By LARRY NEUMEISTER and TOM HAYS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A woman has testified she had repeated sexual contact with disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein when she was 14 and that Ghislaine Maxwell was there when it happened. The witness took the stand Tuesday using the pseudonym “Jane.” She is the first of four
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By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The eastern Caribbean island of Barbados has honored Rihanna as a national hero at a historic moment for the nation. The government on Tuesday honored the singer with the title of “the right excellent” as the island bade farewell to Queen Elizabeth II and
Continue Reading SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The U.S. Navy is sending a 20-member medical team to New Mexico to help the San Juan Regional Medical Center cope with a staff shortage for treating COVID-19 patients. The military team is being deployed at the request of the Federal Emergency Management Agency and is scheduled to arrive at
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BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Police say a man was arrested for slapping a 14-year-old boy in the face during a football game at Louisiana State University. According to news outlets, witnesses say the man struck the young fan in a Tiger Stadium suite Saturday during the game against Texas A&M. Arrest records show officers
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Germán Padinger (CNN) — Hubo un momento revelador durante las declaraciones del presidente Joe Biden sobre la nueva variante ómicron del coronavirus este lunes en la Casa Blanca. Está dispuesto a hacer todo lo posible para que los estadounidenses se vacunen y a pedirles amablemente que se pongan la mascarilla, pero no es probable que
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ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Braves have locked up manager Brian Snitker for three more seasons after he guided the team to its first World Series title since 1995. The Braves exercised the option for the 2024 season on Snitker’s contract, an expected move for the highly popular skipper who had two more years on
Continue Reading urielblanco (CNN) — Un desertor de Corea del Norte que se escapó de una prisión en el noreste de China fue recapturado por las autoridades, después de más de 40 días de estar prófugo en el frío invernal. A este hombre de 39 años, identificado por las autoridades chinas como Zhu Xianjian, le faltaban solo
Continue Reading By The Associated Press Some of the world’s top golfers gather one last time this year for Tiger Woods’ holiday event in the Bahamas. The Hero World Challenge is an unofficial event. But it offers world ranking points, and those are official. Collin Morikawa has a chance to get to No. 1 in the world
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By HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer As supply chain bottlenecks create shortages on many items, some charities are struggling to secure holiday gift wishes from kids in need. They’re reporting they can’t find enough items in stock, or are facing shipping delays both in receiving and distributing the gifts. The founder of the organization One
Continue Reading By HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer As supply chain bottlenecks create shortages on many items, some charities are struggling to secure holiday gift wishes from kids in need. They’re reporting they can’t find enough items in stock, or are facing shipping delays both in receiving and distributing the gifts. The founder of the organization One
Continue Reading By BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — A Kurdish official says a tanker truck distributing water at a sprawling camp housing families of Islamic State group members in northeast Syria rammed into a tent. The official says Tuesday the truck killed three Iraqi women and injured two children from the same family, apparently by
Continue Reading By HANK KURZ Jr. AP Sports Writer Virginia Tech has hired Penn State defensive coordinator Brent Pry as its head coach. The school made the announcement Tuesday. Pry has been with Penn State since 2014, first as co-defensive coordinator before becoming the defensive coordinator in 2016. Penn State has ranked in the top five in
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By Peter Nickeas, CNN Body camera video of former Minnesota police Officer Kim Potter fatally shooting Daunte Wright in a car during a traffic stop played a central role in her manslaughter trial. The shooting happened in Brooklyn Center in April when Potter, 49, mistook her gun for a Taser. It also happened during the
Continue Reading By Radina Gigova and Rob Picheta, CNN The Taliban executed dozens of members of the Afghan security forces after they surrendered following the militants’ seizure of Afghanistan in late summer, new research released by Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Tuesday alleges. The HRW report detailed “the summary execution or enforced disappearance” of 47 former members
Continue Reading LEIPZIG, Germany (AP) — German soccer club Leipzig has canceled training as the team’s coronavirus outbreak grows with more cases among the staff. Leipzig says only that there were “further positive corona cases” among the staff. It hasn’t specified how many. The club says no players were among those testing positive in the most recent
Continue Reading By Isil Sariyuce, CNN At least six people were killed and 52 were injured after extreme wind storms swept through Turkey on Monday and continued to wreak havoc on parts of the country on Tuesday, according to state-run broadcaster Anadolu. Four of the fatalities were in Turkey’s commercial hub of Istanbul, home to 16 million
Continue Reading HOUSTON (AP) — A Houston man has been sentenced to more than nine years in prison after he was accused of using federal COVID-19 relief funding on a Lamborghini, a Rolex watch and trips to strip clubs. Lee Price III was sentenced Monday to 110 months in prison. Price pleaded guilty in September to wire
Continue Reading HOUSTON (AP) — A Houston man has been sentenced to more than nine years in prison after he was accused of using federal COVID-19 relief funding on a Lamborghini, a Rolex watch and trips to strip clubs. Lee Price III was sentenced Monday to 110 months in prison. Price pleaded guilty in September to wire
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By Kate Sullivan and Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden traveled to Minnesota on Tuesday to tout the benefits of his new bipartisan infrastructure law as the focus turns now to how the massive piece of legislation will be implemented. The President first visited a two-year community college in Rosemount, Minnesota, called Dakota County Technical
Continue Reading BERLIN (AP) — Automakers Mercedes-Benz and Stellantis have announced agreements with U.S. company Factorial Energy to help develop solid state battery technology. Mercedes-Benz, which is part of Daimler AG, said it is joining forces with Factorial to jointly develop batteries with the aim of testing prototype cells as early as next year. It said it
Continue Reading BERLIN (AP) — Automakers Mercedes-Benz and Stellantis have announced agreements with U.S. company Factorial Energy to help develop solid state battery technology. Mercedes-Benz, which is part of Daimler AG, said it is joining forces with Factorial to jointly develop batteries with the aim of testing prototype cells as early as next year. It said it
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By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business It looks like Tesla’s Elon Musk isn’t the only high profile CEO getting rid of shares in the company they run. Microsoft chairman and CEO Satya Nadella has shed more than half of his stake in the software giant in the past week. Nadella sold nearly 840,000 shares
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN Rihanna’s homeland wants her to continue to “shine bright like a diamond.” The singer was honored Monday in her native Barbados during its presidential inauguration, which served to mark the country becoming a republic. Barbadian Prime Minister Mia Mottley told the crowd, “On behalf of a grateful nation, but an
Continue Reading Mariana Toro (CNN) — A principios de este mes, Austria dio un paso antes impensable para una democracia occidental: anunció que las vacunas de covid-19 serían obligatorias para toda su población. Hasta entonces, los gobiernos de todo el mundo habían rechazado la idea de un mandato universal de vacunación contra el coronavirus, optando en cambio
Continue Reading By Chandelis Duster and Radina Gigova, CNN US Secretary of State Antony Blinken reiterated a warning for Russia on Tuesday to stay away from aggression in Ukraine, saying “any renewed aggression can trigger serious consequences.” Blinken’s comments come amid concerns that Russia could mount another invasion in Ukraine as Moscow’s military forces build up near
Continue Reading By SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union will unveil a multibillion-euro plan aimed at bolstering the 27-nation bloc’s worldwide infrastructure and influence. The program to be revealed Wednesday is expected to mobilize up to 300 billion euros in public and private funds by 2027. Although the European Commission doesn’t present the
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By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health advisers have endorsed an antiviral drug from Merck to treat COVID-19. It sets the stage for an expected authorization of the first pill that Americans could take at home for the coronavirus. The Food and Drug Administration panel voted that the drug’s benefits in
Continue Reading By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health advisers have endorsed an antiviral drug from Merck to treat COVID-19. It sets the stage for an expected authorization of the first pill that Americans could take at home for the coronavirus. The Food and Drug Administration panel voted that the drug’s benefits in
Continue Reading By Noah Sheidlower and Radhika Marya, CNN This year, dog parks may be filled with more pups named Grogu, Britney and Zoom. Rover.com, the app and website that connects users with pet-care services, has released its ninth annual report on the year’s most popular pet names, which include those inspired by the Covid-19 pandemic —
Continue Reading By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. home prices rose briskly in September, another sign that the housing market is booming in the aftermath of last year’s coronavirus recession. The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller 20-city home price climbed 19.1% in September from a year earlier. The strong price gains marked a deceleration from
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