HANOVER, N.H. (AP) — A sorority at Dartmouth College and two members of a fraternity are facing charges related to the death of a student who drowned after attending an off-campus party this summer. Won Jang, 20, of Middletown, Delaware, had been reported missing in July after the party. State and local emergency responders searched
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By Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — The man accused of killing 22-year-old college student Laken Riley in February while she was jogging on the University of Georgia campus was convicted of murder this week and sentenced to life in prison. Laken’s sister, Lauren Phillips, now a University of Georgia student herself, walks the grounds of
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Julia Hernández (CNN) — El presidente electo de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, valora una cualidad tan importante como la lealtad y quizá incluso más que las cualificaciones convencionales: el talento para la televisión. Ha elegido a dos estrellas de Fox News: Sean Duffy como secretario del Tesoro y Pete Hegseth para dirigir el Pentágono. Para
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ISTANBUL (AP) — The Turkish doctor at the center of an alleged fraud scheme that led to the deaths of 10 babies told an Istanbul court Saturday that he was a “trusted” physician. Dr. Firat Sari is one of 47 people on trial accused of transferring newborn babies to neonatal units of private
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ROME (AP) — Pope Francis will travel to the Mediterranean island of Corsica on Dec. 15, making yet another visit to France that avoids the capital and all the pomp and protocol that accompanies a proper state visit. The one-day visit to the French island region, confirmed Saturday by the Vatican, is to
Continue ReadingBy Steve Contorno and Kristen Holmes, CNN (CNN) — A common thread weaves through many of Donald Trump’s picks for his incoming administration, a quality the president-elect values as highly as loyalty and perhaps even more than conventional qualifications: a flair for television. He has plucked two Fox News stars from their airwaves – Sean
Continue ReadingBy Sam Joseph, CNN (CNN) — Max Verstappen has the chance to add to one of the most entertaining Formula One seasons in recent memory by becoming a four-time World Drivers’ Champion at the Las Vegas Grand Prix. McLaren’s Lando Norris emerged as Verstappen’s closest challenger and has hunted the Dutchman for much of the
Continue ReadingBy Thomas Schlachter, CNN (CNN) — Harry Kane became the fastest player to score 50 Bundesliga goals as Bayern Munich beat Augsburg 3-0 on Friday. The 31-year-old striker netted all three of Bayern’s goals as the club continued its impressive start to the Bundesliga season. Kane has now scored 50 goals in 43 games in
Continue ReadingBRUSSELS (AP) — NATO says its leader and U.S. President-elect Donald Trump have met for talks on global security. The military alliance said in a brief statement on Saturday that NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte and Trump met on Friday in Palm Beach, Florida. It said they discussed “the range of global security issues facing
Continue ReadingAssociated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — This past week has seen the most significant escalation in hostilities that Ukraine has witnessed since Russia’s full-scale invasion and marks a new chapter in the nearly three-year war — one tinged with uncertainty and fear. It began with U.S. President Joe Biden reversing a longstanding policy by granting
Continue Reading Julia Hernández (CNN) — El presidente electo, Donald Trump, anunció este viernes sus candidatos para los puestos de salud pública más importantes de su próxima administración. Trump nombró a la Dra. Janette Nesheiwat como directora general de Sanidad de EE.UU., al Dr. Marty Makary como comisionado de la Administración de Alimentos y Medicamentos de EE.UU.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Warsaw Mayor Rafał Trzaskowski has been selected by Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s centrist Civic Coalition as its candidate in next year’s presidential election, beating out Foreign Minister Radek Sikorski. Tusk announced the decision at a party gathering on Saturday, a day after the party members voted in a primary
Continue Reading By Katharina Krebs, Darya Tarasova and Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — President Vladimir Putin said Friday that Russia will continue to test and start mass-producing the hypersonic ballistic missile that it fired at Ukraine Thursday. The experimental strike Thursday marked a decisive moment in Moscow’s war and capped off a dramatic week that has transformed
Continue ReadingNICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — The president of Cyprus says Moody’s two-notch credit ratings upgrade to A3 from Baa2 will open the threshold to quality foreign investment that will generate new jobs. President Nikos Christodoulides said Saturday that the rating agency’s action reflects his government’s efforts at cementing Cyprus’ reputation as a credible investment destination through
Continue Reading Julia Hernández (CNN) — La selección del secretario del Tesoro por parte del presidente electo Donald Trump contrasta con algunos de las propuestas más controvertidas y cuestionables que anunció hasta ahora. Scott Bessent no asustará a Wall Street, el sector que va a supervisar. El cargo de secretario del Tesoro es un puesto serio para
Continue ReadingBy Soph Warnes, CNN (CNN) — President-elect Donald Trump has picked Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as his Health and Human Services secretary and pledged to let him “go wild on health,” putting health care high on the agenda for his second term. While we don’t know what the policies will be, one thing Kennedy has
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) — Israeli airstrikes Saturday in central Beirut killed at least 20 people, officials said, as the once-rare attacks on the heart of Lebanon’s capital continued without warning while diplomats scrambled to broker a cease-fire. Lebanon’s Health Ministry said 66 people were wounded in the strikes, which were the fourth in
Continue ReadingISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan is sealing off its capital ahead of a planned rally by supporters of imprisoned former premier Imran Khan. It’s the second time in as many months that authorities have imposed such measures to thwart people from gathering in the city to demand Khan’s release. The National Highways and Motorway Police announced
Continue Reading Julia Hernández (CNN) — Ucrania se vio afectada por un aumento de los ataques con misiles balísticos rusos, de los cuales aproximadamente un tercio utilizaron armas norcoreanas que sólo pueden volar porque funcionan con circuitos occidentales, obtenidos a pesar de las sanciones, según oficiales militares ucranianos. Rusia disparó unos 60 misiles norcoreanos KN-23 contra Ucrania
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The Coachella Valley Firebirds defeated the San Diego Gulls 3-2 in overtime Friday night at Acrisure Arena. The Firebirds were down 2-0 in the first period, but CV would not go down without a fight. Eduard Sale opened up the scoring for the Birds in the second period, and Jani Nyman scored in the third
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