Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN Español) — El 13 de marzo inicia un año electoral en Colombia con las elecciones legislativas y una serie de consultas internas que elegirán a los candidatos de cara a las elecciones presidenciales de este año. El domingo 13 de marzo casi 39 millones de electores en todo el país están
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NEW YORK (AP) — PJ Hall had 18 points and 10 rebounds, Nick Honor scored 11 of his 13 points in the second half and No. 10 seed Clemson beat 15th-seeded North Carolina State 70-64 in the opening round of the ACC tournament. Clemson (17-15) has won five straight games, and will play No. 7
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By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — National Park Service Director Chuck Sams says he and other federal officials are committed to boosting the role Native American tribes can play in managing public lands. He said Tuesday during a congressional hearing that part of the effort includes integrating Indigenous knowledge into management
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By Clare Foran and Manu Raju, CNN GOP Sen. Susan Collins of Maine, one of a handful of Republican votes in play as Democrats fight to confirm President Joe Biden’s Supreme Court nominee, praised Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson after meeting with her Tuesday on Capitol Hill, saying it’s “clear that her credentials and the breadth
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By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — National Park Service Director Chuck Sams says he and other federal officials are committed to boosting the role Native American tribes can play in managing public lands. He said Tuesday during a congressional hearing that part of the effort includes integrating Indigenous knowledge into management
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson Washington (CNN) — Los legisladores estatales de Florida dieron la aprobación final este martes a un proyecto de ley que prohibiría enseñar sobre orientación sexual e identidad de género en las aulas, enviando el polémico proyecto de ley al escritorio del gobernador republicano Ron DeSantis, quien ha señalado su apoyo a la medida.
Continue Reading Ángela Reyes (CNN) — McDonald’s y Starbucks decidieron cerrar sus restaurantes y cafeterías en Rusia, y Coca-Cola afirmó que suspenderá sus operaciones allí en respuesta a la invasión rusa de Ucrania. PepsiCo también retirará algunos productos del país. “McDonald’s ha decidido cerrar temporalmente todos nuestros restaurantes en Rusia y suspender todas las operaciones en el
Continue Reading Alejandra Ramos (CNN Español) — El feminicidio, también conocido como femicidio, es la forma más extrema de violencia de género y se define como el “asesinato intencional de mujeres por ser mujeres”. El término femicidio, acuñado en los años setenta por Diana Russell, surgió con el fin político de “reconocer y visibilizar la discriminación, opresión, la
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EL PASO, Texas – UTEP men’s basketball guard Souley Boum lights up whatever room he’s in, and he loves being around people. If you really want to connect with him, though, basketball is his first and true love. “(Basketball) is all I know,” Boum said. “I started watching basketball and started playing when I was a little boy. Kobe
Continue Reading By Kelly Mena, CNN The elections administrator in Harris County, Texas, announced Tuesday that she had submitted her resignation, amid a mail-in ballot counting discrepancy in election night results. Isabel Longoria, who since 2020 has overseen elections in Harris County, which includes Houston, said her resignation would be effective July 1. Longoria’s resignation comes amid
Continue Reading LAS VEGAS (AP) — Melody Kempton scored 15 points and Gonzaga defeated No. 15 BYU 71-59 in the championship game of the West Coast Conference tournament to earn its 13th NCAA Tournament berth. It was a big turnaround for second-seeded Gonzaga, which dropped two games to the top-seeded Cougars in the regular season, getting outscored
Continue Reading By Ali Zaslav and Paul LeBlanc, CNN The Senate on Tuesday passed sweeping bipartisan legislation to overhaul the US Postal Service’s finances and allow the agency to modernize its operations. The final vote was overwhelmingly bipartisan 79-19. The bill now heads to President Joe Biden’s desk for his signature. The Postal Service Reform Act —
Continue Reading By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress has passed legislation that would shore up the U.S. Postal Service. The bill approved by the Senate on Tuesday would also require six-day-a-week mail delivery. It now goes to President Joe Biden, who is expected to sign it into law. The long-fought postal overhaul has
Continue Reading EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Oregon will be without senior guard Will Richardson for the upcoming Pac-12 tournament because of an illness. Richardson is averaging 14.1 points, 3.7 rebounds and 3.6 assists a game. He will not travel with the team to Las Vegas for the tournament. Richardson did not play in the team’s regular-season finale
Continue Reading By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The Players Championship offers the richest prize in golf. It has the strongest field among the biggest events. And it remains the most unpredictable. No one has ever won in consecutive years at The Players. That’s the task awaiting Justin Thomas. He won
Continue Reading By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — If this was a farewell to Indianapolis, the return to an in-person NFL scouting combine after a year’s hiatus was a successful sendoff complete with blazing 40-yard dashes, jaw-dropping athleticism and touching off-the-field moments. Or maybe it was a more of a strong closing argument
Continue Reading SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Stitch Fix: Fiscal Q2 Earnings Snapshot
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EL PASO, Texas – A crash is blocking two lanes of traffic on I-10 east at Eastlake. The severity is listed as high on the TxDot traffic system. This is a breaking news story. Download the KVIA news app to get alerts the moment news breaks.
Continue Reading By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico’s Democratic governor has signed tax relief legislation that hands out $250 individual rebates in an election year and narrows income taxes on Social Security to upper-income retirees. Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Tuesday signed a bill with an array of tax rebate, credit
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By Ivana Kottasová, CNN Just two weeks ago, residents of the Ukrainian capital were tending to their shops, teaching schoolchildren or parked at their office desks. The Russian invasion changed all that. Fighting literally for their lives, civilians, turned into volunteer soldiers, helped construct defenses with military precision — and they are now manning them.
Continue Reading By DAVID EGGERT Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has joined other Democratic governors in urging Congress to pause the 18.4-cents-a-gallon federal gasoline tax for the rest of the year to alleviate pump prices exceeding $4 per gallon. The group pushed for the suspension in a letter Tuesday to congressional leaders. Whitmer,
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By Brenda Goodman, CNN The man came to the ER at Charles Regional Medical Center in La Plata, Maryland, wide-eyed and scared. He couldn’t catch his breath. He was middle-aged, overweight and unvaccinated. He had also recently tested positive for Covid-19. Two weeks earlier, a doctor who had diagnosed the man during an urgent care
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By Ethan Sanabria, CNN In what would be a blockbuster trade, the NFL’s Seattle Seahawks and Denver Broncos have agreed on a deal that would send Super Bowl-winning quarterback Russell Wilson to Denver. Multiple outlets, including ESPN and the NFL Network, say the two teams agreed in principle. CNN has reached out to the Seahawks
Continue Reading By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Transparency is the latest buzz word on the PGA Tour in light of the challenge from various rival golf leagues. Now if players can agree on what that means. Patrick Cantlay says players can feel in the dark because it’s their responsibility to
Continue Reading GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — The Green Bay Packers are putting a franchise tag on Davante Adams to prevent the two-time All-Pro receiver from becoming an unrestricted free agent. The Packers made the move Tuesday after MVP quarterback Aaron Rodgers announced he’s planning to return to Green Bay for an 18th season. Any team would
Continue Reading OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Ron Stander, whose fight against unbeaten world heavyweight champion Joe Frazier in 1972 was the highlight of his 13-year career, has died. He was 77. Toddy Stander said her husband died Tuesday from complications of diabetes at their Omaha-area home. Stander was known as the “Bluffs Butcher,” a nod to his
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By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — The Georgia state Senate is passing a bill to prohibit social media platforms from removing or censoring content amid an outcry from conservatives that their political views are being discriminated against. Opponents predict the measure would be struck down by a federal court. Republican Sen. Greg Dolezal
Continue Reading By MARK LONG AP Pro Football Writer JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The Jacksonville Jaguars used their franchise tag on left tackle Cam Robinson for the second straight year. The move guarantees Robinson $16.6 million in 2022. It also potentially divulges Jacksonville’s plans for the No. 1 pick in next month’s NFL draft. If Robinson signs
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EL PASO, Texas – A former Del Valle High School coach was arrested for having an improper relationship with a student between June 2018 and December 2019. The US Marshalls Lone Star Fugitive Task Force arrested 30-year-old Mark Aaron Stephenson on Friday, March 4. El Paso police say an investigation began after reports that Stephenson
Continue Reading By ERIC OLSON AP College Football Writer A survey of more than 20,000 Nebraska fans showed nearly three-fourths want or would have no problem with alcohol sales in Memorial Stadium. More than half would be OK with sports wagering on site if it becomes legal someday. The athletic department in January sent surveys to more
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