JOSHUA GOODMAN CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Throng of supporters of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro have rallied at an electoral council headquarters where he made official his candidacy for a third term. Meanwhile, his would-be rival Corina Yonis struggled against a ticking deadline to register her candidacy — and found she was unable to — in
Continue ReadingBy SUSAN HAIGH Associated Press A New York City police officer was shot and killed Monday during a traffic stop, the city’s mayor said. It marked the first slaying of an NYPD officer in two years. “We lost one of our sons today and it is extremely painful. It is extremely painful,” Mayor Eric Adams
Continue ReadingBelén Liotti (CNN) — Rebel Wilson afirma que Sacha Baron Cohen intentó detener la publicación de su autobiografía, “Rebel Rising”, próxima a lanzarse Rebel Wilson dice que “perdió el foco” en su salud y volvió a subir 14 kilogramos Wilson y Baron Cohen protagonizaron juntos “The Brothers Grimsby” en 2016. “No seré intimidada ni silenciada
Continue ReadingBy John Fritze and Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — The blockbuster case at the Supreme Court that could make it harder for millions of Americans to access the abortion pill mifepristone has turned almost entirely on 11 anti-abortion doctors and advocates who say their work has been upended by patients experiencing complications from the drug.
Continue ReadingBy MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s Cabinet OK’d a plan to sell future next-generation fighter jets to other countries on Tuesday, its latest step away from the pacifist principles the country adopted at the end of World War II. The controversial decision to allow international arms sales is expected to help secure
Continue ReadingBy Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Steven Spielberg had words of caution and hope on Monday while accepting an honor from the University of Southern California. The Oscar-winning director spoke at an event where he was recognized for his work with the USC Shoah Foundation, an organization he founded in 1994 to record and preserve
Continue ReadingRICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A federal court has rejected an appeal from former coal executive Don Blankenship, who argued that Donald Trump Jr. defamed him by calling him a “felon.” The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals left in place a lower court’s ruling in West Virginia against Blankenship. The former coal CEO served a
Continue ReadingBy Robert Shackelford, Elizabeth Wolfe and Mary Gilbert, CNN (CNN) — A powerful storm is pummeling parts of the Plains with blizzard conditions as it drops a blanket of snow from Colorado to Minnesota through Tuesday, creating deadly road conditions and threatening widespread power outages. The wide-reaching storm will also fire up severe thunderstorms and
Continue ReadingBy JESSICA DONATI and SAM MEDNICK Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Senegal’s little-known, 44-year-old opposition leader Bassirou Diomaye Faye is named the country’s next president after preliminary results showed that he won the first round outright. His victory came less than two weeks after he was released from prison to launch a campaign. Official
Continue ReadingANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — A Maryland Senate panel has voted to support a Republican nominee to the state elections board to replace a previous board member who resigned when he was charged with participating in the January 2021 rioting at the U.S. Capitol. The Senate Executive Nominations Committee voted Monday night to send Diane Butler’s
Continue ReadingBy MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s Cabinet on Tuesday approved a plan to sell future next-generation fighter jets that it’s developing with Britain and Italy to other countries, in the latest move away from the country’s postwar pacifist principles. The contentious decision to allow international arms sales is expected to help secure
Continue ReadingBelén Liotti (CNN) –– El gobernador de Florida, el republicano Ron DeSantis, firmó este lunes un proyecto de ley que prohíbe a los niños menores de 14 años tener sus propias cuentas de redes sociales, según un comunicado de prensa de su oficina. Los jóvenes de 14 y 15 años podrán tener cuentas con el
Continue ReadingGEORGETOWN, Calif. (AP) — Two brothers who were attacked, one fatally, by a mountain lion in Northern California over the weekend tried to scare the cougar away once they realized it was stalking them, and then fought with the animal after it pounced, according to a family statement Monday. Taylen Robert Claude Brooks, 21, was
Continue ReadingGEORGETOWN, Calif. (AP) — Two brothers who were attacked, one fatally, by a mountain lion in Northern California over the weekend tried to scare the cougar away once they realized it was stalking them, and then fought with the animal after it pounced, according to a family statement Monday. Taylen Robert Claude Brooks, 21, was
Continue ReadingWELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Hackers linked to the Chinese government launched a state-sponsored operation that targeted New Zealand’s Parliament in 2021, the country’s security minister said. New Zealand’s allegation comes a day after American and British authorities announced a set of criminal charges and sanctions against seven hackers, who targeted U.S. officials, journalists, corporations,
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The Los Angeles County Fire Department announced today the on-duty death of one of its firefighters, although the circumstances surrounding the death were not immediately released. According to the agency, firefighter Jonathan Van Oeffelen died Sunday. He was assigned to fire station 52 in Vernon. “We extend our deepest condolences and prayers to the
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Mike Washburn is no longer the Chief of Police for the Indio Police Department, the city announced on Monday. Assistant Chief Brian Tully has been promoted to Chief of Police. He will be sworn in on Wednesday at 3:00 p.m. at the City Council Chambers. Brian Tully There was no word on why Washburn has
Continue ReadingBy MIKE STOBBE and JONEL ALECCIA Associated Press Federal officials say milk from dairy cows in Texas and Kansas has tested positive for bird flu. The virus has also been detected in New Mexico. Officials with the Texas Animal Health Commission confirmed the flu virus is the Type A H5N1 strain, known for decades to
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Over the weekend, the Space Weather Prediction Center issued a Geomagnetic Storm Watch for March 24th and 25th. This comes after a coronal mass ejection (CME for short) was detected. Credit: NASA JPL A CME is a large ejection of plasma and charged particles from the sun’s corona – its outermost layer. If Earth happens
Continue ReadingKUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — A ministerial corruption case in Singapore has expanded with more charges being filed against a former transport minister. S. Iswaran pleaded not guilty Monday to eight new charges alleging he received goods worth $14,000 from a contractor. The former senior politician in the long-ruling People’s Action Party was first hauled
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