TOKYO, Japan — Japan has been rattled by a strong earthquake that shook buildings in the capital, Tokyo, and caused a tsunami advisory for the country’s northeast coast. The U.S. Geological Survey put the strength of Saturday’s quake at magnitude 7.0. The shaking started just before 6:10 p.m. USGS said the quake was centered 27
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SANTA FE, New Mexico — A proposal to legalize recreational marijuana in New Mexico appeared to falter in the final hours of a 60-day legislative session as the state Senate postponed a floor debate and turned to other bills. Legislators had until noon Saturday to send the legalization initiative to Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham. Advocates for broad
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EL PASO, Texas — Police have arrested the man who allegedly stabbed a man and woman at an apartment complex in East El Paso. Officers were called to the scene at 3650 George Dieter just after 1:30 a.m. Saturday. 31-year-old Adrian Delgado is charged with murder and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. Police said
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Surveillance video recorded by a business next to Youngs Asian Spa, where a spate of shootings started that left eight people dead this week, appears to show the suspect parking his vehicle in front of the spa. The video, provided to CNN by Gabby’s Boutique, shows a Hyundai pull into a parking spot. The vehicle,
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States are pushing ahead with expanding Covid-19 vaccine access and rolling back restrictions on businesses and large gatherings as America seeks a return to normalcy. But experts say two barriers stand in the way of reaching herd immunity and getting back to life as we knew it — Covid-19 variants and vaccine hesitancy. “We’re seeing
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Chinese officials dismissed Secretary of State Antony Blinken and national security adviser Jake Sullivan as “condescending.” An unnamed US official said the Chinese were “grandstanding.” And with that, any chance the US and China might shift course after four turbulent years of the Trump administration quickly faded. The tense and unusual diplomatic clash Thursday between
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EL PASO, Texas — Police arrested 31-year-old Carlos Silva for allegedly shooting 33-year-old Jonathan Jacob Rios Friday night. The shooting happened around 9:45 p.m. at 849 Lafayette. Police said Rios was found at the scene with gunshot wounds and was taken to the hospital. There’s no word yet on how serious his injuries were or
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President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris moved to reassert control over America’s bully pulpit Friday, decrying acts of violence against Asian Americans after a year in which former President Donald Trump inflamed racist attitudes by referring countless times to the coronavirus as “Kung Flu” and the “China virus.” Condemning the permissive culture of
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(CNN Español) — El Tribunal Supremo Electoral confirmó el triunfo de Nuevas Ideas, partido del presidente Nayib Bukele, y de su aliado GANA, en las elecciones legislativas y municipales del pasado 28 de febrero en El Salvador, lo que le da al mandatario amplio control para aprobar leyes, nombramientos y reformas. El escrutinio estableció que
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EL PASO, Texas — Sheriff’s deputies were investigating how a far east El Paso toddler became seriously injured and required hospitalization Friday evening. Deputies said they responded to a call about an injured person just before 6 p.m. in the 12000 block of Branell Lane and found a toddler suffering from what they described as
Continue Reading As the political fight over vaccinations continues around the country, CNN has learned that several members of Congress still have not been vaccinated despite having had access to the vaccine on Capitol Hill since December. Through a House-wide survey and interviews, CNN has contacted offices on Capitol Hill to try to get a clearer picture
Continue Reading The former daughter-in-law of a Trump Organization officer said she is cooperating with inquiries by New York investigators who are looking into former President Donald Trump and his business, and have asked her about apartments she and her ex-husband were allowed to live in rent-free. Jennifer Weisselberg — a former ballet dancer who was married
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Just as spring is a time for rebirth, the Persian New Year is a time to celebrate new life. Nowruz is celebrated on the spring equinox, which is Saturday, March 20. This celebration of spring is filled with symbolism around rebirth and renewal, because spring is a time when life is coming back after a
Continue Reading (CNN) –– Los estados de EE.UU. avanzan en ampliar el acceso a la vacuna contra el covid-19 y en suspender las restricciones tanto a los negocios como a las reuniones grandes, mientras el país busca volver a la normalidad. Sin embargo, los expertos advierten que hay dos barreras en el camino para alcanzar la inmunidad
Continue Reading Trump’s personal Boeing 757 was always the crown jewel of his wealth — the ultimate sign that he had made it. He’s used it as a backdrop for sleek photo shoots, campaign rallies, VIP tours, for shots of him eating his Big Macs and KFC, plated, with a knife and fork. Trump loved to show
Continue Reading Alyssa McGrath, a current aide to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, joined a chorus of other women in accusing the governor of sexual harassment, accusing the Democrat of having behaved and spoken to her in an inappropriate sexual manner, The New York Times reported Friday. McGrath told the Times that Cuomo looked down her shirt
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Click here for updates on this story NEW LONDON, Connecticut (WFSB) — The City of New London has received an investigative report regarding a complaint by a member of the New London Police Department. The report from Attorney Paula Anthony states the member of the New London Police Department complained off disparate treatment and racial
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — New research shows the COVID-19 pandemic fueled a rise in anti-Asian discrimination. While the two jurisdictions investigating the Atlanta spa shooting spree have not definitively called the killings hate crimes, advocacy groups like North Carolina Asian Americans Together noted the killings represented an
Continue Reading (CNN) — Un volcán entró en erupción en la península islandesa de Reykjanes, ubicada en el suroeste del país, informó este viernes en Twitter la Oficina Meteorológica de Islandia (IMO, por sus siglas en inglés). «Comenzó una erupción volcánica en Fagradalsfjall. El código de color del vuelo es rojo, pero se observan muy pocas turbulencias
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EL PASO, Texas – A basketball player from San Elizario is ready to put on her dancing shoes. Camila Contreras is a freshman at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU). She graduated from San Elizario High School in 2020. She and the VCU Rams are headed to the women’s NCAA Tournament after VCU won the Atlantic 10
Continue Reading The organizers of the effort to recall California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom turned in their final batches of signature petitions to the registrars of the Golden State’s 58 counties on Wednesday. Now they wait as county and state officials determine whether they have collected the 1,495,709 valid signatures they need to qualify the recall election
Continue Reading In the north woods of Minnesota, the mighty Mississippi River looks like a frozen creek. After a bitter February, you can stroll across it with more fear of windburn than thin ice. And if you stroll one particular spot near Palisade, you’ll find giant pipe, heavy machines and competing signs. A few read “No trespassing”
Continue Reading The Biden administration is preparing to expand the phased entry of migrants who were forced to stay in Mexico under a Trump-era policy to two additional ports of entry, the Department of Homeland Security told CNN on Friday. “Beginning next week, after registering virtually and being tested for COVID-19 at staging sites in Mexico, approved
Continue Reading A man carrying an axe and a knife was arrested and charged in the slaying of a 100-year-old man who was found dead inside his home, Los Angeles police said. Adam Dimmerman, 47, was already in custody when police charged him with murder. He was arrested Thursday morning in the Encino neighborhood, after patrol officers
Continue Reading Four new lawsuits have been filed against Houston Texans star quarterback Deshaun Watson alleging sexual assault. The additional claims come from four women who say he contacted them for services like massage therapy. That brings the total of lawsuits against the Pro Bowl quarterback to seven. They were filed in Harris County, Texas, this week
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LUBBOCK, Texas – UTEP softball (4-10, 0-0 C-USA) was shutout and held to two hits in its two losses to Texas Tech (14-8, 0-0 Big XII) on day one of the Jeannine McHaney Memorial Classic at Rocky Johnson Field Friday afternoon. The Miners were mercy-ruled, 8-0, in both games by the Red Raiders. GAME ONE Sophomore utility
Continue Reading (CNN Español) –– La Secretaría de Comunicación de Ecuador informó este viernes la renuncia del ministro de Salud, Rodolfo Farfán, a menos de un mes de que el presidente Lenín Moreno lo designara en el cargo. Farfán es el cuarto ministro de Salud que nombra este gobierno. Rodolfo Farfán había reemplazado al exministro Juan Carlos
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A man carrying an axe and a knife was arrested and charged in the slaying of a 100-year-old man who was found dead inside his home, Los Angeles police said. Adam Dimmerman, 47, was already in custody when police charged him with murder. He was arrested Thursday morning in the Encino neighborhood, after patrol officers
Continue Reading Surveillance video recorded by a business next to Youngs Asian Spa, where a spate of shootings started that left eight people dead this week, appears to show the suspect parking his vehicle in front of the spa. The video, provided to CNN by Gabby’s Boutique, shows a Hyundai pull into a parking spot. The vehicle,
Continue Reading (CNN) — La Casa Blanca le pidió a varios empleados que renuncien, los suspendió o les solicitó que trabajen de manera remota luego de que revelaran que habían consumido marihuana en el pasado durante una verificación de antecedentes, dijeron a CNN fuentes familiarizadas con la situación. Cinco personas ya no está trabajando en la Casa
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