Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The devastation wrought by Hurricane Helene has brought climate change to the forefront of the presidential campaign after the issue lingered on the margins for months. Vice President Kamala Harris traveled to Georgia Wednesday to see hard-hit areas, two days after her Republican opponent, former President Donald Trump, was in
Continue Reading Associated Press LONG BEACH, Wash. (AP) — Russ Lewis has picked up some strange things along the coast of Long Beach Peninsula in Washington state over the years: Hot Wheels bicycle helmets with feather tufts, life-size plastic turkey decoys made for hunters, colorful squirt guns. And Crocs — so many mismatched Crocs. If you find
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By Jack Forrest, Tierney Sneed, Hannah Rabinowitz and Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — Former Vice President Mike Pence’s role in certifying Joe Biden’s 2020 election win over Donald Trump and his repeated refusals to help the former president overturn the results, was under a microscope in special counsel Jack Smith’s detailed court filing Wednesday. Smith,
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MIAMI (AP) — Forecasters say Tropical Storm Leslie has formed in the eastern Atlantic Ocean and could strengthen into a hurricane by the weekend. There were no coastal watches or warnings in effect, and the storm system was not yet deemed a threat to land. The Miami-based U.S. National Hurricane Center says the storm was
Continue Reading KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — A former Singaporean Cabinet minister was sentenced Thursday to a year in prison after he pleaded guilty to charges of receiving illegal gifts, in a rare criminal case involving a minister in the Asian financial hub. Former Transport Minister S. Iswaran had pleaded guilty last week to one count of
Continue Reading By Amy Gunia and Alkira Reinfrank, CNN (CNN) — Apollo mission astronauts who visited the moon between 1969 and 1972 found a hopping motion useful for navigating its surface, where the gravity is one-sixth of Earth’s. Today, robots are playing a leading role in space exploration, and some are taking cues from those bunny-hopping astronauts.
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HOUSTON (AP) — Ezequiel Ponce scored in the 50th minute, Erik Sviatchenko added his first career MLS goal, and the Houston Dynamo beat the New England Revolution 2-1 on Wednesday night. Houston (14-9-9), which qualified for the postseason in consecutive years for the first time since 2013 on Saturday, matched its points total of 51
Continue Reading Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Three years after the 30-year-old South Korean woman received a barrage of online fake images that depicted her nude, she is still being treated for trauma. She struggles to talk with men. Using a mobile phone brings back the nightmare. “It completely trampled me, even though it wasn’t
Continue Reading By Piper Hudspeth Blackburn and Rashard Rose, CNN (CNN) — Caroline Rose Giuliani, the daughter of Donald Trump’s former personal attorney and former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, said Wednesday that she did not come lightly to her decision to endorse Vice President Kamala Harris. In her first television interview after endorsing Harris, Caroline
Continue Reading CNN By Steve Almasy, CNN (CNN) — A week ago, Helene was plowing into Florida, thrashing cities and towns on the Gulf Coast while millions of people ahead of the hurricane’s path were dealing with rains that preceded even more rain. Forecasters warned of impacts that would be felt far inland. In the Southeast, roads
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Andrea Saint Martin (CNN Español) — La Plataforma Unitaria Democrática (PUD), que agrupa a las principales fuerzas de oposición en Venezuela, rechazó este miércoles la convocatoria emitida por el presidente de la Asamblea Nacional, Jorge Rodríguez, del oficialista Partido Socialista Unido de Venezuela (PSUV), a realizar, el jueves, un encuentro para discutir posibles reformas a
Continue Reading Associated Press NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia and Republican challenger Hung Cao have gone toe to toe in their only debate of the campaign over issues from illegal immigration to tariffs on foreign goods. The hourlong showdown Wednesday at Norfolk State University mostly traced the contours of the nation’s political
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The site of the former Oran Roberts Elementary School will be demolished and leveled to make way for a new commercial development by the start of 2025. According to the real estate agency that closed the deal for the sale of the property, the plans include building out of office
Continue Reading TUXTLA GUTIERREZ, Mexico MEXICO CITY (AP) — Six international migrants are dead after Mexican soldiers opened fire on a truck carrying a group near the border with Guatemala, Mexico’s Defense Department said Wednesday. The department said in a statement that soldiers claimed they heard shots as the trucks and two other vehicles approached their position
Continue Reading Belén Liotti (CNN Español) –– El Consejo de Seguridad y Defensa Nacional de República Dominicana, encabezado por el presidente Luis Abinader, informó este miércoles la ejecución inmediata de un operativo que busca repatriar a su país hasta 10.000 indocumentados haitianos por semana. Abinader señalo que, ante la lentitud del proceso de pacificación de Haití, el
Continue Reading SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A federal judge has blocked a new California law allowing any person to sue for damages over election deepfakes. U.S. District Judge John A. Mendez ruled Wednesday that it likely violates the First Amendment and granted a preliminary injunction blocking it. Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom signed the law last month. The
Continue Reading MIAMI (AP) — Forecasters say Hurricane Kirk has strengthened into a Category 3 storm in the Atlantic Ocean and is expected to grow rapidly into a major hurricane. There were no coastal watches or warnings in effect Wednesday, and the storm was not yet deemed a threat to land. The U.S. National Hurricane Center said
Continue Reading Associated Press/Report for America FREDERICKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Republican Derrick Anderson and Democrat Yevgeny “Eugene” Vindman debated at the University of Mary Washington Wednesday night, attempting to portray themselves as the candidate best fit to win Virginia’s most competitive congressional race. In a fiery debate filled with jabs, Anderson, a former Army Green Beret native
Continue Reading Belén Liotti (CNN) –– Las Fuerzas de Defensa de Israel (FDI) confirmaron que este miércoles “realizaron un ataque preciso en Beirut”, el primero que lleva a cabo en la capital desde la guerra con el Líbano en 2006. Al menos seis personas murieron y siete resultaron heridas como consecuencia del ataque en el en el
Continue Reading By Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, CNN (CNN) — Former first lady Melania Trump says she supports abortion rights “free from any intervention or pressure from the government” in her upcoming memoir, according to excerpts of the book obtained by The Guardian. “Why should anyone other than the woman herself have the power to determine what she
Continue Reading CNN By Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, CNN (CNN) — Former first lady Melania Trump says she supports abortion rights “free from any intervention or pressure from the government” in her upcoming memoir, according to excerpts of the book obtained by The Guardian. “Why should anyone other than the woman herself have the power to determine what
Continue Reading Associated Press KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan (AP) — Typhoon Krathon made landfall Thursday in Taiwan’s major port city of Kaohsiung, bringing torrential rains and fierce winds to the island’s south. Trees were brought down by high winds and roads were flooded, prompting the closure of schools and businesses. Krathon made landfall in the industrial Siaogang district of
Continue Reading Rocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN Español) — La depresión tropical Once-E que se desplaza frente a las costas de Oaxaca, México, cobrará fuerza en las próximas horas y se prevé que se convierta en la tormenta tropical Kristy entre la noche del miércoles 2 y jueves 3 de octubre, según el Sistema Meteorológico Nacional (SMN) de México.
Continue Reading AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Houston’s early playoff exit means Alex Bregman and Justin Verlander might have played their last games for the Astros. The AL West champions were swept by the Detroit Tigers in their Wild Card series, losing 5-2 in Game 2 on Wednesday. Houston had made seven consecutive appearances in the
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso district attorney rebuts a claim that the state is not disclosing all evidence in the Walmart shooting trial. Those allegations were included in a renewed motion by the defense team for Patrick Crusius, who has already been convicted in a federal court and sentenced to 90 life terms
Continue Reading CNN By Laura Paddison and Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — Asheville was touted as a climate haven, a place to escape the worst ravages of extreme weather. But Hurricane Helene’s deadly path of destruction reveals this North Carolina city, like any in America, was never safe — it’s just that memories are short and the
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso District Attorney Bill Hicks is responding to allegations that the prosecution is withholding evidence in the Walmart shooting case. That’s according to an updated motion by the federally convicted Cielo Vista Walmart shooter’s defense team. According to the documents ABC-7 obtained today, the defense says prosecutors did not
Continue Reading Belén Liotti (CNN) –– Un total de 68 presuntos miembros de pandillas con vínculos de supremacismo blanco fueron acusados en el área de Los Ángeles el miércoles en una operación a gran escala, dijeron los fiscales estatales. Los miembros de la pandilla Peckerwoods y sus aliados recibieron cargos en una amplia imputación federal, que incluyó
Continue Reading Belén Liotti Nueva York (CNN) –– Un matrimonio de Nueva Jersey que sufrió un grave accidente durante un viaje en Uber no puede demandar a la compañía porque ellos y su hija habían acordado un arbitraje cuando aceptaron los términos del servicio al momento de hacer un pedido en Uber Eats, dictaminó un tribunal. John
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By Rebekah Ludman Click here for updates on this story October 02, 2024 (LAPost.com) — Homeowners impacted by the ongoing landslides in Rancho Palos Verdes may be eligible to receive up to $10,000 after an emergency financial assistance program was approved by the city council Tuesday night. The approved program allocated $5 million in landslide
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