By TOM KRISHER Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — The United Auto Workers union said Monday that it reached a tentative contract with General Motors, the last of the Detroit Three automakers to agree to a deal. Under the agreement reached early Monday at the union’s headquarters in Detroit, workers at all three companies will return
Continue ReadingBy MANUEL RUEDA Associated Press BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Allies of Colombian President Gustavo Petro have been defeated by wide margins in municipal and provincial elections, in what analysts say is a sign of growing discontent with the country’s first left-wing government. Candidates from the president’s Historical Pact Party failed to win mayorships in any
Continue ReadingBy Christopher Hickey and Will Mullery, CNN Americans can’t get enough of Halloween candy. Halloween candy sales grew 14% between 2021 and 2022 and this year is on track to be the same. In 2022, US consumers dropped more than $3.7 billion on candy during the six-week period before the holiday. Consumers favorite candy? Chocolate,
Continue ReadingBy KAREEM CHEHAYEB and LUJAIN JO Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — A watchdog group advocating for press freedom has said that the strikes that hit a group of journalists in southern Lebanon earlier this month, killing one, were targeted rather than accidental and that the journalists were clearly identified as press. Reporters Without Borders, or
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Authorities today identified an 18-year-old man as a fourth suspect in the fatal shooting of a 48-year-old man in North Palm Springs earlier this year. The suspect, a Palm Desert resident, was arrested Friday in the 74200 block of Erin Street on suspicion of murder, according to Sgt. Ben Ramirez. Due to his age at
Continue ReadingBy MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is tackling the question of when public officials can block critics from commenting on their social media accounts, an issue that first arose in a case involving former President Donald Trump. The justices are hearing arguments in two cases Tuesday involving lawsuits filed by
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Una jueza federal concedió este lunes la petición de Texas para impedir temporalmente que el Gobierno de Biden retire el alambre de púas en la frontera entre EE.UU. y México, a la espera de una audiencia preliminar. Sin embargo, esta victoria temporal para Texas ––que establece que el Gobierno federal no
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By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — The James Webb Space Telescope has captured wispy new details of cosmic gas and dust within the Crab Nebula, revealing insights into what happens in the aftermath of a massive star explosion. The Crab Nebula is a well-studied supernova remnant located 6,500 light-years away in the Taurus constellation. Astronomers
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By Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — The Biden administration is announcing new actions Monday aimed at combating a dangerous scourge of antisemitic incidents on college campuses across the country in the wake of the Hamas terror attacks on Israel. The White House highlighted a series of steps taken by the Department of Homeland Security, the
Continue ReadingBy Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN New York (CNN) — The US Treasury Department said it expects to borrow $776 billion in the final quarter of this year, the most the government has ever borrowed during a fourth quarter. The forecast is $76 billion less than the estimate Treasury made in August due to higher-than-anticipated tax collections
Continue ReadingBy Annie Gimbel Click here for updates on this story UVALDE, Texas (KTVT) — A groundbreaking was held Saturday in Uvalde for a new school to replace Robb Elementary School, where 19 students and two teachers were murdered in a 2022 mass shooting. “The children of Uvalde deserve to have a safe environment where they
Continue ReadingBy KCAL News Staff Click here for updates on this story California (KCAL) — A woman was killed in a grisly crash on the 710 Freeway early Sunday morning, when a suspect DUI driver crashed into the back of an ambulance in Long Beach. The driver, identified as 27-year-old Christian Castillas, was arrested on suspicion
Continue ReadingBy JACQUES BILLEAUD Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — A federal appeals court has agreed to give abortion rights advocates a chance to revive their bid to block an Arizona law that makes it a felony for doctors to perform abortions on patients seeking the procedure solely because of a fetal genetic abnormality, such as Down
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer McRae Click here for updates on this story Colorado (KCNC) — A man died at the Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park over the weekend after he illegally entered the park after hours when no employees or people were present. The man has been identified as a 22-year-old from the Carbondale area. How he died
Continue ReadingBy Meghan Schiller Click here for updates on this story PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Pittsburgh Steelers might have suffered a loss, but quarterback Kenny Pickett saw some resolution to his car theft woes. The judge dismissed the charges against Christopher Carter on Monday. Carter is accused of stealing Pickett’s vehicle from Bowser Chevrolet in Monroeville
Continue ReadingBy NAJIB JOBAIN, SAMY MAGDY and LEE KEATH Associated Press KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli ground forces pushed deeper into Gaza on Monday, advancing in tanks and other armored vehicles on the territory’s main city and freeing a soldier held captive by Hamas militants. The Israeli prime minister rejected calls for a cease-fire
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