By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — LSU coach Will Wade aggressively jumped into the college basketball transfer market to address the loss of four starters from last season — including top scorer Cam Thomas. The new players should keep LSU competitive, though Illinois transfer Adam Miller tore a knee ligament
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By BRITTANY PETERSON and SUMAN NAISHADHAM The Associated Press DENVER (AP) — NASA launched an online platform Thursday with data on how much water evaporates into the atmosphere from plants, soils and other surfaces in the U.S. West. It says that information could help water managers, farmers and state officials better manage resources in the
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By BRITTANY PETERSON and SUMAN NAISHADHAM The Associated Press DENVER (AP) — NASA launched an online platform Thursday with data on how much water evaporates into the atmosphere from plants, soils and other surfaces in the U.S. West. It says that information could help water managers, farmers and state officials better manage resources in the
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CNN, HOUSE TV By Annie Grayer and Zachary Cohen, CNN GOP Rep. Jim Banks lamented on the House floor that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi prevented him from serving on the House committee investigating the January 6 attack on the US Capitol on Thursday. And yet, Banks sent a letter to at least one government agency
Continue Reading By The Associated Press Astros rookie Luis García will start against the Red Sox in Game 6 of the AL Championship Series with a trip to the World Series on the line. García started Game 2 and gave up a grand slam in the first inning before leaving with no outs in the second because
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By Lauren Fox, Manu Raju and Daniella Diaz, CNN The prospects for reaching a tentative agreement on President Joe Biden’s sweeping social safety net package by the end of the week are increasingly dire with Democrats still haggling over critical details of what to include and how to pay for the President’s signature legislation. The
Continue Reading MEXICO CITY (AP) — Two foreigners were killed and three wounded in a shooting in the Mexican Caribbean resort town of Tulum. Authorities said Thursday one of the dead women was from Germany and the other from India. The three wounded included two Germans and a tourist from the Netherlands. The shooting broke out in
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BALTIMORE (AP) — Former Dallas Cowboys offensive lineman Brandon Knight says he’s taking a break from football to address his mental health. Knight went from the Cowboys to Baltimore via waivers this week, but he did not report to the Ravens. In a message on Twitter on Thursday, he thanked the Ravens for the opportunity
Continue Reading BALTIMORE (AP) — Former Dallas Cowboys offensive lineman Brandon Knight says he’s taking a break from football to address his mental health. Knight went from the Cowboys to Baltimore via waivers this week, but he did not report to the Ravens. In a message on Twitter on Thursday, he thanked the Ravens for the opportunity
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By Sara Ashley O’Brien, CNN Business Ridehail company Lyft on Thursday released its first ever safety report, disclosing that it received 4,158 reports of sexual assault on its platform in 2017, 2018, and 2019. The disclosure comes more than three years after Lyft and its rival Uber first pledged to release safety reports disclosing incidents
Continue Reading Alejandra Ramos Barreda Nueva York (CNN Business) — La cadena de suministro global lucha bajo el peso de una serie de interrupciones, incluyendo la escasez de conductores de camiones y otros trabajadores, así como la congestión masiva de los puertos. Los problemas obligan a las empresas grandes y pequeñas a repensar lo que deben hacer
Continue Reading By Geneva Sands, CNN Texas and Missouri filed a lawsuit Thursday against the Biden administration for its efforts to stop wall construction projects at the US southern border. The lawsuit, filed in US District Court for the Southern District of Texas, argues that President Joe Biden didn’t have the authority to refuse to spend funds
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Temps will climb to the mid and upper 80’s through the weekend. Winds will pick up Saturday and Sunday with gusts around 30-35 mph out of the west. Cold front next Tuesday will cool us down a bit and pick the winds up to gusts around 35 mph.
Continue Reading By MARK LONG AP Pro Football Writer JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Despite all the headaches coach Urban Meyer has caused the Jacksonville Jaguars in just nine months on the job, his plan to provide players the “best of the best” has the small-market team headed in a new and potentially game-altering direction. Most would agree
Continue Reading By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press DUMFRIES, Va. (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris has traveled to the Washington suburbs to campaign for Democratic candidate Terry McAuliffe in a Virginia governor’s race that she acknowledges looks closer than once expected. Harris told hundreds of cheering supporters in a parking lot outside a county fire station in
Continue Reading By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Las Vegas businessman is facing criminal charges of voting twice in the November 2020 election, including with his dead wife’s ballot. Nevada state Attorney General Aaron Ford announced Thursday that Donald “Kirk” Hartle faces felony charges that could get him up to eight years in
Continue Reading By Kylie Atwood, CNN Secretary of State Antony Blinken met privately with US officials who were affected by Havana syndrome during his visit Thursday to the US Embassy in Bogotá, Colombia, according to a senior State Department official. “He heard their experiences and reiterated that the issue and their care is an absolute priority for
Continue Reading By JOSH BOAK and MARTIN CRUTSINGER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. financial regulators are acknowledging climate change to be a serious threat to the stability of the nation’s financial system. On Thursday, they approved a series of steps aimed at addressing the financial dangers posed by a changing climate. The actions were approved by
Continue Reading Ángela Reyes (CNN) — Jimmie, la jirafa macho más vieja de Estados Unidos y “puede que del mundo”, se encuentra en cuidados paliativos, informó el zoológico de Plumpton Park en Maryland. Es la principal atracción del zoológico, que ha sido su hogar durante los últimos 25 años. La mayoría de las jirafas macho rara vez
Continue Reading By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer For the NBA’s 75th anniversary team, 75 players weren’t enough. The league needed 76 instead. The top 75 players in NBA history — and one more because of a tie in the voting — have now been revealed, a group that has combined to win 158 NBA championships, earn
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Meghan, duquesa de Sussex, insta a los líderes demócratas del Congreso a aprobar la licencia familiar y médica federal pagada y “asegurar que este momento tan relevante no se pierda” mientras los demócratas continúan negociando un acuerdo para aprobar la red de seguridad social y el paquete de infraestructura del gobierno
Continue Reading By Chloe Melas, CNN As Britney Spears prepares to return to court next month to try to bring her 13-year conservatorship to an end, her father Jamie Spears has a new lawyer. Vivian L. Thoreen, Jamie Spears’ former attorney, announced the change in counsel in a statement to CNN on Thursday. “We are proud of
Continue Reading CNNEE Nota del editor: Jorge Dávila Miguel es licenciado en Periodismo desde 1973 y ha mantenido una carrera continuada en su profesión hasta la fecha. Tiene posgrados en Ciencias de la Información Social y Medios de Comunicación Sociales, así como estudios superiores posuniversitarios en Relaciones Internacionales, Economía Política e Historia Latinoamericana. Actualmente, Dávila Miguel es
Continue Reading SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) — Snapchat’s corporate parent has disclosed that its ad sales are being hurt by a privacy crackdown that rolled out on Apple’s iPhones earlier this year, raising investor fears that the app’s financial growth is going into a tailspin. The revelation in Snap Inc.’s third-quarter earnings triggered a nearly 22% drop
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By Stella Chan, CNN A Southern California sheriff’s deputy was charged by prosecutors with assault after security camera footage showed him allegedly kicking a suspect in the head after the man appeared to have surrendered to authorities. The San Bernardino County District Attorney’s Office said it has charged Deputy Corie Smith with one felony count
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — El líder de la pandilla haitiana que secuestró a 17 misioneros estadounidenses y canadienses amenazó con matar a los rehenes si no consigue lo que pide, según un video publicado este jueves. El video fue grabado el miércoles en un funeral de los miembros de la pandilla que, según él, murieron
Continue Reading Ángela Reyes (CNN Español) — La Fiscalía de Ecuador confirmó este jueves a la prensa que el lunes abrió una investigación previa por “presunta defraudación tributaria” contra el presidente Guillermo Lasso. Según la Fiscalía, la investigación previa responde a una denuncia presentada por el excandidato presidencial del movimiento indígena Pachacutik, Yaku Pérez, en relación a
Continue Reading SUPERIOR, Neb. (AP) — The Nebraska State Patrol says a man who was fired from a grain elevator returned later in the day and shot three people, killing two, before he was shot to death by another employee. The patrol says the shooting happened Thursday afternoon at the Agrex Elevator in Superior. A preliminary investigation
Continue Reading By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — The Seattle Seahawks have been a major disappointment heading into Monday night’s matchup against New Orleans. At 2-4, the Seahawks are in last place in perhaps the toughest division in the league and with only Detroit and the New York Giants having worse records in the
Continue Reading Alejandra Ramos Barreda (CNN Business) — Cuando los planes de WeWork de su exitosa oferta pública inicial se derrumbaron en 2019, la compañía se convirtió en un ejemplo sobre los excesos del capital de riesgo y la cultura de las startups en la era posterior a 2008. “Lo que le sucedió a WeWork no es
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