By Hunter Geisel Click here for updates on this story KEY WEST, Florida (WFOR) — A Monroe County Sheriff’s deputy was arrested Wednesday for allegedly using law enforcement databases to look up information for “personal reasons.” The agency shared in a press release that Deputy Jennifer Ketcham, 40, is currently facing 19 felony counts of
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The president of the University of California has announced he will step down after serving in the role for five years. Michael V. Drake was the first Black person to lead the system in its more than 150-year history. He began the role during the coronavirus pandemic, and he led it
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Belén Liotti Kyiv, Ucrania (CNN) — Rusia lanzó uno de los mayores ataques con drones contra Ucrania desde que comenzó la guerra, principalmente dirigidos a la región de la capital, Kyiv, y sus alrededores, según el ejército ucraniano, que afirmó que los 89 drones disparados fueron derribados. Se trata del mayor ataque a la capital
Continue Reading By Garna Mejia Click here for updates on this story WEST HAVEN, Utah (KSL TV) — The biological mother of 12-year-old Gavin Peterson, who was allegedly starved to death by his biological father, stepmother and oldest brother, is breaking her silence. “It broke my heart to know that he died that way,” said Melanie Peterson.
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson Washington (CNN) — El expresidente Donald Trump, candidato presidencial republicano, provocó exclamaciones de asombro el miércoles cuando dijo en la convención de la Asociación Nacional de Periodistas Negros que la vicepresidenta Kamala Harris, presunta candidata demócrata, había adoptado “de repente” una identidad negra. El padre de Harris es jamaicano y su difunta madre
Continue Reading Valeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN) — El presidente de Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, advirtió este miércoles que no dudará en llamar a la población a una “nueva revolución” si lo obliga lo que él llama “el imperialismo norteamericano y los criminales fascistas”. Los comentarios de Maduro se producen en medio de protestas mortales en todo el país
Continue Reading Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey has signed into law a bill requiring businesses with 25 or more employees to disclose a salary range when posting a job. The new law signed Wednesday also protects a worker’s right to ask their employer for the salary range for their position when applying for
Continue Reading Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s state superintendent of schools said Wednesday that he believes a new Advanced Placement course in African American Studies violates the state’s law against teaching divisive racial concepts, explaining that is why he won’t recommend it become an approved state course. Until now, Richard Woods, the state’s elected Republican superintendent,
Continue Reading Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer has fought back against death threats, almost constant harassment and streams of misinformation during his nearly four years overseeing elections in one of the nation’s most prominent political battlegrounds. He couldn’t survive his reelection bid. The Republican who relentlessly defended the legitimacy of Arizona’s elections
Continue Reading Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Kenya and the Central African Republic have declared new outbreaks of mpox as Africa’s health officials are racing to contain the spread of the disease in a region lacking vaccines. Kenya’s health ministry confirmed an outbreak on Wednesday, after a case was detected in a passenger traveling from Uganda
Continue Reading Associated Press COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Black and other minority farmers are set to receive more than $2 billion in federal aid in response to decades of discrimination by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. President Joe Biden announced the payments Wednesday. The USDA says more than 23,000 farmers will get payments between $10,000 and $500,000.
Continue Reading Valeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN Español) — La depresión tropical Tres-E se intensificó y formó la tormenta tropical Carlotta este miércoles por la tarde, cuando se dirigía hacia costas del Pacífico mexicano, informó la Comisión Nacional del Agua (Conagua). Carlotta se convertirá en huracán al final de esta semana a medida que se aleja de la
Continue Reading Sofía Benavides (CNN Español) — Las elecciones en Venezuela provocaron un terremoto político en la región. Con algunas pocas excepciones —entre las que pueden apenas contarse Cuba, Nicaragua y Bolivia— la mayoría de los países de América y Europa exigieron al Gobierno de Nicolás Maduro transparencia en la publicación de los resultados, que hasta mediados
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(Courtesy: El Paso Locomotive FC) EL PASO, Texas – El Paso Locomotive FC announced today that it has signed German defender Dennis Erdmann for the remainder of the 2024 season. The transaction is pending league and federation approval. “Dennis is an experienced center back who has played in Germany’s Bundesliga and the USL, so we
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By Abel Alvarado, CNN (CNN) — Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro warned Wednesday that he will not hesitate to call on the population for a “new revolution” if forced by what he calls “North American imperialism and fascist criminals.” Maduro’s comments come amid deadly protests across the country following its disputed presidential election victory, which the
Continue Reading Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — It was President Joe Biden’s first public appearance since he dropped out of the race, and the applause for him from the crowded auditorium in Austin, Texas, just kept going. He put his hand on his heart in thanks, looked down and, for the briefest of moments, took it all
Continue Reading Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — A judge in Detroit has approved a settlement in a 2017 lawsuit that challenged the detention of Iraqi nationals who were targeted for deportation during the Trump administration. The agreement with Immigration and Customs Enforcement sets strict conditions for future detentions before any deportations. The lawsuit involved about 1,400 people,
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By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — As cancer cases rise among young adults in the United States, a new study has identified 17 cancer types that appear to be more common in Generation X and millennials than older age groups. Among adults born between 1920 and 1990, there is a significant difference between each generation
Continue Reading Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — MrBeast, YouTube’s biggest star and a philanthropic force with nearly unrivaled influence among young audiences, acknowledged Wednesday that he used “inappropriate language” in his early online days, as numerous controversies bubbled up around him and a former collaborator. MrBeast, whose real name is Jimmy Donaldson, and his reported $700
Continue Reading Associated Press BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Opposing lawyers are battling in court over a new Alabama law that makes it illegal for outside parties to deliver or prefill someone’s absentee ballot application. A federal judge heard arguments Wednesday over a lawsuit challenging the new restrictions. Originally known as Senate Bill 1, the law makes it
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AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Cavaliers center Jarrett Allen has agreed to a three-year, $91 million contract extension with Cleveland, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press on Wednesday. Allen, who has become indispensable for the Cavs as well as one of the Eastern Conference’s top big men, will be guaranteed
Continue Reading ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Recent unannounced inspections of nursing homes across New Mexico found at least one violation in 88% of them, authorities said Wednesday. State health officials said just 11 of the 91 assisted living facilities received a perfect score, while 55 got a 90% rating. Four nursing homes — two each in Albuquerque
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Recent unannounced inspections of nursing homes across New Mexico found at least one violation in 88% of them, authorities said Wednesday. State health officials said just 11 of the 91 assisted living facilities received a perfect score, while 55 got a 90% rating. Four nursing homes — two each in Albuquerque
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By Kyle Feldscher, CNN Nanterre, France (CNN) — There are moments in sports when you can feel an athlete becoming a legend before your very eyes. Wednesday was one of those nights. La Défense Arena just outside of Paris was full of French tricolore flags and anticipation as home nation fans waited for Léon. And
Continue Reading NANTERRE, France (AP) — Katie Ledecky has tied one of swimming’s most impressive records. Chances are, she’ll have it all to herself by the time she completes the Paris Olympics. The 27-year-old Ledecky bumped her career total to 12 medals with a dominating victory in the 1,500-meter freestyle Wednesday night, equaling three fellow Americans —
Continue Reading Associcated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, accused as the mastermind of al-Qaida’s Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the United States, has agreed to plead guilty, the Defense Department said Wednesday. The development points to a long-delayed resolution in an attack that killed thousands and altered the course of the United States and much
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By Daniel Dale, CNN Washington (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump, the Republican presidential nominee, drew gasps on Wednesday when he said at the National Association of Black Journalists convention that Vice President Kamala Harris, the presumptive Democratic nominee, had suddenly adopted a Black identity. Harris’ father is from Jamaica, her late mother from India.
Continue Reading AP Media Writer Primarily due to sharp questioning by ABC News correspondent Rachel Scott, former President Donald Trump’s appearance before a gathering of Black journalists turned remarkably contentious on Wednesday. Scott pressed Trump on past statements about Black leaders, his support of Jan. 6, 2021, rioters and diversity hiring — leading the former president to
Continue Reading Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — Boeing nombró un nuevo CEO el miércoles tras informar una pérdida operativa básica de US$ 1.400 millones en el segundo trimestre (más del triple de la pérdida del año anterior), ya que un mayor escrutinio de la seguridad y la calidad de sus aviones impidió que la atribulada compañía
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