Associated Press SAN MATEO, Ecuador (AP) — Across Ecuador, gangs have unleashed a wave of violence and extortion, upending lives and spurring an unprecedented exodus. The threat of organized crime generally doesn’t qualify people for asylum in the U.S., but that hasn’t prevented Ecuadorians from trying to make it. Those who do may spend thousands
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SAN MATEO, Ecuador (AP) — Across Ecuador, gangs have unleashed a wave of violence and extortion, upending lives and spurring an unprecedented exodus. The threat of organized crime generally doesn’t qualify people for asylum in the U.S., but that hasn’t prevented Ecuadorians from trying to make it. Those who do may spend thousands
Continue ReadingAssociated Press DILKON, Ariz. (AP) — Felix Ashley’s red Toyota sends a plume of dust billowing along the sloping hills and boulders he traverses hours every week to pump water – the same roadway voters walk miles every four years to cast their ballots in presidential elections. Here on this forgotten swath of the Navajo
Continue ReadingBy Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — Up to 35 ISIS operatives were killed in US strikes against multiple ISIS camps in Syria on Monday evening, the US military announced on Wednesday. “US Central Command forces conducted a series of strikes against several known ISIS camps in Syria, in the early evening of Oct. 28, resulting
Continue ReadingBy Bryan Mena, CNN Washington (CNN) — The US economy seems to have pulled off a remarkable and historic achievement. Yet with just days to go before the presidential election, the majority of voters say they remain displeased with the state of the economy. Gross domestic product, which measures all the goods and services produced
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Ángela Reyes Haczek (CNN Español) — Un jurado de Nueva York condenó en mayo a Donald Trump por 34 delitos graves de falsificación de registros empresariales. Desde entonces, y pese a que originalmente estaba previsto que la sentencia fuera en junio, el equipo legal de Trump ha pedido que la misma y cualquier otra acción
Continue ReadingAP Basketball Writer Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese helped bring women’s basketball to new heights over the past two years. While there may be a ratings dip from last season’s record high, there are plenty of talented players like Paige Bueckers, JuJu Watkins, Deja Kelly and Hannah Hidalgo ready to continue the rise. “I know
Continue ReadingAssociated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A Dutch court has ordered the agency responsible for housing asylum seekers to pay a 50,000-euro ($54,000) penalty for every day that more than 2,000 migrants stay at an overcrowded center in the northern Netherlands. The center in the village of Ter Apel has become a symbol for
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Central Command says the U.S. military has struck a number of Islamic State group camps in central Syria, killing as many as 35 militants. The airstrikes were done Monday evening and targeted multiple locations and senior leaders of the group. The attacks come on the heels of a number of joint
Continue ReadingBy David Wright, CNN (CNN) — Democrats are mounting an unprecedented digital advertising campaign in the closing weeks of the presidential race, pouring hundreds of millions of dollars into a targeted effort that the party hopes will tip the balance in one of the closest elections in US history. The effort is being steered by
Continue ReadingCNN By MJ Lee and Samantha Waldenberg, CNN Washington (CNN) — Vice President Kamala Harris on Wednesday distanced herself from President Joe Biden’s comments that seemingly referred to Donald Trump’s supporters as “garbage,” setting off a political firestorm a week before Election Day. Harris told reporters that she “strongly” disagrees with criticizing people based on
Continue ReadingBy Taylor Nicioli, CNN (CNN) — A comet nicknamed the “Halloween comet” disintegrated on Monday during its closest approach of the sun, and the European Space Agency and NASA’s Solar and Heliospheric Observatory mission captured footage of its final moments. Astronomers first discovered Comet C/2024 S1 (ATLAS) on September 27 via an Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Some are well-worn warnings as familiar as the changing of seasons. Others are slow burns that end with a bang. Still others are just plain eerie. Stories of spiritual entities, paranormal activity and creepy cryptids are passed through generations the world over, becoming local legends that only sometimes reach across borders and cultures.
Continue ReadingAP Film Writer Jesse Eisenberg co-stars with Kieran Culkin in the new film “A Real Pain,” which opens in theaters Friday. The story is a personal one for Eisenberg, who wrote and directed this story about two mismatched cousins on a Holocaust tour in Poland. The film was rapturously received at the Sundance Film Festival
Continue Reading Belén Liotti (CNN) –– Al igual que muchos hoteles, el Red Cliffs Lodge, en las afueras de Moab, Utah, ofrece a los huéspedes artículos de cortesía como mapas, artículos de tocador en la habitación y, si son solicitados, con kits dentales con cepillos y pasta de dientes que a menudo se olvidan. Ahora puedes seguirnos
Continue Reading Sofía Barruti (CNN) — El propietario del periódico The Washington Post, Jeff Bezos, en sus primeros comentarios públicos desde que desató el revuelo la semana pasada por su decisión de retener el respaldo del venerable periódico en la carrera presidencial, defendió la medida en un poco común artículo de opinión publicado este lunes por la
Continue ReadingBy Amy Woodyatt and Sharon Braithwaite, CNN (CNN) — Italian alpine skier Matilde Lorenzi died aged 19 from injuries suffered in a training accident, the Italian Ministry of Defense confirmed Tuesday. The rising skiing star suffered a serious crash during a training session on the Grawand G1 slope in Val Senales, South Tyrol, Italy, according
Continue ReadingWARSAW, Poland (AP) — The head of a commission investigating Russian and Belarusian influences in Poland says it will refer to prosecutors a former defense minister whose decisions it said impaired Poland’s defenses ahead of Russia’s war on Ukraine. The commission was launched in May by the pro-European Union government of Prime Minister Donald Tusk.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Hezbollah’s newly named leader Naim Kassem has said in his first public comments that the militant group will keep fighting in its ongoing war with Israel until it is offered cease-fire terms it deems acceptable. “If the Israelis decide to stop the aggression, we say that we accept, but according
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — The shot was familiar. So was the roar. As LeBron James watched from a few feet away, his son, Bronny, triggered another on-court celebration in Cleveland. Bronny’s dad gave him the stage to himself, and he knew just what to do on a floor where he first learned to
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