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Month: July 2024

Fact check: Vance falsely claims Harris is calling to end the child tax credit, which she is actually calling to increase

By Daniel Dale, CNN Washington (CNN) — Republican vice presidential candidate Sen. JD Vance is facing criticism over his previous comments about people without children, including one 2021 remark denouncing “childless cat ladies” in government and another in which he said that, in order to “tax the things that are bad and not tax the

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Russia is relying on unwitting Americans to spread election disinformation, US officials say

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Top U.S. intelligence officials say Russia, China and Iran are continuing to target voters in the U.S. with disinformation and propaganda related to the upcoming presidential election. Groups linked to the Kremlin are increasingly using commercial public relations firms in Russia or unwitting Americans to spread their false claims as

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Más de 200.000 personas desplazadas en Gaza en la última semana a raíz de las órdenes de evacuación de Israel

Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Más de 200.000 personas, el 9% de la población de Gaza, se han visto desplazadas en Gaza durante la última semana a raíz de las órdenes de evacuación de Israel, según informó este lunes en un comunicado la Oficina de las Naciones Unidas para la Coordinación de Asuntos Humanitarios (UNOCHA, por

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Utility cuts natural gas service to landslide-stricken Southern California neighborhood

RANCHO PALOS VERDES, Calif. (AP) — Natural gas service to 135 homes was being cut Monday in a neighborhood on Southern California’s Palos Verdes Peninsula due to worsening conditions in an area where a long-running landslide has damaged houses, roads and utilities, authorities said. Southern California Gas Co. cited “significant strain” on its infrastructure in

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Dry and seasonable through midweek

Breezy to gusty west winds will be felt around the desert, mainly along I-10, through the night. Gusts will reach near 30 MPH for the more wind-prone communities. Due to the potential for windblown sand and dust, an Air Quality Alert is in effect for the Coachella Valley through Wednesday morning. We get to maintain

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Robinson campaign calls North Carolina agency report on wife’s nonprofit politically motivated

Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The campaign of Republican gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson is speaking against a state agency’s report about a nonprofit owned by his wife. Robinson is the current lieutenant governor. Yolanda Hill owns and operates Balanced Nutrition, which has implemented a federally funded child care food program. Last week, state regulators

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Utility cuts natural gas service to landslide-stricken Southern California neighborhood

RANCHO PALOS VERDES, Calif. (AP) — Natural gas service to 135 homes was being cut Monday in a neighborhood on Southern California’s Palos Verdes Peninsula due to worsening conditions in an area where a long-running landslide has damaged houses, roads and utilities, authorities said. Southern California Gas Co. cited “significant strain” on its infrastructure in

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The U.S. men’s gymnastics team ended a lengthy Olympic medal drought. They hope the NCAA notices

AP National Writer PARIS (AP) — Before they stood with their arms wrapped around each other in a brotherhood forever etched into U.S. Olympic lore, Brody Malone, Frederick Richard, Asher Hong, Paul Juda and Stephen Nedoroscik were collegians. Yes, the dreams the members of the U.S. men’s gymnastics team had fostered since childhood began in

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