Month: December 2023
Federal judge denies cattle industry’s request to temporarily halt wolf reintroduction in Colorado
By JESSE BEDAYN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — A federal judge has denied a request to halt the reintroduction of gray wolves in Colorado just days away from the predators’ release. Judge Regina Rodriguez sided Friday with state and federal agencies against representatives of Colorado’s cattle industry, who sued federal and state agencies over reintroducing
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Un juez de Ecuador dicta prisión preventiva contra 16 procesados por delincuencia organizada en el caso Metástasis
Valeria Ordóñez (CNN Español) — El juez de la Corte Nacional de Justicia Felipe Córdova dictó prisión preventiva contra 16 de los 31 procesados dentro del caso que las autoridades denominaron Metástasis por presunta participación en el delito de delincuencia organizada vinculada al narcotráfico y la corrupción en varias instituciones del Estado. La Fiscalía informó
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‘General Hospital’ actors win supporting honors at 50th annual Daytime Emmys
By BETH HARRIS Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Two “General Hospital” actors have won supporting honors at the Daytime Emmy Awards. The late Sonya Eddy won Friday night for her role as no-nonsense head nurse Epiphany Johnson on the venerable ABC show. She died last December at age 55 from an infection after surgery.
Continue Reading‘General Hospital’ actors win supporting honors at 50th annual Daytime Emmys
By BETH HARRIS Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Two “General Hospital” actors have won supporting honors at the Daytime Emmy Awards. The late Sonya Eddy won Friday night for her role as no-nonsense head nurse Epiphany Johnson on the venerable ABC show. She died last December at age 55 from an infection after surgery.
Continue ReadingJapan roller coaster breaks down, leaving riders stranded 130 ft up
By Kathleen Magramo and Francesca Annio, CNN (CNN) — Thrill-seeking riders were left stuck over a hundred feet in the air after a roller coaster came to an emergency stop at Universal Studios Japan in Osaka. Thirty-two people were aboard the Jurassic Park-themed Flying Dinosaur attraction when it got stuck at the highest point some
Continue ReadingCalifornia prisoner dies after recreational yard attack by two inmates
SOLEDAD, Calif. (AP) — A prisoner at a central California lockup died after he was attacked by two other inmates, authorities said Friday. Oracio Ramirez, 30, who was serving time for first-degree murder, was attacked Thursday morning in a recreational yard at Salinas Valley State Prison. A guard fired a less-than-lethal device that stopped the
Continue ReadingDC firefighters battle blaze in historic firehouse near US Capitol
WASHINGTON (AP) — Firefighters in Washington, D.C., are battling a three-alarm fire that started in a three-story former firehouse under renovation near the U.S. Capitol. DC Fire and EMS says one firefighter declared mayday and was rescued. No injuries were reported. The fire began Friday evening in Old Engine Company No. 12, now a landmark
Continue Reading Una mujer compró este inusual jarrón por menos de US$ 4. Acaba de venderlo por más de US$ 100.000
Sofía Benavides (CNN) — Jessica Vincent, de Richmond, Virginia, recuerda con cariño las frecuentes visitas que hacía de niña con su madre a tiendas de segunda mano, ventas de garaje y mercadillos. Es un hábito que mantuvo en la edad adulta y que este miércoles les dejó una ganancia inesperada de seis cifras a ella
Continue Reading$600M in federal funding to go toward replacing I-5 bridge connecting Oregon and Washington
By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The program tasked with replacing the Interstate 5 bridge that connects Portland, Oregon, with southwest Washington is set to receive $600 million in federal funds. Washington’s U.S. Sens. Maria Cantwell and Patty Murray, and U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, announced the funding Friday. The bridge is
Continue ReadingSacramento councilman charged with illegally hiring workers, wire fraud and blocking federal probe
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A Sacramento City Council member pleaded not guilty Friday to federal charges that he hired undocumented workers at his local grocery stores, underpaid them and cheated the government on COVID-19 relief funds. Council member Sean Loloee and Karla Montoya, the general manager of Loloee’s four Viva Supermarket stores, entered not guilty
Continue ReadingSacramento councilman charged with illegally hiring workers, wire fraud and blocking federal probe
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A Sacramento City Council member pleaded not guilty Friday to federal charges that he hired undocumented workers at his local grocery stores, underpaid them and cheated the government on COVID-19 relief funds. Council member Sean Loloee and Karla Montoya, the general manager of Loloee’s four Viva Supermarket stores, entered not guilty
Continue ReadingMayim Bialik says she’s out as a host of TV quiz show ‘Jeopardy!’
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mayim Bialik won’t be giving answers as a host of “Jeopardy!” anymore. “The Big Bang Theory” actor posted news of her departure on Instagram on Friday. “Sony has informed me that I will no longer be hosting the syndicated version of Jeopardy!” Bialik wrote. “I am incredibly honored to have been
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IDF accidentally shoots and kills three Israelis held hostage in Gaza
By Tamar Michaelis and David Shortell, CNN (CNN) — Israeli soldiers shot and killed three Israeli hostages in northern Gaza after misidentifying them as threats, the Israel Defense Forces said. “During combat in Shejaiya, the IDF mistakenly identified three Israeli hostages as a threat. As a result, the troops fired toward them and they were
Continue Reading ‘Last week, we had hope’: The poignant words of hostages’ families before accidental killings by Israeli troops
CNN By Andrew Carey and Tamar Michaelis, CNN Tel Aviv (CNN) — Family members of the three hostages killed inside Gaza by Israeli troops had spoken regularly to Israeli TV and news websites since October sharing their feelings and appealing for their relatives’ safe release. “During the day I’m busy with communications and PR. At
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Charges filed against three IE residents suspected of grand theft in La Quinta
Felony charges were filed today against two women and a man suspected of being involved in retail thefts in Riverside County, including a recent one at a La Quinta business, from which $2300 of merchandise was stolen. Khamyra Smith, 19, of Moreno Valley and 18-year-olds Derrick Yanders of Fontana and Chynae Welch of Eastvale were
Continue ReadingMayim Bialik says she’s out as a host of TV quiz show ‘Jeopardy!’
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mayim Bialik won’t be giving answers as a host of “Jeopardy!” anymore. “The Big Bang Theory” actor posted news of her departure on Instagram on Friday. “Sony has informed me that I will no longer be hosting the syndicated version of Jeopardy!” Bialik wrote. “I am incredibly honored to have been
Continue Reading Man sentenced to life in prison for 2022 murder of a Florida LGBTQ advocate and brother of a former Miami mayor
By Jamiel Lynch, CNN (CNN) — A Florida man was sentenced to life in prison Friday after a jury found him guilty in the 2022 murder of his roommate, an LGBTQ advocate and brother of a former Miami mayor. The Leon County jury found Steven R. Yinger guilty of first-degree murder, tampering with evidence, grand
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