CNN By Michael Williams, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Joe Biden on Thursday participated in the most high-stakes news conference of his political career on the sidelines of the NATO summit, aiming to convince his detractors and supporters that he is able to serve another four years in office. Biden spoke for just under an
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Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Authorities say a New Jersey man who authorities say was on his way to Ukraine to join a volunteer fighting unit has been arrested in an alleged plot to attack a U.S. electrical substation to advance his white supremacist ideology. Andrew Takhistov is accused of instructing an undercover officer to
Continue Reading By Edward-Isaac Dovere and Jeff Zeleny, CNN (CNN) — Barack Obama and Nancy Pelosi have spoken privately about Joe Biden and the future of his 2024 campaign. Both the former president and ex-speaker expressed concerns about how much harder they think it’s become for the president to beat Donald Trump. Neither is quite sure what to do. Democrats are
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(Courtesy: UTEP Athletics) EL PASO, Texas – The 2024-25 Conference USA schedule for the UTEP women’s basketball team was announced by head coach Keitha Adams Thursday. After a fresh look to CUSA last year, this season will only feature one new member (Kennesaw State). FIU, Jax State, LA Tech, Liberty, Middle Tennessee, NM State, Sam Houston and WKU remain to
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Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — El presidente de Estados Unidos Joe Biden prometió seguir en la carrera presidencial el jueves, diciendo que “seguirá adelante” mientras una creciente lista de funcionarios demócratas y aliados le han pedido que se haga a un lado. “Creo que soy la persona mejor calificada para presentarme a la presidencia. Le gané
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(Courtesy: NMSU Athletics) LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – Conference USA released its 90-game schedule of 2025 women’s basketball games on Thursday. Kennesaw State became CUSA’s 10th member earlier this month, meaning each team will play two more contests, increasing each member’s conference slate from 16 to 18 games. NM State finished 6-10 a year ago,
Continue Reading PHOENIX (AP) — Backers of a November abortion rights ballot initiative have sued a GOP-led legislative committee that seeks to include proposed language for the voter pamphlet referring to a fetus as an “unborn human being.” Arizona for Abortion Access filed a lawsuit in Maricopa County Superior Court on Wednesday, asking that a judge refuse
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By Hilary Whiteman, CNN Brisbane, Australia (CNN) — Australia has charged two Russian-born Australian citizens with preparing for an espionage offense after allegedly obtaining military information that they planned to hand to Russian authorities. The married couple had been in Australia for more than 10 years and were arrested Thursday at their home in Everton
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By Arlette Saenz, CNN (CNN) — United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain and other members of the union’s board have expressed concerns about President Joe Biden’s ability to beat Donald Trump in November, a source close to the union says. The union is discussing the way forward on how to beat Trump in November, but
Continue Reading Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — The U.S. and Canada said Thursday they have agreed to update a six-decade-old treaty that governs the use of one of North America’s largest rivers, the Columbia, with provisions that officials said would provide for effective flood control, irrigation, and hydropower generation and sharing between the countries. The “agreement in
Continue Reading Belén Liotti (CNN Español) — La ganadora de la elección presidencial de México, Claudia Sheinbaum, anunció un plan para la construcción de tres nuevas rutas de tren de pasajeros con un esquema similar al del Tren Maya, en el que participen ingenieros militares y empresas privadas, informó este miércoles en una conferencia de prensa. Las
Continue Reading By Sean Lyngaas, CNN (CNN) — CDK Global, a software firm serving car dealerships across the US that was roiled by a cyberattack last month, appears to have paid a $25 million ransom to the hackers, multiple sources familiar with the matter told CNN. The company has declined to discuss the matter. Pinpointing exactly who
Continue Reading MEXICO CITY (AP) — Heavy rains associated with Hurricane Beryl and the earlier Tropical Storm Alberto have led at least 200 crocodiles to enter urban areas in the northern Mexican state of Tamaulipas, across from Texas, state and federal authorities said this week. So far, authorities say they have captured and relocated around 200 of
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Un pequeño grupo de demócratas pide al presidente Joe Biden que se haga a un lado en la contienda de 2024, pero un número incalculable de ellos parece esperar que eche un vistazo a las encuestas que sugieren que tiene muchas posibilidades de perder las elecciones generales y cambie de opinión.
Continue Reading Associated Press Virginia congressman Bob Good has filed a petition for a recount after state election officials say he narrowly lost a Republican primary to a challenger backed by former President Donald Trump. The Good campaign said Thursday it filed the recount petition in Goochland County outside of Richmond. Earlier this month, the state board
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NICHOLASVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Pierceson Coody shot an 11-under 61 — the lowest round in his brief PGA Tour career — to take the first-round lead Thursday in the ISCO Championship. Coody had 11 birdies in the bogey-free morning round on Keene Trace’s Champions Course, making six straight birdies on Nos. 5-10. He made a
Continue Reading Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi election officials say redrawing legislative districts in time for this November’s election is impossible because of tight deadlines to prepare ballots. Attorneys for the all-Republican state Board of Election Commissioners filed arguments Wednesday. They responded to a July 2 ruling by three federal judges who ordered the Mississippi
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — The Beastie Boys are suing the parent company of Chili’s in a case that accuses the chain restaurant of running an advertisement that used the hip-hop trio’s smash hit “Sabotage” without permission. The rap group, in a federal case filed Wednesday in New York, alleged Brinker International created a Chili’s ad
Continue Reading Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States has signed a memorandum with several of the world’s biggest social media companies aimed at preventing the use of their platforms for the distribution of synthetic drugs. U.S. Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield told the signing ceremony Thursday that “Technology companies have a critical role to play in
Continue Reading By Alayna Treene, CNN (CNN) — Former first lady Melania Trump is planning to attend the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee next week, making a rare campaign appearance alongside her husband, former President Donald Trump, two sources familiar with the plans tell CNN. Discussions are still underway regarding whether she will speak onstage or be
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(Courtesy: UTEP Athletics) EL PASO, Texas – The 2024-25 Conference USA schedule for the UTEP men’s basketball team was revealed by head coach Joe Golding on Thursday. The Miners will square off against each league member twice for an 18-game slate. There will be more continuity to the conference this year, with only one new
Continue Reading Rocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN Español) — Gerso Guerrero, hermano de “Niño Guerrero”, líder del Tren de Aragua, fue extraditado de España a Venezuela, informó el fiscal general de Venezuela, Tarek William Saab, en su cuenta de X. El Gobierno de Biden designa al Tren de Aragua como organización criminal trasnacional, según funcionario Administración Biden designa a
Continue Reading By Arit John and Matt Holt, CNN (CNN) — A rancorous Republican congressional primary in Virginia that has been a proxy fight amid larger party divisions is heading toward a recount. House Freedom Caucus Chair Bob Good officially filed a recount petition Thursday in Goochland Circuit Court for the June 18 Republican primary in Virginia’s
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(Courtesy: NMSU Athletics) LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – On Jan. 2, theNew Mexico State Aggies Men’s Basketball will be embracing the start of its second season in Conference USA play in none other than the Pan American Center. On Thursday morning, Commissioner Judy McLeod and the league office released the Aggies’ 18 CUSA matchups that
Continue Reading Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A conservative think tank that is planning a complete overhaul of the federal government in the event of a Republican presidential win is suggesting that President Joe Biden might try to hold the White House “by force” if he loses the November election. The Heritage Foundation’s warning — which goes
Continue Reading By Abel Alvarado and Gerardo Lemos, CNN (CNN) — Panama has placed barbed wire across several routes in the Darién Gap, the country’s Ministry of Public Security said in a statement Thursday, in a bid to block migrants making their way north. At least five passages near Panama’s border with Colombia have been shut using barbed
Continue Reading Valeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN) — El presidente Joe Biden se refirió erróneamente al presidente de Ucrania Volodymyr Zelensky como “presidente Putin” durante sus declaraciones del jueves, la más reciente metida de pata de un presidente que ha tratado de proyectar fuerza y lucidez luego de un desastroso desempeño en el debate de hace dos semanas. Biden,
Continue Reading By Kara Scannell, Lauren del Valle and Jeremy Herb, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump urged the judge in his New York hush money case to dismiss his conviction in light of the Supreme Court’s ruling on presidential immunity last month, according to a new court filing. Trump’s lawyers argued in a 55-page filing that the
Continue Reading SHIJAIYAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Palestinians returned to breathtaking scenes of destruction in the Gaza City district of Shijaiyah after Israeli troops withdrew, ending a two-week offensive there. Civil defense workers said Thursday that so far, they had found the bodies of 60 people in the rubble. Families who fled the assault ventured back into
Continue Reading Belén Liotti (CNN) — Los funcionarios de la OTAN están discutiendo tomar medidas para recuperar algunos proyectos de infraestructura de propiedad china en Europa en caso de que estalle un conflicto más amplio con Rusia en el este del continente, le dijeron a CNN tres funcionarios involucrados en las discusiones. Hace una década, cuando Europa
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