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Valeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN Español) — Francisco Sebastián Barreiro Abad, hijo de la vicepresidenta de Ecuador, Verónica Abad, fue detenido por autoridades ecuatorianas este jueves y acusado de tráfico de influencias, informó la Fiscalía de ese país. El parentesco del detenido con la vicepresidenta fue confirmado a CNN por una fuente de la Fiscalía. Barreiro
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CNN By Max Foster and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN London (CNN) — Catherine, Princess of Wales, revealed Friday she has been diagnosed with cancer and is in the “early stages” of treatment. The princess, known as Kate, described her diagnosis as a “huge shock” in a video statement released on social media. The news comes two
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — US Secretary of State Antony Blinken emerged from meetings in Tel Aviv emphasizing his clear warning to the Israeli government about the perilous stakes of an incursion into Rafah, but with little evidence that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu intends to heed his words. The top US diplomat told Netanyahu and the war cabinet Friday that
Continue ReadingBy Kristen Holmes and Alayna Treene, CNN (CNN) — At a fundraiser in New York, Donald Trump asked donors what they thought of Arizona Senate candidate Kari Lake as a running mate. In recent conversations, the former president has appeared fixated on Ohio Sen. JD Vance. And Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, New York Rep. Elise
Continue ReadingBy Oliver Darcy, CNN (CNN) — NBC News on Friday announced that it had hired Ronna McDaniel, the former Republican National Committee chair who has repeatedly attacked the network and its journalists, assailed the news media as “fake news” and promoted false claims around the 2020 vote, as an on-air commentator ahead of the 2024 presidential election. “It couldn’t be a more
Continue ReadingMOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s state RIA Novosti news agency says several gunmen fired shots at a concert hall in Moscow on Friday, leaving a number of people injured. RIA Novosti said at least three people in combat fatigues fired weapons. The state Tass news agency also reported the shooting at the Crocus City Hall, a
Continue ReadingSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris has visited Puerto Rico as part of a whirlwind trip to tout the federal aid the U.S. territory has received following deadly hurricanes and attend a Democratic fundraiser. Her visit Friday comes days after U.S. President Joe Biden launched a campaign targeting Latino voters
Continue ReadingBy LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Joana Vicente is stepping down as the CEO of the Sundance Institute, the nonprofit behind the annual Sundance Film Festival, after two and a half years. Amanda Kelso, a member of the board, has been appointed acting CEO starting in April, the organization said Friday. Vicente oversaw some of
Continue ReadingDETROIT (AP) — Jeep maker Stellantis is laying off about 400 white-collar workers in the U.S. as it deals with the transition from combustion engines to electric vehicles. The company formed in the 2021 merger between PSA Peugeot and Fiat Chrysler says the affected workers are mainly in engineering, technology and software at the headquarters
Continue ReadingBy Matthew Rodriguez Click here for updates on this story Murrieta, California (KCAL) — A new law has one Southern California police department posting Lego heads instead of mugshots. In an Instagram post from Monday, the Murrieta Police Department said they started doing this because of a new state law implementing restrictions for law enforcement
Continue Reading WTVF, CNN By Rebekah Riess, Ray Sanchez, Melissa Alonso, Lauren Mascarenhas and Jamiel Lynch, CNN (CNN) — The body of a University of Missouri student who went missing after leaving a downtown Nashville bar two weeks ago was found Friday in the Cumberland River, police said. There were no signs of foul play. Riley Strain,
Continue ReadingBy TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A federal judge has temporarily blocked plans to build a high-voltage power line across a Mississippi River wildlife refuge. American Transmission Company, ITC Midwest and Dairyland Power Cooperative are building a 102-mile transmission line linking Iowa’s Dubuque County and Wisconsin’s Dane County. About a mile of
Continue ReadingBy Jeanne Sahadi, CNN (CNN) — After no ticket matched all numbers drawn in Tuesday night’s Mega Millions lottery, anyone feeling lucky has another chance to win the jackpot, which now stands at a whopping $977 million, at the Friday drawing. To be sure, there’s nothing wrong with fantasizing about winning the grand prize, or dropping
Continue ReadingBy Joe Brandt Click here for updates on this story FRANKLINVILLE, New Jersey (KYW) — A few firefighters in Gloucester County, New Jersey and a pair of plasma cutters are to thank for rescuing a dog who got stuck in a wheel. Daisy got her head stuck in the rim of a tire Thursday, the
Continue ReadingBy Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — It looks like Mother Nature has her seasons mixed up as a potent, far-reaching storm gears up to unload snow, ice and severe thunderstorms on the central US this weekend. In a seasonal role-reversal, back-to-back storms are sending some cities as much snow as they had all winter.
Continue Reading Sol Amaya (CNN en Español) — El Gobierno de México iniciará un programa que consiste en entregar una subvención de US$ 110 durante seis meses a los migrantes venezolanos que estén por ser retornados a su país, anunció este jueves la secretaria de Exteriores Alicia Bárcena en una rueda de prensa junto al presidente Andrés
Continue ReadingBy NICK PERRY and HOLLY RAMER Associated Press HOPKINTON, N.H. (AP) — The latest effort to force the hand-counting of ballots in New Hampshire has fallen flat. Followers of MyPillow founder and Donald Trump ally Mike Lindell initially hoped to gather enough petitions to bring the topic up at 55 annual town meetings this month.
Continue ReadingBy Oliver Darcy, CNN New York (CNN) — The Daily Wire, the right-wing media outlet co-founded by Ben Shapiro, said Friday that it had severed ties with Candace Owens, the far-right commentator who has ignited a torrent of backlash in recent months for her repeated embrace of antisemitic rhetoric. “Daily Wire and Candace Owens have ended their relationship,” Jeremy Boreing,
Continue ReadingBy Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — Lukas Gage admits his whirlwind marriage to Chris Appleton was a bit “manic” Gage appeared on “Watch What Happens Live” this week, where he was asked about their decision to wear fur coats at their Las Vegas wedding. Shania Twain performed for the former couple and Gage expressed some
Continue ReadingBy Matt Stiles, CNN (CNN) — The US House on Friday approved a $1.2 trillion government funding package that could help avert a government shutdown with a critical deadline looming. The House vote was bipartisan, with 286 members for it — 185 Democrats and 101 Republicans — and 134 against. Twelve members did not vote. The US
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