By RUSS BYNUM and MEG KINNARD Associated Press DATAW ISLAND, S.C. (AP) — Republican Rep. Nancy Mace faced criticism over the legal wrangling concerning universities and allegations of antisemitism during a town hall at a private, gated island community in her coastal South Carolina district. The crowd of several hundred, mostly gray-haired attendees on Dataw
Continue ReadingPor Lisa Respers France, CNN La reciente muerte del papa Francisco ha despertado el interés por una película sobre la selección de un nuevo papa. “Cónclave”, un thriller político estrenado el año pasado, se emite actualmente en Amazon Prime Video y la audiencia aumentó un 283 %, según Luminate. La empresa de datos y análisis
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By NADIA LATHAN Associated Press/Report for America AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed a bill Wednesday creating an office inspired by the Department of Government Efficiency and aimed at reducing state regulations, joining other Republican governors who have pledged their own versions of billionaire Elon Musk’s cost-cutting group. In establishing the Texas
Continue ReadingPor Pablo A. García Escorihuela, CNN en Español Tras la llegada del delantero francés Kylian Mbappé en julio de 2024, el Real Madrid quedó a ojos de gran parte del mundo futbolístico como gran candidato a ganarlo todo. El reto para Carlo Ancelotti, entrenador del cuadro blanco, era el mismo de la temporada anterior: motivar
Continue ReadingPor Hira Humayun y Michael Rios, CNN República Dominicana deportó a Haití a decenas de mujeres embarazadas, madres que acababan de dar a luz y niños, mientras intensifica su lucha contra la inmigración ilegal. En un comunicado, las autoridades dominicanas dijeron que las 135 mujeres y niños fueron llevados a un centro de detención para
Continue ReadingCNN Radio Argentina (CNN Radio Argentina) – Camilo Tiscornia, economista, analizó este miércoles en CNN Economía y Actualidad la situación del país frente al contexto internacional y los últimos indicadores de la actividad local. “Fue un día positivo en el mundo, a partir de cierta calma en la negociación que lleva adelante Estados Unidos y
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By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — The State Bar of Texas rescinded a speaking invitation to the NAACP’s president after the civil rights group challenged the Trump administration’s dismantling of the Education Department, citing new rules over speaking topics the bar says could be deemed political. Derrick Johnson, the NAACP’s president and
Continue ReadingBy Gabe Cohen, CNN (CNN) — The agency tasked with delivering billions of dollars in assistance to communities devastated by natural disasters is about to lose a huge portion of its workforce, including some of its most experienced and knowledgeable leaders who manage disaster response. With hurricane season just weeks away, about 20% of FEMA’s
Continue ReadingPor Clare Duffy, CNN El impacto de las redes sociales en la salud mental y el bienestar de los jóvenes es un tema que causa, cada vez más, mayor preocupación entre los padres, los educadores, los profesionales de la salud y los reguladores. Y ahora, casi la mitad de los adolescentes estadounidenses dicen que las
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By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department has charged an alleged high-ranking member of Tren de Aragua in Colombia with terrorism offenses, making the first case of its kind against a member of the gang the Trump administration has designated a foreign terrorist organization, officials said Wednesday.
Continue Reading By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department has charged an alleged high-ranking member of Tren de Aragua in Colombia with terrorism offenses, making the first case of its kind against a member of the gang the Trump administration has designated a foreign terrorist organization, officials said Wednesday.
Continue Reading By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department has charged an alleged high-ranking member of Tren de Aragua in Colombia with terrorism offenses, making the first case of its kind against a member of the gang the Trump administration has designated a foreign terrorist organization, officials said Wednesday.
Continue ReadingBy Kaanita Iyer and Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — A federal agency that focuses on fostering economic growth in developing countries is being effectively shut down as part of efforts by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency to reduce federal spending, sources told CNN. On Tuesday, the agency’s employees were notified via email that “there
Continue ReadingPor Haley Britzky y Natasha Bertrand, CNN Las noticias del fin de semana sobre que la esposa del secretario de Defensa Pete Hegseth, Jennifer, fue incluida en un segundo grupo de chat donde él compartió detalles sensibles de operaciones militares, ha centrado la atención en el papel destacado que ocupa en el Pentágono sin ser
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By David Goldman, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump said Wednesday that Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has kept interest rates too high and that he might call the central bank chief. “I haven’t called him. I might call him,” Trump said in an Oval Office executive action signing ceremony Wednesday evening. “I believe he’s
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By Kayla Tausche, Kylie Atwood and Kit Maher, CNN (CNN) — Two weeks after President Donald Trump paused plans for steep tariffs with promises that a flurry of negotiated deals would ensue, the relative quiet has been deafening – roiling markets and calling into question the endgame for the administration’s trade war. Since then, there’s
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By Doug Myers Click here for updates on this story North Texas (KTVT) — A joint law enforcement operation resulted in the seizure of vehicles, jewelry, firearms, and $4.8 million, following a probe into alleged illegal drug distribution through businesses named Sky Rise and ZRD Smoke Shops, officials announced Wednesday. The investigation, spearheaded by the
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By BERNARD CONDON AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Elon Musk has been called a Moonshot Master, the Edison of Our Age and the Architect of the Future, but he’s got a big problem at his car company and it’s not clear he can fix it: damage to its brand. Sales have plunged for
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By GARY D. ROBERTSON and MAKIYA SEMINERA Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina trial judges threw out on Wednesday another Republican attempt to strip the governor of his authority to appoint State Board of Elections members, declaring that a law shifting it to the elected state auditor is unconstitutional. One registered Republican judge
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By Sara Tenenbaum Click here for updates on this story WEST CHICAGO, Illinois (WBBM) — A semi truck crashed into a building and caught fire Wednesday afternoon in suburban West Chicago, police said. West Chicago police said there was a two-vehicle crash on Powis Road at Harvester Road. CBS Skywatch was over the scene where
Continue ReadingBy Hira Humayun and Michael Rios, CNN (CNN) — The Dominican Republic deported dozens of pregnant women, mothers who had just given birth, and children, back to crisis-ridden Haiti as it cracks down on illegal immigration. In a statement, Dominican authorities said the 135 women and children were taken to a detention center for undocumented
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By Shardaa Gray, Sara Tenenbaum, Elyssa Kaufman Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — A veteran Chicago firefighter has died after a garage fire and collapse in Chicago’s Austin neighborhood early Wednesday morning. Chicago Fire Commissioner Annette Nance-Holt identified him as Fire Captain David Meyer, 54, who joined the department in 1996.
Continue ReadingPor Ramishah Maruf, CNN Doce estados demandaron al Gobierno de Trump este miércoles por “imponer ilegalmente” aumentos de impuestos a los estadounidenses a través de aranceles. Trump impuso los aranceles a través de la Ley de Poderes Económicos de Emergencia Internacional (IEEPA, por sus siglas en inglés), que otorga al presidente la autoridad para ejercer
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By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is putting his “touches” on the White House with new flagpoles, new artwork, an overhaul of the Oval Office decor and possibly covering up the lawn in the Rose Garden. Trump, a former real estate developer and hotelier, said Wednesday that he’s adding two
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — Heaton-Bowman-Smith Chapel is offering different ways to honor the death of Pope Francis. Those who are mourning the death of the pope are invited to visit the memorial room in the St. Joseph Chapel. There will be a guest registry book for signing, along with prayer cards. The services
Continue ReadingBy Michelle Hofmann Click here for updates on this story CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (KRIS) — At nearly 100 years old, World War II veteran Jose Noe Mendez isn’t ready to slow down. As he prepares to celebrate his centennial birthday this Sunday, April 27, the longtime Corpus Christi resident says he still has a mission
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Scattered showers and thunderstorms will continue to develop across Northwest Missouri and Northeast Kansas Wednesday afternoon and evening, with 40% to 60% chances area-wide. A few storms may produce gusty winds and hail, with a marginal risk of severe thunderstorm activity across the region into tonight. Overnight lows will fall into the low 60s to
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By Brynn Gingras, Carolyn Sung, Shimon Prokupecz and Holly Yan, CNN New Haven, Connecticut (CNN) — Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir was confronted by some pro-Palestinian demonstrators Wednesday night in New Haven, Connecticut, according to a statement and videos shared by Ben Gvir’s office. “Water bottles were thrown” at Ben Gvir, his office
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By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Jennifer Aniston is just as charmed as the rest of us that a relic of her place in pop culture survived the fictional apocalypse in HBO’s “The Last of Us.” A 2003 issue of People magazine with Aniston on the cover was featured in the Season 2 debut episode
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By Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — Twelve states sued the Trump administration Wednesday for “illegally imposing” tax hikes on Americans through tariffs. Trump imposed the tariffs through the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), which gives the president the authority to enact those powers in response to unusual and extraordinary threats. The lawsuit
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