AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — If you think Latin American history starts with Christopher Columbus, John Leguizamo would like to have a word. He points out there were great empires and civilizations during the thousands of years before 1492 — the mighty Incas, Aztecs and Maya, whose great strides in medicine, engineering and
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By Jessica Holly, Joe Roetz, Julian Quintana and Kevin Boulandier Click here for updates on this story CORAL GABLES, Florida (WSVN) — A woman was rescued by firefighters after their car was dangling off the fourth floor of a parking garage in Coral Gables. Coral Gables Police and fire rescue crews arrived at the scene
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Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre has been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, he told a congressional committee Tuesday. Favre made the disclosure as part of his testimony about a welfare misspending scandal in Mississippi. Favre, who does not face criminal charges, has repaid just over $1 million in speaking fees funded
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Sofía Benavides (CNN) — El presidente Joe Biden utilizó su último discurso ante la Asamblea General de las Naciones Unidas para exponer sobre los desafíos que enfrenta el mundo, pero lo impregnó de optimismo y llamados a la paz por parte de los líderes mundiales. Ahora puedes seguirnos en WhatsApp Channel “Reconozco los desafíos desde Ucrania
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Another scorching summer hit El Paso in 2024. The days were filled with triple-digit temperatures, as many El Pasoans did everything they could to escape the blistering heat. This year so far, 54 triple-digit days have been reported. In 2023, the Borderland reached 70 triple-digit days, officially making it the
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By Jennifer Agiesta, Ariel Edwards-Levy and Edward Wu, CNN (CNN) — The race for president between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump is exceedingly close, with Harris’ support resting on stronger personal appeal, while Trump draws on a die-hard base and a wide advantage on handling the economy to run about even
Continue Reading By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — Scientists have discovered a new species of ghost shark that lives in deep ocean waters near Australia and New Zealand. The Australasian Narrow-nosed Spookfish, or Harriotta avia, was found in the Chatham Rise, an area of ocean floor off the east coast of New Zealand’s South Island, by researchers
Continue Reading By Holmes Lybrand and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — The son of the man who allegedly attempted to assassinate former President Donald Trump at his Florida golf course was arrested on child pornography charges Tuesday, according to court records. Oran Alexander Routh, whose father is Ryan Wesley Routh, the man prosecutors say set up a “sniper’s nest” at
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By Thomas Schlachter, CNN (CNN) — Football Hall of Famer Brett Favre revealed Tuesday he was recently diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. The famed quarterback was speaking in front of the House Ways and Means Committee in a hearing on reforming Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), where he was called to testify before Congress about
Continue Reading Sol Amaya (CNN Español) — Rommel Pacheco Marrufo, un exclavadista olímpico, será el nuevo titular de la Comisión Nacional de Cultura Física y Deporte (Conade) de México. Pacheco Marrufo nació el 12 de julio de 1986, en Mérida, Yucatán. Es licenciado en Administración y Dirección de Empresas por la Universidad Anáhuac del Sur y tiene una
Continue Reading By Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — The people who opened fire in a mass shooting in Birmingham, Alabama, late Saturday are suspected of using “conversion devices” in carrying out the attack, and over 100 shell casings were collected at the scene, according to a preliminary investigation from police. The shooting, which left four dead and
Continue Reading TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida A&M University has postponed its upcoming college football game against Alabama A&M because of Tropical Storm Helene. The Rattlers rescheduled the game for Friday, Nov. 29, in anticipation of Helene strengthening into a major hurricane Wednesday while moving north toward the United States. Helene formed into a tropical storm Tuesday
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By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira, CNN (CNN) — A devoted meditator, Eli Susman wanted to deepen his practice, and his meditation journey took him across the world. He spent a month at Plum Village, a mindfulness practice center in southern France run by Buddhist monks focused on honing the art of mindful living. Susman expected to spend
Continue Reading Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Waverly B. Woodson Jr., who was part of the only African American combat unit involved in the D-Day invasion during World War II, spent more than a day treating wounded troops under heavy German fire — all while injured himself. Decades later, and nearly 20 years after his death, his
Continue Reading By Dakin Andone and Graham Hurley, CNN (CNN) — The company that built and operated the Titan submersible asked employees to forego their pay as it faced economic challenges, according to former employees testifying before the US Coast Guard panel probing the vessel’s deadly implosion last year. OceanGate employees were asked to “defer our paychecks”
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The Texas Tribune Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced Monday that his office is suing the U.S. Department of the Interior, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and Biden administration officials for declaring a rare lizard endangered earlier this year. The dunes sagebrush lizard burrows in the sand dunes in the Mescalero-Monahans ecosystem 30 miles
Continue Reading AP Film Writer TORONTO (AP) — You have by now probably heard a few things about “Megalopolis.” Maybe you know that Coppola financed the $120 million budget himself, using his lucrative wine empire to realize a long-held vision of Roman epic set in a modern New York. You might be familiar with the film’s clamorous
Continue Reading By Oren Liebermann, CNN (CNN) — A US Navy replenishment ship sustained damage while operating in the Middle East in an incident that remains under investigation, according to a Navy official. The USNS Big Horn was damaged after the ship refueled and replenished Navy vessels operating in the region, including the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft
Continue Reading Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The son of the man suspected in the assassination attempt in Florida against former President Donald Trump has been arrested on federal charges of possessing child sexual abuse images. Oran Alexander Routh was arrested this week after authorities searched his Greensboro, North Carolina, home “in connection with an investigation unrelated
Continue Reading Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — A federal judge has ruled that the government is liable for a nighttime collision involving a snowmobiler who crashed into a parked Black Hawk helicopter in Massachusetts and awarded him $3.3 million in damages. Jeff Smith nearly died after the March 2019 crash. He was demanding $9.5 million in damages
Continue Reading By Katie Lobosco, CNN Washington (CNN) — Fewer low-income students applied for college financial aid for the current school year after the rollout of an updated version of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, known as the FAFSA, was plagued with problems. Submitting the form is required in order to access federal Pell grants,
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Dick Van Dyke is 98 and feeling it. After the legendary comedic actor had to pull out of a planned appearance at the recent Emmy Awards and an event in Utah, the New York Post caught up with Van Dyke as he was leaving a pharmacy in Malibu
Continue Reading Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Officials say Ukrainian troops engaged in hand-to-hand combat as they drove Russian forces out of a huge processing plant in the town of Vovchansk in Ukraine’s northeast that had been occupied for four months. The plant, a partly steel structure with some 30 buildings, had been a Russian stronghold
Continue Reading Associated Press BONNE TERRE, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri man convicted of breaking into a woman’s home and repeatedly stabbing her was executed Tuesday over the objections of the victim’s family and the prosecutor, who wanted the death sentence commuted to life in prison. Marcellus Williams, 55, was convicted in the 1998 killing of Lisha
Continue Reading Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans on the House Foreign Affairs Committee have advanced contempt of Congress charges against Secretary of State Antony Blinken following a contentious back-and-forth with the Cabinet secretary over an appearance to testify on the chaotic U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. The 26-25 party-line vote Tuesday marked the latest in a series
Continue Reading BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s landmark marriage equality bill has been officially written into law, allowing same-sex couples to legally wed. The law was published in the Royal Gazette after endorsement by King Maha Vajiralongkorn, and will come into effect in 120 days. This means LGBTQ+ couples will be able to register their marriage in January
Continue Reading Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — The state of Maryland has added to the legal troubles facing the owner and operator of the container ship Dali, which caused the deadly collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge after the massive vessel experienced an ill-timed electrical blackout and other failures. Officials announced a new lawsuit Tuesday that
Continue Reading Sofía Benavides (CNN) — Donald Trump se presentó así mismo como un gran amigo de las grandes empresas, especialmente durante su primera administración. Entre sus esfuerzos más notables estuvo la reducción de la tasa del impuesto corporativo del 35% al 21% como parte de su Ley de Recortes de Impuestos y Empleos de 2017, que
Continue Reading By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — Police in Spain have arrested five people accused of scamming two women out of 325,000 euros ($362,000) by pretending to be Hollywood star Brad Pitt online. Ten other people were also investigated as part of Operation Bralina, which spanned eight provinces, according to a statement from the Guardia Civil
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By Bryan Mena, CNN Washington (CNN) — America’s slowing job market is taking a toll on people’s moods. The Conference Board’s latest consumer survey showed that Americans became much more pessimistic about the US economy’s current health and the future of the job market. The monthly survey’s Consumer Confidence Index fell to a reading of
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