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Month: August 2024

Detienen a un agente de los Mossos d’Esquadra por ayudar a escapar a Carles Puigdemont

Ángela Reyes Haczek (CNN Español) — Los Mossos d’Esquadra, la policía autonómica de Cataluña, han detenido a un agente de su propio cuerpo por ayudar al expresidente de la Generalitat de Cataluña Carles Puigdemont a evitar su detención tras reaparecer este jueves por la mañana en Barcelona, señaló esta fuerza de seguridad en un comunicado.

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Despliegan un dispositivo policial para encontrar a Carles Puigdemont, que se encuentra en paradero desconocido

Ángela Reyes Haczek (CNN Español) — El expresidente de la Generalitat de Cataluña Carles Puigdemont ha vuelto a desaparecer del espacio público tras hacer una breve aparición en Barcelona a primera hora de la mañana en un acto preparado por la formación que lidera, Junts per Catalunya. Ante la expectativa que generaba su llegada, son

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Capitol riot defendant jailed over alleged threats against Supreme Court justice and other officials

Associated Press A Nevada man awaiting trial on charges that he stormed the U.S. Capitol has been jailed after he allegedly made threats directed at Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett and other public officials. A federal magistrate judge has ordered Bradley Scott Nelson detained until a hearing next week. U.S. District Judge John Bates

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Philippe Petit recreates high-wire walk between World Trade Center’s twin towers on 50th anniversary

Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Fifty years after his iconic high-wire walk between the twin towers of New York’s World Trade Center, Philippe Petit recreated the death-defying stunt with a performance about seven miles north of the trade center at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine. The 74-year-old artist sought to celebrate the

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Georgia State Election Board passes new rule allowing county boards to demand more information before certifying an election

CNN By Jason Morris and Nick Valencia, CNN (CNN) — Georgia’s State Election Board passed a new rule ahead of the November election that will give county election boards the authority to demand more information, including the ability to conduct inquiries, before certifying election results. The rule change comes 91 days ahead of the presidential election

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As Nigerians marched against hunger, security forces responded with gunshots and force, killing 22

Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Rights groups say Nigerian security forces used gunshots and force to respond to mass protests against hardship and alleged bad governance in the country. Although the security agencies admitted killing only one person, The Associated Press spoke to three families that said their relatives were shot dead during the

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DNA evidence connects accused serial killer to three cold cases in Southern California

By Matthew Rodriguez Click here for updates on this story     LOS ANGELES, California (KCAL, KCBS) — North Carolina law enforcement extradited an accused serial killer to Southern California on Tuesday after prosecutors connected him to three killings from the 1970s. The Ventura County District Attorney’s Office charged Mississippi native Warren Luther Alexander, 73, with three

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Denver police officers fired over “disturbing” messages that “joked” about shooting migrants

By Austen Erblat Click here for updates on this story     DENVER, Colorado (KCNC) — Three Denver police officers have been fired months after the department says it learned about text messages exchanged between them that the department says contained jokes about shooting newly arrived migrants at a shelter. The department says the messages were sent

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The report by the agriculture department also instructed the zoo to create a contingency plan for animals in case of shelter-in-place emergencies. It also noted that the camel enclosure was in disrepair and the feed supply garbage bay was contaminated by

By John Lauritsen Click here for updates on this story     FILLMORE COUNTY, Minnesota (WCCO) — The Fillmore County countryside contains thousands of acres of green, lush farmland, but some people here believe what’s below the surface is just as beautiful. “There are actually over 400 caves in this county. This just happens to be the

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Minnesotan charged with “kingpin statute” for allegedly running “sprawling” Mexican drug trafficking ring

By Stephen Swanson Click here for updates on this story     MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota (WCCO) — A Twin Cities man and 14 others are charged in connection to what federal law enforcement officials call one of the most sophisticated international drug trafficking operations they’ve ever seen. Clinton James Ward, 45, is facing decades in prison for allegedly

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