MILLE LACS COUNTY, Minn. (AP) — A state oversight board has reprimanded a Minnesota judge who declared unconstitutional a new state law restoring voting rights for people with felonies. The Minnesota Board on Judicial Standards on Thursday publicly reprimanded Mille Lacs County District Judge Matthew Quinn. Quinn in 2023 sentenced two people to probation, but
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union leaders have agreed on the officials who will lead the European Commission, Council, and foreign policy service after the EU Parliament elections. The three nominees will hold positions at the EU’s powerful executive branch – the European Commission – the forum where the 27 member countries are represented,
Continue ReadingBelén Liotti (CNN) — El Pentágono y los Inspectores Generales de la Agencia de EE.UU. para el Desarrollo Internacional (USAID, por sus siglas en inglés) lanzaron revisiones coordinadas de la misión humanitaria estadounidense a Gaza, donde el muelle temporal militar enfrentó repetidos desafíos, como su desintegración y la distribución de ayuda suspendida por la ONU
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By Alaa Elassar, CNN (CNN) — All Oklahoma schools are required to incorporate the Bible and the Ten Commandments in their curriculums, effective immediately, the state’s chief education officer announced in a memorandum Thursday. At a State Board of Education meeting, Oklahoma State Superintendent of Public Instruction Ryan Walters said the Bible is “one of the
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Prosecutors have charged a second inmate in connection with a fight that left a counselor at Wisconsin’s youth prison brain-dead. Seventeen-year-old Rian Nyblom was charged Thursday in Lincoln County Circuit Court with being a party to felony murder-battery and being a party to battery by a prisoner in connection
Continue ReadingAssociated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania’s Senate has advanced legislation that would block state aid to any university that boycotts or divests from Israel. The legislation passed 41-7 on Thursday and also bars the state treasurer and public pension systems from boycotting or divesting. The bill now goes to the state House. Supporters say
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AP Basketball Writer It was the dream that LeBron James first floated a few years ago, the notion of playing in the NBA alongside one of his sons. And it’s a step closer to reality now. Bronny James — the oldest son of the NBA’s all-time scoring leader and four-time champion — was drafted Thursday
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CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of North Korean government official Kim Yo Jong, sister of Kim Jong Un. Little is known about her as the family is notoriously secretive. Personal Birth Date: September 26, 1987 or 1988 (Widely believed to be in her mid 30s, though her reported
Continue ReadingAssociated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council has demanded that Yemen’s Houthi rebels halt all attacks on ships and urged that disruptions to maritime security be addressed, without mentioning the link between the Iran-backed rebels and the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza. Thursday’s resolution, which also extended the requirement that U.N. Secretary-General Antonio
Continue ReadingMORRIS, Ill. (AP) — DNA experts have identified the remains of a woman found shot to death in an Illinois ditch almost 50 years ago. The DNA Doe Project said in a news release Thursday that their investigators had identified the woman as JoAnn “Vickie” Smith of Ohio. Smith was found in a ditch near
Continue ReadingValeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN Español) — Jesús Antonio Esteva Medina será el próximo secretario de Infraestructura, Comunicaciones y Transportes de México, como parte del gabinete de Claudia Sheinbaum para su presidencia que se inicia en octubre. Esta institución federal ―que actualmente se denomina Secretaría de Comunicaciones y Transportes― es la encargada de gestionar y promover
Continue ReadingAssociated Press/Report for America SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The California Legislature approved bills Thursday that would amend a 20-year-old law allowing workers to sue their bosses over labor violations and require employers found liable to pay a fine to the state. The legislation would reform the Private Attorneys General Act, which took effect in 2004.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press/Report for America SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The California Legislature approved bills Thursday that would amend a 20-year-old law allowing workers to sue their bosses over labor violations and require employers found liable to pay a fine to the state. The legislation would reform the Private Attorneys General Act, which took effect in 2004.
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Un primer análisis de una muestra recogida del asteroide Bennu sugiere que la roca espacial tuvo un pasado inesperadamente rico en agua, e incluso que podría haberse desprendido de un antiguo mundo oceánico. La misión Osiris-Rex de la NASA recogió la muestra prístina de 121,6 gramos (4,3 onzas) del asteroide cercano
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By Joe Fisher Click here for updates on this story PALM BEACH COUNTY, Florida (WPTV) — Retreat at Palm Beach closed its doors on Friday, one of at least three facilities in three states to shut down following the death of President and CEO Peter Schorr. Retreat shut down operations and discharged patients at its
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By Kate Hussey Click here for updates on this story PALM CITY, Florida (WPTV) — Many of you have asked us to look into the case of a missing bulldog on the Treasure Coast. Missing posters for Ralph the English Bulldog have been posted throughout Martin County and on social media. In many ways, this
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Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN Español) — El Gobierno de Cuba propone nuevas reglas para los cubanos que permanecen en el extranjero en un proyecto de ley de migración presentado en la Asamblea Nacional del Poder Popular (ANPP) que, entre las propuestas, busca suprimir la designación de “migrante” a los nacionales que residen más de
Continue ReadingAssociated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The most severely wounded survivor of the 2018 massacre at Parkland’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School now owns shooter Nikolas Cruz’s name, and Cruz cannot give any interviews without his permission, under a settlement reached in a lawsuit. Under his recent settlement with Anthony Borges, Cruz must also
Continue Reading By Rikki Klaus and Justin Gamble, CNN (CNN) — Two West Virginia parents are awaiting trial on more than a dozen charges after adopting four Black children and allegedly using them for “forced labor” on their farm, court documents show. Jeanne Whitefeather, 62 and Donald Lantz, 63, who are both White, have been charged with
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