OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The mayor of the San Francisco Bay Area city of Oakland is out after just two years in office. The Associated Press has called the race Monday. Mayor Sheng Thao was elected mayor in November 2022 and is the first Hmong American to lead a major city. Recall supporters, including the
Continue ReadingBy Wakisha Bailey Click here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA (KYW) — You’ll find Eagles fans all across the city of Philadelphia, but Chaz Elliot and Tom Byrne are two friends who bond over more than just their love for the game. Elliot always speaks highly of Byrne and vice versa. “He’s my best
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN Español) –– El fiscal general de Venezuela, Tarek William Saab, afirmó este lunes a la prensa que en Venezuela no hay niños detenidos tras las protestas postelectorales, pero a la vez reconoció que los menores tras las rejas son “unos pocos” adolescentes cuyas edades oscilan entre los 16 y 17 años. Ahora
Continue ReadingBy Riley Rourke Click here for updates on this story WORCESTER, Massachusetts (WBZ) — A 125-year-old book that was overdue for 51 years has finally returned home to the Worcester Public Library thanks to a Boston resident. The library announced on Facebook that their long-lost book had been returned to their collection after a Boston
Continue ReadingYEMASSEE, S.C. (AP) — Employees at a South Carolina compound that breeds monkeys for medical research have recaptured five more animals that escaped last week from an enclosure that wasn’t fully locked. As of Monday afternoon, 30 of the 43 monkeys that made it outside the Alpha Genesis facility in Yemassee are back in the
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Elon Musk’s super PAC spent around $200 million to help elect Donald Trump, according to a person familiar with the group’s spending, funding an effort that set a new standard for how billionaires can influence elections. The billionaire Tesla and SpaceX CEO provided the vast majority of the money to
Continue ReadingBy Kaicey Baylor Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A veterans retreat helped Annapolis resident William Swick relax with his family after a serious injury that occurred during his military career. He joined the Navy in 1996. “I was commissioned as a Surface Warfare Officer and I did two tours driving
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — Si te perdiste la oportunidad de ver las bolas de fuego de las Táuridas del Sur iluminar el cielo la semana pasada, no te preocupes. La segunda rama de las lluvias de meteoros Táuridas, el evento de las Táuridas del Norte, está a punto de tomar el centro del escenario. Las
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — El presidente electo Donald Trump ha hecho del endurecimiento de la aplicación de las leyes de inmigración una promesa clave de su campaña en cada una de sus candidaturas a la Casa Blanca. Si sigue adelante con su promesa de deportaciones masivas y políticas de inmigración más estrictas, podría crear una carga
Continue ReadingJACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Authorities say a Mississippi Valley State football player who was a passenger in a car involved in a police chase was killed in a crash that left the driver injured. Yazoo County Coroner Ricky Shivers tells WAPT-TV that 20-year-old Ryan Quinney of Mobile, Alabama, was killed Friday as the car was
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The week ahead will be defined by a series of rainy and chilly days with some wintry mix overnight and early each morning. The mountains will see snow off and on all week which has promoted the opening of Mt. Bachelor this Friday to season pass holders. The early snow has also pushed the opening
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand’s Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has made a “formal and unreserved” apology in Parliament for the abuse, torture and neglect of an estimated 200,000 children and vulnerable adults in care. Speaking to lawmakers and a public gallery packed with survivors, he said: “It was horrific. It was
Continue ReadingAndrea Gomez (CNN Español) — China celebra el Día del Soltero, uno de los mayores eventos de compra en línea del mundo, con el objetivo de impulsar el consumo. Sin embargo, en los últimos años ha perdido algo de interés, debido a las presiones gubernamentales sobre las plataformas de comercio electrónico y la desaceleración económica.
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Continue ReadingBATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Democrat Cleo Fields has won a Louisiana congressional race in a recently redrawn second majority-Black district. That flips a once reliably Republican seat blue. This is only the second time in nearly 50 years that a Democrat has won in Louisiana’s 6th Congressional District. That feat is attributed to the
Continue ReadingAssociated Press/Report for America SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom is heading to Washington this week to meet with the Biden administration. His office says he will push for state priorities on health care, disaster relief and climate. He is leaving Monday, days after the Democratic governor called for state lawmakers to convene
Continue ReadingBy Arit John, CNN (CNN) — Republicans flipped the Senate, but Democratic candidates often outran the top of the ticket, winning at least four battleground states that Vice President Kamala Harris lost. Harris lost all seven swing states to President-elect Donald Trump, while her party’s Senate candidates narrowly held Wisconsin, Nevada and open seats in
Continue ReadingBy Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Chris Pratt and Katherine Schwarzenegger are the proud parents to a new baby boy. On Monday, the couple announced that they’re “overjoyed” to share that they’ve welcomed a son named Ford Fitzgerald Schwarzenegger Pratt to their growing brood. “Mama and baby are doing well and Ford’s siblings are thrilled
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN Español) — La nueva canción ‘+57’, en la que colaboraron varios de los más destacados artistas del reguetón en Colombia —entre ellos Karol G, Feid, Maluma y J Balvin— causó polémica y cuestionamientos por la letra que —dicen los críticos— hace apología de la sexualización de menores y desconoce la realidad de
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