Valeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN Español) — Tres personas han sido acusadas de tráfico sexual forzado, fraude y coerción en el estado de Louisiana, Estados Unidos, y al menos dos de ellas han sido identificadas como presuntos integrantes del Tren de Aragua (TDA), según documentos judiciales obtenidos por CNN. Josmar Jesús Zambrano-Chirinos sería el cabecilla de
Continue ReadingBy FABIOLA SÁNCHEZ and ARMANDO SOLÍS Associated Press COTIJA, Mexico (AP) — Mexico’s drug cartels and gangs appear to be playing a wider role than before in Sunday’s elections that will determine the presidency, nine governorships and about 19,000 mayorships and other local posts. The country’s powerful drug cartels have long staged targeted assassinations of
Continue ReadingBy Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN New York (CNN) — It’s almost laughable at this point when Bryn Savidge gets a job rejection email. “It’s like they’re all using the same AI algorithm to say, ‘Write this person a rejection letter,’” said Savidge, who graduated from Kenyon College, a small liberal arts college 50 miles from Columbus,
Continue ReadingBy Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration issued a warning Friday about baby formula that may be contaminated with a bacteria that could be dangerous for infants. On May 24, Dairy Manufacturers Inc. recalled 12.4-ounce containers of Crecelac Infant Powdered Goat-Milk Infant Formula with Iron 0 to 12 months, Farmalac
Continue ReadingBy LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. officials say the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier strike group that for months has launched crucial strikes against Houthi rebels in Yemen to protect military and commercial ships in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden will remain in the region for at least another month.
Continue ReadingBy Hannah Rabinowitz and Oren Liebermann, CNN (CNN) — A former vice chief of naval operations was arrested Friday for allegedly steering government contracts towards a company in exchange for a lucrative job offer while commanding US naval forces in Europe and Africa and the Allied Joint Forces Command. Robert Burke, a retired four-star Admiral, and
Continue ReadingBy HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa attorney general’s office will resume emergency contraception funding for victims of sexual assault but end the rare practice of reimbursing victims for abortions. More than 350 claims for emergency contraception that were pending while Attorney General Brenna Bird’s office conducted a comprehensive review
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By Sara Smart and Devon M. Sayers, CNN (CNN) — One of the escaped Louisiana inmates who has been on the run since last weekend has been captured, according to the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s office. Omarion Hookfin, 19, has been taken into custody, according to the sheriff’s office. Authorities did not specify when or where Hookfin
Continue ReadingReview by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — Weird, dark but compulsively watchable, “Eric” stars Benedict Cumberbatch and a hulking foul-mouthed puppet, not necessarily in that order. Set amid a dystopian vision of a dangerous, corrupt 1980s New York, it’s part mystery, part satire and part right-wing fever dream about crime-infested cities, powered by the parental
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — San Francisco Giants shortstop Anthony Tandron was suspended for 56 games Friday following a positive test under Major League Baseball’s new drug program for minor league players assigned outside the United States and Canada. Tandron tested positive for the performance-enhancing substance Boldenone. An 18-year-old signed for a $77,500 bonus in February
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By James Taylor Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO, California (KCAL, KCBS) — A lost piece of Sacramento’s history is now being revived in the form of a colorful new mural. Stan Umeda grew up going to Sacramento’s Japantown. In its heyday, it was the fourth-largest Japanese community in the nation, with 500
Continue ReadingCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Police in North Carolina’s largest city plan to update the public on the investigation into the fatal shootings of four law enforcement officers a month ago. The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department scheduled a Friday evening media briefing about the April 29 shootings. They were the deadliest against law enforcement officers since 2016,
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health officials are warning parents to avoid a brand of powdered infant formula sold by a Texas dairy producer that may contain a dangerous bacteria. The Food and Drug Administration said Friday a sample of Crecelac Infant Powdered Goat Milk Infant Formula tested positive for
Continue ReadingBy DAVE COLLINS Associated Press STAMFORD, Conn. (AP) — A woman who was convicted of murder conspiracy and other charges in the killing of Jennifer Dulos in Connecticut has been sentenced to more than 14 years in prison. A judge in Stamford handed down the punishment Friday to Michelle Troconis, who was convicted in March.
Continue ReadingBy JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan’s Board of State Canvassers voted on Friday to place top U.S. Senate candidates on the August primary ballot after some had faced challenges saying they hadn’t turned in enough valid signatures to qualify. One Democratic U.S. Senate candidate, Nasser Beydoun, was disqualified Friday after it
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL KUNZELMAN and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A retired four-star admiral who was once the Navy’s second highest ranking officer has been charged with helping a company secure a government contract in exchange for a lucrative job with the firm. Robert Burke was arrested Friday in Florida on charges including
Continue ReadingBy STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — An already verdant May for Wall Street finished with another push higher as stocks rallied Friday after a report showed inflation is at least not worsening. The S&P 500 rose 0.8% to close its sixth winning month in the last seven. The main measure of
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The Russian authorities have declared that a former presidential hopeful, a prominent human rights advocate and several others are “foreign agents.” It’s the latest step in an unrelenting crackdown on dissent in Russia that has reached new heights since Moscow sent troops into Ukraine. The designation carries additional government scrutiny and
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson Washington (CNN) — El expresidente Donald Trump dijo que iba a dar una “conferencia de prensa” el viernes a raíz de su condena el jueves en Manhattan por cargos de falsificación de registros comerciales. En cambio, Trump pronunció un monólogo incoherente que estaba lleno de afirmaciones falsas sobre temas que van desde el
Continue ReadingValeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN) — El juicio penal de pago de dinero por silencio contra Donald Trump llegó su fin. El expresidente fue declarado culpable de 34 delitos graves por falsificar registros comerciales, específicamente relacionados con 11 facturas, 12 vales y 11 cheques. En el juicio, los fiscales alegaron que los pagos no fueron un anticipo
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