By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Audio stolen from the Spanish soccer federation reveal that Gerard Piqué asked for help from the president of the Spanish soccer federation to play at the Tokyo Olympics. The details were published by the El Confidencial newspaper after other audio had revealed that the Barcelona defender
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NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus is further winding down the compulsory use of COVID-19 vaccination certificates and face masks as the country’s virus numbers continue to improve. Health Minister Michael Hadjipantela announced Wednesday that vaccination and recovery certificates will no longer be required to enter most places as of May 15. But certificates will still
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EL PASO, Texas — Riding your bike at biking and hiking trails across El Paso is a great past time and a fun way to stay active. It’s a skill EPISD is hoping to help its students gain through new grant from Texas Parks and Wildlife. EPISD was award $60,000 dollars to be able to
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By Jen Christensen, CNN Although a federal judge struck down the Biden administration’s mask mandate for public transportation Monday, some experts say you don’t want to throw out your mask just yet. No matter the form of public transportation — planes, trains, trams, subways, buses or even rideshares — good ventilation can help reduce the
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CNNEE (CNN) — Hay algo en el aire hoy. Quizás lo hayas notado. Abril 20, o 4/20, es conocido como el ‘día de la hierba’ o el día internacional de la marihuana. Sí, parece arbitrario. ¿Cómo llegó el número 420 a representar el fumar marihuana? Primero, desmintamos algunos mitos. 1. La leyenda del código penal
Continue Reading Juan Pablo Elverdin Washington (CNN) — Estados Unidos tiene pocas formas de rastrear el importante suministro de armamento antitanque, antiaéreo y de otro tipo que ha enviado a través de la frontera con Ucrania, dicen las fuentes a CNN, un punto ciego que se debe en gran parte a la falta de botas estadounidenses sobre
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By Issy Ronald, CNN British Cycling says it has contacted five-time Olympic champion and 2012 Tour de France winner Bradley Wiggins to offer him support following an interview in which he said that he was sexually groomed by a coach when he was a teenager. “We are deeply concerned by the matter raised by Sir
Continue Reading By DEREK GATOPOULOS and THANASSIS STAVRAKIS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greeks celebrate Easter with other Orthodox Christians on Sunday with most coronavirus restrictions now lifted. A central feature of the celebrations is the Easter candle given as gifts to children and popular designs are pandemic-themed. At a busy store in Athens owner Giorgos
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CNN By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN A little-known federal judge appointed by former President Donald Trump found herself in the national spotlight on Monday after striking down the Biden administration’s public transportation mask mandate. US District Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle has been serving as a federal judge in Florida for more than a year. Notably, the
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By Aya Elamroussi, CNN Hundreds of homes near Flagstaff, Arizona, have been evacuated as a fast-moving wildfire threatened hundreds of structures Wednesday after destroying at least two dozen buildings, officials said. The Tunnel Fire in northern Arizona’s Coconino County had burned more than 19,700 acres as of Wednesday afternoon, according to InciWeb, a US clearinghouse
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By Michelle Toh, Jake Kwon and Lizzy Yee, CNN Business Hong Kong’s Covid-19 curbs are continuing to severely limit travel into the city, with only one flight from outside the Asia Pacific region landing on Tuesday and Wednesday. The government recently allowed flights from nine countries, including Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States,
Continue Reading HONG KONG (AP) — YouTube has taken down the campaign channel of Hong Kong’s sole candidate to become its next leader, John Lee, citing compliance with U.S. sanctions imposed against the former No. 2 official. Lee had set up a Facebook page and a YouTube channel to promote his campaign, even though he is running
Continue Reading By Alicia Wallace, CNN Business April is typically a pretty eventful month for the cannabis industry, with 4/20 celebrations bringing abundant attention — and sales. But things have been heating up much earlier this year. In the first four days of April, the US House of Representatives (once again and narrowly) passed a bill to
Continue Reading By Anna Cooban, CNN Business The price of goods leaving German factories has passed an eye-watering milestone. German annual producer price inflation topped 30% in March, the country’s Federal Statistics Office said on Wednesday. That’s its highest level since the agency began collecting data 73 years ago. The biggest culprit? Energy prices, which rose nearly
Continue Reading By SAM KEMMIS of NerdWallet The subscription pricing model is trending in the travel industry. Though it might be a familiar payment option for your favorite streaming platform or at-home meal kit, it’s taking new shapes in tourism. Alaska Airlines recently launched a subscription service for West Coast flyers, offering 1-cent flights (on top of
Continue Reading Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Podría decirse que la subvariante más exitosa de ómicron hasta la fecha ha sido la BA.2, pero esta no se ha dormido en los laureles. La subvariante BA.2 ha estado produciendo mutaciones, a veces cambiando a versiones más elegantes e, increíblemente, incluso más rápidas que sí misma. Los rastreadores de
Continue Reading By Liam Reilly, CNN A multimillion-dollar settlement between the Roman Catholic Diocese of Camden, New Jersey, and victims of child sexual abuse by members of the clergy has been announced by the diocese and a survivors committee. About 300 victims who experienced child sexual abuse will share an $87.5 million trust established by the diocese
Continue Reading By Dakin Andone, CNN The family and advocates of the only Hispanic woman on Texas’ death row are fighting to stop her looming execution, arguing she was wrongfully convicted of the murder of her 2-year-old daughter in 2007. “We don’t want our mother executed,” Melissa Lucio’s oldest son, John, told CNN. “We already lost our
Continue Reading By Barbara Starr, CNN Pentagon Correspondent The US military is keeping a constant watch on Russia’s nuclear arsenal as the war in Ukraine continues and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is being briefed two or three times a week by the top US general who oversees US nuclear weapons and defenses, according to multiple defense officials.
Continue Reading Freeze alerts in place for parts of the East this morning as the West sees more rain and snow. CNN meteorologist Pedram Javaheri discusses when Spring returns for the East.
Continue Reading By Alexandra Meeks, CNN The early stages of the pandemic took a massive toll on jobs, but luckily, the latest employment numbers are now offering a glimmer of hope about America’s economic recovery. Some of the most dramatic and sustained job gains in the US are occurring in the Rocky Mountain states of Utah, Idaho
Continue Reading Johnny Depp testified in his defamation lawsuit against his ex-wife Amber Heard. Depp is suing Heard for $50 million in a Fairfax County, Virginia, court over a 2018 Washington Post op-ed in which she wrote about her experience with domestic abuse. Depp was not referred to by name in Heard’s piece.
Continue Reading CNN’s chief medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta discusses the ruling from a federal judge in Florida which resulted in several airlines and Amtrak lifting their mask mandates for travelers.
Continue Reading Juan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — El fundador de Wikileaks, Julian Assange, quedó un paso más cerca de su extradición a Estados Unidos este miércoles después de que un juez británico emitiera la orden, que ahora está sujeta a la aprobación de la ministra de Interior del Reino Unido, Priti Patel. Assange puede apelar el fallo
Continue Reading By Rob Picheta and Amy Cassidy, CNN WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has moved one step closer to being extradited to the United States, where he is set to be tried under the Espionage Act, after a London court sent his handover order to the British government for approval. The court issued a formal extradition order
Continue Reading Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — La visita del presidente de Estados Unidos Joe Biden al crítico estado cambiante de Nueva Hampshire para vender su agenda interna se vio ensombrecida por nuevas señales que advierten sobre turbulencias económicas por cómo la invasión rusa de Ucrania está creando una mayor incertidumbre y volatilidad en la economía mundial,
Continue Reading Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — El Departamento de Justicia dijo el martes que apelará un fallo judicial que anuló el mandato del gobierno federal sobre el uso de mascarillas para los viajeros, pero solo si los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades de EE.UU. (CDC) determinan que el mandato sigue siendo necesario
Continue Reading By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A British judge has formally approved the extradition of Julian Assange to the United States to face spying charges. The case will now go to Britain’s interior minister for a decision, and the WikiLeaks founder still has legal avenues of appeal. A judge at Westminster Magistrates’ Court
Continue Reading By Katelyn Polantz and Andrew Kaczynski, CNN A day before the 2020 presidential election, Virginia “Ginni” Thomas mugged for the camera wearing a Trump baseball cap with her friend Connie Hair, chief of staff to GOP Rep. Louie Gohmert of Texas, at an event supporting the then-President in pictures posted on Facebook at the time.
Continue Reading By Jack Guy and Sharon Braithwaite, CNN Prince Harry has said the Queen was “on great form” during their recent meeting in the UK, adding that he wanted to make sure she is “protected” and has “the right people around her.” The Duke of Sussex told NBC’s “Today” show that it was “great” being with
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