By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Don’t be alarmed when you think you see the same player twice at the Masters this week. You’ll likely be watching one of the Danish twins, Nicolai and Rasmus Højgaard, as they make history at Augusta National, becoming the first set of twins to ever compete at the historic
Continue ReadingPor Karina Tsui, CNN Tres personas murieron y otras tres resultaron heridas en un tiroteo en el condado de Spotsylvania, al noreste de Virginia, el martes por la tarde, informaron las autoridades. El tiroteo ocurrió alrededor de las 5:30 p.m. en la zona de Olde Greenwich Circle y, al llegar, los agentes encontraron a varias
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By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Having a cat or a dog to keep you company could boost your wellbeing as much as being married or meeting up regularly with friends and relatives, new research suggests. The study, which was published on March 31 in the journal Social Indicators Research, concludes that having an animal
Continue ReadingBy Jade Walker, CNN (CNN) — When Mother Nature strikes, weather warnings advise people to take action. They’re only useful, though, if you can read them. Now that a contract between the National Weather Service and a translation company has lapsed, extreme weather alerts will no longer be offered in Spanish, Chinese, Vietnamese, French and
Continue ReadingCNN By Jade Walker, CNN (CNN) — When Mother Nature strikes, weather warnings advise people to take action. They’re only useful, though, if you can read them. Now that a contract between the National Weather Service and a translation company has lapsed, extreme weather alerts will no longer be offered in Spanish, Chinese, Vietnamese, French
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By Andy Scholes and Kyle Feldscher, CNN (CNN) — On February 1, Dallas Mavericks fans woke up wincing from a close loss to the Detroit Pistons the night before. Their team was still in eighth place, fighting to move out of the play-in spots in the NBA’s playoff race, and was three games above .500.
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By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN New York (CNN) — President Donald Trump, during his announcement last week of sweeping tariffs on countries around the world, called groceries an “old-fashioned” and “beautiful term.” But his policies will make America’s groceries more expensive today, supermarket executives and food industry experts say. Supermarkets sell imported items in every section
Continue ReadingBy Lauren Fox and Jeremy Herb, CNN (CNN) — After months of wrestling with the decision of whether to run for reelection for a third term in the swing state of Michigan, Sen. Gary Peters took a pass. At a moment when Senate Democrats are grappling with how to win back voters they lost to
Continue ReadingPor John Liu, CNN El presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, se jactó de que “los empleos y las fábricas volverán con fuerza” al tiempo que desataba aranceles sin precedentes en todo el mundo durante su discurso del “Día de la Liberación”. Con la entrada en vigor de sus amplios aranceles globales, los fuertes aumentos
Continue ReadingPor Nectar Gan, CNN China prometió tomar medidas firmes y efectivas para salvaguardar sus derechos e intereses tras la entrada en vigor el miércoles de los aranceles del 104 % impuestos por el presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, a las importaciones chinas. “Estados Unidos sigue imponiendo aranceles arbitrarios a China y aplicando una presión
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By Lauren del Valle and Jean Casarez, CNN (CNN) — A judge in Idaho is set to make decisions about what evidence can and cannot be submitted at the upcoming death penalty trial of Bryan Kohberger, who’s accused of murdering four University of Idaho students in November 2022. Kohberger faces four counts of first-degree murder
Continue ReadingBy Sarah Ferris, CNN (CNN) — GOP Rep. Ryan Zinke is a Donald Trump loyalist. Yet even the former Trump Cabinet secretary isn’t currently willing to go along with party leaders’ plans to muscle the president’s deficit-busting agenda through Congress with hardly any attempt to pay for it. Zinke was among multiple Republicans privately raising
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By Karina Tsui and Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — Four suspects are in custody following a shooting during an illegal gun sale and robbery in northeastern Virginia on Tuesday evening that left three people dead, and three others injured, authorities said Wednesday. “All suspects are in custody and there is no threat to public safety,”
Continue ReadingBy Nectar Gan, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — China has promised to take “resolute and effective measures” to safeguard its rights and interests after US President Donald Trump’s 104% tariffs on Chinese imports took effect on Wednesday. “The United States is still imposing arbitrary tariffs on China and relentlessly applying extreme pressure. China firmly opposes
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By John Liu and Lisa Eadicicco, CNN (CNN) — US President Donald Trump boasted “jobs and factories will come roaring back” when he unleashed unprecedented tariffs around the world during his “Liberation Day” address last month. But there’s one product the president is particularly eager to produce in the US: iPhones. “I have long ago
Continue ReadingCNN By John Liu, CNN (CNN) — US President Donald Trump has boasted “jobs and factories will come roaring back” as he unleashed unprecedented tariffs around the world during his “Liberation Day” address. With his sweeping global tariffs now in effect, steep price hikes on products ranging from clothing to electronics could largely be borne
Continue ReadingPor Ana María Cañizares y Mauricio Torres, CNN en Español La fiscal general de Ecuador, Diana Salazar, permanecerá en el cargo hasta que el Consejo de Participación Ciudadana y Control Social termine el concurso para elegir a su reemplazo, dijo la funcionaria este martes. Salazar y el fiscal general subrogante, Wilson Toaínga, quienes este 8
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By John Towfighi, David Goldman and Anna Cooban, CNN New York (CNN) — US stocks skyrocketed higher Wednesday after President Donald Trump posted on social media that he authorized a 90-day pause on the “reciprocal” tariffs that went into effect at midnight, with the exception of China. Wall Street had been on edge, looking for
Continue ReadingPor Bryan Mena, CNN El presidente de EE.UU., Donald Trump, está revisando las políticas económicas equivocadas, dicen los expertos de la industria, y esto podría costarle a Estados Unidos la carrera de inteligencia artificial (IA) de alto riesgo contra China. La semana pasada, Trump anunció aranceles generales para revitalizar la manufactura estadounidense, una industria que
Continue ReadingPor Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN A pesar de la inestabilidad de los mercados financieros, las amenazas de represalias y las incitaciones de algunos de los principales partidarios del presidente Donald Trump a dar marcha atrás en su política económica emblemática, este no cedió. Su administración impuso este miércoles una serie de nuevos aranceles “recíprocos” a decenas
Continue ReadingBy Samantha Waldenberg, TuAnh Dam and Taylor Romine, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration is freezing $790 million in federal funding to Northwestern University and more than $1 billion in funding to Cornell University, a White House official told CNN. ”The money was frozen in connection with several ongoing, credible, and concerning Title VI investigations,”
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By Emma Tucker and Josh Campbell, CNN (CNN) — A youth soccer coach charged in the killing of a 13-year-old California boy was previously accused of preying upon other children, prompting authorities to make a public plea for information about other potential victims. The suspect, Mario Edgardo Garcia-Aquino, 43, was accused in the killing of
Continue ReadingBy Associated Press Panama City (AP) — US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday the Panama Canal faces ongoing threats from China but that together the United States and Panama will keep it secure. Hegseth’s remarks triggered a fiery response from the Chinese government, which said: “Who represents the real threat to the Canal? People
Continue ReadingPor Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN El presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, estaba hablando con periodistas junto al primer ministro de Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, en la Oficina Oval el lunes cuando hizo un anuncio sorpresa: las conversaciones nucleares directas están en marcha entre EE.UU. e Irán y una “reunión muy importante” tendrá lugar el sábado. Si
Continue ReadingBy Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN New York (CNN) — Despite rattled financial markets, threats of retaliation and some of President Donald Trump’s biggest supporters encouraging him to back off his signature economic policy, he didn’t give in. His administration piled on heaps of new “reciprocal” tariffs Wednesday on dozens of American allies and adversaries alike, aiming
Continue ReadingBy Associated Press (AP) — Kris Jenkins, who made the winning shot for Villanova in the 2016 college basketball championship game, is suing the NCAA and six conferences to recoup income he contends he would have earned if athletes at the time were not barred from making money from their name, image and likeness. Jenkins
Continue ReadingBy Evan Perez, CNN (CNN) — Attorney General Pam Bondi railed against a federal judge who partially blocked enforcement of President Donald Trump’s executive order targeting the Jenner & Block law firm, telling government agencies to stop enforcing the order despite the “blatant overstepping of the judicial power,” while suggesting that the agencies are still
Continue ReadingPor Federico Jofré y Mauricio Torres, CNN en Español El Gobierno de Argentina y el Fondo Monetario Internacional (FMI) alcanzaron este martes un acuerdo preliminar para que el país reciba un préstamo por US$ 20.000 millones, informó el organismo en un comunicado. El crédito aún debe ser aprobado por el Directorio Ejecutivo del FMI, que
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CNN By Elisabeth Buchwald and Nectar Gan, CNN New York/Hong Kong (CNN) — President Donald Trump is set to impose an astounding 104% in levies across all Chinese imports on Wednesday, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt announced on Tuesday. This comes on top of Chinese tariffs that were in place prior to Trump’s second
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By Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — The US Agency for International Development (USAID) reversed course Tuesday and restored several of the World Food Programme’s lifesaving humanitarian aid contracts after canceling them over the weekend, a source familiar told CNN. The reversal comes after the World Food Programme warned Monday that the cuts could “amount to
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