By BRIAN WITTE Associated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — The U.S. Naval Academy will no longer consider race, ethnicity or sex as a factor for admission to the service institution, a response to an executive order by President Donald Trump, according to federal court documents made public Friday. The change in policy was made in
Continue ReadingPor Andi Babineau, CNN Una audiencia federal para Jeanette Vizguerra, activista de inmigración y madre indocumentada, fue pospuesta este viernes mientras sus abogados trabajan para enmendar su petición de liberación de la custodia de ICE. Vizguerra, de 53 años, fue arrestada el 17 de marzo fuera de su trabajo en una tienda Target en Colorado.
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By Brian Stelter, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge sided with silenced Voice of America journalists on Friday, the latest setback for President Trump’s push to shut down US government-funded international broadcasters. US District Court Judge J. Paul Oetken issued a temporary restraining order meant to block any further efforts to terminate VOA. The judge
Continue ReadingPor Ivonne Valdés, CNN en Español El presidente de Colombia, Gustavo Petro, y el de Panamá, José Mulino, hablaron de temas de seguridad, migración e interconexión eléctrica, durante una reunión bilateral realizada este viernes en el Palacio de las Garzas. Petro anunció que presentará ante el Congreso un tratado para reforzar el respeto a la
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By Lisa Eadicicco, CNN (CNN) — Elon Musk on Friday evening announced he has sold his social media company, X, to xAI, his artificial intelligence company. xAI will pay $45 billion for X, slightly more than Musk paid for it in 2022, but the new deal includes $12 billion of debt. Musk wrote on his
Continue ReadingBy Max Saltman, CNN (CNN) — British police raided a Quaker meeting house in London on Thursday and arrested six women attending a meeting on climate change and the war in Gaza, according to a statement from Quakers UK. “No-one has been arrested in a Quaker meeting house in living memory,” said Paul Parker, recording
Continue ReadingBy John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — Justice Sonia Sotomayor, the most senior liberal on the Supreme Court, advocated for a “fearlessly independent” judiciary during remarks Friday, telling an audience in Washington that she is worried about “standards that are being changed.” “One of the things that’s troubling so many right now is many of the
Continue ReadingPor Devan Cole y John Fritze, CNN La decisión del Departamento de Justicia de invocar el privilegio de secretos de Estado, raramente utilizado, para evitar proporcionar a un juez federal detalles sobre dos vuelos de deportación abrió un nuevo y complicado frente en la resistencia continua del Gobierno a entregar la información. La invocación del
Continue ReadingPor Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Elon Musk anunció este viernes por la tarde que vendió su compañía de redes sociales, X, a xAI, su empresa de inteligencia artificial, en un acuerdo que valora a X en US$ 33.000 millones de dólares, mucho menos de lo que pagó por ella en 2022, pero un rebote significativo de
Continue ReadingPor Juan Moreno, CNN en Español (CNN Radio Argentina) – Daniel Sticco, economista y editor de Economía de Infobae, dialogó este viernes con Pepe Gil Vidal en Regreso CNN sobre el acuerdo del gobierno con el Fondo Monetario Internacional (FMI) y la reacción de los mercados locales. Durante la entrevista, Sticco se refirió al contexto
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By NADIA LATHAN Associated Press/Report for America AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The race to fill a Texas congressional seat has candidates but no election date more than three weeks after Rep. Sylvester Turner’s death left a vacancy in a stronghold for Democrats, who are eager to cut into Republicans’ narrow U.S. House majority. Turner, a
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By MATT OTT AP Business Writer Trevor Milton, the founder of electric vehicle start-up Nikola who was sentenced to prison last year for fraud, was pardoned by President Donald Trump, the White House confirmed Friday. The pardon of Milton, who was sentenced to four years in prison for exaggerating the potential of his technology, could
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By ROB GILLIES Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday that his first call with new Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney was “extremely productive” and Carney said Trump respected Canada’s sovereignty both in private and public but added that the relationship has changed. The call came as Trump has declared a
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By SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Planned Parenthood on Thursday resumed surgical abortions in St. Louis, months after voters in November enshrined abortion rights in the Missouri Constitution. The same day, the state health department effectively blocked medication abortions throughout Missouri. The decision leaves abortion access in Missouri in a confusing state:
Continue Reading By SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Planned Parenthood on Thursday resumed surgical abortions in St. Louis, months after voters in November enshrined abortion rights in the Missouri Constitution. The same day, the state health department effectively blocked medication abortions throughout Missouri. The decision leaves abortion access in Missouri in a confusing state:
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By TAMMY WEBBER Associated Press In North Carolina, wildfires stoked by unusually dry air and debris from last year’s Hurricane Helene are burning out of control. In Florida, there are dozens of blazes, including one that scorched about 42 square miles in Miami-Dade County. And they continue to burn in Oklahoma, where four people have
Continue Reading By TAMMY WEBBER Associated Press In North Carolina, wildfires stoked by unusually dry air and debris from last year’s Hurricane Helene are burning out of control. In Florida, there are dozens of blazes, including one that scorched about 42 square miles in Miami-Dade County. And they continue to burn in Oklahoma, where four people have
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By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer President Donald Trump’s FCC commissioner said Friday he’s opening an investigation into the Walt Disney Co. and its ABC television network to see whether they are “promoting invidious forms of DEI discrimination.” FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr announced the probe in a letter to Disney CEO Robert Iger on Friday.
Continue Reading By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer President Donald Trump’s FCC commissioner said Friday he’s opening an investigation into the Walt Disney Co. and its ABC television network to see whether they are “promoting invidious forms of DEI discrimination.” FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr announced the probe in a letter to Disney CEO Robert Iger on Friday.
Continue Reading By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer President Donald Trump’s FCC commissioner said Friday he’s opening an investigation into the Walt Disney Co. and its ABC television network to see whether they are “promoting invidious forms of DEI discrimination.” FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr announced the probe in a letter to Disney CEO Robert Iger on Friday.
Continue ReadingBy Tim Fang Click here for updates on this story SAN FRANCISCO, California (KPIX) — A jury in San Francisco has convicted a Lyft driver of driving under the influence following an incident in the city’s Mission District last year, prosecutors said. District Attorney Brooke Jenkins’ office announced Thursday that 44-year-old Fernando Capeletti was found
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By JULIA FRANKEL Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Over a dozen Israeli settlers attacked a Palestinian village in the southern Israeli-occupied West Bank on Friday, beating residents with sticks and rocks, in an incident captured with rare clarity by security cameras. The video obtained by AP and testimonies from Palestinian witnesses appeared to conflict with
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A person was killed in an officer-involved shooting in St. Joseph Thursday morning.
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CNN By Alayna Treene, Kevin Liptak and Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — Vice President JD Vance on Friday made the highest-profile case to date for American control of Greenland during a controversial visit to the semiautonomous island, which its residents had resisted and its leaders said was unwelcome. “We want to have good relationships with
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CNN By Alayna Treene, Kevin Liptak and Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — Vice President JD Vance on Friday made the highest-profile case to date for American control of Greenland during a controversial visit to the semiautonomous island, which its residents had resisted and its leaders said was unwelcome. “We want to have good relationships with
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By KIM CHANDLER AND SAFIYAH RIDDLE Associated Press TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — An Iranian doctoral student at the University of Alabama was arrested by immigration agents at his apartment in the middle of the night, even though his lawyer said he was allowed to stay in the country and — unlike some students targeted for
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A warm, dry, and windy Friday will give way to rain and thunderstorm chances across Northwest Missouri and Northeast Kansas by Saturday evening. A few storms may be severe through Saturday night before garden variety shower and thunderstorm chances linger on Sunday, with cooler air moving into the region. Clouds will increase Friday night with
Continue ReadingBy Pooja Mamnoor Click here for updates on this story 3/28/25 (LAPost.com) — Southern California offers a variety of farms where visitors can pick their own fruits, providing an educational and recreational experience. These farms cater to people seeking to connect with local agriculture and enjoy fresh produce. Carlsbad Strawberry Company People looking to experience
Continue ReadingBy Chierstin Susel Click here for updates on this story BOULDER, Colorado (KCNC) — A Boulder, Colorado couple is on a mission to keep their daughter’s memory alive while spreading kindness the way she did. Ellie Berg loved people and loved life. “She played basketball, hip hop, she loved to dance,” her mom, Carly Berg,
Continue ReadingBy Pooja Mamnoor Click here for updates on this story 3/28/25 (LAPost.com) — A new study reveals women who maintain blood pressure within normal clinical ranges during pregnancy but do not experience the typical mid-pregnancy drop may face a higher risk of developing hypertension within five years after giving birth. The research, published in the
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