(CNN Español) — Activistas de la comunidad LGTBI rechazaron este martes los comentarios del diputado Jairo Salazar Ramirez quien dijo que “los gays no pueden entrar” a la Asamblea Nacional. Las declaraciones del diputado sucedieron en el marco de las protestas este martes donde numerosos civiles, entre esos manifestantes de la comunidad LGBTI, protestaban en
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Former national security adviser John Bolton cautioned about the influence Rudy Giuliani had on US-Ukraine policymaking during a meeting in mid-June with top US officials, a career foreign service officer plans to tell Congress on Wednesday, according to a copy of his opening statement obtained by CNN. Christopher Anderson, who was the assistant to former
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On Tuesday we learned that the rough transcript released by the White House of the July 25 call between President Donald Trump and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky was something short of complete. That’s according to Alexander Vindman, a Ukraine expert on the National Security Council, who told House investigators that he sought, unsuccessfully, to
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Click here for updates on this story Sacramento (KTXL) — A state agency became the center of serious scrutiny in Sacramento when a Nazi flag was displayed prominently in its window, facing public streets. Groups of people walking by could see the swastika very clearly through the window of a parole services office on 16th
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Emigrant Gap (KTXL) — It’s not a problem many highway officers anticipate while on patrol but, increasingly, the California Highway Patrol is having to deal with bottles of urine and human feces left on the side of the road. It’s happening so often the CHP began trying to
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Kasi Lemmons is all too aware of the difficulty filmmakers face when tackling movies about slavery. This is part of the reason why she didn’t make one with her latest project about the life of Harriet Tubman. “It’s a story of liberation,” Lemmons told CNN. “It’s a story of freedom. And freedom is exhilarating.” “Harriet”
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Firefighters in California are battling over a dozen wildfires that have displaced thousands of people and left over a million without power. Wildfires are growing deadlier and more destructive each year. For those outside of the area who might be unfamiliar with the phenomenon, here’s everything you need to know about wildfires. How do wildfires
Continue Reading Kevin Hart has posted a video detailing his recovery from a devastating car crash in September. The comedic superstar posted the nearly 2-minute video overnight Tuesday on his official Instagram account. “Basically, what you realize is that you’re not in control,” Hart says in a voice-over as the video begins. “No matter how much you
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Salt Lake City (KSTU) — It’s been called the biggest alcohol policy shift in Utah since the end of Prohibition. 3.2 beer is going away to make room for heavier brews, 5% alcohol-by-volume. “We’ve been waiting for this for 86 years,” Andy Zweber, the president of General Distributing,
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Noblesville (WRTV) — A Noblesville mother has filed a formal complaint against the school district alleging they failed to address bullying, racism and her son’s special needs. Rebecca Ligler’s son Elijah, a 16-year old sophomore at Noblesville High School, was involved in a fight with another student on
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Hazel Park (WXYZ) — A 4-year-old boy, Benjamin, died Tuesday evening after being mauled by a pit bull in Hazel Park. The dog was being watched for a family friend. Police went to the home at 6:44 p.m. after the Benjamin’s 14-year-old sister reported that her mother was
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Lower Manhattan (WPIX) — They’re quite probably the best-known people right now to have served time in prison for a crime they did not commit. Now, the Central Park Five, who also go by the name the Exonerated Five, have joined state legislators to advocate five legal reforms
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Michigan (WXYZ) — The oldest of the five teens accused in a deadly rock throwing case on I-75 will spend at least 15 more months behind bars. Kyle Anger, who turns 20 this week, was sentenced Tuesday to 39 months in prison. He will get credit for the
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Texas’s attorney general has sent the privacy-focused search engine DuckDuckGo a demand for documents and records as part of a multi-state antitrust probe into anti-competitive behavior by Google. The legal request — a copy of which was obtained by CNN — was sent to DuckDuckGo earlier this month. It asks DuckDuckGo to reproduce any information
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Wayne County (KSTU) — The Wayne County Sheriff’s Office is offering more details about a dog attack after threatening messages were directed at the deputy who put the animal down. The sheriff’s office posted about the incident on Facebook Tuesday night, saying the dog bit the victim on
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Sandy (KSTU) — The temperatures are dropping as Halloween quickly approaches. For some kids, that means costumes covered up by coats and scarves and gloves. There is another option, however. Kids are invited to The Wentworth at Willow Creek Assisted Living and Memory Care Center in Sandy for
Continue Reading The NCAA has bowed down under pressure. The days of virtually everyone involved in college sports — schools, coaches, media companies, advertisers — banking billions of dollars off the backs of student athletes while those young men and women are denied the right to make a dime are coming to an end. And it’s about
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Norton (WEWS) — A Norton High School junior is fighting for her life after she collapsed and stopped breathing during the homecoming dance on October 19. According to the teen’s family, 16-year-old Emma Pfouts is facing a life-threatening situation because of a severe asthma attack and an allergic
Continue Reading From the moment House Democrats launched their impeachment inquiry, President Donald Trump and Republicans have criticized the process as a partisan “witch hunt.” Republicans have highlighted the secluded nature of the investigation, with key depositions unfolding in private. They’ve complained about the rules preventing most lawmakers from participating in the hearings. Broadly speaking, Republicans have
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Burnsville (WLOS) — A Yancey County man has been sentenced to more than six years in prison for numerous driving offenses and for being a habitual felon. Marvin Jack Taylor was convicted on Oct. 22 of felony flee to elude Arrest with a motor vehicle, resisting a public
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General Electric is weathering a stormy environment better than feared, prompting the struggling conglomerate to boost its guidance. Despite the US-China trade war and its exposure to the Boeing 737 Max crisis, GE posted adjusted profit and revenue on Wednesday that topped expectations. The maker of jet engines, MRI machines and light bulbs also stopped
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A 12-year-old girl was among those pulled out alive from the wreckage of a landslide that has so far killed 42 people in western Cameroon. Her father, Tabou Victor told CNN that he had gone to bed on Monday night with his four children, three girls and a boy, when part of his house collapsed
Continue Reading When it comes to food in New York, you could say there’s a lot at stake. And for one of the city’s most famous steakhouses, the steak’s just the first problem. Once upon a time, Peter Luger Steak House was one of New York’s most iconic luxury restaurants. Celebrated for its legendary steaks and classic
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Teacher vacancies in the state of New Mexico have dropped by about 13 percent, according to the 2019 New Mexico Educator Vacancy report. However, in the southwest region, which includes Las Cruces, Gadsden, Deming and Hatch Valley, there was a 59 percent increase in vacancies, with 65 teacher vacancies. The
Continue Reading Airbus is facing production issues and new US tariffs, but the company still expects to grow earnings by double digits this year on solid demand for its commercial aircraft. The European company said Wednesday that it expects to deliver 860 commercial aircraft this year, down from a previous forecast of between 880 and 890, because
Continue Reading Hundreds of millions of people worldwide are at risk of losing their homes as entire cities sink under rising seas over the next three decades, according to researchers. The findings, published Tuesday in the journal Nature Communications, put nearly three times as many people in coastal areas at risk from flooding than previously thought, and
Continue Reading Southern California Edison has acknowledged that it may be responsible for starting last year’s Woolsey Fire following an investigation by a fire department, the company said in a statement. “Absent additional evidence, SCE believes it is likely that its equipment was associated with the ignition of the Woolsey Fire,” the statement said. The Woolsey Fire,
Continue Reading Thousands of avocados were squashed in Texas on Tuesday, but they won’t end up on toast or be used to make guacamole. A truck accident led to several thousand avocados spilled across the eastbound lanes of Interstate 10 in central Texas, leaving behind a mess big enough for people to cry out, “Holy guacamole!” It
Continue Reading The staff at Deadspin, a sports news blog that also covers culture, media and politics, revolted on Tuesday after management told the site’s employees to steer clear of stories that do not have a connection to sports. Instead of heeding management’s mandate, staffers filled Deadspin’s homepage on Tuesday morning with non-sports stories that had been
Continue Reading HBO is now home to “House of the Dragon.” The cable network announced Tuesday it has ordered a “Game of Thrones” prequel from George R.R. Martin and Ryan Condal based on Martin’s “Fire & Blood” series. The show is set 300 years before the events of “Game of Thrones” and tells the story of the
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