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Today in History: April 17, Bay of Pigs invasion launched

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:13:22 GMT

Today in History Today is Monday, April 17, the 107th day of 2023. There are 258 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On April 17, 1961, some 1,500 CIA-trained Cuban exiles launched the disastrous Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba in an attempt to topple Fidel Castro, whose forces crushed the incursion by the third day. On this date: In 1521, Martin Luther went before the Diet of Worms (vohrms) to face charges stemming from his religious writings. (Luther was later declared an outlaw by Holy Roman Emperor Charles V.)In 1961, “The Apartment” won the Academy Award for best picture of 1960; Burt Lancaster was named best actor for “Elmer Gantry,” while the best actress award went to Elizabeth Taylor for “Butterfield 8.”In 1964, Ford Motor Co. unveiled the Mustang at the New York World’s Fair.In 1969, a jury in Los Angeles convicted Sirhan Sirhan of assassinating Sen. Robert F. Kennedy. In 1970, Apollo 13 astronauts James A. Lovell, Fred W. Haise and Jack Swigert splashed down...

Lo que hay que saber antes del juicio de Fox News y Dominion

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:13:22 GMT

(CNN) — El juicio por difamación interpuesto contra Fox News por Dominion Voting Systems comenzará esta semana. Podría tener importantes ramificaciones para el canal de cable de derecha.Se esperaba que el juicio comenzara este lunes en Delaware, pero el juez del Tribunal Superior Eric Davis anunció que se retrasaría hasta este martes, según un comunicado emitido el domingo por la noche por el tribunal.Dominion es una empresa de tecnología electoral. Después de que el expresidente de Estados Unidos Donald Trump perdiera las elecciones presidenciales de 2020 frente a Joe Biden, Dominion alegó que Fox impulsó varias teorías conspirativas a favor de Trump, incluida información falsa y potencialmente perjudicial sobre la tecnología de votación de la empresa, porque “las mentiras eran buenas para el negocio de Fox”. Fox argumenta que simplemente estaba informando sobre las afirmaciones hechas por el gobierno de Trump y los asociados del expresidente.Presentó una demanda ...

Dozens rally to push for answers in fatal North County hit-and-run

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:13:22 GMT

ENCINITAS, Calif. -- More than three months after a deadly pedestrian hit-and-run took the life of a 23-year-old in Encinitas, the community rallied on Sunday to push for answers.The crash happened at the intersection of North Coast Highway 101 and Encinitas Boulevard around 12:20 a.m. on Jan. 1, 2023. The 23-year-old, identified as UC Santa Barbara and Canyon Crest Academy graduate David D'Lima, was crossing the street with another friend, when he was hit by a driver traveling westbound on Encinitas Boulevard. He was taken to a nearby hospital where he was later pronounced dead. Woman hit, killed by vehicle in San Ysidro crosswalk identified The driver fled the scene and has not been found, according to the San Diego County Sheriff's Office. The suspect's vehicle was described as a black Chrysler or Dodge minivan -- similar to the one pictured below -- that was missing a left side rear view mirror.Authorities are looking for the driver of a van similar looking to this one that w...

Kansas City police: Probe of teen’s shooting moving quickly

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:13:22 GMT

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kansas City police are working to quickly prepare evidence for the Clay County prosecutor in the shooting of a Black teenager while trying to pick up his younger brothers from a friend’s house Thursday.“I want everyone to know that I am listening,” Police Chief Stacey Graves said Sunday at a news conference at Kansas City police headquarters downtown, “and I understand the concern we are receiving from the community.” The Kansas City Star reported the 16-year-old boy, who family members have identified online as Ralph Yarl, was hospitalized Thursday night after he was shot while trying to pick up his younger twin brothers. Police said he went to the wrong house and was shot there. Officials would not confirm the number of times the homeowner shot the victim or where his injuries were.Police have not identified the shooter or his race. Information that officials have now does not point to the crime being racially motivated, but Graves said that aspect al...

Trump’s House GOP allies take fight to Manhattan DA’s turf

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:13:22 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Republicans upset with Donald Trump’s indictment are escalating their war on the prosecutor who charged him, trying to embarrass him on his home turf partly by falsely portraying New York City as a place overrun by crime.The House Judiciary Committee, led by U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan, an Ohio Republican, is holding a field hearing Monday near the offices of Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg.The committee’s Republican majority is billing it as an examination of the Democrat’s “pro-crime, anti-victim” policies. One committee member, U.S. Rep. Andy Biggs, an Arizona Republican, tweeted that Bragg has “turned NYC into a wasteland,” and that “lawlessness is completely out of control.”Democrats say the hearing is a partisan stunt aimed at amplifying conservative anger at Bragg, Manhattan’s first Black district attorney.New York City officials have urged Jordan to cancel the hearing. C-SPAN has declined to air it on TV.“This is simply an in-kind donation or con...

What sparked the violent struggle to control Sudan’s future?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:13:22 GMT

CAIRO (AP) — Tensions have been brewing for weeks between Sudan’s two most powerful generals, who just 18 months earlier jointly orchestrated a military coup to derail the nation’s transition to democracy.Over the weekend, those tensions between the armed forces chief, Gen. Abdel-Fattah Burhan, and the head of the Rapid Support Forces paramilitary group, Gen. Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo, erupted into an unprecedented battle for control of the resource-rich nation of more than 46 million people.Both men, each with tens of thousands of troops deployed just in the capital of Khartoum, vowed not to negotiate or cease fire, despite mounting global diplomatic pressure. It is a deadly setback for a country at the crossroads of the Arab world and Africa, which four years ago ended the rule of a long-time dictator in part through largely peaceful popular protests.Here’s a look at how Sudan, a country with a long history of coups, reached this point and what is at stake. ___ WHAT...

Nonprofits scramble for help amid dearth of volunteers

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:13:22 GMT

CASA of Lexington has tried just about everything to find volunteers to serve as advocates for abused and neglected children with the Kentucky nonprofit.Since 2020, it has hired someone to focus on recruiting volunteers, added in-person and virtual outreach events and options to complete the required 30-hour training, and printed information on fans to hand out in churches, Melynda Milburn Jamison, its executive director, said. She even visited a men’s-only barbecue to make a quick 10-minute pitch.The result? In 2022, CASA of Lexington had 62 new volunteers complete training, short of its target of 80. Only two came from the group’s recruitment events, with the rest mostly via word of mouth, Jamison said. “We’ve been able to retain keeping the number of children we serve fairly consistent,” she said, “but we should have been increasing because we’ve taken on new counties and we’ve added additional staff.”Jamison is not alone in her frustration. Her experience reflects th...

Timberwolves thrashed by Denver in Game 1

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:13:22 GMT

DENVER — Chris Finch’s pregame comments Sunday proved to be prophetic. The Timberwolves coach liked that his team — which had to win its way into the playoffs via the play-in tournament after a stress-filled end-of-season run — entered the playoffs as a battle-tested squad.But he then noted the other side of the coin — perhaps Minnesota would realize its season was no longer on the line, and could take a breath. Regardless of of Sunday’s result, the Wolves would live another day.That ill-advised mindset would be about the best-case scenario for Minnesota as an explainer for its Game 1 debacle.The Timberwolves were run off the floor in every sense, falling 109-80 to the top-seeded Nuggets.Minnesota was non-competitive for the final three quarters. Denver was more physical and played with more thrust. The Nuggets ran up and down the floor, too often catching Minnesota in a jog.The Nuggets’ defensive game plan was pristine. Denver allowed Nikol...

Jamal Murray, Nuggets throttle T-Wolves in resounding Game 1 win

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:13:22 GMT

Christian Braun’s smile was icier than a Minnesota lake in December.Denver’s rookie had a cold, calculated grin after he and Timberwolves veteran Kyle Anderson needed to be separated late in the third quarter. Anderson’s frustration came as a result of Braun’s tenacious defense, but also the relentless pounding Denver was hanging on Minnesota.The Nuggets looked and acted like the No. 1 seed late Sunday night, throttling the visiting Timberwolves, 109-80, in Game 1 of their best-of-7 first-round playoff series.“We’re not gonna celebrate,” Nuggets coach Michael Malone said, intent on repeating the effort later in the series. Most pleased with the defense, Malone said he gave the Defensive Player of the Game chain to the entire team.Nuggets center Nikola Jokic toyed with Minnesota’s ballyhooed frontcourt, amassing 13 points and 14 rebounds before fouling out in the fourth quarter. After a slow start, Jamal Murray came alive in his first playoff game since the Bubble. ...

Nuggets 3-pointers: Why was NBA MVP Nikola Jokic playing so late in laughable Game 1?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:13:22 GMT

Initial thoughts from the Nuggets’ 109-80 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves in the first round of their Western Conference playoff series:Related ArticlesDenver Nuggets | Jamal Murray, Nuggets throttle T-Wolves in resounding Game 1 win Denver Nuggets | Keeler: Nuggets fans’ playoff expectations for Nikola Jokic, coach Michael Malone? “You’ve got to get to a conference final.” Denver Nuggets | Nuggets vs. Timberwolves: Denver dominates Game 1 with 109-80 win Denver Nuggets | Wolves president Tim Connelly admits matchup vs. Nuggets is weird: “These people are like family.” Denver Nuggets | Nuggets can only prepare for revamped Timberwolves so much ahead of Game 1: “They’re a new team.” 1. Why was Nikola Jokic playing in a blowout? The MVP fouled out with 6:37 left in the game, at a time when the Nuggets were routing the Minnesota Timberwolves, 97-70. But wh...