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ANÁLISIS | ¿Por qué una tercera acusación contra Trump podría ser una mancha tan profunda en su legado?

Published Mon, 24 Feb 2025 19:50:46 GMT

(CNN) — Pocos ciudadanos se enfrentan al tipo de tormenta perfecta de amenazas legales que envuelve a Donald Trump. Y dado que es un presidente pasado y posiblemente futuro que se postula para un nuevo mandato, todo el país podría compartir su terrible experiencia histórica.Hay fuertes indicios este martes de que Trump pronto podría ser acusado en un tercer caso, este en la investigación del fiscal especial Jack Smith sobre los esfuerzos para anular las elecciones de 2020, lo que profundizó la tensión legal y política en torno a las elecciones de 2024. Trump dijo que Smith le envió una carta el domingo informándole que era objeto de la investigación, un paso que suele preceder a los cargos. Este desarrollo aumentó la posibilidad de que Trump, quien se declaró inocente en otras dos acusaciones penales, deba puntuar su tiempo en la campaña con largos días en los tribunales y pagar costosas facturas legales.Trump ya ha sido acusado en un caso en Manhattan que surge de un supuesto...

Los Angeles visits Minnesota after Collier’s 35-point game

Published Mon, 24 Feb 2025 19:50:46 GMT

Los Angeles Sparks (7-13, 6-8 Western Conference) at Minnesota Lynx (9-12, 7-6 Western Conference)Minneapolis; Thursday, 8 p.m. EDTBOTTOM LINE: Minnesota hosts the Los Angeles Sparks after Napheesa Collier scored 35 points in the Minnesota Lynx’s 82-73 loss to the Atlanta Dream.The Lynx are 7-6 against Western Conference opponents. Minnesota ranks fifth in the Western Conference with 18.7 assists per game led by Lindsay Allen averaging 4.3.The Sparks have gone 6-8 against Western Conference opponents. Los Angeles is seventh in the WNBA allowing 82.2 points while holding opponents to 46.2% shooting.The teams square off for the fourth time this season. The Lynx won the last matchup 67-61 on June 21. Collier scored 26 points to help lead the Lynx to the victory.TOP PERFORMERS: Collier is scoring 21.9 points per game with 7.8 rebounds and 2.6 assists for the Lynx. Kayla McBride is averaging 11.8 points over the last 10 games for Minnesota.Nneka Ogwumike is averaging 19.8 points, 9...

Phoenix hosts Chicago after Copper’s 22-point performance

Published Mon, 24 Feb 2025 19:50:46 GMT

Chicago Sky (8-12, 3-10 Eastern Conference) at Phoenix Mercury (4-15, 2-11 Western Conference)Phoenix; Thursday, 10 p.m. EDTBOTTOM LINE: Chicago visits the Phoenix Mercury after Kahleah Copper scored 22 points in the Sky’s 84-72 loss to the Connecticut Sun.The Mercury are 4-6 on their home court. Phoenix is 2- when it turns the ball over less than its opponents and averages 15.9 turnovers per game.The Sky are 4-5 on the road. Chicago ranks fifth in the WNBA with 8.1 offensive rebounds per game led by Elizabeth Williams averaging 2.3.The teams meet for the second time this season. The Sky won 75-69 in the last matchup on May 21.TOP PERFORMERS: Diana Taurasi is averaging 14.7 points and 5.3 assists for the Mercury. Brittney Griner is averaging 19.5 points, 6.6 rebounds and 1.9 blocks over the last 10 games for Phoenix.Courtney Williams is scoring 9.3 points per game and averaging 6.3 rebounds for the Sky. Marina Mabrey is averaging 2.2 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games for ...

Atlanta faces Connecticut, looks for 4th straight road win

Published Mon, 24 Feb 2025 19:50:46 GMT

Atlanta Dream (12-8, 7-5 Eastern Conference) at Connecticut Sun (15-5, 8-3 Eastern Conference)Uncasville, Connecticut; Thursday, 11:30 a.m. EDTBOTTOM LINE: Atlanta visits Connecticut aiming to continue its three-game road winning streak.The Sun are 8-3 in Eastern Conference games. Connecticut ranks sixth in the WNBA averaging 7.1 made 3-pointers per game while shooting 36.4% from downtown. DeWanna Bonner leads the team averaging 2.2 makes while shooting 37.6% from 3-point range.The Dream are 7-5 against Eastern Conference opponents. Atlanta has a 0-1 record in games decided by 3 points or fewer.The two teams match up for the third time this season. The Dream defeated the Sun 92-88 in their last matchup on June 15. Allisha Gray led the Dream with 27 points, and Brionna Jones led the Sun with 28 points.TOP PERFORMERS: Alyssa Thomas is scoring 15.1 points per game with 9.7 rebounds and 8.1 assists for the Sun. Bonner is averaging 19.3 points and 5.6 rebounds over the last 10 games for ...

Seattle faces Las Vegas, aims to break 7-game slide

Published Mon, 24 Feb 2025 19:50:46 GMT

Las Vegas Aces (19-2, 11-1 Western Conference) at Seattle Storm (4-16, 4-6 Western Conference)Seattle; Thursday, 10 p.m. EDTBOTTOM LINE: Seattle enters the matchup with Las Vegas as losers of seven straight games.The Storm are 4-6 in Western Conference games. Seattle is sixth in the Western Conference in team defense, allowing 86.4 points while holding opponents to 47.1% shooting.The Aces are 11-1 in Western Conference play. Las Vegas is second in the WNBA with 28.7 defensive rebounds per game led by A’ja Wilson averaging 7.2.The teams square off for the third time this season. The Aces won the last meeting 96-63 on June 16. Jackie Young scored 28 points to help lead the Aces to the victory.TOP PERFORMERS: Jewell Loyd is averaging 25.7 points and 3.2 assists for the Storm. Ezi Magbegor is averaging 12.4 points over the last 10 games for Seattle.Chelsea Gray is averaging 14.8 points and 6.5 assists for the Aces. Wilson is averaging 21.4 points over the last 10 games for Las Veg...

Australia and Mexico to meet in a soccer friendly in Dallas in September

Published Mon, 24 Feb 2025 19:50:46 GMT

SYDNEY (AP) — Soccer Australia on Wednesday said the Socceroos will play Mexico in an international friendly in Dallas on Sept. 9 during the men’s international window.That match at AT&T Stadium and friendlies against England and New Zealand in October will help the Australians prepare for the Asian Cup and for the 2026 World Cup qualifiers starting in November.Soccer Australia said the Socceroos’ match against Mexico is part of the MexTour 20th Anniversary celebrations which will see Mexico also play matches against Germany, Ghana and Uzbekistan in September and October.___More AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/soccer and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsSource

No hubo ganador del premio mayor de Mega Millions, el premio ahora es de US$ 720 millones

Published Mon, 24 Feb 2025 19:50:46 GMT

(CNN) — No se vendió ningún boleto ganador que coincidiera con los seis números en el sorteo del premio mayor de Mega Millions de este martes por la noche, según el sitio web de la lotería.Los números ganadores son 19, 22, 31, 37, 54 con una megabola de 18.El premio mayor de Powerball crece a US$ 1.000 millones tras no haber ganador en sorteo de este lunesEl próximo sorteo de este viernes tiene un valor estimado de US$ 720 millones con un valor en efectivo de US$ 369,6 millones.Solo cuatro veces anteriores en la historia de Mega Millions el premio mayor superó la marca de US$ 700 millones, según el sitio web de la lotería.The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2023 Cable News Network, Inc., a Warner Bros. Discovery Company. All rights reserved.Source

17-year-old boy injured, rushed to hospital after gunfire in Fort Lauderdale neighborhood

Published Mon, 24 Feb 2025 19:50:46 GMT

A 17-year-old boy was allegedly shot and transported to the hospital after gunfire rang out at a Fort Lauderdale apartment complex.The Fort Lauderdale Police Department received both a call and alert right before 8 p.m. on Tuesday about shots fired at Everglades Heights Apartments on Northwest 22nd Street.“There were a lot of bullets being shot, it sounded like multiple gunshots,” said resident Brittany Perkins.Police are investigating several areas of the complex also impacted by bullets, such as neighbors’ cars.“Shot up my car, a nine millimeter went through my window and the car beside me had two bullet holes through their windows and a couple of other cars over there had a couple of bullet holes through their doors,” said Thomas Perkins, another resident of the complex. “It’s not the first shooting we’ve had in this area over here and frankly I’m getting tired of just living here, period.”FLPD officers and Crime Scene I...

Fire destroys Russian ammo depot in Crimea, as Moscow launches ‘massive attack’ on Odesa

Published Mon, 24 Feb 2025 19:50:46 GMT

KYIV — A fire broke out at an ammunitions depot at a Russian military training ground in occupied Crimea overnight, closing a major highway, while Moscow’s forces hammered Ukraine with drones and missiles.The Kremlin-installed head of Crimea Sergei Aksyonov said the Tavrida Highway, the road that connects the major cities on the Russian-occupied peninsula, was closed and 2,200 people were evacuated from the area as a result of the fire, though he didn’t specify a cause.“There was a fire on a military field. Investigators will find out the reasons,” Aksyonov said, adding that Russian air defenses had shot down 18 drones over Crimea.Pro-Kremlin military bloggers reported that either Ukrainian-made Grim-2 or Britain’s Storm Shadow long-range missiles could have been responsible for the fire.Kyiv didn’t claim responsibility for destroying the ammunitions depot, with Andrii Yusov, a representative of the Defense Intelligence of Ukraine, te...

MI6 door ‘always open’ to Russian defectors, says UK spy chief Richard Moore

Published Mon, 24 Feb 2025 19:50:46 GMT

The U.K.’s Secret Intelligence Service is “always open” to recruiting Russians unhappy with Vladimir Putin’s regime, the spy agency’s chief said Wednesday.In a rare speech in Prague, MI6 boss Richard Moore said Russians wrestling with “tugs of conscience” amid Putin’s war in Ukraine would be welcomed on board by the service.“I invite them to do what others have already done this past 18 months and join hands with us — our door is always open,” Moore said.“We will handle their offers of help with the discretion and professionalism for which our service is famed, their secrets will always be safe with us,” Moore added.Moore’s speech — at a POLITICO event at the British ambassador’s residence in Prague — marks only the second time he has given a public address in his historically-secretive role as MI6’s ‘C’.He used the speech to argue that Russia is failing in its military aims in Ukraine, a...