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Month: January 2024

Violent crime in Los Angeles decreased in 2023. But officials worry the city is perceived as unsafe

By STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Violent crime overall in Los Angeles decreased more than 3% in 2023, officials said Wednesday, despite a perception that the nation’s second-largest city is unsafe. Blaring headlines and shocking video footage of smash-and-grab robberies, where dozens of individuals come into a luxury store and begin stealing

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Nuevo gobierno se acerca a UABC

¿Cuántos paros generales hubo en cada gobierno desde el regreso a la democracia en Argentina en 1983?

Sofía Benavides (CNN Español) — A un mes y 13 días de asumir como presidente de Argentina, Javier Milei —quien se define “liberal libertario” y antiperonista— enfrentará este miércoles su primer paro general. A raíz de este acontecimiento, surge el interrogante sobre la cantidad de paros generales que se han registrado en los distintos gobiernos democráticos

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Russia says a plane with Ukrainian POWs crashes, killing all aboard, and accuses Kyiv of downing it

By The Associated Press A Russian military transport plane crashed Wednesday in a border region near Ukraine, and Moscow accused Kyiv of shooting it down, saying all 74 people aboard were killed, including 65 Ukrainian prisoners of war headed for a swap. Russia offered no evidence and Ukraine didn’t immediately confirm or deny it. Video

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Washington state reaches $149.5 million settlement with Johnson & Johnson over opioid crisis

By MANUEL VALDES and HALLIE GOLDEN Associated Press OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — The Washington state attorney general has announced a $149.5 million settlement agreement with drugmaker Johnson & Johnson, more than four years after the state sued the company over its role in the opioid addiction crisis. Attorney General Bob Ferguson’s announcement Wednesday comes as opioid

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Ohio bans gender-affirming care and restricts transgender athletes despite GOP governor’s veto

By SAMANTHA HENDRICKSON Associated Press/Report for America COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Republican-dominated Ohio Senate has voted to override GOP Gov. Mike DeWine’s veto of legislation banning gender-affirming care for minors. The legislation also restricts transgender women’s and girls’ participation on sports teams. Since the Republican-majority Ohio House already voted to override the veto, the

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