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Associated Press ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — The Venezuelan man convicted in the killing of Georgia nursing student Laken Riley has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Jose Ibarra was convicted of 10 counts, including murder. Ibarra waived his right to a jury trial, meaning Athens-Clarke County Superior Court Judge H.
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — Three state police officers and four drug cartel suspects are dead following a running series of shootouts in the northern Mexico border state of Tamaulipas, across the border from Texas. Another five police officers were wounded in a series of confrontations along highways around the town of San Fernando, Tamaulipas. Drug
Continue ReadingAssociated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South African authorities are embroiled in a standoff with an unconfirmed number of illegal miners who remain underground at an abandoned mine, apparently fearing arrest by police officers at the site. The miners in Stilfontein, in the country’s North West province, have entering the mine, which is no longer in
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Through a partnership with local farmers and state agencies, PSUSD has received a $150,000 grant through the LFPA Farms Together Program to provide produce boxes to families in need. The district will be giving out the boxes from 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at 150 District Center Drive, Palm Springs. The boxes contain watermelon radish, carrots, guava, clamshell
Continue ReadingAP Science Writers Researchers have created an early map of some of the human body’s estimated 37.2 trillion cells. Each type of cell has a unique role, and knowing what all the cells do can help scientists better understand health and diseases such as cancer. Scientists focused on certain organs — plotting the jobs of
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Sometimes opponents think players on Gallaudet’s women’s volleyball team are trying to distract them by using their hands and arms to talk in American Sign Language. They’re happy to let them think that because the team made up almost entirely of deaf and hard of hearing athletes is 30-4
Continue ReadingCNN By Rob Picheta and Sana Noor Haq, CNN Amersham, England (CNN) — Liam Payne’s family, friends and former bandmates came together to pay tribute to the One Direction star at his funeral in England on Wednesday, a month after the singer died at 31 after falling from a hotel balcony in Argentina. Zayn Malik,
Continue ReadingBy Kevin Dotson, CNN (CNN) — After a weekend of college football largely devoid of surprises, the latest College Football Playoff (CFP) rankings revealed Tuesday looked mostly the same as last week’s. In fact, the top five teams were exactly the same, headlined by undefeated Big Ten frontrunner Oregon leading the pack at No. 1.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States has vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution demanding an immediate cease-fire in the war in Gaza because it was not linked to an immediate release of hostages taken captive by Hamas last year. The council voted 14-1 in favor of the doomed resolution. The U.S. said
Continue ReadingBy Hanna Ziady, CNN London (CNN) — Ford plans to cut almost 4,000 jobs in Europe over the next three years, about 14% of its workforce in the region, as the carmaker faces slowing demand for electric vehicles and rising competition from China. The US company said Wednesday that the cuts would be completed by
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Julia Hernández (CNN) — Los planes de la próxima administración de Trump para implementar medidas estrictas en la frontera, derogar las políticas de la era Biden y comenzar con la detención y deportación a gran escala de migrantes están en marcha y comenzando a aclararse, según cuatro fuentes familiarizadas con los planes. El presidente electo
Continue ReadingDAMASCUS (AP) — Syria’s state-run media said a strike on the country’s historic town of Palmyra on Wednesday killed 36 people and wounded more than 50, an attack that Damascus has blamed on Israel. The Israeli military declined to comment. The news agency SANA said the strikes also led to “significant material damage to the
Continue Reading Sofía Barruti (CNN) — Una celebridad masculina anónima dice que es víctima de un esquema de extorsión y está demandando a un poderoso abogado de Texas que está representando a varias personas en demandas civiles que acusan a Sean “Diddy” Combs de agresión sexual. El demandante anónimo, descrito en la demanda como “una celebridad y
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story POMPANO BEACH, Florida (WSVN) — Authorities detained 18 people following a suspected migrant landing in Pompano Beach. U.S. Border Patrol agents, in coordination with CBP’s Air and Marine Operations and local law enforcement, responded to the area of 1900 NE 23rd St. Tuesday morning. Officials
Continue ReadingAP Tennis Writer MALAGA, Spain (AP) — Rafael Nadal’s retirement from tennis serves as a reminder that for all of his Grand Slam titles and other successes, his greatest legacy might be the qualities that inspired Carlos Alcaraz, Iga Swiatek and other younger players. Nadal couldn’t take a step around the grounds of the Davis
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Campbell’s is ditching the soup — at least in name. And the change has now received shareholders’ greenlight. Campbell Soup Co. announced its intention to change its name just over two months ago, saying it wanted to instead be known as the (slightly shorter) Campbell’s Co. to reflect the 155-year-old company’s
Continue Reading Andrea Saint Martin (CNN) — El presidente electo de Estados Unidos Donald Trump eligió a su copresidenta de transición, Linda McMahon, para servir como la próxima secretaria del Departamento de Educación. La decisión, que Trump anunció el martes por la noche confirmando el informe anterior de CNN, tomó forma después de que se hizo evidente
Continue ReadingBy Michael Hudak, Kevin Boulandier Click here for updates on this story MIAMI, Florida (WSVN) — A City of Miami commissioner said an ongoing battle between the city and the property owners regarding the cleanup of graffiti needs to end. Commissioner Joe Carollo held a news conference on Tuesday, and he said it was time
Continue ReadingAP Airlines Writer The chief executive of Delta Air Lines says the incoming Trump administration will be a “breath of fresh air” for airlines after what he called government “overreach” under President Joe Biden. Delta CEO Ed Bastian made the comments before the airline held an investor day with Wall Street analysts on Wednesday. He
Continue Reading Germán Padinger (CNN Español) — De tanques y aviones de combate a misiles hipersónicos, de drones a ojivas termobáricas y lanzamisiles portátiles, la invasión de Rusia a Ucrania, que lleva ya más de mil días desde su inicio en febrero de 2022, ha mostrado una enorme cantidad de armas empeñadas en el conflicto más grande
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