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Month: January 2024

Floridians wait to see which version of Ron DeSantis returns from the presidential campaign trail

By BRENDAN FARRINGTON Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — When Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis first took office in 2019, he surprised many with actions indicating he’d be a much more moderate leader than anticipated: He corrected a decades-old racial injustice, took the side of medical marijuana supporters over GOP leaders and hired a liberal Democrat

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Grieving Warriors get back to work after watching tribute to late assistant coach Dejan Milojević

By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Before the Golden State Warriors returned to the practice floor Monday following an extended break to grieve, they gathered to watch a tribute a world away in Serbia, where two teams in Belgrade celebrated beloved former coach and player Dejan Milojević. The Warriors assistant coach

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Nuevo gobierno se acerca a UABC

Muere Norman Jewison, director de “In the Heat of the Night” nominado al Oscar, a los 97 años

macamilarincon (CNN) –– Norman Jewison, director canadiense nominado al Oscar cuya trayectoria de varias décadas incluyó las películas “In the Heat of the Night” y “Fiddler on the Roof”, murió a los 97 años, según su publicista. Jewison falleció “en paz” el sábado, indicó su publicista Jeff Sanderson a CNN en un comunicado este lunes.

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Illinois authorities say they are looking for a man after ‘multiple’ shootings in Chicago suburbs

CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois authorities are warning people to be aware of a man they called “armed and dangerous” after multiple shootings in the Chicago area since Sunday. Joliet Police said Monday afternoon they were investigating “multiple” people found dead and shared the man’s photo and images of a red Toyota Camry. The office says

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Norman Jewison, Oscar-nominated director of ‘In the Heat of the Night,’ dead at 97

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Norman Jewison, an Oscar-nominated Canadian director whose decades of work yielded a diverse resume that included Sidney Poitier-led drama “In the Heat of the Night” and 1971’s “Fiddler on the Roof,” has died, according to his publicist. He was 97. Jewison died “peacefully” on Saturday, his publicist Jeff Sanderson

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Criminals are extorting money from taxi drivers in Mexico’s Cancun, as they have done in Acapulco

Criminal gangs are trying to extort ‘protection’ payments from taxi drivers in Mexico’s Caribbean coast resort of Cancun. It is a problem that has long beset the Pacific coast resort of Acapulco, where killings of drivers and torching of taxis has become commonplace. On Monday, prosecutors detained five men who had been demanding about $12

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