Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Efforts to free a Texas woman whose execution was delayed in 2022 amid growing doubts she fatally beat her 2-year-old daughter have received a significant boost. A judge has concluded that Melissa Lucio is “actually innocent” of capital murder and her conviction and death sentence should be overturned. Senior State District Judge
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Skores, CNN (CNN) — Travelers aboard a Southwest Airlines flight preparing to leave Denver Friday had to evacuate after a passenger’s cell phone battery caught on fire and caused an airplane seat to catch fire as well. The Boeing 737-700 was still parked at a gate with 108 passengers on board when the
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — A law enforcement consulting group says the University of California, Los Angeles should develop clear plans and policies, communication lines and decision-making authority for major protests. The outside review was requested in response to the university’s controversial handling of large student protests against the Israel-Hamas war in late April and May.
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN Español) — El Ministerio Público de Venezuela revisará las medidas impuestas a 225 personas detenidas durante las protestas posteriores a las controvertidas elecciones del 28 de julio, informó el fiscal general, Tarek William Saab, sin precisar qué medidas podrían cambiar. “Esta acción, que tiene como centro la reunificación familiar, consolida el compromiso
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ROME (AP) — Pope Francis on Friday called on the diocese of Rome to respond to a growing housing crisis in the Eternal City, wading into the debate about rising rental prices that has only grown more acute with Holy Year celebrations in 2025. Francis has written to the city’s church leaders and
Continue ReadingBy Lysée Mitri Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO COUNTY, California (KCRA) — Newly obtained evidence photos show the $300,000 worth of diamonds that a former California state worker has been convicted of stealing while on the job. Miguel Espinosa, 60, pleaded guilty to three counts of grand theft for stealing the jewels
Continue ReadingAssociated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The South African government says it has put together a team including mine rescue experts to come up with a plan to bring to surface illegal miners who remain under a disused gold mine. The move signaled the government was taking a more conciliatory approach compared to earlier this week.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump announced Friday that North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, his choice to head the Interior Department, will also lead a newly created National Energy Council that will seek to establish U.S. “energy dominance” around the world. Burgum, in his new role, will oversee a panel that crosses all
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN Español) — El martes 29 de octubre a las 8 de la noche, hora local, miles y miles de celulares vibraron y pitaron a la vez en la Comunidad Valenciana. Se trataba de la alerta que el Centro de Coordinación de Emergencia (Cecopi) enviaba de forma masiva a la ciudadanía para advertir
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — La elección por parte del presidente Donald Trump de Robert F. Kennedy Jr. como secretario del Departamento de Salud y Servicios Humanos de EE.UU. “es una elección extraordinariamente mala para la salud del pueblo estadounidense”, advirtió el jueves el Dr. Ashish Jha, decano de la Escuela de Salud Pública de la
Continue ReadingAssociated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A battery manufacturer has selected Kentucky for a nearly $712 million project to produce industrial-sized batteries used to store and distribute energy. It is a process officials say is important to help secure a reliable electric grid for the country. Gov. Andy Beshear said Friday the Shelbyville Battery Manufacturing
Continue ReadingCNN By Ali Main, Annie Grayer and Sarah Ferris, CNN (CNN) — House Speaker Mike Johnson said on Friday that he does not think a House Ethics Committee report on allegations related to Matt Gaetz should be released and is “going to strongly request that the Ethics Committee not issue the report.” Johnson called on
Continue ReadingBy Kit Maher, Michael Williams and Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, CNN West Palm Beach, Florida (CNN) — President-elect Donald Trump on Friday elevated two of his campaign’s spokespeople to top communications roles in his incoming administration. Trump named his campaign’s spokesman, Steven Cheung, as his White House communications director. His campaign’s national press secretary, Karoline Leavitt,
Continue ReadingBy Olivia Tyler Click here for updates on this story ANKENY, Iowa (KCCI) — Sherry Kubalsky is turning a hobby into a holiday gift. While most people want shiny new things, this pickleball player is re-inventing the old. “It just came to mind one day when I was looking at a cracked pickleball, and I
Continue ReadingOTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — A stolen portrait of Winston Churchill that was swapped with a forgery during the pandemic has returned to its rightful place, after two Ottawa police detectives traveled to Rome to retrieve it. Police said ”The Roaring Lion” was stolen from the Fairmont Chateau Laurier hotel in Ottawa, sometime between Christmas Day
Continue ReadingBANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar’s military has consistently targeted civilians and their communities as a form of collective punishment in the country’s southeast since the army seized power in early 2021. That’s according to a rights group’s new report Friday. Documented airstrikes on villages examined by researchers from the Karen Human Rights Group are emblematic of
Continue ReadingBy Lydia Blackstone Click here for updates on this story SAVANNAH, Georgia (WJCL) — Transitioning out of military service can be a challenging and uncertain time for many veterans, especially after dedicating years of service to their country. Combat Boots 2 The Boardroom, a program founded in 2018, offers veterans the resources and guidance they
Continue ReadingPaulina Nares Roma (CNN) — El antiguo Coliseo de Roma ha sido testigo de algunas batallas históricas, con multitudes vestidas con togas que una vez llenaron el gigantesco lugar para ver a los gladiadores enfrentarse a oponentes, incluidos leones y babuinos. Pero a pesar del paso del tiempo, aparentemente los días de lucha no han
Continue ReadingAssociated Press GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — A Guatemalan appeals court has overturned the order freeing journalist José Rubén Zamora and ordered his return to jail. Zamora, founder of El Periódico newspaper, had spent more than two years in jail awaiting trial before a judge granted him house arrest in October. Prosecutors appealed the order and
Continue ReadingAssociated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs had hoped fellow Democrats would make enough gains during this month’s election to flip one or both chambers of a state Legislature that Republicans narrowly controlled, easing the path for her policy agenda ahead of a 2026 reelection campaign. Instead, the opposite happened. Rather than lose
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