By Dalia Faheid, Raja Razek and Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — The suspect in a mass shooting at a grocery store in Arkansas was armed with a pistol, a 12-gauge shotgun and had a bandolier with dozens of extra shotgun rounds, authorities said. It was one of at least 14 mass shootings in the US
Continue ReadingGonzalo Zegarra (CNN Español) — Tener una Green Card en Estados Unidos otorga al titular importantes beneficios como vivir y trabajar legal y permanentemente en ese país. Oficialmente, la Green Card es una Tarjeta de Residente Permanente. Los residentes permanentes mayores de 18 años, por disposiciones del Gobierno, tienen que llevar consigo una Green Card
Continue ReadingBy Ibrahim Dahman, Benjamin Brown, Tim Lister and Lauren Izso, CNN (CNN) — The Israeli military strapped an injured Palestinian man to the hood of a military vehicle during an operation on Saturday in the occupied West Bank. Video shows the man lying across the front of the Israeli jeep as it drove through a
Continue ReadingSofía Barruti (CNN) — Después de casi 47 años, el Tribunal de Apelaciones Penales de Texas exoneró esta semana a Kerry Max Cook del asesinato de Linda Jo Edwards en 1977, declarándolo inocente de un crimen por el que pasó casi 20 años en el corredor de la muerte. “Este caso está plagado de acusaciones
Continue ReadingBy JIM GOMEZ Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The president of the Philippines says his country will not yield to “any foreign power” after Chinese forces injured Filipino navy personnel and damaged at least two military boats with machetes, axes and hammers in a clash in the disputed South China Sea, but added the
Continue ReadingBy Kaila Nichols, CNN (CNN) — After nearly 47 years, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals this week exonerated Kerry Max Cook for the 1977 murder of Linda Jo Edwards, declaring him innocent of a crime for which he spent nearly 20 years on death row. “This case is riddled with allegations of State misconduct that
Continue ReadingBy Dalia Faheid, CNN (CNN) — Millions of people across the US are still trudging through a record-setting heat wave that is shifting to the mid-Atlantic, while many Americans – including those in areas of New Mexico, Iowa, Minnesota and South Dakota – contend with “catastrophic” flash flooding this weekend. Here’s the latest: • More than
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The Long Bend Fire, which broke out late Saturday afternoon on the west side of the Deschutes River southwest of Maupin, has grown to more than 1,000 acres after prompting the Wasco County Sheriff’s Office to raise a Level 1 ‘Get Ready’ pre-evacuation notice to Level 2 ‘Get Set.’
Continue ReadingBy JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An aerial drone launched by Yemen’s Houthi rebels struck and damaged a vessel in the Red Sea on Sunday, officials said, the latest attack by the group targeting shipping in the vital maritime corridor. The attack comes as the U.S. has sent the USS
Continue ReadingBy BASSEM MROUE and QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Thousands of fighters from Iran-backed groups in the Middle East are ready to come to Lebanon to join with the militant Hezbollah group in its battle with Israel if the simmering conflict escalates into a full-blown war, officials with Iran-backed factions and analysts say.
Continue ReadingBy CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — A China-backed pipeline that would make Niger an oil-exporting country is being threatened by an internal security crisis and a diplomatic dispute with neighoring Benin, both as a result of last year’s coup that toppled the West African nation’s democratic government. The 1,930-kilometer (1,200-mile) pipeline runs
Continue ReadingBy Erika Tulfo, CNN (CNN) — Krispy Kreme’s newest doughnuts celebrate the 30th anniversary of the sitcom “Friends.” But while the show was set in New York, the doughnuts aren’t for sale in NYC – or anywhere else in the US. The new flavors are available only in the UK and Ireland. The decision has
Continue ReadingSofía Barruti (CNN) — Una mujer en Texas fue acusada de intento de asesinato capital y lesiones después de intentar ahogar a una niña de 3 años en la piscina de un complejo de apartamentos y hacer declaraciones racistas, según la Policía. El capítulo de Texas del Consejo de Relaciones Americano-Islámicas identificó a la familia
Continue ReadingBy ANNE M. PETERSON AP Soccer Writer PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Jonathan Rodriguez and Felipe Mora scored first-half goals and the Portland Timbers went on to a 2-0 victory over the Vancouver Whitecaps in a Cascadia Cup rivalry match. Rodriguez scored in the 26th minute to put the Timbers in front 1-0. It was his
Continue ReadingSofía Barruti (CNN) — Sha’Carri Richardson se clasificó para sus primeros Juegos Olímpicos tras ganar la final de los 100 metros lisos este sábado en las pruebas olímpicas en el Hayward Field de Eugene, Oregón. Richardson terminó en primer lugar con un tiempo de 10.71 -el tiempo más rápido en los 100 metros en el
Continue ReadingBy Homero De la Fuente, CNN (CNN) — Sha’Carri Richardson has qualified for her first Olympic games after winning the 100-meter final on Saturday at the Olympic trials at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon. Richardson finished in first place with a time of 10.71 – the fastest time in the 100m in the world this
Continue ReadingBy KIMBERLEE KRUESI, CHRISTINE FERNANDO and LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Tucked inside the West Virginia Statehouse is a copy of a petition to lawmakers with a simple request: Let the voters decide whether to reinstate legal access to abortion. The request has been ignored by the Republican lawmakers who have supermajority
Continue ReadingBy TAIWO ADEBAYO and DAN AKPOYI Associated Press AYETORO, Nigeria (AP) — The coastal Nigerian community of Ayetoro has been nicknamed “Happy City,” founded decades ago as a Christian utopia. But now its residents can do little against the rising sea. Buildings have sunk into the Atlantic Ocean, an increasingly common image along the West
Continue ReadingBy MEGAN JANETSKY Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Janette Navarro’s 1996 Volkswagen Beetle roars as it barrels up a steep hill overlooking concrete houses stacked like boxes on the outskirts of Mexico City. She presses her foot on the pedal, passes a lime green Beetle like hers, then one marked with red and yellow,
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Behind the smiles, the balloons and the red-carpet pageantry of President Vladimir Putin’s visit to North Korea last week, a strong signal came through: In the spiraling confrontation with the U.S. and its allies over Ukraine, the Russian leader is willing to challenge Western interests like never before. The pact that
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