By Hadas Gold, CNN (CNN) — The US Secret Service pushed back Thursday against recent criticism from right-wing media personalities and lawmakers blaming female agents for security failures during the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump. In the wake of the Saturday shooting, some right-wing media figures focused their attention on the female agents
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Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Astrónomos han detectado un exoplaneta con una órbita muy oblonga que experimenta cambios bruscos de temperatura, y que podría estar convirtiéndose en otro tipo de mundo. El exoplaneta, denominado TIC 241249530 b, orbita alrededor de una estrella situada a unos 1.100 años-luz de la Tierra. La estrella forma parte de
Continue Reading Sofía Benavides (CNN) — La hija del gobernante de Dubai aparentemente anunció su divorcio en las redes sociales, en lo que sería un movimiento poco común para una princesa en Emiratos Árabes Unidos. La cuenta de Instagram de Sheikha Mahra bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, hija del primer ministro de Emiratos Árabes Unidos y
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By Saskya Vandoorne, CNN Paris (CNN) — A police officer was attacked and injured in central Paris on Thursday evening, as France ramps up security measures in the capital ahead of the 2024 Olympics. “A police officer was attacked in the eighth arrondissement of Paris while he was responding to a call from officers securing
Continue Reading Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French authorities say a police officer has been wounded in a knife attack in Paris in the Champs-Elysees neighborhood. Prosecutors say the assailant was shot and died from his wounds. The attack on Thursday came just days before the opening ceremony of the Summer Olympics. Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said
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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — In a story published July 18, 2024, about a Justice Department lawsuit against Southwest Key Programs Inc., The Associated Press erroneously reported the age of an alleged victim and the location of the suspected abuse. The alleged victim was 15 years old, not 11 years old, and the reported abuse happened
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Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Employees of the largest housing provider for unaccompanied migrant children in the U.S. repeatedly sexually abused and harassed children in their care for at least eight years, the Justice Department said Thursday, alleging a shocking litany of offenses that took place as the company amassed billions of dollars in
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By Jack Bantock, CNN (CNN) — It was only last month that Rory McIlroy and Bryson DeChambeau were dueling for the US Open in the North Carolina sun. Yet, as the duo lumbered around a damp and windy Royal Troon on Thursday, that high-octane shootout might as well have taken place a lifetime ago. Reigning
Continue Reading AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Largest housing provider for unaccompanied migrant children engaged in pattern of sexual abuse and harassment, DOJ says.
Continue Reading Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — A woman has become the top commander of Canada’s military for the first time. Gen. Jennie Carignan officially took over command of the Canadian Armed Forces in a ceremony at the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa on Thursday. Carignan was promoted to the rank of general during the change-of-command ceremony
Continue Reading AP Airlines Writer Prosecutors are expected to give new details next week about Boeing’s plea deal in a case stemming from two deadly crashes of 737 Max jetliners. That’s when the Justice Department hopes to file the agreement with a federal district court in Texas. Earlier this month, Boeing agreed “in principle” to plead guilty
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Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — On each passing anniversary of the deadly 1994 attack against Argentina’s largest Jewish community center, Diana Malamud said she endures a brutal “Groundhog’s Day.” In her version of the Kafkaesque nightmare that traps her in the same day over and over, presidents repeat the same pledges to seek
Continue Reading DENVER (AP) — A Colorado judge on Thursday rejected claims from civil and voting rights organizations that a group of Donald Trump supporters intimidated voters when they went door-to-door searching for fraud following the 2020 election. The lawsuit against leaders of the U.S. Election Integrity Plan alleged the group’s activities included photographing voters’ homes and
Continue Reading Associated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) — There is plenty of jockeying happening at the Republican National Convention among the party’s potential 2028 presidential contenders. They’re using the gathering in Milwaukee as a testing ground and contemplating their own futures in a post-Trump party. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Vivek Ramaswamy, both of whom ran this year,
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The July 15th campaign finance reports show the race for the next mayor of the city of El Paso has some recognizable names and organizations already throwing their support behind candidates. Current District 3 City Representative Cassandra Hernandez received $72,338.38 in political contributions from the start of the year through
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — U.S. Customs and Border Protection Senior Official Performing the Duties of the Commissioner Troy A. Miller will be in El Paso for an operational visit and engagements with law enforcement partners and the CBP workforce today. According to a news release sent out by U.S. CBP, Acting Commissioner Miller will
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — An El Paso resident just won $1 million from a scratch ticket game Crossword. The person, who Texas Lottery did not identify, bought the ticket at the Fast Market at 629 South Yarbrough Drive in the Lower Valley. Texas Lottery officials say the odds of winning at the $1 million
Continue Reading HAMILTON TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) — A man who dove into a southern New Jersey river and rescued two children who were struggling to stay afloat has died after he disappeared underneath the water. Pablo Hernandez Cruz was at the Weymouth Furnace park in Hamilton Township on Wednesday when he saw two boys, ages 8 and
Continue Reading Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Five climate activists who planned a protest to cause gridlock and block traffic over four days on a major highway circling London have been sentenced to as much as five years in prison. Judge Christopher Hehir on Thursday gave Just Stop Oil co-founder Roger Hallam the longest sentence and four-year
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Un nuevo estudio de la Administración de Alimentos y Medicamentos de EE.UU. reveló que algunos frascos sellados de tinta para tatuajes y maquillaje permanente, incluidos algunos marcados como estériles, contenían millones de bacterias potencialmente peligrosas. “A la luz de los resultados de nuestro estudio, queremos subrayar la importancia de vigilar continuamente
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — Some 3.3 million steam cleaners are being recalled across North America due to a burn hazard that has resulted in consumers reporting more than 150 injuries. Select models of Bissell-branded “Steam Shot Handheld Steam Cleaners” can spew hot water or steam while the products are in use or being heated up,
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By Christian Balderas Click here for updates on this story PAJARO, California (KSBW) — A new billboard in Pajaro is warning people about the dangers of fentanyl, a powerful synthetic opioid. The billboard, located on Salinas Street, a busy road connecting Salinas and Pajaro, features the smiling face of Tosh Ackerman, who died in 2015
Continue Reading By Lia Portillo Click here for updates on this story NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana (WDSU) — Attention all Swifties! Southwest Airlines has opened more than 10 new flights this fall for Taylor Swift’s global tour. The airline announced that it has geared up for the weekends in Miami and New Orleans when Taylor Swift is set
Continue Reading By Sharon Braithwaite and Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — Five activists of the Just Stop Oil environmental campaign have been handed prison sentences for their involvement in organizing protests that blocked a major London highway in 2022, PA media reported, sparking a wave of criticism from climate advocates. ‘Just Stop Oil’ co-founder Roger Hallam, 58,
Continue Reading By Jonathan Greco Click here for updates on this story OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma (KOCO) — A man was taken to a hospital after firefighters rescued him from a maintenance hole Thursday morning in northwest Oklahoma City. Crews responded to an apartment complex near Northwest Expressway and Council Road after a person walking their dog heard
Continue Reading By Kolby Terrell Click here for updates on this story NORMAN, Oklahoma (KOCO) — A robot in Norman is helping people to walk again, by putting them in zero gravity situations. The brand new zero gravity system helps patients who have trouble walking on their own by taking off some of the load, and if
Continue Reading Associated Press LONDON (AP) — An inquiry into the U.K. government’s response to COVID-19 found it was ill-prepared for a pandemic and serious errors in planning failed its citizens. Retired judge Heather Hallett has led the inquiry. She said Thursday that the government mistakenly believed in 2019 that it was one of the best-prepared countries
Continue Reading By McKenzy Parsons Click here for updates on this story LINCOLN, Nebraska (KETV) — The Nebraska Attorney General released an opinion concluding LB 20 is unconstitutional. The law passed by the legislature this year would have given felons the right to vote immediately after a completed sentence. LB 20 was introduced by Omaha Sen. Justin
Continue Reading By Amanda Rooker Click here for updates on this story IOWA (KCCI) — An Iowa law banning most abortions could take effect as early as Friday. Women, doctors and advocacy groups across the state are preparing for the major change. Last month, the Iowa Supreme Court reversed a lower court ruling that put a temporary
Continue Reading HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) — The founder and owner of the iconic West Virginia chain Gino’s Pizza and Spaghetti House has died. William “Kenney” Grant was 94. That is according to his obituary. He died Wednesday. A native of Huntington, Grant founded Gino’s in 1961. He gradually expanded the business, which currently has around 40 locations
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