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El Gobierno de Biden pagará casi US$ 5.000 millones en deudas de préstamos estudiantiles

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 09:09:28 GMT

(CNN) — El Departamento de Educación informó este miércoles que aprobó la cancelación de casi US$ 5.000 millones en deudas de préstamos estudiantiles federales, lo que incrementa a US$ 132.000 millones el monto total de alivio que proporcionó el Gobierno de Biden  para más de 3,6 millones de prestatarios.Aunque la Corte Suprema anuló el emblemático programa de condonación de préstamos estudiantiles del presidente Joe Biden, que prometía hasta US$ 20.000 en alivio de la deuda para prestatarios de ingresos bajos y medios, el Gobierno ha buscado otras formas de proporcionar la ayuda.“Seguimos buscando un camino alternativo para brindar alivio de la deuda estudiantil a la mayor cantidad posible de prestatarios lo más rápido posible”, dijo Biden en un comunicado este miércoles.Las cancelaciones de la deuda se han realizado a través de programas federales de condonación de préstamos estudiantiles existentes, que se limitan a categorías específicas de prestatarios, como t...

Wiggins scores 15 and Schieffelin adds 12 to help No. 24 Clemson beat South Carolina 72-67

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 09:09:28 GMT

CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Chauncey Wiggins scored 13 of his career high 15 points in the second half, Ian Schieffelin had 12 points and 12 rebounds and No. 24 Clemson rallied to beat South Carolina 72-67 on Wednesday night. The game marked the first time in the 173-game series between the instate rivals — dating to the 1912-13 season — that both teams went in 7-0. Schieffelin — who picked up his fourth personal foul moments earlier — hit a 3-pointer, grabbed a rebound on the other end and then threw down a contested two-hand dunk in a 29-second span to give Clemson a 59-56 lead with 4:53 to play. Schieffelin’s steal led to a Chase Hunter layup with 3:04 left. After PJ Hall missed the second of two free throws, Schieffelin sent the offensive rebound to Hunter who gave the Tigers a 65-59 lead — their biggest of the game — with 1:52 remaining. Hall had 14 points, eight rebounds and four blocks, Joseph Girard III added 12 points for Clemson (8-0) and Hunter scored all of his 10 points in the...

DeMar DeRozan scores 29 points, Bulls beat short-handed Hornets 111-100

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 09:09:28 GMT

CHICAGO (AP) — DeMar DeRozan scored 29 points and the Chicago Bulls beat the short-handed Charlotte Hornets 111-100 on Wednesday for their third straight victory following a five-game skid. Nikola Vucevic had 20 and 11 rebounds for the Bulls and and Coby White added 19 points.Gordon Hayward scored 27 points for Charlotte, and Terry Rozier had 25. The Hornets have lost two straight and four of five.Chicago took control in the first six minutes of the second half by holding the Hornets to just a pair of field goals. White capped a 19-4 run with a 3-pointer that gave the Bulls a 67-48 lead midway through the third. Charlotte never got closer than eight points the rest of the night.Hornets guard LaMelo Ball (right ankle sprain) missed his fourth straight game and the team scratched starting center Mark Williams (back contusion) from the lineup hours before tipoff. Charlotte used just three players off the bench.Chicago guard Zach LaVine missed his third straight game because of an injur...

The GOP debate field was asked about Trump. But most of the stage’s attacks focused on Nikki Haley

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 09:09:28 GMT

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Four Republican presidential candidates were given several opportunities Wednesday to criticize former President Donald Trump, who was absent from the debate again. But they mostly targeted each other, with former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley taking the brunt of the attacks as she gets more interest from donors and voters. With just over a month before the 2024 primary calendar begins, the debate demonstrated how firm Trump’s grip remains on the party. But the focus on Haley reflected how other candidates perceive her as a threat to their chances of taking on Trump directly. Aside from former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, most the candidates have spent more time in debates going after each other than taking aim at Trump, reflecting the view of many GOP operatives that there are diminishing returns in attacking the former president given his popularity among Republicans.The last scheduled debate before Iowa’s GOP caucuses on Jan. 15 may ...

Vasilevskiy has 24 saves, Kucherov has a goal and assist as Lightning beat Penguins 3-1

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 09:09:28 GMT

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 24 shots, NHL points leader Nikita Kucherov had a goal and an assist, and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-1 on Wednesday night.Anthony Cirelli and Tanner Jeannot also scored for the Lightning, who have won four in a row after a four-game skid. Kucherov extended his point streak to 11 games, and has 44. points in 26 games.“There’s a lot of great players in this league, the best in the world,” Tampa Bay coach Jon Cooper said of Kucherov. “But I think right now through 20-something games you’ve got to put him on the top of mountain. He’s been elite, that’s all I can say.”In his sixth game since recovering from back surgery that delayed his season debut, Vasilevskiy stopped two scoring chances by Sidney Crosby during the same shift in the second period, including one from the low left circle while the center was on his knees. The goalie was coming off a 25-save, 4-0 win over the Dallas on Monday...

Kolek scores 28 as Marquette cruises past Texas 86-65 in Big East-Big 12 Battle

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 09:09:28 GMT

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Tyler Kolek had 28 points, eight rebounds and six assists as No. 8 Marquette drubbed No. 12 Texas 86-65 on Wednesday night in a Big East-Big 12 Battle matchup.Kam Jones added 17 points for Marquette (7-2), which rebounded from a 75-64 loss Saturday at in-state rival Wisconsin and gave coach Shaka Smart an emphatic win against his former team. Smart faced the Longhorns for the first time since spending six seasons at Texas, where he went 109-86 from 2015-21 but did not win an NCAA Tournament game. Max Abmas led Texas (6-2) with 25 points.After closing out the first half with a flurry, Marquette left no doubt in the second, building a 32-point lead.Kolek opened the game with a 3-pointer, but Abmas responded with three consecutive makes from deep in a little over a minute to put the Longhorns in front.After Kolek’s opening shot, Marquette missed its next eight 3-point attempts. But an 11-0 run, which included three consecutive 3s, pushed Marquette to a 29-20 lead with ...

UNLV student from Colorado describes scene of Las Vegas shooting

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 09:09:28 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Another shooting on a college campus sent students running for safety on Wednesday at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.Three people were killed and another was hurt, and police said the suspect was dead.When the shooting began, hundreds of students went running to hide and find safety, including students from here in Colorado. FOX31 spoke with a student from Telluride who's a junior at the school.Jack Dubroff said he was not on campus at the time, but one of his roommates was in the building when the shooting happened. He said he was headed to campus to meet his roommates when he heard the news."It's scary to see just like places that I normally walk as a crime scene, and to think that I could have been there," Dubroff said. FOX31 Newsletters: Sign up to get breaking news sent to your inbox He said the roommate who was there had just finished presenting for his final when officers entered their classroom and told them to get down and hide. After a few minutes, t...

On RTD, high schooler used to dodging fentanyl, chaos

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 09:09:28 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — A family heading to the holiday festivities downtown reached out to the FOX31 Problem Solvers in fear after using RTD to attend the Parade of Lights in Denver.It’s the season of holiday cheer and fun family activities downtown. But the RTD train ride home from the Parade of Lights last Saturday night was anything but joyful for mother Cindi Clark and her daughter.“My daughter starts yelling, 'Quit doing fentanyl on the train,'” Clark said. “And we turn around, and they're sitting like a foot away from us."Clark’s daughter, Aaliyah Villarreal, said she’s now used to the smell of smoke on the train as she and her friends use RTD often.“Lately, it's really bad,” Villarreal said. “Like every time we're on there, someone's either smoking fentanyl or it's just chaotic on there.” FOX31 Newsletters: Sign up to get breaking news sent to your inbox It’s gotten to a point where the sophomore in high school knows how to react."If it gets too like clouded up in there and, you k...

Task force tracks down unregistered sex offenders in Denver metro

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 09:09:28 GMT

ADAMS COUNTY, Colo. (KDVR) — A special law enforcement team is going after sex offenders in the state with Operation Colorado Cleanup. The U.S. Marshals Service invited FOX31 to see firsthand how hunting down sex offenders led to uncovering other crimes in metro-area neighborhoods. Colorado hate crimes likely underreported, despite spiking to record highs One deputy marshal described their fugitive track-downs as professional hide and seek. Specifically with Operation Colorado Cleanup, the mission is finding 1,800 noncompliant sex offenders with warrants for their arrests in the state.The operation is led by the U.S. Marshals Service, with local deputies and federal agencies teaming up, county by county, to track down convicted felons.FOX31 rides along for Marshals Service operationIn the pre-dawn hours, while most are sleeping, the task force takes advantage of the darkness, searching for those who don’t want to be found. The team gathered for a briefing before the first stop of...

Colorado hate crimes likely underreported, despite spiking to record highs 

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 09:09:28 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — New data from the Colorado Bureau of Investigation shows the state is on pace to match or exceed last year's record high of reported hate crimes.Yet despite those statistics, state leaders still believe 82-96% of those crimes are not being reported.“Some people just don’t feel safe reporting to law enforcement, and some people don’t feel that if they do report, that something can happen, said Scott Levin with the Anti-Defamation League.Levin said the ADL has seen a 300% increase in antisemitic events amid the Israel-Hamas conflict.“That’s had an impact here in the United States, and here in the community," he said. Polis to Biden: Reschedule marijuana before 2024 Metropolitan State University of Denver student Morgan Shepard said he witnessed antisemitic hate crime at a recent rally.“I have seen quite a bit, especially at some of those protests. There were people who made throat-cutting motions,” he said. “I think the people who held those beliefs have always held ...