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Month: June 2023

Fiscalía de Colombia imputará a excandidato presidencial Oscar Iván Zuluaga en conexión con caso Odebrecht

Sofía Benavides (CNN Español) — La Fiscalía de Colombia anunció que acusará formalmente a Oscar Iván Zuluaga, excandidato a la presidencia, por presuntamente haber recibido en 2014 fondos de la empresa Odebrecht para pagar a un publicista. En un comunicado, la Fiscalía dijo este martes que la imputación también alcanzará a su hijo y gerente

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Amazon Web Services briefly hit by wide-ranging outage, impacting major websites

By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN (CNN) — Amazon Web Services was briefly hit by a wide-ranging outage on Tuesday afternoon that impacted a large number of major websites, including the Boston Globe and New York City’s Metropolitan Transit Authority. The afternoon outage affected some news organization’s ability to publish coverage of former President Donald Trump’s court

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Takeaways from Trump’s historic court appearance

By Jeremy Herb, Tierney Sneed and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN Miami (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump pleaded not guilty to 37 charges Tuesday in a brief but historic court appearance following his arrest and processing on federal charges. Trump is the first former president to face federal charges following last week’s indictment by special counsel

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Inside the Biden White House’s intentionally quiet response to Trump’s federal charges

By Kevin Liptak, Jeremy Diamond and Edward-Isaac Dovere, CNN (CNN) — At the very moment former President Donald Trump was pulling into an underground garage at the federal courthouse in Miami, his successor was 40 minutes into a meeting about Ukraine’s nascent counteroffensive with NATO’s secretary general. Outside the Oval Office windows, the soundcheck for

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Trump hace una visita inesperada al famoso restaurante cubano Versailles en Miami, tras histórica aparición en corte

Rocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — El expresidente Donald Trump hizo una visita inesperada al famoso restaurante cubano Versailles en Miami, después de su histórica comparecencia en una corte federal donde se declaró inocente de los 37 cargos penales que enfrenta por el caso de los documentos clasificados. Durante la parada no programada, antes de dirigirse al

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Transgender activist no longer welcome at White House after going topless at Biden event

WASHINGTON (AP) — Transgender advocate Rose Montoya is no longer welcome at White House events after posting on social media a video of herself and two others going topless for a time at Saturday’s Pride Month celebration on the South Lawn. “The behavior was simply unacceptable,” White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Tuesday. “It

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The US Energy Department is spending $26M to help find a temporary site to store spent nuclear fuel

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Federal energy regulators are spending $26 million to find communities willing to accept a temporary federal site to store spent nuclear fuel while a permanent repository is completed. According to a recent news release from the U.S. Energy Department, 13 groups made up of industry, academic, nonprofit, government and community

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US: Online asylum appointments halted at 1 Texas crossing because of Mexican city’s safety woes

By VALERIE GONZALEZ and JULIE WATSON Associated Press McALLEN, Texas (AP) — The Biden administration says the reason it halted online asylum appointments at the international crossing in Laredo, Texas was because of the “security situation” across the border in the Mexican city of Nuevo Laredo. U.S. Customs Border Protection said in an email Tuesday

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Biden to extend legal status for 4 nationalities, reversing Trump but irking some

By ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Biden administration says it will extend legal status by 18 months for more than 300,000 people from El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua and Nepal. Tuesday’s announcement disappointed some advocates and members of Congress who sought a more generous offer. U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas says

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‘Smartphones’ for sharks: Scientists upgrade sensors to keep track of Cape Cod’s white sharks

By MARK PRATT Associated Press Scientists monitoring the white shark population in the waters off Cape Cod are attaching better sensors to the predators, including cameras. Researchers from the state of Massachusetts and the Atlantic White Shark Conservancy said Tuesday that it is all part of their goal of keeping beachgoers informed and safe. White

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FBI announces new curbs on controversial surveillance program as Congress considers whether to renew it

By Sean Lyngaas, CNN (CNN) — Senior Biden administration officials on Tuesday announced new disciplinary measures to prevent further FBI abuses under a controversial surveillance program that will expire at year’s end unless Congress renews it. A new “three strike” FBI policy will have analysts disciplined, or even fired, for three incidents in which they

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La Fiscalía de Guatemala acusa de un nuevo delito al periodista José Rubén Zamora

Sofía Benavides (CNN Español) — La Fiscalía Especial Contra la Impunidad de Guatemala (FECI) acusó este lunes de un nuevo delito al empresario y periodista Jose Rubén Zamora Marroquín. La nueva acusación penal de la FECI considera a Zamora responsable del delito de uso de documentos falsificados en forma continuada. La Fiscalía argumentó —de acuerdo

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Trump comparece ante la corte de Miami en una acusación histórica y se declara inocente de todos los cargos en el caso de documentos clasificados

macamilarincon (CNN) ––  El expresidente Donald Trump se declaró inocente este martes de 37 cargos penales relacionados con el supuesto mal manejo de documentos clasificados, al comparecer ante una corte federal de Miami en una acusación histórica. Es el primer exmandatario de Estados Unidos que enfrenta cargos federales. ANÁLISIS | La lectura de cargos de

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Takeaways from Trump’s historic court appearance

By Jeremy Herb, Tierney Sneed and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN Miami (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump pleaded not guilty to 37 charges Tuesday in a brief but historic court appearance following his arrest and processing on federal charges. Trump is the first former president to face federal charges following last week’s indictment by special counsel

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Dutch intelligence warned CIA about alleged Ukrainian plot to attack Nord Stream pipelines, Netherlands’ public broadcaster reports

By Mick Krever, Alex Marquardt, Sarah Dean and Sugam Pokharel, CNN (CNN) — Dutch military intelligence warned the American intelligence service, CIA, last year about an alleged Ukrainian plan to blow up the Nord Stream pipelines three months before they were hit, Dutch public broadcaster NOS reported on Tuesday without specifying a source. The report

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Dos niños sufren lesiones por ácido vertido en toboganes de un parque infantil de Massachusetts

Sofía Benavides (CNN) — Dos niños resultaron con lesiones “similares a quemaduras” cuando entraron en contacto con un químico para piscinas que fue vertido en los toboganes de un parque infantil en Massachusetts, informaron funcionarios del Departamento de Bomberos este lunes. Los sospechosos siguen prófugos y también “podrían haber sufrido quemaduras con ácido”, según un

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La presidenta municipal de Tijuana vivirá en un cuartel militar; AMLO confirma amenazas de grupos delictivos en contra de la regidora

Sofía Benavides (CNN Español) — El presidente de México, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, confirmó este martes las amenazas de la delincuencia organizada contra la presidenta municipal de la fronteriza ciudad de Tijuana, Montserrat Caballero, quien informó que residirá en un cuartel militar ante las advertencias de grupos delictivos. En su habitual conferencia diaria, López Obrador

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Burlington middle school pride celebration mocked as students ‘destroyed rainbow decorations,’ advocates say

By Web staff Click here for updates on this story     BURLINGTON, Massachusetts (WBZ) — What was supposed to be a celebration of LGBTQ+ pride at the Marshall Simonds Middle School in Burlington was instead met with “intolerance and homophobia,” advocates said at a Select Board meeting Monday night. Nancy Bonassera, co-chair of the Burlington Equity

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Ringo Starr Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Ringo Starr, musician and member of the Beatles. Personal Birth date: July 7, 1940 Birth place: Liverpool, England Birth name: Richard Starkey Jr. Father: Richard Starkey Sr., bakery worker Mother: Elsie (Gleave) Starkey, bakery worker Marriages: Barbara Bach (April 27, 1981-present); Maureen

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French Open Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the French Open tennis tournament. May 22-June 11, 2023 – The French Open takes place at Roland Garros Stadium in Paris. May 16-June 5, 2022 – The French Open takes place. Facts The French Open is one of four Grand Slam tennis tournaments. The others are

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Silvio Berlusconi Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of billionaire and former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi. Personal Birth date: September 29, 1936 Death date: June 12, 2023 Birth place: Milan, Italy Father: Luigi Berlusconi, bank clerk Mother: Rosella (Bossi) Berlusconi, homemaker Marriages: Veronica Lario, (1990-2012, divorced); Carla Dall’Oglio, (1965-1985, divorced) Children:

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Tony Awards Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the Tony Awards which honor achievements on Broadway. June 11, 2023 – The 76th Tony Awards take place. Facts The awards are presented by the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League. Only productions staged in designated Broadway theatres are eligible for nominations. The musical that

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Man pleads guilty to making death threats against Central Coast Planned Parenthood

By Ken Allard Click here for updates on this story     VENTURA COUNTY, California (KSBY) — A Ventura County man pleaded guilty Monday to federal charges of making death threats and bomb threats, including to a Santa Barbara-based Planned Parenthood, the United States Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California announced in a press release.

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France accuses Russia of faking websites to sow confusion and disinformation about Ukraine war

PARIS France’s government has accused Russia of a long-running online manipulation campaign that included impersonating the websites of leading French media and the French Foreign Ministry. The government says the alleged campaign was designed to spread confusion about the war in Ukraine. France’s agency for fighting foreign digital interference said Tuesday that it has monitored

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NATO leader says Ukrainians are making progress and advancing against Russian forces

By CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says Ukrainians are “making progress, making advances,” with their counteroffensive against Russian forces. He made the comment during an Oval Office meeting with President Joe Biden. Stoltenberg said the support that the allies are providing Ukraine “is now making a difference on the

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DeSantis’ former state political committee transfers $82.5 million to allied super PAC

By Steve Contorno, CNN (CNN) — The Florida political committee once controlled by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis transferred $82.5 million last month to a super PAC supporting his presidential campaign, according to information posted to the committee’s website. The shift of the funds has been anticipated ever since DeSantis entered the race with tens of

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What is the Hatch Act?

By Katie Lobosco and Devan Cole, CNN Washington (CNN) — A federal agency said Tuesday that White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre violated the Hatch Act when she used the term “mega MAGA” from the briefing podium. But Jean-Pierre is far from the first person in a high-profile role to violate the law, which limits

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Republicans delay vote on University of Wisconsin budget after promises to cut diversity funds

By HARM VENHUIZEN Associated Press/Report for America MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican lawmakers have suspended a vote on funding for University of Wisconsin campuses, just hours after a top GOP leader promised to slash the college system’s budget as part of an ongoing fight over diversity and inclusion initiatives. Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, the state’s

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Mexican president picks veteran diplomat to be next foreign minister

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s president has named the country’s current ambassador to Chile as the next foreign relations secretary to replace Marcelo Ebrard, who resigned to pursue the presidential nomination. President Andrés Manuel López Obrador noted the solid background of the Harvard-educated Alicia Bárcena, who served for nearly 14 years as executive secretary of

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