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Valeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN Español) — Un grupo de científicos descubrió “al menos cuatro nuevas especies de pulpo de aguas profundas” en el mar de Costa Rica, de acuerdo con un comunicado del Schmidt Ocean Institute, una organización sin ánimo de lucro que se dedica a la investigación de los océanos. Durante dos expediciones a las
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By Anna Chernova and Victoria Butenko, CNN (CNN) — Riot police fired tear gas, flash grenades and used batons to disperse demonstrators in Russia’s Bashkortostan region after a local activist was sentenced on Wednesday to four years in prison. Videos showed supporters of Fail Alsynov clashing with police near the court where he had been
Continue ReadingBy JAMES POLLARD and SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A proposed ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors has been approved overwhelmingly by the Republican-led South Carolina House. The measure would bar health professionals from performing gender-transition surgeries, prescribing puberty-blocking drugs and overseeing hormone treatments for patients under 18 years old. It
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press A newly released report shows that an 18-year-old student fatally shot last year after his high school graduation in Virginia had been kept home for months because of fears for his safety but was still allowed to attend commencement ceremonies. The report released Wednesday found that Richmond Public Schools allowed
Continue ReadingBy TOM ODULA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A doomsday cult leader and 30 of his followers have been presented in a Kenyan court to face charges of murdering 191 children. Leader Paul Mackenzie and the other suspects did not enter pleas because the judge granted a request from prosecutors that they undergo mental
Continue Reading Rocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN Español) — El Gobierno de Estados Unidos anunció este miércoles que le impedirá el ingreso a su territorio al expresidente de Guatemala, Alejandro Giammattei, a quien señala de estar relacionado “en significativos actos de corrupción”, de acuerdo con un comunicado dado a conocer por el Departamento de Estado. La nota de prensa
Continue ReadingBy AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii lawmakers on Wednesday opened a new session of the state Legislature vowing to address glaring problems laid bare by the deadly wildfire that destroyed the historic town of Lahaina in August: the threat posed by wildfires and the lack of affordable housing. Lahaina is still in
Continue ReadingBy JAMES POLLARD and SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A proposed ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors has been approved overwhelmingly by the Republican-led South Carolina House. The measure would bar health professionals from performing gender-transition surgeries, prescribing puberty-blocking drugs and overseeing hormone treatments for patients under 18 years old. The
Continue ReadingBy NOEL SICHALWE Associated Press LUSAKA, Zambia (AP) — Zambia is reeling from a major cholera outbreak that has killed more than 400 people and infected more than 10,000, leading authorities to order schools across the country to remain shut after the end-of-year holidays. A large soccer stadium in the capital city has been converted
Continue Reading CNN By Tara John and Jennifer Griffiths, CNN (CNN) — It has been more than 50 days since Hamas militants released Sharon Aloni Cunio and her twin three-year-old daughters, but she remains haunted by her time as a hostage – most of which she says was spent in a Gaza hospital – and longs for her husband who
Continue ReadingBy Samantha Waldenberg and Michael Williams, CNN Washington (CNN) — White House chief of staff Jeff Zients called Asa Hutchinson on Wednesday morning to apologize for a statement issued by the Democratic National Committee’s press secretary that mocked Hutchinson’s withdrawal from the presidential race. The statement came after the former Arkansas governor dropped out of
Continue ReadingBy YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Uniqlo Co. has sued rival retailer Shein over a small shoulder bag the Japanese retailer said was an inferior and unlawful copy of its own hit product touted as the “Mary Poppins bag.” The lawsuit demanded Shein stop selling its product that Uniqlo said looks too
Continue ReadingBy SCHUYLER DIXON AP Pro Football Writer Mike McCarthy will get another chance to end a nearly three-decade stretch without a deep playoff run for the Dallas Cowboys. Owner and general manager Jerry Jones says McCarthy will be back for a fifth season as coach after a stunning 48-32 wild-card loss to Green Bay. The
Continue ReadingQUITO, Ecuador (AP) — A prosecutor in Ecuador who was investigating an attack on the set of a public television channel by a group of armed men last week has been slain. The attorney general says prosecutor César Suárez was shot to death Wednesday while driving in Guayaquil, the most dangerous city in Ecuador. Suárez
Continue ReadingMONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The spiritual adviser for an Alabama prisoner set to be the first person executed with nitrogen gas has asked the state prison system to provide additional precautions for the safety of all bystanders. The Rev. Jeff Hood sent a letter to the Alabama prison system requesting safeguards in case of a
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — Luka Doncic returned to the Dallas Mavericks against the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday night after missing three games because of a sprained right ankle. Doncic is second in the NBA in scoring at 36.8 points per game and is tied for third in assists at 9.1. In 17 games against
Continue Reading macamilarincon (CNN) –– Estados Unidos lanzó una nueva ronda de ataques contra objetivos hutíes en Yemen este miércoles, según dos funcionarios estadounidenses. Esto marca la cuarta vez que EE.UU. ataca al grupo rebelde respaldado por Irán en menos de una semana. Con misiles Tomahawk, Estados Unidos atacó aproximadamente 14 lanzadores de misiles hutíes utilizados para
Continue ReadingBy STEVE PEOPLES and WILL WEISSERT Associated Press HAMPTON, N.H. (AP) — Ron DeSantis has decided to shift his presidential campaign away from New Hampshire just six days before the state’s first-in-the-nation Republican primary while his leading super PAC executes another round of layoffs, moves that reflect the Florida governor’s rapidly shrinking path to the
Continue ReadingBy JANIE HAR Associated Press RIO VISTA, Calif. (AP) — After years of secretly snapping up farmland for a new city northeast of San Francisco, the CEO of a company backed by Silicon Valley billionaires pitched voters Wednesday on his vision for a walkable, affordable community that would appeal to their California pride. Jan Sramek,
Continue ReadingBy JANIE HAR Associated Press RIO VISTA, Calif. (AP) — After years of secretly snapping up farmland for a new city northeast of San Francisco, the CEO of a company backed by Silicon Valley billionaires pitched voters Wednesday on his vision for a walkable, affordable community that would appeal to their California pride. Jan Sramek,
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