Carmen Sánchez (CNN Español) — En los Juegos Olímpicos de París 2024, Venezuela irá con 32 atletas para conseguir alcanzar su reto y superar el número de medallas en una sola edición olímpica. Los atletas competirán en las disciplinas de equitación, lucha grecorromana, lucha libre, esgrima, halterofilia, natación, sable femenino, atletismo, tiro y boxeo. Venezuela
Continue ReadingAssociated Press A Wisconsin man has been charged with fleeing to Ireland to avoid a prison sentence for joining a mob’s attack on the U.S. Capitol over three years ago. A court filing Tuesday charges 56-year-old Paul Kovacik with defying a court order to surrender to serve three months behind bars for participating in the
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A former sheriff’s deputy charged with murder in the fatal shooting of Sonya Massey inside her Illinois home had been employed by a half-dozen police agencies since 2020. State law enforcement records show Sean Grayson’s career included short stints as a part-time officer at three small police departments, full
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia judge has approved a referendum sought by slave descendants to challenge rezoning changes that residents say threaten one of the South’s last Gullah-Geechee communities. McIntosh County Probate Court Judge Harold Webster on Tuesday ordered that a special election be held Oct. 1. He said election officials verified
Continue ReadingBy Vince Rodriguez Click here for updates on this story NEW MEXICO (KOAT) — Federal officials have released the cause of the Salt Fire on the Mescalero Apache Reservation. According to a complaint filed in federal court, there were 16 suspicious fires started on the Mescalero Apache Reservation. A federal investigation began in May and
Continue ReadingAssociated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Nearly 200 men and women are alleging they were sexually abused as children while at a Chicago youth detention facility. A pair of lawsuits filed this week in the Illinois Court of Claims are the latest to detail harrowing instances of abuse at the hands of employees of juvenile detention
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story JACKSON, Mississippi (WAPT) — One of the people killed in a Sunday afternoon shooting was the husband of a woman who has been missing for about a year. The shooting happened around 3 p.m. Sunday at a gas station on McDowell Road and Suncrest Drive.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Due to continued hot weather, extremely dry vegetation and significant local fire activity, the Deschutes National Forest, Ochoco National Forest and Crooked River National Grassland, and Prineville District Bureau of Land Management will move to Industrial Fire Precaution Level IV “General Shutdown” on Thursday. Effective at 12:01 a.m. on Thursday, July
Continue ReadingAssociated Press TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey says he is resigning from office Aug. 20 following his conviction for taking bribes for corrupt acts including acting as an agent of the Egyptian government. That’s according a letter the senator sent to fellow Democrat, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy on
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN Español) — Los Juegos Olímpicos de París 2024 están a solo unas semanas y el mundo del deporte, tanto aficionados como atletas, ya se encuentran a la expectativa de uno de los mayores eventos del planeta. La ceremonia inaugural tendrá lugar el próximo 26 de julio, y se espera que sea vista
Continue ReadingBy Matthew Keck Click here for updates on this story JACKSON COUNTY, Indiana (WLKY) — Former UK basketball star Rajon Rondo is expected to plead guilty after being arrested in southern Indiana in January. Rondo was arrested after being pulled over in Jackson County for a traffic stop. Indiana State Police said they could smell
Continue ReadingBy Carolyn Conte Click here for updates on this story NEWTON, North Carolina (WXII) — A man charged with murder and kidnapping was killed after he tried to run over officers, the Catawba County Sheriff’s Office said. Deputies report that on Monday, July 22, they tried to arrest the suspect. But instead, he refused to
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey has unveiled new restrictions on the state’s homeless family shelter programs. Healey said Tuesday that starting Aug. 1, families who aren’t prioritized for placement in emergency assistance shelters will be eligible to stay at overflow sites for just five days. Healey pointed to what she called
Continue ReadingBy Rachel Ramirez, CNN (CNN) — Hundreds of people may have died from heat in Arizona’s Maricopa County amid another record-breaking summer in the state. Heat has killed 27 people in the county, which is home to Phoenix, and is suspected as the cause of 396 other deaths so far this year, according to figures
Continue ReadingCNN By Eric Bradner and Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — Vice President Kamala Harris, in the first rally of her 2024 presidential campaign, told supporters in Wisconsin Tuesday that she will spend the coming weeks “continuing to unite our party” ahead of the Democratic National Convention next month and this fall’s showdown with Donald Trump.
Continue ReadingBy Dorissa White Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KMBC) — Nearly 40 teenagers gathered at the Jackson County Courthouse to share their personal experiences with gun violence, while also calling for solutions to the widespread issue. The effort was led by the Nia Project, a non-profit dedicated to mentoring young
Continue ReadingBy Ella Nilsen and Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — Over 20 Republican state attorneys general asked the Supreme Court on Tuesday to temporarily block the Environmental Protection Agency from enforcing new rules that aim to curb planet-warming emissions from power plants. The filing comes days after a federal appeals court in Washington, DC, turned down
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — About a thousand people are expected at a gala event this weekend as Wisconsin finally honors a person of color with a statue at its state Capitol. Workers lowered the shrouded statue of Wisconsin Secretary of State Vel Phillips into position Tuesday, and then encased it in a crate
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The talent gap between the United States and the rest of the world is shrinking fast in men’s basketball, and the “we’ll figure it out” system seems doomed to eventual failure. Which is why the Paris Olympics are different for USA Basketball.
Continue ReadingBy Paul Gessler Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE, Maryland (WJZ) — The Baltimore Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society is helping with a nationwide effort to centralize genealogical information about enslaved Africans and their families. The group is working with “10 Million Names,” a project designed to recover information on the estimated 10
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