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By PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has authorized state forces to apprehend and transport migrants to the U.S.-Mexico border. The Republican on Thursday claimed the enforcement powers of federal agents and pushing the legal boundaries of Texas’ escalating efforts to curb the rising number of crossings. The
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Alejandra Ramos (CNN Español) — Un niño de 8 años que asistió al desfile del 4 de julio en Highland Park con sus padres y su hermano gemelo recibió un disparo y ahora está paralizado de cintura para abajo, dijo a CNN el jueves el portavoz de la familia, Anthony Loizzi. Cooper Roberts recibió un
Continue Reading By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council has delayed an expected vote on extending humanitarian aid deliveries to rebel-held northwest Syria from Turkey after failing to reach a compromise. Russia is demanding an extension of only six months, while many other council members want another year-long mandate. The
Continue Reading By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer Brittney Griner’s guilty plea Thursday has not lessened the support the Olympic gold medalist continues to receive from her WNBA peers. The Phoenix Mercury All-Star pleaded guilty to drug possession charges on the second day of her trial in a Russian court in a case that could see her
Continue Reading By GABE STERN Associated Press/Report for America SPARKS, Nev. (AP) — Sandwiched between supporters holding “BANS OFF OUR BODIES” signs and TV cameras on Thursday, U.S. Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto portrayed her reelection campaign as a defining moment in a decades-long fight for reproductive freedom, even in pro-abortion rights Nevada. “I cannot stress this enough.
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By YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Kazuki Takahashi, the creator of the “Yu-Gi-Oh!” manga comic and trading card game, has died, apparently while snorkeling in southwestern Japan. The coast guard said his body was found this week off the coast of Okinawa and was identified after Takahashi’s rented car was found on a
Continue Reading By YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Kazuki Takahashi, the creator of the “Yu-Gi-Oh!” manga comic and trading card game, has died, apparently while snorkeling in southwestern Japan. The coast guard said his body was found this week off the coast of Okinawa and was identified after Takahashi’s rented car was found on a
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By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer MONTREAL (AP) — Commissioner Gary Bettman said Thursday he expects full cooperation from all players involved in the NHL’s investigation into the ongoing scandal involving Hockey Canada. The league began the process of holding its own review after news surfaced that Hockey Canada settled a lawsuit with a woman
Continue ReadingBy Hilary Whiteman, CNN It’s winter in Australia and for the first time in three years thousands of residents are flying to the Indonesian island of Bali to spend the July school holidays basking in the sun. But Australian officials are becoming increasingly concerned about what they’ll bring home and are considering advising travelers to
Continue Reading By MICHAEL RUBINKAM Associated Press The former Cleveland police officer who fatally shot 12-year-old Tamir Rice in 2014 has withdrawn from the police force of a Pennsylvania town amid backlash and media coverage. Timothy Loehmann was sworn in this week as the lone police officer in Tioga. The community of about 600 people is in
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After nearly 40 years of service, a Cal Fire Battalion Chief was honored Thursday night as he enters into retirement. Bonifacio De La Cruz has represented Riverside County Fire Department Station 79 in Coachella as its Chief for years. Many have seen him out in the field, battling flames or providing medical aid to those who
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Palm Springs peaked at 107° Thursday afternoon, just 1° below the seasonal average. Temperatures will remain warm through the evening, cooling into the upper 90s around 9:00 p.m. A warm and breezy night if you’re headed out to VillageFest in Downtown Palm Springs! Overnight, temperatures will cool into the upper 70s and low 80s around
Continue ReadingBy Lilit Marcus, CNN Elise Wortley didn’t set out to be an adventurer. After moving from the Essex countryside to busy London in 2017 when she was in her late 20s and being diagnosed with anxiety, she started going on walks as a way to calm her mind. But her small steps gave way to
Continue Reading By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer NUSA DUA, Indonesia (AP) — Top diplomats from the richest and largest developing nations are confronting multiple crises as they open talks beset by sharp divisions over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and its impacts on food and energy security, along with climate change, poverty and the lingering effects of
Continue ReadingBy Jacob Lev, CNN The Las Vegas Raiders have hired Sandra Douglass Morgan as team president, making her the first Black woman in that position for an NFL team. In a news conference at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas announcing the hiring, Morgan was asked what it meant for her to make league history. “I
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By Samantha Beech and Zenebou Sylla, CNN After Randy Cox suffered an injury in the back of a New Haven police van that left him partially paralyzed, officials in the Connecticut city have announced a series of reforms and police training requirements that include mandating the use of seatbelts in prisoner transport. The announcement Thursday
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A person is on their way to the hospital after being shot in Mecca Thursday afternoon. The shooting happened on 91-800 block of Montenegro Drive, located west of Johnson Road. The person was shot following a family dispute, according to Sergeant Edward Soto, public information officer for the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. Soto confirmed that the
Continue ReadingBy Rodrigo Pedroso and Daniela Gonzalez-Roman Brazil faces potentially dangerous unrest around the country’s upcoming presidential vote, a senior elections official has warned. Speaking at the Wilson Center in Washington DC on Wednesday, Superior Electoral Court Minister Edson Fachin said that the next elections run a risk of unrest “more severe” than the January 6,
Continue Reading MOSCOW (AP) — With Russia’s military action in Ukraine in its fifth month, Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday warned Kyiv that it should quickly accept Moscow’s terms or brace for the worst, adding ominously that Russia has barely started its action. Speaking at a meeting with leaders of the Kremlin-controlled parliament, Putin accused Western
Continue Reading By BOB CHRISTIE Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Signatures to qualify a ballot measure that would reverse or block Republican efforts to tighten election rules was one of three initiatives filed in Arizona Thursday, but backers of a last-minute effort to enshrine abortion rights in the state constitution failed to collect enough signatures to make
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