Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Monday was meeting with nearly three dozen athletes from the nation’s Olympic delegation in the capital, Brasilia. Brazil won 20 medals in the Paris Olympic games: three gold, seven silver and 10 bronze. Nearly all 276 Brazilian athletes who competed are current or former beneficiaries of the
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By Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — A federal appeals court gave Florida the green light Monday to begin enforcing for now state restrictions on gender-affirming care for minors and adults. A federal judge in the state had ruled in June that the restrictions were unconstitutional, with the judge broadening a block he previously placed on them as part
Continue Reading Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Officials in Spain say thousands of migrants have attempted to cross the border from Morocco to the Spanish enclave of Ceuta in the last few days, including hundreds of youth who tried to swim their way around controls. Videos broadcast on Spanish media showed Spanish police intercepting migrants in
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CNNEspañol sjv (CNN Español) — Edmundo González Urrutia, candidato presidencial opositor en las elecciones del 28 de julio en Venezuela, fue citado para comparecer ante el Ministerio Público, según anunció el 23 de agosto el fiscal general del país, William Tarek Saab. No ha acudido a dos citaciones. ¿Qué le podría ocurrir por no comparecer?
Continue Reading Belén Liotti (CNN Español) –– El Consejo Nacional Electoral de Venezuela (CNE) denunció este lunes, sin presentar pruebas, que su página web fue objeto de un ataque cibernético, lo que volvió a afectar el acceso de los usuarios, apenas unas horas después de que volviera en línea, tras un mes de permanecer caída. Este nuevo
Continue Reading Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN Español) — La reforma judicial propuesta por el presidente de México, Andrés Manuel López Obrador ―que prevé la elección de jueces y magistrados por voto popular―, fue aprobada este lunes en lo general en la Comisión de Puntos Constitucionales de la Cámara de Diputados. Con 22 votos a favor de
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Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Bryce Harper hit a game-ending RBI single in the 10th inning off Houston closer Josh Hader, and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Astros 3-2 in a matchup of division leaders on Monday night. Brandon Marsh homered for Philadelphia, which won its third straight. The Phillies entered leading the NL East
Continue Reading Rocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — John Alfred Tinniswood nació el mismo año en que se hundió el Titanic y en que Nuevo México y Arizona se convirtieron en estados de Estados Unidos. Ahora, el hombre vivo más longevo del mundo, nacido el 26 de agosto de 1912, celebra su 112 cumpleaños. Tinniswood celebra con amigos y
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CNN By Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — SpaceX’s latest attempt to push the cosmic boundaries is set to kick off this week with a mission called Polaris Dawn: a nail-biting, five-day trek to orbit with a crew of private astronauts traveling into Earth’s radiation belts and hoping to conduct the first commercial spacewalk. The mission is
Continue Reading By Jack Forrest, CNN (CNN) — Retired Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster, who served as national security adviser under former President Donald Trump, said Monday his onetime boss bears some responsibility for the US’ chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021. McMaster told CNN’s Anderson Cooper that the former president had made a decision in 2017 to
Continue Reading Belén Liotti (CNN) –– Cientos de agentes de policía kenianos que lideran una fuerza policial internacional en Haití no han recibido su salario completo en dos meses. Esta es la complicación más reciente en lo que ha sido un comienzo difícil para la misión de seguridad en la nación caribeña plagada de pandillas. Los primeros
Continue Reading By Associated Press (CNN) — A federal judge in Texas on Monday paused a Biden administration policy that would give spouses of US citizens legal status without having to first leave the country, dealing at least a temporary setback to one of the biggest presidential actions to ease a path to citizenship in years. The
Continue Reading AP Science Writer NUKU’ALOFA, Tonga (AP) — Highlighting seas that are rising at an accelerating rate, especially in the far more vulnerable Pacific island nations, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres issued yet another climate SOS to the world. This time he said those initials stand for “save our seas.” The United Nations and the World Meteorological
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Update: The City of El Paso says that it is actively pursuing legal action against RCI Holdings “for ongoing violations of the City’s Sexually Oriented Business (SOB) ordinance.” A city spokesperson says this recent reporting has increased officials’ concerns over the opening of “Chicas Locas.” “The City is seeking court intervention to impose fines on
Continue Reading By Jamiel Lynch and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — A student at Rice University in Houston was found dead in her dorm room Monday in an apparent murder-suicide, sending the campus into a nearly two-hour lockdown as students concluded their first day of classes, according to police and university officials. The body of the junior
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Fourth-year head coach Joe Golding has returned to the Sun City following his time in Kuwait while volunteering to be part of the Operation Hardwood Classic basketball tournament at Camp Arifjan presented by “Feherty’s Troops First Foundation.” The nearly weeklong event (Aug.11-16) is designed to afford a select group of
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — UTEP’s head coach Scotty Walden held his first weekly presser of the regular season Monday at the Larry K. Durham center. UTEP fans are five days away from witnessing a new era of UTEP football. The Miners will hit the road for their season opener against Nebraska who will have
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — NMSU’S head coach Tony Sanchez announced Parker Awad, the transfer from Golden West College, as the starting quarterback for the Aggies in Saturday’s game against Southeast Missouri State. Awad averaged 111 yards per game, threw 1,233 yards, and totaled 88 pass completions and 12 touchdowns in one season with the
Continue Reading Belén Liotti (CNN) — Está previsto que aproximadamente dos decenas más de locales de Red Lobster cierren en los próximos días como parte del proceso de quiebra de la cadena de restaurantes de mariscos. Un reciente expediente judicial mostró que la empresa rechazó los contratos de arrendamiento de 23 locales que vencerán antes del sábado 31
Continue Reading Associated Press A northern Virginia man who attacked staffers in the district office of U.S. Rep. Gerry Connolly with a baseball bat has been found not guilty by reason of insanity. A Fairfax County judge accepted the insanity plea Monday from Xuan-Kha Tran Pham on charges that included malicious wounding and assault. Pham was arrested
Continue Reading Associated Press TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Tunisia’s President Kais Saied has sacked several members of his cabinet, replacing his defense and foreign ministers as campaigning kicks off for the upcoming presidential election. The constitution he rewrote three years ago gives him full power to choose the Cabinet. He changed prime ministers two weeks ago. Saied
Continue Reading Associated Press McALLEN, Texas (AP) — A federal judge in Texas on Monday paused a Biden administration policy that would give spouses of U.S. citizens legal status without having to first leave the country, dealing at least a temporary setback to one of the biggest presidential actions to ease a path to citizenship in years.
Continue Reading Associated Press McALLEN, Texas (AP) — A federal judge in Texas on Monday paused a Biden administration policy that would give spouses of U.S. citizens legal status without having to first leave the country, dealing at least a temporary setback to one of the biggest presidential actions to ease a path to citizenship in years.
Continue Reading Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — The state and national Democratic parties are suing to block two recent rules adopted by Georgia’s State Election Board. The lawsuit argues the rules could be used by county officials to refuse to certify an election, potentially causing delays in finalizing the state’s results. Democrats say the rules violate a
Continue Reading Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A jury has began deliberating in the trial of a former Democratic politician accused of killing an investigative journalist in Las Vegas. The panel ended Monday after about four hours and will return Tuesday morning. Prosecutors say Robert Telles blamed reporter Jeff German for writing stories that he believed
Continue Reading Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — An Army private who fled to North Korea just over a year ago will plead guilty to desertion and four other charges and take responsibility for his conduct, his lawyer said Monday. Travis King’s attorney, Franklin D. Rosenblatt, told The Associated Press that King intends to admit guilt to a
Continue Reading Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — An Army private who fled to North Korea just over a year ago will plead guilty to desertion and four other charges and take responsibility for his conduct, his lawyer said Monday. Travis King’s attorney, Franklin D. Rosenblatt, told The Associated Press, that King intends to admit his guilt to
Continue Reading Belén Liotti (CNN Español) –– Un tribunal de Guatemala otorgó este lunes arresto domiciliario al empresario y periodista José Rubén Zamora, condenado en junio de 2023 a seis años de cárcel por lavado de dinero. El fallo señaló que Zamora deberá permanecer en su casa y podrá desplazarse libremente sin salir de la jurisdicción del
Continue Reading WASHINGTON (AP) — Army Pvt. Travis King, who fled to North Korea, will plead guilty to desertion with other charges dropped, lawyer says.
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — El fiscal especial Jack Smith aboga por revivir el caso de los documentos clasificados de su oficina contra Donald Trump con una vigorosa defensa de su autoridad en la primera presentación formal desde que la jueza Aileen Cannon desestimó el caso penal el mes pasado. En un escrito presentado el lunes
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