AP Pro Football Writer IRVING, Texas (AP) — Mike McCarthy’s ability to keep the injury-depleted Dallas Cowboys competitive could factor into whether the team gives him a contract extension. “I think he’s done outstanding,” executive vice president of personnel Stephen Jones said Wednesday after the NFL’s winter meetings. “I mean, our guys are playing hard
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Por CNN en Español Al menos 5 millones de personas han llegado a la Ciudad de México desde el domingo para participar en las peregrinaciones hacia la Basílica de Guadalupe, informaron este miércoles las autoridades locales. Janecarlo Lozano, alcalde de la demarcación Gustavo A. Madero —una de las 16 alcaldías que forman la capital mexicana,
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Today, The El Pasoans Fighting Hunger Food Bank was given a $25,000 grant by Las Palmas Del Sol Healthcare. LPDSH says this grant is an effort to support healthy living and eating as part of the Healthcare’s Health Equity Catalyst Grant Program, which is funded by the HCA Healthcare Foundation.
Continue Reading Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats failed Wednesday to confirm a Democratic member of the National Labor Relations Board after independent Sens. Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema opposed the nomination, thwarting their hopes of locking in a majority at the federal agency for the first two years of President-elect Donald Trump’s term. A vote
Continue Reading Por Natasha Bertrand, Katie Bo Lillis y Nechirvan Mando, CNN Los principales socios de Estados Unidos en la lucha contra ISIS en Siria dijeron el miércoles que los centros de detención de ISIS que custodian están siendo atacados y que se han visto obligados a detener las operaciones contra ISIS, lo que complica los esfuerzos
Continue Reading SYDNEY (AP) — A team from rugby league hotspot Papua New Guinea will enter the National Rugby League from 2028 after officially being granted a license. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and his Papua New Guinean counterpart James Marape met in Sydney on Thursday to shake hands over the deal, the culmination of two years
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By Reuters A US appeals court on Wednesday ruled that Nasdaq could not impose rules requiring companies listed on the exchange to have women and minority directors on their boards or explain why they do not. The New Orleans-based 5th US Circuit Court of Appeals on a 9-8 vote sided with two conservative advocacy groups
Continue Reading Por CNN en Español Al menos 14 detenidos durante la crisis poselectoral en Venezuela han salido de la cárcel entre este martes y miércoles, informó en redes sociales el director de la organización no gubernamental Foro Penal, Alfredo Romero. La ONG, que promueve la defensa de los derechos humanos y la asistencia a víctimas y
Continue Reading Por Sophie Tanno, Kostyantyn Hak y Darya Tarasova-Markina, CNN Las fuerzas rusas se encuentran ahora a sólo tres kilómetros de las afueras de la ciudad clave de Pokrovsk, en el este de Ucrania, tras haber avanzado este miércoles, según el servicio de mapas ucraniano DeepState. También destruyeron y capturaron posiciones ucranianas cerca de la ciudad,
Continue Reading Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Former U.S. Rep. Jim Leach has died at age 82. He served 30 years as a politician from eastern Iowa. He later headed the National Endowment for the Humanities. His death Wednesday was confirmed by an Iowa City funeral home. He represented Iowa as a moderate Republican until
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Police Department officers are helping the U.S. Marshals with a SWAT situation in East El Paso. There is a barricaded subject at an apartment complex at 7900 Viscount, just behind the Cielo Vista Walmart. No other information is currently available. ABC-7 has a crew going to the scene.
Continue Reading Associated Press/Report for America NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Facebook’s parent company Meta says it will build a $10 billion artificial intelligence data center in northeast Louisiana. Meta’s largest-ever data center is expected to transform an economically neglected part of the state. But it has also raised concerns over its planned energy usage. And in Memphis,
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By Abel Alvarado, CNN (CNN) — Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is expected to undergo an additional medical procedure on Thursday as part of his treatment following the emergency surgery he had Tuesday to drain a bleed on his brain. Medics from Sao Paulo’s Sírio-Libanês Hospital will perform an endovascular procedure on Thursday
Continue Reading WASHINGTON (AP) — A person accused of accosting U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace in a Capitol Office building pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to a misdemeanor assault charge. Witnesses told police that James McIntyre, 33, of Chicago, shook Mace’s hand in an “exaggerated, aggressive” manner after approaching the South Carolina Republican in the Rayburn House Office
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By Wayne Sterling, CNN (CNN) — NFL commissioner Roger Goodell is standing by Shawn Carter, known as Jay-Z, amid allegations the rapper and businessman assaulted a 13-year-old in 2000 with Sean “Diddy” Combs. Jay-Z has denied what he called “heinous” accusations. “We are aware of the civil allegations and Jay-Z’s really strong response to that,”
Continue Reading Associated Press/Report for America NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A southeast Louisiana official allegedly committed perjury by failing to disclose information related to a controversial grain terminal, according to a motion filed as part of a federal lawsuit brought by a prominent local climate activist. The dispute is part of a broader clash pitting officials eager
Continue Reading By Jill Martin, CNN (CNN) — Bill Belichick is on to UNC. The long-time NFL coach was named the next head football coach at the University of North Carolina, the school announced on Wednesday. Belichick and the school agreed to a five-year deal pending approval of the University’s Board of Trustees and Board of Governors.
Continue Reading Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina House Republicans have enacted legislation that erodes some powers of several statewide offices newly-elected Democrats are slated to hold next month. Lawmakers overrode Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto. One of the most significant changes shifts the power to appoint state elections board members from the governor to
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By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Comedian and “Babes” star Michelle Buteau is still reveling in the fact that rockstar Lenny Kravitz follows her on Instagram. While Buteau has seen the musician in concert several times, she has yet to meet him in person, but that may soon change at Thursday’s Billboard Music Awards, which
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By Marissa Wenzke Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES (KCAL, KCBS) — When the Franklin Fire broke out in Malibu this week, students at Pepperdine University were told to stay put — even as those in neighboring communities fled for their lives. Two hours after the wildfire started, the university announced a
Continue Reading By Joseph Buczek Click here for updates on this story TAYLOR, Michigan (WWJ) — A former Target worker posing as a rehired seasonal worker robbed a Detroit-area Target and crashed his car while fleeing, police said. The incident happened around 6 a.m. Tuesday at the Target location at 14099 Pardee Road in Taylor. The man
Continue Reading By Marvin Hurst, Steven Rosenbaum Click here for updates on this story NORTH TEXAS (KTVT) — The federal government is now involved in the case of Jorgie Boy, the spider monkey at the center of a custody battle in North Texas. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service demanded that the monkey be surrendered, just a
Continue Reading By Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — A former Florida-based TD Bank employee was arrested for his alleged role in a massive money-laundering scheme by drug cartels for which the US government previously fined the bank $3 billion. The US attorney’s office in the District of New Jersey announced that Leonardo Ayala, 24, was
Continue Reading Por Ana DeOliva, CNN La inteligencia artificial está transformando nuestro modo de vida, convirtiéndose en una parte cada vez más familiar de nuestra cotidianidad y nuestros lugares de trabajo. Según una encuesta mundial de la consultora McKinsey & Company, el 72% de las empresas utilizan IA. Pero, según Renata Dwan, el acceso a la tecnología
Continue Reading Por Emma Tucker y Celina Tebor, CNN Hannah Kobayashi fue “encontrada a salvo”, dijo su familia este miércoles, más de una semana después de que la policía la declarara “desaparecida voluntariamente” en medio de temores de un posible secuestro. “Estamos increíblemente aliviados y agradecidos de que Hannah haya sido encontrada a salvo”, dijeron la hermana
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By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — As the Biden administration winds down, the US Food and Drug Administration has submitted a proposed rule that could significantly lower the amount of nicotine in tobacco products and potentially prompt more people to quit smoking. The FDA has been signaling its intentions to limit nicotine levels at least
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DALLAS, Texas – Tuesday morning, the Conference USA office announced the list of all-conference award winners for the 2024 football season based on a vote by the league’s 10 head coaches. In total, the Aggies garnered 11 selections, including six members which were named Second Team All-CUSA. Among those who earned Second Team All-CUSA distinction were running
Continue Reading AP Baseball Writer DALLAS (AP) — Juan Soto gets free use of a luxury suite and up to four premium tickets behind home plate for regular-season and postseason New York Mets home games as part of his record $765 million, 15-year contract that was finalized Wednesday. The Mets also agreed to provide personal team security
Continue Reading AP Baseball Writer DALLAS (AP) — Juan Soto gets free use of a luxury suite and up to four premium tickets behind home plate for regular-season and postseason New York Mets home games as part of his record $765 million, 15-year contract that was finalized Wednesday. The Mets also agreed to provide personal team security
Continue Reading DANBURY, Conn. (AP) — A woman serving time at a federal prison in Connecticut managed to escape for about 45 minutes before being captured. Federal prison officials said Wednesday that the FBI is investigating the episode. The 30-year-old woman is a Chinese national who was serving time for a gun charge and setting fire to
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