The General Assembly passed legislation this week sponsored by Senate Majority Leader Jack Johnson (R-Franklin) to prohibit unlicensed individuals from booting vehicles in Tennessee and cap the fee to remove a boot at $75. The legislation ensures owners’ vehicles are not unfairly immobilized by overzealous parking attendants. To further protect vehicle owners, the bill also proposes new regulations for towing and parking.
United Nations secretary-general, Antonio Guterres has warned that climate disasters are economic disasters and called on developed countries to deliver on their finance promises.“Climate disasters are economic disasters. As finance ministers, you know that all too well. Storms, floods, fires and droughts are decimating economies around the world. Funds that should be building roads, educating children, and curing the sick, are being swallowed up by the climate crisis,” Guterres warned at the...
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said Israel and Iran should attempt to de-escalate violence after dueling missile strikes in recent days. Iran fired about 350 rockets toward Israel on Saturday evening, raising concerns over a regional war after Israel attacked Iranian military leaders in Syria last week. “Now is the time for maximum restraint,” Guterres
South Carolina making progress to get more women in General Assembly and leadership roles
By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Progress is being made in getting more women into leadership positions in South Carolina. The election of a sixth woman to the 46-member Senate in January pulled South Carolina up from last place in the U.S. in the percentage of women in its upper chamber. South
Sudan's horrific war is being fueled by weapons from foreign supporters of rival generals, UN says
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. political chief says the year-old war in Sudan between rival generals vying for power has sparked “a crisis of epic proportions” fueled by weapons from foreign supporters who continue to flout U.N. sanctions aimed at helping end the conflict. Undersecretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo told
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Valeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN Español) — Un hombre ingresó este jueves a una clínica privada de Medellín, donde atacó y mató a un médico, hirió a una asistente e intentó comenzar un incendio en el lugar, informó Oscar Andrés Lamprea Pinzón, comandante de la Policía Metropolitana del Valle de Aburrá. En un mensaje difundido a la
Valeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN Español) — Un hombre ingresó este jueves a una clínica privada de Medellín, donde atacó y mató a un médico, hirió a una asistente e intentó comenzar un incendio en el lugar, informó Oscar Andrés Lamprea Pinzón, comandante de la Policía Metropolitana del Valle de Aburrá. En un mensaje difundido a la
Valeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN Español) — Un hombre ingresó este jueves a una clínica privada de Medellín, donde atacó y mató a un médico, hirió a una asistente e intentó comenzar un incendio en el lugar, informó Oscar Andrés Lamprea Pinzón, comandante de la Policía Metropolitana del Valle de Aburrá. En un mensaje difundido a la
(CNN) — Varios periodistas, entre ellos un colaborador de CNN, resultaron heridos en un ataque contra un campo de refugiados en el centro de Gaza, en medio de la creciente preocupación por los