By Dan Berman and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — Attorney General Merrick Garland stressed his unhappiness with the Florida-based judge who said his appointment of a special counsel to prosecute Donald Trump was illegal, saying he wouldn’t make a “basic mistake about the law.” In an interview with NBC News, Garland was asked about Judge
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Valeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN Español) — El Gobierno de Estados Unidos insistió en su llamado a que haya transparencia en los resultados de la elección presidencial en Venezuela donde el Consejo Nacional Electoral (CNE) proclamó ganador al presidente Nicolás Maduro, al tiempo que rechazó los llamados del propio Maduro y otros políticos del oficialismo a detener
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Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House’s executive chef has retired after nearly three decades of making meals and cooking up state dinners for five different presidents and their families. Cris Comerford is the first woman to hold the job, and is also the first person of color to be executive chef. Her last
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By Oliver Darcy, CNN New York (CNN) — The National Association of Black Journalists is trying its best to weather a storm of backlash. The organization on Tuesday drew a torrent of criticism over its decision to invite Donald Trump to sit for an interview at its annual convention in Chicago. The Wednesday afternoon Trump
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Paws for Love therapy dog handler Rodd Garcia remembers the exact moment he heard about the moment a gunman shot and killed 23 people at the Cielo Vista Walmart on August 3rd, 2019, and injured 22 others. “[I’m seeing] emergency vehicles, police vehicles, and firetrucks, and just everything happened at once,
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LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — Bears quarterback Caleb Williams will not make his NFL preseason debut in Thursday night’s Hall of Fame Game against the Houston Texans, Bears coach Matt Eberflus said Tuesday. The No. 1 pick in the NFL Draft from Southern California along with all the Bears starters will sit out the first
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AP Science Writer With plans for athletes to swim the Seine River through the heart of Paris, Olympic organizers essentially bet against climate change’s extreme weather. For several days it appeared they would lose — by ditching the swimming portion of triathlon races. It wasn’t until early Wednesday, after the men’s race had been postponed
Continue Reading Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — The Democratic primary in Arizona’s 3rd Congressional District narrowed to a margin of just 0.21 percentage points Friday, within the range of an automatic recount. Former Phoenix City Council member Yassamin Ansari led former state lawmaker Raquel Terán by 89 votes, with 42,523 votes tallied and just a few hundred
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By KTBS Staff Click here for updates on this story COUSHATTA, Louisiana (KTBS) — A former guard who was on duty when two teens died by suicide at a youth corrections center has pleaded guilty to malfeasance in office. The plea Monday in Red River Parish District Court comes almost 5-1/2 years after the deaths.
Continue Reading Belén Liotti (CNN) — Este martes, la campaña de Harris mostró un primer vistazo sobre cómo planea contrarrestar los ataques del expresidente Donald Trump, quien presenta falsamente a la vicepresidenta Kamala Harris como el “zar fronterizo” de la administración. El video de campaña de 50 segundos, publicado por primera vez en CNN este martes, exhibe
Continue Reading ELY, Nev. (AP) — Officials say three inmates are dead and nine others have been transported for medical treatment as a result of an “altercation” at a maximum-security prison in the rural mining city of Ely, Nevada. The Nevada Department of Corrections said on Tuesday no officers were injured and gave no additional details about
Continue Reading AP Business Writer YOKOHAMA, Japan (AP) — Nissan says it has a “sustainability plan” to become a greener and more inclusive company. The Japanese automaker is promising to recycle batteries, empower workers and create safer cars. Its chief sustainability officer, Joji Tagawa, told reporters this week that Nissan hopes to work with various partners, aiming
Continue Reading By Paige Nash Click here for updates on this story ARCADIA, Louisiana (KTBS) — A Bienville Parish native has been hailed a hero following his death while rescuing passengers on a sinking yacht in Lake Michigan last week. The body of Bienville Parish native Lorenzo Tobin, 40, was recovered from Lake Michigan Sunday, following a
Continue Reading AP Health Writer The popular deli meat company Boar’s Head is recalling an additional 7 million pounds of ready-to-eat products made at a Virginia plant as an investigation into a deadly outbreak of listeria food poisoning continues, U.S. Agriculture Department officials said Tuesday. The new recall includes 71 products made between May 10 and July
Continue Reading By Emma Tucker, Stephanie Becker, Cheri Mossburg and Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — As the city of San Francisco prepares to fall in line with California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s executive order to clear homeless encampments, Los Angeles is pushing back, refusing to allow its jails to be used to hold those removed from encampments. Newsom,
Continue Reading Valeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN Español) — El Gobierno de Costa Rica anunció este martes su disposición a ofrecer asilo político a María Corina Machado y a Edmundo González Urrutia, así como a otros líderes de la oposición venezolana. El ministro de Relaciones Exteriores, Arnoldo André Tinoco, dijo que han sido informados de que existen órdenes de
Continue Reading By Chelsea Bailey, CNN (CNN) — William L. Calley Jr., the only US Army soldier to be convicted in the 1968 My Lai massacre, which saw more than 300 unarmed Vietnamese civilians killed by US soldiers in one of the most notorious war crimes in American history, has died. He was 80. Calley’s death was first reported
Continue Reading AP Baseball Writer . (AP) — Texas Rangers rookie Evan Carter likely will miss the rest of the regular season because of a lumbar sprain in his back that has limited the outfielder to 45 games. A big part of Rangers’ World Series title run last year, Carter hasn’t played since May 26. He had
Continue Reading By Marisa Sardonia Click here for updates on this story TRYON, North Carolina (WLOS) — In an update to the preservation of Nina Simone’s childhood home in Tryon, the African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund has selected Every Angle Inc. as the general contractor for the home. It will be restored as an interpretative historic
Continue Reading By Jennifer Emert Click here for updates on this story HENDERSONVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — Critical training for new mountain law enforcement officers was compromised within Blue Ridge Community College’s Basic Law Enforcement Training Program. News 13 has uncovered excessive violence against cadets and falsified training, leading to state action. As a result, six Blue
Continue Reading By Brandon Beyer, Kevin Boulandier Click here for updates on this story PLANTATION, Florida (WSVN) — The Broward County School Board has voted to suspend the mother of a transgender student who was allowed to play on the girls’ volleyball team for 10 days. In a 5-4 vote, the board said Jessica Norton will also
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Sun Bowl Association hosted the 2024 Sun Court Coronation on Wednesday, July 31th from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. It happened at the El Paso Country Club on 5000 Country Club Place, El Paso, TX 79922. 2024 Sun Court (Courtesy: Sun Bowl Association) The 2024 Edition of the Sun
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Jail Annex employee Lance Brown was arrested today. Officials with the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office accuse Brown of turning synthetic cannabis into sheet-thin slices, smuggling them into the annex, and giving them to an inmate. Courtesy: EPCSO Brown faces one count of Engaging in Organized Criminal Activity.
Continue Reading Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea says the recent heavy rains in northwestern North Korea flooded thousands of houses and a vast extent of farmland and left many residents homeless and living in makeshift tents. North Korea earlier said more than 5,000 people stranded in the northwestern in Sinuiju city and Uiju
Continue Reading By Sheldon Fox, Kevin Boulandier, Jessica Holly Click here for updates on this story NORTH MIAMI, Florida (WSVN) — A crafty thief is being looked for after he broke into a store owner’s car and took off with an envelope full of cash. The dollar store swipe occurred in the parking lot of the 1
Continue Reading By Priscilla Alvarez and Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, CNN (CNN) — Vice President Kamala Harris went on the offensive on immigration at her rally in Atlanta Tuesday, attempting to counter former President Donald Trump’s attacks on the issue. She touted her role as a California attorney general who prosecuted transnational gangs, drug cartels and human traffickers,
Continue Reading Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Mayor Eric Adams is standing by a top adviser and longtime friend who faces allegations that he sexually harassed female colleagues. Timothy Pearson is a former high-ranking official in the New York Police Department who now advises the mayor on public safety. He was named in
Continue Reading By Zenebou Sylla, CNN (CNN) — A man was sentenced to 30 years to life in state prison Tuesday for fatally stabbing a 35-year-old woman inside her New York City apartment in 2022 after following her home, according to the Manhattan district attorney’s office. Assamad Nash, 27, had pleaded guilty to murder and burglary charges in June in connection with
Continue Reading CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela was tense on Tuesday as incumbent President Nicolás Maduro and the country’s main opposition coalition both claimed that they had won Sunday’s presidential election. The national electoral authority proclaimed Maduro the winner. The opposition, represented, by Edmundo González said it has evidence to the contrary. Electoral authorities installed more than
Continue Reading Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — Israel dice que mató al oficial militar de mayor rango de Hezbollah, Fu’ad Shukr, en un ataque con drones en los suburbios del sur de Beirut, un populoso barrio que también es el bastión del grupo apoyado por Irán. De ser cierto, Shukr sería el funcionario de mayor rango
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