Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — París planea hacer del Sena la pieza central de los Juegos Olímpicos de 2024, con esfuerzos a largo plazo para limpiar el río y permitir que se celebren eventos de natación en sus aguas. Cuando la capital francesa acogió sus primeros Juegos Olímpicos en 1900, las competiciones de natación se
Continue ReadingBOISE, Idaho (AP) — One person died Wednesday night after exchanging gunfire with police officers on a residential street in Boise, Idaho, according to police. Reports of an armed person were called in to police just before 10:30 p.m. in the city’s North End, according to the Boise Police Department. Officers staged nearby while gathering
Continue ReadingBy HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Randy Meisner, a founding member of the Eagles who added high harmonies to such favorites as “Take It Easy” and “The Best of My Love” and stepped out front for the waltz-time ballad “Take It to the Limit,” has died, the band said Thursday. Meisner
Continue ReadingMERCED, Calif. (AP) — Authorities in California’s Central Valley say they’ve found dozens of people working and living in “horrible” conditions at an illegal marijuana plant. The Merced County Sheriff’s Office says 60 people, including one juvenile, were found Wednesday at the site on unincorporated land. The people apparently were smuggled into the U.S. several
Continue ReadingCNN By Tara John and Mick Krever, CNN (CNN) — Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has refused to say if he would abide by any potential Supreme Court ruling striking down his controversial judicial reform law, as Israelis agonize over a looming showdown between their government and the court. In an interview with CNN’s Wolf
Continue ReadingBy Marshall Cohen, Holmes Lybrand and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN Washington (CNN) — The federal criminal investigation into Donald Trump’s potential mishandling of classified documents has escalated with additional charges against the former president. The former president initially faced 37 counts, including 31 counts of willful retention of national defense information, according to the indictment. Then,
Continue ReadingTUALATIN, Ore. (AP) — Police have released the name of a man suspected of shooting an Oregon deputy when authorities tried to evict the man from his apartment on Wednesday. The Beaverton Police Department on Thursday identified the man being served the eviction notice as Kristafer Graves, 34. When Washington County deputies tried to contact
Continue ReadingBy Omar Jimenez and Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — A rookie Louisville police officer who was shot in the head while responding to a deadly April shooting at a bank is set to be released after spending 109 days in the hospital where he was treated for his injuries, Louisville police said Thursday. Nickolas Wilt,
Continue ReadingBy KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Some of the companies that formed what is now Citigroup likely benefitted financially from slavery in the 1800’s, the financial giant acknowledged Thursday, an admission that comes at a time when numerous institutions are re-examining their historic roots and the roles they played in slavery
Continue ReadingOpinion by Julian Zelizer (CNN) — On Wednesday, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell caused quite a scare when he froze during a press conference and was led away by an aide. Though he returned a few minutes later, telling reporters he was “fine,” the incident – coupled with multiple reported falls he has taken this
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN) — El líder de Corea del Norte, Kim Jong Un, se reunió con el ministro de Defensa de Rusia, Sergei Shoigu, y su delegación, según informó el medio estatal norcoreano KCNA. El encuentro se produjo durante la visita de felicitación de la delegación de Shoigu por el aniversario número 70 del fin
Continue ReadingBy JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — As authorities continue to investigate a crane collapse that rained thousands of pounds of steel debris onto a busy Manhattan street, the owner and operator of the failed crane are facing scrutiny over past safety failures. The tower crane owned by New York Crane and Equipment
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — El primer ministro de Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, se negó a decir si acatará cualquier posible fallo de la Corte Suprema que anule su controvertida ley de reforma judicial, mientras los israelíes sufren por un inminente enfrentamiento entre su gobierno y la corte. “De lo que estás hablando es de
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN Español) — Perú ha tenido seis presidentes en los últimos 6 años. Dina Boluarte es la sexta y también la primera mujer en el máximo cargo del país. Un país que lleva años sumido en una crisis política cuyo capítulo final aún no se escribe. Este 28 de julio, Perú
Continue ReadingBy JACK DURA and AMY FORLITI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The heavily armed man who killed one Fargo police officer and wounded two as they were investigating a traffic stop had been interviewed about his guns in 2021 after the FBI received a tip. The FBI and Fargo Police Department told The Associated Press
Continue ReadingBy Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — When it comes to lowering blood pressure, studies have typically shown that aerobic or cardio exercises are best. Now, new research suggests another type of physical activity is worth including as an effective tool to prevent and treat hypertension, or high blood pressure. Exercises that engage muscles without movement
Continue ReadingBy Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration issued warning letters Thursday to several distributors of e-cigarettes for selling and distributing unauthorized e-cigarette products that appeal to minors. “All of the brands cited in these warning letters have been identified as being among the most popular e-cigarettes among U.S. youth,” the
Continue ReadingCNN staff (CNN) — Special counsel Jack Smith on Thursday brought additional charges against former President Donald Trump in the investigation into potential mishandling of classified documents after leaving the White House. Smith also filed new charges against Trump aide Walt Nauta and added a new defendant, Mar-a-Lago maintenance employee Carlos De Oliveira, to the
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL R. SISAK and JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Three men convicted in a post-9/11 terrorism sting have been ordered freed from prison. U.S. District Judge Colleen McMahon on Thursday deemed their lengthy sentences “unduly harsh and unjust.” She decried the FBI’s role in radicalizing the men known as the “Newburgh
Continue ReadingBy LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A Florida woman who drained an 87-year-old Holocaust survivor’s life savings by posing as a love interest and then lived lavishly off the $2.8 million she got was sentenced Thursday to over four years in prison. Peaches Stergo, 36, of Champions Gate, Florida, was described by
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