Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A federal judge in Pennsylvania is considering a request to direct the state’s election officials to take additional steps to verify the identification and eligibility of voters living overseas. That includes those serving in the military and their families. Judge Christopher Conner heard argument Friday in the case brought
Continue ReadingAP Baseball Writer The online auction for Shohei Ohtani’s 50th home run ball has just four days remaining, with the highest bid now at $1.8 million. The auction has been somewhat overshadowed by the legal situation surrounding the ball. Christian Zacek walked out of Miami’s LoanDepot Park with the ball after gaining possession in the
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As our Breast Cancer Awareness reports continue, Lynsey Harris talks again with Dr. Andy Higgins, who explains the importance of screening for early detection.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — One of Central America’s longest rivers will be the primary beneficiary of El Salvador’s deal to refinance $1 billion of debt with support from the United States government, in the latest example of a resurgence in what are known as debt-for-nature swaps. In the deal announced by
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Both major parties are contesting all 14 of Georgia’s congressional districts, where Republicans currently hold a 9-5 majority. In the 3rd Congressional District, Republican Brian Jack became the nominee by tying himself tightly to Donald Trump. Now he’s pursuing the same strategy in the general election against Democrat Maura Keller.
Continue ReadingTALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A judge has ordered Florida’s surgeon general from making further threats against TV stations over an abortion-rights ad they’ve been running. A group campaigning for a ballot measure to add abortion rights to the state constitution sued earlier this week over letters officials in the state’s health department sent to TV
Continue ReadingAssociated Press GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — Donald Trump’s energy level emerged as a flashpoint as the Republican nominee and Democrat Kamala Harris scrambled across battleground Michigan on Friday. Harris told reporters that Trump was “unfit,” “unstable” and “a danger to our democracy” ahead of an afternoon rally. But she appeared to touch a nerve
Continue ReadingAndrea Saint Martin (CNN) — Dos atletas murieron mientras participaban en el Campeonato Mundial de Triatlón en España el jueves, confirmó el organismo rector del deporte. Ambos atletas, uno de México y otro de Gran Bretaña, estaban participando en la categoría de sprint en el primer día de competencia en las Finales del Campeonato de
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN Español) — Los estadounidenses se preparan para votar en las elecciones generales de Estados Unidos el próximo martes 5 de noviembre, en las que estarán en juego la presidencia y vicepresidencia del país. Además de esos cargos, los ciudadanos también votarán por escaños en el Senado, la Cámara, por gobernaciones en 11 estados
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN Español) — La relación entre México y Estados Unidos es uno de los temas importantes tras la elección presidencial del 5 de noviembre en la que resultó ganador Donald Trump. Y es que no solo una frontera de más de 3.000 kilómetros une a ambas naciones, también los lazos comerciales, culturales e
Continue ReadingBy Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — US Army boats, which carried out the temporary Gaza pier mission earlier this year, are poorly maintained and largely unprepared to meet the military’s growing mission in the Pacific, a new government oversight report said this week. The Government Accountability Office released a report on Wednesday that concluded there are “wide-ranging”
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Un alto funcionario del gobierno de EE.UU. indicó que el gobierno de Biden no estaba al tanto de las conversaciones reportadas entre el presidente de Rusia, Vladimir Putin, y el expresidente Donald Trump desde que Trump dejó el cargo, pero sugirió que tales llamadas “serían alarmantes”. El veterano periodista Bob Woodward
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — A longtime leader of Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel who is facing drug trafficking charges in a U.S. court appeared for the first time before the judge presiding over the case. Seventy-six-year-old Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada appeared at a status conference in Brooklyn federal court Friday before District Court Judge Brian Cogan, who
Continue ReadingBy Katherine Dillinger, CNN (CNN) — A recall of ready-to-eat meat and poultry items made by BrucePac has been expanded to include nearly 1.8 million pounds of additional products, for a total of more than 11.7 million pounds of products recalled over possible listeria contamination, the US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service says. The
Continue ReadingWOODLAND, Maine (AP) — Law enforcement officials say a Maine man dropped homemade explosives from drones near homes in a dispute rooted in local politics. Joshua Brydon, of Woodland, appeared in court this week on charges including arson, attempted arson, stalking and criminal use of explosives. No one was hurt. Court records indicate Brydon targeted
Continue ReadingKaren Esquivel (CNN Español) — Ismael “el Mayo” Zambada llegó este viernes a su segunda audiencia en Nueva York y la primera ante el juez Brian Cogan, el mismo que este miércoles condenó al exsecretario de Seguridad de México, Genaro García Luna, y a Joaquín “el Chapo” Guzmán en 2019, vestido de prisionero –un traje
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Power went out across downtown Bend during Friday’s lunch hour and into the early afternoon, affecting more than 5,500 Pacific Power customers, an outage caused by a familiar culprit: a wayward squirrel at the utility’s riverfront substation.
Continue ReadingBy Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — On Friday, Oscar-nominated actor Andrew Garfield finally appeared on Amelia Dimoldenberg’s latest episode of “Chicken Shop Date,” her popular long-running YouTube interview show that takes place, date-style, over a meal at a local chicken shop in London. The pair’s chat comes two years after their very first meet-cute sent
Continue ReadingAssociated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Phoenix wrapped up its annual six-month warm season this week after the Southwest broiled through an unprecedented autumn heat wave. The daily highs in the United States’ hottest city topped 110 degrees Fahrenheit in October for the first time on record — four times during the month so far. The
Continue ReadingCARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has appointed to his Cabinet a close ally who was pardoned by U.S. President Joe Biden last year as part of a prisoner swap and assurances from the South American country to hold a free and fair presidential election in 2024. Maduro on Friday named Alex Saab
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