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MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican authorities say a clash between gunmen from a notoriously violent drug cartel and residents of a small farming community in central Mexico left 14 people dead, including the cartel’s leader. Police in the State of Mexico, which abuts Mexico City, say the bloodshed occurred Friday in the hamlet of Texcaltitlan
Continue ReadingBy JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — A longtime Democratic Texas lawmaker who has represented Houston in the Legislature for more than 50 years will lead the nation’s fourth-largest city after winning a mayoral runoff election. State Sen. John Whitmire defeated U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee Saturday night. Whitmire and Jackson Lee had
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By Abel Alvarado, CNN (CNN) — Venezuela and Guyana have agreed to a high-level meeting over the status of the disputed and oil-rich Essequibo region, following a flurry of diplomacy involving leaders of both countries as well as Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, St. Vincent and Grenadines Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves, and United Nations
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Sofía Benavides (CNN Español) — Una reunión entre el presidente de Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, y el presidente de Guyana, Irfaan Ali, fue propuesta para el 14 de diciembre, según una carta compartida con CNN en Español enviada a ambos presidentes por Ralph Gonsalves, primer ministro de San Vicente y las Granadinas. El gobierno de Nicolás
Continue ReadingBy George Ramsay and Kevin Dotson, CNN (CNN) — The Los Angeles Dodgers have won the race to reach terms with Shohei Ohtani, baseball’s transcendent two-way star, to one of the richest contracts in professional sports. The two-time American League MVP announced on Instagram he had “decided to choose the Dodgers” as his next team;
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press DAVIS, Calif. (AP) — Erik Pratt scored 18 points and Faizon Fields made two free throws with two seconds remaining to rally Milwaukee to an 81-79 victory over UC Davis on Saturday night. Pratt shot 7 for 12 (1 for 5 from 3-point range) and 3 of 3 from the free
Continue ReadingCLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — First responders in Tennessee were surveying damage from an apparent tornado that damaged homes as a line of severe storms raked the area on Saturday. Police and firefighters in Clarksville were responding to multiple reports of damage in the northern part of the city north of Nashville near the Kentucky state
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Dominic Brewton had 23 points in Cal State Fullerton’s 62-60 win against Sacramento State on Saturday night. Brewton also added five rebounds for the Titans (6-4). Max Jones scored eight points while going 2 of 9 from the floor and 3 for 4 from the line, and
Continue ReadingHENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — (AP) — Donovan Dent’s 22 points helped New Mexico defeat Santa Clara 93-76 on Saturday night. Dent added six rebounds and three steals for the Lobos (9-1). Jemarl Baker Jr. scored 17 points while going 6 of 8 (4 for 6 from 3-point range). Isaac Mushila, JT Toppin and Tru Washington
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Myron Amey Jr. had 29 points in San Jose State’s 87-82 win over New Orleans on Saturday night. Amey had seven rebounds for the Spartans (6-5). Alvaro Cardenas Torre scored 16 points and added 10 assists. Diogo Seixas had 11 points and was 3 of 4
Continue ReadingBy Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — A disruptive storm will unload heavy rain, severe thunderstorms, strong winds and even snow on the eastern half of the US through this weekend. This wide-reaching storm could disrupt travel both on the ground and in the air across more than a dozen states and knock out power
Continue Reading By Heather Chen, CNN (CNN) — During the brief truce between Israel and Hamas earlier this month, it was people in white vests driving SUVs who escorted freed hostages to safety. Sporting unmistakable red and white livery, the men and women of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) co-ordinated the transfer of hostages
Continue Reading Sofía Benavides (CNN) — Cinco ciudadanos iraníes que pretendían cruzar ilegalmente a Estados Unidos fueron detenidos por la Guardia Nacional de México y funcionarios de Inmigración en el norte del país latinoamericano, dijeron las autoridades en un comunicado el viernes. “Cinco extranjeros provenientes de Irán fueron puestos a disposición del Instituto Nacional de Migración (INM) en
Continue ReadingBy MARC LEVY Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The University of Pennsylvania’s president has resigned amid pressure from donors and criticism over testimony at a congressional hearing where she was unable to say under repeated questioning that calls on campus for the genocide of Jews would violate the school’s conduct policy. The chairman of
Continue ReadingBy Maria Sole Campinoti, CNN (CNN) — Former Rep. Tom Suozzi, a Democrat, on Saturday officially announced his run for the House seat left vacant by George Santos’ expulsion, saying that he will focus on the “bread-and-butter issues” that concern most Americans. Suozzi, whom New York Democrats nominated earlier this week to run for the
Continue ReadingCLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — First responders in Tennessee were surveying damage from an apparent tornado that damaged homes as a line of severe storms raked the area on Saturday. Police and firefighters in Clarksville were responding to multiple reports of damage in the northern part of the city north of Nashville near the Kentucky state
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) — Cole Anderson scored 20 points as UC Santa Barbara beat Bethesda 126-76 on Saturday night. Anderson shot 8 for 13, including 4 for 8 from beyond the arc for the Gauchos (5-3). Evans Kipruto, Matija Belic and Kilian Brockhoff each added 14 points. The Flames were
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Original Report 3:30 p.m. Flames were first reported in Cabazon South of the I-10 in the hills near Ida and Helen Avenue around 9:20 a.m. Saturday morning. As of 2:30 p.m. the flames spanned 65 acres and the fire was 15% contained. Cal Fire reports the forward rate of spread has been stopped, and crews
Continue Reading Sofía Benavides (CNN) — En una sorprendente caída de la líder de una de las universidades más prestigiosas del mundo, Liz Magill, presidenta de la Universidad de Pensilvania, renunció voluntariamente a la dirección de la escuela Ivy League este sábado, tras una ola de críticas por su testimonio sobre el antisemitismo en Capitolio el martes. El
Continue ReadingBy CRAIG MERZ Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Cucho Hernandez and Yaw Yeboah scored in the first half and the Columbus Crew held on to beat defending champion LAFC 2-1 on Saturday to win their third MLS Cup. The Crew added the title to their championships in 2008, when they beat the New York
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