Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — When Joe Biden was running for reelection, his strategy was to keep the focus squarely on Donald Trump and his treat to democratic institutions. Now that Kamala Harris is nearing the end of her abbreviated presidential campaign, she’s trying a similar approach. She will deliver her closing argument Tuesday from
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawyers for former President Donald Trump have told a federal judge that the election interference case against him should be dismissed, arguing that special counsel Jack Smith was illegally appointed and that funding for his office should be cut off. The argument mirrors the one that persuaded a Trump-appointed judge
Continue ReadingBy Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump’s legal team is asking a federal court to dismiss the January 6, 2021, election subversion case, saying that the office of special counsel Jack Smith is unconstitutional, in a court filing 12 days before the presidential election. “Everything that Smith did since Attorney General (Merrick) Garland’s appointment, as President Trump continued his
Continue ReadingBelén Liotti Nueva York (CNN) –– El reciente segmento del canal Fox News sobre la visita “sorpresa” de Donald Trump a una barbería en el Bronx pareció un anuncio de campaña para la reelección del expresidente. En el clip aparecía Trump, quien respondía preguntas mientras conversaba con clientes y trabajadores negro e hispanos de distintas
Continue ReadingAP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The red-cockaded woodpecker, an iconic bird in southeastern forests, has recovered enough of its population to be downlisted from an endangered species to a threatened one. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced the status change on Thursday. At one point in the 1970s, the red-cockaded woodpecker population had
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo Los Ángeles (CNN) — El fiscal del distrito del condado de Los Ángeles, George Gascón, dijo este jueves que recomendará a un juez que dicte una nueva sentencia para Lyle y Erik Menéndez, casi 30 años después de que los hermanos fueran condenados por los homicidios de sus padres, José y Kitty, y
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — In a rare move, the Pentagon is strongly pushing back against misinformation spread on social media that falsely suggests U.S. troops have been authorized to use force against American citizens during the election. The falsehood suggests that a Defense Department policy revision released in late September was timed to interfere
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The Louisville police officer who used a battering ram to smash through Breonna Taylor’s front door testified in federal court Thursday. Detective Mike Nobles says the gunshots that went off shortly after were the loudest he’s ever heard. Police gunfire killed Taylor, a 26-year-old Black woman, who had been
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — Hurricane Kristy has strengthened into a Category 5 storm. Forecasters say the major hurricane is expected to remain far from land as it churns in the Pacific Ocean and rapidly weakens over the coming days. The Miami-based National Hurricane Center says the hurricane was centered Thursday 970 miles southwest of the
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN Español) — La Fórmula Uno regresa al Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez de la Ciudad de México con la vigésima carrera de la temporada 2024. Pese al dominio del tricampeón del mundo Max Verstappen (Red Bull) en la clasificación general en las últimas dos temporadas, la puja por el campeonato sigue viva
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Environmentalists accuse New York, New Jersey and Delaware in federal lawsuits of improperly allowing Atlantic sturgeon to be killed by commercial fishing operations even as the prehistoric fish is on the brink of disappearing. The three lawsuits from the Delaware Riverkeeper Network and Hudson Riverkeeper were filed Thursday and accuse the states of
Continue ReadingBy Evan Perez, Katie Bo Lillis and Sean Lyngaas, CNN (CNN) — The FBI is zeroing in on a US government office where it believes the leaked US intelligence documents on Israel’s preparations for a possible attack on Iran were printed, a US official and another source familiar with the matter told CNN. FBI investigators working with the Naval Criminal Investigative
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN) — Se cumple un año desde que el poderoso huracán Otis de categoría 5 azotó la costa de Acapulco, en el estado de Guerrero, en lo que supo ser uno de los destinos turísticos más importantes de México y del mundo. El tiempo ha pasado, pero no del todo la devastación que
Continue ReadingCOVINGTON, La. (AP) — It’s taken 38 years, but Louisiana authorities have finally identified a woman whose body was found floating in Lake Pontchartrain. The St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office said the homicide victim’s body was found June 19, 1986, near the Interstate 10 Twin Span bridges close to Slidell. For years, she was known
Continue ReadingBy Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — The Justice Department has reached a settlement for more than $100 million with the two corporations that owned and operated the container ship that destroyed Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge in March. As part of the settlement, Grace Ocean Private Limited and Synergy Marine Private Limited – two Singaporean companies – will pay nearly $102
Continue ReadingBy Kylie Atwood, MJ Lee, Jennifer Hansler and Kayla Tausche, CNN (CNN) — Even as long-stalled talks to try to secure the release of the hostages and reach a ceasefire in Gaza resume in the coming days, there is little expectation of a breakthrough before the US presidential election in less than two weeks, officials told CNN.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The owner and manager of the cargo ship that caused the Baltimore bridge collapse have agreed to pay more than $100 million to settle a lawsuit brought by the Justice Department. Officials said in a news release Thursday that the settlement does not include any damages for rebuilding the bridge.
Continue ReadingBy Annie Grayer and Haley Talbot, CNN (CNN) — Democratic Rep. Emilia Sykes of Ohio is battling a last-minute challenge to her eligibility to vote in her district as a result of a complaint filed by a local Republican activist. After a county elections board deadlocked over the issue on Thursday, the decision over whether the congresswoman can cast her ballot in Akron,
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris was asked this week if she thought Donald Trump was a fascist, and she replied, “Yes, I do.” She subsequently called him the same thing herself, saying voters don’t want “a president of the United States who admires dictators and is a fascist.” But what exactly
Continue ReadingBy Evan Perez and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — The Justice Department is preparing to defend its use of diversity policies in choosing an independent monitor to oversee a plea agreement with Boeing Co., setting up a potential clash with a conservative judge that could delay a deal the company is eager to implement. The
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