LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Bolivia’s embattled president has announced the discovery of vast natural gas reserves just north of the capital, describing it as the biggest find in nearly two decades that could help the cash-strapped country reverse its falling production. President Luis Arce calls the find a “mega field,” saying it has some
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A look at some of the biggest names in contention for medals in the absence of Russia and Belarus at the Paris 2024 Games.
Continue ReadingBy Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — US Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle said Monday “the buck stops with me” as questions have swirled about the agency’s security preparations following the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump Saturday. Cheatle told ABC News on Monday that “the Secret Service is responsible for the protection of the former
Continue ReadingFLORESVILLE, Texas (AP) — A judge has cleared the way for the demolition of the small Texas church where a gunman killed more than two dozen worshippers in 2017. The attack in Sutherland Springs killed 26 people including a pregnant woman and her unborn baby and remains the deadliest church shooting in U.S. history. The
Continue ReadingBelén Liotti (CNN Español) — Carlos Prosperi, quien fue uno de los candidatos en las primarias de la oposición de Venezuela realizadas en octubre, expresó este sábado su apoyo al presidente Nicolás Maduro, quien buscará una segunda reelección y un tercer mandato en las elecciones del 28 de julio. “El único que puede mantener la
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN Español) — A partir de este 2024, un nuevo día se suma a la lista de feriados en México: cada seis años el 1 de octubre, día de la transmisión del nuevo Gobierno, será de descanso obligatorio para los trabajadores mexicanos. Así lo establece un nuevo decreto publicado en el Diario Oficial
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) — The conservative think tank that drew up a nearly 1,000-page guidebook on how the next Republican administration can remake the federal government is highlighting its policies while defending itself from Democratic criticism. President Joe Biden’s campaign has zeroed in on the Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025 in its race against former
Continue ReadingCNN By John Miller, Casey Tolan and Evan Perez, CNN (CNN) — In the 48 hours before he opened fire on former President Donald Trump, 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks made a series of stops in and around his suburban Pittsburgh hometown. On Friday, he went to a shooting range where he was a member, and
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BUTLER, Pa. (AP) — Loved ones of the man killed when a sniper opened fire at a rally for former President Donald Trump describe him as a beloved family man and girl dad who served his community with “quiet resilience.” An obituary released Monday for 50-year-old Corey Comperatore says he had worked as
Continue ReadingAP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The whistleblower who exposed the Tuskegee syphilis study that left hundreds of Black men untreated has died at age 86. Peter Buxtun died in May of Alzheimer’s disease in California. Buxtun was a federal public health employee in the 1960s when he heard about the Tuskegee study. Rebuffed
Continue ReadingBy Nia Mclean, CNN (CNN) — The hospitality group at the center of an employment discrimination lawsuit against the Shinola Hotel in Detroit called allegations that a Black man received an interview only after he used a “Caucasian name” on his resume “baseless.” In a statement shared with CNN on Wednesday, Daniel del Olmo, president
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — El tiroteo del sábado en un mitin de Donald Trump fue el primer intento de magnicidio de un candidato a la presidencia de Estados Unidos en la era de las redes sociales, y el expresidente apenas había sido atacado cuando empezó a circular por internet todo tipo de explicaciones infundadas sobre lo
Continue ReadingAP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — At the heart of JD Vance’s swift journey from venture capitalist to vice presidential candidate is a memoir he first thought of in law school, “Hillbilly Elegy.” Vance’s bestseller about his roots in rural Kentucky and blue-collar Ohio made him a national celebrity soon after its publication in
Continue ReadingAssociated Press DENVER (AP) — Pro Football Hall of Famer Terrell Davis said Monday he was “humiliated” after being handcuffed and removed from a United Airlines flight, then later apologized to by law enforcement, over the weekend. Davis, who previously played for the Denver Broncos, wrote in an Instagram post that he had tapped a
Continue ReadingATLANTA (AP) — The judge overseeing the long-running racketeering and gang prosecution against rapper Young Thug and others has been removed from the case after two defendants sought his recusal, citing a meeting the judge held with prosecutors and a state witness. Fulton County Superior Court Chief Judge Ural Glanville had put the case in
Continue ReadingBy Evan Perez and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — Nearly 48 hours after the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump, investigators are struck by the lack of leads they’re finding about Thomas Matthew Crooks’ mindset and possible motives for his attack. Even after successfully breaking into Crooks’ phone and searching his computer, scouring his search
Continue ReadingAssociated Press/Report for America SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California became the first U.S. state to bar school districts from requiring staff to notify parents of their child’s gender identification change under a law signed Monday by Gov. Gavin Newsom. The law bans school rules requiring teachers and other staff to disclose a student’s gender identity
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia county says Black slave descendants can’t legally force a referendum that could overturn zoning changes they say threaten their island community. An attorney for McIntosh County sent a letter to a judge Monday arguing that a provision of Georgia’s constitution empowering citizens to challenge county government decisions
Continue ReadingAssociated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The majority of Houston outages that followed Hurricane Beryl should be fixed within the next two days, the city’s main utility company said Monday as Texas Gov. Greg Abbott threatened to punish CenterPoint Energy even after the lights come back. The Texas Public Utility Commission, the state’s regulatory agency,
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – The Oregon Department of Administrative Services announced Monday it has made it easier for customers to request and receive public records, thanks to modernizing its public records software. Effective Monday, DAS went live with Granicus GovQA software to efficiently process and manage requests for public records, such as procurement records, public
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