Rocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — Los gobernadores republicanos están en una competencia cínica para superarse unos a otros y enviar inmigrantes en autobús desde la frontera estadounidense a Nueva York, Washington, Chicago y, ahora, en avión a Martha’s Vineyard. Dos aviones no anunciados que transportaban a unos 50 inmigrantes aterrizaron en el acaudalado enclave costero de
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Zac Efron ha escuchado sobre las especulaciones de que alteró su rostro con cirugía plástica, pero dice que eso está muy lejos de la verdad. “Me pareció gracioso”, dijo a “Entertainment Tonight” sobre la gente que pensaba que se había operado. “Es una m****a. Casi me muero, pero todo bien”. Mientras
Continue ReadingBy BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The International Olympic Committee’s coordination commission made its first in-person visit to Los Angeles to inspect proposed venues for the 2028 Games. The group met with local organizing officials over three days. LA28 organizing committee Chairman Casey Wasserman says the city is “well-positioned for an
Continue ReadingBy JOSH BOAK and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — While President Joe Biden was quick to hail Thursday’s strike-averting rail agreement as a win for America, it was also a big win for him politically, allowing Democrats to sidestep what could have been an economic debacle before November’s midterm elections. Pressured to choose
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — Nathan MacKinnon expects to sign contract extension with the Colorado Avalanche soon. The face of the franchise for the reigning Stanley Cup champions says he hopes the deal gets done before the season starts in October. Agent Pat Brisson says the two sides are trying
Continue ReadingBy JANET McCONNAUGHEY Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Grammy-nominated rapper Mystikal has been scheduled for arraignment on charges accusing him of raping and choking a woman, and illegally possessing drugs at his Louisiana home. Attorney Joel Pearce says the performer whose given name is Michael Tyler is innocent. And he says he hopes
Continue ReadingBy JULIE CARR SMYTH and ARLEIGH RODGERS Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Almost three months after Roe v. Wade was overturned, the landscape of abortion access is still shifting significantly in some states, sometimes very quickly. Changing restrictions and litigation in neighboring Indiana and Ohio this week illustrate the whiplash for providers and patients
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Andye tenía planeado pasar solo tres días en París. El primer día, se subió al tren del metro que cambiaría su vida para siempre. Era septiembre de 2016. Andye, nacida en Haití y criada en Estados Unidos, tenía 25 años y estaba terminando un máster en Ámsterdam, Países Bajos. Estaba en
Continue ReadingBy MARK PRATT Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — The sex lives of constipated scorpions, cute ducklings with an innate sense of physics, and a life-size rubber moose may not appear to have much in common, but they all inspired the winners of this year’s Ig Nobels, the prize for comical scientific achievement. Held less than
Continue ReadingCNN, CNN BUSINESS By Ashley Strickland, CNN If you love space and exploring the cosmos, there is no shortage of wonder right now. Scientists identified mysterious diamonds that likely originated from a dwarf planet that once existed in our solar system — until it collided with a large asteroid 4.5 billion years ago. The rare
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Strickland, CNN Investigating the site of an ancient river delta, the Perseverance rover has collected some of the most important samples yet on its mission to determine if life ever existed on Mars, according to NASA scientists. A few of the recently collected samples include organic matter, indicating that Jezero Crater, which likely
Continue ReadingBy DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — The hallmark of the early Bill Snyder teams at Kansas State was a dominating defense. Turns out that’s becoming the hallmark of the early teams under Chris Klieman, too. The Wildcats opened the season with one of the handful of shutouts across Division I, a
Continue ReadingBy Sonia Moghe, CNN A former University of Southern California coach who was convicted earlier this year of taking part in the college admissions scandal that rocked elite US schools has been granted a new trial. Jovan Vavic, a famed water polo coach at USC for 25 years, was convicted by a jury in April
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Oregon State University-Cascades, NewsChannel 21 and the City Club of Central Oregon will host a live, televised and livestreamed debate on Tuesday, Sept. 27 featuring the three leading candidates for Oregon governor.
Continue ReadingBy KPTV Staff Click here for updates on this story BOARDMAN, Oregon (KPTV) — Oregon’s last coal-fired power plant is no more. Portland General Electric knocked down the facility in Boardman on Thursday. Around 10 a.m., demolition crews imploded the nearly 700-foot tall stack and boiler. It took just seconds for the facility to come
Continue ReadingRENTON, Wash. (AP) — The Seattle Seahawks placed safety Jamal Adams on injured reserve Thursday for the quadriceps tendon injury he suffered in the opener against Denver. Adams is expected to have surgery soon that will likely keep him out for the season. It’s the second straight year Adams had his season cut short by
Continue ReadingBy AMANDA SEITZ Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Dr. Suzy Fitzgerald remembers looking out the windows as wildfire flames surrounded the hospital where she worked. “We had fire in all three directions,” Fitzgerald recalled. “I thought, ‘Oh gosh, this is serious. We need to get these people out.’” Fitzgerald helped with the evacuation of 122
Continue ReadingCNN, WBZ, WHDH, WCVB, WEAR, AP By Steve Contorno, CNN By arranging to fly two planes of migrants onto the tony island of Martha’s Vineyard on Wednesday, Gov. Ron DeSantis has thrust Florida into an escalating battle between red state leaders and the Biden administration over the US-Mexico border and once again put himself at
Continue ReadingBy Eric Bradner, Omar Jimenez and Donald Judd, CNN Republicans in Wisconsin have in recent weeks hammered Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes on crime, casting the Democratic nominee to take on GOP Sen. Ron Johnson as “dangerous” as they seek to reach the small swath of suburban voters who could decide one of the nation’s most
Continue ReadingBy CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Oklahoma quarterback Charles Thompson led the Sooners to a win over Nebraska in what was dubbed “Game of the Century II” back in 1987. Thompson, one of masters of Barry Switzer’s wishbone offense, had 21 carries for 126 yards that day, and Oklahoma clinched the
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