LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Las Cruces Public schools welcomed all of its 24,000 students back to the classroom Thursday. Kinder, sixth and ninth grade students made the return on Wednesday to make their transition easier. The biggest change within the district parents may have already noticed is the districts implementation of a balanced calendar.
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By PAUL WISEMAN and GABRIELA SELSER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration dropped Nicaragua from a list of countries that can ship sugar to the United State at low import tax rates, another attempt to put economic pressure on the authoritarian government of Nicaraguan president Daniel Ortega. The Office of the U.S. Trade
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CNNEE (CNN Español) — El cantante puertorriqueño Ricky Martin estuvo en el centro de la atención mediática por cuenta de una orden de protección relacionada con supuesta violencia doméstica tras la acusación de acoso que presentó un sobrino suyo de 21 años, algo que el intérprete a refutado y rechazado. Este jueves un juez en
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macamilarincon (CNN) –– Ricky Martin dijo que fue “víctima de una mentira” después de que su sobrino retirara las acusaciones de acoso en su contra. Un juez levantó la orden de protección temporal contra Martin este jueves durante una audiencia en San Juan, Puerto Rico. En un video compartido con CNN el jueves por un
Continue Reading By Brian Lowry, CNN After virtual and scaled-back events due to the pandemic, Comic-Con — a convention where masks were popular before they served any practical purpose — is back at near-full-force this year, with well over 100,000 people expected to attend the celebration of all things pop culture in San Diego. While movies remain
Continue Reading By MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS Associated Press NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — The energy minister of Cyprus says a plan to develop a sizeable natural gas field off the Mediterranean island nation will be ready by the end of the year. Energy Minister Natasa Pilides said another well at the Aphrodite field will be used to gather additional
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN The countdown to Beyoncé’s new album just got more exciting. She shared a track list on Wednesday for “Renaissance,” her upcoming album, on her Instastories. The group of 16 songs includes her already released single “Break My Soul,” as well as “Alien Superstar,” “Move,” “Virgo’s Groove,” “America Has a Problem”
Continue Reading By Scottie Andrew, CNN This year’s crop of Kennedy Center honorees includes a former Batman, several members of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and a Pulitzer Prize winner. George Clooney, U2 and the Cuban-American composer Tania León are Kennedy Center honorees this year, the arts organization announced Thursday. Rounding out the 2022 inductees
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The January 6th committee is returning to prime-time today for its last planned public hearing. You can watch it tonight live on ABC-7 at 6 pm local time. We will not have a 6 pm broadcast, we will have a newscast at 9 pm instead. This public hearing will be the second prime-time session since the
Continue Reading macamilarincon (CNN Español) –– El Departamento de Estado de Estados Unidos difundió este miércoles un informe en el que señala a 60 personas de Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador y Nicaragua por “corrupción significativa”. La lista incluye a congresistas, exfuncionarios, empresarios, funcionarios, jueces, fiscales, entre otros, a los que se sancionó por presunta obstrucción de investigaciones
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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday, underscoring the persistence of the highly contagious virus as new variants challenge the nation’s efforts to resume normalcy after two and a half years of pandemic disruptions. White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said that Biden was experiencing “mild symptoms” and has begun taking Paxlovid,
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By Whitney Wild and Jeremy Herb, CNN The Department of Homeland Security inspector general has informed the Secret Service it is investigating what happened to January 6-related text messages that may have been deleted, describing it as an “ongoing criminal investigation” and directing the agency to stop its internal investigations into the matter, according to
Continue Reading CNN By Whitney Wild and Jeremy Herb, CNN The Department of Homeland Security inspector general has directed the Secret Service to stop its internal investigations into what happened to text messages related to January 6 that may have been deleted, according to a letter reviewed by CNN. The inspector general wrote that the Secret Service
Continue Reading MEXICO CITY (AP) — The U.S. government has forced Mexico into negotiations over what Washington considers unfair practices that effectively exclude U.S. and other foreign companies from the Mexican energy sector in violation of the free trade agreement they signed with Canada. The energy sector is a point of national pride for Mexican President Andrés
Continue Reading By Betsy Klein, Maegan Vazquez and Kate Sullivan, CNN President Joe Biden has tested positive for Covid-19 and is experiencing “mild symptoms,” White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Thursday. The mild symptoms and diagnosis protocol for Biden — a double-boosted 79-year-old at high risk for experiencing severe illness — so far will mean “working
Continue Reading By JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — The governments of Spain and Portugal have criticized a European Union plan to reduce the bloc’s natural gas use by 15% to prepare for a potential cutoff by Russia this winter. The governments in Madrid and Lisbon said Thursday that they wouldn’t support the initiative. The
Continue Reading Juan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — El presidente de Estados Unidos, Joe Biden, dio positivo por coronavirus, según informó la Casa Blanca en un comunicado. “Amigos, estoy muy bien”, dijo el mandatario en su cuenta de Twitter luego de conocerse la noticia. “Esta mañana, el presidente Biden ha dado positivo en la prueba de covid-19. Está
Continue Reading By SARAH RANKIN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Some federal lawmakers urged Google last month to limit the appearance of anti-abortion pregnancy centers in certain abortion-related search results. Now 17 Republican attorneys general are warning the company that doing so could invite legal action. Their letter Thursday to the CEO of Google parent Alphabet
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By Paul Vercammen and Brad Parks, CNN Thomas Lane, one of the three former Minneapolis police officers convicted in February of violating George Floyd’s civil rights, was sentenced to 2.5 years in federal prison on Thursday. Federal prosecutors had asked Judge Paul A. Magnuson to sentence Lane to between 5.25 years to 6.5 years for
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Ukraine’s first lady, Olena Zelenska, addressed the US Congress Wednesday morning. She is in Washington this week to highlight the human cost of Ukraine’s ongoing war with Russia. She showed America’s most powerful lawmakers stark images of the toll of Russian bombardment of cities on Ukraine’s children – a blood-splattered baby stroller, a small crumpled body.
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By Anna Bahney, CNN Business Mortgage rates ticked higher for the second week in a row as more economic indicators flashed warning signs of an impending recession. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 5.54% in the week ending July 21, up from 5.51% the week before, according to Freddie Mac. That is significantly higher than this
Continue Reading By Dan Merica and Jeff Zeleny, CNN John Fetterman will continue his soft return to the campaign trail on Thursday, attending a fundraiser in Philadelphia two months after a life-threatening stroke sent him to the sidelines of one of the most closely-watched Senate contests in the country. The fundraiser, sponsored by Democratic Jewish Outreach Pennsylvania,
Continue Reading CNNEE (CNN) — El presidente de Rusia, Vladimir Putin, está “completamente sano” a pesar de los “muchos rumores” sobre su salud, según un alto cargo de los servicios de inteligencia estadounidenses. “Hay muchos rumores sobre la salud del presidente Putin y, por lo que podemos decir, está completamente sano”, dijo el director de la agencia
Continue Reading By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — An independent inspection has found that Britain’s response to the increase in migrants crossing the English Channel on small boats is poor and officials are clearly overwhelmed. The review by the chief inspector of borders and immigration was published Thursday. It was among critical reports published this
Continue Reading By MATT OTT AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Average long-term U.S. mortgage rates are ticking higher this week in a rapidly cooling housing market as the Federal Reserve gears up for what could be yet another bump to its benchmark interest rate. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac reported Thursday that the 30-year rate rose to
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CNN’s Frederik Pleitgen joins New Day to discuss Pearl Jam’s recent cancellation of a summer gig due to Europe’s wildfires and heatwave.
Continue Reading Review by Brian Lowry, CNN Jordan Peele’s “Get Out” marked such a thrilling directing debut that the pretty-good things he’s done in the five years since, including “Us” and a full plate of TV shows, have felt somewhat less exciting by comparison. “Nope,” another monosyllabic title, initially seems destined to buck that trend, but turns
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN Hours before Dave Chappelle was set to hit the stage in Minneapolis, the venue canceled the sold-out show. First Avenue, well known as the venue featured in Prince’s 1984 film “Purple Rain,” declined to host Chappelle’s comedy show after backlash over comments in some of his previous Netflix specials that
Continue Reading urielblanco (CNN Español) — La cuenta regresiva para el Mundial de Qatar 2022 continúa. Todos los amantes del futbol ya están ansiosos para el comienzo de la Copa del Mundo, que tendrá lugar del 21 de noviembre al 17 de diciembre. Un total de 32 selecciones nacionales disputará el torneo de fútbol más importante del
Continue Reading By Kate Bennett, CNN Prompted by a series of national crises and global anxiety, Michelle Obama has written a new book, the former first lady announced Thursday via Twitter. “These past few years, I’ve been thinking about how to stay centered in a world filled with so much uncertainty,” Obama said in her social media
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