By Marshall Cohen and Fredreka Schouten, CNN Washington (CNN) — Since President Donald Trump took office, the Internal Revenue Service has churned through four acting leaders and spiraled into turmoil, while the president’s pick for full-time commissioner waits for a Senate confirmation hearing. Trump announced in early December that he was nominating Republican former Rep.
Continue ReadingBy Piper Hudspeth Blackburn and Sunlen Serfaty, CNN (CNN) — When a car accident nearly killed Davina Rush’s son three years ago, forcing her to leave her job and become his full-time caregiver, she stopped paying her $49,000 in student loan debt. Now, the 42-year-old single mother from Florida is one of the millions of
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HOUSTON (AP) — Sixteen people were shot and at least one was killed Sunday during a large party at a home in Houston, where police said gunfire broke out after an uninvited guest was asked to leave. An 18-year-old man was pronounced dead at the hospital, and the injured ranged in age from 16 to
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By OHAD ZWIGENBERG and TIA GOLDENBERG Associated Press BEN-GURION INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, Israel (AP) — A missile launched by Iranian-backed rebels in Yemen briefly halted flights and commuter traffic at Israel’s main international airport on Sunday after its impact near an access road caused panic among passengers. The attack on Ben-Gurion International Airport came hours before
Continue Reading TODAY’S SPORTS SCHEDULE ___ INTERLEAGUE Final Athletics 3 Miami 2 ___ AMERICAN LEAGUE Final Minnesota 5 Boston 4 Final Kansas City 11 Baltimore 6 Final Tampa Bay 7 N.Y. Yankees 5 Final Chicago White Sox 5 Houston 4 Final Cleveland 5 Toronto 4 Final Texas 8 Seattle 1 Final Detroit 13 L.A. Angels 1 ___
Continue Reading Associated Press Iowa Daybook for Sunday, May. 04. The daybook is for planning purposes only and is not intended for publication or broadcast. You should verify any event you plan to cover. Please keep the AP in mind when news develops. The Des Moines bureau is reachable at 515-243-3281. Send daybook items to iowa@applanner.com. To
Continue Reading Associated Press Nebraska Daybook for Sunday, May. 04. The daybook is for planning purposes only and is not intended for publication or broadcast. You should verify any event you plan to cover. Please keep the AP in mind when news develops. The Omaha bureau is reachable at 402-391-0031. Send daybook items to Nebraska@applanner.com. To see
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Continue Reading Associated Press Missouri Daybook for Sunday, May. 04. The daybook is for planning purposes only and is not intended for publication or broadcast. You should verify any event you plan to cover. Please keep the AP in mind when news develops. The Missouri bureau is reachable at 816-421-4844. Send daybook items to Missouri@applanner.com. To see
Continue ReadingBy Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — The judge tasked with weighing in on the government’s reach into higher education in Harvard University’s recent lawsuit against the Trump administration is an experienced prosecutor and jurist with a history of taking on tough cases – including those involving both the Ivy League and the president. “95% of
Continue ReadingBy Tamar Michaelis and Oren Liebermann, CNN Jerusalem (CNN) — A failed interception of a missile fired from Yemen forced Israel to briefly shut down its main international airport on Sunday, exposing the country’s vulnerabilities and the Houthi rebels’ continued ability to strike distant targets despite a sustained US military campaign. Flights were halted at
Continue ReadingPor Christopher Ulloa y Mauricio Torres Un mar de gente llenó la playa de Copacabana de Río de Janeiro este sábado mientras la superestrella del pop Lady Gaga ofrecía un colosal concierto gratuito en la ciudad brasileña, al que se dice que asistieron más de dos millones de fanáticos. Los invitados comenzaron a hacer fila
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MOSCOW (AP) — Chinese leader Xi Jinping will pay an official visit to Russia from May 7–10, the Kremlin confirmed Sunday. Xi was already among the leaders set to attend the Victory Day Parade in Moscow on May 9. The Kremlin said Xi was visiting at the invitation of Russian President Vladimir Putin and, as
Continue ReadingPor Nectar Gan La CIA ha publicado dos nuevos vídeos destinados a atraer a funcionarios chinos para que espíen para Estados Unidos, aprovechando la desilusión dentro de la enorme burocracia china y el temor a la implacable purga anticorrupción del líder Xi Jinping. Los clips, producidos con elegancia y filmados en mandarín con subtítulos en
Continue Reading By ELÉONORE HUGHES Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Lady Gaga gave a free concert Saturday night in front of 2 million fans who poured onto Copacabana Beach for the biggest show of her career. “Tonight, we’re making history. (…) Thank you for making history with me,” Lady Gaga told a screaming crowd. The
Continue ReadingBy Lex Harvey, Hilary Whiteman and Angus Watson, CNN (CNN) — Australians delivered a surprise election result on Saturday; not because of who won but by the scale of the victory. It marks a strong recovery for Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and his center-left Labor party, which had been slumping in the polls earlier this
Continue ReadingPor Kaanita Iyer La jueza de la Corte Suprema de Justicia de EE.UU. Ketanji Brown Jackson criticó duramente este jueves al presidente Donald Trump, sin nombrarlo, por sus ataques a los jueces, argumentando que la retórica del presidente y sus aliados amenaza la democracia, según Politico. Politico informó que Jackson, quien intervino en una conferencia
Continue ReadingBy Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — Telling investors what’s coming is a normal part of doing business. But with tariff chaos sown throughout the economy, many major companies are “suspending guidance” entirely. Corporate America is wading through uncertain waters, stuck in an uncomfortable wait-and-see mode until it becomes clear whether Trump’s broad reciprocal
Continue ReadingPor John Liu y Lisa Eadicicco Los aranceles podrían sumar US$ 900 millones a los costos de Apple este trimestre, dijo el jueves el CEO de Apple, Tim Cook, al revelar que el gigante tecnológico estaba trasladando la producción de iPhones vendidos en Estados Unidos de China a la India. “Suponiendo que las tasas, políticas
Continue ReadingPor Brad Lendon Estados Unidos está intensificando la presión sobre India y Pakistán para evitar un conflicto en Cachemira después de una masacre de turistas en un área administrada por la India en el territorio dividido la semana pasada. El vicepresidente de Estados Unidos, J. D. Vance, dijo este jueves que Washington espera que Pakistán
Continue ReadingBy Christopher Ulloa and Mauricio Torres, CNN (CNN) — A sea of people filled Rio de Janeiro’s Copacabana beach on Saturday as pop superstar Lady Gaga played a colossal free concert in the Brazilian city, with more than two million fans said to have attended. Guests started queuing from early Saturday morning to secure a
Continue ReadingBy Lex Harvey, CNN (CNN) — A four-year-old girl and a man have been killed after a driver crashed an SUV into the entrance of Manila International Airport on Sunday, the Philippine Red Cross said. The driver crashed the car through the outer railing and onto a walkway where people were standing outside the departure
Continue Reading NATIONAL LEAGUE BATTING_Alonso, New York, .344; Donovan, St. Louis, .339; Tatis, San Diego, .328; Stowers, Miami, .321; W.Smith, Los Angeles, .318; Turang, Milwaukee, .315; Arraez, San Diego, .306; T.Hernández, Los Angeles, .305; J.Lee, San Francisco, .305; Naylor, Arizona, .304. RUNS_Ohtani, Los Angeles, 35; Tucker, Chicago, 30; Happ, Chicago, 28; Turang, Milwaukee, 28; Carroll, Arizona, 26;
Continue Reading NATIONAL LEAGUE BATTING_Alonso, New York, .344; Donovan, St. Louis, .339; Tatis, San Diego, .328; Stowers, Miami, .321; W.Smith, Los Angeles, .318; Turang, Milwaukee, .315; Arraez, San Diego, .306; T.Hernández, Los Angeles, .305; J.Lee, San Francisco, .305; Naylor, Arizona, .304. RUNS_Ohtani, Los Angeles, 35; Tucker, Chicago, 30; Happ, Chicago, 28; Turang, Milwaukee, 28; Carroll, Arizona, 26;
Continue Reading AMERICAN LEAGUE BATTING_Judge, New York, .423; Goldschmidt, New York, .349; Kwan, Cleveland, .333; Ja.Wilson, Athletics, .333; M.Garcia, Kansas City, .319; Bregman, Boston, .317; Aranda, Tampa Bay, .316; Springer, Toronto, .309; Witt, Kansas City, .306; Carpenter, Detroit, .295. RUNS_Judge, New York, 32; Bregman, Boston, 25; Torkelson, Detroit, 25; Buxton, Minnesota, 24; Ju.Rodríguez, Seattle, 23; Bleday, Athletics,
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By STEPHEN McGRATH Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Hard-right nationalist George Simion secured a decisive win Sunday in the first round of Romania’s presidential election redo, nearly complete electoral data showed. The election took place months after an annulled vote plunged the European Union and NATO member country into its worst political crisis in
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By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australia’s re-elected Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Sunday was greeted by well-wishers at a Sydney café and said the country had voted for unity over division. Albanese’s center-left Labor Party won an emphatic victory in elections on Saturday. As vote counting continued, the government was on
Continue Reading By The Associated Press NBA Monday FAVORITE LINE O/U UNDERDOG at BOSTON 9 (212½) New York at OKLAHOMA CITY 9½ (225) Denver MLB Monday American League FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG LINE at KANSAS CITY -250 Chicago White Sox +205 Seattle -110 at ATHLETICS -106 National League FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG LINE LA Dodgers -174 at MIAMI +146
Continue ReadingBy Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — “Saturday Night Live” returned this weekend and took on President Donald Trump’s first 100 days in office during the cold open. In the skit, “SNL” cast member James Austin Johnson reprised his popular impersonation of Trump, appearing on a set of the Oval Office alongside Mikey Day, who portrayed
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By SAM METZ and AKRAM OUBACHIR Associated Press TANGIER, Morocco (AP) — More than a year of protests over Morocco’s decision to normalize ties with Israel has emboldened activists and widened a gap between the decisions of the government and the sentiments of the governed. The fury has spilled into the country’s strategic ports. Amid
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