Ivonne Valdés (CNN en Español) — La Asamblea Nacional (AN) de Venezuela aprobó por unanimidad este martes un Proyecto de Acuerdo en repudio a la petición que presentó Guyana ante la Corte Internacional de Justicia (CIJ) para detener el referéndum que Venezuela realizará el 3 de diciembre sobre su derecho al territorio en disputa del
Continue ReadingPHOENIX (AP) — An Arizona woman who shared her Thanksgiving table seven years ago with a stranger she accidentally texted will be opening up her home again this year to two new strangers. Wanda Dench is teaming up with Airbnb to expand the festivities, and the company said it will make a donation to the
Continue ReadingBy JAMES POLLARD Associated Press/Report for America COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The State Board of Education is considering a universal definition of “age appropriate” educational materials in South Carolina schools and libraries. A proposal advanced Tuesday seeks to bar descriptions or visual depictions of “sexual conduct” and anything defined as “obscene” or “indecent.” The regulation
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — La Cámara de Representantes de Estados Unidos aprobó el proyecto de ley de su presidente Mike Johnson para evitar el cierre del Gobierno. Se aprobó de forma bipartidista por 336 votos a favor y 95 en contra, 209 de los cuales vinieron de los demócratas. El proyecto contó con la oposición
Continue ReadingPROVO, Utah (AP) — Two people were killed and a third injured when a small plane crashed in the mountains south of Salt Lake City. Utah County Sheriff’s officials say the two apparently died on impact and the third was walking around when rescuers arrived. The plane went down around midday Tuesday for unknown reasons
Continue ReadingBy JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Firefighters have fully contained and extinguished a small wildfire on Maui that broke out during a warning that gusty winds and low humidity posed a risk that fires could spread rapidly. It took less than an hour to put out the fire, which which burned about
Continue ReadingBy David Shortell, Helen Regan, Abeer Salman, Mostafa Salem and Kareem Khadder, CNN (CNN) — Israel said its military launched a “targeted” operation against Hamas early Wednesday morning inside Gaza’s largest hospital, where thousands of Palestinians are believed to be sheltering. Conditions at Al-Shifa Hospital, which has run out of fuel and is no longer
Continue ReadingBy KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal appeals court has ordered the Biden administration to carry on with an auction of oil and gas drilling leases for Gulf of Mexico waters in 37 days — rejecting arguments by environmentalists. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruling means the lease sale,
Continue ReadingBy COREY WILLIAMS Associated Press A Detroit police corporal accused of shooting three photojournalists with rubber pellets while they covered protests against police brutality has been ordered to stand trial. Prosecutors say Daniel Debono is scheduled to be arraigned Nov. 28 in Wayne County Circuit Court on felonious assault charges. The photojournalists encountered Debono and
Continue ReadingNYE, Montana (AP) — Work has resumed at a precious metals mine in south-central Montana a day after a 24-year-old worker died in an underground machinery accident, mine officials said. Noah Dinger of Post Falls, Idaho, died just before 1:30 a.m. Monday when he was operating a machine that bolts wire panels onto the stone
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Jozi the rhinoceros, Rose-Tu Asian elephant among the largest, most endangered land mammals PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Two of the largest and most endangered land mammals on the planet are creating some great expectations at the Oregon Zoo. Eastern black rhinoceros Jozi and Asian elephant Rose-Tu are both pregnant, according to zoo endocrinology experts, and
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — La Casa Blanca dijo el martes que Hamas almacena armas y opera un nodo de comando desde el hospital al-Shifa en Gaza, revelando públicamente lo que la inteligencia estadounidense asegura que está debajo de la instalación médica. “Hamas y la Yihad Islámica Palestina utilizan algunos hospitales de Gaza, incluido
Continue ReadingBy Melanie Zanona, Annie Grayer and Manu Raju, CNN Speaker Mike Johnson’s decision to avoid a government shutdown by relying on Democratic votes will not cost him the gavel, despite it being the exact same strategy that got Kevin McCarthy the boot, according to interviews with over a dozen members from across the House Republican
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — Astronomers have spied an intriguing phenomenon in the distant universe — a galaxy that closely resembles the Milky Way — and it’s challenging key theories on how galaxies evolve. The faraway system, called ceers-2112, was spotted by an international team using the James Webb Space Telescope. Like our home
Continue ReadingMACON, Ga. (AP) — Two women were arrested Tuesday for helping one of four men who escaped from a Georgia jail last month. Jacorshia Smith and Janecia Green of Macon face a charge of aiding the escape of 37-year-old Johnifer Dernard Barnwell, who was captured Sunday at a home in Augusta. Authorities did not elaborate
Continue ReadingBy JANIE HAR Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping will hold their long anticipated meeting at Filoli, a historic country house and museum with lavish gardens just south of San Francisco. Experts say this is an ideal location for the two world leaders to meet for
Continue ReadingBy MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A former executive director of a Florida museum which was raided last year by the FBI over an exhibit of what turned out to be forged Jean-Michel Basquiat paintings is filing counterclaims against the museum. Former CEO Aaron De Groft says in court papers that the
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Mid Oregon Credit Union invites the community to participate in its 10th Annual annual Holiday Dough fundraiser, supporting local charities that provide food and other needed items to individuals and families experiencing financial challenges during the holiday season. Holiday Dough kicked off Tuesday, and continues through Friday, December 8. Members and
Continue ReadingBy Morgan Rimmer and Jack Forrest, CNN (CNN) — House Speaker Mike Johnson on Tuesday publicly endorsed Donald Trump for president, becoming the highest-ranking Republican so far to back the former president’s 2024 bid. “I’m all in for President Trump, I expect he’ll be our nominee, and he’s going to win it, and we have
Continue ReadingBy Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker have a lot to celebrate these days. The couple welcomed a baby boy earlier this month, and on Tuesday, the reality star penned a sweet message to Barker on her Instagram page honoring him on his 48th birthday. “To my husband, my soulmate, my
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