By ERIK VERDUZCO Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Police in North Carolina say several officers on a task force trying to serve a warrant in Charlotte, North Carolina, have been struck by gunfire and someone suspected in the shooting has been found dead in a home. The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department says officers from the
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — Britain’s military says one of the horses that galloped through the streets of London last week is expected to make a full recovery while another remains under observation following its injuries. Quaker, a black horse, has shown “significant improvement,” on the way to a complete recovery. Vida, a gray animal, remains under
Continue ReadingBy Oliver Darcy, CNN New York (CNN) — Paramount Global on Monday parted ways with its chief executive, Bob Bakish, in a seismic move that sent reverberations through the media conglomerate as it actively engages in acquisition talks with Skydance Media. In place of Bakish, who led the company since controlling shareholder Shari Redstone reunited
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Rocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — Los ministros del Grupo de los Siete (G7) acordaron cerrar todas sus centrales de carbón a más tardar en 2035, anunció este lunes un ministro del Reino Unido, un avance en política climática que podría influir en otros países para que hagan lo mismo. Poner fecha de caducidad al carbón —el
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WHDH, CNN By Harmeet Kaur, CNN (CNN) — As university administrators and law enforcement crack down on campus protests over Israel’s war in Gaza, they’re invoking a familiar trope: the “outside agitator.” On April 18, the New York Police Department arrested more than a hundred people in connection with pro-Palestinian protests at Columbia University, kicking off a
Continue Reading By Harmeet Kaur, CNN (CNN) — As university administrators and law enforcement crack down on campus protests over Israel’s war in Gaza, they’re invoking a familiar trope: the “outside agitator.” On April 18, the New York Police Department arrested more than a hundred people in connection with pro-Palestinian protests at Columbia University, kicking off a wave of
Continue ReadingBy Clare Duffy and Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — One of the core demands over the past week by the pro-Palestinian student groups at Columbia University has been for the school to withdraw investment funds from what they describe as companies profiting from Israel’s military action in Gaza. Columbia’s endowment is worth $13.6 billion
Continue ReadingBy STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Supporters and critics of a white Minnesota state trooper charged with murder for killing a Black motorist confronted each other in an exchange that was heated but peaceful. The exchange reflects the strong emotions that the politically charged case has generated. Law enforcement officers were among the
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By CLAIRE RUSH and GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — One of the winners of a $1.3 billion Powerball jackpot this month is an immigrant from Laos who has had cancer for eight years and had his latest chemotherapy treatment last week. Cheng “Charlie” Saephan, 46, of Portland, told a news conference held
Continue Reading Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN Español) — El Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores de Ecuador informó este lunes que presentaron ante la Corte Internacional de Justicia ―con sede en La Haya― una demanda contra México, al que acusa de violaciones a convenciones, acuerdos y obligaciones internacionales tras haber recibido como huésped en su embajada en Quito
Continue ReadingBy ANITA SNOW Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Prosecutors said Monday they will not retry an Arizona rancher whose trial in the fatal shooting of a Mexican man on his property ended last week with a deadlocked jury. The jurors in the trial of George Alan Kelly were unable to reach a unanimous decision on
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By LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia’s and North Carolina’s refusal to cover certain health care for transgender people with government-sponsored insurance is discriminatory, a federal appeals court ruled Monday in a case likely headed to the U.S. Supreme Court. The Richmond-based 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 8-6 in
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson Riad y Jerusalén (CNN) — Hamas está considerando un nuevo marco propuesto por Egipto que pide al grupo liberar hasta 33 rehenes secuestrados en Israel a cambio de una pausa en las hostilidades en Gaza, dijo a CNN una fuente israelí familiarizada con las negociaciones y una fuente diplomática extranjera. La última propuesta,
Continue ReadingBy ADITHI RAMAKRISHNAN AP Science Writer DALLAS (AP) — NASA’s Webb Space Telescope has revealed the sharpest images yet of a portion of a horse-shaped nebula, showing the “mane” in finer detail. The Horsehead Nebula, in the constellation Orion, is 1,300 light-years away. A light-year is nearly 6 trillion miles (9.7 trillion kilometers). Discovered over
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Un devastador brote de tornados de varios días de duración arrasó barrios enteros y negocios a partir del viernes, trastocando vidas en varios estados del corazón de Estados Unidos. Decenas de tornados, varios de categoría EF2 o superior, fueron confirmados por los estudios de daños en las zonas. Las tormentas resultaron
Continue ReadingNORTH BEND, Wash. (AP) — It was an unusual wildlife sighting Sunday when four zebras escaped from their trailer and galloped into a Washington neighborhood. Three of the four black-and-white striped animals were quickly captured, but the fate of the fourth wasn’t immediately known Monday, Washington State Patrol Trooper Rick Johnson said. The zebras were
Continue ReadingBy ALICIA RANCILIO Associated Press As the Wrexham A.F.C. Red Dragons are celebrating another advancement in the English soccer system to the third tier, its owners, actors Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney are still “all in” on their efforts to help turn around the once-struggling team. The experience is filmed for a FX docuseries called
Continue ReadingBy STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks ticked higher Monday to begin a week packed with potentially market-moving reports. The S&P 500 rose 16.21 points, or 0.3%, to 5,116.17, coming off its best week since November. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 146.43, or 0.4%, to 38,386.09, and the Nasdaq
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Britney Spears and her father Jamie Spears will avoid what could have been a long, ugly and revealing trial with a settlement of the lingering issues in the court conservatorship that controlled her life and financial decisions for nearly 14 years. A hearing on those
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