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CATHEDRAL CITY, Calif. (AP) — In a story published August 22, 2023, about Tropical Storm Hilary, The Associated Press erroneously reported Hilary was the first tropical storm to hit Southern California in 84 years. The last such storm actually was Nora in 1997. The last tropical storm to first make landfall in Southern California occurred
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CNNEE (CNN Español) — Sandra Torres Casanova, de 67 años, buscará hacer historia este 20 de agosto y convertirse en la primera mujer en llegar a la presidencia de Guatemala. Torres es fundadora y actual candidata presidencial del partido Unidad Nacional de la Esperanza, UNE. Este es su tercer intento, tras dos derrotas en balotaje:
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By Lauren Mascarenhas and Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN (CNN) — A large fire erupted in a historic hotel in the smallest town of the nation’s smallest state Friday night, leaving the area with limited water and no power and prompting a state of emergency on Rhode Island’s Block Island. Multiple agencies responded to the fire at
Continue ReadingBy Katelyn Polantz, CNN Reporter, Crime and Justice Washington (CNN) — Prominent conservative legal scholars are increasingly raising a constitutional argument that 2024 Republican candidate Donald Trump should be barred from the presidency because of his actions to overturn the previous presidential election result. The latest salvo came Saturday in The Atlantic magazine, from liberal
Continue ReadingCAMDEN, N.J. (AP) — Starbucks has been ordered to pay an additional $2.7 million to a former regional manager earlier awarded $25.6 million after alleging that she and other white employees were unfairly punished after the high-profile arrests of two Black men at a Philadelphia location in 2018. The Philadelphia Inquirer reports that the judge’s
Continue ReadingBY AYANNA ALEXANDER Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Texas Republicans passed measures this year to eliminate Harris County’s top election job and give the Republican secretary of state power to take oversight of elections in Houston. The laws are hung up in court, but if the state Supreme Court clears the way, they would take
Continue ReadingBy Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN (CNN) — Former Vice President Mike Pence said Sunday he wasn’t aware of any “broad-based effort” by Donald Trump to declassify documents before leaving the White House. “There is a process that the White House goes through to declassify materials. I’m aware of that occurring on several occasions over the course
Continue ReadingBy Kit Maher, CNN Washington (CNN) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is prepared to be “the center of attacks” next week at the GOP’s first debate in the 2024 presidential race, according to a campaign memo obtained by CNN that lays out how DeSantis is preparing for the debate stage. The memo, sent by new
Continue ReadingVANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — In a story published August 19, 2023, about wildfires in Canada, The Associated Press erroneously reported the population of the city of Kelowna. The correct number is about 150,000 people, not 30,000.
Continue ReadingBy Aimee Lewis, CNN (CNN) — History has been made. Against the odds and amid a backdrop of turmoil, Spain reached the pinnacle in Sydney on Sunday, beating England 1-0 to win the Women’s World Cup for the first time. That Spain had progressed to the final, given the tumultuous year the national team had
Continue ReadingBy Melissa Lopez-Martinez Click here for updates on this story Toronto (CTV Network) — Mapping data from NASA shows the extent of wildfires raging across the Northwest Territories and British Columbia where several towns have been damaged, forcing thousands of residents to flee their homes. The Fire Information for Resource Management System U.S./Canada (FIRMS) created
Continue ReadingBy Daniel Otis Click here for updates on this story Toronto (CTV Network) — Yellowknife lawyer and former forest firefighter Garth Wallbridge has a straightforward message for anyone who’s still in the city and doesn’t need to be. “If you’re just a citizen and you’re hanging around Yellowknife, my request, saying it as politely as
Continue ReadingBy MEG KINNARD Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — More than a year after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the federal right to abortion, the issue has at times dominated the discussion among the Republicans seeking their party’s 2024 presidential nomination and is sure to be on display during the first GOP campaign debate Wednesday
Continue ReadingBy Megan Thomas, Chris Boyette and Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — Ron Cephas Jones, who won two Emmy Awards for his acting on the hit television drama “This Is Us,” has died at age 66, according to his manager, Dan Spilo. Jones was best known for playing William Hill, a bisexual recovering drug addict with
Continue ReadingBy ARTURO RODRÍGUEZ and CIARÁN GILES Associated Press SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE, Canary Islands (AP) — The regional president of the Canary Islands says police have confirmed that a wildfire raging out on the tourist island of Tenerife in Spain’s Canary Islands was started deliberately. Fernando Clavijo said Sunday police had opened three lines of
Continue ReadingBy BELA SZANDELSZKY Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungary has struck a deal with Serbia that could bring increased shipments of Russian natural gas through the Balkan country if Ukraine ends a gas transit agreement with Moscow. Hungary’s foreign minister said Sunday that Serbia’s president, Aleksandar Vucic, had met with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor
Continue Reading Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN Español) — En Guatemala el ganador de la primera vuelta electoral fue el voto nulo. Esta opción obtuvo más votos que cualquiera de las 20 fórmulas presidenciales que se presentaron, y obtuvo más votos que cualquier candidatura: poco menos de un millón de votos fueron nulos. La inconformidad con el sistema
Continue ReadingMULTAN, Pakistan (AP) — Police and rescue officials in Pakistan say a bus caught fire after hitting a van parked on the shoulder of an intercity highway in eastern Punjab province, killing at least 20 people and injuring 11 others. The accident occurred early Sunday near Pindi Bhattian, where the Islamabad-bound bus hit a van
Continue ReadingEva Rothenberg, CNN New York (CNN) — Apple’s fall product launch next month is all but certain to include a new iPhone, and rumors say it could include faster charging. According to 9to5Mac, a tech blog with a solid track record on Apple rumors, the next iPhone will switch from Apple’s Lightning charging port to
Continue ReadingBy Parija Kavilanz, CNN New York (CNN) — Christmas, apparently, can’t come soon enough for retailers. While plenty of families are still rushing to wrap up their back-to-school shopping before the new academic year gets going, several retailers have already set the mood for Christmas in stores and online. But what about Halloween? And should
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