SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) — A key Southern California highway closed for days because of a wildfire was reopened Thursday evening but authorities warned that flames still posed a threat to remote properties in a coastal mountain range. The Alisal Fire is 11% contained Thursday after charring more than 26 square miles in the Santa
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SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) — A key Southern California highway closed for days because of a wildfire was reopened Thursday evening but authorities warned that flames still posed a threat to remote properties in a coastal mountain range. The Alisal Fire is 11% contained Thursday after charring more than 26 square miles in the Santa
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By The Associated Press For the second time in four seasons, the Boston Red Sox and Houston Astros are set to play for the American League pennant. The best-of-seven AL Championship Series opens Friday night in Houston with left-hander Framber Valdez on the mound for the Astros against scuffling ace Chris Sale. Boston beat Houston
Continue Reading DENALI NATIONAL PARK AND PRESERVE, Alaska (AP) — About half the main road through Denali National Park and Preserve will be remain closed next year as officials work to address a long-running landslide issue. That’s according to a statement from the park Thursday. In August, the road west of mile 43 was closed to nonessential
Continue ReadingBy Zachary Cohen, Katelyn Polantz, Ryan Nobles, Annie Grayer and Whitney Wild, CNN The committee investigating the January 6 Capitol Hill riot announced Thursday it is moving forward to hold Trump ally Steve Bannon in criminal contempt for refusing to comply with a subpoena, as his game of chicken with the House panel now enters
Continue ReadingCNN By Zachary Cohen, Katelyn Polantz, Ryan Nobles, Annie Grayer and Whitney Wild, CNN The committee investigating the January 6 Capitol Hill riot announced Thursday it is moving forward to hold Trump ally Steve Bannon in criminal contempt for refusing to comply with a subpoena, as his game of chicken with the House panel now
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Ángela Reyes (CNN) — Los asesores en materia de vacunas de la Administración de Alimentos y Medicamentos de Estados Unidos (FDA, por sus siglas en inglés) votaron este jueves por unanimidad recomendar la autorización de uso de emergencia de una dosis de refuerzo de la vacuna contra el covid-19 de Moderna. El Comité Asesor sobre
Continue Reading By MARY CLARE JALONICK, ERIC TUCKER and LISA MASCARO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A congressional committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection has set a vote to recommend criminal contempt charges against former White House aide Steve Bannon after he defied the panel’s subpoena. Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., said that the panel will vote Tuesday
Continue Reading By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. special envoy for Colombia is calling for greater efforts to integrate former combatants who are struggling with access to land and housing and finding sustainable incomes and security. Carlos Ruiz Massieu told the U.N. Security Council Thursday that in discussions with former combatants
Continue Reading MIAMI (AP) — Miami city commissioners have unanimously voted to fire Police Chief Art Acevedo after a short and stormy tenure in which he clashed with city officials and members of his own police force. The five commissioners took the step following a trial-like hearing Thursday in which he was criticized for offending fellow Cuban-Americans
Continue Reading PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Tampa Bay Buccaneers Richard Sherman is out for the game after leaving against the Philadelphia Eagles with a hamstring injury. The Buccaneers were already without linebacker Lavonte David (ankle) and safety Antoine Winfield (concussion). Sherman walked off the field without his helmet during an Eagles scoring drive in the first quarter.
Continue Reading By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Players were expecting low scores at The Summit Club and Robert Streb led the way. Streb was 7-under par after just six holes and wound up with a career-low 61. That was only good for a one-shot lead in the CJ Cup at Summit. Keith
Continue Reading By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Players were expecting low scores at The Summit Club and Robert Streb led the way. Streb was 7-under par after just six holes and wound up with a career-low 61. That was only good for a one-shot lead in the CJ Cup at Summit. Keith
Continue Reading By TERRY SPENCER and CURT ANDERSON Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A court hearing is planned Friday in Florida for Nikolas Cruz, the man police said has confessed to the 2018 massacre of 17 people at a high school. The hearing in Broward County Circuit Court was scheduled abruptly Thursday and does not
Continue Reading SAN DIEGO (AP) — A man who unleashed a hail of gunfire from an assault rifle at a San Diego restaurant in 2019 has pleaded guilty to assault with a semiautomatic firearm. Stefano Parker entered the plea Thursday to five charges. He’s agreed to a 49-year prison sentence. Authorities say Parker stood outside and opened
Continue Reading olivertapia (CNN) — Estados Unidos planea aliviar las restricciones de viaje para los visitantes completamente vacunados de México y Canadá a partir de principios de noviembre, relajando las prohibiciones que han estado vigentes durante más de 18 meses, según altos funcionarios de la administración. Las nuevas reglas son similares a las anunciadas para los pasajeros
Continue Reading SYDNEY (AP) — A former world-ranked South African swimmer has told an Australian television network that he was abused by a coach who has been implicated in several other sexual assault cases involving swimmers. Anthony Rocchi was a 1,500-meter swimmer and was training with the hope that he might make the South African team for
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El doctor Raul Ruiz lidera el congreso 36 desde el 2013, sus orígenes humildes le han llenado el corazón de fuerza para lograr sus objetivos. “Esa pobreza, esas enseñanazas que aprendi de la comunidad campesina fueron mi fuerza en la escuela de medicina y en la universidad” indicó el Doctor Ruiz que hace historia con
Continue Reading SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Four people are in critical condition after they were pulled from an airplane that went down Thursday afternoon near a private airstrip in Sacramento County. The Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District says the plane landed in the front yard of a home and caused a small vegetation fire that was quickly extinguished.
Continue Reading SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Four people are in critical condition after they were pulled from an airplane that went down Thursday afternoon near a private airstrip in Sacramento County. The Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District says the plane landed in the front yard of a home and caused a small vegetation fire that was quickly extinguished.
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