Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Hasta el año pasado, Janet Albrecht podía permitirse almorzar sándwiches de roastbeef o ensalada de atún. Pero ahora, esta viuda de 78 años tiene que escatimar en sus comidas porque sus prestaciones de la Seguridad Social no se han ajustado a los crecientes costos de los alimentos, la vivienda y la
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by Claudia Lorena Silva, El Paso MattersAugust 13, 2024 The El Paso Independent School District potentially lost about $3.25 million in state funding during the 2023-24 school year over unexcused absences and poor attendance reporting, according to an internal audit of five campuses. The overwhelming majority of the losses came from Franklin High School, which
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Associated Press HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana’s Supreme Court ruled that minors don’t need their parents’ permission to get an abortion in the state. Wednesday’s unanimous opinion agrees with a lower court ruling that found the parental consent law violates the privacy clause in the state constitution. The ruling comes as an initiative to ask
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by El Paso Matters Staff, El Paso MattersAugust 14, 2024 Here’s a roundup of some culture and civic events in the borderland in the coming week. Chihuahuas ‘Bark at the Park’ El Paso baseball fans and their pooches are invited to “Bark at the Park” as the El Paso Chihuahuas host the Reno Aces at
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by Elida S. Perez, El Paso MattersAugust 14, 2024 The majority of El Paso County staff and elected officials – including commissioners and the county judge who gave themselves a hefty salary bump last year – will not likely get pay raises in the coming fiscal year. The El Paso County Commissioners Court on Tuesday
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ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Satou Sabally is set to make her season debut for the Dallas Wings after recovering from a shoulder injury and playing for Germany in the Olympics. The Wings said Wednesday that Sabally, Maddy Siegrist (broken finger) and rookie Jaelyn Brown have been medically cleared to return to the active roster when
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By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — The Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office says it has identified the man who allegedly broke into Donald Trump’s Virginia campaign office earlier this week as 39-year-old Toby Shane Kessler. Kessler spent a “brief period of time” in the office, the sheriff’s office said in a news release Wednesday, and did
Continue Reading Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — UNICEF says children in West and Central Africa are increasingly exposed to extreme heat, creating health concerns. The U.N. children’s agency in a new report published on Wednesday says that the frequency of heat waves in the region has more than quadrupled since the 1960s, leaving children more vulnerable
Continue Reading AP National Writer The doping case involving U.S. sprinter Erriyon Knighton’s claims of eating contaminated meat is being appealed and will be sent to the Court of Arbitration for Sport. Knighton’s attorney suggests the sprinter could be “collateral damage” in an ongoing feud between anti-doping authorities across the globe. The Athletics Integrity Unit, which polices
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CNN By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — A man suing Walt Disney Parks and Resorts for the wrongful death of his wife is facing a new legal hurdle: Disney is trying to get it thrown out of court and sent to arbitration — because he signed up for Disney+ years earlier. Court documents
Continue Reading By Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — The US expressed frustration Wednesday that North Korea is continuing to refuse to allow teams into the reclusive country to recover the remains of American casualties from the Korean War. “The United States government reaches out often to North Korea on any number of issues, one of which is this
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EL PASO (KVIA) – Fentanyl is a drug that’s killing people in the El Paso and Las Cruces area at alarming rates. As officers continue to crack down on drug dealers, more people who’ve lost loved ones to fentanyl are also joining the fight. In a special report set for ABC-7 at 10 pm on
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By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Kaley Cuoco and Tom Pelphrey are engaged to be married. Both Cuoco and the “Ozark” actor posted the news on their respective Instagram Stories on Wednesday, with Cuoco’s post showcasing a close-up photo of her diamond ring. “Amazing weekend,” the “Flight Attendant” star wrote in text across the photo.
Continue Reading Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The suspected hack of Donald Trump’s campaign is the latest indication that foreign adversaries looking to meddle in the election are quickening their pace ahead of November. Trump’s campaign has blamed Iran for the incident, which saw hackers gain access to internal campaign documents that were later released to news
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By Alexandria Galtney Click here for updates on this story JACKSON, Mississippi (WAPT) — The State of Mississippi is suing President Joe Biden’s Administration over the Partisan Voter Registration Order. The complaint, which was filed by Gov. Tate Reeves, Attorney General Lynn Fitch, and Secretary of State Michael Watson calls the registration order illegal. The
Continue Reading By Curadhan Powell Click here for updates on this story MAGOFFIN COUNTY, Kentucky (WLKY) — A Kentucky man is facing domestic violence charges for allegedly choking his girlfriend in an argument over a Pop Tart. According to Kentucky State Police, 39-year-old Jeremiah Brown was arrested back on Feb. 16 in Magoffin County after they were
Continue Reading By Jamie Mayes Click here for updates on this story HENRY COUNTY, Kentucky (WLKY) — Barbara Gregory met the love of her life, Glenn, more than 60 years ago. Their love story began on a double date when they weren’t each other’s partners. Barbara was out with someone else, but fate had other plans. “He
Continue Reading By Francis Page, Jr. Click here for updates on this story August 14, 2024 (Houston Style Magazine) — In a saga that could be mistaken for a dark comedy, Harris County finds itself at the center of a scandal involving a county employee who managed to single-handedly botch the 2022 election. The culprit? Darryl Blackburn,
Continue Reading By Anna Guber Click here for updates on this story COVENTRY, Vermont (WPTZ) — A legendary concert in Vermont is the subject of a new fan-made documentary out this week, with a focus on the unbelievable journey concertgoers embarked on to see their favorite band perform. Wednesday, Aug. 14 marks the 20th anniversary of the
Continue Reading By Burt Levine Click here for updates on this story August 14, 2024 (Houston Style Magazine) — In a momentous decision that echoes the profound respect and admiration held for US Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, former Houston Mayor and seasoned Texas lawmaker Sylvester Turner was chosen to carry forward her legacy. By a narrow margin
Continue Reading By Sean Lyngaas, CNN (CNN) — Google said Wednesday that an alleged Iranian hacking operation aimed at US presidential campaigns is ongoing and more wide-ranging than previously known as the hackers continue to target the email accounts of current US officials and people associated with Vice President Kamala Harris, President Joe Biden and former President
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By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — Some 46% of the 1.28 billion adults around the world with high blood pressure don’t know they have it, according to the World Health Organization. Yet living with uncontrolled hypertension may dramatically raise the risk of Alzheimer’s disease for people ages 60 and older, according to a new metanalysis.
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Matt Damon and Ben Affleck have been friends for decades and have worked together often, but their lives are not the same, according to Damon. In a recent appearance on the “Radio Times Podcast” with Affleck’s younger brother, Casey, Damon spoke about how the elder Affleck is under
Continue Reading By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story TORRANCE, California (KABC) — Video shows the shocking moment a man slapped a dead whale that washed up on Torrance Beach over the weekend. The juvenile Fin whale, which officials estimated was about 51 feet long, washed up on the shore Saturday evening and died
Continue Reading KABC By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story TORRANCE, California (KABC) — Video shows the shocking moment a man slapped a dead whale that washed up on Torrance Beach over the weekend. The juvenile Fin whale, which officials estimated was about 51 feet long, washed up on the shore Saturday evening and
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Associated Press BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Prince Harry and his wife Meghan will arrive in Colombia on Thursday at the invitation of Vice President Francia Márquez, where they will take part in several events, including a forum against cyberbullying, the office of the Colombian vice president said Wednesday. The couple, in the South American country
Continue Reading Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — An informational pamphlet for Arizona voters, who will decide in the fall whether to guarantee a constitutional right to an abortion, can refer to an embryo or fetus as an “unborn human being,” the state’s highest court ruled Wednesday. The Arizona Supreme Court justices sided with Republican lawmakers, who drafted
Continue Reading By Russ Reed Click here for updates on this story RAYNHAM, Massachusetts (WMTW) — A bull that escaped from a Massachusetts farm Monday morning caused a multi-vehicle crash on a highway before later charging at police officers who approached the 1,300-pound animal in an effort to corral it. The Raynham Police Department said it received
Continue Reading By Angela Rozier Click here for updates on this story MARTIN COUNTY, Florida (WPBF) — A pair of socks helped Martin County Sheriff’s deputies crack a months-long investigation and now a teenager is in custody. Sheriff William Snyder said 18-year-old Enrique Hernandez was behind the wheel of a stolen car that crashed in the South
Continue Reading By Ari Hait Click here for updates on this story STUART, Florida (WPBF) — A Treasure Coast family is soon embarking on an epic road trip, traveling across the country to raise awareness of a rare disease. Emilia Turner was only 4 months old when a doctor suggested she may suffer from a disease called
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