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Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — En un refugio en Eagle Pass, Texas, CNN habló con dos mujeres embarazadas quienes dicen que los miembros de la Guardia Nacional de Texas les negaron agua mientras intentaban entregarse a las autoridades de inmigración de EE.UU. la semana pasada. María es de El Salvador y Carmen es oriunda
Continue ReadingBy EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Russia came under pressure at the United Nations Security Council on Friday from its ally China and developing countries as well as Western nations to avert a global food crisis and quickly revive Ukrainian grain shipments. Moscow was also criticized by the U.N. and council
Continue ReadingBy MARK THIESSEN Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Officials say no survivors have been found after a helicopter carrying four people crashed in a remote Alaska lake. The company that operated the flight says the helicopter had been chartered by a government agency. It was reported overdue late Thursday night. A North Slope Borough
Continue ReadingTALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Presidential candidate and Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is asking for an investigation of the state’s investments in the company that makes Bud Light because of conservative backlash over a transgender social media influencer marketing the beverage. DeSantis sent a letter to the State Board of Administration Thursday and said “all
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Residents at Caliente Sands Mobile Home Park in Cathedral City are expressing frustration and concern after experiencing multiple power outages this week with little or no prior notice. The sudden blackouts occurred during a period of extreme heat, creating a dangerous situation for the mobile home community. “It was like 115 outside,” said Barbara Cleary.
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Bill Geddie, co-creator of “The View” and longtime producer for Barbara Walters died Friday at the age of 68. Geddie died in his home in Rancho Mirage. The legendary TV news producer’s family told Variety that he died from coronary-related factors. “He was a big deal in TV, but at home he was an even ‘bigger than
Continue ReadingBy JONATHAN MATTISE and TRAVIS LOLLER Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee has begun requiring felons who want their voting rights back to first get their full citizenship rights restored by a judge or show they were pardoned. Election officials say the step is required after a June court ruling, but attorneys representing the
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By Karol Suarez and Tara John, CNN (CNN) — Dozens of Central American migrants, including 23 unaccompanied children, were rescued Friday from a box truck abandoned on the side of a highway amid sweltering temperatures in the southeastern state of Veracruz, according to the Mexico’s National Institute of Migration (INM). “The INM rescued 148 migrants
Continue ReadingBy Caolán Magee, CNN (CNN) — When the highly anticipated movie “Oppenheimer” finally lands in theaters Friday, it will be one of the first blockbuster biopics to open since the end of the Covid-19 pandemic. Director Christopher Nolan’s latest creation concerns an earlier existential threat, telling the story of the atomic bomb through the lens
Continue ReadingBy Priscilla Alvarez and Shimon Prokupecz, CNN (CNN) — The Justice Department told Texas Thursday that it intends to file legal action against the placement of floating barriers in the Rio Grande as part of the state’s operation along the Texas-Mexico border, according to sources familiar and a letter obtained by CNN. The Justice Department
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — El Departamento de Justicia le comunicó este jueves a Texas su intención de emprender acciones legales contra las barreras flotantes que se ubicaron en el río Grande como parte de la operación del estado en la frontera con México, según fuentes con conocimiento del asunto y una carta obtenida por CNN.
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press LAUREL, Mont. (AP) — Tar balls have shown up 100 miles downstream of a railroad bridge collapse last month that sent numerous tank cars carrying petroleum products plummeting into Montana’s Yellowstone River,. Dropping water levels and rising temperatures are hindering the cleanup work, which is expected to continue weeks. Officials
Continue ReadingBy LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A security operations leader hired by the far-right Oath Keepers group has been sentenced to two years of probation. Michael Greene’s acquittal on conspiracy charges in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot marked a rare setback for prosecutors. He was convicted on a misdemeanor trespassing offense after
Continue ReadingBy COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Prosecutors say a Colorado deputy who deployed a Taser on a man on Interstate 25 who was then hit and killed by an SUV won’t face criminal charges. The district attorney said Larimer County Deputy Lorenzo Lujan’s decision to use the Taser on Brent Thompson after he
Continue ReadingBy JACK DURA and HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press FARGO, N.D. (AP) — The heavily armed man who ambushed Fargo police officers investigating a fender bender last week likely had a bigger and bloodier attack in mind, with at least two fairs taking place at the time in and around North Dakota’s largest city, authorities said
Continue ReadingBy JANIE HAR Associated Press MARTINEZ, Calif. (AP) — A court hearing to determine whether Northern California police officers who traded racist text messages violated a state law aimed at eliminating racism in the criminal justice system adjourned Friday without any officers taking the stand to answer questions about the scandal that has roiled the
Continue ReadingBy JANIE HAR Associated Press MARTINEZ, Calif. (AP) — A court hearing to determine whether Northern California police officers who traded racist text messages violated a state law aimed at eliminating racism in the criminal justice system adjourned Friday without any officers taking the stand to answer questions about the scandal that has roiled the
Continue ReadingBy Andrew Millman and Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — John Lauro, the recent addition to former President Donald Trump’s legal team, told Fox News on Friday there is no reason for the former president to appear before a federal grand jury investigating the 2020 election aftermath, adding that Trump “did absolutely nothing wrong.” Earlier this
Continue Reading Juan Pablo Elverdin Londres (CNN) — El presidente de Ucrania, Volodymyr Zelensky, despidió este viernes a su embajador en el Reino Unido. El embajador Vadym Prystaiko había criticado a Zelensky por su reacción a las recientes declaraciones del secretario de Defensa británico, Ben Wallace, quien había sugerido que Ucrania no había expresado suficiente “gratitud” por
Continue ReadingBy MANUEL VALDES Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Activists in Seattle climbed up a tree to prevent its removal on a construction site for new homes. The protest of the potential removal of a Western red cedar on a private lot is the latest episode highlighting tensions behind tree policy in Seattle as climate change
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