ATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia bill that aims to require local jailers to work with immigration authorities is headed to the governor’s desk for his signature. Georgia’s House of Representatives voted Thursday to accept changes to House Bill 1105 by a vote of 99 to 75. Under the measure, local law enforcement agencies would risk
Continue ReadingBy GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press International Transgender Day of Visibility aims to show “trans joy.” Buildings will be lit pink, white and light blue to mark the event on Sunday, which features rallies and panels. The idea is to bring attention to a population that’s often ignored, disparaged or victimized. The event stands in contrast
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — They say you can take the girl out of the country, but you apparently can’t take the country out of the girl. Houston native Beyoncé dropped her eagerly awaited album “Act II: Cowboy Carter” Thursday night, and it will definitely take some time to digest. Part of the
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CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Pope Francis washed and kissed the feet of 12 women at a prison in Rome on Thursday during an annual ritual meant to emphasize humility. It was the first time he washed the feet of women only, and many were in tears as the 87-year-old pontiff led the
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Beyoncé’s eagerly awaited new album contains a track named for a woman who looks to have been an inspiration for the project. “Act II: Cowboy Carter” drops Friday. While the superstar singer has said “This ain’t a Country album. This is a ‘Beyoncé’ album,” the first two singles
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press This week’s new streaming entertainment releases include Beyoncé’s “Act ll: Cowboy Carter,” a Amazon Prime docuseries about BTS member J-Hope and “Madu,” a documentary about a Nigerian boy who dreams of being a professional ballet dancer. In time for Easter Sunday, Netflix offers a new docudrama in the faith-based genre with
Continue ReadingSTAMFORD, Conn. (AP) — Political dignitaries, friends and family were expected to gather to honor the late, former U.S. Sen. Joe Lieberman of Connecticut. A funeral service is planned Friday morning in Stamford, the hometown of the four-term senator who grew as the son of a liquor store owner to come within hundreds of votes
Continue ReadingEDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Connor McDavid had a goal and two assists and the Edmonton Oilers beat the Los Angeles Kings 4-1 on Thursday night in a matchup of teams jostling for home ice in a possible first-round playoff clash. Leon Draisaitl had three assists, Evan Bouchard had a goal and an assist, and Adam
Continue ReadingBy CAMERON VAN TIL Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Tye Kartye scored the go-ahead goal with 6:57 left in the third period and the Seattle Kraken rallied to beat the Anaheim Ducks 4-2 on Thursday night to sweep a two-game set. Jaden Schwartz, Andre Burakovsky and Matty Beniers all had power-play goals for the Kraken,
Continue ReadingBy JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia could join other states in requiring children younger than 16 to have their parents’ explicit permission to create social media accounts. Lawmakers on Friday gave final approval to a bill that would also ban social media use on school devices and internet services. It would require
Continue ReadingBy KEN MORITSUGU Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — China’s first generation of migrant workers played an integral role in the country’s transformation from an impoverished nation to an economic powerhouse. For decades, they have come from farming villages to find work in the cities, toiling in sweatshops and building apartment complexes they could never afford
Continue ReadingBy DASHA LITVINOVA and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A journalist on a reporting trip in a Ural Mountains city. A corporate security executive traveling to Moscow for a wedding. A dual national returning to her hometown in Tatarstan to visit her family. All of them are U.S. citizens, and all are
Continue ReadingBy DASHA LITVINOVA and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A journalist on a reporting trip in a Ural Mountains city. A corporate security executive traveling to Moscow for a wedding. A dual national returning to her hometown in Tatarstan to visit her family. All of them are U.S. citizens, and all are
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Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Defensores de los derechos de las mujeres han criticado la decisión de las Naciones Unidas de nombrar a Arabia Saudita como presidente de un foro sobre igualdad de género. La Comisión de la ONU sobre la Condición Jurídica y Social de la Mujer (CSW) nombró por unanimidad a Arabia Saudita
Continue Reading Ángela Reyes Haczek (CNN) — Nuevas pruebas de la ONG londinense Dossier Center sugieren que los propios servicios de seguridad del Kremlin estaban al tanto de una amenaza del ISIS a Rusia días antes del mortal atentado en el Crocus City Hall de la región de Moscú. Según documentos de los servicios de inteligencia rusos
Continue ReadingBy ERIC HE Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Shane Bieber struck out 11 in six shutout innings, David Fry had three hits and Stephen Vogt won his managerial debut as the Cleveland Guardians beat the Oakland Athletics 8-0 on Thursday night. Bieber, the 2020 Cy Young Award winner, made his fifth consecutive opening day
Continue ReadingBy SUDHIN THANAWALA and JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia lawmakers have approved new rules for challenging voters and qualifying for the state’s presidential ballot. The changes could impact the 2024 presidential race in the battleground state. The House and Senate passed the bill late Thursday as the 2024 legislative session was ending.
Continue ReadingSTAMFORD, Conn. (AP) — Political dignitaries, friends and family were expected to gather to honor the late, former U.S. Sen. Joe Lieberman of Connecticut. A funeral service is planned Friday morning in Stamford, the hometown of the four-term senator who grew as the son of a liquor store owner to come within hundreds of votes
Continue Reading Valeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN) — La Oficina de Derechos Humanos de la ONU describió la violencia sexual en Haití como “muy poco denunciada y en gran medida impune” en un desgarrador informe publicado este jueves que documentaba casos de violación y relaciones sexuales forzadas con miembros de pandillas, así como niveles crecientes de violencia de
Continue ReadingBy ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Asian shares ended mostly higher in quiet, Good Friday holiday trading, while European and U.S. markets were closed. Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 rose 0.5% to 40,369.44 and the Kospi in Seoul was little changed, at 2,748.55. The Shanghai Composite index gained 1% to 3,041.17. Taiwan’s Taiex advanced
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