Associated Press LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — In Nigeria’s largest city, stressed-out residents are finding their reset button in a “rage room” where they pay to smash electronics and furniture with a sledgehammer. It’s a break from the strain of the worst cost-of-living crisis in a generation in Africa’s most populous country. Times are tough in
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Isabella Pires first noticed what she calls the “gradual apathy pandemic” in eighth grade. Only a handful of classmates registered for service projects she helped organize at her Massachusetts school. Even fewer actually showed up. When she got to high school last fall, Isabella found the problem was even worse: a lackluster Spirit
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Isabella Pires first noticed what she calls the “gradual apathy pandemic” in eighth grade. Only a handful of classmates registered for service projects she helped organize at her Massachusetts school. Even fewer actually showed up. When she got to high school last fall, Isabella found the problem was even worse: a lackluster Spirit
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LOS ALAMOS, N.M. (AP) — It was the summer of 1945 when the United States dropped atomic bombs on Japan, killing thousands of people as waves of destructive energy obliterated two cites. It was a decisive move that helped bring about the end of World War II, but survivors and the generations that
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LOS ALAMOS, N.M. (AP) — It was the summer of 1945 when the United States dropped atomic bombs on Japan, killing thousands of people as waves of destructive energy obliterated two cites. It was a decisive move that helped bring about the end of World War II, but survivors and the generations that
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A spate of officer-involved shootings has made Anchorage, Alaska, the latest in a long list of American cities to wrestle with how police use force. Since May officers have shot seven people, four fatally, the most recent a homicide suspect who opened fire on them Friday. That’s twice as
Continue ReadingAP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Kamala Harris accepted the Democratic nomination “on behalf of everyone whose story could only be written in the greatest nation on Earth.” America, Barack Obama thundered, “is ready for a better story.” JD Vance insisted that the Biden administration “is not the end of our story,” and Donald
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Protesters stood outside the John Benoit Detention Center in Indio this morning demanding better use for the building. During the ‘Open the Doors Now’ rally, protesters marched with signs asking Riverside County to repurpose the building to support the local homeless population. According to the protesters, the detention center is only half full and could
Continue ReadingSANDY, Utah (AP) — Cristian Espinoza and Amahl Pellegrino scored first-half goals and the last-place San Jose Earthquakes knocked off Real Salt Lake and knocked out Cristian “Chicho” Arango with an injury in a 2-0 victory on Saturday night. Arango limped off the field with a right hamstring injury in the 41st minute for Real
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Francisco Lindor hit a two-out grand slam in the fourth inning, two batters after Manny Machado committed an error, and added a leadoff shot in the seventh to carry the New York Mets to a 7-1 win against the San Diego Padres on Saturday night. After Lindor homered
Continue ReadingAssociated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — A round of high-level talks in Cairo meant to bring about a cease-fire and hostage deal to at least temporarily end the 10-month Israel-Hamas war in Gaza has ended without a final agreement. But talks will continue at lower levels in the coming days in an effort to bridge remaining
Continue ReadingValeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN) — El ejército de Israel está atacando lo que dice son “objetivos terroristas en el Líbano” después de identificar que Hezbollah se estaba “preparando para disparar misiles y cohetes hacia territorio israelí”. “Hace poco tiempo, las Fuerzas de Defensas de Israel (FDI) identificaron a la organización terrorista Hezbollah preparándose para disparar
Continue ReadingAP Pro Football Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Los Angeles Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh lauded quarterback Justin Herbert and other players who were stuck in an elevator for two hours at the team hotel the night before a preseason game at Dallas. Harbaugh said Herbert was among “11 or 12 of our players” on the
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — Shohei Ohtani threw off a mound Saturday for the first time since having elbow surgery last year that has kept the Los Angeles Dodgers superstar from pitching this season. Ohtani has been rehabbing his pitching arm while making history with his bat. He reached 40 home runs with a two-out, grand
Continue ReadingValeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN) — El presidente de Brasil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, y el presidente de Colombia, Gustavo Petro, reiteraron su llamado a las autoridades de Venezuela a que publiquen los resultados desagregados de las elecciones presidenciales del mes pasado. “Ambos presidentes siguen convencidos de que la credibilidad del proceso electoral solo podrá
Continue ReadingDECATUR, Ga. (AP) — A bronze statue of the late civil rights leader and congressman John Lewis has been unveiled at a city park in Georgia. A crowd was on hand Saturday to witness the unveiling of the large bronze statue, which stands in the same spot at Decatur’s historic square as a contentious Confederate
Continue ReadingCNNEspañol sjv (CNN) — Israel dijo el sábado que su ejército estaba preparado para cualquier posible ataque de represalia del grupo militante Hezbollah, respaldado por Irán, o de Irán por las muertes de sus principales líderes. La noticia llega en medio de afirmaciones en los medios israelíes de que hay evaluaciones situacionales de que Hezbollah
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — The European Union’s top diplomat on Saturday said that Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has still “not provided the necessary public evidence” to prove he was the winner of July’s elections, days after the country’s Supreme Court backed the government’s disputed claims of victory. The bloc joined a slate of
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As of the latest update from the National Hurricane Center, Tropical Storm Hone is just off the coast of Hawaii. Maximum sustained winds are sitting at roughly 65 MPH and a fairly weak central pressure of 1000mb. A Tropical Storm Warning is currently in place for the island of Hawaii and the waters surrounding the
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes Haczek (CNN Español) — La tormenta tropical Hone se encuentra a unos 350 kilómetros al este-sureste de Hilo, y a 770 kilómetros de Honolulu, Hawai, y se está moviendo hacia el oeste, según un reporte de las 02:00 p.m. hora de Miami de éste sábado del Centro de Huracanes del Pacífico Central. La
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