By Tara Subramaniam, CNN Auckland, New Zealand (CNN) — American soccer fans have flocked to Australia and New Zealand to cheer on the US Women’s National Team (USWNT) as they attempt a historic “threepeat”, but not many can say they have been in the crowds as often as Jessica Malone. New Zealand is now the
Continue ReadingBy JONATHAN MATTISE and TRAVIS LOLLER Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee has begun requiring felons who want their voting rights back to first get their full citizenship rights restored by a judge or show they were pardoned. Election officials say the step is required after a June court ruling, but attorneys representing the
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press LAUREL, Mont. (AP) — Tar balls have shown up 100 miles (161 kilometers) downstream of a railroad bridge collapse last month that sent numerous tank cars carrying petroleum products plummeting into Montana’s Yellowstone River, officials said Friday, as dropping water levels and rising temperatures hinder cleanup work. More than 66
Continue ReadingBy Heather Chen, CNN (CNN) — One of the world’s longest serving leaders is looking to extend his iron fisted rule, running another tightly controlled election with no tangible competition as he prepares a possible power succession for his son. Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Sen, 70, has been in power since 1985 – only the
Continue ReadingBy Heather Chen, CNN (CNN) — One of the world’s longest serving leaders is looking to extend his iron fisted rule, running another tightly controlled election with no tangible competition as he prepares a possible power succession for his son. Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Sen, 70, has been in power since 1985 – only the
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — Si bien las historias sobre migrantes que cruzan la frontera sur de EE.UU. copan la mayoría de los titulares, cientos de personas con documentación inapropiada han volado a los aeropuertos de Estados Unidos en los últimos cuatro años. Desde enero de 2019 hasta diciembre de 2022, la Oficina de
Continue ReadingBy CLAUDIA LAUER Associated Press Sitting in a parked car with an arsenal of weapons and ammunition, the man who fired on police officers in North Dakota earlier this month chose to use the one gun in his vehicle that was modified with a binary trigger. The device allowed the gun to fire so rapidly
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press LAUREL, Mont. (AP) — Tar balls have shown up 100 miles (161 kilometers) downstream of a railroad bridge collapse last month that sent numerous tank cars carrying petroleum products plummeting into Montana’s Yellowstone River, officials said Friday, as dropping water levels and rising temperatures hinder cleanup work. More than 66
Continue ReadingBy Karol Suarez and Tara John, CNN (CNN) — Dozens of Central American migrants, including 23 unaccompanied children, were rescued Friday from a box truck abandoned on the side of a highway amid sweltering temperatures in the southeastern state of Veracruz, according to the Mexico’s National Institute of Migration (INM). “The INM rescued 148 migrants
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — El Departamento de Justicia le comunicó este jueves a Texas su intención de emprender acciones legales contra las barreras flotantes que se ubicaron en el río Grande como parte de la operación del estado en la frontera con México, según fuentes con conocimiento del asunto y una carta obtenida por CNN.
Continue ReadingBy LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A security operations leader for the far-right Oath Keepers group — whose acquittal of conspiracy charges in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot marked a rare setback for prosecutors — was sentenced Friday to two years of probation. Michael Greene, of Indianapolis, was convicted on a misdemeanor
Continue ReadingBy COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Prosecutors say a Colorado deputy who deployed a Taser on a man on Interstate 25 who was then hit and killed by an SUV won’t face criminal charges. The district attorney said Larimer County Deputy Lorenzo Lujan’s decision to use the Taser on Brent Thompson after he
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — ABC’s “This Week” — Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas; Gov. Jay Inslee, D-Wash.; Palm Springs, Calif., Mayor Grace Elena Garner. __ NBC’s “Meet the Press” — Preempted by coverage of the British Open. __ CBS’ “Face the Nation” — Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, Republican presidential candidate; Gov. Phil Murphy, D-N.J.; Rep.
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The Sister Ranger District has released initial details and is seeking public comment on the proposed Sisters Trail Additions and Realignments (STAR) Project, to address non-motorized trails on portions of the district.
Continue ReadingBy MANUEL VALDES Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — With ropes, a harness, a hammock and a bucket pulley system, masked activists in Seattle have taken residence in the branches of an old, thick cedar tree to prevent it from being cut down to make way for new homes. The protest on a private lot is
Continue ReadingBy JOHN HANNA Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A federal judge has found that a Kansas Highway Patrol practice known as the “Kansas Two-Step” violates motorists’ constitutional protections against unreasonable searches and targets motorists traveling from states where marijuana is legal. Senior U.S. District Judge Kathryn Vratil also notified the patrol in her ruling
Continue ReadingBy MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday downplayed the deadly Jan. 6, 2021, attack at the U.S. Capitol, saying it was not an insurrection but rather a “protest” that “ended up devolving, you know, in a way that was unfortunate, of course.” DeSantis, speaking in an
Continue ReadingBy MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — George Kliavkoff was one day short of his one-year anniversary as the Pac-12 Conference commissioner, finally on the second day of his first vacation when he got the shocking news that USC and UCLA were leaving for the Big Ten. He was driving from Montana
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Artificial intelligence has surged to the forefront of Hollywood’s labor fights. Standing alongside more traditional disputes over pay models, benefits and job protections, AI technology is the wild card in the contract breakdowns that have led actors and writers unions to go on strike. The
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — Una víctima de secuestro de 13 años fue rescatada en el sur de California después de hacer un letrero que decía “¡Ayúdame!” que sirvió para alertar a los transeúntes, lo que condujo al arresto de un hombre de Texas. Steven Robert Sablan, de 61 años, ahora enfrenta cargos federales
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