By Mark Morales and Ralph Ellis, CNN The first witness in the civil lawsuit filed against organizers of the 2017 Unite the Right rally testified Friday, saying the attacks by angry White nationalists left her physically and emotionally scarred. Natalie Romero said she and friends were standing at the Thomas Jefferson statue on the University
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Ángela Reyes (CNN Español) — Si las películas de terror en Halloween te dan miedo, imagínate esto: toneladas de plástico hecho a partir de combustibles fósiles avanzan por el océano asfixiando a las especies marinas. Eso es terror. El 83% de los disfraces de Halloween y la ropa que se promociona como para usar durante esta
Continue Reading By Sonia Moghe, CNN Attorneys for Prince Andrew are asking for a lawsuit filed against him by Virginia Roberts Giuffre to be dismissed, saying it violates the terms of a settlement agreement with sex offender and disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein, where she agreed to a “general release” of claims against the two men and others.
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By Rebekah Riess, CNN Reality star Jim Bob Duggar, whose family was the subject of the TLC show “19 Kids and Counting,” on Friday announced he will run for Arkansas state Senate District 7, according to a release on the Duggar family’s official Facebook page. Duggar, a commercial real estate investor, served in the Arkansas
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson Londres (CNN) — La reina Isabel II del Reino Unido recibió la orden de los médicos de guardar reposo durante al menos las próximas dos semanas y no realizar ninguna visita oficial, según informó este viernes el Palacio de Buckingham en un comunicado. El anuncio se produce más de una semana después de
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VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Major League Soccer said Friday it will hire independent counsel to oversee an investigation into the Vancouver Whitecaps’ handling of misconduct allegations against former women’s coach Hubert Busby Jr. U.S. player Malloree Enoch detailed allegations of inappropriate behavior by Busby between 2010 and 2011 in an interview with the British
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WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (AP) — A schoolhouse in Virginia where enslaved and free Black children were taught before the Revolutionary War will once again become part of Colonial Williamsburg. The 18th century building will be moved from the campus of William & Mary to the living history museum several blocks away. Both institutions announced Friday that
Continue Reading WASHINGTON (AP) — Over the objections of the Biden administration, the Supreme Court has agreed to consider a climate change case that could limit the Environmental Protection Agency’s authority to curb greenhouse gas emissions. The court also said Friday that it would hear a Republican-led immigration challenge. Both cases won’t be argued until 2022 at
Continue Reading By MIKE FITZPATRICK AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Reserve infielder José Peraza and three other New York Mets have elected to become free agents rather than accept minor league assignments. The team sent Peraza, outfielder José Martínez, and pitchers Corey Oswalt and Robert Stock outright to Triple-A Syracuse. All four players declined and
Continue Reading By DON BABWIN Associated Press A federal judge has denied a motion by 130 Chicago firefighters and other city employees to temporarily halt enforcement of the city’s requirement that all of its workers report whether they’ve received the COVID-19 vaccination. U.S. District Judge John Lee on Friday methodically dismantled arguments made in the lawsuit, starting
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Happy Friday to you all! You made it, and now it’s time to enjoy your Halloween weekend! Plenty of sunshine ahead but beware of flying witches, ghouls and ghosts! Saturday and Sunday are going to be some great costume wearing days. Send me your costume pics, I’d love to see them! Saturday we will have
Continue Reading By Elizabeth Cohen, CNN Senior Medical Correspondent If you’re vaccinated against Covid-19 and wondering if you’re eligible for a booster shot, the answer is probably yes. After months of debate about who should be eligible for a booster, an analysis done for CNN shows that at least 89% of vaccinated American adults are eligible once
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — Trae Young was fined $15,000 by the NBA for making contact with a referee. The star guard was penalized for his actions with 6:41 left in the second quarter of Atlanta’s 122-111 loss to Washington on Thursday. Young was driving left and bumped by defender Raul Neto, his momentum carrying him
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Ángela Reyes (CNN Español) — Aunque todavía no tiene luz verde de la Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS), la vacuna Sputnik Light comienza a abrirse paso en América Latina. La vacuna contra el covid-19 de una única dosis creada por el Instituto Gamaleya empezó a aplicarse en jóvenes de 18 a 29 años en
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By Steve Almasy, CNN The National Women’s Soccer League Players Association said Friday the league has agreed to meet all the players demands for cultural changes and transparency following allegations of sexual misconduct that rattled the league earlier this month. Friday’s announcement follows NWSL interim CEO Marla Messing pledging the league would address the eight
Continue Reading By Marianne Garvey, CNN Living on opposite sides of the country, Vanessa Bayer and her brother Jonah Bayer found they missed each other. Whenever they spoke, they would start reminiscing about their childhood, specifically toys, food and other nostalgia that have somehow disappeared. (Think Garbage Pail Kids.) Eventually, they decided to start a podcast about
Continue Reading VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Nathan Chen rebounded from a surprising struggle last weekend at Skate America to top the short program Friday at Skate Canada. Third last week in Las Vegas after winning 14 straight events since March 2018, Chen scored 106.72 points to open the competition at Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre. The
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas (AP) — Officials say four people were killed and 11 others were hurt when a sport utility vehicle carrying 15 migrants rolled over on a remote West Texas highway. The Texas Department of Public Safety reports the crash was reported about 5:30 a.m. Friday on Texas 54, about 24 miles north of
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EL PASO, Texas (AP) — Officials say four people were killed and 11 others were hurt when a sport utility vehicle carrying 15 migrants rolled over on a remote West Texas highway. The Texas Department of Public Safety reports the crash was reported about 5:30 a.m. Friday on Texas 54, about 24 miles north of
Continue Reading LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Chinese company that sold millions of faulty dehumidifiers to U.S. customers will pay $91 million for failing to tell regulators the devices could overheat and catch fire. The U.S. attorney’s office announced Friday that Gree Electric Appliances and its Hong Kong subsidiary submitted to an agreement filed in Los Angeles
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Chinese company that sold millions of faulty dehumidifiers to U.S. customers will pay $91 million for failing to tell regulators the devices could overheat and catch fire. The U.S. attorney’s office announced Friday that Gree Electric Appliances and its Hong Kong subsidiary submitted to an agreement filed in Los Angeles
Continue Reading By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. humanitarian chief had a dire message for leaders of the world’s 20 largest economies meeting this weekend: Worry about Afghanistan because its economy is collapsing and half the population risks not having enough food to eat as the snows have already started to
Continue Reading By Rebekah Riess A New Orleans man will have nearly $30,000 returned to him after it was seized by DEA agents at the Columbus International Airport in Ohio last year. According to a settlement agreement signed Thursday, the federal government agreed to dismiss its civil forfeiture case. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agents seized $28,180.00 of
Continue Reading By SARAH RANKIN Associated Press NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — The anti-Donald Trump group The Lincoln Project is taking credit for a group of five people holding tiki torches who showed up at a Charlottesville campaign stop by GOP candidate for Virginia governor Glenn Youngkin. The appearance Friday recalled the torch-bearing white supremacists who descended on
Continue Reading By MARK GILLISPIE Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — One of the four retail pharmacy companies on trial for their alleged roles in fostering an opioid crisis in two Ohio counties announced Friday it had settled a lawsuit with 10 government entities in the state. The settlement announced Friday by Pittsburgh-based Giant Eagle includes Ohio’s Lake
Continue Reading By MARK GILLISPIE Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — One of the four retail pharmacy companies on trial for their alleged roles in fostering an opioid crisis in two Ohio counties announced Friday it had settled a lawsuit with 10 government entities in the state. The settlement announced Friday by Pittsburgh-based Giant Eagle includes Ohio’s Lake
Continue Reading By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A magistrate judge says there is enough evidence for a rape case against a former state lawmaker to move forward in court. Aaron von Ehlinger was a Republican state representative from Lewiston when a 19-year-old legislative intern reported that he brought her to his apartment and
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — La vacunación protege mucho mejor a las personas contra la infección por coronavirus que la infección previa, según informó este viernes un equipo de investigadores dirigido por los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades de EE.UU. (CDC, por sus siglas en inglés). Los investigadores afirmaron que sus hallazgos
Continue Reading By Ellie Kaufman and Oren Liebermann, CNN The US government’s Afghanistan watchdog blasted the State and Defense departments for withholding critical information about their work in Afghanistan that “almost certainly would have benefited Congress and the public in assessing whether progress was being made.” Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction John Sopko said, “The full
Continue Reading ATLANTA (AP) — Braves manager Brian Snitker usually sends bench coach Walt Weiss to take the lineup card to the umpires at home plate, but he wanted to do it himself before his team beat Houston 2-0 to win the first World Series game in Atlanta since 1999. What Snitker didn’t know was that Astros
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