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By SOPHIA TAREEN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Pro-Palestinian demonstrators blocked roadways in Illinois, California, New York and the Pacific Northwest on Monday, temporarily shutting down travel into some of the nation’s most heavily used airports, onto the Golden Gate and Brooklyn bridges and on a busy West Coast highway. In Chicago, protesters linked arms
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Ken Holtzman, MLB’s winningest Jewish pitcher who threw two no-hitters for the Chicago Cubs and helped the Oakland Athletics win three straight World Series championships in the 1970s, has died, the Cubs announced Monday on social media. He was 78. Holtzman’s brother Bob Holtzman told the
Continue ReadingBy DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Caitlin Clark admitted she was a bit nervous before being chosen with the No. 1 pick in the WNBA draft by the Indiana Fever, even though it was no surprise. “I dreamed of this moment since I was in second grade, and it’s taken a
Continue ReadingBy DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Caitlin Clark admitted she was a bit nervous before being chosen with the No. 1 pick in the WNBA draft by the Indiana Fever, even though it was no surprise. “I dreamed of this moment since I was in second grade, and it’s taken a
Continue ReadingBy Jeremy Herb, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump has been inside a half-dozen courthouses over the past year, but he had a new experience walking into a downtown Manhattan courtroom Monday morning: a half-empty room. The former president slowly walked through the cavernous and dingy courtroom, past six empty rows of benches – set aside for prospective jurors
Continue ReadingBy MAYSOON KHAN and ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has announced the framework of a $237 billion budget that includes broad plans to drive new housing construction, address the influx of migrants and crack down on illegal marijuana shops. The governor announced what she described as the
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Belén Liotti (CNN) — Las ventas de teléfonos inteligentes de Apple cayeron un 10% el último trimestre, según la firma de investigación de mercado IDC, ya que las ventas en China cayeron drásticamente. La compañía ha perdido impulso en China debido a que el nacionalismo, una economía difícil y una mayor competencia han perjudicado a
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson Nueva York (CNN) — El burnout o agotamiento laboral es un problema tan grave para los trabajadores que algunos jefes se están planteando reducir la duración de la semana laboral. Casi un tercio (30%) de las grandes empresas estadounidenses está explorando nuevos cambios en los horarios de trabajo, como semanas laborales de cuatro
Continue ReadingBy JENNIFER PELTZ, MICHAEL R. SISAK, ERIC TUCKER and JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The historic hush money trial of Donald Trump got underway Monday with the arduous process of selecting a jury to hear the case charging the former president with falsifying business records in order to stifle stories about his
Continue ReadingBy TERESA M. WALKER AP Sports Writer The WNBA wears Prada. The stars of the game wore top fashion labels Monday night that turned the draft into a mini-Oscars where style was front and center along with the picks. Caitlin Clark. Cameron Brink. Kamilla Cardoso. Angel Reese. They all stepped onto the stage and met
Continue ReadingBy TERESA M. WALKER AP Sports Writer The WNBA wears Prada. The stars of the game wore top fashion labels Monday night that turned the draft into a mini-Oscars where style was front and center along with the picks. Caitlin Clark. Cameron Brink. Kamilla Cardoso. Angel Reese. They all stepped onto the stage and met
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By AnneClaire Stapleton, CNN (CNN) — At least 20 severely decomposed bodies have been found in a boat off the coast of northeastern Brazil, officials say. The boat was found on the coast of Bragança, northeast of Pará, on April 13, the Brazilian Federal Public Ministry announced Sunday. Two investigations have been since been opened. Officials
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — The stock price for Donald Trump’s social media company slid again Monday, pushing it more than 66% below its peak set late last month. Trump Media & Technology Group closed down 18.4% at $26.61 as more of the euphoria that surrounded the stock fades. It’s a sharp comedown since nearing $80
Continue ReadingROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) — A judge has ordered a psychiatric evaluation for a northern Illinois man charged with killing four people and injuring seven others by stabbing, beating and driving over them. Winnebago County Judge Debra Schafer ordered the evaluation Monday for Christian Soto. The 22-year-old man was appearing in court by video link for
Continue ReadingBy JONATHAN MATTISE and KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee would join the ranks of states where public school employees have to out transgender students to their parents under a bill advancing in the Republican-supermajority Legislature. GOP House lawmakers gave near-final passage to the bill on Monday. That now puts Tennessee just
Continue Reading Belén Liotti (CNN) — Hannah Gutiérrez Reed, la armera de la película “Rust” declarada culpable de homicidio involuntario en marzo pasado por el disparo que cobró la vida de la directora de fotografía Halyna Hutchins en 2021, fue sentenciada este lunes a 18 meses de prisión, la pena máxima. “No te escuché asumir la responsabilidad
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Israel aún no decide cómo responder al ataque iraní del fin de semana, en el que se dispararon más de 300 proyectiles contra su territorio en el primer enfrentamiento militar directo entre la República Islámica y el Estado judío. Israel debe equilibrar, por un lado, la presión internacional para que dé
Continue ReadingBy KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A shooting outside a New Orleans nightclub over the weekend has prompted renewed calls from city officials for changes to a pending Louisiana law allowing people to carry concealed handguns without a permit. The shooting took place late Sunday in the city’s Warehouse District. One person
Continue ReadingBy DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The WNBA will once again pay for charter flights for the entire playoffs as well as for back-to-back games during the upcoming season that require air travel, Commissioner Cathy Engelbert said Monday. There are more back-to-back sets this season with the WNBA taking a long
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A long-awaited audit on a $19,000 lectern bought for Republican Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee cites multiples potential violations of state law in the item’s purchase. The audit requested by lawmakers about the lectern that drew nationwide scrutiny and attention was released on Monday. The report
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