Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Three years ago, Joel Hernandez built a small wooden shack under the 405 freeway cutting through Los Angeles. He had the help of a friend who lives in his own shack, just a few steps down the stairs he painstakingly dug out of the dirt hillside and reinforced with
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Comedian Jon Stewart and troops sickened by uranium have ended a meeting at the Department of Veterans Affairs angry that once again they have been told they will have to wait to see whether the VA will connect their illnesses to the toxic base where they were deployed shortly after
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Three years ago, Joel Hernandez built a small wooden shack under the 405 freeway cutting through Los Angeles. He had the help of a friend who lives in his own shack, just a few steps down the stairs he painstakingly dug out of the dirt hillside and reinforced with
Continue ReadingValeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN) — Celine Dion regresó a los escenarios en los Juegos Olímpicos de Verano en París de manera verdaderamente grandiosa. La cantante cerró la ceremonia el viernes inmediatamente después del encendido del pebetero olímpico, con una actuación desde el primer escenario de la Torre Eiffel, cantando un clásico: “L’Hymne à l’amour” de
Continue ReadingAssociated Press PAPARA, Tahiti (AP) — Tahitian dancers in palm leaf skirts mingled with surfers, locals and tourists as the opening ceremony for the Games commenced in French Polynesia on Friday morning, some 10,000 miles away from Paris. Steps from the ocean and near the lush green mountains of Tahiti, the event was heavily focused
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Mosquitoes collected in Indian Wells tested positive for West Nile virus for the first time this year, prompting increased efforts to reduce transmission, officials said today. The virus-positive samples were collected near the intersection of Fred Waring Drive and El Dorado Drive, according to a statement from the Coachella Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District.
Continue ReadingISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistani officials say hundreds of supporters of a key Islamist party have started a sit-in protest in the garrison city of Rawalpindi after authorities detained several people to stop them from holding a rally in the neighboring capital, citing security reasons. The Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan party originally issued a call for holding the
Continue ReadingAssociated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A federal judge has ruled a provision in North Carolina’s abortion laws requiring doctors to document the location of a pregnancy before prescribing abortion pills should be blocked permanently. But U.S. District Judge Catherine Eagles restored on Friday another provision she halted last year that required abortions after 12
Continue ReadingValeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN Español) — Desde 2020, autoridades de México y Estados Unidos han detenido y extraditado a seis líderes del narcotráfico: José Antonio Yépez, Rafael Caro Quintero, Ovidio Guzmán, Néstor Isidoro Pérezs, Ismael Zambada y Joaquín Guzmán López. José Antonio Yépez, “El Marro” (agosto de 2020) José Antonio Yépez, “El Marro”. (Crédito: Creative Commons)
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CNN By Sharon Braithwaite, CNN (CNN) — One of the most iconic and romantic trails in the world — Italy’s Via dell’Amore (“Path of Love”) – will reopen Saturday, July 27, after a lengthy refurbishment and an overall investment of more than $24 million, the Italian Tourism Ministry announced Friday. The 900-meter (2,950-foot) panoramic route
Continue ReadingBy Dan Heching and Pauline Lockwood, CNN (CNN) — Celine Dion made her return to the stage at the Summer Olympic Games in Paris in truly grand fashion. The superstar singer closed the ceremony on Friday immediately after the lighting of the Olympic cauldron, with a performance from the first stage of the Eiffel Tower,
Continue ReadingHOUSTON (AP) — All-Star first baseman Freddie Freeman was scratched from the Dodgers starting lineup for Friday night’s game at Houston and will return to Los Angeles to be with his family, according to manager Dave Roberts. Roberts did not detail the reason said there was no timetable for when Freeman will rejoin the team.
Continue ReadingPaulina Nares (CNN) — El Gobierno del presidente Joe Biden se encuentra monitoreando cómo se desarrolla la elección presidencial de Venezuela, dijeron altos funcionarios este viernes. Los funcionarios, en una llamada con periodistas este viernes, pidieron al régimen de Maduro permitir que la elección del domingo se desarrolle libremente y de manera justa sin dejar
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Mike Trout has received good medical news for a change. The Los Angeles Angels star said an MRI on his left knee came back clean and he is hoping to resume his rehab soon. “It is a huge relief for me. I just want make sure it feels
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — The Raiders do run seven-on-seven drills in training camp, but coach Antonio Pierce has made it known he prefers all 11 on each side going against each other. And when the Raiders have put their front four on the practice field this week with the rest of
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Cathedral City Police responded to reports of gunfire following a fight during a funeral on Friday afternoon. At approximately 1:40 p.m., officers responded to Desert Memorial Park on Da Vall Drive after a caller shared that shots were fired in the air. Officers were informed that the suspect had left once they arrived on the
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York City is turning to AI-powered scanners in a new bid to keep guns out of its subway system. But the pilot program launched Friday is already being met with skepticism from riders and the threat of a lawsuit from civil liberties advocates who say the searches are
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly two weeks after Donald Trump’s near assassination, the FBI confirmed Friday that it was indeed a bullet that struck the former president’s ear, moving to clear up conflicting accounts about what caused the former president’s injuries after a gunman opened fire at a Pennsylvania rally. “What struck former President
Continue ReadingDETROIT (AP) — Two U.S. senators are calling on the Federal Trade Commission to investigate automakers selling customers’ driving data to brokers who package it and then sell it to insurance companies. In a letter Friday to FTC Chairwoman Linda Khan, Democrats Ron Wyden of Oregon, and Edward Markey of Massachusetts allege that General Motors,
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN) — La operación estadounidense para capturar a los líderes del cártel de Sinaloa contó con la ayuda interna de uno de los hijos del Chapo Guzmán, según un funcionario policial estadounidense informado sobre la investigación. Ismael Zambada García, conocido como “El Mayo”, y quien según Estados Unidos dirige una facción de Sinaloa
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