By Cindy Von Quednow and Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — The former Nevada politician accused of fatally stabbing a Las Vegas investigative reporter after a series of critical stories took the stand Wednesday, telling the jury in his murder trial he is innocent. Robert Telles, the 47-year-old former Clark County Public Administrator, has pleaded not
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Pete Carroll is heading back to the University of Southern California — as a teacher. Carroll told KJR-FM on Tuesday that he plans to teach a class at USC in the spring, and the university confirmed Wednesday the championship-winning football coach’s return in some role. “We are excited
Continue ReadingBelén Liotti (CNN Español) –– La Embajada de Argentina en Venezuela denunció este miércoles ante las autoridades en Caracas que fue robado el dinero que tenía en su cuenta bancaria, dijo a CNN una fuente con conocimiento de la situación. Ahora puedes seguirnos en WhatsApp Channel Una vez que el robo fue detectado, la representación diplomática
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — Matt Wallner’s three-run homer highlighted a seven-run fourth inning as the Minnesota Twins beat the San Diego Padres 11-4 on Wednesday. With the win, Minnesota snapped a three-game skid and avoided a sweep in San Diego. The Twins completed a seven-game trip at 4-3. The Padres lost for just
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican prosecutors have finally won convictions against 11 drug cartel gunmen for the massacre of 122 people who were pulled off passing buses and forced to fight each other to the death with sledgehammers. The 50-year sentences announced Wednesday involved one of the most gruesome chapters of Mexico’s drug war, so
Continue ReadingVeteran PBS journalist Judy Woodruff has apologized for remarks she had made regarding former President Donald Trump and negotiations for peace between Israel and Hamas in Gaza. During PBS convention coverage on Monday, Woodruff reported a story that she had read about Trump allegedly urging Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to put off any peace
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Devastated after her home collapsed in the aftermath of Sunday’s deadly flooding in Connecticut, Randi Marcucio got some good news this week that warmed her heart and eased her despair. Sonograms of the single mom’s now-3-year-old son that washed away in the swollen brook next to her home in Oxford were found some
Continue ReadingMONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Lawyers for an Alabama inmate, scheduled to be executed with nitrogen gas this fall, argued in a court filing that the state has ignored problems with the method as it seeks to carry out more nitrogen executions. Attorneys for Carey Dale Grayson asked a federal judge on Tuesday to block the
Continue ReadingCNN By Eric Bradner, CNN (CNN) — Democrats are betting that within the American electorate is a deep desire to leave behind the bitterness of a decade dominated by former President Donald Trump. And so, at the party’s convention Wednesday night in Chicago, a “joy” strategy — portraying Vice President Kamala Harris as the candidate
Continue ReadingAssociated Press CHICAGO (AP) — The Democratic National Convention’s third night showcased a familiar former president in Bill Clinton and introduced more Americans to Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz. He was little known outside his state until Vice President Kamala Harris selected him as her running mate. Walz used his background as a former teacher and
Continue ReadingAssociated Press The parents of a 23-year-old American taken hostage by Hamas during the Oct. 7 attack on Israel gave a moving speech Wednesday at the Democratic National Convention, pleading for the release of the dozens of people who continue to be held captive in Gaza. “This is a political convention. But needing our only
Continue ReadingMOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has met with Chinese premier Li Qiang at the Kremlin. He hailed growing trade relations as Moscow becomes increasingly dependent on Beijing for political and economic support. Their meeting Wednesday took place as Russia struggled to push back an incursion by Ukrainian forces into the Kursk region that
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California will be the first U.S. state to direct millions of dollars from taxpayer money and tech companies to help pay for journalism and AI research under a new deal announced Wednesday. Under the first-in-the-nation agreement, the state and tech companies would collectively pay roughly $250 million over five
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California will be the first U.S. state to direct millions of dollars from taxpayer money and tech companies to help pay for journalism and AI research under a new deal announced Wednesday. Under the first-in-the-nation agreement, the state and tech companies would collectively pay roughly $250 million over five
Continue ReadingAssociated Press GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Guatemalan police on Wednesday arrested seven Guatemalans accused of having smuggled 53 migrants from Mexico and Central America who died of asphyxiation in 2022 in Texas after being abandoned in a tractor trailer in the scorching summer heat. They were the latest arrests after years of investigation into the
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Festival-goers could soon have a new way to get to the Empire Polo Club during Festival Season. The Coachella Valley Association of Governments is developing a new project called the ‘Arts and Music Line’. The project is a 9-mile bike route that will improve the cycling experience and safety for all users along Avenue 48,
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers finally have their hitters healthy. Now, the NL West leaders need their pitching staff to follow suit. Right-hander Yoshinobu Yamamoto tossed a two-inning simulated game Wednesday. He’s been out with right triceps tightness since mid-July. The 25-year-old is 6-2 with a 2.92 ERA in
Continue ReadingOTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — More than 100 synagogues, Jewish organizations and doctors in multiple cities across Canada are on high alert after receiving the same threatening email. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police confirm that threats were made Wednesday to “a number of institutions, including synagogues and hospitals, across Canada.” Several Jewish leaders say police felt
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Gov. Tim Walz, the vice presidential nominee, former President Bill Clinton, and former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, are among those set to speak during day three of the Democratic National Convention. You can watch live below:
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Judges and magistrates in Mexico have joined forces with other federal court employees in a strike meant to paralyze a judicial overhaul proposed by the government of Andrés Manuel López Obrador. Since Monday, thousands of court employees have camped outside federal courts in protest of the president’s proposed changes
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