Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Gissella Cecibel Molina no sabe si perderá su ojo derecho, en el que sufrió una herida la semana pasada cuando su colega y amigo, el candidato presidencial Fernando Villavicencio, fue asesinado delante de ella al momento de salir de un mitin político en Quito, la capital de Ecuador. “Yo salía del
Continue ReadingBy Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — Stevie Nicks is finally commenting on the hit show that many believe is loosely based on her music career with Fleetwood Mac. The iconic singer, 75, posted a still image from Amazon’s “Daisy Jones & the Six” to her Instagram on Tuesday, and shared her opinion of the 10-episode
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s Navy says its personnel seized an open boat carrying three tons of cocaine, about 200 nautical miles (360 kms) off the Pacific coast. The Navy said Tuesday that three suspects were detained aboard the craft. The boat was carrying 80 sacks that contained 6,130 pounds (2,800 kilograms) of cocaine. The
Continue ReadingManuela Castro (CNN Español) — Con Javier Milei como el candidato más votado en las primarias abiertas, simultáneas y obligatorias (PASO) de Argentina —junto con su partido La Libertad Avanza, que también fue el partido con mayor cantidad de sufragios—, se despejó una de las grandes “x” de la ecuación de cara a las elecciones
Continue ReadingBy TERESA M. WALKER AP Pro Football Writer Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy are calling Michael Oher’s claims that they enriched themselves at his expense “outlandish,” “hurtful and absurd” and part of a shakedown by the former NFL offensive tackle. A statement from the Tuohys’ attorneys also accuses Oher of filing this petition after an
Continue ReadingBy MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press College students and professors in Florida are suing over a new law that they say censors academic freedom. They filed a lawsuit Monday in federal court. The new statute outlaws spending on diversity programs, curbs professors’ tenure security and prohibits the teaching of “identity politics.” The lawsuit was filed by
Continue ReadingBy EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations chief is urging the international community to deploy a multinational force comprising “police special forces and military support units” to Haiti to combat gangs with sophisticated weapons and restore security to the impoverished Caribbean nation. Secretary-General António Guterres said in a 12-page
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Young environmental activists prevailed in a closely watched Montana lawsuit that said state officials weren’t doing enough to protect them from climate change. Legal observers called it a landmark victory for the 16 plaintiffs: It marks the first time a court in the U.S. has declared
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Control lines held and there was no growth overnight on the 12-acre Fuzztail Fire that broke out five miles south of Bend Tuesday afternoon, while other crews built a line around the 4.4-acre Johnson Saddle Fire, reported later in the day seven miles northeast of Prineville.
Continue ReadingBy JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — A judge has called a new law unconstitutional that passed in the GOP-led Texas Legislature that will dictate how elections are run in the state’s most populous county. Harris County is a Democratic stronghold and home to Houston. The law, which would abolish a position that
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — Deja Taylor, la madre del niño de 6 años de Virginia que disparó a su maestra de primer grado en enero, se declaró culpable este martes de un cargo de negligencia infantil, un delito grave bajo la ley. El hijo de 6 años de Taylor utilizó su pistola para disparar a
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — Corea del Norte confirmó por primera vez públicamente que Travis King, soldado del Ejército de Estados Unidos, cruzó a su territorio. Un comunicado de la Agencia Central de Noticias Coreana, controlada por el gobierno del país, afirmó que King expresó “su voluntad de buscar refugio” en Corea del Norte o en
Continue ReadingBy JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia agency says it will name a special prosecutor to consider whether the state’s Republican lieutenant governor should face criminal charges for efforts to overturn Donald Trump’s 2020 election loss in the state. Trump and 18 allies were indicted Monday. But Fulton County District Attorney was
Continue ReadingBy HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea has offered its first official confirmation that it detained a U.S. soldier who bolted into its country last month. It released a statement through its state media attributing statements to the Army private that criticized the United States. There was no immediate verification
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Young environmental activists prevailed in a closely watched Montana lawsuit that said state officials weren’t doing enough to protect them from climate change. Legal observers called it a landmark victory for the 16 plaintiffs. It marks the first time a court in the U.S. has declared
Continue ReadingBy SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The U.S. government will be putting more money toward getting electricity to Native American communities. The Interior Department announced the tribal electrification program on Tuesday, saying it will be funded by an initial $72.5 million as the Biden administration looks to funnel more money toward
Continue ReadingBy Betsy Klein, CNN Washington (CNN) — A Republican-aligned group is making a new push to turn the tide of GOP opinion on US aid for Ukraine as Congress gears up for what could be a major spending fight when it returns from recess next month. “Republicans for Ukraine,” a project of the conservative non-profit
Continue ReadingBy Clare Duffy and Sean Lyngaas, CNN New York (CNN) — Link loading times to some Twitter competitors and news media sites posted to X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, appeared to be delayed or throttled for much of Tuesday. Links posted to X that directed to sites including the New York
Continue ReadingBy Justin Gamble, CNN (CNN) — The Oklahoma Supreme Court will consider an appeal challenging the dismissal of a lawsuit that sought reparations for the last three known survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, according to court documents. A timeline for when the Oklahoma Supreme Court will hear the appeal is unknown, but the
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About 3,500 Pacific Power customers in Bend and Warm Springs lost power for a time Tuesday morning in unrelated outages tied to animals. But Pacific Power also said a changed, more sensitive setting for power lines, aimed at curbing fire risks, also mean raise the possibility of more, longer outages.
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