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macamilarincon (CNN Español) –– Un juez de Bogotá le concedió este miércoles la libertad condicional a Andrés Felipe Arias, exministro de Agricultura de Colombia y quien purgaba una pena de 17 años, bajo el beneficio de haber cumplido tres quintas partes de su condena, informó en un comunicado el equipo legal del político colombiano. “El
Continue ReadingBy James Maloney Click here for updates on this story CONCORD, New Hampshire (WMUR) — Nashua fifth-grader Ellie Lively took the oath of office to be sworn in as New Hampshire’s new “Kid Governor” at the State House in Concord Tuesday. Ellie attends Bicentennial Elementary School. She took the oath from Supreme Court Chief Justice
Continue ReadingBy Greg Ng Click here for updates on this story LINTHICUM, Maryland (WBAL) — Transportation Security Administration officers stopped 20% more guns in 2023 at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport over the previous year. TSA released a statement Wednesday, saying officers stopped 105 handguns at airport security checkpoints in the Baltimore-Washington region last year, which
Continue ReadingBy Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — Netflix’s ad-supported tier has hit more than 23 million monthly active users, Amy Reinhard, the streaming service’s president of advertising, said Wednesday. That’s about an 8 million increase in roughly two months; the streaming giant announced it had 15 million global monthly active users in November 2023. “We’re
Continue ReadingBy HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly renewed her call to expand Medicaid and countered an anticipated single-rate flat income tax for individuals with a plan that would instead cut taxes by doing things like accelerating the phasing out of the state’s sales tax on groceries. Kelly said in her annual State of
Continue ReadingBy JAMES POLLARD Associated Press/Report for America A woman on South Carolina’s Hilton Head Island who drew national attention from such stars as Tyler Perry and Snoop Dogg as she fought off developers in her final years has died at 94. A family publicist says Josephine Wright died Sunday at her Hilton Head home. Wright
Continue ReadingBy Katherine Dillinger, CNN (CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration is working with a French drugmaker to temporarily allow imports of a medication that treats syphilis amid an ongoing shortage of the front-line treatment. French drugmaker Laboratoires Delbert says in a letter that it’s working with the FDA to temporarily import 3.5 million units of
Continue ReadingBy Tolly Taylor Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE (WBAL) — Parents of students in a Baltimore City Public Schools virtual learning program recently learned their program could be shut down. The main reason — millions of dollars in federal COVID-19 relief funding will soon expire. Parents said the virtual school created a
Continue ReadingBy SOPHIE AUSTIN and JANIE HAR Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom released details Wednesday of a new $291 billion state spending plan for the 2024-25 budget year that accounts for an estimated $37.9 billion deficit. Newsom, a Democrat, proposed covering the shortfall by tapping $13 billion from reserves, trimming $8.5
Continue ReadingBy SOPHIE AUSTIN and JANIE HAR Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom released details Wednesday of a new $291 billion state spending plan for the 2024-25 budget year that accounts for an estimated $37.9 billion deficit. Newsom, a Democrat, proposed covering the shortfall by tapping $13 billion from reserves, trimming $8.5
Continue Reading urielblanco (CNN) — Aaron Rodgers ya no estará como invitado en el programa de Pat McAfee en ESPN durante el resto de la temporada de la NFL. La decisión de poner fin a las apariciones regulares de los martes de Rodgers en el programa de Pat McAfee en ESPN fue tomada en respuesta a su
Continue ReadingBy Fletcher Keel Click here for updates on this story GOLF MANOR, Ohio (WLWT) — A woman has been charged after her child was determined to have overdosed on fentanyl, according to court documents. Court records allege Alexis Scarborough, 34, was visiting the child’s Golf Manor home in November of last year and was believed
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By Jeff Winter, CNN (CNN) — Two men incarcerated in New York state prisons allege they were waterboarded and beaten by corrections officers during a days-long lockdown spurred by a prisoner-on-guard assault last October. In separate civil lawsuits filed in December, Charles Wright, 44, and Eugene Taylor, 32, claim they were brutally beaten and pepper sprayed in
Continue ReadingBy EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council demanded an immediate halt to attacks by Yemen’s Houthi rebels on ships in the Red Sea in a new resolution that implicitly condemned their main weapons supplier — Iran. The resolution, sponsored by the United States and Japan, was approved by a vote
Continue ReadingBy ADAM BEAM and OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers who want to ban tackle football for kids under 12 to reduce brain injuries gained ground Wednesday in the Legislature but still face a very long field and a clock that is ticking. Though it was a school day, dozens
Continue ReadingBy CHRISTINA LARSON AP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — An ancient species of great ape was likely driven to extinction hundreds of thousands of years ago when climate change put their favorite fruits out of reach during dry seasons, scientists reported Wednesday. The species Gigantopithecus blacki, which once lived in southern China, represents the largest
Continue ReadingBy Annie Grayer, Melanie Zanona, Manu Raju and Lauren Fox, CNN House Republicans hoped to turn over a new leaf in the new year. But they returned to the Capitol this week confronting the same exact problems that plagued the party last year: a razor-thin majority, a rebellious right flank and looming threats of a
Continue ReadingBy TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer RENTON, Wash. (AP) — Pete Carroll’s mantra was “always compete,” — it was the title of a book, after all. And he did right up to the point where the ownership of the Seattle Seahawks decided it was time for a new voice to be in charge following 14
Continue ReadingBy COLLEEN SLEVIN DENVER (AP) — U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert was cleared on Wednesday of domestic violence allegations after her ex-husband recanted his claim that she punched him during an altercation in a restaurant where they’d gone to try to get on better terms, according to police and court documents. Jayson Boebert was arrested Tuesday
Continue ReadingBy Jason Burger Click here for updates on this story WASHINGTON (KOCO) — Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond is set to testify before Congress on how illegal immigration has impacted law enforcement in the state. He will testify in front of the U.S. House Committee on Homeland Security as part of impeachment proceedings against Homeland
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