By TRISHA AHMED Associated Press/Report for America ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The U.S. citizenship test is being updated, and some immigrants and advocates worry the changes will hurt test-takers with lower levels of English proficiency. The naturalization test is one of the final steps toward citizenship — a monthslong process that requires legal permanent
Continue ReadingBy Laura He, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Tesla’s deliveries from its Shanghai factory more than doubled in the second quarter, accounting for over half of its record global sales, according to a Chinese trade group. Tesla (TSLA) China’s wholesale deliveries reached 247,217 vehicles in the April to June months, up 120% from a year
Continue ReadingCOMMERCE CITY, Colo. (AP) — A Major League Soccer match between the Colorado Rapids and the Portland Timbers was postponed Tuesday night due to inclement weather. A new date for the match will be announced later. The game was scheduled to start at 7:30 p.m. MDT. It was nearly midnight before the match was called
Continue ReadingCOMMERCE CITY, Colo. (AP) — A Major League Soccer match between the Colorado Rapids and the Portland Timbers was postponed Tuesday night due to inclement weather. A new date for the match will be announced later. The game was scheduled to start at 7:30 p.m. MDT. It was nearly midnight before the match was called
Continue ReadingBy SHEIKH SAALIQ Associated Press KANGVAI, India (AP) — India’s remote northeastern state of Manipur is caught in a deadly conflict between two ethnic communities that have armed themselves and launched brutal attacks against one another. At least 120 people have been killed since May. Witnesses interviewed by The Associated Press described how angry mobs
Continue ReadingBy ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press ATTARAT, Jordan (AP) — Jordan’s Attarat power plant was envisioned as a landmark project promising to provide the desert kingdom with a major source of energy while solidifying its relations with China. But weeks after its official opening, the site, a sea of black, crumbly rock in the barren desert
Continue ReadingBy SHEIKH SAALIQ Associated Press KANGVAI, India (AP) — Zuan Vaiphei is armed and prepared to kill. He is also ready to die. Vaiphei spends most of his days behind the sandbag walls of a makeshift bunker, his fingers resting on the trigger of a 12-gauge shotgun. Some 1,000 yards ahead of him, between a
Continue ReadingBy Alta Spells, Carlos Suarez and Denise Royal, CNN (CNN) — Some families of those killed in the 2018 massacre at a Parkland, Florida, high school will get to visit the site beginning Wednesday, the Broward County state attorney’s office said. At their request, some families and surviving victims will be given private, individual tours
Continue ReadingWFOR, CHANGE THE REF, CNN By Alta Spells, Carlos Suarez and Denise Royal, CNN (CNN) — Some families of those killed in the 2018 massacre at a Parkland, Florida, high school will get to visit the site beginning Wednesday, the Broward County state attorney’s office said. At their request, some families and surviving victims will
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN) — Los tiroteos masivos, como los que ocurrieron este lunes en Filadelfia y en Fort Worth, Texas, y durante el fin de semana en Baltimore, no son infrecuentes en torno al 4 de julio. Los festivos han sido elegidos como la oportunidad para la mayor cantidad de tiroteos masivos de cualquier otro
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The 14th annual ‘Sound Fourth’ concert took place Tuesday afternoon at Caldera High School in Bend, featuring the Cascade Horizon Bend and the Festival Chorus performing a selection of patriotic music.
Continue ReadingBy ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Shares slipped in Asia on Thursday after Wall Street drifted downward following a rally that sent it roaring 16% higher for the year so far. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index dropped 3% on heavy selling of Chinese banks shares after Goldman Sachs downgraded them citing concerns
Continue Readingmacamilarincon Nota del editor: Carlos Alberto Montaner fue columnista de CNN en Español y varios medios de España, Estados Unidos y América Latina. Falleció el 29 de junio en su casa de Madrid, según informó su familia en un comunicado. Dejó escrito este texto póstumo con ayuda de sus seres queridos, el cual también ha
Continue ReadingBy JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — Riqui Puig had a goal and an assist as the LA Galaxy defeated Los Angeles Football Club 2-1 before an MLS record crowd of 82,110 at the Rose Bowl. The 18th edition of the LA rivalry known as El Trafico broke the previous mark of
Continue ReadingGonzalo Jimenez (CNN) — Las autoridades mexicanas detuvieron a una persona más en relación con el secuestro de cuatro estadounidenses en Matamoros, México, a principios de este año. La Procuraduría General de Justicia del estado mexicano de Tamaulipas anunció este lunes en Twitter la detención de José Ángel “H”. #FGJT_Informa El Agente del Ministerio Público,
Continue ReadingBy Rosa Flores, Andi Babineau and Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN) — Survivors and relatives of victims of the August 2019 Walmart massacre in El Paso, Texas, spent an emotional Wednesday in a federal courtroom speaking directly to the man being sentenced for fatally shooting 23 people and wounding 22 others – one of the deadliest
Continue ReadingBy EILEEN NG Associated Press KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Less than a year after taking office, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim faces a critical first test in state elections next month that pits his government against a powerful Islamic opposition. The Election Commission said Wednesday that over 9.7 million voters will head to the ballot
Continue ReadingBy BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Pinch-hitter Josh Palacios came through with a tiebreaking two-run double in a three-run ninth inning that rallied the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 9-7 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers to snap a three-game skid. Dodgers reliever Evan Phillips struck out Carlos Santana, then issued consecutive
Continue ReadingBy Lauren Mascarenhas, Danny Freeman, David Williams, Sharif Paget, Kristina Sgueglia and John Miller, CNN (CNN) — The man accused of fatally shooting five people in Philadelphia on Monday night told police in sum and substance that he carried out the attack to clean up the neighborhood, two law enforcement sources told CNN. Authorities are
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit a two-run homer in the eighth inning, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Chicago White Sox 4-3. Guerrero gave Toronto a 4-3 lead when he connected against Joe Kelly (1-4) after Brandon Belt led off the eighth with a walk. The
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