After stiff-arming calls for his resignation from leading state Democratic lawmakers, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is staking his political fate on the outcome of a pair of independent investigations into allegations he sexually harassed or behaved inappropriately toward several women. The first probe, launched by New York Attorney General Letitia James, appears to be
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Alexi McCammond is out as editor-in-chief of Teen Vogue even before officially starting, she and the magazine’s owner announced Thursday. The announcement of her appointment to the job had sparked outrage from the publication’s staffers and readers as well as some celebrities because of anti-Asian and homophobic tweets she posted a decade ago. “I became
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In generations past, the arrival of spring meant not just warming days, chirping birds and frolicking baby animals, but also an energy-intensive project for homemakers: spring cleaning. After a winter cooped up in a small home heated by wood or coal—the standard heating system until the central HVAC boom of the 1960s—increasingly warmer weather meant
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President Joe Biden didn’t waste a beat when asked this week whether he believed his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin was a “killer.” “Mm-hmm,” Biden told ABC News anchor George Stephanopoulos, nodding slightly, “I do.” Some of the President’s advisers who share his assessment were still surprised by his answer, which overshot what many believed would
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A Michigan pizzeria owner was taken into custody early Friday morning after she “continued to willfully violate the state’s food laws, public health orders and a court-ordered Temporary Restraining Order” related to Covid-19 measures, according to the state’s attorney general. Marlena Pavlos-Hackney, 55, the owner of Marlena’s Bistro and Pizzeria in Holland, was arrested without
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El Paso, Texas- What a perfect way to welcome the first day of spring here in the Borderland. Sunny skies, warm afternoon temperatures and light breezes. We’ll see highs reach the lower 80s for nearly every area across the region. Some locations will see upper 70s. Winds from the east/southeast 5-15 MPH. Our winds will
Continue Reading The House on Friday overwhelmingly supported a measure condemning the military coup in Myanmar that ousted the country’s civilian leader, Aung San Suu Kyi. But some conservative Republicans didn’t support the measure, and it’s unclear why. Every House Democrat backed it, while 14 Republicans voted against it and GOP Rep. Paul Gosar of Arizona voted
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One of the four victims of the Atlanta spa shootings who were of Korean ethnicity was a South Korean citizen and permanent resident of the US, an official said. The other three are believed to be Americans of Korean ethnicity, Kwangsuk Lee, the Deputy Consulate General of the Republic of Korea in Atlanta, told CNN
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Vacation deprivation is about to be replaced by a travel boom, according to Expedia CEO Peter Kern. He told CNN’s Julia Chatterley earlier this week that people are beginning to think about their future travel “very quickly.” Reservations on the travel website for some parts of the United States this summer are “all booked up”
Continue Reading The first congressional elections of the 2022 midterm cycle are set for Saturday, when Louisiana voters go to the polls to fill a pair of vacancies in the state’s House delegation. A Democratic battle is brewing in the New Orleans and Baton Rouge-area 2nd District, pitting two of the state’s top Democrats against each other.
Continue Reading A new, more contagious and potentially more deadly variant of the coronavirus is spreading across the US, and health officials are worried. The B.1.1.7 variant, first spotted in the UK, is not only more easily transmitted, but it also appears to be more deadly. Dr. Anthony Fauci warned about it Friday in a White House
Continue Reading As the end of the pandemic tunnel gets brighter and brighter, has a season ever better aligned with where most people are in the world right now? Spring is the season of hope — that things will get better after they were worse. The river will “flow again after it was frozen,” Ernest Hemingway wrote
Continue Reading Iceland has reported a volcanic eruption on the southwest Reykjanes Peninsula, southwest of the capital Reykjavík,the Icelandic Meteorological Office (IMO) tweeted Friday. “A volcanic eruption started this evening at 20:45 near Fagradalsfjall in Geldingadalur,” IMO said in a tweet. “The eruption is considered small at this stage and the eruptive fissure is app. 500 m
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DALLAS, Texas — Dallas police say one person is dead and five others are wounded following a shooting inside a nightclub. A fight broke out between two groups early Saturday inside Pryme Night Club. A person in one of the groups pulled out a gun and opened fire, striking six people. Those six people were
Continue Reading Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has withdrawn his country from an international treaty to protect women through a presidential decree issued in the early hours of Saturday. The move has sent shockwaves through a country that has been reeling from high-profile domestic violence cases and femicides. Turkey was the first country to sign the Council
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Paul Stewart played for the England international team and some of English football’s leading clubs, notably Manchester City, Tottenham Hotspur and Liverpool. It’s a career to be proud of, but Stewart’s memories are often consumed by the horrific daily cruelty he says he suffered between the ages of 11 and 15 as a youth footballer.
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SAN ANTONIO, Texas — A month after winter storms blanketed the Lone Star state with snow, leaving millions of people in the dark and without water, food banks are concerned there won’t be enough produce for Texans in need. The economic fallout of the Covid-19 pandemic has resulted in a significant rise in hunger across
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(CNN) – Europa perdió su oportunidad de detener la tercera ola de la epidemia de coronavirus antes de que se saliera de control. Ahora debe pagar un alto precio, con la imposición de nuevos cierres en todo el continente. En la noche de este jueves, Francia anunció nuevas restricciones en 16 regiones, incluidas París y
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AUSTIN, Texas — The Austin-based actor Matthew McConaughey is again making headlines for flirting with a run for Texas governor — and this time he says he is serious about the possibility. Belying the hubbub, though, is something activists have increasingly buzzed about: Little is known about McConaughey’s politics, or at least his partisanship. State voting
Continue Reading (CNN Español) –– Vecinos y automovilistas quedaron atrapados durante horas este viernes en un barrio considerado de alta densidad delictiva, en medio de reportes de un intenso tiroteo y enfrentamientos entre cuerpos de seguridad y delincuentes. La sorpresiva situación se presentó después del mediodía en sectores de la zona de Caracas conocida como Cota 905.
Continue Reading Community college students in the Phoenix area are getting an extra week of Spring Break after a suspected cyberattack crippled their schools’ computer networks. A network outage has impacted the information technology systems of the Maricopa County Community College District, Interim Chancellor Steven Gonzales announced in a message to students Friday evening. “Out of an
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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
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,
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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
Continue Reading 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
Continue Reading 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
Continue Reading (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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