Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — A Venezuelan aid worker’s arrest while catching an international flight has cast a spotlight on the climate of fear and repression engulfing the South American nation in the wake of its disputed presidential election. Edni Lopez is one of more than 2,000 people arrested since President Nicolas Maduro claimed
Continue Reading Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — A Venezuelan aid worker’s arrest while catching an international flight has cast a spotlight on the climate of fear and repression engulfing the South American nation in the wake of its disputed presidential election. Edni López is one of more than 2,000 people arrested since President Nicolás Maduro claimed
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Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — El ministro chino de Asuntos Exteriores, Wang Yi, reiteró la necesidad de un alto el fuego en Gaza durante sus conversaciones telefónicas con sus homólogos egipcio y jordano, según un comunicado de prensa emitido este miércoles por el Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores (MAE). Este martes, Wang habló con el ministro
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Bordplex Alliance has announced it has received the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) certification. This certification is the global standard for quality management systems. CEO of Borderplex Alliance, Jon Barlea, released a statement following the organization’s awarded certification. He says, quote, “This certification is a testament to the hard
Continue Reading Associated Press LUCAMA, N.C. (AP) — Tornadoes spawned by Debby leveled homes, damaged a school and killed one person early Thursday, as the tropical system dropped heavy rain and flooded communities across North and South Carolina. It only took 15 seconds for a tornado to devastate Genesis Cooper’s home in Lucama, North Carolina, a small
Continue Reading Associated Press FARGO, N.D. (AP) — A powerful former North Dakota lawmaker has pleaded guilty to traveling to Europe with the intent to pay for sex with a minor. Ray Holmberg was indicted in October 2023. The 80-year-old Republican from Grand Forks served more than 45 years in the North Dakota Senate and resigned in
Continue Reading Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Gov. Tim Walz and his fellow Democrats have enacted big changes in the two years that they’ve had full control of the Minnesota Legislature, from expansions of abortion and LGBTQ+ rights to tax credits and other initiatives aimed at making life easier for families. His record has delighted liberals and
Continue ReadingBy Elizabeth Wolfe, Robert Shackelford and Mary Gilbert, CNN (CNN) — After causing at least six deaths in the Southeast, Debby weakened to a tropical depression Thursday but remained a dangerous storm as it picked up speed, spreading its torrential rain and tornado threat north. The center of the system was 45 miles east of
Continue Reading Associated Press KANAIO, Hawaii (AP) — Fear. Anxiety. Anger. Depression. Overwhelmed. Janice Dapitan began her second counseling session by writing those words on a whiteboard, reflecting what she felt in that moment. The day fire destroyed her hometown of Lahaina — and the struggles that have followed for nearly a year — still haunted her.
Continue Reading Associated Press Filling out forms that ask for racial and ethnic identification can be a struggle for many Latinos, especially when there is not one box that reflects their identity. Because of this, Latinos are often left checking Hispanic census boxes that do not encompass who they are, creating gaps in data that experts say
Continue Reading Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Roughly 3 in 4 American adults believe the upcoming presidential election is vital to the future of U.S. democracy, although which candidate they think poses the greater threat depends on their political leanings, according to a poll. The survey from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds
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By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — Middle-age people in the United States are more likely to die from a stroke than they have been in about two decades, according to a new report from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. After at least a decade of decline, the death rate from stroke for
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office says no one suffered any injuries after a train vs. car collision in Fabens earlier this afternoon before 4 p.m. The crash occurred at 250 NE Grace Street in Fabens. The Sheriff’s Office says a white Dodge Ram hauling 4 cars was struck by
Continue Reading Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Visiting Phoenix amid triple-digit temperatures, the U.S. government’s top health official acknowledged on Wednesday that a federal program that helps low-income people pay their utility bills needs to focus more on cooling homes in the summer instead of overwhelmingly on wintertime heating. “What we’re beginning to see is the prominence
Continue Reading AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — Nancy Pelosi’s influence can be seen all across the Democratic Party shakeup. In a few short, agonizing weeks it has reengineered the 2024 presidential ticket and the race for the White House. It was Pelosi, the House speaker emerita, who publicly encouraged President Joe Biden to make a decision
Continue Reading Belén Liotti (CNN Español) — Un juez de Estados Unidos desestimó este miércoles seis de las ocho demandas que el Gobierno de México interpuso en 2021 contra fabricantes de armas por una compensación de US$ 10.000 millones. El juez Dennis Saylor, de la Corte de Distrito de Massachusetts, desestimó las acusaciones contra seis de las
Continue Reading AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks rallied Thursday in Wall Street’s latest sharp swerve after a better-than-expected report on unemployment eased worries about the slowing economy. The S&P 500 jumped 2.3% for its best day since 2022 and shaved off all but 0.5% of its loss from what was a brutal start
Continue Reading Associated Press Earth’s string of 13 straight months with a new average heat record came to an end this past July as the natural El Nino climate pattern ebbed, the European climate agency Copernicus announced Thursday. But July 2024 ’s average heat just missed surpassing the July of a year ago, and scientists said the
Continue Reading Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Hunter Biden was hired by a Romanian businessman accused of corruption who was trying to “influence U.S. government policy” during Joe Biden’s term as vice president, prosecutors said in court papers Wednesday. Special counsel David Weiss’ team said Hunter Biden’s business associate will testify at the upcoming federal tax trial
Continue Reading Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Former President Donald Trump and running mate JD Vance have been hammering Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz over his response to the violence that erupted in the aftermath of the 2020 murder of George Floyd. But Trump described the governor as calm and said, at the time, he fully agreed with
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By Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — Federal prosecutors alleged in a new court filing Wednesday that Hunter Biden agreed to lobby US officials on behalf of a Romanian businessman facing criminal investigations back home. The new accusation came from special counsel David Weiss, who is prosecuting Hunter Biden for alleged tax evasion. The case, scheduled for
Continue Reading Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Throughout decades of political change in Argentina, the annual Aug. 7 pilgrimage to St. Cayetano Sanctuary has served as a potent, and grim, reminder that in Argentina, economic despair remains a constant. But this year might be unique in one thing: The desperation over rising joblessness that drives
Continue Reading Associated Press PARIS (AP) — The mystery French street artist known only as “Invader” has struck Paris again — this time to celebrate the Olympics. Invader has been cementing his quirky mosaics to Paris walls since the 1990s, usually at night and without permission. He’s become France’s most international, invasive and intriguing contemporary street artist.
Continue Reading TORONTO (AP) — Canadian police have arrested a man after he allegedly made threats against Prime Minister Justin Trudeau online. Police say the man made violent threats against Trudeau, the police and security personnel who might attempt to interfere with his plans in an online video. RCMP made the arrest with help from the York
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Valeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN Español) — La Fiscalía General de Venezuela anunció este miércoles que abrió una investigación por supuesta conspiración, usurpación de funciones, forjamiento de documento público, instigación a la desobediencia de las leyes, delitos informáticos y asociación para delinquir contra los responsables de la publicación y mantenimiento de la página de la oposición que
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Associated Press DENVER (AP) — An employee of former Colorado clerk Tina Peters who says she was present when her boss allowed an outsider posing as a county employee to breach her voting system’s computer testified Wednesday that Peters was shocked when images from the computer appeared online. In the summer of 2021, former elections
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HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — Texas man who claimed intellectual disability has been executed for the killing of a jogger decades ago.
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — El presidente Joe Biden dijo el miércoles que no confía en que haya una transición pacífica del poder si el expresidente Donald Trump pierde en noviembre, señalando los comentarios del candidato republicano que sugieren que la única forma de que pierda es que le roben las elecciones. “Si Trump gana, no,
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