Valeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN Español) — Un tribunal federal de México decidió, por unanimidad, despenalizar el aborto en el estado de Jalisco, informaron este jueves autoridades judiciales y la organización Grupo de Información en Reproducción Elegida (GIRE). El secretario de acuerdos del Segundo Tribunal Colegiado en Materia Penal del Tercer Circuito, Carlos Alberto Alcantara, le
Continue ReadingBy EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations says Sudanese paramilitary forces are encircling the only capital they haven’t captured in the western Darfur region, warning that an attack would have “devastating consequences” for the city’s 800,000 inhabitants. At the same time, the U.N. said Friday that the rival Sudanese
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The Lookout Mountain Ranger District’s nearly 900-acre prescribed burn planned for Tuesday 15 miles northeast of Prineville, adjacent to Forest Service Road 27, has been cancelled due to precipitation over the prescribed burn area, officials said Monday.
Continue ReadingZEBALLOS, British Columbia (AP) — Officials in Canada say a young killer whale that was trapped for more than a month in a lagoon on Vancouver Island has gotten past a bottleneck at high tide, reaching an inlet that could take it to the open sea. The Ehattesaht and Nuchatlaht First Nations says in a
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The Oregon State Marine Board held its quarterly hybrid meeting in Astoria and online last week and approved several statewide boating facility grants, including $300,000 for the Bend Park & Recreation District’s Miller’s Landing Park boat launch project.
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Los miembros del jurado tendrán ahora un fin de semana de tres días para reflexionar sobre lo que escucharon durante la primera semana completa de testimonios en el histórico juicio de Donald Trump por el pago de dinero por silencio. David Pecker bajó finalmente del estrado tras más de 10 horas de
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — An emergency slide fell off a Delta plane that was taking off from New York, and pilots returned to the airport and landed safely. The incident happened Friday after takeoff from JFK Airport. The Boeing 767 was scheduled to fly to Los Angeles with 176 passengers and seven crew members. Delta
Continue ReadingLUPTON, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities say a freight train derailment and fire has forced the closure of a key east-west interstate trucking route near the Arizona-New Mexico state line. No injuries were immediately reported Friday following the midday train wreck near Lupton, Arizona. BNSF Railway spokesperson Lena Kent confirmed the derailment and said there were
Continue ReadingBy Brian Rokus, Aaron Pellish and Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, CNN (CNN) — Former Rep. Peter Meijer is dropping his bid for Michigan’s open Senate seat, the Republican said in a statement Friday. “The hard reality is the fundamentals of the race have changed since we launched this campaign. After prayerful consideration, today I withdrew my name
Continue ReadingCNN By Simone McCarthy, CNN Beijing (CNN) — US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the US has seen evidence of Chinese attempts to “influence and arguably interfere” with the upcoming US elections, despite an earlier commitment from leader Xi Jinping not to do so. Blinken made the comments to CNN’s Kylie Atwood in an interview
Continue ReadingBy Luciana Lopez and Samantha Delouya, CNN (CNN) — The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation on Friday said that Republic First Bank has been closed by Pennsylvania state regulators, in what the FDIC said was the first US bank failure this year. “Philadelphia-based Republic First Bank (doing business as Republic Bank) was closed today by the
Continue ReadingBy Rikki Klaus, CNN (CNN) — Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on Friday joined Black mayors from across the nation to preview the work his department is doing to bring transportation projects to their communities to correct historic wrongs. The projects, made possible through the Biden administration’s $3.3 billion “Reconnecting Communities and Neighborhoods” program, were among the issues discussed at the annual African American Mayors Association Conference in
Continue ReadingGonzalo Zegarra (CNN) — El secretario de Defensa estadounidense, Lloyd Austin, anunció este viernes un paquete de ayuda militar a largo plazo por un valor de US$ 6.000 millones para Ucrania , el mayor hasta la fecha, que permitirá a Estados Unidos comprar nuevos equipos producidos por la industria de defensa del país para el
Continue ReadingBy JOHN O’CONNOR AP Political Writer SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Federal Election Commission has fined the campaign fund of former Illinois Congressman Rodney Davis and its treasurer $43,475 for failing to refund excess contributions in a timely manner. The violations occurred during the 2021-2022 election cycle. Federal campaign finance law limits the amount of
Continue ReadingBy Chelsea Bailey, CNN (CNN) — A school board in Pennsylvania reversed its unanimous decision to cancel a speech by former “30 Rock” actor and anti-bullying advocate Maulik Pancholy over concerns about his activism and “lifestyle.” The decision sparked a backlash from students, parents and community members who felt the board canceled Pancholy’s appearance because
Continue ReadingBy JOHN HANNA and SEAN MURPHY Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas will remain among the handful of states that haven’t legalized the medical use of marijuana or expanded their Medicaid programs for at least another year. Republicans state senators on Friday blocked efforts to force debates on both issues before the GOP-controlled Legislature’s
Continue ReadingBy PAT EATON-ROBB Associated Press Harvey Weinstein will appear in a New York City court next week, the first step in potentially retrying the film mogul after his 2020 rape conviction was overturned. New York’s highest court on Thursday threw out Weinstein’s 2020 rape conviction, ordering a new trial. The Manhattan district attorney’s office has
Continue ReadingGonzalo Zegarra (CNN) — La grabación se hizo viral en enero, provocando la ira en los suburbios de Baltimore. Parecía que el director del instituto de Pikesville, Eric Eiswert, había sido sorprendido haciendo comentarios racistas y antisemitas. Las furiosas llamadas telefónicas desbordaron la recepción. Los empleados sintieron miedo. Se reforzó la seguridad. Eiswert fue puesto
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Vegetation management will begin next Wednesday, May 1 on about 3.5 miles of existing power line along Forest Service Road 2058, also known as North Pine Street, on the Sisters Ranger District. This section of road connects the City of Sisters with Indian Ford Road to the north.
Continue ReadingEVERETT, Wash. (AP) — Officials are sounding alarms after a baby died and two others apparently also overdosed in the past week in separate instances in which fentanyl was left unsecured inside residences, authorities said. A 911 caller on Wednesday afternoon reported that a 13-month-old baby was not breathing in an apartment in Everett, the
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