By Samantha Delouya, and Elizabeth Wagmeister, CNN (CNN) — Vince McMahon has resigned from his role as executive chairman of TKO, the parent company of WWE, following disturbing allegations of sexual assault, trafficking and physical abuse. The allegations came to light in a lawsuit filed by a former WWE staffer, Janel Grant, who worked at
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CNN By Kyle Feldscher and David Goldman, CNN (CNN) — WWE’s parent company knew Vince McMahon — the founder of the wrestling behemoth — was a potential liability. It said so itself in government filings. McMahon, who resigned Friday from his role as executive chairman of WWE parent company TKO following accusations of sexual assault and trafficking,
Continue ReadingCAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Harvard University’s Hasty Pudding Theatricals has named Barry Keoghan, best known for his roles in “Dunkirk,” “The Killing of a Sacred Deer,” “Eternals,” and “The Banshees of Inisherin,” as the recipient of its 2024 Man of the Year Award. Keoghan recently starred in the comedy psychological thriller “Saltburn” and can be
Continue ReadingJuan Pablo Elverdin (CNN Español) — “Qué linda sorpresa que haya sido elegido Martino”, aseguró en 2013 Lionel Messi cuando supo que el Tata sería su nuevo entrenador en el FC Barcelona. Diez años después, jugador y técnico están otra vez juntos, embarcados en un nuevo desafío: volverán a compartir vestuario en el Inter de
Continue ReadingCAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Harvard University’s Hasty Pudding Theatricals has named Barry Keoghan, best known for his roles in “Dunkirk,” “The Killing of a Sacred Deer,” “Eternals,” and “The Banshees of Inisherin,” as the recipient of its 2024 Man of the Year Award. Keoghan recently starred in the comedy psychological thriller “Saltburn” and can be
Continue ReadingBy KEVIN FREKING and FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — When IRS Commissioner Danny Werfel met privately with senators recently, the chairman of the Senate Finance Committee asked for his assessment of a startling report: A whistleblower estimated that 95% of claims now being made by businesses for a COVID-era tax break were fraudulent.
Continue ReadingMARION, Ind. (AP) — A truck hauling zebras and camels for a series of weekend circus performances caught fire early Saturday on a northeastern Indiana highway, prompting a police rescue of the animals, which roamed along the freeway, some munching on grass. The tractor-trailer caught fire about 2 a.m. along Interstate 69 in Grant County
Continue ReadingST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) — The Russian city of St. Petersburg has marked the 80th anniversary of the end of a nearly 900-day siege by Nazi forces. It was one of the most brutal episodes of World War II and was commemorated on Satuday in a series of memorial events attended by the Kremlin leader
Continue ReadingBy DAVID B. CARUSO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — For years, Donald Trump hurled insults at E. Jean Carroll, saying the advice columnist fabricated a sexual assault allegation against him to sell a book. Will Trump keep that up, now that he’s been hit with a $83.3 million defamation judgment? A jury on Friday
Continue ReadingNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A district attorney in Tennessee has dropped charges against country singer Chris Young stemming from an encounter with Alcoholic Beverage Commission agents who were doing compliance checks. In a statement released Friday, Nashville District Attorney Glenn Funk said charges against Young were dismissed “after a review of all the evidence.” Young
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN Español) — El Departamento de Estado de EE.UU. está evaluando posibles sanciones contra Venezuela, tras el fallo que emitió el Tribunal Supremo de Justicia que inhabilitó la candidatura presidencial de la opositora María Corina Machado, según un comunicado difundido este sábado. El departamento dijo que la decisión del tribunal es “profundamente preocupante”
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN) — Aryna Sabalenka defendió con éxito su título del Abierto de Australia femenino este sábado, derrotando a la china Zheng Qinwen por 6-3 y 6-2 en la final de Melbourne y completando un torneo dominante en el que no perdió ni un solo set. La bielorrusa desató su suministro de poderosos golpes
Continue ReadingBy KANIS LEUNG and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan pressed Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi during talks in Thailand to use China’s influence with Iran to ease tensions in the Middle East. The officials also agreed to work toward arranging a call between President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — Climate activist Greta Thunberg has joined a march in southern England to protest the use of private jets and the expansion of an airport. Hundreds of local residents and activists holding banners and placards that read “Ban Private Jets” marched to Farnborough Airport in Hampshire County on Saturday. The airport located about
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN) — Eagle Pass, Texas, se ha convertido en el epicentro de una creciente disputa entre Texas y las autoridades federales sobre cómo abordar la crisis migratoria y quién tiene jurisdicción sobre esa parte de la frontera entre Estados Unidos y México. La disputa se intensificó el 10 de enero, cuando las autoridades
Continue ReadingBEIJING (AP) — China’s coast guard says its officers ordered a Japanese fishing vessel and several patrol ships in waters surrounding tiny Japanese-controlled islands in the East China Sea to leave. It marked the latest incident pointing to lingering tensions between the sides. China says the islands belong to it and refuses to recognize Japan’s
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By Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — Lisa Stanton could feel her heart racing, her body breaking out in sweat and her palms going numb as she sat this summer in the waiting room of a Colorado emergency urgent care clinic alongside her 12-year-old transgender daughter Maya, who was crying over pain in her ear. Stanton
Continue ReadingBy REGINA GARCIA CANO Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — The U.S. government has condemned the decision of Venezuela’s highest court to block the presidential candidacy of opposition leader María Corina Machado. But the Biden administration on Saturday remained noncommittal on reimposing economic sanctions against Venezuela as it has threatened to do if the government
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN) –– Veinticuatro horas antes de que empezara la Feria Internacional de Turismo de Madrid (Fitur) se daba por hecho que el presidente de Ecuador, Daniel Noboa, no iba a viajar al evento en España. Así lo confirmaban a CNN desde la Embajada de Ecuador en Madrid, donde apuntaban que en su lugar asistirían
Continue ReadingBy EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer ASPEN, Colo. (AP) — Whether the choices are serious or of a more trivial nature, Eileen Gu refuses to be hemmed in. Two years after exploding onto the world stage at the Beijing Winter Games, the 20-year-old Olympic champion, straight-A student and fashion model remains as comfortable on a
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