TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES, New Mexico — New Mexico State Police have now identified the body found in the Rio Grande last month, ABC affiliate KOAT reported Friday night. Officials say the body was 5-year-old Shaquille Ferguson Jr. of Truth or Consequences. According to officials with NMSP, officers responded to a welfare check on 5-year-old Shaquille
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Ángela Reyes (CNN) — Como planeta, acabamos de experimentar el mes más caluroso de nuestras vidas… y vimos los eventos meteorológicos extremos que resultaron de él. En julio de 2021, la temperatura global fue la más alta para cualquier julio en los 142 años de registros, según los datos publicados este viernes por los Centros
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By Christina Maxouris, CNN Just days after fall classes started for Florida’s Brevard Public Schools and after the school board voted against a mask requirement, there are more than 470 Covid-19 cases among students and teachers and roughly 1,060 people are in quarantine, according to the latest data from the district. Of the 473 positive
Continue Reading merinojavier73 (CNN Español) — Julia Haart nació en 1971 en Moscú. Tras mudarse a Estados Unidos y establecerse junto a sus padres y hermanos en la comunidad judía ultraortodoxa de Monsey en Nueva York, un día decidió dejar todo atrás y comenzar una nueva vida. El reality “My Unorthodox Life” de la plataforma Netflix muestra la vida
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WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — Navajo Nation officials say the tribe continues to see a surge in new coronavirus cases. On Friday it reported 67 new cases and one additional death. Health officials on the reservation reported no deaths and only a handful of cases for eight consecutive days from Aug. 1-8. But the Navajo
Continue Reading TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES, N.M. (AP) — A New Mexico man whose young son was found dead in the Rio Grande River days after the man was seen taking the boy to the riverbank has been arrested on charges, including child abuse leading to death. New Mexico State Police announced the arrest of Shaquille Ferguson Sr.
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By JOHN DANISZEWSKI Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former AP executive and foreign correspondent Larry Heinzerling has died after a short illness. Heinzerling played a key role in winning freedom for hostage Terry Anderson from Hezbollah abductors in Lebanon, and served as AP bureau chief in South Africa and in West Germany before the
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LAS VEGAS (AP) — Cade Cunningham is making a strong first impression on the NBA. The No. 1 overall pick made 7 of 10 3-pointers and finished with 24 points, seven rebounds and three assists to help the Detroit Pistons beat the New York Knicks 93-87 on Friday night in the Summer League. Cunningham was
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HOUSTON (AP) — A medical examiner’s office says the death of former NCAA national champion sprinter Cameron Burrell has been ruled a suicide. The University of Houston, where he starred from 2013-2018, had said he died Monday. He was 26. The Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences said Friday that Cameron died from a “gunshot
Continue Reading TORONTO (AP) — Toronto Maple Leafs forward Auston Matthews had wrist surgery Friday and is expected to need a “minimum” of six weeks to recover. The team said the Rocket Richard Trophy as the NHL’s top goal scorer, had the surgery following “consultations with specialists and Maple Leafs medical staff.” The Maple Leafs said Matthews
Continue Reading Ángela Reyes (CNN) — Estados Unidos es más diverso y multirracial que nunca, según los nuevos datos del censo de 2020 publicados el jueves. “Nuestro análisis de los resultados del censo de 2020 muestra que la población de Estados Unidos es mucho más multirracial y más diversa racial y étnicamente de lo que hemos medido
Continue Reading PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A federal judge has tossed most of the civil claims brought in a wrongful death suit by the family of an Arizona rancher who served as spokesperson for the armed takeover of Oregon’s Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in 2016. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports Robert “LaVoy” Finicium was fatally shot by Oregon state
Continue Reading By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Pato O’Ward blew past Will Power in the closing seconds of qualifying to claim his third pole of the season Friday at Indianapolis. O’Ward posted a fast lap of 1 minutes, 10.7147 seconds. Power will start second in Saturday’s race after going 1:10.7214. Both drivers topped
Continue Reading ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Two Phoenix men have been sentenced to lengthy terms in federal prison for trafficking methamphetamine from Arizona for sale in New Mexico. The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Albuquerque announced Friday that 67-year-old Arturo Munoz of Phoenix was sentenced to eight years in prison. He pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine
Continue ReadingBy Akanksha Sharma, Masrur Jamaluddin and Hilary Whiteman, CNN Taufiq Hidayat enters the homes of the dead to claim bodies no one will touch. He leads a dozen volunteer undertakers who take calls from grieving families in the Indonesian capital, Jakarta, the center of one of the world’s largest Covid-19 outbreaks. “It’s really tough and
Continue Reading PITTSBURGH (AP) — A game scheduled between the Milwaukee Brewers and Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday night was postponed because of rain and will be made up as part of a day-night doubleheader Saturday. The first game will be played at 2:35 p.m. and the nightcap at 7:05 p.m. Both games are scheduled for seven innings
Continue Reading SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — James Hormel, the first openly gay U.S. ambassador and a philanthropist who funded organizations to fight AIDS and promote human rights, has died. He was 88. The San Francisco Chronicle says Hormel died Friday at a San Francisco hospital with his husband, Michael, at his side. Hormel, an heir to the
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UPDATE, Aug. 14: Authorities shut down Transmountain Road in both directions through El Paso for a third-straight day as storms dropping up to five inches of rain across the city resulted in debris, such as mud and rocks, washing onto the roadway. This latest closure took effect at 9:15 a.m. Saturday, according to police, about
Continue Reading CNNEspañol sjv (CNN Español) — El fiscal federal Ramiro González ordenó este viernes nuevas medidas en la investigación sobre el presunto incumplimiento del presidente de Argentina, Alberto Fernández, y la primera dama, Fabiola Yáñez, a las restricciones de circulación y reunión que regían en el área metropolitana de Buenos Aires en medio del llamado aislamiento
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Many Afghan translators who worked for the US Army are still waiting for their visa applications to be approved. CNN’s Cyril Vanier reports.
Continue Reading By Alex Marquardt, CNN The Biden administration is working to finalize an agreement with Qatar to temporarily house thousands of Afghans who worked with the United States and their families and are fleeing their country as the security situation deteriorates, according to a source familiar with the ongoing discussions. The source said it could be
Continue Reading By MARTHA BELLISLE Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle Police Chief Adrian Diaz has fired the two police officers who authorities say violated the law while attending events in Washington D.C. during the Jan. 6 insurrection. Diaz on Friday said he fired married officers Caitlin and Alexander Everett. He said they were present at the
Continue Reading By MARTHA BELLISLE Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle Police Chief Adrian Diaz has fired the two police officers who authorities say violated the law while attending events in Washington D.C. during the Jan. 6 insurrection. Diaz on Friday said he fired married officers Caitlin and Alexander Everett. He said they were present at the
Continue Reading By The Associated Press Boston left-hander Chris Sale is scheduled to make his first big league appearance in just over two years when he faces the Baltimore Orioles at Fenway Park. The seven-time All-Star underwent Tommy John surgery in March 2020 and missed last year’s pandemic-shortened season. In five combined rehab outings this year between
Continue Reading By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer OAKMONT, Pa. (AP) — Nick Grabelcik has reached the semifinals of the U.S. Amateur after a long day at Oakmont. Because of storm delays most of the week, Grabelcik wound up playing 38 holes to win three matches. Coming off a stellar freshman year at North Florida, he’s now
Continue Reading By Liz Stark, CNN The US Department of Education sent letters Friday to the Republican governors of Texas and Florida, as well as Florida school administrators, amid an escalating battle between the White House and state officials over school mask guidance as the Delta variant surges. In the new letters to Govs. Ron DeSantis of
Continue Reading By EVENS SANON Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — The Haitian judge assigned to oversee the investigation into the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse has withdrawn from the case citing personal reasons, a decision that might delay the much-anticipated probe. Judge Mathieu Chanlatte, who was named to oversee the case less than a week ago,
Continue Reading Alejandra Ramos Barreda (CNN) — El padre de Arkansas de un niño de 1 año que está hospitalizado con covid-19 le está diciendo a la gente que se vacune para que otro padre no tenga que enfrentar la incertidumbre y el miedo que él está viviendo. Cuando Carter Butrum comenzó a mostrar síntomas similares a
Continue Reading GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Russell Henley shot a 6-under 64 on Friday to open a four-stroke lead halfway through the Wyndham Championship. Henley was at 14-under 126, tying Stewart Cink at the RBC Heritage in April for the lowest 36-hole score this season in a tournament Cink went on to win. Olympic silver medalist Rory
Continue Reading By DOUG ALDEN Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Kyle Schwarber joined the Red Sox lineup for the first time Friday night, two weeks after Boston acquired the slugger from the Washington Nationals. Schwarber has been recovering from a right hamstring strain. He was batting sixth Friday as Boston’s designated hitter to open a three-game series
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