Rocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — Los gobernadores republicanos están en una competencia cínica para superarse unos a otros y enviar inmigrantes en autobús desde la frontera estadounidense a Nueva York, Washington, Chicago y, ahora, en avión a Martha’s Vineyard. Dos aviones no anunciados que transportaban a unos 50 inmigrantes aterrizaron en el acaudalado enclave costero de
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BROWNSVILLE, Texas (AP) — A Mexican national who headed the Gulf Cartel from 2003 to 2012 was sentenced Thursday to life in prison and ordered to pay a $5 million forfeiture after pleading guilty in a U.S. court to drug smuggling conspiracy. A federal judge in Brownsville, Texas, sentenced Jorge “El Cos” Costilla-Sanchez, 51, for
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Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Zac Efron ha escuchado sobre las especulaciones de que alteró su rostro con cirugía plástica, pero dice que eso está muy lejos de la verdad. “Me pareció gracioso”, dijo a “Entertainment Tonight” sobre la gente que pensaba que se había operado. “Es una m****a. Casi me muero, pero todo bien”. Mientras
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By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The International Olympic Committee’s coordination commission made its first in-person visit to Los Angeles to inspect proposed venues for the 2028 Games. The group met with local organizing officials over three days. LA28 organizing committee Chairman Casey Wasserman says the city is “well-positioned for an
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By JOSH BOAK and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — While President Joe Biden was quick to hail Thursday’s strike-averting rail agreement as a win for America, it was also a big win for him politically, allowing Democrats to sidestep what could have been an economic debacle before November’s midterm elections. Pressured to choose
Continue Reading By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — Nathan MacKinnon expects to sign contract extension with the Colorado Avalanche soon, and it could make him the highest-paid player in the NHL. MacKinnon wants to get something done before the season starts next month, adding he’ll shelve talks if an agreement isn’t reached by
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Andye tenía planeado pasar solo tres días en París. El primer día, se subió al tren del metro que cambiaría su vida para siempre. Era septiembre de 2016. Andye, nacida en Haití y criada en Estados Unidos, tenía 25 años y estaba terminando un máster en Ámsterdam, Países Bajos. Estaba en
Continue Reading By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — The hallmark of the early Bill Snyder teams at Kansas State was a dominating defense. Turns out that’s becoming the hallmark of the early teams under Chris Klieman, too. The Wildcats opened the season with one of the handful of shutouts across Division I, a
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By Sonia Moghe, CNN A former University of Southern California coach who was convicted earlier this year of taking part in the college admissions scandal that rocked elite US schools has been granted a new trial. Jovan Vavic, a famed water polo coach at USC for 25 years, was convicted by a jury in April
Continue Reading By KAREL JANICEK Associated Press Cristiano Ronaldo scored the first Europa League goal of his career to help Manchester United rebound from an opening loss in the second-tier competition with a 2-0 victory over Sheriff Tiraspol. The Champions League record scorer converted from the spot after Jadon Sancho gave United a 1-0 lead in Moldova.
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EL PASO, Texas — El Pasoans Fighting Hunger received $50,000 from El Paso Health. El Paso Health President/CEO Carol Smallwood and CEO of Medicaid services for El Paso Health Janel Lujan presented the check. “These are still uncertain times, and El Paso Health continues to strive for excellence byserving those in need. We are proud
Continue Reading By PETER SMITH Associated Press As Republican governors ramp up their high-profile transports of migrants to Democratic-run jurisdictions, the practice is getting a mixed reaction from Christian faith leaders — many of whom, especially evangelicals, have supported GOP candidates by large numbers in recent elections. Some depict the actions as inhumanely exploiting vulnerable people for
Continue Reading Ángela Reyes Haczek (CNN Español) — La vicepresidenta de Argentina, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, habló este jueves en el Senado, en sus primeras declaraciones públicas tras el atentado en su contra ocurrido el 1 de septiembre. “Yo quería que mi primera actividad pública, fuera de mi despacho, fuera con ustedes. Yo siento que estoy viva
Continue Reading By Ashley Strickland, CNN Investigating the site of an ancient river delta, the Perseverance rover has collected some of the most important samples yet on its mission to determine if life ever existed on Mars, according to NASA scientists. A few of the recently collected samples include organic matter, indicating that Jezero Crater, which likely
Continue Reading NASA’s Perseverance rover has sent back images of the latest rock samples that show where Mars may have once supported microbial life.
Continue Reading RENTON, Wash. (AP) — The Seattle Seahawks have placed safety Jamal Adams on injured reserve for the quadriceps tendon injury he suffered in the opener against Denver. Adams is expected to have surgery soon that will likely keep him out for the season. It’s the second straight year Adams had his season cut short by
Continue Reading By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Elvis Andrus hit one of Chicago’s five home runs off rookie Hunter Gaddis and the White Sox cut into Cleveland’s lead in the AL Central with an 8-2 win. Andrus connected in the fifth inning off Gaddis, who became the first Cleveland pitcher to allow five
Continue Reading Sofía Benavides (CNN Español) — El Congreso de Perú, con una votación de 94 a favor, 14 en contra y 8 abstenciones, aprobó este jueves una moción de censura contra el ministro de Transportes y Comunicaciones, Geiner Alvarado López, con el argumento de su supuesta “falta de idoneidad” para el ejercicio del cargo. En Perú,
Continue Reading DALLAS (AP) — A Dallas anesthesiologist was arrested on charges alleging that he injected nerve-blocking agents and other drugs into bags of intravenous fluids at the surgical center where he works, which led to the death of a co-worker and caused cardiac emergencies for several patients, authorities announced Thursday. Dr. Raynaldo Rivera Ortiz Jr. was
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By Steve Contorno, CNN By arranging to fly two planes of migrants onto the tony island of Martha’s Vineyard on Wednesday, Gov. Ron DeSantis has thrust Florida into an escalating battle between red state leaders and the Biden administration over the US-Mexico border and once again put himself at the forefront of a political cause
Continue Reading CNN, WBZ, WHDH, WCVB, WEAR, AP By Steve Contorno, CNN By arranging to fly two planes of migrants onto the tony island of Martha’s Vineyard on Wednesday, Gov. Ron DeSantis has thrust Florida into an escalating battle between red state leaders and the Biden administration over the US-Mexico border and once again put himself at
Continue Reading GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — Tommy Paul and Taylor Fritz have won their singles matches to help the United States beat Kazakhstan 2-1 and move atop its Davis Cup Finals group. The Americans are almost assured of reaching the quarterfinals with two wins from two in Group D. Paul enjoyed a 6-1, 6-4 win over Mikhail
Continue Reading By Eric Bradner, Omar Jimenez and Donald Judd, CNN Republicans in Wisconsin have in recent weeks hammered Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes on crime, casting the Democratic nominee to take on GOP Sen. Ron Johnson as “dangerous” as they seek to reach the small swath of suburban voters who could decide one of the nation’s most
Continue Reading By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Former Oklahoma quarterback Charles Thompson will return to the site of what he calls his greatest college victory but in a very different role. Thompson, one of masters of Barry Switzer’s wishbone offense, led the second-ranked Sooners to a 17-7 win at No. 1 Nebraska
Continue Reading By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Former Oklahoma quarterback Charles Thompson will return to the site of what he calls his greatest college victory but in a very different role. Thompson, one of masters of Barry Switzer’s wishbone offense, led the second-ranked Sooners to a 17-7 win at No. 1 Nebraska
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By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The U.S. Department of Justice says New Mexico’s largest city has made enough progress with court-ordered police reforms that oversight of much of the ongoing process will be turned over to Albuquerque officials. The announcement was made Thursday with a new joint court filing that
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A closely watched estimate from the U.S. Census Bureau released Thursday indicates that Texas may have passed a long-awaited milestone: the point where Hispanic residents make up more of the state’s population than white residents. The new population figures, derived from the bureau’s American Community Survey, showed Hispanic Texans made up 40.2% of the state’s
Continue Reading By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer Roger Federer never let ’em see him sweat. He played tennis with a style that only rarely betrayed the effort behind the masterful serving, the rare-in-its-day attacking and the flawless footwork. He was not one to grunt loudly on shots or celebrate wildly after them. The way he wielded
Continue Reading By Angela Dewan, CNN An analysis of Pakistan’s devastating floods has found “fingerprints” of the human-made climate crisis on the disaster, which killed more than 1,500 people and destroyed so much land and infrastructure it has plunged the South Asian nation into crisis. The analysis, published Thursday by the World Weather Attribution initiative, was unable
Continue Reading By Kimberly Richardson, CNN Our four-legged friends don’t drive gas-guzzling SUVs or use energy-sucking appliances, but that doesn’t mean they don’t have a climate impact. In fact, researchers have showed that pets play a significant role in the climate crisis. But what do Barkley and Whiskers have to do with our warming planet? It’s the
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