By MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A judge expressed skepticism about a military contractor’s latest legal arguments seeking to toss out a lawsuit filed by inmates who say they were tortured at Iraq’s notorious Abu Ghraib prison. The inmates are suing Virginia-based CACI, which supplied civilian interrogators to Abu Ghraib. Photos of
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By Ashley Strickland, CNN Two Martian rock samples collected by the Perseverance rover may contain evidence of ancient water bubbles, according to NASA. The rock samples were found to include salt minerals, which may reveal insights about the ancient climate and habitability of Mars billions of years ago — and could even preserve evidence of
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By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Roughly a year after tearing his right ACL, indications are Saquon Barkley is going to play for the New York Giants in the season opener against the Denver Broncos on Sunday. Coach Joe Judge said the 2018 NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year had
Continue ReadingBy Jessica Harrington Click here for updates on this story FRESNO, California (KFSN) — A Fresno store owner is taking a new approach to deter people with fake ID’s from trying to buy alcohol at his store. When he catches someone, he posts the video on social media. Harmanpreet Singh owns Red Wave Liquor on
Continue ReadingBy Alyssa Flores Click here for updates on this story FRESNO, California (KFSN) — A Fresno family’s dream of owning a home became a nightmare when the house they purchased was somehow double-booked. The first-time homebuyers arrived at their property in Central Fresno on Sunday only to find people claiming to be renters already living
Continue Reading By ARITZ PARRA and JOSHUA GOODMAN Associated Press MADRID (AP) — Wigs, a fake moustache and a new safehouse every three months are just some of the tools of deception that authorities in Spain believe a former Venezuelan spymaster relied on to evade capture on a U.S. warrant for narcoterrorism. The manhunt for Gen. Hugo
Continue ReadingBy Dale Yurong Click here for updates on this story FRESNO, California (KFSN) — Hours after the initial attacks of 9/11, two fighter pilots from the California Air National Guard 144th Fighter Wing intercepted a Bay Area-bound jetliner. They had orders from NORAD to bring the plane down if they needed to. All US flights
Continue Reading By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer The “Mad Max Fury Road” prequel “Furiosa” isn’t speeding into theaters anytime soon. The film’s release date was pushed back a year to May 24, 2024, Warner Bros. said Friday. It had originally been set for June 2023. George Miller is returning to write and direct the film, which
Continue Reading By JONATHAN LEMIRE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — For the first time, Joe Biden will hold the rank of commander in chief as he marks the anniversary of the nation’s worst terror attack. Now, he must shoulder the responsibility borne by previous presidents to prevent future tragedy, and he must do so against fresh
Continue Reading ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — The Buffalo Bills have ruled out starting defensive tackle Star Lotulelei from their season opener against the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday. Lotulelei has a calf injury. He is the Bills’ top defender against the run. He opted out last season due to COVID-19 concerns. Coach Sean McDermott said Lotulelei was
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson Hong Kong (CNN) — Simu Liu, protagonista de la nueva superproducción de Marvel “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings”, ha recibido críticas positivas en todo el mundo desde el estreno de la película, salvo una notable excepción: su lugar de nacimiento. En China, donde nació antes de mudarse a Canadá de
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By Veronica Stracqualursi and Pau Mosquera, CNN Former Venezuelan intelligence official Hugo Armando Carvajal Barrios, also known as “El Pollo,” was arrested on Thursday in Madrid for his alleged involvement in large-scale drug trafficking activities, the US Justice Department announced Friday. Carvajal Barrios, 61, was indicted last year in the Southern District of New York,
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By Nic Robertson, CNN Commander Supranullah was busy as we were ushered out of the monsoon rain for shelter on his front porch. The porch doubles as office and bedroom, which is convenient because since becoming the Taliban’s point person sorting problems and authorizing visiting journalists at the border with Pakistan, Supranullah — who like
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By Betsy Klein and Kate Sullivan, CNN President Joe Biden challenged Republicans to test his new vaccine requirements in court Friday as he stressed his administration’s commitment to keeping students safe as he visited a Washington, DC, middle school on Friday. In a visit highlighting one part of his six-pronged plan to combat the pandemic,
Continue Reading By KATHLEEN RONAYNE Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — In the closing days of the recall effort that could remove Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom, his campaign has found a familiar foil that’s as big as Texas. In fact, it is Texas. New Texas laws banning most abortions and restricting ways to vote are highlighted by
Continue Reading By CURT ANDERSON AP Legal Affairs Writer ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The on-again, off-again ban imposed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis to prevent mandating masks for Florida school students is back in force. The 1st District Court of Appeal ruled Friday that a Tallahassee judge should not have lifted an automatic stay two days
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — La policía austríaca ha encontrado el cuerpo de una mujer que, dicen, fue momificada por su hijo para que pudiera seguir reclamando su seguridad social. El hombre de 66 años confesó haber mantenido el cuerpo de su madre en el sótano de una propiedad en la región de Innsbruck-Land, en
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By Kate Sullivan, CNN Sen. Joe Biden was on the phone with his wife during his morning commute from Delaware to Washington, DC, when the second plane hit the World Trade Center. “Oh my God. Oh my God. Oh my God.” “Jill, what is it?” “Another plane … the other tower.” Biden, then the chairman
Continue Reading By Kate Sullivan, CNN Sen. Joe Biden was on the phone with his wife during his morning commute from Delaware to Washington, DC, when the second plane hit the World Trade Center. “Oh my God. Oh my God. Oh my God.” “Jill, what is it?” “Another plane … the other tower.” Biden, then the chairman
Continue Reading LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer will miss the rest of the season. Major League Baseball and the players’ association extended his administrative leave through the end of the World Series. The decision had been expected, given that Bauer had not pitched since June 29 and was running out of time
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