By Andrew Kaczynski and Em Steck, CNN Despite disavowing White nationalism last spring when one of its adherents endorsed him, a US House candidate in Washington subsequently gave a previously unreported interview in June to a Nazi sympathizer and White nationalist. While Republican Joe Kent touted his support for prominent far-right figures like Reps. Marjorie
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Two men have been arrested in the investigation of the killing of a 12-year-old boy in an shooting attack last year on an SUV near a school playground in Los Angeles, police said Friday. Police said Friday that Damian Ulysses Martinez, 21, and Gabriel Martinez, 19, both of the community of
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — La zona de Fort Myers, en el suroeste de Florida, está destrozada tras el paso del huracán Ian. “Es horrible”, dijo el alcalde de Fort Myers, Kevin Anderson, a John Berman, de CNN, este viernes por la mañana, en el devastado puerto de la ciudad, con sus barcos desperdigados y losas
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By FABIOLA SÁNCHEZ, CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN and FRANK BAJAK MEXICO CITY (AP) — A massive trove of emails from Mexico’s Defense Department is among electronic communications taken by hackers from military and police security institutions in several Latin American countries. President Andrés Manuel López Obrador confirmed the breach Friday and Chile’s government said last week that
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By Rosa Flores, CNN Authorities in Austin, Texas, said Friday that there was no active shooter at a local hospital after police responded to a call of “shots fired.” “Officers have secured the scene and it is safe,” Austin police said on Twitter Friday afternoon. “This was not an active shooter incident. No injuries reported,
Continue Reading By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A new law aims to stop other states from punishing children who come to California for transgender surgeries and other gender-affirming care, a move that will intensify conflicts between Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom and other Republican governors amid the country’s escalating culture war. Newsom signed the
Continue ReadingBy Ross Adams Click here for updates on this story JACKSON, Mississippi (WAPT) — Capitol Police officers involved in a shooting that killed a 25-year-old man are on administrative leave, according to officials with the Mississippi Department of Public Safety. According to a spokesperson for the department, which oversees Capitol Police, Jaylen Lewis died after
Continue ReadingBy Katie Lobosco, CNN Several states are sending taxpayers money to help them cope with inflation, but some economists warn that the payments will do little to alleviate the pain of rising costs and could further fuel inflation. In California, for example, about 23 million qualifying taxpayers are expected to receive up to $1,500, with
Continue ReadingBy Andrew Mollenbeck Click here for updates on this story FORT DODGE, Iowa (KCCI) — Fort Dodge Middle School went into lockdown Wednesday in response to a student’s threat, and though the immediate danger turned out not to be real, the subsequent frustration about communication was for some parents. The school reported the threat at
Continue Reading By Ray Sanchez, CNN Less than two weeks after Hurricane Fiona barreled through Puerto Rico, the island’s health department says at least 25 deaths may be linked to the storm. Fiona hit the US territory as a Category 1 storm on September 18, dropping record rainfall, unleashing mudslides, flooding neighborhoods and leaving most of the
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LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) — A 21-year-old Louisiana man has pleaded guilty to a grisly kidnapping, and his sworn statement says he planned to kill and dismember gays until he was caught or killed. Court documents show federal prosecutors agreed to drop hate crime and other charges against Chance Seneca of Lafayette when he pleaded guilty
Continue Reading By TAMER FAKAHANY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — There are moments in history that appear as critical to the world as they are terrifying. Just this century: the 9/11 attacks in 2001; the U.S. “shock-and-awe″ war on Saddam Hussein’s Iraq two years later; the coronavirus pandemic in 2020 killed millions and upended life; and most
Continue Reading By MEG KINNARD and ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON Associated Press CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — A revived Hurricane Ian made landfall on coastal South Carolina on Friday, threatening the historic city of Charleston with severe flooding after the deadly storm caused catastrophic damage in Florida and trapped thousands in their homes. The U.S. National Hurricane Center says
Continue Reading By Ashley Killough and Ed Lavandera, CNN The former warden of a Texas prison and his brother were arrested and now face manslaughter charges in the fatal roadside shooting of a migrant this week, according to information CNN obtained Friday. A migrant woman also suffered a gunshot wound to the stomach in the Tuesday incident,
Continue Reading By MEG KINNARD Associated Press CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster has temporarily suspended campaign activities as he leads the state’s response to Hurricane Ian. McMaster’s campaign told The Associated Press that the Republican incumbent would cancel a fundraiser scheduled for Friday night in Clemson, as well as an appearance for tailgating
Continue Reading WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) — A former tenant charged with setting a fire at a Massachusetts apartment building that claimed the lives of four people pleaded not guilty at her arraignment Friday and was held without bail. Yvonne Ngoiri, 36, faces four counts of second-degree murder as well as arson and assault charges in connection with
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Recovery efforts are underway in light of Hurricane Ian. LifeStream is preparing to help blood centers affected by the natural disaster. On Monday, October 3 valley residents will have the opportunity to donate blood. LifeStream will be at College of the Desert’s Craven Student Services. Located in room 269, 43-500 Monterey Ave., Palm Desert. People
Continue ReadingBy Sean Lyngaas, CNN Federal officials are offering state and local election officials training to “safely de-escalate” confrontations with voters that could turn violent ahead of November’s midterm elections, according to an email to election workers obtained by CNN. The move underlines the level of concern ahead of the upcoming elections and comes in response
Continue Reading By CARA ANNA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The East African Court of Justice has dismissed a case by Maasai herders who tried to stop Tanzania’s government from evicting them from land they have used for generations. The case involved evictions beginning in 2017 of Maasai from 1,500 square kilometers of land bordering Serengeti
Continue ReadingCNN By Joshua Berlinger, Anna Chernova and Tim Lister, CNN President Vladimir Putin announced Russia would seize of nearly a fifth of Ukraine on Friday, declaring that the millions of people living there would be Russian citizens “forever.” Under the annexation process, which is illegal under international law, Moscow will recognize four Ukrainian regions as
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