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Tras ataque mortal en un colegio, Chile prepara medidas para frenar la violencia escolar

Chile fue sacudido hace unos días por un ataque armado en un colegio, cuando un estudiante de 18 años mató con un cuchillo a una inspectora y dejó cuatro heridos. El incidente, considerado por las autoridades como el primer caso de violencia escolar planificada, desató una ola de amenazas de tiroteos y otros hechos violentos.

APRIL 9, 2026

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OCT. 24, 2025

AP says it will no longer name suspects in minor crimes

A police car blocks a road in a suburb of Los Angeles, Feb. 23, 2021. The Associated Press says it will no longer publish the names or photographs of people charged with minor crimes, in a recognition of how such stories can have a long, damaging afterlife on the internet. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis) NEW YORK […]

JUNE 16, 2021

AP nombra a Director de Noticias en Brasil

AP Director de Noticias de Brasil Peter Prengaman. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano) CIUDAD DE MEXICO (AP) — Peter Prengaman, un periodista multi-formato y con experiencia como mánager en salas de redacción y que ha reportado para The Associated Press desde más de una docena de países, fue nombrado como Director de Noticias de Brasil.  Desde […]

APRIL 12, 2016

Boinas verdes mexicanos: un día de entrenamiento de la unidad élite que abatió a “El Mencho”

Hasta el abatimiento del líder del Cártel Jalisco Nueva Generación no era mucho lo que se sabía de la unidad de élite del ejército mexicano que ejecutó la operación. Pero su exitosa misión ha puesto al cuerpo de fuerzas especiales, integrado por unos 2.000 efectivos, en el centro de la atención de un país acosado por la violencia narco.

MARCH 11, 2026

College athletes are getting paid and fans are starting to see a growing share of the bill

At Tennessee, they are adding a ‘talent fee’ to the price of sports tickets. At Arkansas, they will charge 3% more at the concessions stands. At Michigan and Michigan State, athletic directors sent letters alerting boosters that winning is going to start costing more. And, in a first, Clemson is going to start adding an […]

NOV. 4, 2024

A wooden boat from the 18th century was found by chance in the seabed off an old Croatian port

DUBROVNIK, Croatia (AP) — A sunken 18th-century boat has been discovered by chance near the majestic stone walls of Croatia’s medieval city of Dubrovnik. Ivan Bukelic was working on a water pipeline in Dubrovnik’s old port back in April when he found a wooden structure buried in the seabed. “I can now say I discovered […]

JUNE 25, 2025

US hiring fell sharply in July, an unexpected setback for the economy stoking recession fears

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy suffered an unexpected setback in July as hiring fell sharply and the unemployment rate rose for the fourth straight month with raised interest rates taking a toll on businesses and households. Employers added just 114,000 jobs in July — 35% fewer than expected — and unemployment, now at 4.3%, is the […]

AUG. 2, 2024

Catholic faithful pay their final respects to Pope Francis as public viewing begins

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Thousands of people began filing through St. Peter’s Basilica to pay their final respects to Pope Francis on Wednesday at the start of three days of public viewing ahead of his funeral. Throngs of the faithful made their way to the 16th century basilica’s main altar where Francis’ open wooden casket was perched, as Swiss […]

APRIL 25, 2025

Texas is No. 1 in preseason AP Top 25 for first time, edging Penn St, Ohio St; 10 SEC teams ranked

For the first time, Texas will open a college football season ranked No. 1 in The Associated Press Top 25. The Longhorns hardly have a mandate in the poll released Monday: They edged out Penn State by just five points in the closest preseason vote since 1998. Texas received 25 first-place votes and 1,552 points to give the […]

AUG. 12, 2025

Hamas says it will free 6 living hostages and hand over 4 bodies, accelerating Gaza releases

CAIRO (AP) — A top Hamas official says the militant group will free six living Israeli hostages on Saturday and return the bodies of four others on Thursday, a surprise acceleration in releases apparently in trade for Israel’s allowing mobile homes and construction equipment into the devastated Gaza Strip. The six are the last living […]

FEB. 18, 2025

Trial opens in France in the beheading of a teacher over prophet cartoons

PARIS (AP) — The trial of eight people in Paris on terrorism charges started on Monday over the beheading of teacher Samuel Paty, who was killed by an Islamic extremist after showing caricatures of Islam’s prophet to his middle school students for a lesson on freedom of expression. Paty’s shocking death left an imprint on […]

NOV. 4, 2024