By Clare Foran and Molly English, CNN (CNN) — Democratic Rep. Tony Cardenas of California won’t seek reelection in 2024. Cardenas’ district, California’s 29th, is in the San Fernando Valley and is solidly blue. The congressman has represented the Los Angeles County district since 2013. The move makes Cardenas the latest in a string of
Continue ReadingBy Lysée Mitri Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO, California (KCRA) — On Sunday, the California Democratic Party chair said he was saddened and disappointed after a protest interrupted the state convention in downtown Sacramento the night before. Organizers canceled evening events Saturday as demonstrators demanded a cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war. California
Continue ReadingBy Alyssa Gomez Click here for updates on this story SIOUX CITY, Iowa (KCCI) — Sisters Trisha Rivers and Jessica Lopez-Walker didn’t grow up with each other, but they are now side-by-side, striving to create a positive change in their community. Separated as children, the sisters had few opportunities to connect with their family and
Continue ReadingBy GERALD IMRAY Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Oscar Pistorius will have a second chance at parole at a hearing on Friday after he was wrongly ruled ineligible for early release from prison in March. South Africa’s department of corrections said in a statement to The Associated Press that a parole board
Continue ReadingBy Eric Hanson Click here for updates on this story DES MOINES, Iowa (KCCI) — Students all over Iowa know how much of a burden student debt can be. It’s so overwhelming that many students don’t go to college. That was going to be the case for Kira Conrad until a carpenter from Des Moines
Continue ReadingBy Scottie Andrew, CNN (CNN) — André 3000, half of the beloved rap duo Outkast and obscure flute aficionado, hasn’t released a proper solo rap song since he and Big Boi recorded their final album in 2006. André’s fans have relied on memorable but brief features (his verse on Beyoncé’s “Party”) or barely-there snippets (the
Continue ReadingBy Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Soccer superstar Lionel Messi is no stranger to breaking records, and he’s about to possibly add another to his list. A set of six jerseys that he wore during last year’s World Cup, which his home country of Argentina won, are being put up for auction by
Continue ReadingBy MAYSOON KHAN Associated Press/Report for America ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A state lawmaker from Brooklyn has been accused in a lawsuit of raping a woman early in his legislative career when he went to her home to discuss disaster relief efforts for Haiti. The lawsuit was filed against Sen. Kevin Parker on Friday. The
Continue ReadingBy MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The leader of a far-right Dutch populist party has been assaulted at an event two days before the Netherlands holds a general election. Thierry Baudet, leader of Forum for Democracy, was taken to a hospital on Monday. His party reported the attack on social media
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Average gasoline prices in Oregon have fallen 7.8 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $4.06/g Monday, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 1,307 stations in Oregon. Prices in Oregon are 36.7 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and stand 55.4 cents per gallon lower than a year ago. According
Continue ReadingKaren Esquivel (CNN) — Debería ser el apogeo de la temporada turística en Tiberíades, una ciudad israelí en la costa occidental del Mar de Galilea donde, según el Nuevo Testamento, se realizaron muchos de los milagros de Jesús. Pero en lugar de peregrinos, han llegado a Tiberíades miles de israelíes evacuados de las comunidades próximas a
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes Haczek (CNN Español) — “El 20 de noviembre, desde las seis de la tarde en adelante, todos los ciudadanos de la República tomarán las armas para arrojar del poder a las autoridades que actualmente nos gobiernan”. Este llamado de Francisco I. Madero marca lo que se considera como el inicio oficial de la
Continue ReadingPINNACLE, N.C. (AP) — Wildfires have prompted the evacuation of campgrounds in North Carolina and Tennessee. While firefighters are preparing for high winds on Monday, officials are hoping for some help from rain expected on Tuesday. A North Carolina Forest Service official says a youth camp and about a dozen homes were evacuated as a
Continue ReadingBy WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Three debates for next year’s presidential general election are set to be held in college towns in Texas, Virginia and Utah between Sept. 16 and Oct. 9. Whether either party’s candidate will participate, however, remains to be seen. The nonpartisan Commission on Presidential Debates announced Monday that
Continue ReadingBy JUSTIN KABUMBA and JEAN-YVES KAMALE Associated Press KISANGANI, Congo (AP) — Congolese businessman and opposition leader Moise Katumbi has launched his bid for the presidency, five years after the regime in power at the time blocked him from running. He is among those seeking to challenge President Felix Tshisekedi in the Dec. 20 vote.
Continue ReadingCNNEE (CNN Español) — Las fuertes lluvias e inundaciones en República Dominicana dejan por el momento al menos 24 muertos, confirmó el Centro de Operaciones de Emergencias (COE) del país a CNN la mañana de este lunes. Entre los fallecidos hay 16 dominicanos, cuatro estadounidenses y cuatro haitianos, de acuerdo con el documento difundido por
Continue ReadingBy Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Rome (CNN) — An Italian court has sentenced more than 200 crime gang members to a total of 2,200 years in prison, following the country’s largest mafia trial in three decades. During the trial, which began in January 2021 and took place in a purpose-built bunker in the southern Italian
Continue ReadingBy BRITTANY PETERSON Associated Press In a move that may soon be replicated elsewhere, the Gila River Indian Community recently signed an agreement with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to put solar panels over a stretch of irrigation canal on their land south of Phoenix. It will be the first project of its kind
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Continue ReadingBy MARISA OBERLE, KALLISTA CORY Click here for updates on this story GRAND HAVEN, Michigan (WXMI) — Jim Kratsas calls it a bittersweet moment. “She was the very first first lady I ever met,” said Kratsas, who lives in Grand Haven. Items from Rosalynn Carter, like a signed copy of her biography, fill his office.
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