By CEDAR ATTANASIO Associated Press / Report for America SANTA FE N.M. (AP) — Democratic Sen. Ben Ray Luján says Thursday that he’s 90% recovered from his stroke. The 49-year-old spoke during a visit to Santa Fe High School, part of his first public appearances since returning to Congress in March. The stroke had put
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A pitcher from a junior college baseball team blindsided an opposing baserunner, leading to a brawl that resulted in multiple suspensions.
Continue Reading By Amir Vera, Jacob Lev and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN A junior college baseball pitcher in Texas is no longer on the team after he attacked an opposing team’s baserunner during a game, Weatherford College head baseball coach Jeff Lightfoot said Thursday. The opposing player had just hit a home run Wednesday and was rounding the
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Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Lo conocen como Satán II y es el nombre con que se conoce al poderoso misil balístico intercontinental Sarimar que acaba de probar Vladimir Putin, presidente de Rusia. Putin hizo todo lo posible para darle un giro amenazante a las pruebas de que Rusia tiene un nuevo misil balístico intercontinental
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By Alicia Wallace, CNN Business Daily life continues to get more expensive as American households battle the worst inflation in 40 years. From meat to gas to clothing and housing, the average family now has to fork over hundreds more dollars each month compared to this time last year. Food prices alone are up almost
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — El presidente Joe Biden dijo este jueves que Estados Unidos enviará US$ 800 millones adicionales en asistencia militar a Ucrania mientras la guerra de Rusia entra en lo que él llamó una “ventana crítica”, pero advirtió que la acción del Congreso es necesaria para más envíos a medida que avanza la
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By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer Former AFL Player of the Year Daryle Lamonica has died at age 80. The Fresno County Sherriff’s said Lamonica passed away at his Fresno home on Thursday morning. The death is considered to be from natural causes. Lamonica was a star with the Oakland Raiders starting in the
Continue Reading By The Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Longtime NCAA executive Tom Jernstedt helped create a path for the men’s college basketball tournament to go from just a national championship event into a March Madness megaevent. On Saturday, he will be honored in Indianapolis when a downtown statue is unveiled in his honor. The man long
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By Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden will deliver a eulogy for Madeleine Albright next week when the former secretary of state is remembered at a funeral in Washington. Former President Bill Clinton and his wife, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, will also speak at Wednesday’s funeral at the National Cathedral. When Albright died
Continue Reading WASHINGTON (AP) — FedEx Field in Landover, Maryland, has dropped out of bidding to host games at the 2026 World Cup, and the Washington area has merged its campaign with Baltimore’s M&T Bank Stadium. The joint bid would have a fan festival on the District of Columbia’s National Mall. Seventeen U.S. stadiums in 16 areas
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UPDATE 5:50 p.m.: Associated Press: Texas executes oldest death row inmate who was convicted of fatally shooting Houston officer during 1990 traffic stop. Texas is preparing to execute Carl Buntion on Thursday evening for the 1990 murder of a Houston police officer. At 78, he would be the oldest prisoner executed in the state in
Continue Reading By Virginia Langmaid, CNN Data published Thursday by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that vaccination rates for three childhood vaccines fell in kindergartners in the 2020-21 school year compared with the 2019-20 school year, a “concerning” finding that may lead to more infections, a CDC immunizations expert said. In the most
Continue Reading Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN Español) — Sumapaz, una localidad rural a unas dos horas al sur de la Bogotá urbana, esconde en sus adentros un tesoro más preciado que el oro: una fábrica natural de agua que abastece a millones de personas cerca a la capital colombiana. Allí, en pleno centro del país, el páramo
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The Associated Press Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities, and foreign exchange levels.
Continue Reading By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN More than 20 states on Thursday asked a federal judge in Louisiana to immediately block the Biden administration from ending a public health authority, known as Title 42. The Biden administration is on track to end Title 42 — which allows border authorities to turn away migrants at the US southern
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BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Top-ranked Novak Djokovic has dug deep for the second match in a row to reach the semifinals of the Serbia Open with a 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 win over Miomir Kecmanovic. Kecmanovic won the opening set without facing a break point, but Djokovic finally showed signs of getting back to his best
Continue Reading By Lauren del Valle and Evan Perez, CNN Thirteen sexual assault victims of disgraced former USA Gymnastics team doctor Larry Nassar on Thursday filed claims against the FBI totaling $130 million. All the agents involved in the Nassar investigation elected to “turn a blind eye” to the sexual abuse perpetrated on children by Nassar, accusing
Continue Reading By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve must move faster than it has in the past to rein in high inflation, Chair Jerome Powell said, signaling that sharp interest rate increases are likely in the coming months, beginning at the Fed’s next policy meeting in May. In a panel discussion
Continue Reading By Anneken Tappe, CNN Business A half-percentage point interest rate hike is officially on the table, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said Thursday, as the central bank prepares to get inflation under control. “50 basis points will be on the table for the May meeting,” Powell said during a panel at the International Monetary Fund
Continue Reading By Kate Sullivan, CNN President Joe Biden on Thursday issued a clarification after mixing up the federal transportation mask mandate and a pandemic-era restriction at the US border while answering questions from reporters at the White House. Biden was asked whether he was considering delaying the repeal of Title 42, a pandemic-era order that allows
Continue Reading Ángela Reyes (CNN) — La legislatura de Florida dio este jueves la aprobación final a una serie de proyectos de ley dirigidos a Disney, tras semanas de disputa entre la compañía con el gobernador Ron DeSantis por la nueva ley que limita ciertas discusiones en las aulas sobre la orientación sexual y la identidad de
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Taylor Swift tiene innumerables premios Grammy y American Music Awards, pero este nuevo honor será el primero para la estrella mundial del pop. Una especie de milpiés recién descubierta recibió el nombre de Swift, según un estudio publicado en la revista académica ZooKeys. Se llama Nannaria swiftae, o milpiés de garras
Continue Reading BOSTON (AP) — Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora tested positive for COVID-19 and did not manage the series finale against Toronto. Bench coach Will Venable took Cora’s place in the dugout. Cora will not travel with the team to St. Petersburg, Florida, for the weekend series against the Tampa Bay Rays. The Red Sox
Continue Reading PATHUM THANI, Thailand (AP) — The first female referee to officiate an Asian Champions League game saw Melbourne City defeat Jeonnam Dragons of South Korea 2-1. Yoshimi Yamashita and assistant referees Makoto Bozono and Naomi Teshirogi — all of Japan — comprised the first all-female trio to officiate an Asian Champions League match. Carl Jenkinson
Continue Reading By Kaitlan Collins, Alex Marquardt and Barbara Starr, CNN The White House has brought on a retired three-star general to help coordinate the hundreds of millions in military assistance that the United States is sending to Ukraine. Two administration officials say Terry Wolff recently joined the National Security Council to help coordinate the security assistance
Continue Reading By CURT ANDERSON Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Florida utilities would gradually increase their renewable electricity, reaching 100% by 2050 under a proposed rule unveiled by the state’s agriculture commissioner. The proposal is an outgrowth of a lengthy court battle involving dozens of young people who claim Florida is violating their constitutional rights
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CNN By Dianne Gallagher, Steve Contorno and Rachel Janfaza, CNN The Florida legislature on Thursday gave final passage to a pair of bills aimed at Disney, weeks into the company’s feud with Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis over its objections to a new law that limits certain classroom discussion on sexual orientation and gender identity. One
Continue Reading CNN By Dianne Gallagher, Steve Contorno and Rachel Janfaza, CNN The Florida legislature on Thursday gave final passage to a pair of bills aimed at Disney, weeks into the company’s feud with Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis over its objections to a new law that limits certain classroom discussion on sexual orientation and gender identity. One
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Marysabel E. Huston-Crespo (CNN Español) – Otra serie latinoamericana llegó a Netflix: se trata de “Pálpito”, creada y escrita por el venezolano Leonardo Padrón. La producción, rodada en Bogotá, cuenta con las actuaciones protagónicas de Michel Brown (Simón Duque) Ana Lucía Domínguez (Camila Duarte) y Sebastián Martínez (Zacarías Cienfuegos). La trama de la producción, que
Continue Reading CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Anneken Tappe, CNN Business A half-percentage point interest rate hike is officially on the table, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said Thursday, as the central bank prepares to get inflation under control. “50 basis points will be on the table for the May meeting,” Powell said during a panel at the International
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