Alfredo Meza (CNN Español) — La Plataforma Unitaria Democrática (PUD) no pudo inscribir a Corina Yoris, la candidata propuesta por la ganadora de las primarias, María Corina Machado, para sustituirla en la elección presidencial, porque no le permitieron el acceso al sistema de postulaciones del Consejo Nacional Electoral, según denunció la líder opositora en una
Continue ReadingBy DEEPTI HAJELA Associated Press A major bridge that collapsed in Baltimore after getting hit by a ship is named for Francis Scott Key, who turned a wartime experience in the early 19th century into the poem that became the national anthem of the United States. Key was a prominent attorney in the region during
Continue ReadingBy BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — The head of a Lebanese Sunni political and militant group that has joined the Shiite militant group Hezbollah in its fight against Israel on Lebanon’s border says the conflict has helped strengthen cooperation between the two groups. The leader of the Islamic Group, Sheikh Mohammed Takkoush said
Continue ReadingBy PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The securities fraud case against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is over after nine years. He will stay in office under an agreement announced in a Houston courtroom on Tuesday. The deal with special prosecutors abruptly ends the long-running criminal case, which at one time
Continue ReadingBy MELANIE LIDMAN Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — As Israel battles a prolonged war in Gaza, broad exemptions from mandatory military service for ultra-Orthodox men have reopened a deep divide in the country and rattled the government coalition, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s fellow War Cabinet members staunchly opposed to his proposed new conscription law.
Continue ReadingBEIRUT (AP) — A series of airstrikes on eastern Syria have killed more than a dozen people, including an Iranian military adviser and a team member working for the World Health Organization. It’s not immediately clear who was behind the Tuesday airstrikes in Syria’s eastern province of Deir el-Zour that borders Iraq. Iran’s state news
Continue ReadingBy JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — People participate in documentaries for all kinds of reasons. But Steve Martin may be unique in making a film about his life with the instruction of: “See if you can make sense of all THAT.” Morgan Neville’s Apple TV+ documentary “STEVE! (martin) a documentary in
Continue ReadingKYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine has sunk or disabled a third of all Russian warships in the Black Sea in just over two years of war, the navy spokesman said Tuesday, a heavy blow to Moscow’s military capability. Ukraine’s Navy spokesman Dmytro Pletenchuk told The Associated Press that the latest strike on Saturday night hit
Continue ReadingBy CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press KADUNA, Nigeria (AP) — A Nigerian court has sentenced a Chinese national to death after finding him guilty of killing his girlfriend. The Kano state justice commissioner tells The Associated Press he will recommend execution if the man unsuccessfully appeals the ruling. Death sentences for capital offenses are common in
Continue ReadingBy JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — People participate in documentaries for all kinds of reasons. But Steve Martin may be unique in making a film about his life with the instruction of: “See if you can make sense of all THAT.” Morgan Neville’s Apple TV+ documentary “STEVE! (martin) a documentary in
Continue ReadingBy SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press PARIS (AP) — France’s defense minister says it will soon be able to deliver 78 Caesar howitzers to Ukraine. Defense Minister Sébastien Lecornu also said Tuesday that France will boost its supply of artillery shells to meet Kyiv’s urgent needs for ammunition to fight Russia’s full-scale invasion. Lecornu said that
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN) — Hubo un aumento significativo de accidentes automovilísticos fatales en Estados Unidos en el momento del eclipse solar total de 2017, muestra un nuevo análisis. El análisis, publicado como una carta de investigación el lunes en la revista JAMA Internal Medicine, encontró un aumento del 31% en los riesgos de tráfico en
Continue ReadingThe Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Former President Donald Trump launched his social media platform, Truth Social, in early 2022, after he was banned from major sites such as Facebook and the former Twitter following the Jan. 6 insurrection. While he’s since been reinstated to both, he’s largely stayed off X, the Elon Musk-owned
Continue ReadingBy ALICIA RANCILIO Associated Press One of the buzzy new shows of the spring TV season is “Diarra from Detroit”,” now streaming on BET+. The comedic mystery was created by and stars Diarra Kilpatrick, who is best-known for a role on HBO’s “Perry Mason.” Kilpatrick plays a woman also named Diarra who has a great
Continue ReadingBy TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Members of the Utah women’s basketball team were subjected to racism near their hotel in Idaho last week when a pickup truck with a Confederate flag drove near them and the driver began using offensive language, including the N-word, authorities said Tuesday. The team was
Continue ReadingBy Matthew Nuttle Click here for updates on this story MOUNTAIN VIEW, Hawaii (KITV) — A Big Island man is facing several counts of child abuse after investigators say he physically abused and starved his girlfriend’s 2-year-old daughter. Clayton Ernest Saragosa, 31, of Mountain View, was arrested on Saturday March 23. Police officers were first
Continue ReadingBy Joe McLean Click here for updates on this story JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri (KMOV) — Missouri legislators are debating a requirement that suicide awareness and prevention training be mandated in schools and that students as young as 5th grade should begin age-appropriate material on the subject. Under the bill, the material would be added to
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN Español) — El desempeño de la economía en México durante los cinco años que lleva el gobierno del presidente de México Andrés Manuel López Obrador ha sido de claroscuros: el Producto Interno Bruto (PIB) cayó 8,5% en 2020, en medio de la pandemia de covid-19, pero de allí ha comenzado a recuperarse,
Continue ReadingBy Nadeen Ebrahim and Abbas Al Lawati, CNN (CNN) — Following several failed attempts over five months of Israel’s devastating war in Gaza, the United Nations Security Council on Monday finally passed a resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire. The United States, which had been the only remaining hurdle to such a call, decided not
Continue ReadingBy Alex Gaul Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS, Missouri (KMOV) — A growing community of runners is raising hundreds of thousands in honor of their family and friends fighting lung disease. Hundreds of climbers participate each year in the unique event, run by the American Lung Association. The goal is to
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