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BY AYANNA ALEXANDER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Some of the nation’s most influential Black leaders say many of the threats to democratic institutions in the U.S. appear to be aimed squarely at their community, including efforts to make voting more difficult, censor lessons around race and weaken social safeguards such as affirmative action. They
Continue ReadingSEATTLE (AP) — Seattle Public Utilities is asking about 1.5 million customers in the Seattle area to use less water amid ongoing drought conditions. The Seattle Times reports people on Thursday were asked to stop watering lawns, to reduce shower time, and to fix leaking pipes and running toilets. The Seattle Public Utilities director says
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Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — La cantidad de cruces de migrantes en la frontera entre México y Estados Unidos vuelve a aumentar. ¿Por qué ocurre esto y qué podría pasar ahora? Para entender mejor la situación, CNN habló con Ariel Ruiz Soto, analista de políticas del Instituto de Política Migratoria en Washington. Ruiz dice que hay
Continue Reading CNNEE (CNN Español) — El Instituto Nacional de Migración informó en un comunicado este miércoles que desplegará más personal a lo largo de la ruta del tren que circula por el Estado de México, Hidalgo, Querétaro, Aguascalientes, Nuevo León, Durango y Chihuahua y que es utilizado habitualmente por miles de migrantes que buscan llegar a
Continue ReadingBy LISA MASCARO and STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — With House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s latest funding plan in ruins and lawmakers leaving town for the weekend, there’s no endgame in sight as hard-right Republicans push dangerously closer to a disruptive federal shutdown. The White House will tell federal agencies on Friday to prepare
Continue ReadingBy ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California will let insurance companies consider climate change when setting their prices, the state’s chief regulator announced Thursday, a move aimed at preventing insurers from fleeing the state over fears of massive losses from wildfires and other natural disasters. Unlike other states, California does not let
Continue ReadingSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California wants to let insurers consider climate risk in pricing in exchange for insuring homes in wildfire-prone areas.
Continue ReadingRIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil’s firefighters in the northeastern state of Bahia are battling wildfires, fanned by strong winds and abnormally high temperatures for the season. While it is still technically winter in Brazil, with spring due to start in a couple days, a heat wave prompting record temperatures has swept across much of
Continue ReadingThe Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Media magnate Rupert Murdoch is stepping down as the leader of both Fox News’ parent company and his News Corp media holdings, with his son, Lachlan, set to take his place. In addition to the multi-billionaire’s legacy, Murdoch’s family has risen into the spotlight over the years, accompanied
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Originally Published: 21 SEP 23 17:46 ET Updated: 21 SEP 23 18:03 ET By Mark Morales, CNN (CNN) — Authorities discovered a trap floor containing drugs, including fentanyl, inside a Bronx day care center where a 1-year-old boy died of a suspected fentanyl overdose last week, the New York Police Department announced Thursday. The drugs
Continue ReadingBy JAMES POLLARD and TARA COPP Associated Press NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — A military pilot whose advanced fighter jet went temporarily missing over the weekend is heard repeatedly requesting an ambulance in a perplexing 911 call from the South Carolina home where he had parachuted to safety. His voice is heard on an audio
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We’re getting to know a special team member with Riverside County District Attorney’s Office. Solo is a two-year-old English Labrador, and the newest member of the county’s Child Exploitation Team. Jason Polanco, Senior DA Investigator with Riverside County said, “I believe there’s four Electronic Scent Detection dogs (in the state of California), and we’re fortunate enough
Continue Reading Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN Español) — Más de 16 presas políticas que se encuentran recluidas en la cárcel La Esperanza, ubicada en Managua, sostienen una huelga de hambre en demanda de mejores tratos a sus derechos humanos, según posteo en sus redes sociales la organización no gubernamental Monitoreo Azul y Blanco. “Se nos hizo
Continue ReadingBy CLAUDIA LAUER and SAMANTHA HENDRICKSON Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — When an Ohio father learned that his 11-year-old daughter had been manipulated into sending explicit photos to an adult, he turned to the police for help. But instead of treating the girl as a crime victim, an officer seemingly threatened to charge her
Continue ReadingBy DEVI SHASTRI AP Health Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — Some people seeking the newest COVID-19 vaccine are running into high demand, insurance headaches and supply delays coast to coast. Millions of the newly formulated vaccines have shipped out since the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention signed off on them last week for ages 6
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The Boys & Girls Club of Palm Springs will celebrate its 75th anniversary today with a community open house. The celebration will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday on the club’s campus located at 450 S. Sunrise Way and will feature demonstrations of many club programs, tours of the new Health and Wellness
Continue ReadingBy Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration needs to take a stronger stance against retailers that illegally sell tobacco products to children, according to a new report from the US Health and Human Services’ Office of the Inspector General (OIG). In a report published Thursday, the OIG says that the
Continue ReadingBy REBECCA SANTANA Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is giving temporary legal status to Afghan migrants who have already been living in the country for a little over a year. The Department of Homeland Security says in its Thursday announcement that the decision to give Temporary Protected Status to Afghans who arrived
Continue ReadingBy REBECCA SANTANA Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A small town on the Texas border declares a state of emergency as tens of thousands of migrants cross the border. The Biden administration grants protection to nearly half a million Venezuelans in the country, giving them the ability to work. This comes after some Democratic mayors
Continue ReadingBy JAMES POLLARD and TARA COPP Associated Press NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — A military pilot whose advanced fighter jet went temporarily missing over the weekend is heard repeatedly requesting an ambulance in a perplexing 911 call from the South Carolina home where he had parachuted to safety. His voice is heard on an audio
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