By Paul LeBlanc and Dan Merica, CNN Doug Mastriano, the Republican gubernatorial nominee in Pennsylvania, posed in a Confederate military uniform in a 2013-14 faculty photo at the Army War College, a picture obtained by Reuters shows. Faculty at the school, where Mastriano worked at the time, were given the choice to dress as historical
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By DAVID RISING Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — A U.S. coast guard cutter conducting patrols as part of an international mission to prevent illegal fishing was recently unable to get clearance for a scheduled port call in the Solomon Islands. The incident comes amid growing concerns of Chinese influence on the Pacific nation. The cutter
Continue Reading MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine coast guard personnel and volunteers have rescued all but two of more than 80 passengers and crew of an inter-island ferry that caught fire as it approached a port. The incident Friday south of Manila prompting many people onboard to jump into the water as flames spread fast in windy
Continue Reading By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California is preparing to spend up to $20 million to bring women from other states to its abortion clinics, a policy aimed at increasing access to a procedure that has been outlawed or restricted in many states since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.
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A middle school student got extra special attention today from the Indio police department. Adrian and his mother were in a traffic collision on Monday on Fred Waring Drive and Burr Street. “He was shaken up knowing they were in a traffic accident, and his mother went to the hospital,” says Ben Guitron, the Indio Police
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Una mujer embarazada de Louisiana que afirma que se le negó un aborto a pesar de que el feto fue diagnosticado con una condición fatal dice que otras mujeres no deberían tener que experimentar su difícil situación. Nancy Davis asegura que planea abortar en otro estado después de que un hospital
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By Melissa Alonso and Jennifer Henderson, CNN A Louisiana man has been exonerated after spending more than 36 years in jail for rape, according to court documents. Sullivan Walter, now 53, was “exonerated after 36 years, 1 month, and 30 days incarcerated for a rape he did not commit,” Innocence Project New Orleans (IPNO) said
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A notable change in humidity and temperature this afternoon compared to the past few days. This evening will deliver clear and warm conditions along with a sunset time of 7:19 p.m. Great news for your weekend plans! While it won’t be a dry heat, dew point temperatures will hang out in the 50s, drier than
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN Español) — La Cancillería de Ecuador informó este viernes los detalles del proceso para lograr la regularización migratoria de miles de ciudadanos venezolanos que se han radicado en Ecuador. El proceso comienza este 1 de septiembre con el denominado “registro migratorio” que permitirá crear una amplia base de datos, según
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By Jessie Yeung, CNN For more than 30 years, British veteran James Grundy made an annual 5,500-mile journey to South Korea, to visit the graves of bodies he had recovered as a young man thrust into war. Grundy was just 19 when he joined the Korean War in 1951, according to the United Nations Memorial
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By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California is preparing to spend up to $20 million to bring women from other states to its abortion clinics, a policy aimed at increasing access to a procedure that has been outlawed or restricted in many states since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.
Continue Reading OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — One person was wounded Friday afternoon during a shooting aboard a train in Northern California and the suspect remained at-large hours later, authorities said. The person was taken to the hospital in stable condition following the incident in Oakland on a train operated by the Bay Area Rapid Transit system, known
Continue ReadingBy Kristen Rogers, CNN The ashes of the late trailblazing “Star Trek” actor Nichelle Nichols will take flight when they are released into space from a Vulcan Centaur rocket by United Launch Alliance later this year. Nichols — who died at 89 on July 30 — is best known for playing Lt. Nyota Uhura in
Continue Reading By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The NAACP is supporting efforts to bar a New Mexico-based county commissioner from holding public office, alleging that the Cowboys for Trump cofounder has sought to disenfranchise voters — including people of color — and stoke insurrection. The nation’s oldest civil rights organization is urging
Continue Reading By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Russia late Friday blocked agreement on the final document of a four-week review of the U.N. treaty considered the cornerstone of nuclear disarmament which criticized its military takeover of Europe’s largest nuclear plant soon after Russian troops invaded Ukraine, an act that has raised fears
Continue Reading By BOB CHRISTIE Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — A voter initiative rolling back Republican-backed election law changes and expanding voting access will not appear on the November ballot, the Arizona Supreme Court ruled Friday, issuing a final death knell after an on-again off-again series of court rulings. The high court decision upholds a lower court
Continue Reading By JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The attorney for a California teenager who has accused a Buffalo Bills rookie and two of his former college teammates of gang rape last fall said Friday the NFL team has not contacted him for details despite saying it had conducted a “thorough investigation.” The
Continue Reading DESERT CENTER, Calif. (AP) — Officials hope to fully reopen the main highway from Los Angeles to Phoenix by early next week after a flash flood washed out part of the road through the Southern California desert. The flooding began Wednesday evening amid the latest round of monsoonal thunderstorms to hit the region this summer.
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