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By Kylie Atwood, Patrick Oppmann and Abel Alvarado, CNN (CNN) — The US State Department took Cuba off the list of countries that are not fully cooperating with the US on counterterrorism efforts, a State Department official said Wednesday. Multiple factors contributed to Cuba’s change of status. The US and Cuba resumed law enforcement cooperation in 2023, including
Continue ReadingBy Zachary Cohen, CNN (CNN) — Arizona prosecutors have tried for weeks – and so far failed – to serve Rudy Giuliani with notice of his indictment related to an alleged scheme to overturn the 2020 election results in that state. Giuliani is among a group of former President Donald Trump’s allies indicted last month
Continue ReadingBy SUMAN NAISHADHAM and ROB GILLIES Associated Press The threat of a wildfire near Canada’s oil sands hub of Fort McMurray, Alberta, appeared to be easing Wednesday, a day after thousands of residents were forced to evacuate their homes in the city of 68,000. Favorable winds were expected to push the fire away. Many residents
Continue ReadingBy JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer The NFL’s Mike North wasn’t considering Christmas Day as part of the 2024 regular-season schedule when preliminary planning began. Ratings and interest from current and prospective broadcast partners changed that. Not only is the NFL playing on a Wednesday for only the third time since 1950, it brought on
Continue ReadingBy LEKAN OYEKANMI and JUAN LOZANO Associated Press GALVESTON, Texas (AP) — Officials say a barge has hit a bridge in Galveston, Texas, spilling oil into surrounding waters and closing the only road connecting the city to Pelican Island. No injuries have been reported. Officials say one person on the barge was knocked into the
Continue ReadingBy JAY PARIS Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — Austin Gomber allowed two hits in six innings, Brenton Doyle and Jordan Beck homered and the Colorado Rockies beat the San Diego Padres 8-0 on Wednesday to complete a three-game sweep with their seventh straight victory. It is Colorado’s longest winning streak since an eight-game run
Continue ReadingBy SOPHIE AUSTIN Associated Press/Report for America SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Investments in weapons manufacturers and a wide array of other companies by the University of California targeted by students protesting the Israel-Hamas war represent $32 billion – or nearly one-fifth – of the system’s overall assets, the system’s chief investment officer says. UC Chief
Continue ReadingBy ELÉONORE HUGHES Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil’s biggest pop star, Anitta, has released a music video depicting rituals of the Afro-Brazilian faith Candomble, sparking controversy in a country where religious intolerance is all too common. Her track — pointedly named “Accept” — has been viewed over a million times on YouTube
Continue ReadingBy BEN FINLEY Associated Press The Dali container ship experienced a near perfect storm of calamities before it struck Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge in March. But a report released Tuesday by federal investigators leaves many questions unanswered. The National Transportation Safety Board described four power failures on the ship in roughly 10 hours. Two
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Alexandra Ferguson Hong Kong (CNN) — El presidente de Rusia, Vladímir Putin, llegó a Beijing para dar inicio a una visita de Estado de dos días que subraya su estrecha sintonía con el líder chino, Xi Jinping, mientras su país avanza en Ucrania. La visita, la primera salida simbólica al extranjero de Putin desde que
Continue ReadingBy JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer The NFL’s Mike North wasn’t considering Christmas Day as part of the 2024 regular-season schedule when preliminary planning began. Ratings and interest from current and prospective broadcast partners changed that. Not only is the NFL playing on a Wednesday for only the third time since 1950, it brought on
Continue ReadingHOUSTON (AP) — Astros pitcher Ronel Blanco received a 10-game suspension Wednesday for violating Major League Baseball rules prohibiting foreign substances. Blanco was ejected from Tuesday night’s start against the Oakland Athletics. His penalty, which also included an undisclosed fine, was announced by MLB senior vice president of on-field operations Michael Hill. Houston general manager
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Valadez Click here for updates on this story May 15, 2024 (Houston Style Magazine) — As May unfolds each year, Mental Health Awareness Month serves as a poignant reminder of the importance of mental well-being and the crucial need for equitable access to mental health services. This observance sheds light on the prevalence
Continue Reading urielblanco (CNN) — El reloj del juicio final de la inteligencia artificial (IA) parece estar a punto de dar la medianoche para los editores. Google anunció el martes que integrará en su omnipresente motor de búsqueda a Gemini, su potente modelo de IA, aprovechando los rápidos avances de esta tecnología para responder directamente a las
Continue ReadingBy HANNAH FINGERHUT and GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press A new abortion clinic is going to open in southeast Kansas this fall, bolstering the state’s role as a regional hub for reproductive health services since the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. Neighboring states like Missouri, Arkansas and Oklahoma limit access to abortion.
Continue Reading Valeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN Español) — El Departamento de Estado retiró este miércoles a Cuba de la lista de países que no están cooperando por completo con los esfuerzos antiterroristas de Estados Unidos porque las circunstancias que determinan esa certificación “cambiaron entre 2022 y 2023”, informó a CNN un funcionario de esa dependencia. EE.UU. y
Continue ReadingBy Holmes Lybrand, Sabrina Souza and Gregory Krieg, CNN (CNN) — Sen. Bob Menendez’s lawyer launched his defense Wednesday in a Manhattan courtroom, insisting that the New Jersey Democrat never engaged in the international bribery scheme described by federal prosecutors and asserting that there were “innocent explanations” for the tangle of alleged crimes that has
Continue ReadingBy DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly has vetoed a measure that could have earmarked up to $5 million for certain gun-detection software in schools. Kelly’s line-item veto Wednesday leaves the money in place for general school safety efforts but deletes wording that would have set very specific criteria to use. The
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An area of low pressure is situated near the California-Arizona border. As a reminder, air flows counterclockwise around the low. This is causing more moist air to wrap around the low and move in from the north. Conversely, drier air is being wrapped around the south of the low, as represented by the orange colors
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By Ivana Kottasová, Sugam Pokharel and Zahid Mahmood, CNN (CNN) — Slovakia’s Prime Minister Robert Fico was hospitalized on Wednesday after he was shot five times in an assassination attempt that shocked the country. The attack took place after an off-site government meeting in the central Slovak town of Handlova. The suspected gunman was among
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