SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights urged El Salvador Wednesday to end the more than two-year state of emergency, which has suspended fundamental civil rights while the government pursued the country’s powerful street gangs. The regional human rights body noted that plunging rates of violence in El Salvador made
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris has accepted the rules set forth for next week’s debate with former President Donald Trump, although the Democratic nominee says the decision not to keep both candidates’ microphones live throughout the matchup will be to her disadvantage. The development, which came Wednesday by way of a
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A man helped kill at least 118 eagles to sell their feathers and body parts on the black market as part of a long-running wildlife trafficking ring in the western U.S. that authorities allege killed thousands of birds, court filings show. Travis John Branson is scheduled to be sentenced
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Republican Rep. Liz Cheney says she’ll be voting for Democrat Kamala Harris for president. Cheney made that announcement at an event at Duke University in North Carolina on Wednesday night. Cheney was a conservative Republican who co-chaired the committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.
Continue ReadingSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department has opened an investigation into allegations that correctional officers sexually abused incarcerated women at two California prisons. Federal authorities announced the investigation Wednesday, saying they had “significant justification” to look into the allegations. Officials said lawsuits have been filed alleging sexual abuse, including rape, at the Central
Continue ReadingBy Kevin Liptak, Alex Marquardt and Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — A prospective hostage and ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas is 90% completed, but disputes remain over the exchange of prisoners for hostages and the redeployment of Israeli forces in Gaza, according to a senior US administration official and others familiar with the matter.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) — An underwater tunnel that passes beneath New York City’s East River was punctured when a construction contractor accidentally drilled a hole through it. Social media video Wednesday show streams of water pouring into the Queens-Midtown Tunnel, worrying drivers as crews scrambled to plug the leak. A transit official said
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — A la vicepresidenta Kamala Harris le gusta presentarse como dura con la frontera y la inmigración. Anuncios de televisión recientes destacan su etapa como “fiscal del estado fronterizo” que persiguió agresivamente a los cárteles criminales y a los contrabandistas de drogas, así como su apoyo al “proyecto de ley de seguridad
Continue ReadingAssociated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri judge is set to rule on whether it’s misleading to say that a proposed abortion-rights amendment would prevent any abortion regulations in the state. During a Wednesday trial, lawyers for the abortion-rights campaign asked Cole County Judge Cotton Walker to rewrite an official summary of the
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – Governor Tina Kotek has officially proclaimed September Preparedness Month in Oregon. “I want to call out the extraordinary work of local and state leaders who made sure our state was prepared for this year’s unprecedented wildfire season,” Kotek said. “As firefighters worked tirelessly to contain the fires burning across the state, the Oregon Department
Continue ReadingBy MJ Lee, CNN (CNN) — Kamala Harris’ campaign has accepted the terms of next week’s presidential debate with former President Donald Trump, including the fact that the candidates’ microphones will be muted when it is not their turn to speak, according to a person familiar with the debate negotiations. However, in a letter to ABC News
Continue ReadingAssociated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — United Nations officials are hailing limited pauses in the fighting between Israel and Hamas to allow children’s polio vaccinations as rare moments of hope in the war in Gaza. U.N. officials spoke Wednesday at a Security Council meeting to discuss the conflict. The U.N. World Health Organization says 187,000
Continue Readingmondemanola (CNN Español) –– El presidente de Argentina, Javier Milei, dijo en una entrevista a la prensa local que los dos políticos “más relevantes del planeta Tierra” son él mismo y Donald Trump. Este dato no se refleja en ningún ranking ni medición, pero el mandatario argentino acostumbra hacer declaraciones grandilocuentes sobre sí mismo, su
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A sister of Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz says she doesn’t recognize the people wearing “Nebraska Walz’s for Trump” T-shirts in a photo that is making the rounds on social media. It turns out they are distant cousins. The photo shows eight smiling people wearing navy pro-Trump shirts, underneath
Continue ReadingAssociated Press/Report for America SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California has reached a settlement with the city of Elk Grove over an affordable housing project. Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration sued the city last year. They accused it of violating state laws by denying a project to build housing for people who have experienced homelessness. The
Continue ReadingBy Zachary Cohen, Donie O’Sullivan, Evan Perez, Sean Lyngaas and Majlie de Puy Kamp, CNN (CNN) — The unnamed Tennessee-based company that the Justice Department alleges was being funded by Russian operatives working as part of a Kremlin-orchestrated influence operation targeting the 2024 US election is Tenet Media, which is linked to right-wing commentators with millions
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Federal authorities in New York say a North Carolina musician has been charged with using artificial intelligence to create thousands of songs that he streamed billions of times to collect over $10 million in royalty payments. Michael Smith of Cornelius, North Carolina, was arrested on Wednesday on
Continue ReadingBy Jamie Gangel, Rashard Rose and Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, CNN (CNN) — Republican former Rep. Liz Cheney will vote for Vice President Kamala Harris in November, she said during remarks at Duke University, according to audio obtained by CNN. The former Wyoming congresswoman noted the importance of voting for Harris in states like North Carolina,
Continue ReadingAssociated Press DALLAS (AP) — Newly emerged film footage of President John F. Kennedy’s motorcade speeding down a Dallas freeway toward a hospital after he was fatally wounded will go up for auction later this month. Experts say the find isn’t necessarily surprising even over 60 years after the assassination. “These images, these films and
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN Español) — Leonardo Bertulazzi, condenado en Italia por su participación en actividades del grupo terrorista Brigadas Rojas, espera una resolución de la Justicia argentina ante un pedido de extradición de su país natal, tras haber sido detenido el jueves en Buenos Aires. El Gobierno de Argentina informó ese día en un comunicado
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