By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN New York (CNN) — Costco is battling an anti-DEI wave with a stern rebuke to activist shareholders looking to end the warehouse retailer’s diversity ambitions. Walmart, John Deere, Tractor Supply and other companies are changing or walking away from diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies. But Costco believes DEI helps its
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ROME (AP) — Italy’s foreign ministry says an Italian journalist who was reporting in Tehran has been detained by the Iranian police. Cecilia Sala was reporting in the Iranian capital when she was detained on Dec. 19, the ministry said. It said that it was working with Iranian authorities “to clarify the legal
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Por Aaron Pellish y Alayna Treene, CNN En un mensaje que parecía estar destinado como una comunicación privada a Elon Musk, el presidente electo de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, dijo en una publicación en redes sociales este viernes que el fundador de Microsoft, Bill Gates, había solicitado reunirse con él. “¿Dónde estás? ¿Cuándo vienes al
Continue ReadingPROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A Rhode Island man has admitted to using gasoline to set several fires around the exterior of a predominantly Black church earlier this year. According to a plea agreement filed in federal court last week, Kevin Colantonio set several fires around the exterior of the Shiloh Gospel Temple in North Providence
Continue Reading Por CNN en Español La presidenta de México, Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo, dijo el jueves que su Gobierno presentará “alrededor de 20” reformas en el próximo periodo de sesiones del Congreso del país, el cual inicia el 1 de febrero de 2025. Sheinbaum indicó que varias de estas reformas serán legales, pues se centrarán en modificaciones
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An outage cut power to nearly 200 Imperial Irrigation District customers for a few hours in Coachella today. The utility published a statement alerting the public at 7:45 a.m. Friday that an outage caused by “vehicle contact” was affecting the area. As of the initial statement, 169 customers had their power back, leaving 26 without
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Beyoncé’s epic Christmas Day football halftime performance was so nice, you can now watch it twice – or as much as you want to. Netflix announced Friday that Queen Bey’s performance during its first-ever NFL Christmas Gameday is now available as a standalone special. “The expansive performance of
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By Tyler Cunnington, Celeste Springer Click here for updates on this story EL PASO COUNTY, Colorado (KRDO) — A dead body has now been located, and El Paso County deputies say they believe it’s tied to a missing persons case. The case stems back to when two men were reported missing on Thursday, Dec. 19.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States is expected to announce that it will send $1.25 billion in military assistance to Ukraine, U.S. officials said Friday, as the Biden administration pushes to get as much aid to Kyiv as possible before leaving office on Jan. 20. The large package of aid includes a significant
Continue Reading Por Ivonne Valdés, CNN en Español Nahuel Gallo, el gendarme argentino detenido en Venezuela a inicios de diciembre, fue procesado por su presunta “vinculación a acciones terroristas”, informó este viernes el fiscal general Tarek William Saab. “El Sr. Nahuel Agustín Gallo ha sido detenido al haber intentado ingresar irregularmente a la República Bolivariana de Venezuela
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KNXV, HEIDI LYNN WALLACE, CNN By KNXV Staff Click here for updates on this story MESA, Arizona (KNXV) — Last year, a Valley woman got the surprise of her life over the holidays. After being reunited with her daughter after more than 50 years, in 2024 Sandra Hicks got to prepare for a family Christmas.
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By KNXV Staff Click here for updates on this story MESA, Arizona (KNXV) — Last year, a Valley woman got the surprise of her life over the holidays. After being reunited with her daughter after more than 50 years, in 2024 Sandra Hicks got to prepare for a family Christmas. In 1970, Hicks had put
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Snoop Dogg has nearly as many ties to football as he does to rap music. The entertainer coached youth football for years and created the Snoop League, an after-school program for inner city Los Angeles youths. Snoop has been a guest analyst on football broadcasts and his son,
Continue ReadingBy Metia Carroll Click here for updates on this story ZACHARY, Louisiana (WDSU) — Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is investigating a hunting accident in Zachary after a hunter was accidentally shot. Agents with the department say, they responded to the scene on Dec. 23 after they were contacted due to someone being shot.
Continue ReadingBy Tommie Clark Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE (WBAL) — A Baltimorean, who is quadriplegic, is sharing her struggle to stay in her home in hopes of helping others facing the same fate. 11 News has followed Janice Jackson’s journey for more than a decade. At 24, Jackson was hit by a
Continue ReadingBy Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — After a year filled with animated inner emotions, mutants, aliens, gladiators and witches, the new year will bring a crop of new (or, newly revisited) movies to choose from, as always. Many upcoming films are sequels, reboots and franchise extensions, which can be chalked up to Hollywood’s penchant for
Continue Reading Por Ashley Strickland, CNN La sonda solar Parker pasó el martes cerca del Sol en un sobrevuelo récord, acercándose a 6,1 millones de kilómetros de la superficie solar en el mayor acercamiento de la humanidad a una estrella. El equipo de operaciones de la misión, situado en el Laboratorio de Física Aplicada Johns Hopkins de
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has imposed sanctions on Bidzina Ivanishvili, the founder of Georgia’s ruling political party. The State and Treasury departments said Friday that Ivanishvili has steered the country away from a pro-Western stance and towards Russia. The designation of Ivanishvili is the latest in a series of sanctions the U.S. has
Continue ReadingBy Marshall Cohen, CNN Washington (CNN) — Smartmatic, the voting technology company suing Fox News over its promotion of 2020 election lies, is trying to obtain evidence from the secret court battle between Rupert Murdoch and his children over the future of his right-wing media empire. For the first time, Smartmatic has gone directly to
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By Alexandra Skores, Raja Razek and Forrest Brown, CNN (CNN) — Yet another stowaway managed to board a major airline’s plane – renewing serious questions and concerns about airport safety during the busiest travel season of the year. This time, a stowaway tried to hitch a ride on Delta Air Lines Flight 487 at Seattle-Tacoma
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