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By MICHAEL R. SISAK, JAKE OFFENHARTZ, PHILIP MARCELO and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former White House official and Donald Trump adviser Hope Hicks took the stand Friday at the former president’s hush money trial and recounted how his 2016 campaign became embroiled in a political firestorm over a recording in
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Después de varias revisiones de la Agencia de Protección del Medio Ambiente por las quejas de olor a mercurio que emite planta eléctrica Desert View que se ubica cerca del Hwy 111 y la Avenida 62 en Mecca, el negocio dejara de operar mientras analizan que pasos seguirán. El cierre ocurre después de quejas de
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Agentes de aduana de la garita centro de Calexico realizaron dos decomisos de droga, el primero ocurrió cuando llegó una camioneta que fue enviada a segunda revisión donde los agentes con la ayuda de un perro entrenado encontraron 11 paquetes con 208 libras de metanfetamina, en el segundo decomiso confiscaron 9 paquetes con 135 libras
Continue ReadingST. LOUIS (AP) — A former Boy Scout volunteer has been sentenced to 22 years in prison for hiding cameras in a bathroom at a Missouri camp. A federal judge on Thursday also ordered 41-year-old David Lee Nelson to pay more than $60,000, with some of the money going toward counseling for the victims. Some
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar of Texas denied any wrongdoing amid reports of pending indictments related to the former Soviet republic of Azerbaijan. The longtime congressman released a statement Friday saying he and his wife “are innocent of these allegations.” “Everything I have done in Congress has been to serve the people
Continue ReadingLONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) — A localized tuberculosis outbreak has led a Southern California city to declare a health emergency, although officials say the risk to the general public is low. The Long Beach city health officer issued the declaration Thursday to increase resources for tracking, screening and treating people who have been exposed in
Continue ReadingBy GABRIELA SÁ PESSOA Associated Press SAO PAULO (AP) — The civil defense agency in the southern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul says heavy rains have killed 37 people, with another 74 still missing. The record-breaking floods have devastated cities and forced more than 17,000 people to leave their homes. Brazil’s Geological Service
Continue ReadingBy ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee judge has ruled that lawyers for a teenager who is suing two-time NBA All-Star Ja Morant over a fight during an offseason pickup game can withdraw from the case after citing irreconcilable conflicts with their client. Rebecca Adelman and Leslie Ballin had filed a
Continue ReadingBy LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The chief of staff of a Chinese businessman sought by the government of China has pleaded guilty to conspiracy charges weeks before her boss goes to trial in New York in a fraud case. Yvette Wang entered the plea in Manhattan federal court on Friday three
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Sol Amaya (CNN Español) — El partido Movimiento al Socialismo (MAS) inició su Décimo Congreso este viernes en la ciudad de El Alto, Bolivia, en el que se espera que elija a su nuevo dirigente. Más de 4.500 policías han sido desplegados para resguardar la seguridad del evento, de acuerdo con la Agencia Boliviana de
Continue ReadingBy Barbie Nadeau, CNN Rome (CNN) — Italy has the right to confiscate a life-size bronze statue dating back to the second or third centuries B.C. from the J. Paul Getty Villa Museum in Los Angeles, California, where it has been for half a century, according to a ruling by the European Court of Human
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By Brammhi Balarajan, Jillian Sykes, Caroll Alvarado and Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — A former nurse who killed at least three patients and tried to kill more than a dozen more at nursing facilities across Pennsylvania has been sentenced to life in prison, the state’s attorney general said. But the family of one of her
Continue ReadingBy KAREN MATTHEWS, MICHAEL HILL, JULIE WATSON and CHRISTOPHER L. KELLER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Police ordered pro-Palestinian protesters to abandon a tent encampment at New York University early Friday, following weeks of demonstrations and police crackdowns at college campuses nationwide that have resulted in more than 2,300 arrests. About a dozen protesters
Continue ReadingBy Elizabeth Wagmeister, CNN (CNN) — Britney Spears is “home and safe” after a “major fight” with her boyfriend on Wednesday night at the Chateau Marmont in West Hollywood, a source close to the singer told CNN. Paramedics were called to the hotel, but Spears left with her security team, according to the source. Spears’
Continue ReadingBRUSSELS (AP) — Germany says Russia will face consequences after accusing its military intelligence service of masterminding an “absolutely intolerable” cyberespionage campaign. European Union and NATO member countries also said they will not let Russia’s “malicious” cyber behavior go unanswered. Relations between Russia and Germany have been tense. Germany is providing military support to Ukraine
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW DAMPF AP Sports Writer ROME (AP) — The message was clear from Italy coach Luciano Spalletti. Put your PlayStation away and start focusing more on scoring goals. The results have been wondrous for Gianluca Scamacca. He has scored nine goals in 11 matches for Atalanta since Spalletti dropped him from the Azzurri squad
Continue ReadingBy JUAN A. LOZANO and LEKAN OYEKANMI Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Heavy storms slammed the Houston area again Friday, widening already dangerous flooding in Texas and putting stranded drivers and a school bus of children in need of high-water rescues. Officials redoubled urgent instructions for residents in low-lying areas to evacuate, warning the worst
Continue ReadingBy ALICIA RANCILIO Associated Press Frustrated with the lack of diversity in the fantasy genre, LaDarrion Williams posted a question on Twitter in 2020. “What if Harry Potter went to an HBCU in the South?” The proposal went viral and after a long road of trial and error and numerous rejections by people who thought
Continue Reading Ángela Reyes Haczek (CNN) — Crece la preocupación por un trío de turistas desaparecidos, entre ellos un ciudadano estadounidense, mientras las autoridades mexicanas interrogan a tres personas en relación con su desaparición. El estadounidense Jack Carter Rhoad y los hermanos australianos Jake y Callum Robinson fueron reportados desaparecidos el 29 de abril, según la fiscalía
Continue ReadingBy JESSE BEDAYN Associated Press/Report for America Some Jewish students have taken part in strident pro-Palestinian protests dominating U.S. colleges in recent weeks, but few have led rallies in support of Israel or against perceived displays of antisemitism. That may be starting to change. They have had fervent debates over whether and how to respond
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