By Javier Soto Click here for updates on this story PHOENIX (KNXV) — Jaxon Behnke means everything to his dad, Justin. “He’s taught me more about life than life itself and I learn something new every day, you know, being his dad,” said Justin Behnke. Twelve-year-old Jaxon is on the autism spectrum. He’s also non-verbal.
Continue ReadingBy KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Carnival season 2024 entered its final days in New Orleans on Friday as a parade of “fabulous women and the men who support them” walked the narrow streets of the old French Quarter handing out hand-decorated bras. The krewe of “Bosom Buddies & Breast Friends” is
Continue ReadingBy Nicole Goodkind and Krystal Hur, CNN New York (CNN) — The S&P 500 closed above the 5,000 level on Friday for the first time as bullish sentiment spreads across Wall Street and investors cheered fresh data showing progress on inflation. The landmark moment comes during a period of strong economic growth, the artificial intelligence revolution,
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN) –– Un sismo de magnitud 5,7 sacudió la costa de Hawai este viernes, según el Servicio Geológico de Estados Unidos (USGS, por sus siglas en inglés). El sismo tuvo una profundidad de 36,8 kilómetros, indicó la entidad. Su epicentro se ubicó a 2,3 kilómetros al noreste de Pāhala, en el sur de la
Continue ReadingBy AUDREY McAVOY and JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck the world’s largest active volcano on Friday — Mauna Loa on the Big Island of Hawaii — knocking items off shelves and cutting power in a nearby town but not immediately prompting reports of serious damage. The earthquake,
Continue ReadingValeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN Español) — El Tribunal Electoral de Panamá informó el jueves en un comunicado que inhabilitará al expresidente Alberto Martinelli como candidato presidencial debido a que el político tiene una condena privativa de libertad por más de cinco años. El órgano electoral panameño explicó en el comunicado que en cuanto llegue copia de
Continue ReadingBy Catherine Thorbecke, CNN New York (CNN) — Hillary Clinton, Sheryl Sandberg and a coalition of scholars, government officials and legal experts discussed Friday how to prevent sexual violence as a weapon of war. “We have seen an epidemic, an alarming epidemic of gender-based violence as a weapon of war,” Clinton said during her opening
Continue ReadingST. LOUIS (AP) — A wrecking crew tearing down a burned-out St. Louis factory accidentally knocked a brick wall into a transmission tower, causing a brief explosion and power to flicker for some downtown buildings. No one was hurt, but the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that the Board of Aldermen lost its livestream, forcing officials
Continue ReadingBy NAJIB JOBAIN and LEE KEATH Associated Press RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Gaza’s southernmost town, Rafah, is bursting at the seams. Nearly the last place spared an Israeli offensive so far, Rafah’s population has more than quintupled with Palestinians streaming in to escape fighting. They pack by the dozens into apartments. Sidewalks and once-empty
Continue ReadingCNN By Edward-Isaac Dovere and Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN Washington (CNN) — Former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan announced Friday that he is running for US Senate this year, providing Republicans with a strong candidate in their bid to flip a seat in a deep-blue state. “I am running for the United States Senate – not to
Continue ReadingBy Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — The man who investigators say is connected to a string of unusual animal habitat tamperings at the Dallas Zoo – including the alleged theft of two tamarin monkeys – was indicted Tuesday on felony burglary charges, court records show. Davion Irvin, 24, was indicted by a grand jury on
Continue ReadingBy TERRY TANG Associated Press Historically, Asian Americans have been stereotyped as more brains than brawn or “foreigners” when it comes to sports like football. But they have had some sort of presence on the NFL field for nearly a century. Meanwhile, football has been a mainstay in Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander communities for
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TruckInfo.net used Bureau of Transportation Statistics data to map the 20-year change in the share of roads in “acceptable condition” in Oregon.
Continue ReadingBy FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A new IRS inspector general report says the agency continued to give 19 contractors access to sensitive systems despite failing background reports as recently as last July. The Treasury Department’s inspector general for tax administration issued a report this week, saying, “These contractors still retained their access
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Russian President Vladimir Putin sat down in the Kremlin for an interview with former Fox News host Tucker Carlson. For two hours, Putin put forth the Kremlin line on various aspects of the war in neighboring Ukraine, including Russia’s justifications for sending its troops into the country. He blamed both Ukraine
Continue ReadingBy JACQUES BILLEAUD Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Former Arizona Corrections Director Charles Ryan has been sentenced to probation for his no-contest plea to a disorderly conduct charge stemming from a 2022 armed standoff at his Tempe home. Police say Ryan pointed a gun at officers. On Friday, Superior Court Judge Geoffrey Fish decided against
Continue ReadingBy JIM VERTUNO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas A&M University will close its 20-year-old campus in Qatar by 2028. University board members noted instability in the Middle East as a reason to review the school’s presence in the country. The school had recently defended itself against criticism over security of its research and
Continue ReadingBy CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer Tyrone Willingham retired back in 2008, yet he has seen just a few Black men receive the kind of elite opportunity he got when he was hired as Notre Dame’s first Black head football coach more than two decades ago. He was encouraged when Michigan hired Sherrone Moore to
Continue ReadingValeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN) — Imágenes satelitales muestran que Venezuela reforzó su presencia militar cerca de la disputada frontera con Guyana, a pesar de que Caracas había dicho que buscaría una vía diplomática para tratar de resolver la histórica disputa territorial con su vecino por el Esequibo, territorio rico en petróleo. Las imágenes de Maxar,
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“My story in addiction and recovery started at a young age,” Zack Ament says. “I had my first drink at 13, after my bar mitzvah, and it quickly spiraled from there.”
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