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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Federal agents in Puerto Rico have seized $33 million worth of cocaine aboard a boat that was trying to smuggle the drugs into the tiny island of Vieques. U.S. Customs and Border Protection said more than 3,600 pounds were confiscated early Wednesday after unidentified people aboard the boat beached
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By Cheri Mossburg, Bill Kirkos, Lauren Mascarenhas, Brad Parks and Virginia Langmaid, CNN (CNN) — The Chicago man who was charged with murder in the fatal shootings of four Chicago train riders earlier this week was ordered held without bond at his first court appearance Wednesday. Rhanni S. Davis, 30, was charged Tuesday with four
Continue ReadingAP Science Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A small asteroid discovered on Wednesday harmlessly burned up in Earth’s atmosphere the same day, NASA said. The asteroid — about 3 feet (1 meter) across — was spotted by astronomers in Arizona and broke apart over the coast of the Philippines hours after the discovery. This space
Continue ReadingBy Irene Cruz Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES (KABC) — Three businesses, including two smoke shops, were hit by burglars in the San Fernando Valley overnight. One of the break-ins happened around 3 a.m. at Your Smoke Shop on Sherman Way in Van Nuys, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.
Continue ReadingJACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — A circuit court judge in Florida has dismissed a lawsuit two women filed against former NFL kicker Brandon McManus and the Jacksonville Jaguars. The suit accused McManus of sexually assaulting them on the team’s overseas flight to London in 2023. Judge Michael S. Sharrit says the case does not meet “exceptional”
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Belén Liotti (CNN Español) –– Rafa Mir, jugador del Valencia Club de Fútbol, quedó en libertad provisional tras haber pasado a disposición judicial como presunto responsable de una agresión sexual con acceso carnal, según informó este miércoles el Tribunal Superior de Justicia de Valencia (TSJV). Concretamente, la titular del Juzgado de Primera Instancia e Instrucción
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump’s campaign says that it brought in $130 million in August. Trump’s campaign says that 98% of that figure came in the form of donations under $200. The fundraising release comes as the general election battle between Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris hits its stride and enters what
Continue ReadingBy Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — Chipotle is already getting into the Halloween spirit. The fast-casual chain announced a costume collection with Spirit Halloween Wednesday, the seasonal Halloween costume store that pops up every year in abandoned storefronts. The collection is made up of bodysuits that are meant to resemble a Chipotle napkin,
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Mackey Click here for updates on this story LYNWOOD, California (KABC) — A new proposition on the November ballot is aiming to end forced labor in California’s prisons. If passed into law, Proposition 6 would amend the California constitution to prohibit the state from punishing inmates with involuntary work, and from disciplining those
Continue ReadingAP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — An appeals court has upheld an earlier finding that the online Internet Archive violated copyright law by scanning and sharing digital books without the publishers’ permission. Four major publishers — Hachette Book Group, HarperCollins Publishers, John Wiley & Sons and Penguin Random House — had sued the Archive
Continue ReadingAP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — An appeals court has upheld an earlier finding that the online Internet Archive violated copyright law by scanning and sharing digital books without the publishers’ permission. Four major publishers — Hachette Book Group, HarperCollins Publishers, John Wiley & Sons and Penguin Random House — had sued the Archive
Continue ReadingBy Tami Luhby and Katie Lobosco, CNN (CNN) — Vice President Kamala Harris is adding tax relief for small businesses to her economic policy platform aimed at helping middle-class and working Americans. Harris unveiled Wednesday a proposal to massively increase the existing small business tax deduction for startup costs and cut the red tape that
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By Ashley Killough and Ed Lavandera, CNN (CNN) — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit Wednesday trying to stop one of the biggest counties in Texas from mailing voter registration forms to large swaths of unregistered voters. On Tuesday, the county judge and commissioners in Bexar County, which includes San Antonio, approved a contract with
Continue ReadingBy Giles Hudson, Julia Falcon, Nathalie Palacios Click here for updates on this story GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas (KTVT) — Grand Prairie ISD and numerous city facilities are closed Wednesday after the city said it found a “foaming agent” in the water supply Tuesday evening. That foam is the result of a fire being put out,
Continue ReadingAssociated Press A spate of resignations from the Ukrainian government came with one major surprise: the departure of the highly regarded foreign minster. Dmytro Kuleba is the career diplomat who courted Western support for his country’s defense. With close ties to Western leaders, the 43-year-old joins five other ministers who have stepped down with little
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A brush fire that erupted today on the south end of Anza scorched 12 acres and threatened multiple properties before it was stopped. The non-injury Chapman Fire was reported at 12:52 p.m. in the area of Chapman and Ramsey roads, on the eastern boundary of the Cahuilla Indian Reservation, according to the Riverside County
Continue ReadingCNN By Kayla Tausche, Tami Luhby and Michael Williams, CNN Washington (CNN) — Vice President Kamala Harris proposed increasing the long-term capital gains tax rate to 28% for wealthy Americans during an economic speech in New Hampshire on Wednesday, breaking with the policy laid out by President Joe Biden in his 2025 budget by suggesting a lower rate. The
Continue Reading CNN By Mick Krever, CNN (CNN) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday was as clear as he has ever been about how he views a ceasefire and hostage agreement with Hamas. “There’s not a deal in the making,” he told Fox News. “Unfortunately, it’s not close.” He denied reports – by CNN and others –
Continue ReadingAssociated Press/Report for America TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida county is in talks to acquire a storied but aging ocean liner in a proposed deal that could create the largest artificial reef in the world. But the plan hit a snag Tuesday, after local officials in coastal Okaloosa County in the Florida panhandle postponed
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