Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump has chosen money manager Scott Bessent, an advocate for deficit reduction and deregulation, to serve as his next treasury secretary. Bessent is a past supporter of Democrats who has become an enthusiastic supporter of Trump. He’s an advocate of cutting spending while extending the tax cuts approved
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Valeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN Español) — La Fiscalía General de Venezuela anunció que investigará a la dirigente opositora María Corina Machado por supuesta traición a la patria luego de que ella diera su apoyo a un proyecto de ley en Estados Unidos que busca prohibir que Washington haga tratos con cualquier instancia que tenga vínculos comerciales
Continue ReadingBy Kara Scannell, CNN New York, NY (CNN) — Lawyers for Sean “Diddy” Combs on Friday pleaded with a judge to release him from jail, arguing the embattled music producer is not the danger to the community that prosecutors allege he is. Following nearly two hours of arguments, Judge Arun Subramanian said he would issue
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump announced Friday that he’ll nominate billionaire hedge fund manager Scott Bessent, an advocate for deficit reduction, to serve as his next treasury secretary, one of several personnel decisions that he unveiled as he closed out the workweek. Trump also said he would nominate Russell Vought to lead
Continue ReadingBy Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — The aftermath of the 2024 US presidential election has been a boon to Elon Musk. The richest person in the world got even richer Friday, with Musk’s net worth hitting a record $347.8 billion, Bloomberg reported. That beats his previous record set in November 2021, when the
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Story by Associated Press London (AP) — A woman who claimed mixed martial arts fighter Conor McGregor “brutally raped and battered” her in a Dublin hotel penthouse was awarded nearly 250,000 Euros ($257,000) on Friday by a civil court jury in Ireland. Nikita Hand said the Dec. 9, 2018, assault after a night of partying
Continue ReadingBy Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — The promise of starting life anew on Mars may appear alluring, even feasible, as the climate crisis intensifies and space and rocket technology advances. But the reality would be dreadful, according to one book that argues that Elon Musk’s intention to settle the red planet within the next 30
Continue ReadingWAUPACA, Wis. (AP) — A drunken driver who was traveling the wrong way on a Wisconsin highway has been sentenced to more than 35 years in prison. Scott Farmer’s truck crashed into another vehicle, killing four siblings. Farmer had pleaded no contest to homicide by intoxicated use of a motor vehicle. The crash happened last
Continue ReadingCARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela’s government has announced another investigation against opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, continuing its efforts to blame her for the economic sanctions that the United States has imposed against the South American country. Machado will be investigated for expressing support for a bill passed by the U.S. House of Representatives that
Continue Reading Paulina Nares (CNN Español) — La presidenta de México, Claudia Sheinbaum, aseguró que los mexicanos que residen en Estados Unidos contarán con la atención necesaria y que, incluso, algunos trámites consulares tendrán “menores requisitos”. “Los mexicanos y mexicanas en Estados Unidos van a tener toda la atención, va haber todavía más atención, y va haber
Continue ReadingBy Scottie Andrew, CNN (CNN) — As most have by now picked up, two disparate, big-budget films are sharing a release date this weekend: One, an R-rated historical epic stacked with a starry cast of Oscar hopefuls. The other, a musical based on a beloved property with plenty of pink… and a second starry cast
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Palm Springs and the Coachella Valley can expect warm and dry conditions through today with mostly clear skies and temperatures near 80°F. A cold front will pass through on Saturday, bringing some cloud cover and slightly cooler temperatures. While an atmospheric river is expected to bring light rain to the mountains of Southern California starting
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — ABC’s “This Week” — Sens. Bill Hagerty, R-Tenn., and Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn. ___ NBC’s “Meet the Press” — Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo.; Sen.-elect Adam Schiff, D-Calif. ___ CNN’s “State of the Union” — Sens. James Lankford, R-Okla., Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., and Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill. ___ CBS’ “Face the Nation” — Duckworth; Sens.
Continue Reading Sol Amaya (CNN)– Las escuelas públicas en Texas ahora tienen la opción de usar un nuevo plan de estudio escrito por el Estado e infundido con historias de la Biblia después de que la junta escolar del estado votara a favor del material este viernes. Una estrecha mayoría de los 15 miembros de la junta,
Continue ReadingAssociated Press/Report for America BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana’s GOP-dominated Legislature approved a constitutional amendment on Friday that would allow lawmakers to expand the number of crimes in which juveniles between 14 and 16 years old could be tried as adults. The measure would remove constitutional restrictions on juvenile crimes transferable to adult courts
Continue Reading Paulina Nares (CNN Español) — Se mantienen en alerta amarilla tres de los 18 departamentos de Honduras por la saturación del suelo y daños provocados por el paso de la tormenta tropical Sara, informó este viernes la Secretaría de Gestión de Riesgos y Contingencias. Los departamentos son: Cortés, Atlántida y Colón y la alerta durará 24 horas
Continue ReadingAP Health Writer A California infant has died and at least 10 other people have been sickened in an outbreak of listeria food poisoning tied to ready-to-eat meat and poultry products that include chicken feet, duck neck, beef shank and pork hock, federal health officials reported Friday. Yu Shang Food, Inc., of Spartanburg, South Carolina,
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CNN By Kristen Holmes, Sara Murray, Elisabeth Buchwald and Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — President-elect Donald Trump named billionaire Scott Bessent as his pick to serve as the next secretary of the Department of the Treasury. “Scott has long been a strong advocate of the America First Agenda. On the eve of our Great Country’s
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey has announced that the state’s reliance on hotels and motels to shelter homeless people will be phased out in the next couple of years. Healey announced on Friday changes to the state’s emergency family shelter system. She said the changes would help more families find stable,
Continue ReadingAP Health Writer A California infant has died and at least 10 other people have been sickened in an outbreak of listeria food poisoning tied to ready-to-eat meat and poultry products that include chicken feet, duck neck, beef shank and pork hock, federal health officials reported Friday. Yu Shang Food, Inc., of Spartanburg, South Carolina,
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