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By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The California Supreme Court on Thursday took the rare step of removing a measure from the November ballot that would have made it harder to raise taxes, siding with Gov. Gavin Newsom by ruling the change would have upended the way government works. More than 1
Continue ReadingBy ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The California Supreme Court on Thursday took the rare step of removing a measure from the November ballot that would have made it harder to raise taxes, siding with Gov. Gavin Newsom by ruling the change would have upended the way government works. More than 1
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Karen Esquivel (CNN Español) – Este 15 de junio entró en vigor la Ley de Amnistía de México, que fue impulsada por el presidente Andrés Manuel López Obrador bajo el argumento de que permitirá esclarecer casos como la desaparición de los 43 estudiantes de Ayotzinapa en septiembre de 2014. “Es para quienes nos ayuden a
Continue ReadingBy Chelsea Papineau Click here for updates on this story SUDBURY, ONTARIO (CTV Network) — There were some tense moments in northern Ontario after several Second World War-era explosive devices were found earlier this week. Three live mortar rounds were found Monday by a woman in Schreiber, Ont., who was cleaning out her garage after
Continue ReadingBy EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — There is one more item to scratch off the list before everyone from Sha’Carri Richardson to Noah Lyles to Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone embark on their trips to Paris for the Olympics. They have to make the team. No athlete, no matter how well-known or successful in
Continue ReadingBy GONZALO SOLANO TURUCU, Ecuador (AP) — In the Indigenous community of Turucu, near the active Cotacachi volcano in northern Ecuador, soccer had always been a man’s thing. The only gleaming green field belongs to them, especially on weekends. But things changed a year ago when a group of women decided to create a new
Continue ReadingBy JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — For the second time this month, a police dog has been killed while trying to help arrest a suspect in South Carolina. Authorities say a Richland County Sheriff’s Department dog named Wick was struck and killed by a car on Interstate 77 Thursday when his leash
Continue ReadingSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Supreme Court axes ballot measure that would make it harder to raise taxes, siding with Gov. Newsom.
Continue ReadingBy Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — The final episodes of “Yellowstone” are near. The hit series, currently filming in Montana, will make its much-anticipated return on Nov. 10, Paramount+ announced Thursday. The western drama follows the Dutton family and their large cattle ranch. According to a synopsis of the show, the new episodes will pick
Continue ReadingBy Bryan Mena, CNN Washington (CNN) — Mortgage rates fell this week to their lowest level since early April, taking some pressure off America’s unaffordable housing market. The standard 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.87% in the week ending June 20, mortgage financing giant Freddie Mac reported Thursday. That’s down from last week’s 6.95% average and
Continue ReadingBy Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — This weekend’s rematch between basketball rivals Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese is breaking more records before it even begins. Ticket prices for Clark’s Indiana Fever and Reese’s Chicago Sky are the most expensive for a WNBA game ever, according to TickPick, with the average hovering at around
Continue ReadingBy DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer The NCAA has presented a plan to Division I conference commissioners that would expand the lucrative men’s and women’s basketball tournaments by four or eight teams alongside an option to leave each field at 68 teams. If approved, the NCAA would keep its 64-team bracket but would add play-in
Continue ReadingBy STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks slipped away from recent records on Wall Street Thursday following a mixed set of reports on the economy. The S&P 500 was 0.3% lower in afternoon trading after setting an all-time high for the 31st time this year before Wednesday’s holiday. There were slightly
Continue ReadingSKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — North Macedonia is suffering unusually high temperatures for June. Authorities have urged people to stay indoors when possible and avoid heavy labor in the hottest hours of the day. The heat exceeded 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) in several parts of the small, landlocked Balkan country Thursday. Authorities have
Continue ReadingBy PATRICK WHITTLE and JOHN SEEWER Associated Press AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Former U.S. Marine Gerry Brooks died alone at a nursing home in Maine, abandoned and all but forgotten. Then the funeral home posted a notice asking if anyone would serve as a pallbearer or simply attend his burial. Within minutes, it was turning
Continue Reading Sofía Benavides (CNN Español) — Al menos dos personas murieron este jueves después de que dos trenes chocaran en la madrugada en la comuna de San Bernardo, al sur de la capital chilena, Santiago, de acuerdo con un comunicado de EFE Trenes de Chile. El comunicado indica que el accidente ocurrió a las 12:15 am,
Continue ReadingMORRILTON, Ark. (AP) — An Alabama man wanted in connection with homicides in Oklahoma and Alabama has been apprehended in Arkansas. Arkansas State Police say 50-year-old Stacy Lee Drake was taken into custody Thursday around 10 a.m. in a wooded area in Morrilton, Arkansas. He was being held in the Conway County Detention Center. Arkansas
Continue ReadingBy KIM COOK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — What does “home” mean? Different things to all of us, of course. For some, it’s a place of love. For others, it’s fraught with trouble. For too many, it’s an elusive concept. A show at the American Folk Art Museum looks at how various artists have
Continue Reading Carmen Sánchez (CNN Español) — La selección de Estados Unidos se prepara para su participación en la Copa América 2024, que se llevará a cabo del 20 de junio al 14 de julio en varias ciudades del país. Esta edición del torneo promete ser una de las más vibrantes, con la selección local buscando aprovechar
Continue ReadingBy BASSEM MROUE and MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanese government officials are working to maintain friendly relations with Cyprus a day after the militant Hezbollah group threatened to attack the Mediterranean island if it allows Israel to use its territories to attack Lebanon. Lebanon’s state news agency said the country’s foreign minister
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