Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Spain’s Canary Islands are struggling to deal with thousands of teenagers and children traveling alone to the archipelago from Senegal, Mali, and other African nations. The youth fleeing poverty, conflict and instability are languishing in overcrowded reception centers, often without access to the care and protections they are entitled
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Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Insiders who were close to Joe Biden’s struggles are describing a president who was dogged in his determination to keep his candidacy alive — but ultimately not in denial about the odds. A number of firsthand observers of Biden’s crisis say he was privately contemplative during his days of decision,
Continue Reading Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli government has budgeted millions of dollars to protect small, unauthorized Jewish farms in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, underwriting tiny outposts meant to grow into full-fledged settlements, according to an anti-settlement monitoring group. Documents uncovered by Peace Now illustrate how Israel’s pro-settler government has quietly poured money into the
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CNN By Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, Karl de Vries and Eric Bradner, CNN (CNN) — With President Joe Biden’s support unleashing a flood of endorsements from many prominent Democrats across the country, Kamala Harris has emerged as the favorite to take his place as the party’s nominee for president. Harris immediately received the endorsements of many Democratic party
Continue Reading Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — As the formulaic “pass the torch” drumbeat thumped on from lawmakers wanting him to quit the race, President Joe Biden maintained a brave face. Publicly, he vowed he was all in, until the day he got out. But there were telling indications he was listening to that beat long before
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Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Hogan Harris and three relievers combined on an eight-hit shutout, and the Oakland Athletics beat the Houston Astros 4-0 on Monday night. Harris (2-3) allowed seven hits in 6 2/3 innings and matched his career high of seven strikeouts. The win was his first since June 18, and it
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By Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — Scientists announced in December the successful creation of the Brain Care Score, a tool for assessing dementia or stroke risk without medical procedures. That score, which also helps patients and doctors identify beneficial lifestyle changes, may now also be able to predict the odds of developing depression later in
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By Lilit Marcus, CNN (CNN) — While Japan’s overtourism issues may be causing headaches for local residents, there’s one group that seems to be benefiting from the influx of people – deer. Specifically, the deer who live in Nara, the ancient capital outside of Kyoto that is home to a series of UNESCO-recognized historic buildings.
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By Elizabeth Wagmeister, CNN (CNN) — Vice President Kamala Harris made a big entrance during her first official visit to her campaign headquarters on Monday evening, walking out to Beyoncé’s song “Freedom.” A source close to Harris told CNN that her team got approval from Beyoncé’s representatives to use the song throughout her presidential campaign.
Continue Reading By MJ Lee, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden is expected to meet this week with the families of Americans believed to be held hostage in Gaza. Biden’s national security adviser Jake Sullivan told the families in a meeting Monday afternoon that the president would meet with them later this week, a source familiar told
Continue Reading AP Baseball Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Texas rookie Wyatt Langford hit a game-ending RBI single in the 10th inning, after scoring the tying run in the ninth, as the Rangers rallied to beat the Chicago White Sox 4-3 on Monday night. Leody Taveras, who had earlier homered, opened the Texas 10th with a sacrifice
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CNNEspañol sjv (CNN Español) — María Corina Machado aseguró en Conclusiones de CNN con Fernando del Rincón que Nicolás Maduro ha hecho de su campaña la violencia debido a que es lo único que le queda, pues el régimen se ha desgastado tanto que “ya está derrotado”. La semana pasada, el presidente Nicolás Maduro hizo
Continue Reading By Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — The House Republican campaign arm is developing a targeted plan of attack to pin specific pieces of Vice President Kamala Harris’ record against Democrats running in competitive House races as Harris marches toward the Democratic nomination. The framing of GOP attacks on down-ballot Democrats are starting to take shape
Continue Reading By Ethan Cohen, Molly English, Matt Holt and Sydney Topf, CNN (CNN) — Kamala Harris has the support of enough Democratic delegates to win the party’s nomination for president, according to CNN’s delegate estimate. While endorsements from delegates continue to come in, the vice president has now been backed by well more than the 1,976
Continue Reading Associated Press BOGOTÁ, Colombia (AP) — Colombian President Gustavo Petro on Monday signed a bill that bans bullfights in the South American country, further reducing the short list of nations around the world where the centuries-old tradition is still legal. Petro signed it in front of hundreds of animal rights activists during a ceremony held
Continue Reading Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — An energy group says a $1.3 billion chemical production facility to be built in Louisiana by Japanese conglomerate Mitsubishi Chemical Group is economically questionable and unnecessarily increases greenhouse gas emissions. The analysis from the Institute of Energy Economics and Financial Analysis was released Monday. The facility would produce methyl
Continue Reading By Kara Scannell, Lauren del Valle and Jeremy Herb, CNN (CNN) — Lawyers for Donald Trump asked a New York appeals court Monday to throw out the $454 million judgment in his civil fraud trial, arguing that the monetary penalty was unconstitutional and that most of the case should have been barred because the conduct
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By Francis Page, Jr. Click here for updates on this story July 22, 2024 (Houston Style Magazine) — Vice President Kamala Harris is making waves as she strides confidently toward the 2024 Democratic nomination. With a cascade of endorsements from potential rivals, influential lawmakers, governors, and powerful labor and advocacy groups, the stage is set
Continue Reading Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The head of an oversight board that investigates allegations of misconduct by New York City police officers has announced her resignation, ending a tenure in which she had publicly criticized the NYPD’s handling of a major disciplinary case. Civilian Complaint Review Board interim chair Arva Rice didn’t give a
Continue Reading By MJ Lee, Ethan Cohen and Sam Fossum, CNN (CNN) — The Democratic National Committee is moving forward with a process that will determine the party’s presidential nominee by August 7, party officials said Monday night, shortly before Kamala Harris secured enough delegate endorsements to win the Democratic nomination. The party’s decision to move forward
Continue Reading RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — At least half a dozen homes are in ruins after one of many dangerous wildfires in the West suddenly swept into a Southern California neighborhood during a blistering heat wave. Six homes were ravaged when the fire sparked by fireworks erupted Sunday in Riverside, east of Los Angeles. Seven other structures
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso’s Border AIDS Partnership (BAP) will hold their 5th Annual AIDS Walk fundraising event on Saturday, July 27, from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m.. The event will be held at Memorial Park. BAP says it hopes to use the event to remember loved ones lost to AIDS and to
Continue Reading Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — Un fenómeno misterioso observado por primera vez en 2013 a bordo de un barco en una parte remota del océano Pacífico parecía tan absurdo que convenció al científico oceánico Andrew Sweetman de que su equipo de monitoreo estaba defectuoso. Las lecturas de los sensores parecían mostrar que se estaba
Continue Reading Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Fresh off victories in other legal cases, Donald Trump on Monday pressed a New York appeals court to overturn the nearly $500 million New York civil fraud judgment that threatens to drain his personal cash reserves as he campaigns to retake the White House. In paperwork filed with the
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham announced she would be holding a town hall on public safety in Las Cruces. The town hall will be held on Thursday, July 25, at 5:30 p.m. in the Las Cruces Convention Center. Governor Grisham said she plans for the town hall to
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The County of El Paso approved today an item that authorized El Paso County Judge Ricardo Samaniego to seek reimbursement for state inmate’s expenses paid by the County this year. If approved, the County could receive up to $5 million, which will reimburse the $3 million the County has spent
Continue Reading By Manu Raju, Betsy Klein and Morgan Rimmer, CNN (CNN) — Vice President Kamala Harris declined to preside over Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s address to Congress on Wednesday, a source familiar with the matter told CNN. The decision to skip the joint meeting underscores the tense relationship between the Biden administration and Netanyahu at
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RUIDOSO, N.M. (AP) — A southern New Mexico village that was ravaged by wildfires in June and then battered off-and-on by flooding across burn scars was cleaning up Monday from another round of flash flooding in which a dozen people had to be rescued and many more were displaced from their homes. “Hopefully by Thursday
Continue Reading RUIDOSO, N.M. (AP) — A southern New Mexico village that was ravaged by wildfires in June and then battered off-and-on by flooding across burn scars was cleaning up Monday from another round of flash flooding in which a dozen people had to be rescued and many more were displaced from their homes. “Hopefully by Thursday
Continue Reading Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s withdrawal from his reelection bid and his endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris to take on Republican Donald Trump in November has scrambled what had once been a settled and suspense-free Democratic presidential nomination contest. Biden had secured enough delegates by March 12 from his primary and
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