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By DARLENE SUPERVILLE and MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida cracked jokes and invoked a touchstone of American culture as he quoted from “Star Trek” at Wednesday’s state dinner, telling guests at the White House that he hoped the “unshakable relationship” between his country and the U.S. would
Continue ReadingBy Cindy Von Quednow and Jack Forrest, CNN (CNN) — The 18-year-old accused of pledging allegiance to ISIS and planning attacks against churches in Idaho pleaded not guilty Wednesday to a federal terrorism charge, according to the court docket. Alexander Scott Mercurio pleaded not guilty to attempting to provide material support or resources to a designated foreign
Continue ReadingKXLY, KOOTENAI COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE, UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT, DISTRICT OF IDAHO, CNN By Cindy Von Quednow and Jack Forrest, CNN (CNN) — The 18-year-old accused of pledging allegiance to ISIS and planning attacks against churches in Idaho pleaded not guilty Wednesday to a federal terrorism charge, according to the court docket. Alexander Scott Mercurio pleaded
Continue ReadingBy LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — With the dust settled from a big 2023, winning best picture and topping the box office, Universal Pictures is looking to the future. The studio’s upcoming releases include the big screen adaptation of “Wicked,” “Twisters” and the newly announced sequel to “Five Nights at Freddy’s.”
Continue ReadingBy LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — With the dust settled from a big 2023, winning best picture and topping the box office, Universal Pictures is looking to the future. The studio’s upcoming releases include the big screen adaptation of “Wicked,” “Twisters” and the newly announced sequel to “Five Nights at Freddy’s.”
Continue ReadingALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Studies have found that so-called forever chemicals have been detected in water sources across New Mexico. The U.S. Geological Survey on Wednesday detailed the findings of the studies, which were done in cooperation with the state’s Environment Department. The research shows that all major rivers in the state had a presence
Continue ReadingBy EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Republican-controlled Mississippi House has voted in favor of a bill that would restrict where transgender people can use bathrooms or locker rooms in public buildings, including university dormitories. It says public buildings must have restrooms or changing areas that are designated for men only
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Fiction writer Aaliyah Bilal, a National Book Award finalist last fall for her story collection “Temple Folk,” is among 10 winners of the Whiting Award for emerging authors. Bilal and the other recipients, who include fellow fiction writers Yoon Choi, Gothataone Moeng and Ada Zhang, will each be given $50,000. On
Continue ReadingBy BRITTANY PETERSON and HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Workers hurriedly tried to shore up a rural Utah dam after a 60-foot (18-meter) crack sent water pouring into a creek and endangering the 1,800 residents of a downstream town. State and local leaders don’t think the Panguitch Lake Dam is in
Continue ReadingCNN By Andrew Kaczynski and Em Steck, CNN (CNN) — The Republican National Committee last week sent out a scripted call to voters’ phones on behalf of new co-chair Lara Trump saying Democrats committed “massive fraud” in the 2020 election. It’s the latest example of how the RNC under the former president’s daughter-in-law is perpetuating
Continue ReadingBy ANITA SNOW and MORGAN LEE Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Legislature devolved into shouts of “Shame! Shame!” on Wednesday as Republican lawmakers quickly shut down discussion on a proposed repeal of the state’s newly revived 1864 law that criminalizes abortion throughout pregnancy unless a woman’s life is at risk. The state Supreme
Continue ReadingBy Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — People in at least two states have been hospitalized with botulism-like illness after receiving cosmetic injections – commonly known as “botox” – that were administered in non-medical settings. “Cosmetic injections should be an FDA-approved product, administered by licensed providers and in licensed settings,” the US Centers for Disease Control
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Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN Español) — El director de Migración de República Dominicana, Venancio Alcántara, informó este miércoles que detuvieron a 109 haitianos tras cruzar ilegalmente por las provincias fronterizas de Montecristi y Dajabón. Alcántara dijo que los haitianos fueron arrestados durante dos operativos realizados en coordinación con el Ejército en las comunidades de
Continue ReadingBy JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer The lawyers who negotiated a $600 million settlement with Norfolk Southern over that railroad’s disastrous 2023 derailment in eastern Ohio want residents to talk with them before deciding the historic deal isn’t enough. After all, they said Wednesday that this settlement for everyone within 20 miles of the East
Continue Reading Belén Liotti (CNN Español) — Cerca del mediodía de este miércoles, el presidente de Colombia, Gustavo Petro, informó en sus redes sociales que así como el martes se reunió con su homólogo de Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, este miércoles lo hizo con sectores de la oposición venezolana, según dijo, “en la perspectiva de construir La Paz
Continue ReadingBy STEFANIE DAZIO and CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A woman who authorities say fatally stabbed her partner at their Los Angeles apartment Monday then threw her two children from a moving SUV onto the freeway, killing her infant daughter, was an astrologer who called the impending solar eclipse “the epitome of
Continue ReadingBy STEFANIE DAZIO and CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A woman who authorities say fatally stabbed her partner at their Los Angeles apartment Monday then threw her two children from a moving SUV onto the freeway, killing her infant daughter, was an astrologer who called the impending solar eclipse “the epitome of
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson Nueva York (CNN) — La generación Z está entrando en el mercado laboral y, en una de las grandes tradiciones de lo que los millennials llamaban con vergüenza “hacerse adulto”, se están quejando de lo mucho más fácil que era para las generaciones anteriores. Antes de que todos los “boomers” y “slackers” lancen
Continue ReadingBy Kit Maher, CNN (CNN) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis told donors and supporters at an appreciation retreat over the weekend that he would help fundraise for former presidential rival Donald Trump, two sources familiar with the details told CNN. “He’s committed to helping Trump in any and every way,” said Texas businessman Roy Bailey,
Continue Reading Belén Liotti (CNN) — World Athletics (WA) se convertirá en el primer organismo rector del deporte internacional en otorgar premios económicos a los medallistas de oro olímpicos a partir de los Juegos de París 2024, dijo la federación en un comunicado de este lunes. WA ha reservado un premio de US$ 2,4 millones de la
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