By DAVID PEREDA Z. Associated Press LIMA, Peru (AP) — A LATAM Airlines plane taking off from Lima’s international airport struck a firetruck on the runway and caught fire Friday. Authorities said the plane’s passengers and crew were all safe, but two firefighters in the truck were killed. Lima Airport Partners, the company that operates
Continue ReadingBy KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama has asked an appellate court to let the state outlaw the use of puberty blockers and hormones to treat transgender children. Some parents argued the measure violates their right to make decisions about their children’s health care. A three-judge panel of the 11th U.S Circuit
Continue ReadingBy MORGAN LEE and SCOTT SONNER Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Certification of this year’s midterm election results appears to be proceeding smoothly with little controversy across the country, with a small Arizona county being a rare exception, calming fears that local commissions consumed by talk of election conspiracies would create chaos by
Continue ReadingCNN, KTVK, KPHO By Aya Elamroussi and Veronica Miracle, CNN The four University of Idaho students who were found stabbed multiple times in their off-campus home were “likely asleep,” before they were attacked, Moscow, Idaho, police said in a Friday evening update. In the update, posted on Facebook, authorities released several new details about the
Continue ReadingBy Jackie Wattles, CNN Eight former SpaceX employees filed labor-law complaints, alleging that Elon Musk’s space company unlawfully fired workers after they wrote company management a letter begging them to publicly condemn Musk’s “harmful” behavior on social media. The former workers allege that SpaceX terminated their employment for participating in “concerted protected activities.” Those protected
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Cuando jóvenes estrellas nacientes como Pelé, en 1958; Michael Owen, en 1998, o el propio Kilian Mbappé en 2018 jugaron sus primeros mundiales de fútbol, tenían una característica en común: fueron, cada uno en su momento, algunos de los jugadores de fútbol más jóvenes de los mundiales de esos años.
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Several fires on state and private industrial forestland in Clatsop County, resulting from escaped burn piles and driven by east winds, have resulted in Level 3 evacuations of four homes and a limited road closure, the Oregon Department of Forestry said Friday.
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — Dos bomberos murieron luego de que un avión de LATAM Airlines se estrellara contra un camión de bomberos en la pista del Aeropuerto Internacional Jorge Chávez, según un comunicado difundido por Lima Airport Partners, la empresa que supervisa las operaciones del aeropuerto de Lima. “Hubo un accidente en la pista
Continue ReadingBy James Frater and Xiaofei Xu, CNN Finland, one of the few NATO countries sharing a border with Russia, has announced a proposal to spend 139 million euros ($143 million) on building barrier fences on its eastern border with Russia in 2023, the Finnish Border Guard said Friday. “In the assessment of the Finnish Border
Continue ReadingGermán Padinger (CNN Español) — En 2017 un grupo de países del golfo Pérsico, liderados por Arabia Saudita, rompió relaciones diplomáticas con Qatar, al que acusaban de de apoyar el terrorismo. Qatar dijo en ese momento que las acusaciones era “injustificadas” y que desempeñaba funciones claras en la lucha contra el terrorismo, pero la crisis
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos (CNN) — Los empleadores planean aumentar sus presupuestos salariales en un 4,6% el próximo año, el salto anual esperado más alto en 15 años. Eso es según la última encuesta internacional de la consultora Willis Towers Watson, que incluyó respuestas de 1.550 empleadores estadounidenses. La encuesta se realizó del 3 de octubre al
Continue ReadingBy Matt McFarland, CNN Business The trial for the Tesla shareholder lawsuit examining CEO Elon Musk’s unprecedented compensation package wrapped up Friday afternoon. Chancellor Kathaleen McCormick did not issue a ruling from the bench, and it could be weeks to months before a ruling. “We have a lot of work ahead of us,” McCormick told both
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The Trump Organization’s former chief financial officer has testified that Eric Trump hiked his pay by $200,000 after an internal audit spurred by Trump’s 2016 election found that he had been scheming to dodge taxes on lavish corporate perks. The raises boosted Allen Weisselberg’s annual
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Here’s a collection curated by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists of what’s arriving on TV, streaming services and music and video game platforms this week. MOVIES — When the Mars Rover Opportunity, nicknamed Oppy, launched in 2003, it was only supposed to last 90 sols (or Mars days). But 15 years
Continue ReadingBy KEITH RIDLER Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho will add a new position of solicitor general to challenge federal government actions and policies when Republican Raul Labrador becomes the state’s new attorney general in early January. Labrador on Thursday announced two staff positions to be filled by former members of President Donald Trump’s
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN Español) — La Fiscalía de Ecuador confirmó este viernes que al menos 9 personas resultaron muertas durante unos disturbios que se registraron en la cárcel El Inca en la ciudad de Quito. La información fue publicada en la cuenta de Twitter de la Fiscalía y no divulgaron más detalles de
Continue ReadingBy SUDHIN THANAWALA Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia officials have asked a court to immediately block a judge’s ruling striking down the state’s abortion ban. The ruling allowed the procedure to again be performed beyond about six weeks of pregnancy. The state attorney general’s office said in court documents Friday that the decision by
Continue ReadingBy ARLEIGH RODGERS Associated Press/Report for America INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Lawyers for an Indianapolis doctor who provided an abortion to a 10-year-old rape victim from Ohio told a judge Friday that Indiana’s attorney general should not be allowed to access patient medical records for an investigation into undisclosed complaints. Dr. Caitlin Bernard, her medical partner,
Continue ReadingThe Associated Press Federal authorities filed drug trafficking charges Friday against three men allegedly involved in a deadly shootout with U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents off the coast of Puerto Rico.One agent was killed and two more were injured after men traveling on a boat headed toward Cabo Rojo on a key smuggling route
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