August 2024

La Fiscalía de Venezuela abre investigación por supuesta conspiración y otros delitos contra los responsables de la web que publica actas electorales

August 7, 2024 5:27 pm CNN Newsource

Valeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN Español) — La Fiscalía General de Venezuela anunció este miércoles que abrió una investigación por supuesta conspiración, usurpación de funciones, forjamiento de documento público, instigación a la desobediencia de las leyes, delitos informáticos y asociación para delinquir contra los responsables de la publicación y mantenimiento de la página de la oposición que

FAA has doubled its enforcement cases against Boeing since a door plug blew off a 737 Max

August 7, 2024 5:25 pm The Associated Press

AP Airlines Writer A federal Aviation Administration official said Wednesday that the agency has 16 pending enforcement cases against Boeing, half of which have been opened since a door plug blew off a 737 Max in midflight. The increase in cases was disclosed Wednesday during a National Transportation Safety Board hearing into the accident, which

Former Colorado clerk was shocked after computer images were shared online, employee testifies

August 7, 2024 5:22 pm The Associated Press

Associated Press DENVER (AP) — An employee of former Colorado clerk Tina Peters who says she was present when her boss allowed an outsider posing as a county employee to breach her voting system’s computer says Peters was shocked when images from the computer appeared online. Sandra Brown talked about Peters’ reaction Wednesday while testifying

Sweden fights back to beat Japan and secure medal

August 7, 2024 5:13 pm NBC Olympics

Sweden fought back from a two-match deficit to beat fourth-seeded Japan in a men’s team table tennis semifinal at the Paris Olympics on Wednesday, securing a medal.

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear ready to campaign for Harris-Walz after losing out for spot on the ticket

August 7, 2024 5:01 pm The Associated Press

Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear says he’s ready to campaign for the national Democratic ticket. Beshear said Wednesday that Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz are motivated to improve lives, in contrast to “personal grievances” driving the other side in a dig at Republican Donald Trump. Beshear

Biden dice que no confía en una transición pacífica del poder si Trump pierde elecciones de noviembre

August 7, 2024 4:54 pm CNN Newsource

Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — El presidente Joe Biden dijo el miércoles que no confía en que haya una transición pacífica del poder si el expresidente Donald Trump pierde en noviembre, señalando los comentarios del candidato republicano que sugieren que la única forma de que pierda es que le roben las elecciones. “Si Trump gana, no,

¿Quién es Marco Verde, el boxeador mexicano que se llevó medalla de plata en París 2024?

August 7, 2024 4:44 pm CNN Newsource

Rocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN Español) — Marco Verde Álvarez llegó a los Juegos Olímpicos de París 2024 con un objetivo claro: ganar la medalla que su padre, el exboxeador Manuel Verde, no pudo llevarse en Barcelona 1992. Y lo logró: se llevó la medalla de plata en la final de 71 kilogramos contra el pugilista uzbeko

Steve Martin turns down Tim Walz impersonation role on ‘SNL,’ dashing internet’s casting hopes

August 7, 2024 4:36 pm The Associated Press

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Steve Martin’s next role will not be the Midwestern politician the internet hoped he’d portray. With Maya Rudolph’s wildly popular impression of Kamala Harris on “Saturday Night Live,” fans clamored to see who the late-night comedy show would pick to play Harris’ new running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz. With similar

Man charged with murder in connection with 3 strangulation deaths in Southern California in 1977

August 7, 2024 4:36 pm CNN Newsource

By Cindy Von Quednow and Cheri Mossburg, CNN (CNN) — A Mississippi man authorities are calling a “suspected serial killer” has been charged in connection with the 1977 strangulation deaths of three women in Southern California, prosecutors in California said August 7. Warren Luther Alexander, 73, was charged with three counts of first-degree murder and also

EPA issues rare emergency ban on pesticide that damages fetuses

August 7, 2024 4:33 pm The Associated Press

Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — For the first time in roughly 40 years, the Environmental Protection Agency used its emergency authority to halt the sale of a weed-killing pesticide that harms the development of unborn babies. Officials took the rare step because the pesticide DCPA, or Dacthal, could cause irreversible damage to fetuses, including

Hezbollah se dispone a atacar a Israel independientemente de lo que haga Irán, según fuentes

August 7, 2024 4:28 pm CNN Newsource

Belén Liotti (CNN) — Cada vez parece más probable que Hezbollah ataque a Israel independientemente de lo que Irán pueda intentar hacer, le dijeron a CNN dos fuentes familiarizadas con la ntformación de inteligencia. El grupo combatiente con base en el Líbano avanza más rápido que Irán en su planificación y busca atacar a Israel

Steve Martin says he declined to play Tim Walz on ‘SNL’ because he’s ‘not an impressionist’

August 7, 2024 4:27 pm CNN Newsource

By Elizabeth Wagmeister, CNN (CNN) — Steve Martin has finally weighed in on all the online speculation about whether he will play newly minted vice presidential candidate Tim Walz on “Saturday Night Live.” The comedian and actor told the Los Angeles Times in an interview published on Wednesday that he was approached regarding the possibility

Biden’s team lays out four-pillar strategy for lame duck six months

August 7, 2024 4:25 pm CNN Newsource

By Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden has tasked his team with coming up with an agenda for his final six months in office, defining key priorities for the administration as he looks to secure a one-term legacy – including a robust schedule on the world stage. On a call with political appointees across agencies

Dominican Republic trying to identify the remains of 14 decomposed bodies found on abandoned vessel

August 7, 2024 4:25 pm The Associated Press

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — Forensic authorities in the Dominican Republic are working to identify the remains of at least 14 mostly decomposed bodies found on an abandoned vessel 10 nautical miles of its northern coast. The Dominican Republic Navy said the 14 skeletons appeared to belong to individuals from Senegal and Mauritania, according

After 3 weeks, 294,265-acre Durkee Fire in Eastern Oregon is 95% contained; management returns to local crews

August 7, 2024 4:20 pm KTVZ News Partners

DURKEE, Ore. (KTVZ) — The massive, 3-week-old Durkee Fire in Eastern Oregon is nearing full containment and a management team from the Southern U.S. is handing the firefight back to local units Wednesday night, officials said. DURKEE FIRE Size: 294,265 acres Containment: 95% Location: 1 mile west of Durkee, OR Start Date: July 17, 2024

Rapper Nelly arrested in St. Louis for previous traffic charge, accused of illegal drug possession

August 7, 2024 4:17 pm CNN Newsource

By Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — Rapper Nelly was arrested early Wednesday morning at a St. Louis casino relating to an active warrant for a previous years-old traffic charge, according to Missouri State Highway Patrol. During a search at the time of the arrest, authorities say they found the musician to be in possession of

1 of last GOP congressmen who voted to impeach Trump advances in Washington’s US House race

August 7, 2024 4:16 pm The Associated Press

Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — One of the last remaining U.S. House Republicans who voted to impeach Donald Trump and a candidate endorsed by the former president have advanced in Tuesday’s primary to the general election in Washington state’s 4th Congressional District. U.S. Rep. Dan Newhouse is seeking a sixth term in the conservative Washington

Así fue el desbordamiento del glaciar que envió una oleada de agua a Juneau, Alaska causando inundaciones “sin precedentes”

August 7, 2024 4:15 pm CNN Newsource

Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Un torrente de agua desatado por un glaciar debilitado desbordó un río de Alaska a niveles récord el martes y causó inundaciones destructivas en Juneau después de casi un año de un evento similar. Más de 100 casas resultaron dañadas o afectadas por la llamada inundación por desbordamiento de lago glaciar

Boxing recap, Aug. 7: Cuban lightweight Alvarez, Ukrainian middleweight Khyzhniak win gold

August 7, 2024 4:13 pm NBC Olympics

Men’s lightweight and middleweight boxing finals at the 2024 Paris Olympics saw Cuba extend its sport winning streak dating back to London 2012.

US, India, Russia, Japan are building out wind power much too slowly for climate change, report says

August 7, 2024 4:04 pm The Associated Press

Associated Press The world is falling well short of a promise made at global climate talks last year to triple the amount of wind power, according to a report by an energy think tank released Thursday. Last December, countries at the U.N. COP28 climate conference committed to tripling all renewable electricity by 2030. Wind power

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