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Month: August 2024

Estados Unidos reconoce al opositor Edmundo Gonzรกlez como ganador de las elecciones presidenciales en Venezuela

Valeria Ordรณรฑez Ghio (CNN) —ย Estados Unidos reconociรณ al candidato opositor venezolano Edmundo Gonzรกlez como el โ€œclaroโ€ ganador de las controvertidas elecciones del domingo. En una declaraciรณn publicada el jueves, el Departamento de Estado dijo que โ€œdada la abrumadora evidenciaโ€, estรก โ€œclaro para Estados Unidos y, lo mรกs importante, para el pueblo venezolano que Edmundo Gonzรกlez

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Champagne and cheers: The Wall Street Journal fought for Evan Gershkovichโ€™s release for 16 months. It finally paid off

By Oliver Darcy, CNN New York (CNN) โ€” Champagne bottles popped. Thunderous cheering filled the room. Smiles animated faces from corner to corner. When official word made its way to The Wall Street Journal newsroomย that Evan Gershkovich had been released from Russian custody Thursday, unadulterated elation washed over the journalists who had taken part in

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Bend man jailed on charges alleging distribution of child sex abuse material online

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) โ€“ A 30-year-old Bend man has been arrested on four counts of encouraging child sex abuse after a months-long investigation prompted by cyber-tip from a national organization found he was distributing child sex abuse material online, authorities said Thursday. More charges were filed after a search of his cellphone. Detectives with the

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Appeals court narrows Voting Rights Actโ€™s scope for redistricting cases in the South

By Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — The 5thย US Circuit Court of Appeals narrowed the scope of the Voting Rights Actย forย redistricting casesย in a large swath of the South,ย ruling against the Justice Department and voters of color who had challenged Galveston, Texasโ€™s county commission map for how it been redrawn to dismantle a districtย where minorities made up

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Biden weighs more US defenses for Israel as the region prepares for Iranian retaliation

By Oren Liebermann, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden is weighing more US defenses in the Middle East as the US prepares for an Iranian retaliation against Israel that officials say could include an attack on American forces. In a phone call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjaminย Netanyahu Thursday,ย Biden said the US would โ€œsupport Israelโ€™s defense

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