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By JIM SALTER Associated Press The unusually low water level in the lower Mississippi River is causing barges to get stuck in mud and sand, disrupting river travel for shippers, recreational boaters and even passengers on a cruise line. Lack of rainfall in recent weeks has left the Mississippi River approaching record low levels in
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By JIM SALTER Associated Press The unusually low water level in the lower Mississippi River is causing barges to get stuck in mud and sand, disrupting river travel for shippers, recreational boaters and even passengers on a cruise line. Lack of rainfall in recent weeks has left the Mississippi River approaching record low levels in
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By Dakin Andone, CNN Texas has executed John Henry Ramirez, whose spiritual adviser was allowed to pray aloud and “lay hands” on him as he died after a US Supreme Court ruling led to new guidelines in his case and in similar requests in prisons across the country. Ramirez, 38, was killed Wednesday evening by
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Killough, CNN A federal judge who quashed subpoenas for Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton to testify in an abortion rights lawsuit is now reversing course and ordering the state’s top law enforcement official to provide testimony. Paxton made headlines last week when he allegedly fled his home while a process server attempted to
Continue Reading By Kiely Westhoff, CNN Federal authorities have accused a New Jersey woman of concealing approximately 15,000 rainbow-colored fentanyl pills in a Lego box as part of a drug trafficking scheme, in what US Drug Enforcement Administration authorities said in a news release is the largest seizure of rainbow fentanyl in New York City history. Latesha
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FOLSOM, Calif. (AP) — Two inmates serving life sentences have died after being attacked at California prisons, corrections officials said Wednesday. Robert Tunstall, 64, died Wednesday morning after another inmate attacked him in the recreation yard at Salinas Valley State Prison, according to a statement from the state Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Life-saving measures
Continue Reading By KATHLEEN RONAYNE Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California water agencies that rely on the parched Colorado River said Wednesday they can reduce their use by one-tenth starting in 2023 in response to calls for cuts from the federal government. The agencies, which supply water to farmers and millions of people in Southern California,
Continue ReadingBy Maeve Reston, CNN Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney told Arizona voters on Wednesday that they will play a critical role in “ensuring the future functioning of our constitutional republic” — warning that election deniers like GOP gubernatorial nominee Kari Lake and Secretary of State nominee Mark Finchem could put the republic at risk. The three-term
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Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN Español) — Tener una Green Card en Estados Unidos te otorga muchos beneficios como vivir y trabajar legal y permanentemente en ese país. Y una de las opciones para obtener este documento es a través de la llamada Lotería de Visas del gobierno de Estados Unidos. El Programa de Visas de
Continue Reading By Shimon Prokupecz, Matthew J. Friedman and Rachel Clarke, CNN The Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District fired a newly hired school officer on Thursday after CNN identified her as one of the officers under investigation for her actions during the Uvalde school massacre in May. Crimson Elizondo was one of the state troopers who arrived
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Los latinos siguen estando muy poco representados en la industria de los medios de comunicación y es mucho más probable que desempeñen funciones de servicio, según el informe más reciente de la Oficina de Rendición de Cuentas del Gobierno (GAO, por sus siglas en inglés) sobre la representación de los latinos
Continue ReadingBy Etant Dupain, Hande Atay Alam, and Caitlin Hu, CNN Dozens more cases of cholera have been diagnosed in Haiti, adding new urgency to warnings of the Caribbean nation’s descent into chaos amid political and economic crises. The deadly infection has already killed eight people, according to Haiti’s health ministry, and 68 new cases have
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Hay dos tipos de personas: las que entienden el encanto de una decoración de un esqueleto de 3,6 metros, y las que aún no han entendido que alguien sienta fascinación por una decoración de un esqueleto de 3,6 metros. El otoño boreal anuncia la llegada del esqueleto de Home Depot, una
Continue Reading By W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — Las Vegas Raiders star defensive end Maxx Crosby looked as if he was in pursuit of a quarterback the way he sprinted out of the locker room with urgency on Wednesday at the team’s practice facility. Everyone in the room — teammates, staff and media members
Continue Reading By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Chargers overhauled their defense during the offseason after being one of the worst units last year against the run. Four games into the season, it remains a work in progress. The Chargers are giving up 109.8 yards per game on the
Continue Reading Sofía Benavides (CNN Español) — La Secretaría de Gobernación de México informó en un comunicado este miércoles que el Instituto Nacional de Migración emitió una alerta migratoria contra Francisco García Cabeza de Vaca, exgobernador de Tamaulipas. En un comunicado, Gobernación agregó que esa orden es resultado de un pedido de la Fiscalía General de México
Continue ReadingReview by Brian Lowry, CNN Add “Mr. Harrigan’s Phone” to the relatively short list of really good Stephen King adaptations, garnishing a coming-of-age story with understated hints of the supernatural and thoughtful rumination about cellphones that finds true horror in their ubiquity. Amid a month of Halloween-tinged offerings, it might be one of the few
Continue Reading TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — One person was shot and wounded on the University of Arizona campus Wednesday, and campus police said they were searching for the suspect. Police said a man fled the scene after the shooting inside the Harshbarger Building, which houses the Department of Hydrology and Atmospheric Sciences and is just northwest of
Continue Reading By KATHLEEN RONAYNE Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California water agencies that rely on the parched Colorado River said Wednesday they can reduce their use by one-tenth starting in 2023 in response to calls for cuts from the federal government. The agencies, which supply water to farmers and millions of people in Southern California,
Continue Reading By KATHLEEN RONAYNE Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California water agencies that rely on the parched Colorado River said Wednesday they can reduce their use by one-tenth starting in 2023 in response to calls for cuts from the federal government. The agencies, which supply water to farmers and millions of people in Southern California,
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