By Amanda Jackson, CNN A Key West, Florida, bartender who had worked a busy New Year’s Eve shift helped police track down two men suspected of defacing the famous “Southernmost Point” buoy landmark. The anchored 20-ton concrete buoy in Key West sustained “extensive damage” after a Christmas tree was placed near it and lit on
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DALLAS (AP) — A man charged with killing 18 older women in the Dallas area over a two-year span is set to be retried in April after the first jury to hear a murder case against him deadlocked. Court records show that the retrial of Billy Chemirmir in the death of 81-year-old Lu Thi Harris
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DALLAS (AP) — A man charged with killing 18 older women in the Dallas area over a two-year span is set to be retried in April after the first jury to hear a murder case against him deadlocked. Court records show that the retrial of Billy Chemirmir in the death of 81-year-old Lu Thi Harris
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By Kylie Atwood and Jeremy Herb, CNN There are currently about 80 Americans in Afghanistan who want to leave the country, but evacuation flights have been grounded by the Taliban for about a month, according to a State Department official and two congressional sources familiar with the matter. It is unclear when the flights will
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NEW YORK (AP) — Rachel Balkovec became the first woman hired to manage a minor league affiliate of a Major League Baseball team when she was promoted by the New York Yankees to dugout boss of the Low A Tampa Tarpons. The 34-year-old joined the Yankees organization as a hitting coach in 2019, making her
Continue Reading Alejandra Ramos Barreda Nueva York (CNN Business) — Citigroup finaliza su operación de banca de consumo en México como parte de un cambio estratégico más amplio bajo la dirección de la CEO Jane Fraser. El banco anunció el martes que abandonará las operaciones de banca de consumo, pequeñas empresas y medianas empresas de su negocio
Continue Reading By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press WOODBINE, Ga. (AP) — A judge is weighing whether a Georgia county can move ahead with buying land for a commercial spaceport or must first give voters a shot at a special election to approve the deal. Coastal Camden County won a Federal Aviation Administration license last month to build
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Jenna Jameson has offered an update on a medical condition that has her hospitalized in Hawaii.
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research Here’s some background information about the life of Olaf Scholz, the chancellor of Germany. Personal: Birth date: June 14, 1958 Birth place: Osnabrück, Germany Birth name: Olaf Scholz Father: Gerhard Scholz, textile worker Mother: Christel Scholz, textile worker Marriage: Britta Ernst (1998-present) Education: University of Hamburg, J.D., 1984 Religion: Non-denominational Other Facts:
Continue Reading Ángela Reyes (CNN Español) — Este martes, cuatro legisladores ecuatorianos le entregaron al presidente de Colombia, Iván Duque, información sobre presuntas operaciones de lavado de activos supuestamente lideradas por Álex Saab, el empresario colombiano que está bajo proceso en Estados Unidos y a quien el Departamento de Justicia considera un testaferro del presidente de Venezuela,
Continue Reading By KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal judge says Baton Rouge officials must stop a court effort to punish an attorney who released video footage of a controversial arrest. The ruling ordered city-parish officials to end its attempt to have Thomas Frampton found in contempt — an effort that would subject
Continue Reading By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — The New York Giants have cleaned house, firing coach Joe Judge a day after general manager Dave Gettleman retired. The Giants announced the move late Tuesday afternoon, ending speculation that the owners planned to hire a new general manager and let him determine the
Continue Reading By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer KAPALUA, Hawaii (AP) — Adam Scott is no longer planning to play the Saudi International the same week as Pebble Beach. Among those still planning to go, there doesn’t seem to be much resistance to the trade-off. The PGA Tour is granting releases in exchange for playing Pebble Beach
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CNN by Reuters Facebook’s parent company Meta Platforms Inc has paused new users from joining its social media tracking tool CrowdTangle due to staffing constraints. Meta, which disbanded the CrowdTangle team last year, has been under pressure to provide greater transparency into its platforms. CrowdTangle founder and CEO Brandon Silverman left Facebook last year. The
Continue Reading By Brian Fung, CNN Business US antitrust officials can continue their case to break up Meta, Facebook’s parent company, a federal judge ruled on Tuesday, dealing a blow to the social media giant, which had argued the complaint should be dismissed. The decision allows federal prosecutors to try to prove their allegations that Meta has
Continue Reading By MEAD GRUVER Associated Press CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Wyoming has asked the federal government to remove protections from grizzly bears in and around Yellowstone National Park. If approved by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the request could allow the animals to be hunted. Wyoming officials say in their petition Monday the bears have
Continue Reading Sol Amaya (CNN) — El presidente Joe Biden dio un importante discurso en Atlanta sobre los derechos de voto, con el fin de aumentar la presión sobre los senadores reacios mientras los demócratas enfrentan presiones para aprobar dos leyes pendientes a las que se oponen casi todos los republicanos en el Capitolio. “He tenido estas
Continue Reading DUSAN STOJANOVIC Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Though Novak Djokovic still faces the prospect of deportation from Australia, his father is bolstering public opinion at home in Serbia that the case “is closed.” Srdjan Djokovic tells Bosnian Serb TV station RTRS: “The whole situation regarding Novak Djokovic is closed by the verdict of the
Continue Reading DUSAN STOJANOVIC Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Though Novak Djokovic still faces the prospect of deportation from Australia, his father is bolstering public opinion at home in Serbia that the case “is closed.” Srdjan Djokovic tells Bosnian Serb TV station RTRS: “The whole situation regarding Novak Djokovic is closed by the verdict of the
Continue Reading By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Anfernee Simons is seizing the opportunity to show he has the abilities to be an everyday starter in the NBA. The 22-year-old Simons has averaged 27.8 points and 7.6 assists over the last five games, scoring 20 or more points in four of them.
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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A northeast Arkansas site has been chosen for a $3 billion steel mill that’s expected to employ at least 900 people. Pittsburgh-based United States Steel Corp. on Tuesday said it has chosen Osceola for the site of its new facility. Construction is expected to begin early this year and be
Continue Reading LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A northeast Arkansas site has been chosen for a $3 billion steel mill that’s expected to employ at least 900 people. Pittsburgh-based United States Steel Corp. on Tuesday said it has chosen Osceola for the site of its new facility. Construction is expected to begin early this year and be
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Justo después de la medianoche de este martes hacía más calor del que hará durante todo el día en el noreste. Desde entonces, la temperatura ha ido bajando, y se mantendrá peligrosamente fría durante todo el día en la región, dejando a las principales ciudades como Nueva York y Boston con
Continue Reading OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court has upheld an Oklahoma appellate court decision that the high court’s landmark McGirt ruling on criminal jurisdiction in Indian Country does not apply retroactively to state convictions that are finalized. The high court on Monday rejected the appeal of Clifton Parish, who argued the state did not
Continue Reading WASHINGTON (AP) — The House panel investigating the U.S. Capitol insurrection is demanding records and testimony from a former White House aide they say helped draft former President Donald Trump’s Jan. 6 speech, along with two others it says were in communication with people close to Trump. Mississippi Rep. Bennie Thompson is the Democratic chairman
Continue Reading CAGLIARI, Italy (AP) — Substitute Gastón Pereiro has set up one goal and scored a stoppage-time winner as relegation-threatened Cagliari again came from behind to beat Bologna 2-1 in Serie A. Leonardo Pavoletti had canceled out Riccardo Orsolini’s second-half opener for Bologna. Both sides also hit the woodwork. It was the second match in succession
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By Tami Luhby, CNN Medicare has proposed covering the controversial and costly Alzheimer’s drug Aduhelm only for those enrolled in qualifying clinical trials, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced Tuesday. The agency’s decision, the latest step in the drug’s contentious path to market, would have far-reaching consequences both for millions of Alzheimer’s patients
Continue Reading COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — An Olympic bronze medal-winning sprinter for Trinidad & Tobago has been killed in a head-on collision in Texas. Deon Lendore was 29. Lendore was a former NCAA champion at Texas A&M and had been serving as a volunteer assistant at the school. The crash happened Monday. Texas state police say
Continue Reading COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — An Olympic bronze medal-winning sprinter for Trinidad & Tobago has been killed in a head-on collision in Texas. Deon Lendore was 29. Lendore was a former NCAA champion at Texas A&M and had been serving as a volunteer assistant at the school. The crash happened Monday. Texas state police say
Continue Reading By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers could be close to fully healthy when they travel to Kansas City to take on the AFC West champion Chiefs in the opening round of the playoffs. Pittsburgh coach Mike Tomlin said Tuesday running back Najee Harris, cornerback Arthur Maulet, left tackle Dan
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