By KIMBERLY CHANDLER, LOLITA C. BALDOR and KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A Black Hawk helicopter from the Tennessee National Guard crashed Wednesday in Alabama, killing two crew members, the Tennessee National Guard said. “We are deeply saddened by the loss of two Tennessee National Guardsmen, and our prayers are with their
Continue ReadingBy SOPHIE AUSTIN and GABE STERN Associated Press/Report for America SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Lawmakers in Nevada and California are advancing legislation to remove involuntary servitude from their states’ constitutions, a move that follows four states’ bans on forced labor that passed in ballot measures last fall. The goal of these proposals is to remove
Continue ReadingST. LOUIS (AP) — A St. Louis woman depicted in videos pounding on a family’s door and hurling racial insults is facing charges. Judy Kline, who’s 54, was charged with burglary, property damage and unlawful use of a weapon after prosecutors reviewed the videos. It took more than a year for charges to be filed
Continue ReadingBy GABRIELA SELSER Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Nicaragua has cancelled the citizenship of 94 political opponents, including writers Sergio Ramírez and Gioconda Belli. Appeals Court Justice Ernesto Rodríguez Mejía read a ruling Wednesday that declares the 94 “traitors” and says they have lost their Nicaraguan citizenship. The judge also says their properties will
Continue ReadingBy Jamiel Lynch and Jack Forrest, CNN Two Tennessee National Guardsman were killed Wednesday after their helicopter crashed during a training flight in northern Alabama, the national guard confirmed. The UH-60 Blackhawk Helicopter was approaching the Huntsville Executive Airport when it “rapidly descended” and crashed around 3 p.m. near Highway 53 and Burwell Road in
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL TARM Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — An Illinois grand jury on Wednesday formally indicted the father of a man charged with fatally shooting seven people at a Fourth of July parade in suburban Chicago, the Lake County State’s Attorney Office said. The indictment charges Robert Crimo Jr., 58, with seven counts of reckless
Continue ReadingBy EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The European Union is circulating the resolution to be voted on by the U.N. General Assembly on the eve of next week’s first anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. It calls for a cessation of hostilities and a peace that ensures Ukraine’s “sovereignty, independence, unity
Continue ReadingBy Nadia Romero and Jaide Garcia, CNN The director of a criminal justice advocacy group advising the family of a man who died in police custody says she believes Raleigh Police officers used unnecessary force and violated their own policies when they administered two separate taser stuns within 50 seconds during the attempted arrest. Darryl
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN Español) — El Ministerio de Cultura de Perú anunció este miércoles la reapertura del Santuario de Machu Picchu, que permaneció cerrado desde el pasado 21 de enero por los disturbios que se registraron durante las manifestaciones en el país. Suspenden los ingresos a Machu Picchu por los disturbios en Perú Turistas visitan
Continue ReadingBy MARYCLAIRE DALE Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The NCAA asked a federal appeals court on Wednesday to reject a legal effort to make colleges treat Division I athletes like employees and start paying them an hourly wage. Lawyers for the student-athletes said that weekly, they often spend 30 hours or more on their sport
Continue ReadingBEIJING (AP) — China said Wednesday it will take measures against U.S. entities related to the downing of a suspected Chinese spy balloon off the American East Coast. At a daily briefing, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin gave no details and did not identify the targets of the measures. China says the balloon was a
Continue ReadingBy SOPHIE AUSTIN and GABE STERN Associated Press/Report for America SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Lawmakers in Nevada and California are advancing legislation to remove “involuntary servitude” from their states’ constitutions, a move that follows four states’ bans on forced labor that passed in ballot measures last fall. The goal of these proposals is to remove
Continue ReadingCNN By Mick Krever, CNN Read Maria Lvova-Belova’s social media, and one might think Russia is selflessly delivering Ukrainian children from evil into the care of Russian families desperate to share their love. But according to American and European governments — and a new report by Yale investigators, backed by the US State Department —
Continue ReadingBy Paula Reid The FBI has conducted two searches at the University of Delaware in connection with the investigation into President Joe Biden’s handling of classified documents, a source familiar with the investigation told CNN. The previously undisclosed searches were conducted in recent weeks, with the consent and cooperation of the president’s legal team, the
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Strickland, CNN A giant carnivorous dinosaur likely rested or crouched down in Yorkshire 166 million years ago, deeply pressing its feet into the ground. The colossal creature left behind a record-breaking footprint recently discovered along the United Kingdom’s “Dinosaur Coast.” The Jurassic footprint, measuring nearly a meter (3.3 feet) long, is the largest
Continue ReadingBy PATRICK ORSAGOS Associated Press EAST PALESTINE, Ohio (AP) — Residents of the Ohio village upended by a freight train derailment packed a school gym on Wednesday to seek answers about whether they were safe from toxic chemicals that spilled or were burned off. Hundreds of worried people gathered to hear state officials tell them
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Safeway Inc. confirmed Wednesday it has appealed a $7,250 penalty issued last month by Oregon OSHA for two workplace safety violations stemming from an investigation related to the deadly shooting last August at the East Bend Safeway, a gunman fired numerous shots, killing a customer and worker, then himself.
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health advisers say the overdose-reversal drug naloxone should be made available over the counter. It’s the latest government proposal to increase use of the medication against the opioid overdose crisis. The nasal spray version, Narcan, is already available without a prescription in all 50 states.
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health advisers say the overdose-reversal drug naloxone should be made available over the counter. It’s the latest government proposal to increase use of the medication against the opioid overdose crisis. The nasal spray version, Narcan, is already available without a prescription in all 50 states.
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN) –– Jennifer Lopez y Ben Affleck celebraron el Día de San Valentín con nuevos tatuajes. Lopez compartió algunas imágenes de los tatuajes, que marcaron su primer Día de los Enamorados como esposos. JLo se tomó una selfie en la que muestra su caja torácica con un signo de infinito que dice “Jennifer” y
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