Name: Felix J. Muñoz Age: 58 Party: Nonpartisan Occupation: Retired 27 Federal Law Officer (US Department of Justice Federal Bureau of Prisons) Relevant Experience: I have 27 years of experience. I worked for an agency that our goal was to save taxpayers money as I was getting paid with tax dollars. I made sure that
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Associated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — The Georgia Supreme Court on Monday halted a ruling striking down the state’s near-ban on abortions while it considers the state’s appeal. The high court’s order came a week after a judge found that Georgia unconstitutionally prohibits abortions beyond about six weeks of pregnancy, often before women realize they’re
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — I-10 Westbound Exit 6A (Loop 375/Spur 16/Transmountain Road) will be closed through Thursday, Oct. 10. The closure started Monday at 9 a.m. according to TxDOT. This is one of many closures part of the I-10 Widening West project. TxDOT suggests drivers take Exit 8 (SH 178/Artcraft Road/Paseo del Norte), continue
Continue Reading Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s top elections official said he doesn’t expect damage from Hurricane Helene to cause major disruptions for next month’s general election in the state. After coming ashore in Florida, Helene hit Georgia hard, leaving destruction and power outages in its wake. Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said during a news
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Both the City and County of El Paso are discussing environmental issues in the Chamizal neighborhood during their Monday work sessions. They are also discussing the removal of commercial traffic at the Bridge of the Americas. El Paso Commissioners Court will support the U.S. General Services Administration’s Alternative 4 in
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Associated Press TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Opposition supporters in Albania have protested again and demanded that the government be replaced by a technocratic caretaker Cabinet before next year’s parliamentary election. The conservative opposition has long accused Prime Minister Edi Rama’s Socialists of corruption, manipulating earlier voting and usurping powers of the judiciary and others. The
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By Matt Villano, CNN (CNN) — When hurricanes bear down, floodwaters rise, wildfires rage and that big earthquake finally strikes, it’s critical that you and your family members are ready to evacuate. Perhaps the most important thing to bring with you: a “go bag” full of emergency supplies. Go bags exist to save you from
Continue Reading Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Islanders who were forced to leave their remote Indian Ocean home to make way for a U.S. military base half a century ago protested outside the U.K. Parliament on Monday. They are angry about a deal they say has decided their homeland’s fate without them. The British government announced last
Continue Reading Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Prosecutors asked a jury on Monday to sentence a former Houston police officer to life in prison for the murders of a couple during a drug raid that exposed systemic corruption. Gerald Goines was convicted last month in the deaths of Dennis Tuttle, 59, and his wife Rhogena Nicholas, 58.
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Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Prosecutors asked a jury on Monday to sentence a former Houston police officer to life in prison for the murders of a couple during a drug raid that exposed systemic corruption. Gerald Goines was convicted last month in the deaths of Dennis Tuttle, 59, and his wife Rhogena Nicholas, 58.
Continue Reading Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has declined to hear an appeal from the singer R. Kelly, who is now serving 20 years in prison after being convicted of child sex convictions in Chicago. The Grammy Award-winning R&B singer was found guilty in 2022 of three charges of producing child sexual abuse images
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Alexandra Ferguson Nueva York (CNN) — Mientras Florida se prepara para otro gran huracán, nuevas estimaciones revelan que el huracán Helene causó hasta US$ 47.500 millones en pérdidas a los propietarios. Helene, un mortífero huracán de categoría 4 que tocó tierra el 26 de septiembre, causó inundaciones “generalizadas y devastadoras” en Florida, Carolina del Norte,
Continue Reading Sol Amaya Nota del editor: Wendy Guerra es escritora cubanofrancesa y colaboradora de CNN en Español. Sus artículos han aparecido en medios de todo el mundo, como El País, The New York Times, el Miami Herald, El Mundo y La Vanguardia. Entre sus obras literarias más destacadas se encuentran “Ropa interior” (2007), “Nunca fui primera
Continue Reading Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Masked pro-Palestinian demonstrators escalated their harassment of a Jewish congressman on the eve of Monday’s anniversary of the Oct. 7 attack, pitching an encampment outside Ohio Democratic Rep. Greg Landsman ’s Cincinnati residence. Landsman said Monday that the protesters arrived outside his home early Sunday. By evening, they set
Continue Reading Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has named members of a new school board, days after all seven members resigned amid an escalating fight over control of the public schools in the nation’s third-largest city. Johnson has been trying to oust Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez, who was named to the
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By Marnie Hunter and Sharif Paget, CNN (CNN) — A computer problem with the train that shuttles passengers between concourses at Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport on Monday morning caused bottlenecks and confusion as people scrambled to get to their gates at the world’s busiest airport. Shortly after noon local time the airport said in a
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Update (October 11, 2024): UTEP’s Office of Special Events just announced that a second Coldplay show has been added for June 14, 2025. The office says the show was added due to popular demand. Presale tickets are already available. General onsale tickets will be available starting at 1 PM today. Update: Watch the announcement below:
Continue Reading CHICAGO (AP) — Mauricio Pochettino formally added his longtime assistant coaches to the U.S. staff on Monday, his first on-field day as Gregg Berhalter’s replacement as national team coach. Jesús Pérez was appointed first assistant coach, Miguel “Miki” D’Agostino as assistant coach, Antonio “Toni” Jiménez as goalkeepers coach and Sebastiano Pochettino — a son of
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — For years, Kathy Bates has believed she missed thanking someone pivotal during her acceptance speech after she won the Oscar for best actress in 1991 for her performance in “Misery.” During an interview with “CBS Sunday Morning” in which she promoted her new series “Matlock,” Bates talked to
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Janice Small Combs salió en defensa de su hijo superestrella, Sean “Diddy” Combs. El músico y productor se encuentra actualmente bajo custodia federal a la espera de juicio por su acusación en el Distrito Sur de Nueva York de cargos de asociación delictiva, tráfico sexual y transporte para ejercer la prostitución.
Continue Reading Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Wildfires driven by ferocious winds and fueled by dry conditions raged through parts of western North Dakota over the weekend, leading to one death and forcing more than 100 people to evacuate their homes. Officials don’t expect the region’s tinder-dry conditions to improve soon. Six significant wildfires were reported,
Continue Reading MILAN (AP) — The Antisemitism Observatory in Milan says the vandalism of a mural depicting a survivor of last year’s Oct. 7 Hamas attack is an example of rising antisemitism in Italy. The mural by AleXsandro Palombo depicted Vlada Patapov escaping the Hamas attack. Vandals erased the figure’s head and legs from the mural near
Continue Reading By Paradise Afshar and Celina Tebor, CNN (CNN) — An elderly man narrowly escaped with his life after a harrowing attack by a bear and her three cubs in his own home. Around 8:30 p.m. last Thursday, the 74-year-old man in Lake City, Colorado, along with other residents in the home, were startled by a
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By Krystal Hur, CNN New York (CNN) — A key borrowing rate for American consumers has jumped to a level not seen in months. The yield on the benchmark 10-year US Treasury note breached 4% on Monday for the first time since August. The yield was at 4.026% as of 3 pm ET on Monday
Continue Reading By Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — Even as Florida braces for another major hurricane, new estimates reveal Hurricane Helene caused up to $47.5 billion in losses for property owners. Helene, a deadly Category 4 hurricane that made landfall on September 26, caused “widespread and devastating” flooding across Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina and
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By Johannes Sasay-Wada, CNN (CNN) — This past weekend in sports was full of high stakes, drama and upsets. As the playoffs heat up in the WNBA and MLB, the big time performers are coming out to play. College football saw a huge underdog victory, and one of tennis’ brightest stars returned to her brilliant
Continue Reading Betiana Fernández Martino (CNN Español) – La justicia argentina lleva adelante una investigación en la que se presume que personas y empresas constituidas en el extranjero ofrecían un “servicio” de subrogación de vientres a parejas que no podían concebir, con un costo de U$S 50.000 mientras reclutaban mujeres en Argentina para gestar bebés, a cambio de un
Continue Reading AP Sports Writers The global soccer transfer market is worth more than $10 billion each season but is facing a revolutionary overhaul or a nuanced evolution following last week’s ruling by the European Court of Justice in the Lassana Diarra case. By ruling that some FIFA regulations on player transfers are contrary to EU legislation
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By John Fritze, CNN Washington (CNN) — The Supreme Court declined Monday to take up an appeal from parents in Michigan and Virginia who accused Attorney General Merrick Garland of stifling their freedom of speech with a three-year-old memo that asked officials to look into threats directed at public school officials. In 2021, Garland issued a
Continue Reading AP College Football Writer While fans across the country were on edge watching upset after upset unfold Saturday, Houston Chronicle sports columnist Kirk Bohls and other members of The Associated Press college football poll voting panel were thinking ahead to how they would sort out and arrange the teams they would put on their ballots
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