Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — El primer ministro del Reino Unido, Boris Johnson, dijo que las mujeres transgénero no deberían competir en deportes femeninos. Las declaraciones las hizo a pesar de decir que sus comentarios podrían verse como “controvertidos”. “No creo que los hombres biológicos deban competir en eventos deportivos femeninos. Y tal vez eso
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By Paul LeBlanc, Jasmine Wright and Sam Fossum, CNN Two members of President Joe Biden’s Cabinet tested positive for Covid-19 on Wednesday, becoming some of the latest high-profile Washington figures to contract the virus in recent days. Attorney General Merrick Garland and Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo announced their positive diagnoses after having attended the elite
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By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve officials are signaling that they will take a more aggressive approach to fighting high inflation in the coming months — actions that will make borrowing sharply more expensive for consumers and businesses and heighten risks to the economy. In minutes from their policy meeting
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By BRIAN WITTE Associated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — To encourage the Washington Commanders to stay in Maryland, the Maryland House has approved a measure with a $400 million plan to develop the area around FedEx Field in the suburbs of the nation’s capital. The bill approved Wednesday doesn’t include money for a new stadium
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — Former All-Star CC Sabathia was hired as a special assistant to baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred. The 41-year-old, who retired after the 2019 season, is tasked with addressing player relations, diversity, equity and inclusion, social responsibility, youth participation and broadcasting. Sabathia will work with The Players Alliance. He is a vice president
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Puede que la subvariante BA.2 del coronavirus sea realmente la “variante sigilosa”. La subvariante de ómicron causó hasta 3 de cada 4 casos de covid-19 en Estados Unidos la semana pasada, según la más reciente vigilancia genómica de los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades de EE.UU. (CDC,
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina lawmakers paused Wednesday to honor the University of South Carolina’s national championship women’s basketball team in a raucous celebration. The party included Gamecocks chants and the team’s unofficial anthem blaring through the House chamber. South Carolina won the national championship Sunday with a 64-49 victory over UConn. The accomplishment
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EL PASO, Texas– The owner of Zions Bow Ties always wanted to have his own fashion show; after his wife’s passing last year, he decided to finally do one in her honor. Joseph Snell told ABC-7 he and his wife, Roselyn, shared a passion for fashion and believes The Queen Has Spoken’s fashion show is
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CANUTILLO, Texas – On a quiet and cool Saturday morning, a group of hot air balloon pilots and family and friends gathered at Gallegos Park to take to the skies. Coat of Many Colors, with Pilot Vernon Greggerson, and Cap’n Andy Bubba, the pilot of Hubba Bubba, brought their large balloons to the park to
Continue Reading Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN Español) — La Asamblea Legislativa de El Salvador aprobó una reforma al Código Penal para castigar con penas de 10 a 15 años de cárcel a quienes elaboren o colaboren en la realización de pinturas, textos, diseños, dibujos o cualquier otra forma de expresión visual en bienes inmuebles de uso público
Continue Reading By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democrats are accusing oil companies of “ripping off the American people” and putting profits before production as Americans suffer from higher gasoline prices amid the war in Ukraine. Oil executives, testifying before Congress for the second time in six months, responded that oil is a global
Continue Reading FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) — The budget-conscious Atlanta Falcons signed former first-round picks Rashaan Evans and offensive lineman Germain Ifedi to one-year contracts. Evans bolsters the Falcons at linebacker after spending the past four seasons with the Tennessee Titans. He was the 22nd overall pick in the 2018 draft from Alabama, Ifedi gives Atlanta additional
Continue Reading By KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Russia says it made a debt payment in rubles this week, a move that may not be accepted by Russia’s foreign debtholders and could put the country on a path to an historic default. The action by Russia was in response to the most recent
Continue Reading By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — It was a sunny and warm afternoon, only a few people were lucky enough to be playing golf at Augusta National and heavy equipment was being driven onto the course. That work crew’s mission: to remove a massive tree from the left side of the
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By Rachel Ramirez and Chief Climate Correspondent Bill Weir, CNN Kenneth Runnels doesn’t see himself as a “victim” of the drought. He says he’s an “adapter.” Runnels is the chief administrator of the Antelope Point Marina on Lake Powell, the second-largest reservoir in the country and part of the Colorado River system, which provides water
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — The attorneys general of six states have written to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell , expressing concern over the league’s treatment of female employees and admonishing him for a lack of improvement to the league’s workplace culture. Without improvement, the attorneys general warned of potential legal action. The letter outlines concerns of
Continue Reading By JAKE SEINER AP Baseball Writer There’s a lot to catch up on from a bizarre baseball offseason before the 2022 season officially begins with first pitch at Wrigley Field. Certainly, the sport is ready to move forward and wash off a winter when owners and players fought fiercely and occasionally publicly over how to
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By Brenda Goodman, CNN From the early days of the pandemic, doctors noticed that in severe cases of Covid-19 — the ones that landed people in the hospital on ventilators with shredded lungs — most of the internal wreckage wasn’t being directly inflicted by the virus itself but by a blizzard of immune reactions triggered
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By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business Covid is in a lull in the United States: Masks are often an afterthought, people are going out again and some of the worst-hit industries during the pandemic — like movie theaters — are starting to get back to normal. That’s why so much is riding on one particular blockbuster:
Continue Reading By Parija Kavilanz, CNN Business H&M is coming out with a new line of baby clothes that can be recycled in an unexpected way once they’re worn out — composting. The 12-piece organic cotton collection for newborns (priced from $4.99 to $17.99) launches in May and includes tops, bottoms with adjustable waistbands and cuffs, jackets,
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By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A subsidiary of one of the largest U.S. wind energy companies has been sentenced to probation and ordered to pay over $8 million in fines and restitution after at least 150 eagles were killed at its wind farms in eight states. NextEra Energy subsidiary ESI Energy
Continue Reading By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A subsidiary of one of the largest U.S. wind energy companies has been sentenced to probation and ordered to pay over $8 million in fines and restitution after at least 150 eagles were killed at its wind farms in eight states. NextEra Energy subsidiary ESI Energy
Continue Reading By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge has acquitted a New Mexico man of charges that he illegally entered the U.S. Capitol riot and engaged in disorderly conduct after walking into the building during last year’s riot. U.S. District Judge Trevor McFadden issued the verdict from the bench Wednesday after hearing
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By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge has acquitted a New Mexico man of charges that he illegally entered the U.S. Capitol riot and engaged in disorderly conduct after walking into the building during last year’s riot. U.S. District Judge Trevor McFadden issued the verdict from the bench Wednesday after hearing
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By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN The leader of the West Virginia chapter of the Proud Boys pleaded guilty on Wednesday to illegally entering the US Capitol grounds on January 6, 2021. Jeffrey Finley, 29, faces up to one year in prison. The plea could be a significant step in one of the Justice Department’s most crucial
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Una cuarta dosis de la vacuna contra el covid-19 de Pfizer/BioNTech parece ofrecer una protección de corta duración contra la infección en general, pero la protección contra la enfermedad grave no disminuyó durante al menos varias semanas, según un nuevo estudio. El estudio, publicado el martes en la revista académica New
Continue Reading Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN Español) — La Fiscalía General de México confirmó, a través de un comunicado oficial, que el Departamento de Estado de Gran Bretaña ratificó la extradición al país de Karime Macías, esposa del exgobernador de Veracruz Javier Duarte. Macías y sus hijos trasladaron su residencia a Londres, después de que su esposo
Continue Reading By Kelly Mena, CNN Arizona’s Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit by state Republicans that aimed to eliminate the state’s early voting system, which is used by the vast majority of Arizona voters. The court said in its order that it didn’t have original jurisdiction in the case and declined to hear the lawsuit.
Continue Reading By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — The German government has presented a major package of reforms to boost the construction of renewable power as part of its efforts to meet its climate goals and become independent of energy imports from hostile nations such as Russia. The 600-page “Easter package” approved by Cabinet lays
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research Here’s some background information about the Vatican’s timetable and process for choosing a new pope. Burial & Mourning upon Death of a Pope Cardinals decide, after the death of the pope, when funerals and conclave begin. Universi Dominici Gregis (hereafter referred to as Law) dictates that: – There must be nine days
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