By DANIEL POLITI Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — A prosecutor has launched a criminal case against Argentina’s frontrunner in this month’s presidential elections, accusing Javier Milei of deliberately causing a sharp drop in the Argentine currency when he encouraged citizens not to save in pesos. Milei has denounced the move as political persecution,
Continue ReadingLAS VEGAS (AP) — Lexi Thompson looked to be on the verge of becoming the first woman in 78 years to make the cut on the PGA Tour. Two late bogeys stopped her. She missed a 6-foot birdie chance at the end and the 28-year-old American shot 69 in the Shriners Children’s Open. She wound
Continue ReadingBy Darienne DeBrule Click here for updates on this story SANTA CLARA, Utah (KSTU) — What was once a dream rental home has turned into a nightmare for a Santa Clara family who say they’ve fallen sick multiple times for unknown reasons over the last two years, not knowing until recently that the culprit was
Continue ReadingBy ISABEL DEBRE and FATIMA SHBAIR Associated Press GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Watching the pulverized alleys of Jabaliya refugee camp in northern Gaza empty of people, Naji Jamal was frozen with indecision. Should he heed the Israeli army’s demand that all Palestinians evacuate and make the risky trip to Gaza’s south, where his
Continue ReadingBy Melanie Porter Click here for updates on this story SALT LAKE CITY (KSTU) — A Halloween costume clinic is giving back the holiday to children who otherwise might not be able to experience it fully due to their physical limitations. At Shriners Children’s in Salt Lake City, cardboard, tools and craft supplies adorn the
Continue ReadingCNNEspañol sjv (CNN Español) — Tras una reunión en Casa Presidencial que duró poco más de tres horas, el presidente de Guatemala, Alejandro Giammattei, y los representantes de la organización indígena 48 Cantones no lograron un acuerdo que pusiera fin a los bloqueos que este jueves cumplieron 11 días. Terminado el encuentro, los dirigentes indígenas expusieron
Continue ReadingBy Scottie Andrew, CNN (CNN) — Louise Glück, the former US Poet Laureate and 2020 Nobel Prize awardee whose deceptively simple poems revealed visceral truths about love, loss and survival, has died at 80. “Louise Glück’s poetry gives voice to our untrusting but unstillable need for knowledge and connection in an often unreliable world. Her
Continue ReadingBy Carlos Castaneda Click here for updates on this story California (KPIX) — One person was killed and two others injured after their vehicle plunged off a cliff along Highway 1 at Pescadero State Beach, the California Highway Patrol reported. The crash was reported at 9:57 p.m. and when officers responded they found one vehicle
Continue ReadingBy Christina Solano and Joshua Davis Click here for updates on this story ALAMANCE COUNTY, North Carolina (WXII) — A parent was driving behind a school bus when it crashed in Alamance County Thursday morning. “All of a sudden, the rear of the bus just slid one side,” parent Berny Prado said. Prado’s children were
Continue ReadingBy MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writer After two years co-piloting the biggest acquisition in video game history past an onslaught of challenges, Xbox CEO Phil Spencer now moves on to his next quest: making Microsoft’s takeover of Activision Blizzard worth the hassle. Microsoft, which owns the Xbox gaming system, closed its $69 billion deal to
Continue ReadingBy Torstein Rehn Click here for updates on this story HOLLISTER, California (KSBW) — Cal Fire fired six firefighters who were employed at the Hollister Air Attack Base. George Nunez, the Unit Chief of the Cal Fire San Benito-Monterey Unit, told KSBW that Cal Fire separated with the firefighters in September. When asked for comment,
Continue ReadingBy Orko Manna Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO, California (KCRA) — The Sacramento Police Department confirmed with KCRA 3 that it is looking into several reported phone thefts during the 2023 Aftershock Festival at Discovery Park, while the same producers behind the event are gearing up for another music festival at the
Continue ReadingBy Helen Regan and Jerome Taylor, CNN (CNN) — New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins has conceded his Labour party lost Saturday’s election, as voters punished the government and took the country rightwards nine months after his predecessor Jacinda Ardern suddenly resigned. The rising cost of living dominated campaigning with voters New Zealanders ending six
Continue ReadingBy Peyton Furtado Click here for updates on this story South Carolina (WYFF) — Across the Upstate, bar owners say their businesses are struggling, and some are even having to shut down because of a South Carolina liquor law. The recently passed law has had several unintended consequences. It all goes back to a deadly
Continue ReadingBy Ray Brewer and Arielle Mitropoulos Click here for updates on this story NASHUA, New Hampshire (WMUR) — The former pastor of a Nashua church is on his way to prison after pleading guilty Thursday to the manufacture and possession of child sex abuse images. Stephen Bates, 48, pleaded guilty to one count of the
Continue ReadingBy Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — Ford is recalling certain models of the 2020-2022 Explorer due to a rollaway risk if the parking brake isn’t applied. There are 238,364 impacted vehicles in the recall, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said. It said a “disconnected driveshaft” could cause the car to roll away
Continue ReadingBy Brian Maass Click here for updates on this story DENVER, Colorado (KDKA) — Christopher Cordova says nearly two and a half years after a Denver police officer was ticketed for crashing into him and causing serious injuries, the City of Denver has refused to discuss paying for his injuries, medical care or lost wages
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN Español) –– El dirigente y fundador del partido opositor venezolano Voluntad Popular, Freddy Superlano, confirmó este viernes desde la sede de Vente Venezuela que declinó su candidatura a favor de María Corina Machado, fundadora de ese partido y favorita en las elecciones primarias de la opositora Plataforma Unitaria Democrática previstas para el próximo
Continue ReadingBy GENE JOHNSON, CLAUDIA LAUER, REBECCA BOONE and AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — Trapped in their cars, in homes or on the beach as flames, black smoke and embers swirled around them, people in the historic Maui town of Lahaina called 911, the one number that might send help or tell them
Continue ReadingBy JACK DURA Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota lawmakers are scrambling to fill a giant hole in state government operations left by a surprising state Supreme Court ruling that voided a major budget bill, leaving uncertainty until a resolution is reached. Lawmakers might be back at the state Capitol as soon as
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