By Tami Luhby, CNN Private health insurers are expected to pay $1 billion in rebates to eligible consumers this fall, according to a Kaiser Family Foundation analysis released Wednesday. The payouts stem from an Affordable Care Act provision that requires insurers to spend the majority of policyholders’ premium payments on medical care. The amount is
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Rocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN Español) — Este martes finalizaron en Cuba los juicios que por separado se iniciaron contra los activistas Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara y Maykel Castillo Pérez (también conocido como Maykel Osorbo), aunque no está claro cuándo podría haber una sentencia, dijeron activistas a CNN. Los procedimientos duraron menos de 48 horas y fueron
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By SUMAN NAISHADHAM and MICHAEL PHILLIS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris says the U.S. is safer if people in other countries have sufficient water to drink, grow food and safely dispose of sewage. She emphasized that water access is a foreign policy priority. The World Health Organization estimates that more than
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EL PASO, Texas – El Paso Locomotive FC’s Diego Luna is headed to the biggest stage in American soccer. Sources confirm to ABC-7’s Nate Ryan that Luna, 18, has been sold to MLS club Real Salt Lake. Sources tell Ryan that it will be the largest USL transfer fee in league history. Per source, El
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson Londres (CNN) — Ponte tu sombrero de fiesta y prepara los banderines: las celebraciones del Jubileo de Platino de la reina Isabel II del Reino Unido están a punto de llegar. Ningún otro monarca en la historia británica ha cumplido 70 años de servicio. La reina, que entonces tenía 25 años, accedió al
Continue Reading By Holmes Lybrand A father and son team was convicted Wednesday for rushing a group of police officers guarding an entrance to the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, helping to allow the mob outside to flood in. It was a “major breach point,” prosecutors said during a sentencing hearing for the pair on Wednesday.
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A large pallet fire broke out just before noon on US-70 north and east of Sonoma Ranch in Doña Ana County. A huge plume of black smoke could and flames could be seen for miles. This is a developing news story. Download the KVIA news app to get alerts the moment news breaks.
Continue Reading By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Ford’s chief executive says the global auto industry is headed for a huge price war in the coming years as electric vehicle costs drop and companies sell EVs priced around $25,000. CEO Jim Farley told the Bernstein Strategic Decisions Conference on Wednesday that the $25,000 electric
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LARGO, Fla. (AP) — Authorities on Wednesday identified a man who died after investigators believe he waded into a lake inhabited by alligators to find Frisbees and other flying discs to sell. Largo police said Sean Thomas McGuinness, 47, was found Tuesday morning at the Taylor Park lake by someone walking a dog. Although the
Continue Reading By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN Several abortion providers in Florida are suing to block a state law that bans most abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy from going into effect next month. Plaintiffs argue that House Bill 5, which Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis signed into law in April, “criminalizes pre-viability abortions in direct violation of
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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Texas primary runoff between Democratic U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar and his progressive challenger, Jessica Cisneros, was too close to call Wednesday, more than a week after the election. After a final update in Bexar County, Cuellar leads Cisneros by 136 votes, or 0.3 percentage points, out of 45,282 ballots counted
Continue Reading By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press One of the most booming cities in the U.S. over the past decade thinks that it grew even bigger than the U.S. Census Bureau says it did. Austin, Texas, became the largest U.S. city to challenge its 2020 census figures when it filed an appeal with the Census Bureau last
Continue Reading By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press One of the most booming cities in the U.S. over the past decade thinks that it grew even bigger than the U.S. Census Bureau says it did. Austin, Texas, became the largest U.S. city to challenge its 2020 census figures when it filed an appeal with the Census Bureau last
Continue Reading By MARK PRATT Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Workers at a McDonald’s restaurant in Massachusetts intentionally put bacon on a fish sandwich that a Muslim woman had ordered for one of her children, a civil rights organization said Wednesday. The Council on American-Islamic Relations filed a discrimination complaint on the woman’s behalf with the Massachusetts
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By David Close, CNN The National Football League commissioner Roger Goodell and Washington Commanders owner Daniel Snyder have been called to testify before a Congressional committee as part of the House Committee for Oversight and Reform’s investigation into Snyder and the team’s reported hostile workplace culture. Last October, Rep. Carolyn Maloney, Chairwoman of the Committee
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — Kentucky Derby winner Rich Strike has arrived at Belmont Park for the final jewel of thoroughbred racing’s Triple Crown. The track announced Wednesday the long shot winner of the Derby arrived around 1 a.m. to start preparations for the $1.5 million Belmont Stakes on June 11. The colt was shipped by
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By Sonia Moghe, CNN A jury has found both Amber Heard and Johnny Depp liable for defamation in their lawsuits against each other. The jury awarded significantly more damages to Depp, a legal win for the actor. Depp sued Heard, his ex-wife, for defamation over a 2018 op-ed she wrote for The Washington Post in
Continue Reading By Kylie Atwood, Jennifer Hansler, Alex Marquardt and Jeremy Herb, CNN The Biden administration is working to get temporary storage containers for Ukrainian grain into the country, a stopgap measure as it seeks to mitigate a growing food crisis caused by Russia’s months-long blockade of Ukrainian ports, administration officials told CNN. These storage containers —
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By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business Sales of non-plug-in internal combustion-powered vehicles peaked in 2017, according to a report by industry analysts at Bloomberg New Energy Finance, and have been in “permanent decline” since then as sales of plug-in hybrid and electric vehicles increase. Sales of plug-in vehicles are also expected to triple their current levels
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CNN, CNN BUSINESS By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business Sales of non-plug-in internal combustion-powered vehicles peaked in 2017, according to a report by industry analysts at Bloomberg New Energy Finance, and have been in “permanent decline” since then as sales of plug-in hybrid and electric vehicles increase. Sales of plug-in vehicles are also expected to triple
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JUAREZ, Chihuahua — Modesto the giraffe, one of the most loved animals at Central Park in Juarez, passed away this morning at 5 a.m. from a heart attack, according to city officials. The exact cause of death is still being determined. Sergio Acosta, Undersecretary of Human Development and Common Good, said Modesto was one of
Continue Reading LAS CRUCES, NM – – ASCMV has reportedly been ordered to return 5 fostered dogs to their owner, who is accused of animal abuse. The agency reportedly needs to have the dogs returned to their owner by 3:50 pm on June 1. According to a complaint sent to ABC7, the 5 dogs were initially taken
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macamilarincon (CNN) — Un jurado declaró a Amber Heard y Johnny Depp responsables de difamación en sus demandas entre ellos. Depp demandó a Heard, su exesposa, por difamación por un artículo de opinión de 2018 que escribió para The Washington Post en el que se describía a sí misma como una “figura pública que representa
Continue Reading macamilarincon (CNN Español) –– Rodolfo Hernández, candidato presidencial por la Liga de Gobernantes Anticorrupción, dijo este miércoles a CNN que apeló a la orden de desacato que le impuso un juez de Bucaramanga, capital del departamento de Santander. “No tengo un caso, tengo 200 casos de la politiquería que me quería sacar de la alcaldía”,
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EL PASO, Texas — Former El Paso mayor, Joe Wardy, is weighing in on the ongoing debate regarding the mayor and the city council. El Paso city council had previously voted to extend the city manager’s contract to 2029. His contract wasn’t set to expire until 2024. However, El Paso mayor, Oscar Leeser, had vetoed
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UPDATE: Doña Ana County officials say a Honduran woman was released from a mobile home after being held hostage for nearly a month and a half. Officials say they were working off a tip from her sister who called from Maryland, saying an unknown man was demanding $1,000 to release her sister. The Maryland woman
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FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — Jury has reached verdicts in Johnny Depp’s libel lawsuit against his ex-wife Amber Heard, along with her counterclaim. Jurors found that both Depp and Heard were liable for defamation. Depp, who was not present at the hearing, was awarded $10 million in compensatory damages and $5 million in punitive damages. Heard
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By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Educators across the country are scrutinizing security plans to see what more they can do to protect students after the killing of 21 people — including 19 children — in one of the deadliest school shootings in American history. It’s an exercise that experts say may do little to prevent another
Continue Reading By Rachel Ramirez and Sharif Paget, CNN Memorial Day boaters captured the scene on video as a massive rockfall crashed into the waters of Lake Powell. The dramatic rockslide happened on the Utah side of the lake — the second largest reservoir in the country — where water levels have continued to plunge due to
Continue Reading By Sammy Mngqosini, CNN West Ham defender Kurt Zouma was on Wednesday ordered to complete 180 hours of community service after pleading guilty to kicking and slapping a cat, according to PA Media. The UK animal welfare charity, RSPCA launched an investigation into the French international player after a video of the incident filmed by
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