By ED WHITE Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Prosecutors say they won’t appeal a decision that derailed charges against the former president of Michigan State University. Lou Anna Simon was accused of lying to investigators about sexual assault complaints against Larry Nassar. But two courts have dismissed the case, citing insufficient evidence. Attorney General Dana
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By Amir Vera and Bill Kirkos, CNN Former officers J. Alexander Kueng, Tou Thao and Thomas Lane said they will testify after the prosecution rested Monday in the federal civil rights trial of the three former Minneapolis police officers charged with violating George Floyd’s civil rights. Kueng and Thao told US District Judge Paul Magnuson
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By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Proposals to increase state spending and slash taxes have moved closer to reality with crucial floor votes in the New Mexico House and Senate, as lawmakers set priorities for an unprecedented deluge of state government income. The state Senate voted 37-3 on Monday to endorse
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By GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar says it will not participate in this week’s meetings in Cambodia of foreign ministers from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, spurning an invitation to send a non-political representative instead of its chief diplomat. The decision to restrict Myanmar’s participation reflected a disagreement over Myanmar’s lack
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macamilarincon (CNN) — Al menos siete personas, incluidos dos niños, murieron este lunes en una explosión en el pueblo de Saint-Laurent-de-la-Salanque, en los Pirineos de Francia. La cantidad de fallecidos por la explosión, que también hirió a unas 30 personas, continúa siendo “provisional”, según el ministro del Interior de Francia, Gerald Darmanin, quien dijo a
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EL PASO, Texas – The El Paso Children’s Hospital marks a decade of service in the Borderland. The 10th-anniversary celebration is being marked with various speakers, including CEO Cindy Stout, El Paso County Judge Ricardo Samaniego, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar and the El Paso Children’s Hospital Board of Directors. Before the hospital’s opening, families had to
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — Tyreke Evans has been reinstated by the NBA and the National Basketball Players Association. That means No. 4 pick in the 2009 NBA draft is eligible to return to the league. The 32-year-old was dismissed and disqualified from the league on May 17, 2019, for testing positive for a prohibited substance
Continue Reading By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Warren Buffett’s company placed a rare bet on a technology company late last year and it has already paid off in a big way. Berkshire Hathaway revealed in documents filed with regulators on Monday that it bought near 15 million shares in game publisher Activision
Continue Reading By Tim Lister, Gianluca Mezzofiore and Paul P. Murphy, CNN The build-up of Russian forces close to the Ukrainian border continues apace, with everything from submarines and amphibious landing ships in the Black Sea to short-range ballistic missiles, tanks and howitzers around Ukraine’s northeastern edges. CNN has geolocated and authenticated social media videos of these
Continue Reading MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo won’t play Monday night against the Portland Trail Blazers due to a sore left ankle. The two-time MVP had been listed as probable early in the day before getting downgraded to doubtful. Bucks coach Mike Budenholzer said at his pregame availability that Antetokounmpo wouldn’t play. Budenholzer says
Continue Reading By Sarah Moon, CNN Just one day before California is set to relax a statewide mask mandate for vaccinated people in indoor public spaces, the state’s top health official announced that masks will still be required in schools. There will be no change to the school requirement, Health & Human Services Agency Secretary Dr. Mark
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson Nota del editor: Justin Gest es profesor asociado en la Escuela de Política y Gobierno de la Universidad George Mason. Es autor de seis libros sobre inmigración y cambio demográfico, entre ellos “Majority Minority”, que se publica en marzo de 2022. (CNN) — Puede que estemos presenciando un punto de inflexión crítico en
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Una nueva especie de cocodrilo del período cretácico fue descubierta en Queensland, Australia, y su última comida fue un joven dinosaurio, dicen los científicos. Los huesos fosilizados de un confractosuchus sauroktonos fueron descubiertos en 2010 en una granja de ovejas cerca de la Formación Winton, un lecho de roca geológica que
Continue Reading CNNEspañol sjv (CNN) — El primer ministro de Canadá, Justin Trudeau, dijo a los periodistas el lunes que el Gobierno Federal invocó la Ley de Emergencias “para complementar la capacidad provincial y territorial para abordar los bloqueos y ocupaciones” relacionados con las protestas por las medidas de salud por el covid-19. “Se trata de mantener
Continue Reading MILAN (AP) — Sofyan Amrabat has scored in the 89th minute as Fiorentina won 2-1 at Spezia to move closer to the European qualification places in the Italian league. The victory moved eighth-place Fiorentina to within a point of Roma and within three points of sixth-place Lazio with a game in hand compared to both
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GARLAND, Texas (AP) — Police in the Dallas suburb of Garland say a 15-year-old boy has been charged in juvenile court with manslaughter after he said his friend was fatally shot last week while they played with a gun. Police say the boy who has been charged said he and his friend were playing with
Continue Reading SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico Department of Health officials say a fox from Catron County near Reserve has tested positive for rabies. They say it’s the first positive fox rabies case in New Mexico so far this year. The fox was submitted to the state public health laboratory in Albuquerque for testing after
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By Lauren Fox, Morgan Rimmer and Ted Barrett, CNN Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia went to the Senate floor to crystallize his opposition to Dr. Robert Califf’s nomination to lead the Food and Drug Administration, but the nominee still advanced past a key procedural hurdle Monday evening. In the narrowly divided Senate, Manchin’s
Continue Reading By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The accounting firm that prepared former President Donald Trump’s annual financial statements says the documents, used to secure lucrative loans and burnish Trump’s image as a wealthy businessman, “should no longer be relied upon” after investigators said they found evidence he and his company regularly
Continue Reading By Katelyn Polantz and Evan Perez, CNN Special counsel John Durham accused a lawyer for the Democrats of sharing with the CIA in 2017 internet data purported to show Russian-made phones being used in the vicinity of the White House complex, as part of a broader effort to raise the intelligence community’s suspicions of Donald
Continue Reading By Jessica Schneider, CNN US Navy nuclear engineer Jonathan Toebbe pleaded guilty to one felony count in federal court Monday afternoon, four months after he and his wife were arrested and charged with trying to sell classified information about nuclear submarines to a foreign country in exchange for millions of dollars of cryptocurrency. Toebbe, 43,
Continue Reading Associated Press FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — The U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs has announced a series of reforms after reviewing the deaths of 16 inmates in correctional facilities it oversees. The agency did not publicly release the details of its review, making it difficult to gauge what prompted the reforms that it says will protect
Continue Reading MADRID (AP) — An unfortunate own-goal by goalkeeper Unai Simón has ended Athletic Bilbao’s unbeaten run in a 3-2 loss to Mallorca in the Spanish league. Athletic rallied from two goals down in the second half but conceded in the 88th minute when Takefusa Kubo’s shot from close range hit the post and bounced off
Continue Reading By ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Two widely supported bills are encountering delays in the Senate. The House easily approved the measures last week with broad bipartisan support. One would relieve much of the financially strapped Postal Service’s huge debt. The other would avoid a government shutdown this weekend. The Senate will approve
Continue Reading By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — The family of a 9-year-old Houston girl still hospitalized following a road rage shooting is asked for the public’s help in finding those responsible for injuring her. Houston’s mayor and police chief joined the family of Ashanti Grant in asking for information leading to an arrest
Continue Reading By MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York City fired more than a thousand workers who failed to comply with the city’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate. The mayor’s office said Monday that 1,430 workers lost their jobs, representing less than 1% of the 370,000-person city workforce. The city in late January sent
Continue Reading By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sean McVay was the youngest head coach in modern NFL history, and now he is the youngest coach to win the Super Bowl. A day after the Los Angeles Rams’ 23-20 victory over the Cincinnati Bengals, McVay said nothing Monday about the possibility of walking
Continue Reading By Gregory Krieg and Ethan Cohen, CNN Control of both chambers of Congress and dozens of governorships and state offices are on the line in 2022, the first national election since President Joe Biden defeated Donald Trump, who is using the campaign to tighten his grip on the Republican Party. Democrats are on the defensive
Continue Reading By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico’s Legislature has passed a bill to legalize test strips that can detect the presence of the potent opiate fentanyl and potentially help avoid deadly overdoses. A 32-3 vote Monday in the Senate sent the bill for final approval to Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham,
Continue Reading By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Cleveland Cavaliers center Jarrett Allen will replace James Harden at this year’s All-Star Game. Allen, who has been having a strong second season with the Cavs, was chosen by NBA Commissioner Adam Silver. It’s Allen’s first All-Star selection. He will join teammate Darius Garland for this
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