By Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — A Texas man is accused of kidnapping a ride share driver at gunpoint and forcing them to drive more than 1,000 miles to Miami, the US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Florida said in a news release this week. Miguel Alejandro Pastran Hernandez, 23, is charged with one count
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HOUSTON (AP) — The daughter of the late U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, who died last month after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, will seek to finish her mother’s term in office. Erica Lee Carter submitted paperwork by Thursday’s deadline to be a candidate in a special election in which voters will choose who will
Continue Reading Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A New York judge says he won’t force state election officials to tell voters that a proposed antidiscrimination amendment to the state’s constitution would protect abortion rights. Friday’s decision from state Supreme Court Judge David A. Weinstein comes in lawsuit over the language voters will see on ballots explaining
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CNN By Aaron Pellish and Edward-Isaac Dovere, CNN (CNN) — Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced at a news conference in Phoenix Friday that he is suspending his campaign and endorsing Trump. “In my heart, I no longer believe that I have a realistic path of electoral victory in the face of this relentless,
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By Jeramie Bizzle Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — One of the women struck by gunfire during a White Sox game at Guaranteed Rate Field last summer filed a lawsuit against the Chicago White Sox on Thursday. According to the law firm of John J. Malm and Associates, the woman, referred
Continue Reading By CNN Staff (CNN) — Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said in a court filing in Pennsylvania that he was withdrawing from a ballot access challenge in the state and raised questions over whether he was endorsing Donald Trump. While the filing stated that Kennedy was withdrawing the challenge “as a result of today’s endorsement”
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Sofía Benavides (CNN) — El candidato presidencial independiente Robert F. Kennedy Jr. anunció este viernes que suspende su campaña presidencial en una conferencia de prensa en Phoenix, Arizona. “En mi corazón, ya no creo tener un camino realista hacia la victoria electoral frente a esta censura implacable y sistemática y al control de los medios de
Continue Reading Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A New Hampshire judge is getting closer to resolving a dispute over the $38 million awarded nearly four months ago in a landmark lawsuit over abuse at the state’s youth detention center. Jurors awarded the money in May to David Meehan, whose allegations about abuse at the Youth Development
Continue Reading By Richard Ramos Click here for updates on this story CHICO, California (KOVR) — The man accused of igniting the Park Fire, which has grown to be California’s fourth-largest wildfire ever, has pleaded not guilty to a charge of arson, prosecutors said Thursday. Ronnie Dean Stout II, 42, of Chico, also denied all special circumstances
Continue Reading Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans will be able to order up to four COVID-19 nasal swab tests delivered to their home free of charge starting in late September. The U.S. Health and Human Services agency that oversees the testing has not announced an exact date for ordering to begin. The tests, which can be
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By Liam Reilly, CNN New York (CNN) — As opening statements in the murder trial of Robert Telles began last week, the Las Vegas Review-Journal was confronted with a nightmarish question: How does a newspaper cover the trial of a suspect accused of murdering one of its own reporters? The once-unimaginable prospect is one the
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at Sunni extremist group Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP). FactsThe Yemeni-based arm of al Qaeda, AQAP, emerged when al Qaeda in Saudi Arabia and Yemen unified in 2009.Many analysts believe AQAP is the most dangerous al Qaeda affiliate. AQAP’s main goals include establishing a
Continue Reading By Aaron Pellish and Edward-Isaac Dovere, CNN (CNN) — Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced at a news conference in Phoenix Friday that he is suspending his campaign and endorsing Trump. “In my heart, I no longer believe that I have a realistic path of electoral victory in the face of this relentless, systematic
Continue Reading By Nick Valencia, Zoe Sottile, Shawn Nottingham and Chris Youd, CNN (CNN) — A second former Memphis police officer facing federal civil rights charges in the violent arrest and beating death of Tyre Nichols changed his plea to guilty on Friday in federal court. Emmitt Martin III joined his former colleague Desmond Mills, who also
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By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — Human brain samples collected at autopsy in early 2024 contained more tiny shards of plastic than samples collected eight years prior, according to a preprint posted online in May. A preprint is a study which has not yet been peer-reviewed and published in a journal. “The concentrations we saw
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — La histórica misión Chandrayaan-3, que convirtió a la India en el cuarto país en alunizar hace un año este viernes, descubrió nuevas pruebas que apoyan una teoría sobre la historia lunar primitiva. Cuando la misión alunizó en las regiones meridionales de alta latitud de la Luna, cerca del polo sur lunar, desplegó
Continue Reading By Alex Marquardt, CNN (CNN) — Months of feverish negotiations, in different cities and at multiple levels, have gotten Israel and Hamas closer to striking a ceasefire deal. But even if an agreement is reached – still far from certain – it could end up lasting only weeks before it collapses and the war in Gaza resumes. As senior negotiators
Continue Reading Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas’ state police chief who came under scrutiny over the hesitant response to the Robb Elementary school shooting in 2022 and has overseen Republican Gov. Greg Abbott’s aggressive efforts to stop migrant crossings on the U.S.-Mexico border said Friday he will retire at the end of the year. Col.
Continue Reading Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas’ state police chief who came under scrutiny over the hesitant response to the Robb Elementary school shooting in 2022 and has overseen Republican Gov. Greg Abbott’s aggressive efforts to stop migrant crossings on the U.S.-Mexico border said Friday he will retire at the end of the year. Col.
Continue Reading Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina’s highest court says a racetrack shuttered for defying state gathering limits during the pandemic can sue the state’s top health regulator. Ace Speedway in Alamance County and its owners accuse Gov. Roy Cooper’s administration of violating its constitutional rights. The state Supreme Court agreed unanimously Friday that
Continue Reading Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Alaska Lt. Gov. Nancy Dahlstrom has withdrawn from the race for Alaska’s lone seat in the U.S. House after finishing third in this week’s primary. The Republican backed by former President Donald Trump announced her decision Friday. The move leaves second-place finisher Republican Nick Begich as the main challenger
Continue Reading Betiana Fernández Martino (CNN) — La exsecretaria del expresidente de Argentina Alberto Fernández, María Cantero, declaró este jueves ante la Fiscalía que investiga denuncia por violencia de género que presentó la exprimera dama Fabiola Yáñez contra su expareja. De la declaración de Cantero se desprenden algunos detalles de su relación con Fernández. Cantero confirmó que
Continue Reading By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — As much of the US continues to experience very high levels of Covid-19 activity, government officials announced on Friday the return of programs to offer free tests, vaccines and treatments to see the nation through the winter respiratory virus season. “The best plan going into this winter is for
Continue Reading Associated Press DOVER, Del. (AP) — Emails obtained by The Associated Press show that Delaware election officials communicated with one or more aides in Lt. Gov. Bethany Hall-Long’s office last year amid a scandal involving her campaign finance reports. The emails show that Elections Commissioner Anthony Albence wanted to keep Hall-Long’s office apprised of queries
Continue Reading Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Officials have cleared a growing homeless encampment at Dockweiler State Beach in Los Angeles. The cleanup operation Thursday was an effort organized by LA City Councilmember Traci Park and the county and comes more than a month after Gov. Gavin Newsom directed state agencies to urgently clear encampments on
Continue Reading Paulina Nares (CNN) — Puede que la temporada de huracanes en el Atlántico esté tranquila por ahora, pero en el Pacífico, la tormenta tropical Hone amenaza con dar un duro golpe a Hawai este fin de semana. Se activó una alerta de tormenta tropical para la isla Grande de Hawai, ya que podría pasar cerca
Continue Reading By Tim McNicholas Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WCBS) — New York City is throwing millions of dollars at its rodent problem — from studies on the best ways to store trash, to a rat czar appointed last year. So why are rodent-related complaints staying stubbornly high? CBS News New York
Continue Reading By Laura Haefeli Click here for updates on this story BOSTON (WBZ) — Malcolm X was a significant leader in the civil rights movement in the 1960’s, advocating for the Black community and working among leaders like Martin Luther King Jr. and John Lewis. But, before that, he lived on an unassuming street in Boston.
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the Jewish holiday Rosh Hashanah, a celebration of the new year.September 11-13, 2026 – Rosh Hashanah begins at sundown on September 11 and is celebrated through nightfall on September 13.FactsRosh Hashanah means “head of the year” in Hebrew. It is a time for reflection and
Continue Reading By Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — Each of the 32 colossal stones that make up the Menga Dolmen, a 5,600-year-old megalithic monument in southern Spain, is many times bigger than the largest megaliths at Stonehenge, the most famous Neolithic wonder. Embedded in the ground on a hilltop that rises about 50 meters (165 feet) above
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