Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey has announced Friday that deals have been reached in principle to transition operations at four hospitals operated by Steward Health Care to new operators. The Healey administration will take control of a fifth hospital through eminent domain to help transition it to a new owner. The
Continue Reading Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Belarus’ authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko has pardoned 30 prisoners convicted for taking part in protests. Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, the Belarusian opposition leader-in-exile, has welcomed the move but vowed to keep fighting until each of nearly 1,400 political prisoners in the country is set free. Lukashenko’s office said Friday that he
Continue Reading COVID-19 hasn’t gone away, and data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggests it’s on the upswing around the country. “We’ve seen these summer increases every summer that COVID-19 has been with us,” said Dr. Amesh Adalja, a Johns Hopkins University infectious disease physician. “What’s different about these cases this summer vs. prior
Continue Reading Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Backers of a fall redistricting amendment in Ohio vowed swift legal action Friday, after the state ballot board approved ballot language that they decried as inaccurate, devious and manipulative. The Republican-controlled panel OK’d language that will describe the proposed 15-member citizen redistricting panel as “not elected by or subject
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Associated Press OXNARD, Calif. (AP) — There’s no doubt Dallas Cowboys offensive tackle Tyler Guyton has the attributes to be a great player. The first-round NFL draft pick is a physical marvel. Offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer said Guyton has the mentality to anchor an offensive line. And with his main competition at left tackle sidelined
Continue Reading SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Jamaican police have arrested at least six suspects in connection with a mass shooting in which eight people were recently killed in the island’s southern region. The most recent suspect was arrested late Thursday, police said in a statement. Seven of the victims were killed in one shooting and
Continue Reading Associated Press A South American crime boss wanted in the killings of at least 23 people in Peru was captured this week in New York, three months after U.S. immigration authorities arrested and then released him after he illegally entered the country at the Texas-Mexico border. The arrests Wednesday of Gianfranco Torres-Navarro and his girlfriend,
Continue Reading Associated Press A South American crime boss wanted in the killings of at least 23 people in Peru was captured this week in New York, three months after U.S. immigration authorities arrested and then released him after he illegally entered the country at the Texas-Mexico border. The arrests Wednesday of Gianfranco Torres-Navarro and his girlfriend,
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CNN By Kathleen Magramo, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — A giant panda has given birth to twins after more than a decade of trying to mate successfully, becoming the oldest known first-time panda mother. Ying Ying delivered the cubs in the early hours of Thursday on the eve of her 19th birthday – equivalent to age 57 in
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Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — La exdirectora del Servicio Secreto Kimberly Cheatle tiene asignado ahora un equipo de seguridad en medio de continuas amenazas, que incluyen enfrentamientos en persona y amenazas publicadas en Internet, dijo a CNN una fuente de las fuerzas del orden. Varios otros agentes del Servicio Secreto han recibido amenazas tras el intento
Continue Reading Associated Press A white Florida woman was convicted Friday of manslaughter in the fatal shooting of a Black neighbor after the jury rejected her claims that she fired through a metal door in self-defense amid an ongoing dispute over children playing outside her home. The all-white jury in Ocala, Florida, found 60-year-old Susan Lorincz guilty
Continue Reading Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — An attorney for the parents of a Texas student accused of killing 10 people in a 2018 school shooting near Houston told trial jurors Friday that they didn’t know their son would have a psychotic breakdown. Lawyers for the victims say Dimitrios Pagourtzis gave his parents many signs that he
Continue Reading Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — An attorney for the parents of a Texas student accused of killing 10 people in a 2018 school shooting near Houston told trial jurors Friday that they didn’t know their son would have a psychotic breakdown. Lawyers for the victims say Dimitrios Pagourtzis gave his parents many signs that he
Continue Reading Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — It was strange and surprising when Mexico’s most-wanted drug lord landed at an airfield near El Paso, Texas in July, but the story of how he got there is now growing into a scandal that threatens top figures in Mexico’s ruling party. At issue is whether Rubén Rocha —
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By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration authorized the first at-home over-the-counter test for syphilis Friday. Until now, people who suspected that they had the sexually transmitted infection had to go to a doctor to get tested. With the new test from the biotech company NOWDiagnostics, it will take the
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By Whitney Wild and Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — Former Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle has been assigned a security detail amid continued threats, including in-person confrontations and threats posted online, a law enforcement source told CNN. Several other Secret Service agents have received threats following the near-assassination last month of former President Donald Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania, according
Continue Reading Sofía Benavides (CNN) — Los estadounidenses de todo el espectro político podrían estar de acuerdo en una cosa: alquiler es caro y comprar una casa puede resultar casi imposible. La crisis de asequibilidad de la vivienda en Estados Unidos tiene varios orígenes, pero en gran medida se debe a dos factores clave que seguro aprendiste
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By Tony Atkins Click here for updates on this story ORLANDO, Florida (WESH) — You might notice a few giant pigeons if you’re driving through downtown these days. It’s all part of a vibrant, new art display that brings 16-foot colorful pigeons into the heart of Orlando to represent where nature and urban wildlife intersect.
Continue Reading By Marquise Meda and Averi Kremposky Click here for updates on this story ORLANDO, Florida (WESH) — Hurricane Ernesto, now a Category 2 storm, is moving north through the Atlantic and is expected to close in on the small island of Bermuda soon. The “large” Ernesto is expected to bring Bermuda strong winds, dangerous storm
Continue Reading By Alexis Mathews Click here for updates on this story LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (WLKY) — A 5-year-old Louisville boy who survived a horrific crash is improving and now thriving in kindergarten. Elijah Dixon walked into Goldsmith Elementary on Thursday during his first full week of the new school year. His return to the classroom is a
Continue Reading WLKY, SHAWNETTA BENJAMIN, CNN By Alexis Mathews Click here for updates on this story LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (WLKY) — A 5-year-old Louisville boy who survived a horrific crash is improving and now thriving in kindergarten. Elijah Dixon walked into Goldsmith Elementary on Thursday during his first full week of the new school year. His return to
Continue Reading WCVB, MAHOTA FAMILY, CNN By Katie Thompson Click here for updates on this story BREWSTER, Massachusetts (WCVB) — Summer traffic on Cape Cod can require some patience, but Rebecca and Danya Mahota had no time to spare. “We got in the car, the GPS said 56 minutes … and that was the problem. That was
Continue Reading macamilarincon (CNN Español) –– La autopsia de Matthew Perry, estrella de “Friends”, dictaminó que los “efectos agudos de la ketamina” y un posterior ahogamiento fueron la causa de su muerte. Al querido actor que interpretó a Chandler Bing en la legendaria serie lo encontraron muerto flotando boca abajo en la piscina de su casa de
Continue Reading Ángela Reyes Haczek (CNN Español) — Una propuesta para realizar nuevas elecciones en Venezuela, originalmente planteada por el principal asesor de política internacional de Lula da Silva y posteriormente respaldada por Colombia, parece ser rechazada en el país, tanto por el Gobierno de Nicolás Maduro como por la oposición, encabezada por María Corina Machado. Maduro
Continue Reading Ivonne Valdés (CNN Español) — El excandidato presidencial y exvicepresidente del Consejo Nacional Electoral de Venezuela, Enrique Márquez, dijo este miércoles que solicitó a la Sala Electoral del Tribunal Supremo de Justicia (TSJ) que ordene el conteo voto por voto de las elecciones del 28 de julio y que se declare nulo el proceso del
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Hace 66 millones de años, la historia de la vida en la Tierra dio un giro dramático cuando un asteroide colisionó con lo que hoy es la península de Yucatán en Chicxulub, México. Las secuelas de la colisión provocaron la extinción de aproximadamente el 75% de las especies animales, incluida la
Continue Reading Sofía Benavides (CNN Español) — El presidente de Colombia, Gustavo Petro, dijo este jueves que la solución política en Venezuela depende de Nicolás Maduro y sugirió “nuevas elecciones libres”, en un mensaje publicado a través de su perfil de X, antes Twitter. Ahora puedes seguirnos en WhatsApp Channel “De Nicolás Maduro depende una solución política para
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Mexican drug lord Ismael ‘El Mayo’ Zambada’s case could be moved to Brooklyn after U.S. prosecutors presented a formal request to move the case from Texas to New York. “El Mayo” was arrested on July 25 along with the son of “El Chapo”, Joaquín Guzmán López at the Doña Ana
Continue Reading By Garrett Barry Click here for updates on this story ST. JOHN’S, Newfoundland and Labrador (CTV Network) — A pair of young filmmakers are reviving local superhero Captain Newfoundland who will be receiving a new introduction to the rest of the country. Canadians will soon meet the mind-bending hero who patrolled the airwaves of late
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SANTA TERESA, New Mexico (KVIA) — Changes being made at Santa Teresa Middle School in the Gadsden Independent School District after recent physical altercations. In a statement released this week, Gadsden ISD said the new Prevention Plan will take steps to address these incidents and prevent future occurrences. Some of the changes include early start
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