Month: August 2023

By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez and 13 other top prosecutors from around the U.S. are throwing their support behind efforts to compensate people sickened by exposure to radiation during nuclear weapons testing. The Democratic officials sent a letter Wednesday to congressional leaders, saying “it’s

Analysis by Oliver Darcy, CNN (CNN) — It’s official: Mark Thompson, the former chief executive of The New York Times and director-general of the BBC, will be the next leader of CNN, taking the reins of the renowned global news organization at one of the most pivotal times in its 43-year history. Thompson, who will

By Maria Sole Campinoti, CNN (CNN) — A Connecticut man was sentenced Wednesday to 28 years in federal prison in connection with a string of robberies and carjackings in a three-month span in 2021, federal officials said. Authorities alleged Christian Luis Velez-Ruiz, 25, of New Britain, committed 28 armed robberies of convenience stores, six armed

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Marion County sheriff in Indianapolis has announced changes to a prisoner transport policy following the killing of a sheriff’s deputy during an escape attempt. Most significantly, Sheriff Kerry Forestal said Wednesday that all off-site medical transports will require two deputies. Authorities have said Deputy John Durm was alone in transporting murder

By Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — Two Trump co-defendants in Georgia who requested speedy trials asked a judge Wednesday to formally separate their cases from the sprawling overall indictment, a move that would undercut Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis’ attempt to hold one massive trial for all 19 defendants in the election interference case.

By SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press Nebraska’s governor has signed an executive order directing state agencies to use narrow definitions of a person’s sex. Republican Gov. Jim Pillen on Wednesday signed an order defining “female” and “male” as a person’s sex assigned at birth. He says it’s common sense that men don’t belong in women’s spaces.

Sofía Benavides (CNN Español) — El Congreso de Guatemala declaró como independientes a los diputados de Movimiento Semilla, el partido del presidente electo Bernardo Arévalo, quien este miércoles se presentó a la sesión en su condición actual de diputado. La decisión del Congreso obedece, según el acuerdo leído en el pleno, a lo resuelto por

By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina prison officials say convicted murderer Alex Murdaugh has lost his phone privileges and his prison tablet computer after his lawyer recorded him reading his journal entries on a call for a documentary on his case. The state Corrections Department says prison policy prohibits inmates

By Hafsa Khalil, CNN London (CNN) — A home-making mason bee, a motherly possum’s midnight munchies and a macaque lying on a deer’s back are just some of highly commended images from this year’s Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition. Other images include a bison kicking up a flurry of snow, a pair of storks

By HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press INDIANOLA, Iowa (AP) — Voters in one Iowa county have rejected a GOP-appointed auditor who had previously made social media posts that questioned the legitimacy of the 2020 presidential election, among other conspiracy theories. A Republican-leaning board appointed David Whipple to the post earlier this summer when the prior auditor,

Sofía Benavides (CNN Español) — A solo días de que se conmemoren 50 años del golpe de Estado en Chile, el presidente, Gabriel Boric, presentó este miércoles el Plan Nacional de Búsqueda de Verdad y Justicia, que tiene como objetivo esclarecer las circunstancias de desaparición y/o muerte y destino de las víctimas de desaparición forzada

urielblanco (CNN) — En sus mejores años, Andrés Iniesta fue considerado uno de los mejores mediocampistas de la historia. El mediapunta contribuyó a revolucionar la forma de jugar al fútbol en todo el mundo y, como pieza clave de equipos históricos como el Barcelona y la selección española, ganó todo lo que se puede ganar

By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press The list of boarding schools in the United States that once sought to “civilize” Native Americans, Alaska Natives and Native Hawaiians is getting longer. The National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition released a new interactive map Wednesday that includes 523 schools. The Minnesota-based group has spent years been

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Jimmy Kimmel was ready to throw in the towel as the host of “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” but it seems the host has had a change of heart. “I was very intent on retiring right around the time where the strike started,” Kimmel said Wednesday on the debut episode of

By Nicole Chavez, CNN (CNN) — Native American children have attended at least 523 Indigenous boarding schools since the 19th century, including hundreds that were run by the federal government to assimilate children into White society, a non-profit group says. The National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition released a new list of Indigenous boarding

By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Mali’s military junta succeeded in kicking out the U.N. peacekeeping force, and on Wednesday its Russian allies scored yet another victory against the U.N.: They were able to terminate all U.N. sanctions on Malians and abolish a panel of experts which has been critical of

By CAROLYN THOMPSON Associated Press A nearly 200-year-old time capsule that appeared to yield little more than dust when it was opened at West Point actually contained centuries-old coins potentially worth thousands of dollars. The U.S. Military Academy says the lead box contained six silver American coins dating from 1795 to 1828 and a commemorative

By Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — Lawyers for Carlos de Oliveira – the Mar-a-Lago property manager charged alongside former President Donald Trump in the classified documents case – said Wednesday that special counsel Jack Smith was overplaying a potential ethical conflict in their representation of their client. “In short, not only is there a lack

By CHRISTINE FERNANDO Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — In a major win for progressive Texas cities, a district judge in Texas on Wednesday ruled that a controversial new state law targeting local regulations is unconstitutional. The judge sided with the cities of Houston and San Antonio after they sued to block the measure, which stops

olivertapia (CNN) — Quedarse sin electricidad es más que un simple inconveniente: no tener acceso a energía eléctrica puede afectar tu capacidad para mantener fríos los alimentos y medicamentos, para ver posibles peligros a tu alrededor, para mantener una temperatura adecuada y para permanecer conectado a los servicios de seguridad. Si estás en medio de

By FERNANDA PESCE Associated Press SAN FELIPE, Mexico (AP) — Mexico’s Navy says it is planning to expand the area where it sinks concrete blocks topped with metal hooks to snag gill nets that trap vaquita marina porpoises. The Navy began dropping the blocks into the Gulf of California last year, in hopes it may

Sofía Benavides (CNN) — La madre de Luis Rubiales, suspendido presidente de la Real Federación Española de Fútbol, fue trasladada al hospital debido a que su condición empeoró este miércoles, dos días después de que comenzara una huelga de hambre, dijo un sacerdote local. Ángeles Béjar se encerró este lunes en la iglesia de la

By JOSH FUNK Associated Press One of the reporters who works at the small Kansas newspaper that was raided by authorities earlier this month filed a federal lawsuit against the police chief Wednesday. Deb Gruver believes Marion Police Chief Gideon Cody violated her constitutional rights when he abruptly snatched her personal cellphone out of her

By Victoria Kennedy, CNN (CNN) — The warning came early. One pilot told me right at the beginning, before we took off, that it would be a really rough ride. He said the storm was intensifying so rapidly that it would have a ton of spin up tornadoes and rough turbulence. He warned me. I

By KABC Staff Click here for updates on this story     TORRANCE, California (KABC) — In the aftermath of several recent fights at the Moreno Valley Mall, new regulations are set to be put in place for young patrons — including a rule mandating that unaccompanied minors wear a lanyard that shows their name and a

By David González, Leanne Suter, Irene Cruz Click here for updates on this story     SANTA ANA, California (KABC) — A man with a gun taped to his hand was taken into custody about 11 hours after police surrounded him in a Santa Ana parking lot, an incident that prompted evacuations of nearby stores. The man

By Jacqueline Howard, Kevin Liptak and Alicia Wallace, CNN (CNN) — A senior official at the US Department of Health and Human Services has called for easing restrictions on marijuana by reclassifying it as a Schedule III substance in a letter to the Drug Enforcement Administration, and the DEA is initiating a review of the

macamilarincon (CNN Español) –– Nancy González, reconocida diseñadora colombiana, fue extraditada desde su país a Estados Unidos por, presuntamente, haber enviado ilegalmente productos fabricados con pieles de animales en peligro de extinción, informó este miércoles la Policía Nacional de Colombia en un comunicado. Diego Rodríguez, identificado por la Policía como socio de González, también fue

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Police say a resident who fatally shot a University of South Carolina student who tried to enter the wrong home on his off-campus street last weekend was justified in his actions. Police in Columbia say 20-year-old student Nicholas Anthony Donofrio died early Saturday after knocking, banging, and kicking on the front

BY DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden says Hurricane Idalia is “still very dangerous” even though it has weakened since coming ashore in Florida on Wednesday morning. Biden also tried to reassure victims of Hawaii’s devastating wildfires that he hasn’t forgotten them as attention shifts to Florida. Biden is sending $95

By Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — It’s not just the title of a 1980s Brat Pack movie: St. Elmo’s fire is the name given to bright, sudden flashes of apparent lightning that can dance across a cloudy sky when thunderstorms are nearby. Pilots shared footage of the phenomenon speckling the view outside their cockpit window

By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump defended his real estate empire and his presidency in a face-to-face clash with the New York attorney general suing him for fraud, testifying at a closed-door grilling in April that his company is flush with cash — and claiming he saved “millions of

By MARK STEVENSON Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mothers of some of 111,000 people who have disappeared in Mexico over decades of violence are marking the International Day of the Disappeared with protests and demands that the government do more to locate their loved ones. Most of those missing are believed to have been

By Katie Bo Lillis, CNN (CNN) — Russia’s invasion of Ukraine caused deep disruptions in the global food supply, raising prices and increasing the risk of food insecurity in poorer nations in the Middle East and North Africa, America’s top spy agency said in an unclassified report released by Congress on Wednesday. The direct and

ERIE, Pa. (AP) — The country’s largest locomotive manufacturer and its striking union workers have reached a tentative agreement that could end a two-month strike that saw about 1,400 people walk off the job at its Pennsylvania plant. Pittsburgh-based Wabtec announced the agreement with Local 506 of the United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of

By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Residential customers of Georgia’s largest electrical utility could see their bills rise by $9 a month to pay for a new nuclear power plant. Under an agreement announced Wednesday, Georgia Power Co. says customers would pay $7.56 billion more for Plant Vogtle construction. The Georgia Public Service

By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The federal Medicaid agency says some children may have been wrongly dropped from the government health-care program as states undertake a massive eligibility review. Medicaid rolls swelled across the U.S. during the coronavirus pandemic because states were prohibited from cutting off coverage. Annual eligibility

By Thomas Schlachter, CNN (CNN) — Novak Djokovic continues to impress on his return to the US Open, breezing past Spain’s Bernabé Zapata Miralles in straight sets to reach the third round. The Serbian is looking to add to his record tally of 23 men’s grand slam titles and the ease of the 6-4 6-1

macamilarincon (CNN) –– Miley Cyrus compartió cómo era su horario de trabajo durante la adolescencia. En el video más reciente de su serie en TikTok “Used to Be Young”, Cyrus leyó un itinerario de cuando tenía alrededor de 12 o 13 años y protagonizaba “Hannah Montana”. Cyrus dijo que se despertaba a las 5:30 a.m.

By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Liberals argued in a legal filing this week that Republicans were trying to nullify the election of a Democratic-backed Wisconsin Supreme Court justice by asking her to recuse herself from hearing redistricting lawsuits that could result in drawing new legislative electoral maps. Attorneys in two separate

By Annie McCormick Click here for updates on this story     SHARON HILL, Pennsylvania (WPVI) — A woman is being charged with making a false report in connection with a deadly hit-and-run crash that left a Delaware County police officer’s daughter dead. The crash happened on August 26 at 84th Street and Lindbergh Boulevard in Philadelphia.

By Shannon Ryan Click here for updates on this story     HITCHCOCK, Texas (KTRK) — Trash and tree limbs cover headstones at Mainland Memorial – a historic Black cemetery in Hitchcock. “It wasn’t great, but it’s just gotten worse and worse,” Edward Williams, whose brother and father are buried in the lot along with other relatives,

By KTRK Staff Click here for updates on this story     HIGHLANDS, Texas (KTRK) — Two men are recovering after a “massive” dog attack in the Highlands area, according to deputies. EMS technicians called for help from Harris County Sheriff’s deputies around 6:30 a.m. Wednesday after responding to a pit bull attack in the 1100 block

By COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is canceling $72 million in student loans for 2,300 borrowers who say they were cheated by Ashford University, a former for-profit college that was purchased by the University of Arizona in 2020. The Education Department says it’ll seek to recoup the money from

By KTRK Staff Click here for updates on this story     HARLINGEN, Texas (KTRK) — A migrant woman died in South Texas after spending less than a day in federal custody, U.S. Customs and Border Patrol announced Tuesday. Border agents encountered the 29-year-old woman and her family in the Rio Grande Valley on Sunday afternoon, according

CHICAGO (AP) — Prosecutors have dropped all felony charges against an Iowa man who was arrested in 2021 by Chicago police for having guns and ammunition in his hotel room overlooking a popular tourist attraction. The Chicago Sun-Times reports Cook County prosecutors dropped felony charges against Keegan Casteel on Monday after he pleaded guilty to

By Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden on Wednesday pledged enduring support for Americans affected by Hurricane Idalia and the Hawaii wildfires while making clear he’s ready to blame congressional Republicans if there isn’t enough funding for the response to a confluence of natural disasters. Biden was in full crisis management mode as

By Nicki Brown, CNN (CNN) — A district court judge ruled Wednesday that former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick is not competent to stand trial in a criminal case for alleged sex abuse of a minor about 50 years ago, dismissing the charges against him. In 2021, McCarrick was charged in Massachusetts with three counts of indecent

By Matthew Keck Click here for updates on this story     LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (WLKY) — Two people have been arrested and charged in connection to a road rage shooting that injured a 6-year-old girl last month. Police arrested 33-year-old Shelby Bisconer and 22-year-old Edward Sark on Tuesday. Both are charged with wanton endangerment, Sark also faces

TORONTO (AP) — Police west of Toronto on Wednesday warned drivers to keep their car windows closed after a truck spilled crates carrying five million bees onto a road. Halton Regional Police said they received a call around 6:15 a.m. reporting the bee crates had come loose from a truck and spilled onto Guelph Line,

By Lisa Robinson Click here for updates on this story     BALTIMORE, Maryland (WBAL) — An increase in violence often running along racial lines can leave members of targeted communities experiencing their own trauma. Recent acts of violence have directly affected Asian and Black and brown people, as well as the LGBTQIA+ and Jewish communities. African

By Kara Scannell, Jeremy Herb, Lauren del Valle, Nicki Brown and Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump inflated his net worth by as much as $2.2 billion in one year, lawyers for the New York attorney general’s office alleged as part of their civil fraud lawsuit against the former president, his adult sons

macamilarincon (CNN) –– Idalia tocó tierra como un peligroso huracán categoría 3 en el área de Big Bend, en el noroeste de Florida, la mañana de este miércoles. El ciclón tropical batió récords, mientras deja un rastro mortal de destrucción debido a los fuertes vientos, lluvias torrenciales y marejadas ciclónicas catastróficas. Huracán Idalia en Florida

By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Civil rights advocates and Democratic state legislators are defending and praising a state Supreme Court justice for suing to block a state ethics panel from investigating her public comments that she says are protected by the First Amendment. They spoke on Wednesday at a Legislative

By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON, CHRISTINE FERNANDO and ALI SWENSON Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — When Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis was asked during last week’s GOP presidential debate whether he would support nationwide abortion restrictions, he instead offered a startling anecdote. “I know a lady in Florida named Penny,” he said. “She survived multiple abortion attempts.

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the 9/11 Commission, whose report was released on July 22, 2004. Facts The Commission was created to provide a “complete account of the circumstances surrounding the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.” The official name of the 9/11 Commission is the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon

By Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — Some 3.6 million salaried workers would newly qualify for overtime pay under a proposed rule unveiled by the US Department of Labor on Wednesday. It would guarantee overtime pay of at least time-and-a-half for most salaried workers earning less than $1,059 a week, or about $55,000 a year. The

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The outer bands of Hurricane Franklin are lashing Bermuda as the Category 2 storm charges past the island located in the north Atlantic Ocean. Franklin had maximum sustained winds of 105 mph and was located some 145 miles north-northwest of Bermuda late Wednesday afternoon. It was moving northeast at

By Crystal Tisme Click here for updates on this story     BRANDON, Mississippi (WAPT) — A Brandon man has won accolades for a screenplay he wrote that he had been dreaming about for 40 years. Will Sims, owner and Founder of Rauch Films and Tru-Spot Technologies has won several awards across the country and internationally for

By Josh Copitch Click here for updates on this story     SPRECKELS, California (KSBW) — Spreckels Union School District has settled with a mother who claims teachers secretly manipulated her 11-year-old daughter into changing her gender identity and name. Jessica Konen, a mother whose child attended Buena Vista Middle School, filed a lawsuit against the school

By Josh Copitch Click here for updates on this story     HOLLISTER, California (KSBW) — Three vicious dogs that had been attacking neighborhood cats in Hollister have been captured. On Monday, animal control officers said the dogs appear to be a mother with her two young pups, all are believed to be pit bulls. Some are

By JANIE McCAULEY AP Baseball Writer STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Retired San Francisco Giants catcher Buster Posey is working to complete his college degree 15 years after last taking a class at Florida State. He has a year’s worth of online coursework remaining to finish his degree in social science. He plans to take two

By MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell appeared to briefly freeze up and was unable to answer a question from a reporter at an event in Kentucky on Wednesday, weeks after he had a similar episode in Washington. As seen on video from a local news station, the

By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ and JOHN ANTCZAK Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Gusty winds and low humidity have brought a high risk of wildfires to the interior of Northern California. Pacific Gas & Electric proactively cut electricity early Wednesday to about 8,400 customers in small parts of eight counties, mostly in the western Sacramento

By Mike TeSelle Click here for updates on this story     SACRAMENTO, California (KCRA) — A special joint session of the Legislature took place Tuesday morning, with several California State University administrators on the hot seat. Lawmakers spoke with administrators about how their campuses handled Native American artifacts and human remains. The joint legislative committee is