MEXICO CITY (AP) — Three migrants died in a highway accident in the southern Mexico state of Oaxaca, authorities say. At least two of the dead — a man and a woman — are from the African nation of Cameroon, and the identity of the third is being checked. Five more migrants were injured and
Continue ReadingCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A man who has served as treasurer for dozens of political campaigns in Ohio over the past 40 years is facing federal wire fraud charges for allegedly stealing nearly $1 million from clients. The U.S. Attorney’s office for the Southern District of Ohio says 76-year-old William Curlis is accused of writing
Continue ReadingBy Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — An implant for obstructive sleep apnea — a serious sleep malady in which breathing stops for 10 seconds to two minutes many times an hour each night — works best in people who are overweight but not severely obese, a new study found. To qualify for the device, called
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Killough and Ed Lavandera, CNN (CNN) — A member of the Texas National Guard was arrested and charged with human smuggling after allegedly leading law enforcement on a high-speed chase near the Texas-Mexico border on Sunday. The suspect, identified by the Texas Department of Public Safety as 26-year-old Savion Johnson, was approaching a checkpoint in
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — El FBI y el Departamento de Policía de Los Ángeles investigan uno de los mayores robos de dinero en efectivo en la historia de la ciudad tras el robo de hasta US$ 30 millones de una instalación de almacenamiento de dinero de San Fernando Valley, según informó el jueves a CNN
Continue ReadingHOUSTON (AP) — Federal officials are issuing a preliminary report about a United Airlines jet that slid off a taxiway at a Houston airport last month. According to Thursday’s report by the National Transportation Safety Board, the United captain said the brakes seemed less effective than normal. He says the plane and brake pedals shook
Continue ReadingBy RISDEL KASASIRA Associated Press KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Ugandan gay rights activists asked the international community to mount more pressure on the government of Uganda to repeal an anti-gay law which the country’s Constitutional Court refused to nullify on Wednesday. The court upheld a law that allows the death penalty for “aggravated homosexuality,” and
Continue ReadingBy KIMBERLEE KRUESI and JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee would become the latest state to require public school students to watch a video on fetal development produced by an anti-abortion group, or something comparable, under legislation heading to Republican Gov. Bill Lee’s desk. The GOP-dominated Senate approved the legislation Thursday. The
Continue ReadingBy Betsy Klein and Tami Luhby, CNN Washington (CNN) — The Biden administration has finalized a new rule bolstering protections for career federal workers, marking a move to preemptively halt or significantly slow any efforts by former President Donald Trump, should he win in November, to reduce or alter the federal workforce. “Today, my administration
Continue ReadingBy BRIAN SLODYSKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump left the White House facing a cash crunch that threatened his business empire. But soon a new source stepped forward to provide a financial lifeline. Records show Axos Bank, as well as its largest individual shareholder, have extended more than $500 million in financing that
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Markus Hinterhäuser has been given a third five-year term as artistic director of the Salzburg Festival, extending his tenure in one of Europe’s most influential cultural roles to the longest since Herbert von Karajan’s reign from 1956-89. The festival says its board of directors agreed to a contract through 2031 with
Continue ReadingBy TRÂN NGUYỄN Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Democratic leaders have announced they have agreed on a plan to reduce the state’s staggering budget deficit by $17.3 billion. California is facing a multibillion-dollar budget shortfall of at least $37.9 billion. The agreement announced Thursday includes a $3.6 billion cut in primarily one-time funding,
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL GOLDBERG Associated Press/Report for America JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department will help police in Mississippi’s capital city to revamp policies for performing next-of-kin death notifications. The announcement Thursday came months after men in and around Jackson were buried in a pauper’s cemetery without their relatives’ knowledge. NBCNews.com reports that seven
Continue ReadingBy ALICIA RANCILIO Associated Press Does time — and a new host — heal all wounds? Fourteen years after Conan O’Brien was messily ousted from NBC’s “The Tonight Show” to make way for the return of Jay Leno — the comedian is finally back. O’Brien will appear on the April 9 show to promote his
Continue ReadingMANITOWOC, Wis. (AP) — A man who was caring for a 3-year-old Wisconsin boy when he vanished in late February has been ordered to stand trial on a child neglect charge in the child’s disappearance. A Manitowoc County judge ruled Thursday there was enough evidence to move the case forward against 39-year-old Jesse Vang. The
Continue ReadingBy Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — For people avoiding caffeine, decaf coffee seems like a harmless option. But some health advocacy groups that argue otherwise are petitioning the US Food and Drug Administration to ban a key chemical involved in the decaffeination process due to cancer concerns. That chemical is methylene chloride, a colorless liquid
Continue ReadingBy Daniel Dale, CNN Washington (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump continues to make false claims about the New York civil fraud case he lost – including a wildly inaccurate declaration on Tuesday that an appeals court previously said that he had “won the case.” Trump has made similar claims for months. He delivered an
Continue ReadingPHOENIX (AP) — A newly released report says a hot air balloon pilot had an elevated level of an anesthetic in his system at the time of a deadly crash in Arizona. Authorities say toxicology tests show 37-year-old Cornelius van der Walt had a high amount of ketamine in his blood when the balloon plummeted
Continue ReadingThe husband of Florida’s Senate president has died after falling while the couple was hiking in Utah. The Senate notified members Wednesday that John Passidomo was fell at Bryce Canyon National Park on Monday and later died after suffering head and other injuries. The 72-year-old lawyer and Republican Senate President Kathleen Passidomo were on vacation
Continue ReadingBy Maggi Marshall Click here for updates on this story CALLAO, Virginia (WTVR) — Neighbors in the town of Callao tell CBS 6 they are still trying to process the fact a possible tornado barreled through their area Wednesday afternoon. J.R. Dunaway is one of roughly 2,500 people who live in the Northumberland County town.
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