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By PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas must move a large floating barrier that Gov. Greg Abbott placed on the river between the U.S. and Mexico this summer as part of the Republican’s escalating attempts to stop migrants from crossing America’s southern border, a federal judge ruled Wednesday. U.S. District Judge
Continue ReadingBy FABIOLA SÁNCHEZ and MEGAN JANETSKY Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s Supreme Court threw out all federal criminal penalties for abortion Wednesday, ruling that national laws prohibiting the procedure are unconstitutional and violate women’s rights in a sweeping decision that extended Latin American’s trend of widening abortion access. The high court ordered that
Continue ReadingBy Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Bud Light’s parent company is having a miserable year. But there’s at least one prominent investor who believes in Anheuser-Busch: Bill Gates’ foundation trust. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Trust last quarter bought 1.7 million shares of Anheuser-Busch, valued at around $95 million, according to a
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Federal authorities sought the public’s help today to find a 49-year-old man with ties to Southern California who is suspected of taking part in the storming of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Paul Belosic, who also goes by the name Jeff Thomas Redding, is also believed to have ties to Mexico and Southern
Continue ReadingBy JACK DURA and STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press South Dakota regulators have denied a construction permit to a carbon dioxide pipeline project. Navigator CO2 Ventures wants to build a 1,300-mile pipeline network. It would carry planet-warming carbon dioxide emissions from more than 20 industrial plants to be buried over a mile underground in Illinois. The
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Defenseman Ryan Jones will join the Coachella Valley Firebirds for the 2023-24 AHL season, the team announced on Wednesday. Check Out Our Firebirds Section for the Latest Team News Jones, 27, appeared in 137 games for the AHL’s Syracuse Crunch over the last two seasons. The 6-foot-2, 214-pounder also played in 29 games for the Rochester Americans
Continue ReadingBy Sara Murray, CNN (CNN) — Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis wants to keep the identities of jurors who may be chosen to hear the Georgia 2020 election interference case secret, after grand jurors who issued the indictment against Donald Trump and his allies were doxed online, according to a new court filing. Willis
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL WAGAMAN Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Carlos Pérez broke out of a lengthy batting slump with a two-run homer off Hyun Jin Ryu and the Oakland Athletics avoided a three-game sweep by beating the Toronto Blue Jays 5-2 on Wednesday. It was a milestone day for Ryu. The 36-year-old left-hander threw 77
Continue ReadingSAN DIEGO (AP) — The felony convictions of four Navy officers in one of the worst bribery cases in the maritime branch’s history were vacated due to prosecutorial misconduct Wednesday, the latest misstep in the government’s yearslong efforts in going after dozens of military officials tied to a defense contractor nicknamed Fat Leonard. U.S. District
Continue ReadingSAN DIEGO (AP) — The felony convictions of four Navy officers in one of the worst bribery cases in the maritime branch’s history were vacated due to prosecutorial misconduct Wednesday, the latest misstep in the government’s yearslong efforts in going after dozens of military officials tied to a defense contractor nicknamed Fat Leonard. U.S. District
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An Excessive Heat Watch has been called for this weekend in anticipation of temperatures more than 5° above average. It will be in place from Saturday morning through Sunday evening. Daily highs of up to 113°F are possible during this time. The average high temperature for this time of year is 105°F. Remember to always
Continue ReadingBy PAOLA FLORES and DANIEL POLITI Associated Press LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — The governor of Bolivia’s most populous and richest region has been allowed to briefly leave his high-security prison cell for medical tests, highlighting how the politician widely considered the country’s opposition leader has been governing from behind bars for more than eight
Continue ReadingBy BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Freddie Mercury ’s prized piano that he used to compose “Bohemian Rhapsody” and other hits by Queen sold for more than $2 million Wednesday as some of the late singer’s massive collection of flamboyant stage costumes, fine art and original lyrics were auctioned in a sale that
Continue ReadingBy ASHRAF KHALIL Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The George Washington University community in the nation’s capital has been told to shelter in place after a homicide suspect escaped custody at the university’s hospital. Police announced on the X social platform that 31-year-old Christopher Haynes had “escaped custody” at the hospital just after 3:30 p.m.
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By Nima Elbagir and Celine Alkhaldi, CNN (CNN) — The United States has imposed sanctions on Abdelrahim Dagalo, the deputy leader of Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), for his involvement in human rights abuses, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a statement Wednesday. Abdelrahim Dagalo, who is the brother of RSF commander
Continue Reading By Karol Suarez and Mitchell McCluskey, CNN (CNN) — Mexico’s Supreme Court ruled to federally decriminalize abortion on Wednesday, finding that the current ban on the procedure is unconstitutional. “The First Chamber of the Court ruled that the legal system that penalizes abortion in the Federal Criminal Code is unconstitutional, since it violates the human
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Sofía Benavides (CNN Español) — La Fiscalía General de Colombia anunció este miércoles que ya inició las averiguaciones por amenazas contra Andrea Petro, una de las hijas del presidente Gustavo Petro, luego de las declaraciones públicas que ella misma hizo y el pedido de investigación de su padre. “A raíz de las amenazas denunciadas públicamente
Continue ReadingBy FRANK BAJAK AP Technology Writer All 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico have reached an agreement in principle with Google to settle a lawsuit filed in 2021 over the tech giant’s alleged monopolistic control of app distribution for the software that runs most of the world’s cellphones. The agreement, cited in
Continue ReadingBy FRANK BAJAK AP Technology Writer All 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico have reached an agreement in principle with Google to settle a lawsuit filed in 2021 over the tech giant’s alleged monopolistic control of app distribution for the software that runs most of the world’s cellphones. The agreement, cited in
Continue ReadingBy Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Daniil Medvedev beat compatriot Andrey Rublev to reach the US Open semifinals on Wednesday, but warned that a player might “die” in what he called “brutal” conditions at the tournament. Medvedev triumphed over Rublev in straight sets, 6-4 6-3 6-4, but both players could be seen struggling with the
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