By MICHAEL THEIS of The Chronicle of Philanthropy Chronicle of Philanthropy While NFT technology was created to give artists more control over their work, they have spawned a frenzy as collectors look to cash in. As that speculation intensifies, a growing number of charities have begun to explore fundraising efforts tied to NFTs. Although some
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By MICHAEL THEIS of The Chronicle of Philanthropy Chronicle of Philanthropy While NFT technology was created to give artists more control over their work, they have spawned a frenzy as collectors look to cash in. As that speculation intensifies, a growing number of charities have begun to explore fundraising efforts tied to NFTs. Although some
Continue Reading By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Voter-approved rules kicking in Jan. 1 have prompted concerns about possible shortages of bacon and other pork products, amid last-minute calls to delay the new regulations. Even in progressive California, that’s the headline-grabber. It’s among a host of other legislation designed to safeguard employees from warehouse
Continue Reading By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Voter-approved rules kicking in Jan. 1 have prompted concerns about possible shortages of bacon and other pork products, amid last-minute calls to delay the new regulations. Even in progressive California, that’s the headline-grabber. It’s among a host of other legislation designed to safeguard employees from warehouse
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By Ashley Strickland, CNN Some of the most exciting space missions are ready to kick off in 2022. This year, expect the first images and science results from the recently launched James Webb Space Telescope, see a new mission launch to study an unexplored world and watch a NASA spacecraft deliberately crash into an asteroid’s
Continue Reading VICKSBURG, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi police officer has been ordered to take an anger management class after a video showed him pushing a man down during an arrest and forcefully pressing his knee into the man’s back. The video was shot by an onlooker. It shows Vicksburg police Officer Eddie Colbert arresting John Dolley
Continue Reading By Brian Vitagliano, CNN Attorneys for Britain’s Prince Andrew claimed Tuesday that the US court handling a civil lawsuit filed by Virginia Giuffre, in which she accuses the Duke of York of sexual assault, does not have jurisdiction over the case. A motion filed in the US District Court in Manhattan states, “Ms. Giuffre alleges
Continue Reading Egyptian scientists have digitally unwrapped the mummified remains of the pharaoh Amenhotep I, revealing tantalizing details about the life and death of the Egyptian king for the first time since the mummy was discovered in 1881.
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN Jada Pinkett Smith is making the best of her hair loss. The actress and “Red Table Talk” host first went public about losing her hair in 2018. On Tuesday she shared a video on her verifed Instagram account that showed her closely shaved hair. “Now at this point, I can
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By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Cavaliers guard Ricky Rubio has suffered a season-ending left knee injury. It’s a devastating blow to a Cleveland team that he helped move into playoff contention. The Cavs said an MRI confirmed that Rubio tore his anterior cruciate ligament. Rubio got hurt late in Tuesday’s loss
Continue Reading Germán Padinger (CNN) — La estrella del pop y destacada activista prodemocrática de Hong Kong, Denise Ho, fue detenida en su domicilio este miércoles por la mañana por la policía de seguridad nacional de la ciudad. Fue una de las seis personas detenidas en una operación realizada a primera hora de la mañana, todas ellas
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN Cynthia Nixon reportedly considered not joining her fellow “Sex and the City” cast members for the series reboot. According to the News Corp’s Herald Sun, Nixon said “It was a very hard decision” when it came to reviving her character of Miranda Hobbes in “And Just Like That” for HBO
Continue Reading By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Libya has failed to hold its first presidential election as planned this month. The postponement was a major blow to international efforts to end a decade of chaos in the oil-rich country. The vote has faced many challenges, including controversial presidential hopefuls, disputes over laws governing the
Continue Reading Germán Padinger (CNN) — Dos jueces federales nombrados por Trump rechazaron los reclamos de los acusados de participar en el asalto del 6 de enero contra el Capitolio de que están siendo tratados injustamente, debido a su política conservadora, en comparación con los alborotadores de izquierda en Portland, Oregón, en el verano de 2020. El
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By Chris Isidore, CNN Business Elon Musk appears to have wrapped up a busy year of trading his Tesla shares Tuesday. He’ll end up with one of the largest tax bills in history to show for it. The Tesla CEO exercised options to buy another 1.6 million shares, and sold 934,090 of those shares for
Continue Reading Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — El presidente de Belarús, Alexander Lukashenko, y su homólogo de Rusia, Vladimir Putin, acordaron realizar ejercicios militares conjuntos en el territorio de Belarús, tras su reunión cara a cara en San Petersburgo de este miércoles. Lukashenko agradeció a Putin por su apoyo durante el duro año de sanciones y la
Continue Reading Review by Brian Lowry, CNN Unlike Las Vegas, what happens in the Sarlacc Pit doesn’t stay in the Sarlacc Pit, which is good news for Disney+ and “Star Wars” fans. Enter “The Book of Boba Fett,” which has returned to where it all began on the sands of Tatooine with a spare, almost silent premiere
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Fewer people are being hospitalized now in New Mexico due to COVID-19. State health officials reported Tuesday there were just over 460 coronavirus patients in hospitals around the state. The Albuquerque Journal reports that the number marks a drop of more than one-third since Dec. 9. That’s when the state hit
Continue Reading By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — The jury weighing fraud charges against former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes departed court Wednesday without reaching a verdict after six days of deliberations. It won’t resume discussions until after the upcoming New Year’s holiday weekend. The eight men and four women on the jury
Continue Reading By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — The jury weighing fraud charges against former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes departed court Wednesday without reaching a verdict after six days of deliberations. It won’t resume discussions until after the upcoming New Year’s holiday weekend. The eight men and four women on the jury
Continue Reading Germán Padinger (CNN) — Un año que comenzó con un caótico ataque a la democracia en Washington (la “insurrección” en el Capitolio estadounidense) terminó con una defensa más digna de la misma, la “Cumbre por la Democracia” del presidente Joe Biden. Los dos acontecimientos fueron los adecuados cierres de un año lleno de agitación y
Continue Reading By SYLVIE CORBET and JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press PARIS (AP) — France’s government is forging ahead with efforts to increase pressure on unvaccinated people to get coronavirus jabs. The country reported 208,000 new cases of COVID-19 infection. It’s a record fueled by the highly-contagious omicron variant. Health Minister Olivier Veran on Wednesday defended a government
Continue Reading By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — In politically divided North Carolina, hostilities between Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper and majority-Republican lawmakers have eased somewhat as 2021 nears its end. The governor last month signed a $53 billion state spending measure more than three years after the last comprehensive budget was enacted. The
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Good Morning! An ABC-7 First Alert is in effect through Friday night. At this point the wettest day this week will be on Friday so take a Pancho, a jacket and hold onto your hat if you’re heading to the Tony the Tiger Sunbowl Game. Rain between a quarter of an inch is to be
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN Lori Loughlin took on the “Jerk.” The former “Fuller House” star made a rare social media appearance in her daughter Olivia Jade’s TikTok account recently. Olivia Jade, who is a social media influencer, rated her family members doing a viral dance known as the “Jerk.” “Mom: 100/10 cute af and
Continue Reading By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Sudanese authorities say rescue workers retrieved at least 31 bodies from a collapsed gold mine in West Kordofan province. The country’s state-run mining company said workers and villagers were still searching the Darsaya mine for more bodies or possible survivors. The defunct mine collapsed earlier this week,
Continue Reading Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN Español) — El basquetbolista profesional mexicano Alexis Cervantes fue hallado con vida por las autoridades, según anunció este miércoles el fiscal general de Michoacán, Adrián López Solís, en su cuenta de Twitter. Cervantes estaba desaparecido desde el 21 de diciembre, según informó la Liga Nacional de Baloncesto, que pidió ayuda para
Continue Reading By SABINA NIKSIC Associated Press SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Bosnia’s rate of vaccination against the coronavirus is one of the lowest in Europe, but one population in the Balkan country has bucked the national trend: its prison inmates. Authorities say that over 80% of the 2,000 men and women serving sentences in Bosnia’s 13 prisons
Continue Reading By Alisha Ebrahimji and Joe Sutton, CNN There were no winners in the final Powerball drawing of 2021, and the jackpot grew to $483 million, according to the game operator. The winning numbers Wednesday were 02 – 06 – 09 – 33 – 39 and Powerball 11. The next drawing will take place place January
Continue Reading Juan Pablo Elverdin Moscú (CNN) — Un tribunal de Moscú ordenó este miércoles el cierre del Centro de Derechos Humanos Memorial, en el último golpe a los grupos de la sociedad civil rusa. El centro fue acusado de múltiples violaciones de la ley rusa de “agentes extranjeros” y de “justificar el terrorismo y el extremismo”
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