By JEFF WALLNER Associated Press CINCINNATI (AP) — Christyn Williams scored 13 points and No. 10 Connecticut beat Xavier 89-35 on Friday night, stretching its win streak to three games. Caroline Ducharme returned from an injury and came off the bench to score 11 points for the Huskies, who closed out the first half on
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Alejandra Ramos (CNN Español) — Un juez de Bolivia se echó para atrás horas después de haber otorgado un permiso para que la expresidenta interina Jeanine Áñez fuera atendida en un hospital y ordenó que en su lugar reciba atención médica en la cárcel donde se encuentra, dijo este viernes a CNN Luis Adolfo Guillén,
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Alejandra Ramos (CNN) — La actriz Lindsey Pearlman, quien fue vista por última vez el 13 de febrero y reportada como desaparecida por su familia, fue encontrada sin vida este viernes en el área de Hollywood, confirmó el Departamento de la Policía de Los Ángeles. La entidad informó que este viernes, alrededor de las 8:30
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By Jenn Selva, CNN Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick has vowed to end tenure for new hires at public universities and colleges in an attempt to stop the teaching of critical race theory. Patrick spoke at a press conference Friday where he responded to a resolution by the Faculty Council at the University of Texas
Continue Reading By Mallika Kallingal, Michelle Watson and Andy Rose, CNN A 7-year-old girl was fatally shot while in a vehicle with her mother and 5-year-old sister in Glendale, Arizona, on Thursday morning, and Terriance D. Armstrong Jr., 29, has been arrested in connection with the shooting, according to Glendale Police. Armstrong has been charged with first-degree
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By CEDAR ATTANASIO Associated Press / Report for America SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico is expected to expand one of the country’s most generous free college programs for nearly all adults. The state Legislature has planned $75 million to fund the program for a year in a bill expected to be signed into
Continue Reading By SALLY HO Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Here’s one thing the pandemic has made easier for the young stars of the Beijing Olympics: juggling the demands of elite athletic competition with college life. Remote schooling, now a fact of life for students the world over, also comes in handy when you’re a world away
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Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said Friday that he will push to end professor tenure for all new hires at Texas public universities and colleges in an effort to combat faculty members who he says “indoctrinate” students with teachings about critical race theory. “Go to a private school, let them raise their own funds to teach,
Continue Reading WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — The Navajo Nation says it will maintain a mask mandate even as the last of the states around it dropped the requirement. The tribe implemented a mask mandate early on in the pandemic to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Residents and visitors on the reservation that extends into New Mexico,
Continue Reading CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — University of Pennsylvania transgender athlete Lia Thomas continued her strong showing at the Ivy League swimming championships, setting more records while claiming her second title two days. Thomas won the 200-meter freestyle final in a pool- and meet-record time of 1 minute, 43.12 seconds,, eclipsing the marks set by Harvard’s Miki
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Continue Reading Sol Amaya (CNN Español) — El presidente de México, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, insistió este viernes en que, por ética, los periodistas deben hacer públicos sus ingresos, a pesar de que el Instituto Nacional de Transparencia y Acceso a la Información (INAI), le recordara al mandatario que los datos personales de particulares están protegidos por
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Continue Reading By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — The NBA is honoring its 75th anniversary team during the All-Star Game, but the league won’t be able to duplicate the magic from 25 years ago in its return to Cleveland. In 1997, Michael Jordan climbed up first, the game’s reigning superstar a fitting leadoff to
Continue Reading CNNEspañol sjv (CNN) — Tropas rusas fuertemente armadas están avanzando rápidamente hacia la capital de Ucrania, Kyiv, y las autoridades estadounidenses advierten que la ciudad podría caer en pocos días. Las capacidades militares de estas dos naciones están tan desequilibradas que el presidente de Ucrania, Volodymyr Zelensky, imploró durante la noche a sus aliados occidentales
Continue ReadingHappy Friday! We made it to the end of the week…finally. It’s time for the holiday weekend, and we are expecting mostly calm conditions, as we warm up through the weekend. Our high on Saturday will be in the mid 60s and on Sunday, the low 70s. We are expecting a low-end breezy day on
Continue Reading Sol Amaya (CNN) — El presidente de EE.UU., Joe Biden, dijo este viernes que ahora está convencido de que el presidente de Rusia, Vladimir Putin, tomó la decisión de invadir Ucrania, pero enfatizó que queda espacio para la diplomacia. “A partir de este momento, estoy convencido de que ha tomado la decisión”, dijo Biden durante
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EL PASO, Texas – Two female lions at the El Paso Zoo had Covid-19 in January. According to Zoo officials, Zari and Malika have recovered. Joe Montisano says Covid is rarely fatal in animals. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say the virus can pass from people to animals during close contact. But the
Continue Reading Sol Amaya (CNN Español) — Con el respaldo de 26 países, el Consejo Permanente de la Organización de los Estados Americanos (OEA) reclamó este viernes “la liberación inmediata de los presos políticos en Nicaragua”. La declaración, aprobada durante una sesión extraordinaria realizada de manera virtual, expresó además que los firmantes están “profundamente consternados” por la
Continue Reading DELRAY BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Top-seeded Cameron Norrie reached the semifinals of the Delray Beach Open, beating No. 5 seed Sebastian Korda 6-2, 1-6, 7-6 (4) on Friday. Korda won the first two points of the deciding tiebreaker, then lost six of the next seven points and couldn’t recover. He was a finalist last year.
Continue Reading NEW YORK — Julian Champagnie had 31 points as St. John’s routed Butler 91-57. Jayden Taylor led the Bulldogs on Friday with 19 points and six rebounds.
Continue Reading By Yoonjung Seo and Julia Hollingsworth, CNN He risked his life fleeing from one of the world’s most repressive regimes, traversing a militarized stretch protected by barbed wire fences. Then a year later, he went back — the way he came. More than one month since the man crossed the demilitarized zone from South to
Continue Reading CNN By Brad Lendon and Gawon Bae, CNN A North Korean projectile is presumed to have exploded soon after launch Wednesday, the South Korean military said, a failure in what would have been the Kim Jong Un regime’s 10th such launch this year. The explosion is believed to have come around an altitude of 20
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CNN By Katelyn Polantz and Zachary Cohen, CNN The National Archives acknowledged Friday it has discussed with the Department of Justice that classified records were found in boxes at Mar-a-Lago after former President Donald Trump left office, according to a letter from Archivist David Ferriero to the House Oversight Committee. The letter, released by the
Continue Reading By Nathan Hodge and Tim Lister, CNN Tensions in Ukraine are escalating. The country’s eastern Donbas region — where fighting between pro-Russian separatists and Ukrainian forces have simmered since 2015 — experienced its worst shelling in years this week. And diplomatic efforts to defuse tensions have, so far, failed to reach a conclusion. As tensions
Continue Reading Alejandra Ramos (CNN Español) — Los nominados a la edición 94 de los Premios Oscar ya fueron anunciados, y aunque varias películas llegaron exclusivamente a los cines, muchas otras fueron lanzadas a través de plataformas por streaming. Así que si quieres llegar listo a la ceremonia de los Oscar este el 27 de marzo, te
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EL PASO, Texas – UTEP Football Head Coach Dana Dimel announced that Dante Barnett will join the staff as the program’s new safeties coach on Friday. “I’m excited to join the UTEP family and I already enjoy the team culture that is being built here between the players and coaches,” Barnett said. “This is a special
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina has hired Jody Wright to coach tight ends. Wright received a two-year contract approved by the board of trustees Friday. He will make $350,000 this season and $400,000 in 2023. Wright most recently was in the NFL working for the New York Giants. He last coached in college in
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FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — A man accused of killing three people whose dismembered bodies were found in a burning dumpster in Texas in September has been charged in the killing of his roommate, who was found dead in a house fire in Fort Worth months earlier. The Tarrant County district attorney’s office says a
Continue Reading FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — A man accused of killing three people whose dismembered bodies were found in a burning dumpster in Texas in September has been charged in the killing of his roommate, who was found dead in a house fire in Fort Worth months earlier. The Tarrant County district attorney’s office says a
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