(CNN) — Al menos tres personas murieron este miércoles después de que un avión de pasajeros se deslizara fuera de la pista y se rompiera al aterrizar en el aeropuerto Sabiha Gokcen de Estambul, informó el ministro de Salud de Turquía, Fahrettin Koca. Hay por lo menos 120 personas heridas por el accidente, que parece
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Republican Sen. Mitt Romney harshly criticized President Donald Trump on Wednesday over his actions toward Ukraine, saying the President is “guilty of an appalling abuse of public trust” in an emotional speech on the Senate floor. In a stunning break with his own party, the Utah Republican voted to convict the President on the abuse
Continue Reading The Senate voted to acquit President Donald Trump on two articles of impeachment Wednesday, marking the inevitable and historic end to a bitterly fought, divisive impeachment trial that will reverberate into the 2020 election and shape Trump’s presidential legacy. But the final day of the Senate’s impeachment trial was not without suspense: Sen. Mitt Romney,
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HOLLYWOOD, California — Kirk Douglas, the actor who helped usher in Hollywood’s golden age, has died. He was 103 years old. “It is with tremendous sadness that my brothers and I announce that Kirk Douglas left us today at the age of 103,” his son, actor Michael Douglas, posted on Instagram. “To the world he
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When Ugandan climate change activist Vanessa Nakate attended the World Economic Conference in Davos, Switzerland, she was excited to share her message with the world. Instead, she ended up at the center of a fierce debate over race and representation in the media. Nakate, 23, had been invited to attend a youth climate science event.
Continue Reading The head of the FBI on Wednesday batted back criticism from House Republicans that he hadn’t done enough to reform the law enforcement agency after the release of a report that detailed the bureau’s failures in the Russia investigation. In his first public testimony on Capitol Hill since the release of the Justice Department’s inspector
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EL PASO, Texas — UTEP football held a press conference on Wednesday in the Hall of Champions on the complete Miners’ 2020 signing class. Head coach Dana Dimel spoke to the media regarding the newest Miner signees — and he’s pretty excited about the players he’s got joining the program. (You can watch his complete
Continue Reading The third presidential impeachment trial in US history came to a close on Wednesday. It ended largely as expected — with an acquittal of President Donald Trump by the Republican-led Senate, which found him to be not guilty of the two articles of impeachment passed by the House. GOP Sen. Mitt Romney of Utah delivered
Continue Reading TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — A power company is reconsidering its options after dropping plans to bury waste from its nuclear plants on the Canadian shore of Lake Huron, officials said Wednesday. Ontario Power Generation abandoned its 15-year campaign to permanently store the waste in a deep underground chamber in Ontario after members of the
Continue Reading (CNN) — El presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, se reunió con el líder de la oposición venezolana, Juan Guaidó, en la Casa Blanca el miércoles. Guaidó asistió al discurso del Estado de la Unión de Trump como uno de sus invitados el martes por la noche. “Hoy, el presidente Donald J. Trump dará la
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President Donald Trump was acquitted Wednesday by the US Senate of the two impeachment counts passed by the House: abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. Just the third President to face impeachment, Trump will remain in office — like Bill Clinton and Andrew Johnson — but he was robbed of the ability to dismiss
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Bernard Madoff says he is dying and is asking a judge for compassionate release from prison, where he is serving 150 years for orchestrating the largest Ponzi scheme in history, according to a Wednesday federal court filing. Madoff, 81, has terminal kidney failure and a life expectancy of less than 18 months, according to the
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Gannon Stauch would tell his mother jokes every day and was learning how to code before he vanished from his Colorado home last week, his family said. “I’m afraid that I will never hear his voice, that I’ll never hear him run and say ‘Mommy!’, that I’ll never hear those corny jokes that he always
Continue Reading Tesla’s Wall Street rally took a sharp U-turn Wednesday. The company’s shares fell as much as 20.6% Wednesday, paring back a meteoric rise that had driven the stock up 36% between Friday and Tuesday and pushed it to $968 at one point, a record. Shares in the company ended Wednesday at $734.70 — a 17.2%
Continue Reading The Trump administration will soon start nuclear negotiations with Russia, US national security adviser Robert O’Brien said Wednesday, speaking exactly one year before the last remaining US nuclear arms pact with Moscow is set to expire. “We are going to confront the Russians where we need to, but at the same time I think we’ll
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — Tres municipios del estado de Chimaltenango, al occidente de Guatemala, se encuentran en estado de prevención desde este miércoles por decreto del presidente Alejandro Giammattei. “Nuevamente les pido a ustedes su colaboración, como siempre lo han hecho, para que juntos podamos trabajar en la captura de aquellas personas que le han robado
Continue Reading Almost two years ago, a freezer malfunction at an Ohio fertility clinic may have destroyed hundreds of patients’ chances at having biological children. Devastated families spoke out about their grief. Some created a memorial at a cemetery for the 4,000 eggs and embryos lost. Now, two new lawsuits were filed Wednesday against University Hospitals Fertility
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EL PASO, Texas — While most people were sitting down for the big game over the weekend, Homeland Security Investigations – the investigative arm of the Department of Homeland Security – had other plans. On Super Bowl Sunday, agent Jesse Lazcano was confiscating 331 counterfeit items being sold at Fox Plaza in El Paso. “During these sporting
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Whether it’s biometrics to get through security, an airline app that tells you if your flight is delayed or free Wi-Fi and charging areas for all travelers, there’s no doubt technology this past decade has helped enhance the airport experience for fliers around the world. How exactly will it continue to make a difference in
Continue Reading Capt. Leonard Dimaculangan hugged his daughter for the first time in a month after battling flames half way across the world in Australia. “I’m glad that he gets to help me with my homework now,” Dimaculangan’s daughter, Promise, joked. Dimaculangan and 19 other firefighters with Angeles National Forest returned to California on Wednesday after they
Continue Reading Casper’s attempt at a public debut is becoming downright embarrassing. The mattress-in-a-box company dramatically slashed its initial public offering price, cutting its valuation and dimming hopes of a positive reception by investors. The company said Wednesday in a regulatory filing that it had cut its IPO target share price to $12 to $13 from $17
Continue Reading Bernie Sanders has two feet down on the ground in New Hampshire, but even as he hits the campaign trail here, the echoes of Iowa — and the lingering angst over Monday night’s mess — are still weighing on his mind. Unable to declare victory or rationalize defeat, Sanders has begun stumping ahead of the
Continue Reading Jay-Z has a message for all those who believed he and his wife Beyoncé were engaging in a silent protest at this year’s Super Bowl: “It actually wasn’t. Sorry.” The couple received some criticism after TMZ posted video showing them and their 8-year-old daughter Blue Ivy sitting while Demi Lovato performed “The Star-Spangled Banner” at
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OZONA, Texas — A 64-year-old El Paso man died in a weekend traffic crash along Interstate 10 about 12 miles east of Ozona in Crockett County. Texas state troopers said Lorenzo Edward Noriega lost control of his pickup truck early Saturday morning and skidded across the interstate median before overturning. Noriega died at the scene
Continue Reading(CNN) — President Donald Trump has been acquitted by the US Senate on the first article of impeachment, which alleged abuse of power. The final vote was 52-48. Utah Republican Sen. Mitt Romney was the lone Republican to vote to convict. Sixty-seven votes were required for a conviction.
Continue Reading WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate acquits President Trump on 1st impeachment charge, abuse of power.
Continue Reading It’s a beautiful morning at March Air Reserve Base in Riverside County, California. A handful of people are out and about on the grounds, including 27-year-old Jarred Evans. After his morning run, Evans may settle in with his laptop in the hotel where he’s staying on base and do some work for his business. If
Continue Reading The easy thing for Mitt Romney to do would have been to side with the rest of his Republican colleagues and vote to acquit President Donald Trump on the two articles of impeachment against him. Sure, it would have earned him the disapproval of liberals on Twitter. And a few op-eds might condemn him. But
Continue Reading (CNN) — Barcelona está en crisis después de que el capitán Lionel Messi arremetió contra el director deportivo del club, Eric Abidal, por acusar a los jugadores de no trabajar lo suficiente bajo el mando de Ernesto Valverde. El exentrenador del Real Betis, Quique Setién, reemplazó a Valverde en enero a pesar de que el
Continue Reading A senior adviser to Joe Biden’s campaign refused to say Wednesday whether she believes the results reported so far from the Iowa Democratic caucuses are accurate. The reporting of the results from Monday’s caucuses were delayed due to technical issues with an app. The Iowa Democratic Party began releasing results on Tuesday, which pointed to
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