MONTREAL (AP) — The Akwesasne Mohawk Police Service in Canada says it is investigating the discovery of six bodies in a marshy area near Quebec’s border with New York state. Police said Thursday that they are awaiting the results of post-mortem and toxicology tests to determine the cause of death. Police also say they are
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PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia’s top court has refused to review its 2022 decision to uphold former Prime Minister Najib Razak’s graft conviction and 12-year jail sentence, saying he was “the author of his own misfortune.” The Federal Court rejected his final appeal in August in a case linked to the looting of state investment
Continue Reading By ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — The chair of San Diego County’s board of supervisors said he will resign amid accusations that he sexually assaulted a government employee, completing a swift and shocking fall for a decorated Marine combat veteran whose star rose with his Democratic Party’s ascendancy in the nation’s eighth-largest
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN) — El 30 de marzo de 1923, hace 100 años, el primer crucero de pasajeros en darle la vuelta al mundo llegó a la ciudad de Nueva York tras completar un viaje de 130 días. Esta travesía de seis meses fue la primera de su tipo, lo que allanó el camino para
Continue Reading MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Police say two officers and a man with a gun were wounded in a shooting in Memphis on Thursday night. The Memphis Police Department said on Twitter that officers were responding to a call about a man with a gun at about 7:30 p.m. when all three were shot. The officers
Continue ReadingTaylor Nicioli, CNN It is no secret that Lizzo is a passionate advocate for self-love. Alongside her confidence-boosting music — which includes tracks “Good as Hell,” “2 Be Loved (Am I Ready)” and the Grammy-Award winning “About Damn Time” — the singer launched shapewear brand Yitty in 2022 with a goal of helping women of
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — Players making their big league debuts will be especially marked this season. Major League Baseball announced before openers that players making their first appearances will wear debut patches on their jerseys. After a player appears in his first game, the patch will be authenticated and placed on a Topps baseball card
Continue Reading MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Police say two men were killed and five other people were wounded in a shooting outside a restaurant in Memphis, Tennessee. Police said two people were arrested Thursday after the shooting that authorities said began with an altercation inside Privé restaurant and nightclub. Preliminary information provided by police showed one man
Continue Reading By ELLEN KNICKMEYER, MICHAEL WEISSENSTEIN and LISA MASCARO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — In a highly sensitive U.S. visit, Taiwan’s president delivered the message Thursday that keeping her self-ruled island strong will help ensure the world’s safety — even as her travel is carefully calibrated to try to contain what furious Chinese officials warn
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN Español) — El Tribunal Constitucional de Perú emitió este jueves una orden que obliga al Ministerio de Salud a distribuir de forma gratuita la píldora anticonceptiva oral de emergencia (AOE), también conocida como “píldora del día después”. La medida representa un triunfo para Violeta Gómez Hinostroza, la mujer que en 2014 demandó
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KLAMATH, Calif. (AP) — A northern California tribe is pressing the federal government to stop water deliveries for farming in southern Oregon and northern California unless a federal agency can show it’s met all legal requirements for endangered species, including salmon and killer whales. The Yurok Tribe, Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen’s Associations and Institute
Continue Reading PALOS VERDES ESTATES, Calif. (AP) — Mi Hyang Lee shot a 6-under 65 in her first LPGA Tour event of the year for a one-stroke lead in the opening round of the DIO Implant LA Open on Thursday. Lee, a South Korean who earned her spot in a Monday qualifier, hit all 18 greens in
Continue ReadingBy Gregory Krieg, CNN The potential 2024 Republican primary field quickly coalesced on Thursday around a strategy for responding to former President Donald Trump’s indictment: Attack Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, the prosecutor, but stop short of praising Trump. If the news of the former president facing more than 30 counts related to business fraud
Continue ReadingBy Tierney Sneed, Holmes Lybrand and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN A Manhattan grand jury’s indictment of former President Donald Trump will set in motion a criminal process that will in some ways work like that of any other defendant, and in other ways, look very different. When someone is indicted, the charges are sometimes kept under
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN) — Algunas de las llamadas al 911 que se hicieron desde la escuela primaria The Covenant, en medio del tiroteo masivo, fueron divulgadas este jueves por la ciudad de Nashville. Las grabaciones parecen captar parte de la confusión en el lugar mientras se desarrollaba la masacre. Una mujer que explica que está
Continue Reading By JANIE McCAULEY AP Baseball Writer OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Arms crossed, Michael O’Hoppe paced outside the Oakland Coliseum on Thursday eagerly awaiting the exact moment he would be let inside to gear up for rookie son Logan catching for the Los Angeles Angels on opening day. With superstar Shohei Ohtani on the mound, no
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — Las plantas hacen sonidos que el oído humano no puede detectar, según las grabaciones realizadas en un nuevo estudio, y suenan más cuando están deshidratadas o bajo otros tipos de estrés. La investigación cuestiona radicalmente lo que la mayoría de los botánicos pensaban que sabían sobre el reino vegetal, que era
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Cal Fire crews were able to quickly contain a structure fire at a mobile home in Indio Thursday afternoon. The fire was reported at around 5:30 p.m. on the 44700 block of Palm Street. There were multiple reports of heavy black smoke from the residence, authorities said. Firefighters said an exterior fire spread to a
Continue Reading SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Colorado Rockies placed closer Daniel Bard on the 10-day injured list on Thursday due to anxiety. The move came a few hours before their opener against the San Diego Padres. The Rockies filled his spot by calling up right-hander Jake Bird. Bard said he has had anxiety both on and
Continue Reading LOS ANGELES (AP) — Drew Timme of Gonzaga is one of five finalists for the John R. Wooden Award as the men’s college basketball player of the year. He’s joined by Zach Edey of Purdue, Trayce Jackson-Davis of Indiana, Houston’s Marcus Sasser and Jalen Wilson of Kansas. Timme took his team farthest in the upset-riddled
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