LOS ANGELES (AP) — The owner of an oil field in Los Angeles County is suing the state of California over a law that will require it to stop production and plug its wells or face costly fines. Sentinel Peak is the owner of the Inglewood Oil Field. Los Angeles Times reports that it argues
Continue ReadingTORONTO (AP) — Canada’s antitrust watchdog is suing Google over alleged anticompetitive conduct in the tech giant’s online advertising business and wants the company to sell off two of its services and pay a penalty. The Competition Bureau says that such action is necessary because an investigation it conducted into Google found that the company
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN) — El presidente de Rusia, Vladimir Putin, elogió el jueves al presidente electo de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, como un político “inteligente y experimentado” capaz de encontrar “soluciones”, en un momento en que aumentan las tensiones entre Moscú y Occidente por la guerra en Ucrania. En declaraciones a los periodistas en Kazajstán, Putin también
Continue ReadingBelén Liotti (CNN) –– Hace más de 1,5 millones de años, dos especies distintas de humanos antiguos se cruzaron en la orilla de un lago, y tal vez se miraron a los ojos. Estos precursores del Homo sapiens deambulaban por un paisaje repleto de vida salvaje, incluidas cigüeñas gigantes de 2 metros de altura. Un
Continue ReadingAssociated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — France’s President Emmanuel Macron has for the first time recognized the killing of West African soldiers by the French Army in 1944 as a massacre. The recognition came Thursday in a letter addressed to Senegalese authorities. Between 35 and 400 West African soldiers who fought in the World War
Continue ReadingAssociated Press The California Department of Fish and Wildlife has released a new plan to protect the state’s iconic Joshua trees, which are imperiled by wildfires, human development and climate change. The 294-page draft plan includes calls for avoiding or minimizing direct and indirect impacts from overgrazing, pesticide use and unauthorized off-roading. It also says
Continue ReadingST. LOUIS (AP) — A 16-year-old has died after being hit by a stray bullet last weekend on a St. Louis highway. Colin Brown was hit Saturday night while being driven home in his father’s car after playing a hockey game, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported. The high school junior died Wednesday in a hospital,
Continue ReadingAndrea Gomez (CNN) — El acuerdo de alto el fuego entre Israel y Hezbollah en el Líbano parece mantenerse en gran medida, a pesar de las acusaciones de violaciones desde ambos lados de la frontera. El presidente de Estados Unidos, Joe Biden, dijo que el acuerdo que entró en vigor la madrugada del miércoles –que
Continue ReadingBy Dion Lim Click here for updates on this story SAN JOSE, California (KGO) — This holiday season, a San Jose teacher has much to be thankful for after surviving a purported gang-related shooting that left him with a bullet lodged near his spine. On the evening of Nov. 15, Richard Brookes was celebrating a
Continue ReadingAP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Super Bowl pregame will have some Louisiana flavor: Multi-talented performer Jon Batiste will hit the stage to sing the national anthem, while Trombone Shorty and Lauren Daigle are slated to perform “America the Beautiful.” The performances will take place Feb. 9 at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans
Continue ReadingJulia Hernández (CNN) — Durante cientos de años, Notre Dame fue el telón de fondo de algunos de los momentos más decisivos de la historia de Francia. Este viernes, la catedral será la protagonista de la visita del presidente de Francia, Emmanuel Macron, antes de su reapertura oficial el fin de semana siguiente. Será el
Continue ReadingDEBRECEN, Hungary (AP) — Israeli club Maccabi Tel Aviv’s game against Besiktas in the Europa League has been played without incident before empty stands in Hungary, with the stadium closed to fans over security concerns following attacks on Israeli supporters in Amsterdam this month. Maccabi won the game 3-1 on a cold and rainy evening
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Six Democratic members of Congress from Connecticut have been targeted by bomb threats on their homes. Sen. Chris Murphy and all five House members — Reps. Jim Himes, Joe Courtney, John Larson, Jahana Hayes and Rosa DeLauro — reported being the subject of such threats Thursday. Police
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN) — El Senado de México aprobó este jueves la reforma constitucional que amplía los delitos por los que una persona puede permanecer arrestada sin cargos formales, con base solamente en las averiguaciones previas que hagan “probable” su responsabilidad. Se trata de la prisión preventiva. Para su promulgación deberá ser aprobada por 17
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — San Jose State said Thursday it was disappointed Boise State forfeited its semifinal match in the Mountain West women’s volleyball tournament but that the Spartans were focused on the future. Boise State, which twice boycotted regular-season matches with San Jose State, pulled out of the conference tournament Wednesday
Continue ReadingBy Zachary Cohen and Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — At least six Democrats in Congress say they were targeted with a bomb threat over the Thanksgiving holiday. Four Democratic representatives from Connecticut said Thursday they were targeted with bomb threats while home celebrating Thanksgiving with their families. Sen. Chris Murphy’s office said he was also
Continue ReadingAssociated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelan lawmakers have approved a bill that codifies economic sanctions, like those imposed by the United States, as a crime against humanity and allows the prosecution of anyone who expresses support for the measures. Thursday’s move follows the White House’s decision to impose sanctions on dozens of individuals it
Continue ReadingSANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The New Mexico Court of Appeals has upheld state regulations aimed at cracking down on emissions from the oil and natural gas industry. The case centered on a rule adopted in 2022 that called for curbing the pollutants that react with heat and sunlight to create ground-level ozone. The Independent
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) — Liberia’s former warlord and senator Prince Johnson, one of the main actors in the country’s horrific civil wars, died at the age of 72. Johnson, who once videotaped himself drinking Budweiser as his men cut off the ears of a former president, was elected senator in 2006 and remained
Continue ReadingAssociated Press HANOUIYEH, Lebanon (AP) — During their 37 years of marriage, Mariam Kourani and her husband ran a butcher shop in southern Lebanon, started a business selling serving containers and opened a small restaurant. An Israeli airstrike in late September destroyed it all. Walking through the rubble of what used to be her house
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