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Month: August 2023

Federal judge orders utility to turn over customer information amid reports of improper water use

By MICHAEL GOLDBERG Associated Press/Report for America JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A federal judge has ordered Mississippi’s largest electric utility to turn over information on customers in and around the capital city who might be using water without paying for it. U.S. District Court Judge Henry Wingate granted a motion Monday by the federally appointed

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In session reacting to school shooting, Tennessee GOP lawmaker orders removal of public from hearing

By JONATHAN MATTISE and KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The second day of Tennessee’s special legislative session has been filled with emotional and chaotic scenes in which Republican lawmakers largely ignored calls to address gun control. On Tuesday, families close to a Nashville fatal school shooting broke down in tears after Republican

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Nuevo gobierno se acerca a UABC

Comienzan los cuartos de final de la Copa Libertadores en sus juegos de ida: partidos, análisis, horarios, dónde ver

urielblanco (CNN Español) — El certamen de más prestigio de Conmebol, la Copa Libertadores, tendrá un nuevo campeón en esta edición 2023. En octavos de final el Flamengo, último monarca, fue eliminado por el Olimpia, marcando el mayor impacto que dejó hasta aquí el torneo continental. El Flamengo ha ganado las ediciones 2019 y 2022

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Local Congressmen Calvert & Ruiz urge President Biden to declare federal disaster due to Tropical Storm Hilary

Local Congressmen Ken Calvert and Raul Ruiz each sent letters to President Joe Biden requesting federal disaster assistance for Tropical Storm Hilary’s aftermath Get Storm Updates Here Calvert along with Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, Reps. Valadao, Steel, Obernolte, Garcia, Kiley, and Kim, led a letter asking President Joe Biden to quickly approve a

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Spain’s conservatives will get first shot at forming a government after inconclusive elections

MADRID (AP) — The leader of Spain’s conservatives will have the first chance to curry the parliamentary support necessary to form a new government following last month’s inconclusive national election. Speaker Francina Armengol announced the decision by Spain’s King Felipe VI following the monarch’s round of meetings with the leaders of the parties represented in

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Maui confronts the challenge of finding hundreds of missing people after the deadly wildfires

By AUDREY McAVOY, CLAIRE RUSH and JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER Associated Press LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — Two weeks after the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century swept through the Maui community of Lahaina, authorities say anywhere between 500 and 1,000 people remain unaccounted for — a staggering number for officials facing huge challenges to

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UPS workers approve 5-year contract, capping contentious negotiations that threatened deliveries

By HALELUYA HADERO and MATT OTT AP Business Writers The union representing 340,000 UPS workers said Tuesday that its members voted to approve the tentative contract agreement reached last month, putting a final seal on contentious labor negotiations that threatened to disrupt package deliveries for millions of businesses and households nationwide. The Teamsters said in

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8 candidates qualify for first 2024 Republican presidential debate

By Eric Bradner, CNN (CNN) — Eight Republicans have qualified for the party’s first 2024 presidential primary debate Wednesday night, the Republican National Committee announced Monday evening. The list includes North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, former Arkansas Gov. Asa

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UK crime agency charges Nigeria’s former oil minister with bribery offenses

By Stephanie Busari and Lauren Kent, CNN (CNN) — Nigeria’s former oil minister Diezani Alison-Madueke has been charged with bribery offenses following an investigation by the UK’s National Crime Agency, which alleges she accepted bribes in exchange for multimillion-pound oil and gas contracts while in government. “She is alleged to have benefitted from at least

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