By JOSHUA GOODMAN Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — Democrats in Congress are sounding the alarm over what they claim is mounting evidence that Mexico’s chief prosecutor is assailing the nation’s independent judiciary and selectively targeting for prosecution opponents of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador. The rebuke came in a harshly worded letter sent Wednesday to
Continue ReadingBy Manu Raju, Alex Rogers and Melanie Zanona, CNN Despite her 13 years out of office, Sarah Palin immediately won an endorsement from former President Donald Trump in her campaign to represent Alaska in the US House. GOP hard-liners already plan to invite her to join their congressional caucus. And House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy
Continue ReadingOLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Job postings in Washington starting in January will have to show some dollar signs. The Seattle Times reports Gov. Jay Inslee has signed into law legislation requiring employers in the state to include salary and benefits information in job postings, rather than waiting until an offer is made. Senate Bill 5761
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — Qatar World Cup organizers have admitted that workers were exploited while contracted for FIFA preparation tournaments. The acknowledgement of failings came after an investigation by Amnesty International which said security guards were forced to work in conditions it called “forced labor” by exceeding the 60-hour maximum working work and not having a
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — Qatar World Cup organizers have admitted that workers were exploited while contracted for FIFA preparation tournaments. The acknowledgement of failings came after an investigation by Amnesty International which said security guards were forced to work in conditions it called “forced labor” by exceeding the 60-hour maximum working work and not having a
Continue ReadingMarysabel E. Huston-Crespo (CNN Español) – Hace 25 años que la cinta biográfica “Selena”, en la que se retrataba la vida y muerte de “La Reina del Tex-Mex”, se estrenaba en los cines en Estados Unidos. La película llegó tan solo dos años después de la trágica muerte de Selena Quintanilla a manos de Yolanda Saldívar,
Continue ReadingPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon health officials are seeing the first increase in positive COVID-10 test results in more than two months. The Oregon Health Authority also saw an increase in the number of tests being done statewide and a slight uptick in the percentage of tests that were positive for COVID. Hospitalizations continue to
Continue ReadingSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Federal prosecutors say a naturopathic doctor in Northern California has pleaded guilty to selling fake COVID-19 immunization treatments and hundreds of fraudulent vaccination cards that made it seem like customers received Moderna vaccines. The U.S. Department of Justice says Juli A. Mazi, of Napa, pleaded guilty Wednesday in federal court in
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — United Way of Central Oregon of Central Oregon was tasked with developing a distribution plan for more than $412,000 in both Deschutes County and federal Emergency Food and Shelter Program funds, as well as funding from the American Rescue Plan Act to nonprofits operating in the county.
Continue ReadingBy DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer Investors seem to be taking a slightly dim view of JetBlue’s bid to buy Spirit Airlines for $3.6 billion. JetBlue shares fell nearly 9% Wednesday, and they are down more than 15% since news of the deal broke Tuesday. JetBlue executives are trying to convince Wall Street about the
Continue ReadingBy Walter Perez Click here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — A suspect has been arrested for a fatal shooting inside a Chinese takeout restaurant in the Frankford section of Philadelphia. Jamel Taylor, 30, of the 400 block of West Duncannon Street, is charged with murder. The shooting happened around 8:45 p.m. Monday
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Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos (CNN) — La noticia de que Elon Musk es ahora el mayor poseedor de acciones de Twitter y está listo para unirse al directorio del gigante de las redes sociales es interesante por muchas (muchas) razones. Pero quizás el elemento más intrigante de la posición repentinamente poderosa de Musk dentro de Twitter es
Continue ReadingBy DAVID FISCHER Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — Surrealist photographer and photomontage pioneer Jerry Uelsmann has died in Florida. He was 87. University of Florida officials say Uelsmann died Monday in Gainesville, where he was a professor emeritus at the school. Decades before the invention of computer programs like Photoshop, Uelsmann began assembling photographs from
Continue ReadingBy BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The NBA plans to keep its next All-Star Game in Salt Lake City, despite its opposition to Utah’s ban on transgender youth athletes playing on girls teams. The Utah Jazz are set to host the event next February but there was speculation the league could
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN Español) — La Sala Constitucional de la Corte Suprema de Honduras declaró inadmisible un recurso de amparo presentado por la defensa del expresidente Juan Orlando Hernández contra su extradición a Estados Unidos, informó Melvin Duarte, portavoz del Poder Judicial. Por lo tanto, queda firme todo el proceso de extradición del exgobernante. Los abogados
Continue ReadingBy STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — The defending NL Central champion Milwaukee Brewers say their unfamiliar status as preseason division favorites shouldn’t impact their approach. The Brewers believe they have a roster capable of making franchise history by winning a second straight divisional title. But they don’t want to look that far
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The Oregon Department of Agriculture and Oregon Health Authority advised residents Wednesday not to serve or eat raw oysters harvested from British Columbia until further notice due to an illness outbreak that has sickened hundreds in the Canadian province.
Continue ReadingBy WABC Staff Click here for updates on this story PELHAM BAY, Bronx, New York (WABC) — A 13-year-old girl has been arrested and charged in an attack on an elderly woman in her Bronx apartment building lobby. The 76-year-old victim was violently thrown to the ground as she clung to her purse in the
Continue ReadingBy Vasco Cotovio and Frederik Pleitgen, Byron Blunt and Daria Markina, CNN A gray car speeds on a highway near Kyiv, heading towards the Ukrainian capital. As it approaches a Russian position, it does a sharp U-turn, stopping shortly after. A man then opens the door. A second later, he is on the ground. “He
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