By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Transgender kids and their parents say they feel attacked by a wave of Republican-sponsored legislation and policies aimed at trans youth. Bills have been introduced to ban gender-affirming care and block transgender children from using school restrooms or playing on sports teams that don’t match their
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By Megan Marples, CNN On a beach vacation, a venomous sea slug probably isn’t high on your must-see list. That’s exactly what San Antonio resident Erick Yanta came across on his trip to Mustang Island, an 18-mile-wide stretch of land in the Gulf of Mexico near Corpus Christi, Texas. While strolling along the beach, Yanta
Continue Reading By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal jury has begun deliberating in the case against a former Virginia police officer charged with storming the U.S. Capitol to obstruct Congress from certifying President Joe Biden’s 2020 electoral victory. The jury for the trial of former Rocky Mount police officer Thomas Robertson deliberated for
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By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal jury has begun deliberating in the case against a former Virginia police officer charged with storming the U.S. Capitol to obstruct Congress from certifying President Joe Biden’s 2020 electoral victory. The jury for the trial of former Rocky Mount police officer Thomas Robertson deliberated for
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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Tesla CEO Elon Musk says the company will build an electric vehicle dedicated for use as a robotaxi. He also told a crowd at a party celebrating the opening of a Texas factory that Tesla will start making three new vehicles next year. Musk didn’t give details of the robotaxi other
Continue Reading AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Tesla CEO Elon Musk says the company will build an electric vehicle dedicated for use as a robotaxi. He also told a crowd at a party celebrating the opening of a Texas factory that Tesla will start making three new vehicles next year. Musk didn’t give details of the robotaxi other
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EL PASO, Texas – A 25-year-old man suffered several stab wounds after he said multiple people approached him at Grand View Park in central El Paso. Police say they were dispatched to the park at 11:55 p.m. Thursday in reference to the stabbing. The victim, Frank Angel, a central El Paso resident, was taken to
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Marysabel E. Huston-Crespo (CNN Español) – Un polémico nuevo estudio desde Gran Bretaña busca resolver algunas de las dudas más frecuentes sobre el covid-19. La investigación, que presentó dilemas éticos al infectar deliberadamente a adultos sanos con el nuevo coronavirus, arrojó resultados esclarecedores de cómo se comporta la enfermedad en el cuerpo humano. Entre ellos,
Continue Reading By TOM HAYS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A former Goldman Sachs banker has been convicted of bribery and other corruption charges accusing him of participating in a $4.5 billion scheme to loot the Malaysian state investment fund, 1MDB. A jury found Roger Ng guilty on all counts Friday at a U.S. trial where
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EL PASO, Texas – The U.S. Marshals Lone Star Fugitive Task Force arrested 37-year-old Shawn Jose Osuna for stabbing an 18-year-old in March. Police say Osuna stabbed the teen after the teen had spent more than allowed using the offender’s food stamp card. Osuna was charged with aggravated assault. His bond was set at $900,000.
Continue Reading CNNEE (CNN) — Un cohete de SpaceX que transportaba a tres clientes y a un exastronauta de la NASA despegó del Centro Espacial Kennedy en Florida este viernes por la mañana, dando inicio a una misión única en su tipo que llevará al grupo en una misión de 10 días a la Estación Espacial Internacional
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By Jason Hanna and Ray Sanchez, CNN A key figure in the sprawling college admissions scam was sentenced to four months in prison Friday — the same day a former University of Southern California water polo coach was found guilty of conspiracy and fraud. Mark Riddell, 39, who helped wealthy parents buy their children’s way
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Seattle Mariners have signed Gold Glove shortstop J.P. Crawford to a $51 million, five-year contract ahead of the start of the regular season. Crawford, 27, had agreed last month to a $4.85 million, one-year deal and would have been eligible for free agency after the 2024 season. He gets a $5
Continue Reading Verónica Ojeda Hong Kong/Beijing (CNN Business) — El servicio chino de entrega de alimentos, Meituan, envió casi 1.000 trabajadores adicionales a Shanghái para ayudar a suministrar comestibles a millones de residentes que luchan por sus vidas bajo un estricto confinamiento por covid-19. La compañía anunció este jueves que ha tomado una serie de medidas nuevas
Continue Reading By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN A leader of the Proud Boys pleaded guilty on Friday to two felony charges in one of the most prominent criminal cases against an organized far-right group that participated in the US Capitol attack on January 6, 2021. Charles Donohoe, 34, is the first person in the Proud Boys leadership to
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By Anna Cooban, CNN Business European leaders have agreed to phase out Russian coal imports as part of a new package of sanctions triggered by evidence of atrocities in Bucha, Ukraine. An oil embargo could be next. All forms of Russian coal will be banned from the European Union, a move that the European Commission
Continue Reading By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Yankees say they failed to reach an agreement with Aaron Judge before his deadline to get a long-term deal by opening day. They hope to resume talks after the season. General manager Brian Cashman says the Yankees had offered Judge an eight-year
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By Alex Hardie and Amy Woodyatt, CNN A man has been jailed for life after pleading guilty to the murder of 28-year-old teacher Sabina Nessa in a killing that sparked renewed outcry about the UK’s epidemic of violence against women and girls. Koci Selamaj will serve at least 36 years in jail, after a major
Continue Reading Dozens have been killed and injured in a Russian missile strike on a train station used as an evacuation hub in the eastern Ukraine city of Kramatorsk, according to Ukrainian officials.
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By Brian Vitagliano, CNN A federal jury on Friday found two men accused of plotting to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer not guilty of kidnapping conspiracy and a mistrial was declared for two other defendants. Adam Fox, Barry Croft, Daniel Harris and Brandon Caserta faced federal charges for allegedly conspiring to kidnap the Democratic governor.
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By Homero De la Fuente, CNN Pro Football Hall of Famer and Dallas Cowboys icon Rayfield Wright died on Thursday at the age of 76, the Hall of Fame announced, citing his wife Di. Wright suffered a severe seizure and had been hospitalized for several days, the Hall of Fame said. “Over the past few
Continue Reading By Kate Sullivan, CNN Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson marked her historic confirmation to the Supreme Court with a moving speech from the White House on Friday, in which she celebrated the “hope and promise” of a nation where it was possible for her family to go from living under segregation to a Supreme Court appointment
Continue Reading NYON, Switzerland (AP) — Chelsea got $5.55 million from European Championship revenues for releasing players to their national teams. UEFA had a fund of $217.5 million. Clubs were paid a daily rate per player involved in the Euro 2020 tournament and qualifying plus Nations League games since 2018. Chelsea had players on both sides of
Continue Reading By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — SpaceX has launched three rich businessmen and their astronaut escort to the International Space Station for more than a week’s stay. It is SpaceX’s first private charter flight to the orbiting lab after two years of carrying astronauts there for NASA. The Falcon rocket
Continue Reading By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — SpaceX has launched three rich businessmen and their astronaut escort to the International Space Station for more than a week’s stay. It is SpaceX’s first private charter flight to the orbiting lab after two years of carrying astronauts there for NASA. The Falcon rocket
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By Madeline Holcombe, CNN A third attempt at a crucial prelaunch test for NASA’s Artemis I mission to the moon will begin on Saturday, after the two previous tries were called off, the agency said in a news release. The wet dress rehearsal, which simulates every stage of launch without the rocket actually leaving the
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN Two days after Matthew Broderick was sidelined from the Broadway play “Plaza Suite” because he tested positive for Covid-19, his wife and costar Sarah Jessica Parker has tested positive as well. Performance of the play have been canceled through Sunday, according to a statement Friday on the show’s official Twitter
Continue Reading By Marianne Garvey The finalists for the “2022 Billboard Music Awards” have been announced. The Billboard Music Award (BBMA) honors the year’s most successful artists in 62 categories across all genres of music. The Weeknd leads as a finalist in 17 categories, the most of any artist this year. He has nabbed nominations including top
Continue Reading By Steve Contorno, CNN Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has raised more than $100 million for his reelection effort, the first gubernatorial candidate in the Sunshine State — and perhaps the entire country — to reach the nine-figure milestone solely through donations. The staggering sum not only gives DeSantis an unprecedented leg up on the Democrats
Continue Reading CNN By Steve Contorno, CNN Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has raised more than $100 million for his reelection effort, the first gubernatorial candidate in the Sunshine State — and perhaps the entire country — to reach the nine-figure milestone solely through donations. The staggering sum not only gives DeSantis an unprecedented leg up on the
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