urielblanco (CNN Español) — El presidente de Ecuador, Guillermo Lasso, vetó parcialmente al proyecto de ley para regular el aborto en caso de violencia sexual. El proyecto propone una reducción del plazo para la realización de un aborto en caso de violación y nuevos parámetros para que las mujeres accedan a la interrupción del embarazo.
Continue Reading By Annie Grayer, CNN More than a dozen House Democrats are calling on the Department of Justice to address “insider threats” that they say candidates for state and local election posts, who believe the 2020 election was stolen, pose to the nation’s election systems. “Unfortunately, many of the candidates seeking to fill newly vacated state
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By Ashley Strickland, CNN The Ingenuity helicopter, initially designed for five flights, is about to begin its second year of flying on Mars. The little chopper’s mission has been extended through September by NASA, the agency announced Monday. Ingenuity just completed its 21st successful flight. It will serve as an aerial scout aiding the Perseverance
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By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — A person familiar with the situation says the Chicago Cubs and star Japanese outfielder Seiya Suzuki have agreed to an $85 million, five-year deal. The person was confirming several reports and spoke to The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity because the deal was pending
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By SUMMER BALLENTINE and JOHN HANNA Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Legislation under consideration in Missouri shows that anti-abortion lawmakers in Republican-led states aren’t likely to stop at banning most abortions within their borders. They’re also trying to make getting out-of-state abortions harder. St. Louis-area Republican and state Rep. Mary Elizabeth Coleman wants
Continue Reading By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Atlético Madrid’s good ol’ defense is looking dominant again and the Spanish club is back in the Champions League quarterfinals and in position to make another run at the European title. Atlético’s stout defense carried the team to a series of successes under coach Diego Simeone
Continue Reading Alejandra Ramos (CNN Español) — La temporada de impuestos comenzó el 24 de enero y los contribuyentes tienen hasta el 18 de abril para presentar su declaración de impuestos. Si vives en Maine o Massachusetts el plazo es el 19 de abril. Pero, ¿quién debe de presentar impuestos de 2021? De acuerdo con el Servicio
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — City and federal officials say the Federal Aviation Administration will allow Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta flights this October without requiring balloonists to install new tracking equipment as required under a federal rule. A statement released Wednesday by Mayor Tim Keller’s office said balloonists can sign a letter of agreement developed by
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By Charles Riley, CNN Business The Russian state television journalist who took a dramatic stand against President Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine during a live broadcast says it was “impossible to stay silent” and that she wants the world to know that many Russians are against the invasion. Marina Ovsyannikova told CNN’s Christiane Amanpour on
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Julia Buckley, CNN Just as passengers were feeling safe to get back on the water, a new problem has struck the cruise industry — in this case, literally, with a 164,000-ton ship running aground in the Dominican Republic. Norwegian Escape, a 2015-built megaship which can accommodate over 4,000 passengers, hit the seabed as it pulled
Continue Reading urielblanco (CNN) — El capitán Kevin Kentish, oriundo de Queens y que ahora trabaja en el Departamento de Policía Metropolitana de Washington, DC, estaba navegando por sus redes sociales durante el fin de semana cuando algo le llamó la atención. Kentish, que seguía al tanto de las noticias de su estado natal, vio las imágenes
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CNN By Charles Riley, CNN Business The Russian state television journalist who took a dramatic stand against President Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine during a live broadcast says it was “impossible to stay silent” and that she wants the world to know that many Russians are against the invasion. Marina Ovsyannikova told CNN’s Christiane Amanpour
Continue Reading CNN By Charles Riley, CNN Business The Russian state television journalist who took a dramatic stand against President Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine during a live broadcast says it was “impossible to stay silent” and that she wants the world to know that many Russians are against the invasion. Marina Ovsyannikova told CNN’s Christiane Amanpour
Continue Reading CNN By Charles Riley, CNN Business The Russian state television journalist who took a dramatic stand against President Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine during a live broadcast says it was “impossible to stay silent” and that she wants the world to know that many Russians are against the invasion. Marina Ovsyannikova told CNN’s Christiane Amanpour
Continue Reading CNN By Emiko Jozuka, Mayumi Maruyama, Karen Smith and Brandon Miller, CNN A 7.4-magnitude earthquake hit eastern Japan late Wednesday night, killing at least four people and injuring over 100 others, and cutting power to millions of homes. One of the people who died was a man in his 60s who lived in the city
Continue Reading By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business Could the biggest department store marriage in years be in the works? Hudson’s Bay Co., the Canadian department store and owner of Saks Fifth Avenue, is considering making a bid for Kohl’s, Axios reported Wednesday, citing sources. The report drove Kohl’s stock up around 15% during mid-day trading Wednesday. A
Continue Reading Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN Español) — Cristian Tinoco, hija del exvicecanciller Victor Hugo Tinoco, aseguró este martes a través de un audio publicado por el Centro Nicaragüense de derechos Humanos, CENIDH, que su padre se encuentra en una “grave condición de salud”. La Justicia de Nicaragua declaró a Víctor Hugo Tinoco culpable del delito
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Associated Press A labor organizer says more than 60 Amazon workers across three delivery stations staged a walkout on Wednesday to demand a $3 raise and a return to 20-minute breaks. The walkout is being organized by a group called Amazonians United, which said in a statement that its demands were first brought up in
Continue Reading By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — The Browns are waiting for Deshaun Watson to make up his mind. One day after making its recruiting pitch to Watson, Cleveland was still awaiting word from the controversial Houston quarterback, who is considering at least three other teams before agreeing to a trade. As of
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By Deidre McPhillips, CNN Annual drug overdose deaths have reached another record high in the United States as deaths from fentanyl and other synthetic opioids surge to unprecedented levels. An estimated 105,752 people died of drug overdoses in the 12-month period ending October 2021, according to provisional data published Wednesday by the US Centers for
Continue Reading By Deidre McPhillips, CNN Annual drug overdose deaths have reached another record high in the United States, as deaths from fentanyl and other synthetic opioids surge to unprecedented levels. An estimated 105,752 people died of a drug overdose in the 12-month period ending October 2021, according to provisional data published Wednesday by the US Centers
Continue Reading By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — BMW and Volkswagen have warned that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is causing shortages of some vital components, forcing them to reduce vehicle production in Europe. The two German carmakers said this week that the conflict is having a “negative” effect on auto supply chains. BMW said
Continue Reading By HANK KURZ Jr. AP Sports Writer FARMVILLE, Va. (AP) — Griff Aldrich, a former lawyer and CEO, and Rebecca Tillett — both hired the same day four years ago by Longwood — have the Lancers men’s and women’s teams in the NCAA Tournament for the first time in each program’s history. Longwood is located
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EL PASO, Texas – El Paso police say a man who admitted to using methamphetamine earlier in the day vandalized a police car at police headquarters. Police arrested 22-year-old Manuel Eduardo Martinez and charged with criminal mischief. Police say the incident happened Tuesday when a DWI task force officer walking to his police car saw
Continue Reading FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — Boston Red Sox left-hander Chris Sale has a stress fracture in his rib cage and will miss the start of the season. Chief Baseball Officer Chaim Bloom told reporters that Sale had the problem when he reported to the team’s spring training complex at the end of the lockout. Bloom
Continue Reading Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Las muertes anuales por sobredosis de drogas alcanzaron otro récord en Estados Unidos, con un estimado de 105.752 fallecimientos en el período de 12 meses que finalizó en octubre de 2021, según datos provisionales publicados este miércoles por el Centro de Estadísticas Sanitarias de los Centros para el Control y
Continue Reading Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky makes a direct plea to US lawmakers for help for his war-torn country. Karin Caifa reports.
Continue Reading By Ivana Kottasová, Olga Voitovich, Paul P. Murphy, Antonia Mortensen, Clare Foran, Niamh Kennedy and Jeevan Ravindran, CNN Ukrainians face an increasingly desperate situation on the ground as Russian forces hit the capital and fresh targets across the country, despite both nations acknowledging signs of progress in ongoing negotiations. A theater where hundreds of people
Continue Reading By SCOTT McFETRIDGE Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — For years Americans have been told autonomous technology was improving and that driverless vehicles were just around the corner. Finally they’re here, but to catch a glimpse of them, you’ll need to go to a farm. Beginning this fall, tractors that can plow day or
Continue Reading GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Two-time All-Star Josh Harrison has finalized a $5.5 million, one-year contract with the Chicago White Sox. Harrison has a $4 million salary this year, and the White Sox have a $5.5 million option for 2023 with a $1.5 million buyout. The option price can escalate by up to $500,000 based on
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