By MAURICIO SAVARESE and SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press SAO PAULO (AP) — The Brazilian and the French presidents on Tuesday announced a plan to invest 1 billion euros ($1.1 billion) in the Amazon, including parts of the rainforest in neighboring French Guiana. The two countries’ governments said in a joint statement the money will be
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Valeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN Español) — La Corte Federal para el Distrito de Arizona falló este lunes parcialmente a favor del Gobierno de México ante una moción que presentaron las cinco empresas distribuidoras de armas en ese estado fronterizo que están demandadas y buscaban desestimar aspectos fundamentales de la demanda de México. La decisión permite que
Continue ReadingBy TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer MIAMI (AP) — Jonathan Kuminga controlled an offensive rebound midway through the third quarter and slapped the ball out to Stephen Curry, who connected on a 3-pointer from the “C” in the Heat Culture logo painted across midcourt. The Golden State bench roared in approval. So did tons of
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Este mes, los miembros del Ayuntamiento de Indio aprobaron la licitación para la construcción del Complejo Deportivo de Indio. Según Waymond Fermon, miembro del Ayuntamiento de Indio, el parque de 38 acres estará situado en el norte de Indio, en la Avenida 44 y Jackson. El parque incluirá campos de béisbol y softball, campos de
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By Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko appears to have cast doubt on Russia’s claims that Ukraine was involved in the brutal attack at a Moscow concert hall last week. ISIS claimed responsibility for the massacre, which killed at least 139 people, and released graphic footage of the incident, but Russian President
Continue ReadingBy SUSAN HAIGH and TRÂN NGUYỄN Associated Press Famed American artist and sculptor Richard Serra, known for turning curving walls of rusting steel and other malleable materials into large-scale pieces of outdoor artwork that are now dotted across the world, died Tuesday at his home in Long Island, New York. He was 85. Considered one
Continue ReadingBy SUSAN HAIGH and TRÂN NGUYỄN Associated Press Famed American artist and sculptor Richard Serra, known for turning curving walls of rusting steel and other malleable materials into large-scale pieces of outdoor artwork that are now dotted across the world, died Tuesday at his home in Long Island, New York. He was 85. Considered one
Continue Reading Belén Liotti (CNN) — Amit Soussana es la primera mujer israelí que habla públicamente sobre lo que relata fue una agresión sexual y otras formas de violencia durante sus 55 días en cautiverio luego del ataque de Hamas en Israel el 7 de octubre, según un informe del diario The New York Times, publicado este
Continue ReadingBy HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah woman who authorities say fatally poisoned her husband in 2022, then published a children’s book about grief, now faces another attempted murder charge for allegedly drugging him weeks earlier on Valentine’s Day. Kouri Richins, 33, is accused of killing her husband with a
Continue ReadingBy Laura He and Anna Cooban, CNN Hong Kong/London (CNN) — BYD reported a jump of more than 80% in profit in its first set of annual earnings since it stole Tesla’s crown as the world’s top seller of electric vehicles. Net profit almost doubled to 30 billion yuan ($4.2 billion) last year, from 16.6
Continue ReadingBy DÉBORA REY Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Judges overseeing a high-profile human rights trial in Argentina have convicted 11 former officials of crimes against humanity. It’s the first case to focus on the former military dictatorship’s overlooked practice of committing sexual violence against transgender women. The trial at the court in La
Continue ReadingBy Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — Not getting enough sleep may cause you to feel five to 10 years older than you really are, according to two new studies. “Sleep plays a causal role in how old individuals feel,” Leonie Balter, a sleep researcher at Stockholm University in Sweden and lead author of both studies,
Continue ReadingBy GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Shohei Ohtani’s life will be fundamentally different in the coming weeks and months without Ippei Mizuhara, his interpreter and constant companion ever since he moved to the majors from Japan. Although the changes caused by Mizuhara’s firing amid allegations of gambling and theft could be
Continue ReadingADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Ethiopia’s biggest bank says it has recouped nearly 80% of the cash it lost during a system glitch that allowed customers to take out more money than they had in their accounts. Abe Sano, president of the Commercial Bank of Ethiopia, told reporters Tuesday that around $14 million was withdrawn
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La Quinta track and field sprinter Jaeleene Ramos is this week’s student-athlete of the week. Success for Ramos would be an understatement, as she has been part of a team that has won three championships. However, she credits her success to the people closest to her. “Something that motivates me on the track is probably
Continue ReadingBy KAREN MATTHEWS and CEDAR ATTANASIO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A man accused of fatally shoving another person into the path of an oncoming New York City subway train has been described by his mother and officials as experiencing mental health issues. The death revived discussion Tuesday about how the city should respond
Continue ReadingBy MAURICIO SAVARESE and DIARLEI RODRIGUES Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Dozens of kids and teenagers from Rio de Janeiro’s Mare neighborhood gathered for the launch of a book in which they show, with their own words and pictures, how violence in their poor, bayside community weighs on their young lives. The book,
Continue ReadingBy Mira Cheng, CNN (CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration is again proposing a ban on electrical stimulation devices used to reduce or stop self-injurious or aggressive behavior, the agency said in a statement Monday. Electrical stimulation devices deliver electrical shocks through electrodes attached to a person’s skin to attempt to reduce or
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