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Month: October 2024

Missouri abortion-rights campaign fundraising total at $22M one month before election

Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A campaign to enshrine abortion rights in the Missouri Constitution has raised close to $22 million. Campaign reports filed Tuesday show Missourians for Constitutional Freedom brought in more than $14 million between July and the end of September. The proposed constitutional amendment would guarantee the right to an

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IV fluid supply disruptions prompt Biden administration to invoke wartime powers to bolster recovery

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — Disruptions from Hurricane Helene exacerbated shortages of critical intravenous fluids in the United States, and now the Biden administration has invoked the wartime powers of the Defense Production Act in the latest move to help speed recovery efforts. As the storm swept through western North Carolina last month, it

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Voting rights groups say Wisconsin students got texts that could scare them away from voting, call for investigation

By Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — A text message last week to young voters in Wisconsin is stirring new concerns in the battleground state about a messaging campaign that could intimidate college students from casting ballots this election, according to a letter from voter protection groups released Tuesday. The unsolicited text, sent from at least one 262-

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Justice Department to monitor voting in Ohio county after sheriff’s comment about Harris supporters

RAVENNA, Ohio (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department will send election monitors to an Ohio county where a sheriff was recently accused of intimidating voters in a social media post. The Justice Department said Tuesday it will monitor Portage County’s compliance with federal voting rights laws during early voting and on Election Day. Federal officials

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Baltimore community school coordinator bridges cultural gap for Bay Brook students

WJZ By Denise Koch Click here for updates on this story     BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Herelys Parks is considered a loving, caring, supportive cultural bridge for the many Hispanic children and their families at Baltimore’s Bay Brook Elementary/Middle School. Parks, the school’s United Way of Central Maryland community school coordinator, won the Mayor’s Hispanic Heritage Award.

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Baltimore community school coordinator bridges cultural gap for Bay Brook students

By Denise Koch Click here for updates on this story     BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Herelys Parks is considered a loving, caring, supportive cultural bridge for the many Hispanic children and their families at Baltimore’s Bay Brook Elementary/Middle School. Parks, the school’s United Way of Central Maryland community school coordinator, won the Mayor’s Hispanic Heritage Award. A

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Oposición venezolana presenta ante la OEA informe que reitera victoria de Edmundo González en las elecciones presidenciales

Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN Español) — El equipo electoral de la mayoría de la oposición venezolana, Comando con Venezuela, presentó este martes ante la Organización de los Estados Americanos (OEA) un informe en el que, asegura, se comprueba que los resultados de la elección presidencial del 28 de julio dan la victoria al candidato

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Juvenile caught in Cassia County after escaping from St. Anthony Juvenile Correction Center

ST. ANTHONY, Idaho (KIFI) – The juvenile who escaped from the St. Anthony Juvenile Correction Center was located by Cassia County Sheriff deputies. The Fremont County Sheriff’s Office and the Idaho Department of Juvenile Corrections reported that the juvenile was captured at approximately 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The Fremont County Sheriff’s office said four juveniles

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Genaro García Luna pide clemencia al juez un día antes de su sentencia

Valeria Ordóñez Ghio Actualización: Sentencian a Genaro García Luna a 38 años de prisión en Estados Unidos (CNN Español) — Genaro García Luna, secretario de Seguridad Pública de México durante la presidencia de Felipe Calderón y juzgado en Estados Unidos por cargos de narcotráfico y vínculos con la delincuencia organizada, pidió este martes clemencia al juez Brian

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Jake E. Lee, former Ozzy Osbourne guitarist, expected to ‘fully recover’ after being shot ‘multiple times’

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Rock guitarist Jake E. Lee, who’s played with heavy metal heavyweight Ozzy Osbourne, was hospitalized early Tuesday morning after he was shot “multiple times” in Las Vegas, a representative for the musician told CNN in a statement. “Lee is fully conscious and doing well in an intensive care unit

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Por qué la campaña de Harris ha gastado US$ 11 millones en una página de Facebook con 1.000 seguidores

Andrea Saint Martin (CNN) — Mientras Donald Trump y Kamala Harris persiguen frenéticamente a los votantes indecisos en la recta final de la campaña presidencial, millones de personas en estados clave están recibiendo anuncios en Facebook e Instagram de una página poco conocida que se hace llamar “The Daily Scroll”. Los anuncios en redes sociales,

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Callaway County Sheriff’s office releases names of deputies in I-70 shooting

By Bethany Cates Click here for updates on this story     CALLAWAY, Missouri (KOMU) — Corporal Justin Bax and Deputy Gardner Pottorff were identified as the two deputies involved in Monday morning’s shooting on Interstate 70. The two Callaway County Sheriff’s Office deputies endured gunshot wounds and were both taken in for medical assistance. The Callaway

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Hundreds of troops kicked out under ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ get upgraded to honorable discharges

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon announced Tuesday that more than 800 military personnel have seen their service records upgraded to honorable discharges after previously being kicked out of the military under its former “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy. It is the latest development over the decades to undo past discrimination against LGBTQ service

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¿Qué propone Kamala Harris en materia de inmigración de cara a las elecciones de EE.UU.?

urielblanco (CNN Español) — Kamala Harris, vicepresidenta de Estados Unidos y candidata presidencial demócrata, y el expresidente Donald Trump, candidato presidencial republicano, están por enfrentarse en las elecciones de noviembre en EE.UU. para definir quién ocupará la Casa Blanca por los siguientes cuatro años. La inmigración es uno de los asuntos en el que ambos

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Gobierno de México anuncia más de US$ 20.000 millones de inversión extranjera para 2025

Rocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN Español) — El Gobierno de México anunció este martes que la inversión extranjera que se espera es de más de US$ 20.000 millones para 2025. El secretario de Economía, Marcelo Ebrard, informó que varias empresas comprometieron este martes frente a la presidenta, Claudia Sheinbaum, millonarias inversiones. Claudia Sheinbaum participa de cumbre entre

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El fiscal de Los Ángeles comparte evidencia en el caso de los hermanos Menéndez mientras considera su sentencia

Andrea Saint Martin (CNN) — El fiscal de distrito de Los Ángeles presentó nuevas pruebas en el caso de Lyle y Erik Menéndez que podrían llevar a una revisión de sus sentencias de cadena perpetua por homicidio premeditado. Después de que su primer juicio, ampliamente publicitado, terminara como nulo, un jurado condenó a los hermanos

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Tim Cook Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Apple Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook. Personal Birth date: November 1, 1960 Birth place: Robertsdale, Alabama Birth name: Timothy Donald Cook Father: Donald Cook, shipyard worker Mother: Geraldine Cook Education: Auburn University, B.S., 1982; Duke University, M.B.A., 1988 Other Facts Served on the

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Michael Dukakis Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Michael Dukakis, three-term governor of Massachusetts. Personal Birth date: November 3, 1933 Birth place: Brookline, Massachusetts Birth name: Michael Stanley Dukakis Father: Panos Dukakis, obstetrician Mother: Euterpe (Boukis) Dukakis, teacher Marriage: Katharine “Kitty” (Dickson) Dukakis (June 20, 1963-March 21, 2025, her death)

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Ex-husband of ‘Real Housewives’ star gets seven years for hiring mobster to assault her boyfriend

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — The ex-husband of “Real Housewives of New Jersey” cast member Dina Manzo has been sentenced to seven years in prison for hiring a reputed mobster to assault her boyfriend in exchange for the defendant hosting a lavish wedding reception for the attacker. Fifty-nine-year-old Thomas Manzo, of Franklin Lakes, was also sentenced

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Small Business Administration disaster loan program is out of money after back-to-back hurricanes

By Ella Nilsen, CNN Washington (CNN) — The Small Business Administration’s disaster loan program has run out of funding due to high demand from constant extreme weather disasters, the administration announced Tuesday. In a statement, President Joe Biden called the SBA’s exhausted disaster loan program “a critical lifeline to small businesses, homeowners, and renters affected

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RFK Jr. suggests he’ll have a significant role on agriculture and health policy if Trump is elected

Associated Press Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is suggesting he will have significant influence on American agriculture policy if Donald Trump is elected president. On Monday, the onetime presidential candidate and anti-vaccine activist posted a video on social media that he filmed outside the U.S. Department of Agriculture headquarters. He said when Trump gets him inside

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Adolescents treated for obesity with GLP-1 drugs had lower risk of suicidal thoughts, study finds

By Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — A review of the medical records of thousands of adolescents treated for obesity found that kids who received the GLP-1 medications semaglutide or liraglutide were less likely to have suicidal thoughts or attempts than those treated with behavioral interventions. The study of about 7,000 children between ages 12 and

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Japan’s Toho acquires North American animation company GKIDS, Studio Ghibli’s US steward

AP Film Writer The Japanese entertainment giant Toho has reached an agreement to acquire the Oscar-winning animation outfit GKIDS, the companies said Tuesday. The deal gives Toho an established North American distributor and sales operation in GKIDS, which has become a force in animation since its founding in 2008. As producer and distributor of artist-driven

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Fiscalía de México investiga la muerte de cuatro personas durante fuego cruzado en Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas

Valeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN Español) — La Fiscalía General de México investiga la muerte de tres adultos y una niña en Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, ciudad fronteriza con Estados Unidos, quienes perdieron la vida este fin de semana en fuegos cruzados cuando elementos de las fuerzas armadas perseguían a presuntos delincuentes, informó este martes la presidenta de

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NFL owners approve Jacksonville’s $1.4 billion ‘stadium of the future’ set to open in 2028

AP Pro Football Writer NFL owners have unanimously approved Jacksonville’s $1.4 billion “stadium of the future.” The decision should keep the Jaguars in one of the league’s smallest markets for at least another 30 years. With the Jags getting ready to play the second of back-to-back games in London, NFL owners essentially ended decades of

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Representante de Kylian Mbappé dice que “se emprenderán acciones legales” contra medios suecos por acusaciones de violación

urielblanco (CNN) — Un representante de Kylian Mbappé denunció que las informaciones que aparecieron en la prensa sueca sobre la estrella francesa del fútbol son “totalmente falsas e irresponsables”. Ahora puedes seguirnos en WhatsApp Channel Varios medios suecos, entre ellos la cadena pública sueca SVT, que cita “documentos obtenidos”, y Expressen, afiliada de CNN, que cita

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Mbappé’s representatives dismiss Swedish reports of a rape claim

Associated Press STOCKHOLM (AP) — French soccer star Kylian Mbappé’s representatives have rejected as “false and irresponsible” reports in Swedish media saying he is the subject of a rape investigation in the Nordic country. Without citing sources, several Swedish media including tabloids Expressen and Aftonbladet and broadcasters SVT and TV4 reported that the Real Madrid

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Rufus Wainwright says he was ‘mortified’ by Trump campaign’s use of his Leonard Cohen ‘Hallelujah’ cover

By Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — Musician Rufus Wainwright is speaking out against the use of his famous cover of Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah” by Donald Trump’s presidential campaign at a recent event. Wainwright shared a statement on his verified Instagram in which he referred to a Monday town hall held by the campaign in Oaks,

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Cancillería de Venezuela se distancia de las declaraciones del fiscal general Tarek William Saab y reitera su “respeto” por Lula da Silva

Sofía Benavides (CNN Español) — El Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores de Venezuela se distanció este martes de las declaraciones que hizo el fiscal general de Venezuela, Tarek William Saab, en una entrevista difundida por el canal Globovisión este domingo, donde dijo que el presidente de Brasil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, era “vocero” de la

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Endangered caracal wild cat spotted roaming in Chicago’s northwest suburbs has been captured

WTMJ, RICKEY TARTAGLIA, OZAUKEEO COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, FACEBOOK, CNN, OZAUKEEO COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT/FACEBOOK By Andrew Ramos, Elyssa Kaufman Click here for updates on this story     CHICAGO (WBBM) — A caracal is something you might expect to see on a safari in central or southern Africa, not in Chicago’s northwest suburbs. But Hoffman Estates police said

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