By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ and STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The younger brother of a man suspected in the kidnapping and killings of an 8-month-old baby, her parents and an uncle, was arrested on suspicion he helped his brother destroy evidence, authorities said Friday. Alberto Salgado, 41, was arrested late Thursday and
Continue ReadingBy Gregory Krieg, CNN The woman who said Georgia Senate hopeful Herschel Walker paid for her 2009 abortion, setting off a controversy that has rocked his campaign, told The New York Times that the Republican nominee asked her to terminate a second pregnancy two years later. She refused the request, and their relationship ended, she
Continue ReadingBy Rosa Flores, CNN A 4-year-old girl wipes her mother’s tears inside a migrant respite center in El Paso, Texas. An act of love this mom says her daughter has made more times than she can remember since they left their native Nicaragua. “She would tell me, ‘Mom, don’t cry.’” Yensel Castro says. Castro wipes
Continue ReadingBy Katie Bo Lillis, CNN President Joe Biden has signed a long-awaited classified policy tightening the rules for the CIA and the Pentagon to carry out deadly drone strikes and commando raids conducted outside of traditional war zones, US officials said on Friday. With only Iraq and Syria still considered by the US to be
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — The NFL Players Association has urged the league to implement changes to its concussion protocol in time to protect players in this weekend’s games. The players’ union wants to strengthen the protocol to avoid a repeat of what happened to Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa in Week 3 against Buffalo. Tagovailoa
Continue ReadingOWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Rashod Bateman will miss Sunday night’s game against Cincinnati. The Ravens ruled Bateman out Friday because of a foot injury. Baltimore will also be without running back Justice Hill, linebacker Justin Houston and guard Ben Cleveland. Tackle Ronnie Stanley is questionable. Offensive lineman Patrick Mekari was
Continue ReadingBy Stefano Pozzebon, CNN The high-profile detention of several indigenous women leaders in Argentina this week has prompted Argentina’s Minister for Women, Gender and Diversity, Elizabeth Gomez, to resign in protest on Friday, according to state news agency Telam. The women, from the Mapuche nation, were detained Tuesday by Argentinian security forces amid clashes over
Continue ReadingCNN By Amy Simonson, CNN Volusia County on the Atlantic coast of Florida faces the continued threat of flooding more than a week after Hurricane Ian ripped through the state. Gov. Ron DeSantis, who toured the county Friday, said inland areas still have a lot of standing water that doesn’t have anywhere to go. Officials
Continue ReadingBy Amy Simonson, CNN Volusia County on the Atlantic coast of Florida faces the continued threat of flooding more than a week after Hurricane Ian ripped through the state. Gov. Ron DeSantis, who toured the county Friday, said inland areas still have a lot of standing water that doesn’t have anywhere to go. Officials are
Continue ReadingBy IAN HARRISON Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — The Seattle Mariners gave Luis Castillo a three-run lead before he threw his first pitch in Friday’s wild-card opener against the Toronto Blue Jays. It was all the support he would need, and more. Castillo and Andrés Muñoz combined on a shutout, Cal Raleigh hit a two-run
Continue ReadingSAN DIEGO (AP) — A lawyer who laundered millions of dollars in drug money for a violent Mexican drug cartel has been sentenced in California to 15 years and eight months in federal prison. Juan Manuel Álvarez Inzunza told a federal judge in San Diego on Friday that he was remorseful. In a plea agreement
Continue ReadingBy JAY REEVES Associated Press FORT MYERS BEACH, Fla. (AP) — William Wellema drove all the way from New Jersey to Florida’s Gulf Coast to see if his vacation home on Fort Myers Beach survived Hurricane Ian. But after four days, he’s still waiting for permission to cross the bridge to Estero Island. His wait
Continue ReadingFORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — Ashley Garner had given up on ever seeing her wedding ring again. She lost it outside her Fort Myers home just days before Hurricane Ian crashed into the coast of southwest Florida last Wednesday. Despite enlisting her husband and three young children to help search around their yard and garage
Continue ReadingDÁNICA COTO PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haiti’s government has agreed to request the help of international troops as gangs and protesters paralyze the country and supplies of water, fuel and basic goods dwindle, according to a document published Friday. The document, signed by Prime Minister Ariel Henry and 18 top-ranking officials, states that they are
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — La ciudad natal de los Beatles, Liverpool, en el Reino Unido, será la anfitriona del Festival de la Canción de Eurovisión 2023 el próximo mes de mayo, según anunció el certamen este viernes. Liverpool venció a su Glasgow, Escocia para convertirse en la sede de la 67ª edición del popular concurso
Continue ReadingBy Andy Rose, CNN A judge in Cincinnati announced Friday he will issue a preliminary injunction against a new Ohio law that prohibits abortions as early as six weeks into a pregnancy, according to the ACLU of Ohio. “As a result of the ruling, abortion up to 22 weeks of pregnancy will remain legal while
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — A spinoff of “America’s Got Talent” that will bring together past contestants from the U.S. show and other countries is coming to NBC. The network says that “America’s Got Talent: All-Stars” will feature winners, finalists, fan favorites and “viral sensations.” The judges will be familiar. They’re Simon Cowell, Heidi Klum and
Continue ReadingCALGARY, Alberta (AP) — The Calgary Flames have signed defenseman MacKenzie Weegar to an eight-year, $50 million extension. Weegar came to Calgary on July 25 along with Jonathan Huberdeau in a trade that sent Matthew Tkachuk to the Florida Panthers. Weegar would have become an unrestricted free agent next year. He had eight goals and
Continue ReadingBy ADAM BEAM and KATHLEEN RONAYNE Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom will call a special session of the state Legislature to pass a new tax on oil companies. Newsom said Friday the session would begin Dec. 5. He accused oil companies of price gouging. The average price for a gallon
Continue ReadingBy ADAM BEAM and KATHLEEN RONAYNE Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom will call a special session of the state Legislature to pass a new tax on oil companies. Newsom said Friday the session would begin Dec. 5. He accused oil companies of price gouging. The average price for a gallon
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