Sol Amaya (CNN Español) — La Jurisdicción Especial para la Paz (JEP) imputó este miércoles por primera vez a un excomandante del Ejército colombiano como posible “autor de crímenes de guerra y de lesa humanidad”. La Sala de Reconocimiento de Verdad y de Responsabilidad acusó al general retirado Mario Montoya de haber cometido 130 ejecuciones
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– The Central Oregon Irrigation District has unveiled a campaign focused on increasing awareness about responsible irrigation practices and encouraging efficient water usage. It says the initiative complements COID’s ongoing efforts to enhance on-farm efficiencies, ensuring water reliability and conservation.
Continue ReadingBy Thomas Schlachter, CNN (CNN) — In a matchup that could be an insight into the future of women’s tennis, Coco Gauff overcame Mirra Andreeva in straight sets to advance into the third round of the US Open. In the battle of the teenagers, 19-year-old Gauff beat 16-year-old Andreeva 6-3 6-2 and never looked out
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — China has lashed out at the United States, saying a U.S. military transfer to Taiwan is a violation of U.S. commitments under its “one-China” policy. The statement comes after the Biden administration approved the first-ever U.S. military transfer to Taiwan under a program generally reserved for
Continue ReadingBy SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri Republican wants exceptions to the state’s near-total abortion ban. Jamie Corley of suburban St. Louis filed constitutional amendments Wednesday to allow abortions in cases of rape, incest and fatal abnormalities until fetal viability. Viability is typically around 24 weeks. Corley also proposed allowing abortions
Continue ReadingBy Sam Fossum and Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — Russia and North Korea are “actively advancing” their negotiations over a potential arms deal that would provide significant ammunition for different types of weapons systems, including artillery, in the latest indication that the Kremlin is desperate to obtain further materiel for its faltering invasion of Ukraine,
Continue ReadingYURAS KARMANAU TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A representative of the Polish community in Belarus says a former correspondent for a top Polish newspaper has been denied life-saving heart medication in a Belarusian prison. Andrzej Poczobut has been placed in solitary confinement with no access to lawyers or medical care, according to the Union of Poles
Continue ReadingBy STEVE LeBLANC Associated Press DEDHAM, Mass. (AP) — The once-powerful Roman Catholic Cardinal Theodore McCarrick will not stand trial on charges he sexually assaulted a teenage boy decades ago, as a Massachusetts judge dismissed the case against the 93-year-old on Wednesday because both prosecutors and defense attorneys agree he is experiencing dementia. McCarrick, the
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — The State of Oregon needs to do more to make Oregonians aware of an important tool to reduce incidents of gun violence, including firearm-related suicides, according to an audit released Wednesday by the Oregon Audits Division. The tool? Extreme Risk Protection Orders, or ERPOs. That effort begins now with the division’s
Continue ReadingBy Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — The 2023 Venice Film Festival kicked off Wednesday amid the ongoing writers’ and actors’ strikes in the entertainment industry. Though thousands of miles away from Hollywood, the months-long strikes are top of mind at the decidedly less star-studded Venice event as guild members are prevented from participating in accordance
Continue ReadingBy Holmes Lybrand and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN Washington (CNN) — Sentencing hearings for two leaders of the far-right Proud Boys group have been rescheduled after the judge canceled Wednesday’s proceedings because of a medical issue, multiple sources tell CNN. Enrique Tarrio and Ethan Nordean, both of whom were convicted of seditious conspiracy over efforts to
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Oregon Humanities is now accepting registration for three Humanity in Perspective (HIP) courses to take place online and in person throughout the 2023-2024 academic year. HIP offers free community-centered college courses to Oregon residents ages 18 and over who are living on low incomes and facing barriers to continuing their education.
Continue ReadingBy Gregory Wallace (CNN) — The latest aviation employees to vote in favor of a strike are American Airlines flight attendants. The union representing them, the Association of Professional Flight Attendants, reported a 99.47% vote in favor of a strike authorization vote with 93% of union membership voting. “We’re pushing back and we’re fighting corporate
Continue ReadingGilles Salomone (CNN Español) — El segundo partido del Lionel Messi por la MLS comenzó este miércoles ante Nashville SC, rival al que ya enfrentó en la final de la Leagues Cup y con el que empató 1 a 1, aunque luego en los penales festejó el equipo del Inter Miami. Messi viene con una
Continue ReadingBy Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — Miley Cyrus is reflecting on her childhood work schedule. In the latest of her “Used to Be Young” TikTok videos, Cyrus reads an old schedule from when she was around 12 or 13 years old and starring on “Hannah Montana.” Cyrus said she would wake up at 5:30 a.m.
Continue ReadingBy LISA ROZNER Click here for updates on this story MIDDLESEX, New Jersey (WCBS) — Homeowners in Middlesex County are pleading for help as their homes are on the brink of falling into the creek behind them. They tell CBS New York’s Lisa Rozner a government project has caused erosion, yet no government agencies will
Continue ReadingBy ALBERTO SAIZ Associated Press BUÑOL, Spain (AP) — Some 15,000 people, including many tourists, have pasted each other with tomatoes in Spain’s annual “Tomatina” street battle in the eastern town of Buñol. Workers on trucks tipped 120 tons of overripe tomatoes into the main street for participants to throw Wednesday. The street fight leaves
Continue ReadingBy MADISEN KEAVY Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO, California (KOVR) — An unauthorized pick-up at a Sacramento County school is under investigation by the Sheriff’s Office. A stranger showed up to Alexander Twilight College Prepatory Academy and asked for a nine-year-old student. The catch: the girl’s mother has never seen the woman
Continue ReadingBy George Ramsay and Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — American chess grandmaster Hans Niemann has been reinstated by Chess.com following the conclusion of a legal dispute between Niemann, Magnus Carlsen and the online platform, among others. In June, a US judge dismissed a $100 million defamation lawsuit filed by Niemann against Chess.com, five-time world champion
Continue ReadingBy Tierney Sneed and Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — Former Trump White House adviser Peter Navarro will not be able to argue before a jury at his contempt of Congress trial next week that the former president asserted privilege to shield him from a House January 6 committee subpoena, a federal judge ruled Wednesday. Navarro
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