CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Andrew Yang, entrepreneur and former 2020 Democratic presidential candidate. Personal Birth date: January 13, 1975 Birth place: Schenectady, New York Birth name: Andrew M. Yang Father: Kei-Hsiung Yang, researcher at IBM and GE Mother: Nancy L. Yang, systems administrator Marriage: Evelyn (Lu)
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Chinese hackers remotely accessed several U.S. Treasury Department workstations and unclassified documents after compromising a third-party software service provider, the agency said Monday. The department did not provide details on how many workstations had been accessed or what sort of documents the hackers may have obtained, but it said in
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Por Manuela Castro, CNN en Español Tres personas fueron procesadas el viernes por la Justicia argentina y enfrentan cargos de homicidio culposo. Otras dos están acusadas de suministro de estupefacientes a Liam Payne, el músico británico que falleció a los 31 años tras caer del tercer piso del hotel Casa Sur en Buenos Aires, según
Continue ReadingPROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Officials in Rhode Island say cybercriminals who hacked the state’s system for health and benefits programs have released at least some of the files to a site on the dark web. Gov. Daniel McKee said Monday that the state has been preparing for this scenario, after a major cyberattack hit RIBridges
Continue Reading Por Marlon Sorto, CNN en Español Tras una larga hospitalización, murió en Buenos Aires el periodista argentino Jorge Lanata, informaron Radio Mitre, TN y Clarín, medios en los que trabajaba. El también presentador y escritor, de 64 años, había estado internado por una descompensación cardíaca. The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2024 Cable News Network, Inc., a Warner
Continue Reading Por Clare Sebastian, Vasco Cotovio, Allegra Goodwin, Darya Tarasova-Markina y Victoria Butenko, CNN A finales de noviembre, en un tejado de Kyiv, un pequeño grupo de voluntarios vestidos con uniformes desiguales vigilan atentamente. Durante el día, todos son jueces en los tribunales superiores de Ucrania, pero una vez cada quince días se reúnen como una
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The Palm Springs Police Department will be out in full swing on New Year’s Eve. The department says its ramping up enforcement to catch drunk drivers, and anyone else breaking the law. The department also says it will be on the lookout for illegal fireworks, gunshots, and hit and run drivers. “We expect an increase
Continue ReadingSouth Korea’s worst aviation disaster in decades also was the year’s deadliest plane crash worldwide, and time is running out on 2024. A Boeing 737-800 plane operated by South Korean budget airline Jeju Air slammed into a concrete fence at Muan International Airport in southern South Korea, killing 179 people. Two crew members survived. The
Continue ReadingBy Francis Page, Jr. Click here for updates on this story December 30, 2024 (Houston Style Magazine) — A Unified Vision for Houston Mayor John Whitmire (2024–Present) Continuing the proud tradition of his predecessors, Mayor John Whitmire has reaffirmed the City of Houston’s steadfast support for the MLK Day Parade. His administration is working closely
Continue ReadingAnna Netrebko has withdrawn from her planned role debut in Strauss’ “Ariadne auf Naxos” at the Vienna State Opera and been replaced by Lise Davidsen in a switch of star sopranos. Netrebko says ill health had compromised preparation time ahead of rehearsals. Davidsen made her Ariadne role debut at England’s Glyndebourne Festival in 2017. She
Continue ReadingBy Amy O’Kruk, CNN Anyone who’s seen December classics like “Home Alone” or “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation” knows that holiday decor can pack a punch: Tree baubles turn to glass-shard booby traps, and string lights become tripwires. While neither movie landed any characters in the hospital, in reality, Christmas decor debacles send thousands of Americans
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece says it will enhance parental oversight of mobile devices in 2025 by building a government-operated app, that will help get digital age verification and browsing controls. The country’s minister of digital governance said the Kids Wallet app will launch in March and is aimed at safeguarding children under
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WANF, WSB, WXIA, CNN By Hanna Park, CNN (CNN) — School resource officers Chase Boyd and Brandon King sprinted toward the sound of gunfire inside Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia, navigating the disorienting echoes of shots that felt far removed from their training. Before them would be a half-minute of chaos – and split-second,
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By Hanna Park, CNN (CNN) — School resource officers Chase Boyd and Brandon King sprinted toward the sound of gunfire inside Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia, navigating the disorienting echoes of shots that felt far removed from their training. Before them would be a half-minute of chaos – and split-second, life-or-death decisions – that,
Continue Reading Por Nikki Carvajal, CNN El presidente Biden anunció este lunes una nueva ronda de financiamiento para la defensa de Ucrania por casi US $2.500 millones para ayudar a los ucranianos a “defender su independencia y libertad de la agresión rusa”. “Por mi dirección, Estados Unidos continuará trabajando incansablemente para fortalecer la posición de Ucrania en
Continue ReadingCalMatters Californians accused of certain drug and retail theft crimes may already be facing stiffer penalties under an initiative voters passed this year, alongside related bills Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law. Voters this November overwhelmingly approved Proposition 36, which both modifies and adds key changes to California law. That includes prosecutors being able to
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — A U.S. official says arrests for illegally crossing the border from Mexico in December are little changed from a month earlier. They are hovering near the lowest levels since July 2020, indicating that an anticipated surge ahead of Donald Trump’s inauguration as president hasn’t happened. There were about 44,000
Continue Reading Associated Press HELSINKI, Finland (Associated Press) — Finnish investigators probing the damage to a Baltic Sea power cable and several data cables said they found an anchor drag mark on the seabed, apparently from a Russia-linked vessel that has already been seized. The discovery heightened concerns about suspected sabotage by Russia’s “shadow fleet” of fuel
Continue ReadingPARIS (AP) — French Prime Minister François Bayrou arrived Monday in the Indian Ocean territory of Mayotte to unveil a recovery plan three weeks after Cyclone Chido brought devastation. He also updated the death toll to 39 but urged caution, saying the final number could range from “a few dozen to a few hundred.” Bayrou’s
Continue ReadingPORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago (AP) — A spike in deadly gang violence has prompted the Caribbean islands of Trinidad and Tobago to implement a country-wide state of emergency. While the state of emergency will not see a curfew being implemented, residents were told to expect an increased police and military presence. National Security
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