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¿Cuánto ganarán Gustavo Petro y Francia Márquez tras aumento de salarios a funcionarios públicos en Colombia?

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 20:37:12 GMT

(CNN Español) — El Gobierno de Colombia y sindicatos del sector público anunciaron un aumento salarial de un 14,62% que entrará en vigor a partir de esta semana. Se trata de un aumento salarial histórico desde que iniciaron las negociaciones colectivas del sector público, según dijo el presidente Gustavo Petro.El Ministerio de Trabajo informó la semana pasada que en negociaciones de las organizaciones sindicales se logró el aumento para el presente año y será retroactivo desde enero de este año.“Este es el acuerdo salarial al que se llegó para el sector público: 14,62% para el año 2023 retroactivo a 1 de enero y para el 2024 IPC 2023+1,6%. Es el aumento más grande en la historia de la negociación colectiva del sector público”, dijo Petro en Twitter.El porcentaje de aumento varía drásticamente del aumento salarial para 2022, que fue 7,26%, según el Ministerio de Trabajo.Este acuerdo salarial beneficia a 1.324.000 trabajadores, según el Ministerio de Trabajo.Sube el ...

Man United midfielder Sabitzer ruled out for the rest of the season through injury

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 20:37:12 GMT

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — On-loan Manchester United Marcel Sabitzer has been ruled out for the rest of the season with a knee injury, the club said Monday. The Austria international joined from Bayern Munich in January on a short-term deal which runs until the end of the campaign. But after suffering meniscal damage, he will not be able to recover in time to play a part in any of United’s final three English Premier League games or the FA Cup final next month.“Everyone at the club is disappointed to lose Marcel’s services, as we strive for a strong finish to our season,” United said.Sabitzer has made 18 appearances and scored three goals since his arrival. He was also part of United’s League Cup-winning team at Wembley in February. It was not clear if the injury would play a part in United’s decision-making over whether to try to sign him on a permanent deal. ___More AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/soccer and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsSource

Photos, video of Belarus leader emerge after days of absences that sparked health rumors

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 20:37:12 GMT

TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — For nearly a week, the whereabouts of Belarus’ authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko have been a mystery.The 68-year-old was seen at a May 9 Victory Day parade in Moscow’s Red Square, looking pale and bloated, and he skipped a celebratory breakfast in the Kremlin to fly home. Later that day, he appeared at similar event in his capital of Minsk to mark the victory over Nazi Germany in World War II, but then skipped other scheduled appearances for days, feeding speculation on social media about his health.On Monday, the state news agency Belta reported Lukashenko inspected an air force installation. A photo posted to the presidential website showed him standing stiffly in a military jacket, taking a salute from an officer, while another showed him sitting at a command post desk. A video of Lukashenko speaking to the military later appeared in a Telegram channel with ties to the presidential press service.The intent of the media was clear -– to dispel rumors...

Police say suspected drunk driver tried to switch places with dog

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 20:37:12 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- The Springfield Police Department arrested a man on Saturday night who was allegedly driving while intoxicated and got lost. When approached by police, officers said the man tried to switch places with his dog who was in the passenger seat.Police said the incident started around 11:30 p.m. near 7th and Main Street in Springfield, which is in the far southeast part of the state, when a driver was allegedly caught speeding at 52 mph in a 30-mph zone. Wrong-way driver dies after crash, Aurora PD says When police stopped the driver and approached, the officer said they watched the driver try to switch places with his dog who was in the passenger seat.Police said the man got out of the passenger side of the vehicle and claimed he was not driving. The officer said the man showed clear signs of intoxication, and when they asked him about how much alcohol he consumed, the man ran from the officer.The officer said the man was apprehended less than 20 yards away. Suspecte...

Hancock joins mayors of NYC, LA and Houston in plea to Biden on migrant influx

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 20:37:12 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Denver Mayor Michael Hancock joined the mayors of other major U.S. cities in a letter urging President Joe Biden to meet with them to discuss the influx of asylum seekers arriving from the border.The letter was written by the Office of New York City Mayor Eric Adams. Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner also signed the letter alongside Hancock.The letter was dated Friday, May 12, one day after Title 42 ended. Title 42 explained: What is it, why is it ending, what’s next? "This is a matter of grave importance to us as we are experiencing a dramatic influx of asylum seekers and anticipate even more [after the end of Title 42]," the letter explained. Denver itself has seen a rise in migrant arrivals recently. According to Hancock, there were around 20 to 30 migrants who arrived each day in March and April, but nearly 400 arrived on May 9 alone. "Our cities have been hard at work doing more than our fair share and we need continued federal g...

Barry Morphew once charged in missing wife's presumed death denies involvement

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 20:37:12 GMT

DENVER (AP) — A man once charged with murder in the presumed death of his missing wife denied having anything to do with her disappearance in an interview broadcast on Monday.In the interview with “Good Morning America,” Barry Morphew said authorities in Colorado have been wrong to focus on him as the person responsible for the death of Suzanne Morphew, who disappeared three years ago on Mother's Day.“They’ve got tunnel vision and they looked at one person, and they’ve got too much pride to say they’re wrong and look somewhere else,” he said, sitting between his adult daughters, who have defended him. Police say suspected drunk driver tried to switch places with dog Prosecutors dropped charges against Morphew last year just as he was about to go on trial after a judge barred them from calling most of their key witnesses for repeatedly failing to follow rules for turning over evidence in his favor. That included DNA evidence linked to sexual assault cases in other states that raise...

MBTA: All Foxboro-bound Commuter Rail trains cancelled after vehicle strikes rail overpass in Dedham

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 20:37:12 GMT

All trains bound for Foxboro have been cancelled until further notice after a rail bridge in Dedham was struck by a vehicle, according to officials.The MBTA Commuter Rail said on Monday that passengers heading to Foxboro would need to board a regular Franklin Line train and disembark at Walpole to then catch a shuttle bus.“This diversion will allow for necessary track work following the vehicle striking a bridge near Endicott,” the official Commuter Rail Twitter account stated.https://twitter.com/MBTA_CR/status/1658168966336897037The cancellations were announced hours after what the Dedham Police Department called a “vehicle collision” occurred at the East Street train bridge.Drivers were detoured away from the bridge that was hit, allowing MBTA engineers to respond and inspect any damage to the tracks, according to Dedham PD.https://twitter.com/DedhamPD/status/1658129913705005056This is a developing story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the l...

Democratic congressman’s staff attacked by man with baseball bat

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 20:37:12 GMT

(CNN) — Virginia Democratic Rep. Gerry Connolly said two staffers were injured Monday by a man wielding a bat who came into his district office in Fairfax.Connolly told CNN that the assailant who entered his office and attacked two of his aides today did so with a metal bat. The attacker struck one senior aide in the head with the metal bat, he said. The attacker also hit an intern — on her first day on the job — in the side with the bat.In a statement earlier Monday, Connolly said that both aides were taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries and the man was arrested.The attacker, who is a constituent from his district but who Connolly says he doesn’t know, caused wide damage in his office, shattering glass in a conference room and breaking computers along the way.“He was filled with out of control rage,” Connolly told CNN in a phone interview.Connolly told CNN he was at a ribbon cutting at the time for a food bank when the assaila...

Tewksbury PD: Unruly hotel guest arrested for allegedly assaulting 3 officers after refusing to check out

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 20:37:12 GMT

A man from Methuen is facing multiple charges after he allegedly assaulted three Tewksbury police officers during a dispute at a hotel, according to officials.The Tewksbury Police Department said Patrick Buckley, 36, was arrested after officers were called to a hotel on Andover Street around noon on Saturday, May 13.According to a news release, police responded for a report of an “unruly customer who was refusing to check out of his room.”Several officers arrived at the scene and soon located Buckley, who police described as being “enraged, shouting, and refusing to check out or secure his room for another night.”During the response, the department said Buckley assaulted the officers – spitting on one of them while both spitting and punching another.The 36 year old also punched a third officer before being taken into custody and later transported to a hospital for evaluation. None of the parties involved suffered serious injuries, according to Tewksbury...

Man with baseball bat attacks Virginia congressman’s staffers; suspect in custody

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 20:37:12 GMT

FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — U.S. Rep. Gerry Connolly says a man with a baseball bat walked into his office in Fairfax, Virginia, asked for him — and then assaulted two members of his staff. It was the latest attack amid a sharp uptick in violence directed at lawmakers and their families.Fairfax City Police in northern Virginia said in a tweet that a suspect is in custody and the victims are being treated for injuries that are not life-threatening. In a statement posted on Twitter, Connolly said the man entered his district office Monday morning and asked for him before “committing an act of violence” against two staff members.“The thought that someone would take advantage of my staff’s accessibility to commit an act of violence is unconscionable and devastating,” the Democrat said.Fairfax police spokesperson Sgt. Lisa Gardner said police received a call about the attack at Connolly’s district office at about 10:50 a.m. Connolly was not working...