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Los votantes de la ciudad de Palm Springs tendrán en sus manos el destino de la Medida “J” que de pasar sería permanente el cobro de un centavo sobre las ventas lo cual generaría 22 millones de dólares al año. Cabe resaltar que desde que se implementó en el 2012 ha generado $190 millones de
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Sofía Barruti (CNN En Español) – El capitán de Uruguay, José María Giménez, dijo tras el partido que los jugadores intentaban defender a sus familias y calificó de “desastre” el incidente con los aficionados. “Déjenme decirles algo: deberían haber tenido cuidado porque hay familias en la tribuna”, dijo Giménez a la cadena oficial en español.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press HOUSTON (AP) — As Houston slowly struggles to recover after Hurricane Beryl left millions without power, experts say it’s time to rethink how cities are preparing for and responding to weather disasters. Beryl is the latest in a long line of devastating storms to paralyze Houston, America’s fourth-largest city. The storm underscored the
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Shalom Korai never knew his real name or his birthday. He was saved from the streets of a burning Warsaw neighborhood while he was a toddler during World War II, when the rest of his family was killed by Nazis in Poland. He grew up and lived in
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CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the July 20, 2012, movie theater shooting in Aurora, Colorado. Twelve people were killed and 70 injured. On July 16, 2015, James Holmes was found guilty on all 165 counts against him: 24 first-degree murder, 140 attempted murder and one count of possession or control
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of J.K. Rowling, author of the Harry Potter book series. Personal Birth date: July 31, 1965 Birth place: Gloucestershire, England Birth name: Joanne Rowling Father: Peter Rowling, aircraft factory manager Mother: Anne (Volant) Rowling, lab technician Marriages: Neil Murray (December 26, 2001-present); Jorge
Continue Reading mondemanola (CNN Español) — En Argentina viven alrededor de 220.000 venezolanos, según el ministerio del Interior a 2023, y al menos el 70% está en edad de votar. Sin embargo, un venezolano que llegó al país en los últimos tres años no cumple los requisitos para empadronarse y votar en las elecciones presidenciales de Venezuela
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Utah’s Supreme Court has ruled in favor of opponents of redistricting that carved up Democratic-leaning Salt Lake County among four congressional districts that have since elected Republicans by wide margins. The 5-0 ruling Thursday won’t affect elections this year. The Supreme Court sent the case back to a lower court to revisit the
Continue ReadingAssociated Press The federal government announced a $241.5 million settlement with Marathon Oil on Thursday for alleged air quality violations at the company’s oil and gas operations on the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation in North Dakota. The Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Justice said the settlement requires Marathon to reduce climate- and health-harming emissions
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Para bien o para mal, las bodas de varios días se han convertido en algo habitual en distintas culturas de todo el mundo. Entre los cócteles del viernes por la noche y los almuerzos con resaca de los domingos, lo que antes era un asunto de medio día ahora puede durar
Continue ReadingALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Algeria’s President Abdelmadjid Tebboune says he is running for a second term. The 78-year-old political veteran said in an interview on Thursday that he would run in the gas-rich North African country’s Sept. 7 election after he avoided declaring his plans for months. Tebboune won his first term — with the
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — An environmental group has sued the Department of Interior in federal court for allegedly failing to account for the harms caused by delays in properly shutting down offshore oil and gas infrastructure. Arizona-based nonprofit Center for Biological Diversity argues that the Department of Interior must study the environmental impact
Continue ReadingCalMatters When a shortfall of several hundred thousand dollars almost derailed new homeless housing in Bakersfield, the savior that swooped in to salvage the project wasn’t an affordable housing nonprofit, state housing grant or other traditional source. Instead, it was a health care company that had never before built a single home. That unorthodox move
Continue ReadingBy Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN New York (CNN) — Value is the new buzzword at fast-food chains nationwide. After rising prices turned customers off, the restaurants recently responded by unveiling value menus. For instance, McDonald’s has a $5 value meal, which includes a McDouble cheeseburger or a McChicken sandwich, plus small french fries, 4-piece chicken nuggets and
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Shelley Duvall, best known for her roles in “The Shining” and several acclaimed Robert Altman films, has died, according to reports, citing a family spokesperson and her longtime partner. She was 75. Duvall died in her sleep at their home in Blanco, Texas of complications of diabetes, Dan
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MIAMI (AP) — The Biden administration on Thursday sanctioned a Venezuelan gang allegedly behind a spree of kidnappings, extortion and other violent crimes tied to migrants that have spread across Latin America and the United States. The U.S. also offered a $12 million reward for the arrest of three leaders of Tren de
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Official say the U.S. now is considering abandoning efforts to reinstall the pier that’s been used to get badly needed humanitarian aid to starving Palestinians. The initial plan earlier this week had been to reinstall the pier for a few days to move the final pallets of aid onto the
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A jury has recommended the death penalty for an Indio man who gunned down an 18-year-old crime witness. Alexis Daniel Rosas, 28, was convicted last month of first-degree murder for the 2019 slaying of Makayla Jean Massey, also known as Anita Garcia, of Victorville. Along with murder, the panel convicted Rosas of attempted murder and found
Continue ReadingAssociated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — New Hampshire safety officials say it will be another two years until a commercial truck driver who was acquitted in the 2019 deaths of seven motorcyclists will be eligible to get his license back. A jury in 2022 found Volodymyr Zhukovskyy not guilty of multiple manslaughter and negligent homicide
Continue ReadingAssociated Press With chants of “Justice for D’Vontaye,” family and friends gathered for the funeral of a Black man who died after being pinned to the ground by security guards outside a Milwaukee hotel. And while remembering D’Vontaye Mitchell as a son, husband and brother, they vowed Thursday to push for charges against those responsible
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