By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Dolly Parton has learned her special connection with goddaughter Miley Cyrus is even deeper than she originally thought. Genealogy and family tree tracking site Ancestry announced on Monday that by using “billions of historical records and public family trees,” they’ve discovered that the two music powerhouses are actually seventh
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Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — A federal court in Argentina has ordered the “immediate” arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello for alleged crimes against humanity committed against dissidents. The court order came in response to an appeal by Argentine prosecutor Carlos Stornelli after a previous ruling dismissed the
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AP Business Writer China has rolled out a raft of measures aimed at countering a prolonged downturn in its property market that is dragging on the world’s second largest economy. The chief of China’s central bank said it would cut the amount of reserves banks are required to keep. It also slashed interest rates on
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Valeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN Español) — Morena, el partido en el poder en México, eligió este domingo a Luisa María Alcalde, secretaria de Gobernación, como su nueva presidenta nacional. Andrés Manuel López Beltrán, hijo del presidente saliente López Obrador, será el nuevo secretario de Organización. Alcalde, también exsecretaria del Trabajo, asume así las riendas de Morena
Continue Reading Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — A recently elected state lawmaker is among those who were arrested outside a Hawaii hospital. Ten people were arrested Monday for blocking temporary nurses being bused in to work at Hawaii’s only women’s and children’s hospital. Temporary nurses have been filling in because the hospital in Honolulu locked out its
Continue Reading Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Nearly a year after FBI agents seized his phones, New York City Mayor Eric Adams faces an expanding constellation of federal inquiries involving his administration. In recent weeks the investigations have produced a drumbeat of subpoenas, raids and whiplash-inducing developments for the first-term Democrat. Federal investigators have visited more
Continue Reading Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon elections officials said Monday they had struck over 1,200 people from the state’s voter rolls after determining they did not provide proof of U.S. citizenship when they were registered to vote. Of those found to be possibly ineligible, only nine people voted in elections since 2021, the Oregon
Continue Reading Valeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN Español) — La Sala 1 de la Cámara Criminal y Correccional Federal de Argentina ordenó este lunes a un juzgado federal de ese país que ordene la inmediata detención del presidente de Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro y del ministro del Interior, Justicia y Paz, Diosdado Cabello, en el marco de una investigación
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By Annie Grayer, Manu Raju, Haley Talbot and Sarah Ferris, CNN Washington (CNN) — House Republicans are expected to bypass mounting GOP opposition to a spending bill to keep the government running into December by using a procedural floor move that would rely heavily on Democrats to pass the legislation and avoid a government shutdown.
Continue Reading CNN By Pamela Brown, Jeremy Herb and Shoshana Dubnow, CNN Washington (CNN) — Melania Trump has barely been seen on the campaign trail this year. One of the few times she has appeared at a political event, she’s received a six-figure paycheck – a highly unusual move for the spouse of a candidate. The former
Continue Reading Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Small tsunami waves splashed ashore on some Japanese islands after an earthquake that may have been triggered by volcanic activity. The offshore quake Tuesday morning was not felt, and the tsunami advisory was lifted about three hours later. No damage was reported. The Japan Meteorological Agency had advised of a
Continue Reading RIO DE JANEIRO A judge in Brazil’s northeastern Pernambuco state has ordered the preventive arrest of Gusttavo Lima, one of the nation’s biggest country music stars, in connection with a money laundering investigation. Judge Andrea Calada de Cruz wrote in her decision made public Monday that she was calling on Interpol to issue a red
Continue Reading NEW ORLEANS (AP) — First lady Jill Biden, former ambassador Andrew Young and the Rev. Al Sharpton were among those who paid tribute during funeral services Monday for New Orleans civil rights activist Sybil Morial. Morial, who was also the widow of New Orleans’ first Black mayor, Ernest N. “Dutch” Morial, and mother to former
Continue Reading AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — A man convicted of sending his 17-year-old son into a restaurant to rob and kill rapper PnB Rock has been sentenced to 31 years to life in prison. A Los Angeles County judge handed down the sentence on Monday to 42-year-old Freddie Trone. In August, a jury found
Continue Reading Belén Liotti (CNN) –– Un nuevo análisis de decenas de puntas de flechas ayudó a los investigadores a reconstruir un retrato más claro de los guerreros que se enfrentaron en el campo de batalla más antiguo conocido de Europa hace 3.250 años. Las puntas de flecha de bronce y piedra fueron recuperadas en el valle
Continue Reading Associated Press/Report for America SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a law requiring school districts to restrict student phone use. The move means California will join Florida, Louisiana, Indiana and other states in passing legislation limiting student device access. Proponents of the policies say they will minimize distractions in class and
Continue Reading MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota attorney general, the local prosecutor and family of the victim want a Minnesota man’s murder conviction to be vacated. Jurors in 2009 found Edgar Barrientos-Quintana guilty of killing 18-year-old Jesse Mickelson in a drive-by shooting. But members of the attorney general’s Conviction Review Unit say they believe Barrientos-Quintana is innocent
Continue Reading Associated Press A man who killed 10 people at a Colorado supermarket has been found guilty of murder in the 2021 attack, becoming the latest person to fail in an attempt to be acquitted by reason of insanity. Jurors found Ahmad Alissa guilty on Monday. As a result, instead of remaining in a state hospital
Continue ReadingCNN By Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — An area of thunderstorms in the Caribbean is expected to develop into Hurricane Helene and rapidly intensify over the exceptionally warm Gulf of Mexico before slamming into the United States’ Gulf Coast later this week as a major hurricane. The storm has not formed yet but is
Continue Reading DENVER (AP) — Three Colorado men were accused of tying up and torturing their housemate for 14 hours, according to an arrest affidavit, The Denver Post reported Monday. The three men, Jason Carlson, 49; Sherell Allen, 48; and Luke Anaya, 41; are now in custody, facing charges including attempted murder, assault, false imprisonment and kidnapping,
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By Rebekah Ludman Click here for updates on this story September 23, 2024 (LAPost.com) — A male pedestrian was fatally struck by a vehicle in Long Beach and an investigation is underway on Friday. According to a press release from the Long Beach Police Department, officers were called to Pacific Coast Highway and Pasadena Avenue
Continue Reading By Rebekah Ludman Click here for updates on this story September 23, 2024 (LAPost.com) — Three major wildfires continue to burn through Southern California as of Monday. There’s the Bridge Fire, Airport Fire, and the Line Fire. Here’s the latest update for all three fires: Bridge Fire The Bridge Fire in San Bernardino and Los
Continue Reading By Sean Lyngaas, CNN (CNN) — Artificial intelligence is helping “improve” rather than “revolutionize” influence operations from Russia and Iran aimed at November’s US elections, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence said in an assessment released Monday. “The (US intelligence community) considers AI a malign influence accelerant, not yet a revolutionary influence tool,” an ODNI official
Continue Reading NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — A preliminary report says a man shot to death by Connecticut police officers last week was wanted for robbery and appeared to fire a single shot as officers tried to apprehend him. A state inspector general’s report released Monday says the 36-year-old was struck several times Thursday evening by three
Continue Reading Rocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN Español) — John se intensifica rápidamente en su camino hacia las costas de Oaxaca y Guerrero, México, y podría convertirse en un huracán mayor, según los pronósticos del Servicio Meteorológico Nacional (SMN) de México y el Centro Nacional de Huracanes (NHC, por sus siglas en inglés) de Estados Unidos. John, que se
Continue Reading Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A new report by congressional Republicans asserts that partnerships between the U.S. and China at universities over the past decade have allowed hundreds of millions of dollars in federal funding to aid Beijing in developing critical technology that could be used for military purposes. The report released Monday says U.S.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Kolby Gonzales, at just 14 years old, is already one of the most accomplished jujitsu wrestlers in the world. He is just a few weeks removed from winning the Abu Dhabi Combat Club (ADCC) Youth World Championships in Las Vegas. “It was honestly the best experience in my life. It was, just
Continue Reading Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) –Los avisos de tormenta tropical están ahora en vigor en la costa suroeste de Florida desde Bonita Beach hacia el sur hasta Flamingo, según el aviso de las 11 pm EDT del Centro Nacional de Huracanes. Estos son en previsión de la llegada del sistema actualmente en el Caribe, clasificado
Continue Reading Associated Press/Report for America TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Some Florida school districts are rolling back a more comprehensive approach to sex education in favor of abstinence-focused lessons. State officials have pressured districts to restrict some lesson plans on contraception, anatomy and consent. The state deemed the lessons inappropriate for students. The shift reflects a nationwide
Continue Reading Associated Press KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Congo’s minister of justice says nearly 1,700 ill inmates have been released from the country’s largest prison as part of an effort to thin out Congo’s overcrowded prisons. The operation took place Monday at Makala Central Prison in the capital Kinshasa. Severely ill prisoners received immediate medical care, while
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