Compiled by Jon Passantino, CNN Republican-led states around the country have enacted a flurry of new restrictions on abortion, LGBTQ and transgender youth rights, and discussion of critical race theory. Here’s a look at some of the legislation that has passed this session, what’s next for the bills and what else is under consideration. The
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The scheduled starting time for the opening day matchup between the New York Mets and Washington Nationals has been pushed back three hours because of rain in the forecast. Washington announced Wednesday that the Nationals and Mets agreed to play each other on Thursday at 7:05 p.m. EDT instead of 4:05 p.m.
Continue Reading By Devan Cole, CNN Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear on Wednesday vetoed a bill that would have prohibited transgender women and girls from competing on sports teams consistent with their gender at public and private schools in the state. In a veto letter signed Wednesday, Beshear said guidelines regarding transgender student-athletes are already being implemented by
Continue Reading TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Alabama wide receiver Agiye Hall has been suspended and is no longer listed on the roster. Crimson Tide coach Nick Saban says Hall violated unspecified team rules. Hall was a four-star recruit coming out of high school and had four catches for 72 yards as a freshman. Alabama is replacing its
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By RANDALL CHASE Associated Press DOVER, Del. (AP) — Closing arguments are underway in the Boy Scouts of America bankruptcy case. A Delaware judge must decide whether to approve a reorganization plan the BSA negotiated over the past two years. It would establish a $2.6 billion trust fund to compensate tens of thousands of men
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Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — La invasión rusa de Ucrania ha sido más costosa y menos exitosa de lo que la mayoría de los analistas habían esperado en sus primeras seis semanas, y los expertos ahora consideran que Moscú está cambiando su enfoque militar. La estrategia de guerra revisada del presidente de Rusia Vladimir Putin ahora
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By Paradise Afshar and Claudia Dominguez, CNN A Nevada man was charged with murder Tuesday in the death of an 18-year-old woman whose body was found last week after she disappeared in mid-March, court documents show. Naomi Irion was last seen March 12 around 5 a.m. in a Walmart parking lot in the Lyon County
Continue Reading By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN An Oklahoma House committee voted Wednesday to advance a bill that would allow private citizens to take civil action against abortion providers to enforce the law. The bill would follow another anti-abortion bill the Oklahoma legislature sent to the governor’s desk on Tuesday that would make performing an abortion or attempting
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By Jon Sarlin, CNN Business Sky Mavis, makers of the crypto “play-to-earn” game “Axie Infinity,” announced on Wednesday it had raised a $150 million investment. The news comes on the heels of recent and widely-publicized hack of the company in which around $625 million in assets were stolen. The company says the additional money will
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EL PASO, Texas – A federal grand jury returned an indictment charging Matthew Joseph Contreras with kidnapping. According to court documents, Contreras is accused of taking the victim from El Paso to Alamogordo on his way to a detention facility. Federal officials say he was going there for a new job; earlier reports indicated he
Continue Reading Alejandra Ramos (CNN Español) — Ya solo falta la decisión del Poder Ejecutivo, luego de que la Corte Suprema de Colombia avalara este miércoles la extradición de Dairo Antonio Úsuga, alias Otoniel, solicitada por las autoridades de Estados Unidos por cargos de narcotráfico. Las autoridades de ese país y la Policía de Colombia afirman que
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By Jacqueline Howard, CNN The future of Covid-19 vaccines — including when and how often booster doses might be needed — remains unclear and “complex,” according to advisers to the US Food and Drug Administration. The FDA’s Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee (VRBPAC) detailed in a meeting Wednesday how emerging coronavirus variants and
Continue Reading By Shawna Mizelle, CNN Safi Rauf, an Afghan American naval reservist who was recently released from captivity under the Taliban, recounted his detainment on Wednesday and what it’s like to finally return home. “It’s an incredible feeling. It hasn’t settled in yet,” he told CNN’s Jake Tapper in an exclusive interview on “The Lead,” his
Continue Reading By Manu Raju, Alex Rogers and Melanie Zanona, CNN Despite her 13 years out of office, Sarah Palin immediately won an endorsement from former President Donald Trump in her campaign to represent Alaska in the US House. GOP hard-liners already plan to invite her to join their congressional caucus. And House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — Qatar World Cup organizers have admitted that workers were exploited while contracted for FIFA preparation tournaments. The acknowledgement of failings came after an investigation by Amnesty International which said security guards were forced to work in conditions it called “forced labor” by exceeding the 60-hour maximum working work and not having a
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A weak cold front arrives Wednesday night and early Thursday. Some low-end winds and somewhat cooler temps will greet us for Thursday. Get ready for stronger winds later weekend and much of next week.
Continue Reading By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The NBA plans to keep its next All-Star Game in Salt Lake City, despite its opposition to Utah’s ban on transgender youth athletes playing on girls teams. The Utah Jazz are set to host the event next February but there was speculation the league could
Continue Reading By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky’s governor has vetoed a bill that would bar transgender girls and women from participating in school sports matching their gender identity from sixth grade through college. Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear said Wednesday that the measure “most likely” violates the U.S. Constitution’s equal protection rights. The
Continue Reading HOUSTON (AP) — Reilly Opelka came back from a set down while dealing with an achy shoulder and ended up with 15 aces in a 3-6, 6-2, 6-4 victory over qualifier Mitchell Krueger in the second round of the U.S. Men’s Clay Court Championship in Houston. Opelka is ranked No. 18 in the world and
Continue Reading CNN’s Frederik Pleitgen shows how the use of drones is helping Ukrainian citizens fight the Russian invasion.
Continue Reading By Vasco Cotovio and Frederik Pleitgen, Byron Blunt and Daria Markina, CNN A gray car speeds on a highway near Kyiv, heading towards the Ukrainian capital. As it approaches a Russian position, it does a sharp U-turn, stopping shortly after. A man then opens the door. A second later, he is on the ground. “He
Continue Reading Alejandra Ramos (CNN) — La noticia de que Elon Musk es ahora el mayor poseedor de acciones de Twitter y está listo para unirse al directorio del gigante de las redes sociales es interesante por muchas (muchas) razones. Pero quizás el elemento más intrigante de la posición repentinamente poderosa de Musk dentro de Twitter es
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(CNN) — The House voted Wednesday to recommend two former advisers to former President Donald Trump be referred to the Department of Justice on criminal contempt of Congress charges. The House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, Capitol Hill riot is looking to hold Trump White House deputy chief of staff Dan Scavino and Trump’s onetime trade
Continue Reading By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — The NCAA Frozen Four features a foursome that doesn’t include any teams from the East. It’s the first time since 2011 that the Eastern schools were shut out. Michigan will play Denver in the early semifinal on Thursday, with Minnesota and Minnesota State meeting in the
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EL PASO, Texas – Things have just gone from bad to worse for the UTEP Miners in the early part of the off season. The transfer portal was always going to be a factor, but in just the last few days, UTEP has lost 9 players from their roster. The biggest hit coming on Wednesday,
Continue Reading Marysabel E. Huston-Crespo (CNN Español) – Hace 25 años que la cinta biográfica “Selena”, en la que se retrataba la vida y muerte de “La Reina del Tex-Mex”, se estrenaba en los cines en Estados Unidos. La película llegó tan solo dos años después de la trágica muerte de Selena Quintanilla a manos de Yolanda Saldívar,
Continue Reading Rocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN Español) — La Sala Constitucional de la Corte Suprema de Honduras declaró inadmisible un recurso de amparo presentado por la defensa del expresidente Juan Orlando Hernández contra su extradición a Estados Unidos, informó Melvin Duarte, portavoz del Poder Judicial. Por lo tanto, queda firme todo el proceso de extradición del exgobernante. Los abogados
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By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer Investors seem to be taking a slightly dim view of JetBlue’s bid to buy Spirit Airlines for $3.6 billion. JetBlue shares fell nearly 9% Wednesday, and they are down more than 15% since news of the deal broke Tuesday. JetBlue executives are trying to convince Wall Street about the
Continue Reading By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — The defending NL Central champion Milwaukee Brewers say their unfamiliar status as preseason division favorites shouldn’t impact their approach. The Brewers believe they have a roster capable of making franchise history by winning a second straight divisional title. But they don’t want to look that far
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Another spring, the same dry riverbed. In previous years, water would begin to flow in the Rio Grande in springtime, released from storage from Elephant Butte Reservoir in New Mexico, and pour into fields and ditches for cotton, pecans, chiles and other crops. Instead, once again, the riverbed remains sandy and bare, and Elephant Butte
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