CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Officials in Venezuela have arrested the head of security for the country’s top opposition leader, a little more than a week before President Nicolás Maduro faces a tough reelection. Former lawmaker and opposition powerhouse María Corina Machado said that Milciades Ávila was arrested early Wednesday on what she said were trumped
Continue ReadingAssociated Press PANAMA CITY (AP) — Panama’s border police says that migration through the Darien Gap dividing Colombia and Panama has declined significantly this month since Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino took office and ordered authorities to get control of the dense jungle frontier. Still, migration through the Darien remains close to what it was
Continue ReadingBy Kimberly Craig Click here for updates on this story DETROIT (WXYZ) — Fliers of Margie, a stolen dog, have been posted all over the neighborhood on Detroit’s west side where she was snatched, and where her owners are desperate for someone to bring her back. “She’s nine years old. She’s fixed, she’s chipped. I
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The rain and storms yesterday and this morning have done little to relieve the heat and the heat wave continues. The area will see the mercury in the thermometer rise into the 90s the rest of the work week, and hit 100 over the weekend in a few locations. Since the 4th of July the
Continue ReadingBy Chris Arnold Click here for updates on this story ST. GEORGE, Utah (KSTU) — It was a special homecoming last week for 20-year-old Micah Hyde. Hyde returned home to St. George last Wednesday after serving a two-year mission in Seattle for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Waiting for him at the
Continue ReadingBy Chris Davis and Kendrick Wright Click here for updates on this story GALLATIN, Tennessee (WTVF) — If the opening statements set the tone of a trial, then we’re in for an eventful few days in Judge Thompson’s courtroom. “Gallatin failed to protect Ms. Summers. [They] failed to do [their] job,” said Clint Kelly, an
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military-built pier to carry humanitarian aid to Gaza will be dismantled and brought home, ending a mission that has been fraught with repeated weather and security problems that limited how much food and other supplies could get to starving Palestinians. Vice Adm. Brad Cooper, deputy commander at U.S.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — UFC heavyweight champion Jon Jones pleaded not guilty Wednesday to a pair of misdemeanor charges stemming from a drug test at his New Mexico home in which he was accused of being hostile. Jones appeared seated next to his attorney as the pleas were entered on his behalf during
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN Español) — Desde la Convención Nacional Republicana, Ted Cruz, senador por Texas, realizó declaraciones falsas sobre supuestos vínculos de la inmigración con la delincuencia en Estados Unidos. Puntualmente, acusó al gobierno de Venezuela de “vaciar sus cárceles” y enviar criminales al país. “Creo que el gobierno de Venezuela deliberadamente está vaciando sus
Continue ReadingBy Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Rome (CNN) — Italian officials are trying to identify a young woman who was filmed kissing, humping and grinding against a statue of Bacchus, the god of wine and sensuality, in Florence over the weekend. The country’s culture ministry and officials in Florence have expressed their fury over the incident
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Dozens of aging bridges in 16 states will be replaced or improved with the help of $5 billion in federal grants announced Wednesday by President Joe Biden’s administration, the latest beneficiaries of a massive infrastructure law. The projects range from coast to coast, with the largest providing an additional $1.4 billion to help
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Nevada justice of the peace who ran unsuccessfully for state treasurer in 2022 has been indicted on federal fraud charges. Michele Fiore is accused of using money donated for a memorial to two Las Vegas police officers killed on duty in 2014 for political campaign costs, rent and
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee elections officials say any state registered voters among the thousands recently asked to prove their citizenship can stay on the voting rolls even if they don’t respond to the request. The American Civil Liberties Union of Tennessee said last month it planned to sue the state over the
Continue ReadingBy Abel Alvarado, CNN (CNN) — Authorities in Paraguay seized over 4 tons of cocaine with a market value of around $240 million inside a shipment of sugar that was destined for Belgium, the country’s anti-drug agency Senad said Tuesday. The cocaine bust – named “Operation Sweetness” – is the largest in the country’s history
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon’s unemployment rate was 4.1% in June, down a bit from 4.2% in May, and has been in a tight range between 4.0% and 4.2% since October of last year, the state Employment Department reported Wednesday. The U.S. unemployment rate, at 4.1%, changed little in June. In June, Oregon’s seasonally adjusted
Continue ReadingBy Katie Lobosco, CNN Washington (CNN) — More student loan borrowers have successfully received debt relief through bankruptcy after the Biden administration implemented a new policy to make the process easier nearly two years ago, according to data released by the Department of Justice Wednesday. A total of 588 people filed cases seeking student debt
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — “Shōgun,” the historical drama based on James Clavell’s bestselling novel, broke a record with its Emmy nominations on Wednesday. The series became only the second non-English language program to be nominated in outstanding drama category. The hit Netflix series “Squid Game” was the first in 2022. “Shōgun” also
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — The Biden administration imposed visa restrictions on former Israel Defense Forces (IDF) sergeant Elor Azaria “for his involvement in a gross violation of human rights, namely an extrajudicial killing in the West Bank,” State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller announced Wednesday. As a result of the action, Azaria and his
Continue ReadingBy Addie Meiners Click here for updates on this story LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (WLKY) — Mayor Craig Greenberg was joined by other city leaders on Tuesday to discuss the city’s participation in “Plastic Free July.” The worldwide initiative aims to encourage people to reduce their use of single-use plastics. “Louisville Metro Government’s Waste Management District collects
Continue ReadingBy Corey Howard Click here for updates on this story ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico (KOAT) — New Mexico is only days away from the start of the special legislative session that Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham called to address crime. Lujan Grisham says her proposal to give judges more ability to hold people “not mentally competent” could
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