By Lauren Fox, CNN A group of Senate Democrats on the Armed Services Committee led by Hawaii Sen. Mazie Hirono wants Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin to take immediate steps to ensure that military service members’ access to abortion is protected no matter what state they are stationed in. In a new letter provided first
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By Sara Sidner, Tina Burnside and Dakin Andone, CNN Family members of Emmett Till, the 14-year-old Black teen whose murder in the Jim Crow South spurred the civil rights movement in America, say they have unearthed an unserved arrest warrant for the White woman who accused him of making advances toward her, sparking the events
Continue Reading The family of Emmett Till is calling for justice. Nearly 70 years ago, the Black 14-year-old’s murder helped spur the civil rights movement in America. His family recently discovered an unserved arrest warrant for his accuser, who is still alive today. They hope it can lead to her arrest. CNN’s Sara Sidner has more.
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By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — With little ceremony, it was lights out Thursday for one of the two remaining units at a coal-fired power plant in northwestern New Mexico that has provided electricity for millions of customers in the southwestern U.S. for nearly a half-century. Unit 1 at the San
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By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Authorities have announced a suspension of the operations of Puerto Rico-based Euro Pacific International Bank, which officials previously said was under suspicion of facilitating money laundering and offshore tax evasion. The investigation was launched by Puerto Rico’s Office of the Commissioner of Financial Institutions.
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DALLAS (AP) — A man who sold a pistol to a man who used it to hold four hostages inside a Texas synagogue before being fatally shot by the FBI early this year pleaded guilty Thursday to a federal gun crime, the U.S. Department of Justice said. Henry “Michael” Dwight Williams, 32, pleaded guilty to
Continue Reading By JUAN LOZANO and ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press SAN ANTONIO (AP) — The tractor-trailer at the center of a human-smuggling attempt that left 53 people dead had passed through an inland U.S. Border Patrol checkpoint with migrants inside the sweltering rig earlier in its journey, a U.S. official said Thursday. The truck went through the
Continue Reading SAN ANTONIO (AP) — US official: Migrants in deadliest smuggling incident were in tractor-trailer when it cleared inland border checkpoint.
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THOMASTOWN, Ireland (AP) — New Zealand’s Ryan Fox says he was surprised to find himself leading the Irish Open after the opening round despite his impressive form this season. Fox had eight birdies in a flawless 8-under 64 at Mount Juliet. The 56th-ranked Fox said a 64 did not look likely early in his round.
Continue Reading ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s prime minister says his country has sent a letter of request to the United States to buy a squadron of F-35 fighter jets. The purchase would be part of ongoing efforts to bolster Greece’s defense capabilities amid continuing tensions with neighboring Turkey. Speaking to reporters in Madrid Thursday during a
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Sol Amaya (CNN Español) — La Conferencia Episcopal Ecuatoriana informó este jueves en conferencia de prensa que, tras llegar a un acuerdo con el gobierno nacional, los movimientos indígenas decidieron terminar las manifestaciones y bloqueos que llevaban 18 días. “Y de conformidad con lo que aquí estipulado, los presidentes de la Conaie, Feine y Fenocin
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By Ella Nilsen, CNN The Supreme Court on Thursday dealt a major blow to climate action by handcuffing the Environmental Protection Agency’s ability to regulate planet-warming emissions from the country’s power plants, just as scientists warn the world is running out of time to get the climate crisis under control. It is a major loss
Continue Reading CNN By Ella Nilsen, CNN The Supreme Court on Thursday dealt a major blow to climate action by handcuffing the Environmental Protection Agency’s ability to regulate planet-warming emissions from the country’s power plants, just as scientists warn the world is running out of time to get the climate crisis under control. It is a major
Continue Reading By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Former Associated Press board chair Frank Daniels Jr. has died at 90. His son says he died Thursday. In addition to his service on the board of directors of the not-for-profit news cooperative, Daniels shepherded The News & Observer of Raleigh through an era of
Continue Reading By TOM MURPHY AP Health Writer Help is coming for many people with medical debt on their credit reports. Starting Friday, the three major U.S. credit reporting companies will stop counting paid medical debt on the reports that banks, potential landlords and others use to judge creditworthiness. The companies also will start giving people a
Continue Reading By ALEX VEIGA and STAN CHOE AP Business Writers Americans with stock portfolios or retirement investment plans would likely prefer to forget the last six months. The S&P 500, Wall Street’s broad benchmark for many stock funds, closed the first half of 2022 with a loss of more than 20% after starting the year at
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Andi Babineau, CNN The man who sold a semi-automatic weapon that was later used to take hostages in a Texas synagogue in January has pleaded guilty to a federal firearms charge, according to a release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Texas. Henry “Michael” Dwight Williams, 32, admitted Thursday to being
Continue Reading ENCINAL, Texas (AP) — Four migrants died Thursday and three other people were injured in a highway crash in Texas that authorities described as another fatal human smuggling attempt during a tragic week near the U.S.-Mexico border. The crash happened in Encinal, a small town where a tractor-trailer carrying migrants passed through Monday before ending
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – The scene at Desert Hope Apartments is a very different one today than it was just 10 months ago. Drugs, crime, and violence are prevalent, as reported by residents of both the apartments and neighbors of the complex. It’s a grim picture compared to the positive outlook that new residents
Continue Reading By DAVID PITT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa Supreme Court on Thursday reversed a long-standing precedent that allowed landowners to sue for damages when a neighboring hog farm causes water pollution or odor problems that affect quality of life. The court concluded, 4-3, that a 2004 decision was wrong. The earlier
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Una pareja de orcas ha alejado a los grandes tiburones blancos de un tramo de la costa sudafricana luego de matar a cinco tiburones en un periodo de pocos meses en 2017, según un nuevo estudio. Los tiburones blancos solían dominar zonas de la costa de Gansbaai, a unos 100 kilómetros
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EL PASO, Texas — The Supreme Court ruled in a 5-4 majority to allow President Joe Biden to end the “Remain in Mexico Policy”. The “Remain in Mexico Policy” was put in place under the Trump administration. The policy sends non-Mexican citizens who’ve entered the US back to Mexico while their immigration proceedings played out,
Continue Reading By Veronica Stracqualursi and Rebekah Riess, CNN A Kentucky state court on Thursday halted enforcement of two Kentucky laws passed in 2019 that had stopped abortion services in the state last Friday, after the Supreme Court’s ruling overturning Roe v. Wade. The two measures are Kentucky’s so-called “trigger law” and a “heartbeat” law restricting abortions
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Los pandas gigantes tienen una fama notable de ser quisquillosos con su comida. Únicamente comen bambú y pasan 15 horas al día comiendo hasta 45 kilogramos de su platillo favorito. Pero sus ancestros, como la mayoría de los osos, consumían una dieta mucho más amplia que incluía carne, y se creía
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EL PASO, Texas – The city of El Paso was chosen by the National League of Cities (NLC) to take part in a work program for 16-24-year-olds in the region. In particular, the work cohort is aimed at those who are not currently working or going to school. The age group amounts to about 14,800
Continue Reading By Oren Liebermann, CNN The latest test of a US hypersonic weapon failed after an “anomaly” occurred during the first test of the full system, the Pentagon said Thursday. The test, carried out at the Pacific Missile Range Facility in Hawaii, was supposed to launch the Common Hypersonic Glide Body atop a two-stage missile booster.
Continue Reading By Barbara Starr, CNN Pentagon Correspondent The Defense Department is reviewing 1,300 proposals from 800 companies for innovative new weapons and commercial capabilities they may be able to develop and produce for Ukraine to use in its fight against Russia’s invasion of the country, a defense official told CNN on Thursday. The Pentagon hopes to
Continue Reading CNN By Barbara Starr, CNN Pentagon Correspondent The Defense Department is reviewing 1,300 proposals from 800 companies for innovative new weapons and commercial capabilities they may be able to develop and produce for Ukraine to use in its fight against Russia’s invasion of the country, a defense official told CNN on Thursday. The Pentagon hopes
Continue Reading ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — State Rep. Georgene Louis, who was arrested by Santa Fe police in the final days of a legislative session in February and charged with drunken driving, has entered a no-contest plea. The Albuquerque Journal reported Thursday that Louis must complete 24 hours of community service. Her plea deal is for DWI,
Continue Reading By Payton Major and Monica Garrett, CNN Fourth of July weekend is approaching, and most of the United States will see rain chances through Monday. As airports fill up with the most travelers in years, widespread showers and thunderstorms are likely to impact air travel in some areas, causing delays and cancellations. The southern US
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