Month: April 2024
Mexican authorities stop water extraction from reservoir that’s home to upscale lakeside community
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Struggling to deal with a severe drought, water authorities in central Mexico have decided to stop taking water from a rapidly emptying reservoir adjoining an upscale lakeside community. Residents had protested about Mexico City drawing water from the Valle de Bravo reservoir, an area dotted with expensive homes about two hours
Continue ReadingConsumer Reports says Lunchables ‘should not be allowed on menu’ for schools, petitions USDA for removal
By Parija Kavilanz and Sandee LaMotte, CNN New York (CNN) — The school cafeteria versions of popular kids’ grocery store snack kit Lunchables is packed with too much sodium, a consumer watchdog group warned on Tuesday. Lunchables developed two new versions of the snack kit specifically to be available nationally as part of school lunch
Continue ReadingBiden may miss window to appear on Alabama’s presidential ballot, secretary of state says
By Jack Forrest, CNN (CNN) — Joe Biden may hit another bump on his way to getting on state presidential ballots, with Alabama’s top elections official asserting Tuesday that the president and vice president will miss the deadline to be certified as nominees in the state come November given the timing of the Democratic National
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McCallum Theatre announces 2024-25 season lineup
The McCallum Theatre said the new season, which kicks off in October and lasts through May 2025, will include six Broadway shows, Broadway stars, musicians, and dance companies. Watch Peter Daut’s interview with artistic director Mitch Gershenfeld, and visit McCallumTheatre.org for tickets.
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Organizaciones locales sin ánimo de lucro lanzan campañas en carteles publicitarias que destacan el servicio y los trabajadores agrícolas antes de la temporada de festivales
TODEC Legal Center y Lift to Rise están reconociendo a los trabajadores históricamente mal pagados con espectaculares publicitarias colocadas por todo el valle. Según TODEC, sus vallas publicitarias anuales “The Real Coachella” pretenden representar a los trabajadores agrícolas locales, “…que cosechan la comida para todos y a veces no pueden permitirse la suya propia”. Las
Continue ReadingErrors on base of Kobe Bryant’s statue outside the Lakers’ arena have been corrected
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Several errors on the marble base of the statue of Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant outside the team’s downtown arena have been corrected. The changes were made in time for the Lakers’ regular-season home finale against Golden State on Tuesday night. The 19-foot bronze statue, which was unveiled in early
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Los carteles del debate en México: candidatos echan mano de ayudas visuales para atacar a sus rivales en una discusión con pocas propuestas
Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN Español) — Los tres candidatos que aspiran llegar a la Presidencia de México a finales de este año presentaron sus planes para mejorar la salud, la educación, combatir la corrupción y la violencia durante el primero de tres debates presidenciales este domingo. Hay un detalle en particular no pasó desapercibido: el
Continue ReadingNew York City to wind down deal with embattled medical company tasked with housing migrants
By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York City will move to end its contract with a medical services company hired to house and care for a recent influx of international migrants, following scrutiny over the firm’s costly deal with the city and the quality of its humanitarian services. Mayor Eric Adams’
Continue ReadingWarner Bros. teases ‘Joker’ sequel, ‘Beetlejuice 2’ and more at CinemaCon
By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Warner Bros. isn’t resting on its “ Barbie ” laurels: The 100-year studio has its sights on a record-breaking 2024 as well, with a release slate that includes a new Mad Max film, “ Furiosa,” Kevin Costner’s two-part Western epic, “ Horizon: An American Saga,
Continue Reading ¿Por qué morimos? Lo último sobre el envejecimiento y la inmortalidad de la mano de un científico galardonado con el Premio Nobel
Aitana Ocana (CNN) — Desde tiempos inmemoriales, el ser humano ha hecho todo lo posible por engañar a la muerte. Hoy en día, cuando los avances revolucionarios transforman la ciencia ficción en realidad cotidiana, ¿estamos más cerca de alargar nuestra vida o incluso la inmortalidad? El nuevo libro “Why We Die” analiza los esfuerzos de
Continue ReadingArizona can enforce an 1864 law criminalizing nearly all abortions, court says
By JACQUES BILLEAUD and ANITA SNOW Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona will soon join 14 other states that have banned abortion at all stages of pregnancy after a state Supreme Court ruling Tuesday found that officials may enforce an 1864 law criminalizing all abortions except when a woman’s life is at stake. The court
Continue ReadingWitnesses in Trump classified documents case will remain secret, federal judge orders
By Katelyn Polantz and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge decided Tuesday that the names of potential witnesses in the classified documents case against Donald Trump will remain secret – resolving one of the issues that has created a logjam in the criminal case. After months of arguing over what pieces of information
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Student Athlete of the Week – Julian Herrera
Shadow Hills baseball pitcher and outfielder Julian Herrera is this week’s student-athlete of the week. Primarily pitching on the mound for the Knights, Herrera mentioned it is all about being calm and collected in the moment. “I just try to stay calm, and I try not to overthink things,” Herrera said. I mean, being a
Continue ReadingAnthony Davis to sit out Lakers’ showdown with Warriors due to aftereffects of head blow
By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Anthony Davis is sitting out of the Los Angeles Lakers’ showdown with the Golden State Warriors due to the aftereffects of a blow to his head two days earlier. Lakers coach Darvin Ham said Davis had been ruled out about 90 minutes before tipoff Tuesday
Continue ReadingIdaho man faces federal terrorism charge. Prosecutors say he planned a church attack to support IS
By REBECCA BOONE and MEAD GRUVER Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An 18-year-old man planned to attack churches in a northern Idaho city using a metal pipe, butane fuel, a machete and, if he could get them, his father’s guns, according to federal prosecutors who charged him with attempting to provide material support to
Continue ReadingBiden could miss the deadline for the November ballot in Alabama, the state’s election chief says
By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama’s election’s chief said President Joe Biden could be left off the ballot in Alabama because the state’s certification deadline is several days before the Democratic Party’s convention. Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen, a Republican, made the statement Tuesday. A similar concern was raised in
Continue ReadingCaitlin Clark wins women’s Wooden Award as nation’s best college player
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Iowa’s Caitlin Clark won the John R. Wooden Award for the second straight year as the nation’s top women’s college basketball player on Tuesday. The other finalists were Cameron Brink of Stanford, Paige Bueckers of UConn and freshmen Hannah Hidalgo of Notre Dame and JuJu Watkins of Southern California. All five
Continue ReadingPeter Higgs, physicist who proposed the existence of the ‘God particle,’ dies at 94
By DANICA KIRKA, JILL LAWLESS and JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The University of Edinburgh says Nobel prize-winning physicist Peter Higgs, who proposed the existence of a sub-atomic particle that came to be known as the Higgs boson, has died at 94. Higgs predicted the existence of the particle in 1964. But it
Continue Reading Muere el padre de Hugo Chávez, informa el presidente Nicolás Maduro
José Álvarez (CNN Español) –– El presidente de Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, reportó este martes la muerte de Hugo de los Reyes Chávez, padre del fallecido mandatario Hugo Chávez, en un mensaje de audio transmitido a través del canal estatal Venezolana de Televisión. Maduro no informó la causa del fallecimiento, que también fue confirmado por la
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