Mexico’s historic election is this weekend. Here’s what to know
CNN By Aditi Sangal and CNNE’s Karen Esquivel On June 2, Mexicans will vote to pick their next president in a historic race that could see a…
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Disruptions at University of Chicago graduation as school withholds 4 diplomas over protests
By SOPHIA TAREEN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Dozens of students protesting the war in Gaza walked out of the University of Chicago’s…
Continue Reading US dampens criticism of El Salvador’s president as migration overtakes democracy concerns
By JOSHUA GOODMAN and MARCOS ALEMAN Associated Press SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — The Biden administration has sent a high-level delegation to…
Continue Reading Woman pleads guilty to negligent homicide in death of New York anti-gang activist
RIVERHEAD, N.Y. (AP) — A New York woman has pleaded guilty to negligent homicide in the 2018 death of an anti-gang activist during a dispute over a…
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Chapin High School senior achieves dream: Secures scholarships, acceptance to Brown University
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — In the borderland, Chapin High School celebrates the success of Angel Rivas, a senior who has achieved remarkable academic…
Continue Reading Orbán stages a ‘peace march’ in Hungary in a show of strength before European Parliament election
By JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — A crowd of tens of thousands has gathered in Hungary’s capital in a show of strength…
Continue Reading Yemen’s Houthis sentence 44 to death on charges of collaboration with a Saudi-led coalition
By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — A court run by Yemen’s Houthi rebels has sentenced 44 people to death, including a businessman…
Continue Reading Voters in Iceland are picking the new president of the rugged island near the Arctic Circle
LONDON (AP) — Voters in Iceland are choosing a president and selecting from a field of 12 people including a former prime minister. The candidates…
Continue Reading Chad Daybell sentenced to death for killing wife and girlfriend’s 2 children in jury decision
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A jury in Idaho unanimously agreed Saturday that convicted killer Chad Daybell deserves the death penalty for the gruesome…
Continue Reading Skye Blakely ‘shut down’ after the 2021 Olympic trials. A mental coach helped bring her back
By WILL GRAVES AP National Writer FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Skye Blakely didn’t want to hear it. Just like most teenagers whenever their…
Continue Reading Iran announces the death of a high-ranking Revolutionary Guard general after a long illness
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s state TV is reporting a high-ranking general in the Revolutionary Guard has died after an illness. Gen. Vajihollah…
Continue Reading Live Nation reveals data breach at its Ticketmaster subsidiary
The Associated Press Live Nation is investigating a data breach at its Ticketmaster subsidiary, which dominates ticketing for live events in the…
Continue Reading German court orders man born in Afghanistan held after knife attack at an anti-political Islam event
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — A German court ordered a 25-year-old man born in Afghanistan held on suspicion of attempted murder in connection with a…
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Pride Month celebrated throughout the Borderland
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — In celebration of pride month this June, the star on the mountain was lit with the colors of the rainbow. The El Paso…
Continue Reading Panama prepares to evacuate first island in face of rising sea levels
By MATÍAS DELACROIX and JUAN ZAMORANO Associated Press GARDI SUGDUB, Panama (AP) — On a tiny island off Panama’s Caribbean coast, about 300…
Continue Reading From collapsed plea deal to trial: How Hunter Biden has come to face jurors on federal gun charges
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s son was in federal court, prepared to plead guilty to…
Continue Reading Downtown Atlanta water service disrupted, forcing business closings and water boil notice
By BRENDAN FARRINGTON Atlanta officials were slowly repressuring the city’s water system Saturday after corroding water pipes burst in downtown…
Continue Reading 34 taken into custody after pro-Palestinian protest at Brooklyn Museum, artwork damage reported
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City police say they took 34 people into custody following a pro-Palestinian protest at the Brooklyn Museum. Hundreds of…
Continue Reading Kimmich slams ‘racist’ survey that says 1 in 5 Germans want more white players in the national team
HERZOGENAURACH, Germany (AP) — Germany midfielder Joshua Kimmich has slammed as “absolutely racist” a survey and its findings that one in five…
Continue Reading 100 years ago, US citizenship for Native Americans came without voting rights in swing states
By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Voter participation advocate Theresa Pasqual traverses Acoma Pueblo with a stack of sample…
Continue Reading Louisiana law that could limit filming of police hampers key tool for racial justice, attorneys say
By SUDHIN THANAWALA Associated Press Civil rights attorneys say a new Louisiana law that makes it a crime to approach within 25 feet of a police…
Continue Reading Estonia ratifies CERN accession to become 24th member in one of Europe’s key scientific bodies
HELSINKI (AP) — Estonia’s government has ratified the country’s full membership in the European Organization for Nuclear Research, a move that…
Continue Reading The Biden administration says Israel hasn’t crossed a red line on Rafah. This could be why
By ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Acknowledging only “an uptick” in Israeli military activity, the United States has gone…
Continue Reading North Korea sends hundreds more trash-carrying balloons to South Korea
By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s military says North Korea launched more trash-carrying balloons toward…
Continue Reading Hezbollah fighters shoot down an Israeli drone in Lebanon and fire rockets at an Israeli base
BEIRUT (AP) — The militant Hezbollah group says it shot down an Israeli drone over south Lebanon and fired rockets at an Israeli military base. It…
Continue Reading Black leaders call out Trump’s criminal justice contradictions as he rails against guilty verdict
By AARON MORRISON and MATT BROWN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — As Donald Trump lambasted the guilty verdict of his hush money trial this week,…
Continue Reading A climate activist in Paris stuck a protest poster on Monet’s ‘Poppy Field’
PARIS (AP) — An environmental activist was detained after sticking a protest sign to a Monet painting in Paris’ famed Orsay Museum. It was the…
Continue Reading Japan billionaire Maezawa cancels moon trip due to uncertainty over SpaceX rocket development
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa has canceled his planned flight around the moon on a SpaceX…
Continue Reading Is intermittent fasting better than counting calories? Maybe not, but you might stick with it
By JONEL ALECCIA AP Health Writer As weight-loss plans go, it’s easy to see the allure of intermittent fasting: Eat what you want, but only during…
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Brace for triple-digit heat
Good morning! It’s officially the hottest month of the year, and today’s high will hit triple digits – 100 degrees. While there’s a chance of light…
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