CNNEspañol sjv (CNN Español) — La leyenda del fútbol argentino Diego Armando Maradona murió el 25 de noviembre de 2020 junto a un reducido entorno, cerca de las 12:30 horas. Desde hacía dos semanas se encontraba alojado en una casa del barrio privado de San Andrés, en la localidad de Tigre, al norte del Gran
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UPDATE, Dec. 15: An El Paso man whose capital murder case was dismissed over prosecutorial “vindictiveness” may be transferred to Las Cruces to face burglary charges there. A source tells ABC-7 Ivan Gabaldon has waived his right to extradition. The Las Cruces district attorney says the burglary charges stem from crimes committed in February. The
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TURIN, Italy (AP) — Croatia is the first team to reach the Davis Cup semifinals after seeing off Italy 2-1 in Turin. With the singles squared, the top-ranked doubles team of Mate Pavic and Nikola Mektic had no trouble seeing off Fabio Fognini and Jannik Sinner 6-3, 6-4 in the decider. Sinner replaced Simone Bolelli
Continue Reading By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer Maryland dropped six spots to eighth in The Associated Press women’s basketball poll after losing two games in a week that saw eight of the top 10 teams change places. UConn reclaimed the No. 2 spot after the Terrapins were blown out by N.C. State and Stanford. The Gamecocks
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By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The Caribbean island of Barbados is preparing to wave goodbye to Queen Elizabeth II as head of state as it cuts ties with its colonial past and becomes a republic for the first time in history. Monday’s preparations come a month after the Parliament
Continue Reading By MARK DIDTLER Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Wander Franco and the Tampa Bay Rays both got what they wanted in the shortstop’s $182 million, 11-year deal that includes a club option for the 2033 season. The 20-year-old Franco got financial security for his family and Tampa Bay locked up a budding star
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WASHINGTON, DC — President Joe Biden on Monday said the new Omicron coronavirus variant is “a cause for concern, not a cause for panic,” as federal health officials brace for the first cases of the new variant to be detected in the US. “Sooner or later we’re going to see cases of this new variant here in the
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By Kaitlan Collins, CNN The Office of Management and Budget is telling some agencies they can delay firing federal employees who refuse to get vaccinated until after the holidays, an official confirmed to CNN, as an “education and counseling period” continues in December. An office spokesman said that period is the first step in their
Continue Reading By Kristin Wilson, CNN New York Democratic Rep. Tom Suozzi on Monday announced his bid to become New York’s next governor. “We’re really at a crossroads right now. We don’t need cheerleading, we need leadership,” he said during his Zoom announcement. In an accompanying campaign launch video he played during Monday’s call, Suozzi said “the
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DALLAS (AP) — SMU has named Rhett Lashlee as its new head coach. He had been Miami’s offensive coordinator for two seasons. He had the same role on Sonny Dykes’ staff with the Mustangs in 2018 and 2019. Dykes left after four seasons at SMU and is expected to be introduced as TCU’s new coach
Continue Reading DALLAS (AP) — SMU has named Rhett Lashlee as its new head coach. He had been Miami’s offensive coordinator for two seasons. He had the same role on Sonny Dykes’ staff with the Mustangs in 2018 and 2019. Dykes left after four seasons at SMU and is expected to be introduced as TCU’s new coach
Continue Reading Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN Español) — Antes de la pandemia de covid-19, solicitar un pasaporte en Colombia era un proceso relativamente más fácil de lo que es por estos días. Muchos usuarios han denunciado demoras de meses en los tiempos de citas en la Cancillería para adelantar solicitar un pasaporte o renovarlo, largas filas en
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By Gregory Lemos, CNN The FBI in Cincinnati said Monday that an investigation into the 2019 Dayton, Ohio, mass shooting found the gunman acted alone and was not aligned with a specific ideological group. “The evidence from the extensive investigation indicated the perpetrator, Connor Betts, was solely responsible for the injuries and deaths that were
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — Bruce Arena has won a record fourth Major League Soccer Coach of the Year award after leading the New England Revolution to a league-record 73 points. The 70-year-old is member of the U.S. National Soccer Hall of Fame. He also won the award with D.C. United in 1997 and the LA
Continue Reading CNNEE (CNN) — La nueva variante del coronavirus, ómicron, ha puesto en alerta a los mercados, gobiernos y autoridades de salud y ha desatado restricciones de viajes provenientes de algunos países de África, pues la variante fue identificada por primera vez en Sudáfrica. Lo cierto es que a pesar del pánico que pueda generar, aún
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By Theresa Waldrop, CNN As the world waits to learn how the Omicron variant might impact the global Covid-19 pandemic, it’s easy to get caught up in the unknowns. Instead, health officials are reminding us of the simple yet effective tools we all have to combat the virus. Here’s a refresher on how to protect
Continue Reading By Theresa Waldrop, CNN As the world waits to learn how the Omicron variant might impact the global Covid-19 pandemic, it’s easy to get caught up in the unknowns. Instead, health officials are reminding us of the simple yet effective tools we all have to combat the virus. Here’s a refresher on how to protect
Continue Reading By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS and JOHN SEEWER Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The FBI says Dayton mass shooter Connor Betts fantasized about mass shootings and murder-suicide for at least a decade before his 2019 attack that left nine dead. The FBI says Betts didn’t share specific details with friends or family about his fantasies. The
Continue Reading By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer MIAMI (AP) — Michael Porter Jr. of the Denver Nuggets needs surgery to address his latest back injury. There’s no known timetable yet for his return. Porter’s agent, Mark Bartelstein, says the surgery is scheduled for Wednesday. Porter dealt with a serious back problem in college and it was
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Una momia con una antigüedad estimada entre 800 y 1.200 años fue encontrada por arqueólogos en Perú, en un lugar cercano a la capital del país, Lima. Investigadores de la Universidad Nacional de San Marcos encontraron el cuerpo conservado bajo tierra en medio de una plaza del pueblo en el sitio
Continue Reading By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A person familiar with the negotiations tells The Associated Press that Max Scherzer has agreed to a $130 million, three-year contract with the New York Mets. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the agreement is subject to a successful physical. The 37-year-old right-hander
Continue Reading By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Carrie Meek is being remembered as a trailblazer, a descendent of a slave who became one of the first Black Floridians elected to Congress since Reconstruction. Politicians and public figures on Monday recalled Meek’s pioneering career, with many noting her devotion to working class families in
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Los gobiernos intentan ganar tiempo con una serie de nuevas restricciones a los viajes, mientras comprueban el posible impacto de la variante del coronavirus ómicron. Pero algunas autoridades critican estas restricciones por considerarlas injustas e ineficaces. La Oficina Regional para África de la Organización Mundial de la Salud dijo el domingo
Continue Reading By Holmes Lybrand and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN A court hearing for a January 6 defendant quickly turned contentious Monday after an actor and Oath Keeper tried to reject the United States’ authority over him. James Beeks, who played Judas in the musical “Jesus Christ Superstar” before his arrest last week for his alleged participation in
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — Scientists have detected a rare species of whale southeast of New York City, and the federal government is using a voluntary protected zone to try to keep them safe. The whales are North Atlantic right whales. There are fewer than 350 of them left. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said
Continue Reading Rocío Muñoz-Ledo New York, NY (CNN) — En medio de la escasez, Canadá está aprovechando sus reservas estratégicas. Esta vez, para la miel de maple. Los productores de miel de maple de Quebec, un grupo comercial líder, dijeron que están liberando aproximadamente 50 millones de libras (casi 23 millones de kilos) de sus reservas estratégicas
Continue Reading By Rob Picheta, CNN All adults in the United Kingdom will be able to get their booster Covid-19 vaccine doses three months after their second shot, the government indicated on Monday, in a dramatic acceleration of the country’s inoculation drive that comes amid fears over the Omicron variant. Boosters had previously only been available a
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EL PASO, Texas — There were nine El Pasoans who died from Covid-19 over the past week, with seven of the fatalities involving those who weren’t vaccinated, the El Department of Public Health announced Monday. Officials said all of the latest victims had underlying health conditions and there were two breakthrough deaths; the youngest of
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By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business Tickets for “Spider-Man: No Way Home” overloaded ticket sites Monday. That’s great news for the box office. Fans complained on social media Monday that ticket sites such as AMC were backed up. This delayed them from getting advance tickets to the newest film featuring the web-slinging hero, which hits theaters
Continue Reading By Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Business Tax-free savings in retirement are great to have at your disposal. But provisions in the Build Back Better bill would limit some of the ways to accrue them in the future — at least for high-income savers. The provisions are included in the version of the bill that recently passed
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