By MJ Lee, Jamie Gangel and Jeff Zeleny, CNN (CNN) — Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi privately told President Joe Biden in a recent conversation that polling shows that the president cannot defeat Donald Trump and that Biden could destroy Democrats’ chances of winning the House in November if he continues seeking a second term,
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Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Leaders of 18 Pacific island nations and areas have agreed to an enhanced role of Japan in the region’s development while opposing any attempted coercive activity, as Tokyo seeks greater engagement to counter China’s influence. In a joint declaration adopted at their summit Thursday, they agreed that Japan provides greater
Continue Reading Associated Press Activists in the Dominican Republic protested on Wednesday against a bill for a new criminal code that would keep in place the country’s total abortion ban. The Dominican Senate gave initial approval to the bill in late June and lawmakers are expected to give it final approval in the next few days. “We
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By Lilit Marcus, CNN (CNN) — Gabriele Sewtz is not the kind of person who goes on wellness retreats. The German-born, Brooklyn-based real estate agent described herself as “very data-driven” and thinks that oatmeal is an exciting breakfast. But that was before she started experiencing menopause, and before she found herself on a ranch outside
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Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haitian Prime Minister Garry Conille has ordered gangs to surrender their weapons and acknowledged how dangerous life in Haiti’s capital and beyond has become. He also pledged in his televised speech to crack down on the rampant violence. Conille spoke late Wednesday, a day after a second group of
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Rocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — Cuando el presidente de Estados Unidos, Joe Biden, regrese a Delaware desde Las Vegas la noche de este miércoles, en una interrupción de su viaje tras dar positivo por covid-19, se enfrentará a una de las decisiones más trascendentales de su larga vida política: ¿debe hacer caso a los crecientes llamados
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ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Caitlin Clark had 19 assists to break the WNBA game record in the Indiana Fever’s 101-93 loss to the Dallas Wings on Wednesday night in the final WNBA contest before the month-long break for the Olympics. Clark broke the mark of 18 set by Courtney Vandersloot for Chicago against Indiana on
Continue Reading Associated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) — Relatives of some of the 13 American service members killed during the chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan appeared on stage at the Republican National Convention. Their appearance Wednesday brought an emotional moment that revived one of the low points of President Joe Biden’s presidency and one of his biggest political liabilities.
Continue Reading AP Sports Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Caitlin Clark smiled and hesitated just long enough for Indiana teammate Aliyah Boston to intercept the answer for what it meant to the rookie to set a WNBA record with 19 assists in a game. Clark’s milestone came in the Fever’s 101-93 loss to the Dallas Wings on
Continue Reading By Zenebou Sylla and Dalia Faheid, CNN (CNN) — A 26-year-old man was found guilty of attempted murder and other charges for a shooting in downtown Cleveland that left nine people wounded about one year ago, authorities said Wednesday. Seven men and two women ranging in age from 23 to 38 were wounded when an assailant fired
Continue Reading Valeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN Español) — La Asamblea Legislativa de El Salvador, de mayoría oficialista, aprobó este miércoles un decreto que elimina el pago de aranceles a 160 productos de la canasta básica por un período de 10 años. La medida, propuesta por el presidente Nayib Bukele, fue aprobada por 59 de los 60 diputados
Continue Reading AP Golf Writer TROON, Scotland (AP) — Scottie Scheffler might not be the biggest draw in golf but he’s the center of attention at every major. The world’s No. 1 player is a heavy favorite again going into the British Open at Royal Troon. Scheffler says he never sought this kind of attention. He only
Continue Reading By Jeremy Herb, John Miller, Evan Perez, Lauren Fox, Annie Grayer, Curt Devine, Alayna Treene and Morgan Rimmer, CNN (CNN) — Thomas Matthew Crooks visited the Donald Trump rally location twice, his cell phone contained images of both Trump and President Joe Biden, and the would-be assassin’s search history included dates of the Democratic National
Continue Reading Associated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) — Republicans were welcoming JD Vance as Donald Trump’s running mate on the same night devoted to blasting President Joe Biden’s leadership on the world stage. But even as Republicans talked of Vance as a potential heir to the “Make America Great Again” movement, Day 3 programming at the Republican National
Continue Reading ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Caitlin Clark has WNBA-record 19 assists in the Indiana Fever’s 101-93 loss to the Dallas Wings.
Continue Reading Valeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN Español) — El Gobierno de Estados Unidos informó el martes que en las últimas seis semanas se han reducido en más del 50% los cruces irregulares de inmigrantes en la frontera con México, pasando de 4.000 a 1.900 encuentros de migrantes por semana, según datos del Departamento de Seguridad Nacional de ese
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Update (August 1, 2024): The City of El Paso announced today it has resolved the lawsuit. “Via the DOJ’s lawsuit and the City’s crossclaims, separate settlements with URT and RRE were reached,” a city spokesperson explained. United Road Towing Inc. (URT) will pay about $58,000 in damages to 50 servicemembers and a civil penalty of
Continue Reading Associated Press SARVER, Pa. (AP) — Hundreds of people gathered Wednesday to remember the former fire chief shot and killed at a weekend rally for former President Donald Trump in the rural area of Pennsylvania shaken by violence perpetrated by a local 20-year-old man. A sign outside Lernersville Speedway in Sarvar, Pennsylvania, where the vigil
Continue Reading CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — Oregon authorities have recovered the body of award-winning chef Naomi Pomeroy following her drowning in a river accident. The Benton County Sheriff’s Office says it located her body Wednesday morning in the Willamette River between Corvallis and Albany after canoers saw it and called 911. Pomeroy died Saturday evening after the
Continue Reading By Jessie Yeung and Yumi Asada, CNN Tokyo (CNN) — Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has formally apologized to a group of plaintiffs who were forcibly sterilized under the country’s decades-long former eugenics law following their lengthy campaign for justice. The Eugenic Protection Law, in place from 1948 to 1996, allowed authorities to forcibly sterilize people with disabilities,
Continue Reading By CNN Staff (CNN) — Night three of the Republican National Convention included former President Donald Trump’s choice for vice president, Sen. JD Vance of Ohio, and other speakers who made false and misleading claims throughout the night. Here is a list of fact checks from CNN’s Facts First team. Vance’s misleading claim about Trump
Continue Reading By Jeff Zeleny, CNN (CNN) — As President Joe Biden flies back to Delaware from Las Vegas on Wednesday night, cutting his trip short after testing positive for Covid-19, he faces one of the most momentous decisions of his long political life: Should he heed the rising calls from his fellow Democrats to extinguish his
Continue Reading Mauricio Torres (CNN Español) — El Gobierno de Estados Unidos se declaró preocupado por el arresto del jefe de seguridad de la dirigente opositora venezolana María Corina Machado y, a través del Departamento de Estado, llamó a que tanto él como todas las personas detenidas sin justificación en el país sean liberadas de forma inmediata.
Continue Reading By Jacqui Palumbo, CNN (CNN) — Looking down a street in Daulatpur, a rural village in Punjab, India with a mishmash of eclectic, colorful architecture, photographer Rajesh Vora felt he had struck lucky. In front of him, was a large facsimile of an Air-India plane on top of a pale green building. Facing it from across
Continue Reading By Sydney Bishop and Joe Sutton, CNN (CNN) — A man arrested Monday in Milwaukee wearing a ski mask and carrying a concealed weapon without a permit in the vicinity of Fiserv Forum – the site of the Republican National Convention – was also carrying a backpack containing rifle ammunition, a mask from the movie
Continue Reading Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — A federal judge has dismissed a Republican-backed lawsuit that sought to bar Nevada from counting mail ballots received after Election Day. The challenge had been brought by the Republican National Committee, the Nevada Republican Party and former President Donald Trump’s campaign. A state law passed by Democrats in 2021
Continue Reading Associated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) — Security planners for the Republican National Convention have had to contend with the winding river that snakes through downtown Milwaukee and near the Fiserv Center convention site. Roughly half a dozen police departments, along with state and federal agencies, have boats patrolling the river 24-hours-a-day until the convention ends this
Continue Reading SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California will be the first state to receive federal funds under a program to create regional networks, or “hubs,” that produce hydrogen as an energy source for vehicles, manufacturing and generating electricity. The Energy Department said Wednesday that the California Hydrogen Hub will receive an initial $30 million to begin its
Continue Reading By Mauricio Torres and Sahar Akbarzai, CNN (CNN) — The United States has raised concerns about the recent arrests of Venezuelan democratic opposition figures ahead of the country’s elections this month, as authoritarian President Nicolas Maduro told his supporters he must win at the polls to avoid a possible “bloodbath.” “If they do not want
Continue Reading HUDSPETH COUNTY, Texas (KVIA) — 18-year-old El Paso resident Grace Allyn Mae Wagoner is dead after her car crashed on I-10 West in Hudspeth County. A spokesperson for Texas DPS says Wagoner was traveling west near mile marker 95 when her car left its lane and rolled off the road. Troopers are still looking into
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