By Karol Suarez and Tara John, CNN (CNN) — Dozens of Central American migrants, including 23 unaccompanied children, were rescued Friday from a box truck abandoned on the side of a highway amid sweltering temperatures in the southeastern state of Veracruz, according to the Mexico’s National Institute of Migration (INM). “The INM rescued 148 migrants
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — El Departamento de Justicia le comunicó este jueves a Texas su intención de emprender acciones legales contra las barreras flotantes que se ubicaron en el río Grande como parte de la operación del estado en la frontera con México, según fuentes con conocimiento del asunto y una carta obtenida por CNN.
Continue ReadingBy LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A security operations leader for the far-right Oath Keepers group — whose acquittal of conspiracy charges in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot marked a rare setback for prosecutors — was sentenced Friday to two years of probation. Michael Greene, of Indianapolis, was convicted on a misdemeanor
Continue ReadingBy COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Prosecutors say a Colorado deputy who deployed a Taser on a man on Interstate 25 who was then hit and killed by an SUV won’t face criminal charges. The district attorney said Larimer County Deputy Lorenzo Lujan’s decision to use the Taser on Brent Thompson after he
Continue ReadingBy MATT CARLSON Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Cody Bellinger hit a two-run homer, and the Chicago Cubs stopped St. Louis’ six-game win streak with a 4-3 victory over the Cardinals. Bellinger capped Chicago’s four-run third inning with a 400-foot drive to right against Jack Flaherty. He finished with three hits in another strong performance
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — ABC’s “This Week” — Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas; Gov. Jay Inslee, D-Wash.; Palm Springs, Calif., Mayor Grace Elena Garner. __ NBC’s “Meet the Press” — Preempted by coverage of the British Open. __ CBS’ “Face the Nation” — Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, Republican presidential candidate; Gov. Phil Murphy, D-N.J.; Rep.
Continue ReadingBy JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer Dutch wheelchair tennis star Esther Vergeer will be inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame. The seven-time Paralympic gold medalist won 470 straight singles matches in her career, going a decade without a loss. Vergeer will be joined by quad tennis pioneer Rick Draney for induction ceremonies in
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The Sister Ranger District has released initial details and is seeking public comment on the proposed Sisters Trail Additions and Realignments (STAR) Project, to address non-motorized trails on portions of the district.
Continue ReadingBy MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — The Las Vegas Raiders will be without defensive linemen Tyree Wilson and Byron Young at the beginning of training camp because of injuries. Both were high draft picks this year. Wilson is a defensive end who was taken seventh overall from Texas Tech. He was
Continue ReadingMONACO (AP) — Kenya’s Faith Kipyegon broke the women’s mile record by nearly five seconds at the Monaco Diamond League for her third world mark of the past two months. The 29-year-old finished in 4 minutes, 7.64 seconds to break the record of 4:12.33 set by Dutchwoman Sifan Hassan in 2019, also at Monaco. Kipyegon
Continue ReadingBy Andrew Millman and Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — John Lauro, the recent addition to former President Donald Trump’s legal team, told Fox News on Friday there is no reason for the former president to appear before a federal grand jury investigating the 2020 election aftermath, adding that Trump “did absolutely nothing wrong.” Earlier this
Continue ReadingBy MANUEL VALDES Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — With ropes, a harness, a hammock and a bucket pulley system, masked activists in Seattle have taken residence in the branches of an old, thick cedar tree to prevent it from being cut down to make way for new homes. The protest on a private lot is
Continue ReadingBy JOHN HANNA Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A federal judge has found that a Kansas Highway Patrol practice known as the “Kansas Two-Step” violates motorists’ constitutional protections against unreasonable searches and targets motorists traveling from states where marijuana is legal. Senior U.S. District Judge Kathryn Vratil also notified the patrol in her ruling
Continue ReadingBy W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — USC quarterback Caleb Williams stood behind the lectern at the Heisman Trophy ceremony in December and delivered a speech, reminding his co-finalists that he might have won the hardware, but they were the ones playing in the College Football Playoffs. “Guess you can’t win ’em all,”
Continue ReadingBy STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Carolina Panthers and No. 1 overall pick Bryce Young have agreed to a four-year contract. A person familiar with the situation told the AP on Friday that the fully guaranteed deal is worth $37.9 million. The team’s announcement of the deal comes just four
Continue ReadingBy MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday downplayed the deadly Jan. 6, 2021, attack at the U.S. Capitol, saying it was not an insurrection but rather a “protest” that “ended up devolving, you know, in a way that was unfortunate, of course.” DeSantis, speaking in an
Continue ReadingBy STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer HOYLAKE, England (AP) — Tommy Fleetwood is back in the final pairing at a major championship and this time it is in his home country about 45 minutes from where he grew up. The last time was at the British Open in 2019 when Fleetwood tried and failed to
Continue ReadingCNN By Jason Morris, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump’s legal team in Georgia is continuing its efforts to disqualify Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis from pursuing her 2020 election interference investigation, as possible indictments in the state loom. In a new, 650-page filing in the Superior Court of Fulton County, Trump’s lawyers
Continue ReadingBy MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — George Kliavkoff was one day short of his one-year anniversary as the Pac-12 Conference commissioner, finally on the second day of his first vacation when he got the shocking news that USC and UCLA were leaving for the Big Ten. He was driving from Montana
Continue ReadingBy MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — George Kliavkoff was one day short of his one-year anniversary as the Pac-12 Conference commissioner, finally on the second day of his first vacation when he got the shocking news that USC and UCLA were leaving for the Big Ten. He was driving from Montana
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