New Mexico lawmakers don’t get a salary. Some say it’s time for a paycheck
By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Members of New Mexico’s Legislature are the only state lawmakers in the country who aren’t…
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Woman committed to mental institution in Slender Man attack again requests release
WAUKESHA, Wis. (AP) — One of the two Wisconsin women accused of stabbing a classmate in 2014 to please internet horror character Slender Man is…
Continue ReadingAlleged carjacking suspect fatally shot by police at California ski resort
OLYMPIC VALLEY, Calif. (AP) — An alleged carjacking suspect was fatally shot by police at a California ski resort near Lake Tahoe. The shooting…
Continue ReadingUn petrolero se incendia en el golfo de Adén tras un ataque con misiles de los hutíes
Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Un petrolero en el golfo de Adén está en llamas después de que militantes hutíes de Yemen dispararan misiles el…
Continue ReadingCovering child care costs for daycare workers could fix Nebraska’s provider shortage, senator says
By MARGERY A. BECK Associated Press LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska is looking to follow in the footsteps of Kentucky in implementing a program that…
Continue ReadingSentencian por corrupción a 13 años de prisión a exconcejal de Los Ángeles
Valeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN Español) — El exconcejal de Los Ángeles José Huizar fue sentenciado a 13 años de prisión, durante una…
Continue ReadingTransgender swimmer Lia Thomas begins legal case against swimming’s world governing body
By David Close and Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — Transgender swimmer Lia Thomas has begun legal proceedings against World Aquatics, swimming’s…
Continue ReadingHawaii officials identify the last of the 100 known victims of the wildfire that destroyed Lahaina
By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii officials have identified the last of the 100 known victims of the wildfire that…
Continue ReadingA private prison health care company accused of substandard care is awarded new contract in Illinois
By JOHN O’CONNOR AP Political Writer SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois officials have awarded a prison medical care contract to the same…
Continue ReadingTakeaways from the $83.3 million jury verdict against Donald Trump
CNN By Jeremy Herb, Lauren del Valle and Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — A jury said that Donald Trump should pay $83.3 million in damages Friday,…
Continue ReadingJackie Robinson statue was stolen from a Kansas park
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A prized statue of Jackie Robinson was stolen from a public park in Kansas, spurring a police search Friday and outrage across…
Continue ReadingLongtime NRA chief Wayne LaPierre testifies about extensive spending and jet charters at New York civil trial
By Sabrina Souza and Ray Sanchez, CNN (CNN) — Wayne LaPierre, who over the course of three decades became the face of the US gun rights…
Continue ReadingBrad Pitt at Rolex 24 to film scenes for Formula One movie
By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Of course Brad Pitt is at the Rolex 24 at Daytona, the most prestigious endurance…
Continue ReadingColombia llama a consultas a su embajador en Argentina en protesta por declaraciones de Milei sobre Petro
Valeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN Español) — El Gobierno de Colombia llamó este viernes a consultas a su embajador en Argentina, Camilo Romero, en…
Continue ReadingSenadores clave de EE.UU. llegan a un acuerdo para cerrar la frontera si aumentan los cruces de inmigrantes
Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Los negociadores del Senado acordaron facultar a Estados Unidos para restringir significativamente los cruces…
Continue ReadingOil tanker on fire in Gulf of Aden after Houthi missile attack
By Kareem El Damanhoury, Tara John and Oren Liebermann, CNN (CNN) — An oil tanker in the Gulf of Aden is on fire after a missile attack by…
Continue ReadingRussian man who flew on Los Angeles flight without passport or ticket found guilty of being stowaway
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A federal jury in Los Angeles has found a Russian man who flew on a plane from Denmark to Los Angeles in November without a…
Continue ReadingTakeaways from the $83.3 million jury verdict against Donald Trump
By Jeremy Herb, Lauren del Valle and Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — A jury said that Donald Trump should pay $83.3 million in damages Friday, an…
Continue ReadingNo diploma? No problem! Navy again lowers requirements as it struggles to meet recruitment goals
LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Navy is starting to enlist individuals who didn’t graduate from high school or get a…
Continue ReadingAustralian Open final: China’s Zheng Qinwen bidding to emulate idol Li Na against relentless Aryna Sabalenka
By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — China’s Zheng Qinwen will be hoping to follow in the footsteps of compatriot and idol Li Na, who was crowned…
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