sick after eating contaminated cantaloupe in the U.S. That
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By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN (CNN) — A judge dismissed a lawsuit filed by the state of Indiana against TikTok accusing the company of making false claims about the safety of user data and age-appropriate content. Judge Jennifer DeGroote of Allen County Superior Court in Fort Wayne, Indiana, said the court “lacks personal jurisdiction” over TikTok
Continue ReadingBy LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal watchdog is investigating how the Biden administration chose the site for a new FBI headquarters following a contentious competition marked by allegations of conflict of interest from the bureau’s director. Virginia leaders have released a letter saying the inspector general for the General Services Administration
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By Hannah Rabinowitz, Yong Xiong and Evan Perez, CNN (CNN) — US federal prosecutors have charged an Indian national in an alleged murder-for-hire plot to try to assassinate a Sikh political activist in New York City, according to an indictment unsealed Wednesday. Authorities say Nikhil Gupta, 52, worked with an unnamed Indian official to set up a meeting
Continue ReadingSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Biden administration will issue $220 million in grants to modernize the country’s ferry systems, officials announced Thursday. The grant program will focus on expanding ferry service in rural communities, helping them acquire modern ferries, including electric boats, and upgrading shore infrastructure to support low-emission ferry service, officials said. Twelve ferry
Continue ReadingSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Biden administration will issue $220 million in grants to modernize the country’s ferry systems, officials announced Thursday. The grant program will focus on expanding ferry service in rural communities, helping them acquire modern ferries, including electric boats, and upgrading shore infrastructure to support low-emission ferry service, officials said. Twelve ferry
Continue ReadingBy FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The House has passed a measure that would permanently freeze the $6 billion recently transferred by the U.S. in a prisoner swap with Iran. The resolution is a response to the Islamic Republic’s alleged role in the deadly attacks last month by Hamas on Israel. The House’s
Continue ReadingBy WAYNE PARRY Associated Press TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — A bill to end smoking in Atlantic City’s casinos that appeared headed for its first vote Thursday was delayed yet again when Democratic lawmakers said they did not have enough votes to advance it. They also said they would listen to alternatives proposed by the casino
Continue ReadingBy SHEIKH SAALIQ Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — The U.S. has charged an Indian national in what prosecutors allege was a failed plot to assassinate a Sikh separatist at the behest of an unnamed Indian government official. The charges announced Wednesday against an Indian national arrested in June in Europe come two months after
Continue ReadingBy LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A foiled plot to assassinate a prominent Sikh separatist leader in New York, just days after another activist’s killing, was meant to precede a string of other politically motivated murders in the United States and Canada, according to U.S. prosecutors. In electronic communications and audio and
Continue ReadingBy Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — In the spirit of girl power and friendship – two things that will never go out of style – Taylor Swift was seen supporting Beyoncé at the London premiere of the latter’s “Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé” concert film on Thursday. In videos posted to social media, Swift was
Continue ReadingPHOENIX (AP) — A woman sentenced to life in an Idaho prison for murdering her two youngest children and another woman is now in an Arizona jail on charges related to another slaying, authorities said Thursday. Maricopa County Sheriff Paul Penzone said deputies arrived in Phoenix with Lori Vallow Daybell late Wednesday night. The sheriff’s
Continue ReadingBy Brenda Goodman and Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — Dr. Mandy Cohen, director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, updated a congressional subcommittee Thursday about cases of respiratory illness in the US due to three viruses: flu, the coronavirus and respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV. “RSV season is in full swing,” Cohen told
Continue ReadingBy BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Former Team USA CEO and skipper Jimmy Spithill will take the wheel of Team Australia’s “Flying Roo” foiling catamaran in SailGP’s Dubai regatta on Dec. 9-10 while friend and countryman Tom Slingsby is on paternity leave. Slingsby’s wife, Helena, is expecting the couple’s first child.
Continue ReadingValeria Ordóñez (CNN) — El incendio que arrasó un tren mientras viajaba a lo largo de un túnel ferroviario estratégico en el este de Rusia fue obra del Servicio de Seguridad de Ucrania (SBU, por sus siglas en inglés), afirmó una fuente de defensa ucraniana. “Cuatro artefactos explosivos fueron detonados mientras el tren de carga
Continue ReadingCésar López (CNN) — La superestrella del fútbol Cristiano Ronaldo se enfrenta a una demanda colectiva de US$ 1.000 millones por su promoción de Binance, el mayor intercambio de criptomonedas del mundo. La demanda, presentada el martes en un tribunal de Florida, dice que Ronaldo “promovió, ayudó y/o participó activamente en la oferta y venta
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN Español) — Henry Kissinger, una de las figuras de política exterior más importantes e influyentes de la historia de Estados Unidos, falleció a los 100 años, según informó este miércoles su firma consultora Kissinger Associates. El nombre de Kissinger fue un sinónimo de política exterior en la década de 1970, en momentos en
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