MEXICO CITY (AP) — Prosecutors in Mexico say a Canadian man with a criminal record in his home country has been killed in a shooting at a mall in the Caribbean coast resort of Cancun. Prosecutors in the coastal state of Quintana Roo did not give the man’s name Wednesday. But they say he had
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People seeking Measure 110 services and supports can now access a newly invigorated helpline to connect individuals more efficiently with treatment, housing and overdose prevention providers within the statewide behavioral health resource networks.
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By CLAIRE RUSH and HALLIE GOLDEN Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — The fight against fentanyl is increasingly being waged in schools, jails and on city streets in the Pacific Northwest, where state officials in Oregon and Washington have named it a top issue as overdose deaths rise. Washington’s Democratic Gov. Jay Inslee plans to ask
Continue ReadingBy Camila DeChalus, CNN Washington (CNN) — Political appointees and Biden administration staffers held a vigil in front of the White House on Wednesday to call on President Joe Biden to support a permanent ceasefire in Gaza. More than three dozen people, including political appointees, administration staffers and civil service career staff, attended the early evening vigil in
Continue ReadingBy Katelyn Polantz, Devan Cole and Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — In intense testimony on Wednesday, Georgia volunteer election worker Ruby Freeman revisited how she sought help from the police twice, thinking people inspired by Donald Trump’s 2020 campaign may try to kill her. “Just ringing, ringing, ringing. Just ringing non-stop,” she said of her
Continue ReadingBy Connor Hills Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KMBC) — After several months of speculation and doubts over its ability to be ready before Christmas, Kansas City’s giant 150-foot observation wheel is set to open sooner than you think. The newest landmark along the city’s skyline, the KC Wheel, will
Continue ReadingBy Rob Frehse and Christina Maxouris, CNN (CNN) — A Detroit man has been charged with murder in the October killing of Detroit synagogue president Samantha Woll during a home invasion, prosecutors announced on Wednesday. Michael Jackson-Bolanos, 28, has been charged with committing a felony murder during the perpetration or attempted perpetration of a larceny and/or
Continue ReadingBy Cindy Von Quednow and Virginia Langmaid, CNN (CNN) — Before the US Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last year, Arizona lawmakers outlawed nearly all abortions after 15 weeks. By taking away the federal right to an abortion, however, the nation’s highest court enabled Arizona’s attorney general to also enforce a 1901 abortion ban that
Continue ReadingBy SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Western New Mexico University President Joseph Shepard is being questioned by some state lawmakers about spending on overseas trips and his wife’s use of a university credit card. Shepard was among higher education officials who testified Wednesday before a key panel of lawmakers as the
Continue ReadingBy DIDI TANG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A congressional commission is asking the Justice Department to investigate the role of Beijing after protesters claimed they were beaten and harassed by Chinese government agents in November in San Francisco during an official visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping. The protesters provided no definitive evidence of
Continue ReadingBy ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — The first tropical cyclone to hit Australia in the current season has weakened to a low pressure system but continues to lash the northeast coast with flooding rain. Almost 40,000 homes and businesses are without power. Cyclone Jasper crossed the Queensland state coast late Wednesday as
Continue ReadingBy Priscilla Alvarez, Lauren Fox and Manu Raju, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — The White House’s growing urgency to get Ukraine aid passed is forcing Democrats to reckon with immigration policies they’ve previously tied to former President Donald Trump, agitating President Joe Biden’s allies and underscoring the unrelenting complexities of the immigration debate. It’s a stark moment that ties together some
Continue ReadingBy Anna Bahney, CNN (CNN) — There is no doubt rent is too high for many Americans, but thanks to a recent boom in the construction of apartment buildings, lower mortgage rates, and the Federal Reserve’s success in curbing inflation, rents are beginning to come down in some places, including Manhattan. In the New York
Continue ReadingBy LINDSAY WHITEHURST and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A former Georgia election worker suing Rudy Giuliani over false claims he spread about her and her daughter in 2020 has described fleeing her home after she endured racist threats and strangers banging on her door. Ruby Freeman took the witness stand on
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — The courthouse in New York City where former President Donald Trump’s civil business fraud trial has been taking place was briefly evacuated hours after testimony concluded. Firefighters arrived at the New York State Supreme Court Building in lower Manhattan shortly after 4 p.m. Wednesday to respond to an alarm on the
Continue ReadingBy ED WHITE Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — A stranger accused of breaking into the home of a Detroit synagogue leader was charged with her murder Wednesday, nearly two months after her body was found outdoors with multiple stab wounds, authorities said. There was not a “shred of evidence” that Samantha Woll was killed as
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL RUBINKAM Associated Press Dozens of student protesters at Brown University were arrested, and a weeklong sit-in at Haverford College ended Wednesday under threat of disciplinary action as U.S. college campuses continue to be roiled by tensions over the Israel-Hamas war. Brown’s police department charged 41 students with trespass when they refused to leave
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — A medida que se acerca la Navidad, crecen los sueños de regalos bajo árboles adornados, una taza llena de chocolate caliente y una idílica Navidad blanca con calles cubiertas de nieve. Pero los sueños nevados se desvanecen en todo Estados Unidos debido al pronóstico de temperatura de este año.
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A recent study by the City of Bend shows what areas of town could be mixed-use districts where people can live and work without requiring a car.
Continue ReadingBy ASTRID SUAREZ and STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombian authorities are investigating the alleged kidnapping and murder of a Hmong American comedian and activist who was found dead in the northern city Medellín. His body was found Monday in a wooded area. Prosecutors say Wednesday that Tou Ger Xiong arrived in
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