LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Prosecutors in Bolivia on Monday sought the arrest of former President Evo Morales in connection to a sexual abuse investigation involving his alleged fathering of a child with a 15-year-old girl. The arrest warrant, which still must be approved by a judge, was issued after Morales defied an order to
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Por Natasha Bertrand, CNN Rusia comenzó a retirar una gran cantidad de equipo militar de Siria tras el derrocamiento del expresidente sirio Bashar al-Assad, según dos funcionarios estadounidenses y un funcionario occidental familiarizados con la inteligencia. Los funcionarios calificaron la retirada rusa como a gran escala y significativa, y dijeron que comenzó la semana pasada,
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By Tim Lister and Eyad Kourdi, CNN (CNN) — A man who was filmed by CNN being released by rebels from a Damascus jail was a former intelligence officer with the deposed Syrian regime, according to local residents, and not an ordinary citizen who had been imprisoned, as he had claimed. CNN initially found the
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By Kaitlan Collins, Devan Cole and John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — President-elect Donald Trump met with the head of TikTok at his Mar-a-Lago club Monday afternoon, a person familiar with the meeting told CNN, as the social media giant is asking the Supreme Court to wade into a court fight over use of the app
Continue Reading Associated Press After months of deadlock, Israel and Hamas appear to be moving closer toward a ceasefire to end their 14-month war. Top officials from the U.S., Qatar and Egypt have resumed their mediation efforts in recent weeks and reported greater willingness by the warring sides to wrap up a deal. In a key concession,
Continue Reading CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — A man detained in Venezuela during the civil unrest that followed the country’s disputed July presidential election has died while in custody. His is the third such death reported by the inmates’ rights group, Venezuelan Prison Observatory. The nongovernmental organization says the 43-year-old man died Monday after spending more than four
Continue Reading Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A man who spent more than 20 years behind bars before he was exonerated of robbing a Memphis music club is suing the city and 10 police officers, alleging they made up evidence that led to his wrongful conviction and a lengthy prison sentence. The lawsuit filed Dec. 12
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There will be lots of sunshine again on Tuesday, with temperatures near 70. A cold front arrives Wednesday morning and will cool us down a little, also kicking up the winds slightly. Gust Wednesday will be out of the NE around 30 mph. Temps will warm again the rest of the week.
Continue Reading By Mark Morales, Taylor Romine, Aaron Cooper and Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — The woman who stowed away on a Delta flight from New York to Paris last month was taken into custody again, this time trying to sneak into Canada, multiple law enforcement sources tell CNN. Svetlana Dali managed to cut off her ankle
Continue Reading RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina reached its Medicaid expansion enrollment goal of 600,000 people just over a year since the program rolled out. Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper called the enrollment numbers a “monumental achievement” that is “life-changing” for people in need of health insurance. Medicaid expansion received bipartisan support in its passage through the
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By Elizabeth Wagmeister and Lauren del Valle, CNN (CNN) — Jay-Z’s lawyer Alex Spiro told reporters in New York on Monday that allegations from a woman who has accused the hip-hop mogul of sexually assaulting her with Sean “Diddy” Combs back in 2000 are untrue. “This is all a fantasy,” Spiro told reporters, including CNN,
Continue Reading By Hadas Gold, CNN New York (CNN) — President-elect Donald Trump had not been terribly successful in suing media organizations until this weekend when ABC News agreed to settle a closely-watched defamation case he brought against the network to the tune of $16 million. Now, Trump is expanding his threats of legal action against the
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By Leanne Suter Click here for updates on this story MALIBU, California (KABC) — Dick Van Dyke has a lot to be grateful after celebrating his 99th birthday on Friday. The legendary actor was among the thousands of people forced to flee after the Franklin Fire in Malibu threatened his home. Fortunately, he was able
Continue Reading KABC By Leanne Suter Click here for updates on this story MALIBU, California (KABC) — Dick Van Dyke has a lot to be grateful after celebrating his 99th birthday on Friday. The legendary actor was among the thousands of people forced to flee after the Franklin Fire in Malibu threatened his home. Fortunately, he was
Continue Reading Por Abeer Salman y Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Un abuelo palestino de Gaza cuyo homenaje a su nieta fallecida se hizo viral el año pasado murió este lunes por fuego israelí, según informaron su familia y un hospital. Khaled Nabhan atrajo la atención mundial en un video ampliamente compartido en las redes sociales de su momento
Continue Reading By Amanda Hari Click here for updates on this story SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX) — A man is in jail after a cafe worker in San Francisco’s Mission District took him to the ground when he attempted to rob a customer. It happened early Friday morning at Carlin’s Cafe in the Mission District and some are
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Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A 15-year-old student killed a teacher and another teenager with a handgun Monday at a Christian school in Wisconsin, terrifying classmates including a second grader who made the 911 call that sent dozens of police officers rushing to the small school just a week before its Christmas break. The
Continue Reading AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Federal authorities have charged a National Guard soldier with murder in a shooting that triggered a weekend lockdown at a Georgia military base. Court records show 25-year-old Natravien Landry made an initial court appearance Monday before a federal magistrate judge in Augusta. He’s charged with killing another man Saturday morning at
Continue Reading Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A California man has been sentenced to more than three years in prison for running a business to help pregnant Chinese women travel to the United States to deliver babies who would automatically have American citizenship. U.S. authorities had sought a more than five-year prison term for Michael Wei
Continue Reading By Liz Crawford, Scott Jacobson Click here for updates on this story BURLINGTON, New Jersey (KYW) — Friends and family gathered in Burlington, New Jersey, Sunday to honor the community’s beloved crossing guard. Earlier this month, Bruce Morlack died after he was hit by a car while helping two students cross the road. Now, he’s
Continue Reading ATHENS, N.Y. (AP) — Efforts to save an imperiled 150-year-old lighthouse in New York are getting a boost with federal officials announcing new funding to study ways to protect the structure. New York Democratic Sen. Chuck Schumer says that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is funding a study on how to restore the Hudson-Athens
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By Betsy Klein, CNN Washington (CNN) — Democratic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand is making an all-out push in the waning days of the Biden administration that she believes could bolster reproductive rights, calling on the president to certify the Equal Rights Amendment and enshrine its protections into the Constitution. The move, the New York Democrat wrote
Continue Reading Associated Press The U.S. Census Bureau is changing how it counts international migration in its annual population estimates. Officials said Monday that the bureau will add a large share of humanitarian immigrants to its calculations to better reflect the influx of refugees to the United States this decade. The change will be incorporated into 2024
Continue Reading Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — TikTok on Monday asked the Supreme Court to step in on an emergency basis to block the federal law that would ban the popular platform in the United States unless its China-based parent company agreed to sell it. Lawyers for the company and China-based ByteDance urged the justices to step
Continue Reading Associated Press BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Interpol says a crackdown on suspected illegal deforestation in South America has netted 26 arrests. The agency says the operation in mid-October relied on Paraguay, Brazil and Argentina sharing key information in what’s called the Tri-Border area. That included satellite imagery and intelligence on high-value targets, as well as
Continue Reading AP Sports Writer CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Practice plans. Film breakdowns. Travel bookings. Clemson coach Dabo Swinney had his focus split several ways getting ready to face No. 4 Texas in the College Football Playoff. Still, Swinney had enough time to follow how Super Bowl-winning coach Bill Belichick joined the Atlantic Coast Conference as North
Continue Reading Associated Press TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Should underage gambling no longer be a crime? New Jersey lawmakers are considering changing the law to make gambling by people under age 21 no longer punishable under criminal law. Instead, the proposal would impose fines ranging between $500 and $2,000. The money would be used for prevention, education,
Continue Reading Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey’s red-hot internet gambling market continued to smash records in November, even as revenue inside physical casinos continued to lag behind pre-pandemic levels at six of Atlantic City’s nine casinos. State gambling regulators say internet gambling brought in $214 million in November, narrowly eclipsing the previous record
Continue Reading HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut has become the latest state to begin notifying its eligible citizens that some or all of their medical debt will soon be paid off, officials announced Monday. Nearly 23,000 residents with debt totaling $30 million will automatically be informed by mail beginning Dec. 23, state officials said. Connecticut has been
Continue Reading Por Mary Gilbert, CNN La Navidad se acerca casi tan rápido como el trineo de Papá Noel, pero casi cualquier persona en Estados Unidos que fantasee con una Navidad blanca digna de una película quizá tenga que seguir soñando. Los primeros pronósticos indican que las temperaturas podrían alcanzar un máximo de entre 10 y 15
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