By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — Caleb Williams seemed unfazed by it all. The former Southern California star was ready to embrace the attention after the Chicago Bears grabbed him with the No. 1 pick in the NFL draft. The prized quarterback knows all eyes are on him in a
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Valeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN Español) — El Tribunal Electoral de Panamá anunció este viernes que suspendió el uso de la votación electrónica y dispuso que las elecciones presidenciales del 5 de mayo se realicen con votación y escrutinio manuales. La medida fue tomada en sesión extraordinaria del Consejo Nacional de Partidos Políticos y su subcomisión técnica
Continue ReadingMEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Officials say sheriff’s deputies fatally shot a man who sped toward them in a vehicle as they were serving a search warrant in a neighborhood on Friday in Memphis, Tennessee. Shelby County Sheriff Floyd Bonner says deputies were serving the high-risk drug warrant at about 3:30 p.m. when a man who
Continue ReadingBy Brian Rokus, Aaron Pellish and Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, CNN (CNN) — Former Rep. Peter Meijer is dropping his bid for Michigan’s open Senate seat, the Republican said in a statement Friday. “The hard reality is the fundamentals of the race have changed since we launched this campaign. After prayerful consideration, today I withdrew my name
Continue Reading Mauricio Torres (CNN Español) — Un accidente de autobús en el norte de Chile dejó dos turistas brasileños muertos y otros 33 heridos, informó este viernes el Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores de Brasil. De los heridos, que viajaban en el vehículo, tres se encuentran en estado grave, añadió en un comunicado. La institución indicó que
Continue ReadingBy PAT EATON-ROBB Associated Press Harvey Weinstein will appear in a New York City court next week, the first step in potentially retrying the film mogul after his 2020 rape conviction was overturned. New York’s highest court on Thursday threw out Weinstein’s 2020 rape conviction, ordering a new trial. The Manhattan district attorney’s office has
Continue ReadingLAS VEGAS (AP) — A retired professional wrestler and former congressional candidate in Nevada and Texas has been indicted on a murder charge in the death of an Idaho man who suffered a head injury during a Halloween Party at a Las Vegas Strip hotel. Daniel Rodimer, 45, who now lives in Texas, is expected
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Mothers Against Prescription Drug Abuse held its 2024 West Coast Humanitarian Awards. The event, held at Wally’s Desert Turtle, honors community leaders fighting against the misuse of opioids and fentanyl. News Channel 3’s evening anchor Karen Devine was the emcee for the event. She received the humanitarian award at last year’s ceremony. This year’s award
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — Regulators have closed Republic First Bank, a regional lender operating in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. said Friday it had seized the Philadelphia-based bank, which did business as Republic Bank had roughly $6 billion in assets and $4 billion in deposits as of January 31. Fulton
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Ellen DeGeneres está reflexionando sobre el final de su programa de entrevistas. La comediante comenzó esta semana su gira “Ellen’s Last Stand…Up Tour”, su primer gran proyecto desde que el programa “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” terminó en 2022. Al borde de las lágrimas, Ellen DeGeneres anuncia el final de su programa
Continue ReadingBy SONIA PÉREZ D. Associated Press GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — The aid group Save the Children says there is no evidence to support accusations of misconduct after Guatemalan prosecutors raided its offices looking for evidence of alleged abuse of migrant children. Thursday’s raid came after prosecutors claimed Save the Children and a number of other
Continue ReadingVANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — The British Columbia government is making changes to its drug decriminalization policy to stop drug use in public places. Premier David Eby said the province is asking the federal government to make illicit drug use illegal in all public spaces, including inside hospitals, on transit and in parks. Eby said
Continue Reading Valeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN Español) — Un tribunal federal de México decidió, por unanimidad, despenalizar el aborto en el estado de Jalisco, informaron este jueves autoridades judiciales y la organización Grupo de Información en Reproducción Elegida (GIRE). El secretario de acuerdos del Segundo Tribunal Colegiado en Materia Penal del Tercer Circuito, Carlos Alberto Alcantara, le
Continue ReadingBy EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations says Sudanese paramilitary forces are encircling the only capital they haven’t captured in the western Darfur region, warning that an attack would have “devastating consequences” for the city’s 800,000 inhabitants. At the same time, the U.N. said Friday that the rival Sudanese
Continue ReadingBy Luciana Lopez and Samantha Delouya, CNN (CNN) — The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation on Friday said that Republic First Bank has been closed by Pennsylvania state regulators, in what the FDIC said was the first US bank failure this year. “Philadelphia-based Republic First Bank (doing business as Republic Bank) was closed today by the
Continue Reading Valeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN Español) — Por medio de un mensaje en la cuenta oficial en la red social X, antes Twitter, la Federación Nacional de Cafeteros de Colombia informó este viernes que murió Carlos Castañeda, quien durante 20 años personificó a Juan Valdez, la imagen icónica del café colombiano en el mundo. “Tenemos que
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Update 9:15 PM The missing girl has been found, and is safe, police announced. Original Report 4:17 PM Police are asking for the public’s help in locating a 15-year-old girl missing in Desert Hot Springs. The walked away from a hotel in Desert Hot Springs located at 14500 Palm Drive early Friday morning, police said.
Continue ReadingZEBALLOS, British Columbia (AP) — Officials in Canada say a young killer whale that was trapped for more than a month in a lagoon on Vancouver Island has gotten past a bottleneck at high tide, reaching an inlet that could take it to the open sea. The Ehattesaht and Nuchatlaht First Nations says in a
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Los miembros del jurado tendrán ahora un fin de semana de tres días para reflexionar sobre lo que escucharon durante la primera semana completa de testimonios en el histórico juicio de Donald Trump por el pago de dinero por silencio. David Pecker bajó finalmente del estrado tras más de 10 horas de
Continue ReadingBy JOSH FUNK, MARGERY A. BECK and HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A tornado plowed through suburban Omaha, Nebraska, on Friday afternoon, damaging hundreds of homes and other structures as the twister tore for miles along farmland and into subdivisions. Some injuries were reported but there were no immediate reports that anyone
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