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AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Mainers are going to decide in November whether to adopt a new flag, but the state needs to settle on a design first. Secretary of State Shenna Bellows announced Friday a contest in which anyone can submit a proposed design. However it must be based on the state’s first flag, featuring
Continue ReadingBy KIM CHANDLER and JIM MUSTIAN Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama jury has convicted a state trooper of sexually assaulting an 11-year-old girl. An Associated Press investigation found Christopher Bauer landed the trooper job even after he was kicked out of the FBI’s New Orleans office amid earlier claims he raped a
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Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Darfur, región del oeste de Sudán, tiene una trágica historia marcada por la violencia étnica y las crisis humanitarias. A principios de la década de 2000, la zona vivió un brutal conflicto que se cobró la vida de cientos de miles de personas y provocó el desplazamiento de millones. En la
Continue ReadingBy STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks hung around their record levels on Friday as Wall Street remained relatively quiet following another slide in Europe. The S&P 500 edged down by less than 0.1%, marking the first time this week where it did not set an all-time high. The Dow
Continue ReadingBy COLLEEN BARRY AP Fashion Writer MILAN (AP) — Milan Fashion Week of mostly menswear previews has opened with two co-ed collections, underlining that the old calendar rules no longer apply. The week usually reserved for menswear is a lighter one, featuring just 20 runway shows and allowing time for reflection amid the usual hubbub.
Continue ReadingBy ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Around an hour after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned a ban on bump stocks, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul wrongly said a gunman who carried out a racist massacre in her hometown of Buffalo had used the gun accessory that can allow semiautomatic rifles to shoot
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By Christian Edwards, Niamh Kennedy, Barbie Latza Nadeau and Nic Robertson, CNN (CNN) — The crowning document from a meeting of G7 leaders in Italy has been released with a veiled reference to abortion after French President Emmanuel Macron clashed with Italy’s prime minister over the specific language to include on abortion rights. The Group
Continue ReadingBy Samantha Waldenberg and MJ Lee, CNN Puglia, Italy (CNN) — President Joe Biden met privately with Pope Francis on Friday on the sidelines of the G7 summit in southern Italy, in a personally meaningful sit-down for the president who has spoken frequently about the significance of his Catholic faith. A senior administration official said
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — The US State Department on Friday designated a Nordic neo-Nazi group and three of its top officials as terrorists. It’s the second time in history that the US has designated a foreign White supremacist organization and its leaders as terrorists. The department designated the Nordic Resistance Movement (NRM) and three
Continue ReadingBy ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press SAVANNAH, Tenn. (AP) — Seven years after a man was convicted of killing nursing student Holly Bobo, the case is returning to the Tennessee courtroom where his intense, highly publicized murder trial unfolded. With Bobo’s parents sitting in the courtroom, a judge heard legal arguments Friday as part of an
Continue ReadingBy Claire Graham Click here for updates on this story TUCSON (KGUN) — As we spend more by the pool for the summer, a mom in Tucson is sharing her story, so you don’t have to go through same terror she did, when her son nearly drowned. Incredibly, she managed to save him. But she
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — A highway accident involving an SUV carrying aides to Claudia Sheinbaum, who won Mexico’s June 2 presidential elections, has resulted in at least one fatality. Sheinbaum’s spokesman said the advance car hit another vehicle on a highway in the northern state of Coahuila on Friday, and that one person in the
Continue Reading Lesther Alemán (CNN) — Aquí tienes algunos datos sobre la temporada de huracanes del Atlántico de 2024. La cobertura pasada de las temporadas de huracanes de 2023 y 2022, así como las últimas noticias del clima, también se pueden encontrar en CNN. Sigue el monitor interactivo de tormentas para conocer la trayectoria y los pronósticos
Continue ReadingBy ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON Associated Press Donald Trump’s campaign has found itself defending a Supreme Court decision to strike down a ban that he himself had hailed as an achievement on gun control six years ago. He now almost denies it ever happened. The ruling on Friday draws attention to Trump’s record on gun rights
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On Wednesday, the Coachella Valley Violent Crime Gang Task Force (CVVCGTF) was called by the U.S. Border Patrol Blythe Station to confiscate 25 rifles and two handguns at the California-Arizona border. Border Patrol contacted the driver, Jose Palma Almendarez, a 25-year-old from Calexico, and his 17-year-old brother in a Honda HRV. The investigation uncovered a
Continue ReadingBy Gregory Wallace, CNN (CNN) — Federal authorities and Boeing are trying to figure out why a 737 Max 8 experienced a rare, unsafe back-and-forth roll during flight. The oscillating motion is known as a Dutch roll, and one characteristic described by the Federal Aviation Administration is the nose of an aircraft making a figure-eight.
Continue ReadingBy JOHN O’CONNOR AP Political Writer SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Members of a legislative review panel agree that two aging prisons need to be replaced. But they contended on Friday that Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s administration needs to provide details. The bipartisan commission couldn’t vote on its concerns because it lacked a quorum, with just three
Continue ReadingBy Molly Ormsbee Click here for updates on this story AU SABLE, New York (WPTZ) — A woman from Keeseville, New York, is facing multiple charges after she was accused of stealing a friend’s dog and selling it. State police received a complaint on June 3, just after 2:30 p.m. from the Villa Motel in
Continue ReadingBy Terri Parker Click here for updates on this story BOYNTON BEACH, Florida (WPBF) — The search for a missing child who fell into the Boynton Inlet lasted for hours, starting just after 6 a.m. when 911 operators received a frantic call from a father suddenly alone on the Boynton Inlet seawall. “At about 6:30,
Continue ReadingEL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — Veteran safety Tony Jefferson has come out of retirement to sign with the Los Angeles Chargers, the team announced Friday. The 32-year-old Jefferson had a tryout during the Chargers’ minicamp, which concluded Thursday. The Chargers will be the fifth team for Jefferson. He made the Arizona Cardinals’ roster as an
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