By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) —  An appellate court has ordered a federal judge to consider an Alabama’s inmate’s request to block his execution next week. The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday ruled a federal judge prematurely dismissed a lawsuit arguing that Willie B. Smith III was due help
Continue ReadingJuan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — Los muertos tras un atentado suicida contra una mezquita chiita en Kandahar ascendieron al menos a 32, mientras que 68 son los heridos, según la agencia de noticias gubernamental Bakhtar. ISIS-K se atribuyó la responsabilidad del atentado. “Funcionarios del Emirato Islámico de Afganistán en Kandahar han dicho que 32 personas perdieron
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CARY, N.C. (AP) — Scott Parel shot a bogey-free 7-under 65 on Friday to take the first-round lead in the PGA Tour Champions’ SAS Championship. The 56-year-old Parel birdied Nos. 5-7 and added four more on the back nine on Nos. 10, 12, 13 and 16 at Prestonwood Country Club. He won the last of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Wearing a mask indoors on the Mizzou campus will no longer be required but will now be optional. The announcement came after they said they see an increasing trend in vaccinations. “We now see our local hospitals are keeping up with the needs of COVID-19 and other patients. More people in our
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By Ben Westcott and Eric Cheung, CNN Taiwan’s Defense Minister, former general Chiu Kuo-cheng, stood in front of the island’s legislature last week and made a dire prediction — by 2025, China will be able to mount a “full-scale” invasion of Taiwan. The dramatic statement came after China sent its highest number of warplanes yet
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By Fredreka Schouten and Alex Rogers, CNN Democratic Senate contenders in some of the most competitive races announced big fundraising hauls this week — as they prepare for a costly battle to preserve their party’s razor-thin majority in next year’s midterm elections. Georgia Sen. Raphael Warnock, considered one of the Democrats’ most vulnerable incumbents, raised
Continue Reading By JANIE McCAULEY AP Baseball Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Only the San Francisco Giants themselves envisioned a season with success quite like this. They were all but an afterthought given the defending World Series champion Dodgers and San Diego Padres had been heavy favorites to win the NL West. The Giants instead captured their
Continue ReadingCNNEspañol sjv (CNN Español) — El volcán de Cumbre Vieja, en la isla española de La Palma, redujo notablemente su actividad durante unas horas este lunes por la mañana. Asà se demostró a través de las imágenes que llegaron en vivo desde el lugar, donde pudo observarse cómo desapareció la columna de humo que habÃa
Continue Reading By JO KEARNEY and JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LEIGH-ON-SEA, England (AP) — A long-serving member of Parliament was stabbed to death during a meeting with constituents at a church in England, in what police said was a terrorist incident. A 25-year-old man was arrested in connection with the attack, which united Britain’s fractious politicians in
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By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter As the Biden administration’s commission on the Supreme Court continues to meet, roll out pages of draft documents and engage in deep philosophical conversations about the past and future of the court, one thing is clear: No one is satisfied. Conservatives, who currently enjoy a 6-3 majority
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By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter As the Biden administration’s commission on the Supreme Court continues to meet, roll out pages of draft documents and engage in deep philosophical conversations about the past and future of the court, one thing is clear: No one is satisfied. Conservatives, who currently enjoy a 6-3 majority
Continue Reading By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press HENRICO, Va. (AP) — First lady Jill Biden has campaigned for Democrats in Virginia’s and New Jersey’s governors’ races. On Friday, Biden appeared at events with New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy and Terry McAuliffe, the former Virginia governor running to regain the post. The first lady has regularly traveled the
Continue Reading GOLDEN, Colo. (AP) — A truck driver accused of causing a fiery pileup that killed four people and injured six others on a Colorado highway has been convicted of vehicular homicide and other charges. Rogel Lazaro Aguilera Mederos was convicted by a Jefferson County jury on Friday in connection with the April 2019 crash on
Continue ReadingCNNEE (CNN) — Nikolas Cruz tiene la intención de declararse culpable de los cargos derivados de los asesinatos de 2018 en la escuela secundaria Marjory Stoneman Douglas, reveló su abogado en un tribunal de Florida el viernes. Cruz está actualmente acusado de 17 cargos de asesinato premeditado y 17 cargos de intento de asesinato en
Continue Reading By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press HENRICO, Va. (AP) — First lady Jill Biden has campaigned for Democrats in Virginia’s and New Jersey’s governors’ races. On Friday, Biden appeared at events with New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy and Terry McAuliffe, the former Virginia governor running to regain the post. The first lady has regularly traveled the
Continue Reading By SARA CLINE Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A crowd of 100 people wreaked havoc in downtown Portland, Oregon, this week, smashing storefront windows, lighting dumpsters on fire and causing at least $500,000 in damage. But police officers didn’t stop them. Portland Police Bureau officials say that’s because legislation passed by Oregon lawmakers this
Continue Reading By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (AP) — Taylor Fritz beat No. 3 seed Alexander Zverev 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (3) to reach the semifinals of the BNP Paribas Open in front of a hometown crowd, scoring the biggest win of his young career. Fritz rallied from a 5-2 deficit in the third
Continue ReadingCNNEE (CNN) — Los visitantes extranjeros que estén completamente vacunados contra el covid-19 podrán viajar a Estados Unidos a partir del 8 de noviembre, dijo este viernes la Casa Blanca. “La nueva polÃtica de viajes de Estados Unidos que requiere la vacunación de los viajeros extranjeros a Estados Unidos comenzará el 8 de noviembre”, dijo
Continue Reading BEIJING (AP) — Three astronauts have entered China’s space station for a six-month mission, setting to work after successfully docking aboard their Shenzhou-13 spacecraft. The astronauts, two men and a woman, pledged to do their best in carrying out their missions. They are the second crew to move into the new space station, which was
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BEIJING (AP) — China has sent three astronauts to its space station for a record-setting six-month stay for the country. The spacecraft blasted off early Saturday and docked at the space station about six and a half hours later. The three astronauts are the second crew to move into the new space station, which was
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