Ivonne Valdés (CNN Español) — La Comisión Nacional de Primaria de Venezuela (CNP) proclamó este jueves a María Corina Machado como ganadora de las primarias opositoras hacia las elecciones previstas para 2024. Frente a medios de comunicación, la exdiputada agradeció a sus familiares y partidarios por el apoyo durante la campaña que concluyó el domingo
Continue ReadingBy ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s office says the state has arranged to send drones, weapons and ammunition to Israel as it prepares for an incursion of Gaza in response to Hamas’ attack. DeSantis’ office said Thursday that Florida has sent cargo planes with healthcare supplies, drones, body
Continue ReadingBy ED WHITE Associated Press A man wrongly accused of drunken driving can sue a Michigan police officer who grossly misread a breath test. That’s the decision of a federal appeals court. The man was a native of Japan who was in Michigan for work in 2020. He blew a 0.02 on the breath test,
Continue ReadingBy CAROLYN THOMPSON Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — A city of Buffalo employee was fatally shot and two others were wounded when the city pickup truck they were in was struck by gunfire from a passing vehicle. New York State Police say the shooting occurred in the southbound lanes of Interstate 190 just north
Continue ReadingOpinion by Roy Schwartz (CNN) — To condemn the slaughter of more than 1,400 people in Israel, including many children and babies, most through indescribable violence, is not a controversial stance. Or at least, in a sane world it wouldn’t be. But the Writers Guild of America (WGA), which represents more than 16,000 members in various media, has
Continue ReadingRENO, Nev. (AP) — Leaders of the National Championship Air Races held in Reno since 1964 plan visits later this year to six Western cities that have submitted bids to host the annual competition beginning in 2025 in California, Arizona, Utah, New Mexico, Colorado or Wyoming. Organizers of the event announced early this year that
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By Heather Chen, CNN (CNN) — Hye Minyi can still vividly recall what happened in Itaewon, South Korea, on the night of October 29, 2022. That was when the trendy nightlife district in the heart of Seoul became the site of one of the country’s deadliest disasters, when a massive crowd surge during Halloween celebrations
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About 100 children in foster care will be formally adopted during a series of hearings next week in Riverside and Indio in recognition of National Adoption Awareness Month. Ceremonies will take place on Saturday, Nov. 4, at the Larson Justice Center in Indio and the downtown Riverside Historic Courthouse, during which the adoption process will
Continue ReadingATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greenpeace is stepping up its appeal for Greece to abandon a deep-sea gas exploration project in the Mediterranean. It cites newly published research to argue that the project’s impact on endangered whales and dolphins would be greater than previously believed. The environmental group said Thursday a survey off southwestern Greece in
Continue ReadingROUND LAKE BEACH, Ill. (AP) — A man who allegedly attacked two relatives with a sledgehammer in suburban Chicago has been fatally shot by police after he charged at officers. Officers in Round Lake Beach responded about 3:15 p.m. Wednesday to a domestic violence report and removed two injured women from an open garage. The
Continue ReadingBy CURT ANDERSON Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The Tampa Bay Rays are pushing for swift approval of a financing deal for a new 30,000-seat ballpark, part of a much larger $6 billion redevelopment project that includes affordable housing, a hotel, a Black history museum and many other items. The St. Petersburg City
Continue ReadingBy Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — Britain’s health agency is warning the public not to buy pre-filled pens claiming to contain the weight loss drugs Ozempic and Saxenda without a prescription, after a small number of people were hospitalized. The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency said those hospitalized experienced serious side effects, including hypoglycemic shock and coma,
Continue ReadingBy LISA MASCARO, SEUNG MIN KIM and FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has met with new House Speaker Mike Johnson at the White House. Johnson was joined by Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries as they discussed Biden’s request for nearly $106 billion for Israel, Ukraine and other national security needs. Johnson
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A man was in custody today for allegedly committing organized retail crimes in Los Angeles and Riverside counties that netted more than $100,000 in stolen merchandise, authorities said. Investigators served a warrant Sunday at a residence in Los Angeles and arrested Nickolas Mallory, 25, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. Mallory was booked on
Continue ReadingBy ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s office says the state has arranged to send drones, weapons and ammunition to Israel as it prepares for an incursion of Gaza in response to Hamas’ attack. DeSantis’ office said Thursday that Florida has sent cargo planes with healthcare supplies, drones, body
Continue ReadingMACON, Ga. (AP) — Authorities say one of four men who escaped from a central Georgia jail last week has been caught. The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement that 29-year-old Chavis Demaryo Stokes was arrested at home in Montezuma around 2 p.m. Thursday. The sheriff’s office did not provide any other information
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CNN By Natasha Bertrand, CNN (CNN) — A Chinese fighter jet came within 10 feet of a US Air Force B-52 bomber flying over the South China Sea on Tuesday, according to the US military. The Chinese pilot “flew in an unsafe and unprofessional manner, demonstrated poor airmanship by closing with uncontrolled excessive speed, flying
Continue ReadingBy Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — When the clock is set back, does your world get turned a little upside down? Daylight Saving Time will end on Sunday, November 5, moving the clocks in most US states back an hour – and that is no small thing for our health, according to Dr. Rajkumar Dasgupta,
Continue ReadingBy BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — DirecTV expanded its reach into college sports when it became the title sponsor of the Holiday Bowl on Thursday. Terms of the deal weren’t disclosed and both the satellite TV provider and the bowl said the focus was on the 2023 game, in large part
Continue ReadingBy Nicole Goodkind, CNN New York (CNN) — US stocks fell on Thursday under the pressure of disappointing third-quarter results from Big Tech companies and high Treasury yields. The Dow fell about 252 points, or 0.8%, and the S&P dropped 1.2%. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite, meanwhile, sank another 1.8%. Thursday’s drop comes after the S&P
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