By Masoud Popalzai and Heather Chen, CNN (CNN) — More than 2,000 people have died after a powerful earthquake struck western Afghanistan, the Taliban said Sunday, as the nation reels from another quake at a time of deep economic crisis. The 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck on Saturday 25 miles (40 kilometers) west of Herat city
Continue ReadingBy SUSIE RANTZ Associated Press Hina Sugita scored the lone goal and the Portland Thorns secured a spot in the National Women’s Soccer League playoffs with a 1-0 victory at home over Gotham on Saturday. Sugita scored for Portland (10-6-5) in the 54th minute, beating her defender and heading in Sam Coffey’s cross to the
Continue ReadingValeria Ordóñez (CNN) — Docenas de militantes de Gaza —armados con pistolas, granadas y drones lanzabombas— tomaron el control de una base militar israelí a las afueras de Nahal Oz, Israel, según reveló un análisis de CNN de videos difundidos por Hamas. Al menos dos soldados israelíes murieron a manos de los militantes, y al
Continue ReadingMONTREAL (AP) — Sunusi Ibrahim and Kwadwo Opoku each had a goal and an assist, and CF Montreal beat the Portland Timbers 4-1 on Saturday night to snap a club-record seven-game winless streak. Montreal (12-16-5) is unbeaten in its last five meetings with the Timbers, including a 2-1 home win in the last meeting between
Continue ReadingCNNEspañol sjv (CNN Español) — Israel tiene un amplio sistema antimisiles compuesto por diferentes baterías para contrarrestar distintos tipos de proyectiles. El Domo de Hierro (Iron Dome en inglés), diseñado para hacer frente a cohetes de corto alcance, se ha convertido desde hace varios años en un elemento primordial de protección de su territorio. ¿Qué
Continue ReadingValeria Ordóñez (CNN) — El primer ministro de Israel, Benjamín Netanyahu, dijo este sábado que el país está en guerra después de que militantes palestinos en Gaza dispararan una andanada mortal de cohetes y enviaran hombres armados al territorio israelí en una importante escalada del conflicto de larga data entre ambas partes. Israel lanzó ataques
Continue ReadingBy Raja Razek, Nouran Salahieh, Conor Powell and Taylor Romine, CNN (CNN) — The Maui County Council has voted unanimously in favor of a resolution urging Hawaii’s governor to delay the October 8 reopening of West Maui to tourism. “Opening up on the exact date that marks two months from the fire is not trauma-informed,”
Continue ReadingBy Paul P. Murphy, Allegra Goodwin, Benjamin Brown and Sharif Paget, CNN (CNN) — The rockets began around 6:30 a.m., Tal Gibly told CNN. Thirty minutes later, she and hundreds of others attending an Israeli music festival were running as Gaza militants fired at them. The Nova Festival in a rural farmland area near the
Continue ReadingValeria Ordóñez (CNN) — Los hombres armados llegaron por aire, mar y tierra. Dispararon contra civiles, tomaron rehenes y obligaron a las familias a atrincherarse, mientras temían por sus vidas. Un día que comenzó con sirenas de ataque aéreo a primera hora de la mañana se había convertido a la hora del almuerzo en uno
Continue ReadingValeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN Español) — María Corina Machado es ingeniera industrial, pero hace al menos 23 años está vinculada a la escena política. Tiene una especialización en finanzas por el Instituto de Estudios Superiores de Administración (IESA), una prestigiosa escuela de negocios en Venezuela, y es egresada del programa de líderes mundiales en políticas
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Happy Saturday Central Oregon! Hope everyone is enjoying the warm weather today. Expect mostly clear skies Saturday night with temperatures dropping into the 40s. Smoke from the prescribed burns in the Sisters region and southeast of Bend have pushed us into the “Moderate” range for air quality. While the air quality is deemed acceptable, those
Continue ReadingBy GABE STERN Associated Press/Report for America RENO, Nev. (AP) — The Nevada secretary of state’s office will hold a presidential primary for Republican voters, despite the Nevada GOP saying they’ll only honor the results of their party-run caucus to choose the GOP presidential nominee two days later. A second longshot Republican presidential candidate cast
Continue ReadingQUITO, Ecuador (AP) — A seventh man accused in the August assassination of an Ecuadorian presidential candidate was killed inside a prison in Ecuador’s capital, authorities said Saturday, a day after six others allegedly linked to the crime were slain in a different lockup. The killing of the seven suspects happened a little more than
Continue ReadingSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California becomes the first state to ban four chemicals from food and drinks. Among the ingredients the law bans is red dye No. 3, a food coloring used in candy like Peeps. It’s one of several laws Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Saturday. He also signed into law a measure allowing
Continue ReadingValeria Ordóñez (CNN Español) — La justicia de Perú emitió este viernes una sentencia condenando a más de tres años de cárcel por delitos de corrupción a Vladimir Cerrón, secretario general del partido político Perú Libre, la organización que llevó al poder al expresidente Pedro Castillo. El Poder Judicial dio a conocer en su cuenta
Continue ReadingBy BOBBY CAINA CALVAN and AMY TAXIN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The Jewish diaspora is trying to make sense of an attack that killed hundreds and wounded many more during a holiday season that is supposed to be among the most festive times on the Jewish holiday calendar. The attacks by the militant
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — ABC’s “This Week” — Reps. Ken Buck, R-Colo., and Pete Aguilar, D-Calif.; former New Jersey governor Chris Christie, a Republican presidential candidate. __ NBC’s “Meet the Press” — Secretary of State Antony Blinken; former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, a Republican presidential candidate; Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla. __ CBS’ “Face the Nation” —
Continue ReadingBy JILL COLVIN, SEUNG MIN KIM and THOMAS BEAUMONT Associated Press WATERLOO, Iowa (AP) — Former President Donald Trump and other GOP contenders tried to lay blame on the Biden administration after Hamas militants launched the deadliest attack on Israel in decades, prompting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to declare the country at war. Trump
Continue ReadingBy Nicole Goodkind, CNN New York (CNN) — Airlines scrambled to cancel flights into Israel early Saturday after Palestinian militants launched a surprise attack, firing thousands of rockets from Gaza into nearby Israeli towns during a Jewish holiday. As of Saturday afternoon, about 16% of flights were canceled and 23% were delayed to Ben Gurion
Continue ReadingBy Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — Authorities in South Florida say they arrested a 19-year-old this week after they say they found written threats for a shooting spree and other attacks in his vehicle during a routine traffic stop. A Jupiter, Florida, police officer pulled over Henry Horton IV on September 18 for a headlight
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