MEXICO CITY (AP) — The head of Mexico’s detective service has apologized for saying his country is “the champion” of fentanyl and meth production. The comments Tuesday appeared to contradict past statements by President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, who has denied any fentanyl is produced in Mexico. The office of Felipe de Jesus Gallo, the
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — Las autoridades de Gaza concluyeron su búsqueda de fosas comunes en un hospital en el sur de Gaza y dijeron que descubrieron un total de 392 cadáveres, incluidos algunos que todavía llevaban batas quirúrgicas. En una conferencia de prensa el jueves, un funcionario de la Defensa Civil palestina en
Continue ReadingBy Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — A coalition of Republican attorneys general from 17 states filed a lawsuit Thursday against the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission over a new rule that requires employers to provide abortion accommodations under the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act. The rule, finalized in mid-April, mandates that most employers offer “reasonable accommodations” to
Continue ReadingBy DAVID HAMILTON AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Federal Communications Commission voted Thursday to restore “net neutrality” rules that prevent broadband internet providers such as Comcast and Verizon from favoring some sites and apps over others. The move effectively reinstates a net neutrality order the commission first issued in 2015 during the
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Cuando el productor de Hollywood Harvey Weinstein fue declarado culpable de dos delitos sexuales en febrero de 2020, la condena fue aclamada como un momento histórico en el movimiento #MeToo. Ahora, más de cuatro años después, el fallo de la Corte de Apelaciones de Nueva York que anula esa condena sacude
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The Wolfpack have won their fifth straight game and moved up to second in the IMC and eighth in the state. Caldera swept Ridgeview last week and are going for the sweep against Mtn. View on Friday.
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In the 10th inning, Mountain View freshman star Ryder Carpenter shut down the Caldera Wolfpack on the mound and came to the plate to win it with an RBI single. The game was 5-5 in the ninth, and Caldera’s Garet Dornhecker hit a 2-RBI double to take the lead. In the bottom of the ninth,
Continue ReadingBy LOLITA C. BALDOR and TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. will provide Ukraine additional Patriot missiles for its air defense systems as part of a massive $6 billion additional aid package, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin announced Friday. The missiles will be used to replenish previously supplied Patriot systems. The package also
Continue ReadingPORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — A transitional council tasked with bringing political stability to Haiti has been installed in the capital of Haiti, a nation marred by gang violence and soaring hunger and poverty. The freshly sworn-in council will appoint a new prime minister and Cabinet, and create a road map to eventually hold long-awaited general
Continue ReadingBy FABIANO MAISONNAVE Associated Press BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Thousands of Indigenous people, frustrated with President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, are marching in Brazil’s capital to demand official recognition of lands they live on. Previously president between 2003 and 2010, Lula began a third term in January of last year. Since then, his administration
Continue ReadingBy AAMER MADHANI and JOSH BOAK Associated Press SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — President Joe Biden on Thursday sought to sell voters on an American “comeback story” as he highlighted longterm investments in the economy in upstate New York to celebrate Micron Technology’s plans to build a campus of computer chip factories made possible in part
Continue ReadingCNN By Jeremy Herb, Lauren del Valle, Kara Scannell, Nicki Brown and Brynn Gingras, CNN (CNN) — Former American Media Inc. chairman David Pecker took jurors in Donald Trump’s hush money case inside how he paid for Karen McDougal’s story to keep her quiet about her alleged affair with Trump – and how his decision
Continue ReadingBy KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee’s GOP-controlled General Assembly has adjourned for the year, concluding months of tense political infighting that ultimately doomed Republican Gov. Bill Lee’s universal school voucher push. But the session also ended Thursday with outrage from Democrats and gun control advocates over the last minute approval of
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REEDSPORT, Ore. (KTVZ) — Nearly 18,000 young salmon died after a vandal poured bleach into a Douglas County fish hatchery tank on Monday, according to law enforcement authorities. What may have started as vandalism evolved into poaching with the illegal killing of fish in one of four tanks at the Gardiner, Reedsport, and Winchester Bay
Continue ReadingBy TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Ukraine has sidelined U.S.-provided Abrams M1A1 battle tanks for now in its fight against Russia, in part because Russian drone warfare has made it too difficult for them to operate without detection or coming under attack, two U.S. military officials told The Associated Press. The U.S. agreed
Continue ReadingBy Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — After years of delays and a dizzying array of setbacks during test flights, Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft is finally set to make its inaugural crewed launch. The mission is at last closing in on its historic astronaut launch attempt, with NASA officials giving the green light for liftoff at 10:34 p.m. ET Monday. Starliner
Continue ReadingBy Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Madonna may be the reigning Queen of Pop, but she’s a mother first. As the “Vogue” singer approaches her 80th show on her “Celebration” tour, she took a moment to appreciate how much her six children have helped her get to this point after being hospitalized last year before
Continue ReadingValeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN Español) — Devastadores tornados arrasaron con varias viviendas en partes de Iowa y el este de Nebraska el viernes, mientras un evento de tormentas severas de varios días se intensifica en el centro de Estados Unidos, hiriendo al menos a tres personas y causando riesgo de tornados desde Michigan hasta Texas.
Continue ReadingBy AMY BETH HANSON Associated Press HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A federal judge has temporarily blocked a Montana law that appeared to require people to cancel previous voter registrations before signing up to vote, or risk facing felony charges. U.S. District Judge Brian Morris said Wednesday that he agreed with the plaintiffs that the law
Continue ReadingATLANTA (AP) — Guard Javian McCollum is transferring to Georgia Tech after leading Oklahoma in scoring this past season. The 6-foot-2 McCollum started all 30 games he played for the Sooners, averaging 13.3 points per game while hitting 40.4% from the field and 31.4% from 3-point range. He set a school record by connecting on
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