By COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer Two conservative groups are asking a federal court to block the Biden administration’s plan to cancel $39 billion in student loans for more than 800,000 borrowers. In a lawsuit filed Friday in Michigan, the groups argue that the administration overstepped its power when it announced the forgiveness in July,
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN) — La Guardia Costera de EE.UU. rescató este sábado a un hombre de 25 años que fue reportado como desaparecido, luego de que no regresara a una zona de botes en St. Augustine, Florida, hace casi dos días. La tripulación de un avión Hércules HC-130 vio a Charles Gregory sentado en su bote
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By Shawna Mizelle and Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump, who is facing charges in Washington, DC for allegedly conspiring to overturn the results of the 2020 election, claimed on Sunday that he wouldn’t receive a fair trial in the nation’s capital as he continues to rail against his latest indictment. “No
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By Eva Rothenberg, CNN (CNN) — The possible showdown between Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg will be streamed on X, formerly known as Twitter, according to Musk. In a pair of tweets Sunday morning, the platform’s owner said he was “lifting weights throughout the day, preparing for the fight,” adding “all proceeds will go to
Continue ReadingPHOENIX (AP) — Authorities say an Oregon woman missing on a hike in north Phoenix has been found dead and it appears to be heat-related. Phoenix Fire Department officials say 34-year-old Jessica Christine Lindstrom went hiking around 8:30 a.m. Friday and was declared missing around nine hours later by Phoenix police. Her body was found
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN) — Los nuevos proyectos de ley que ha promulgado el gobernador de Florida, el republicano Ron DeSantis, han desatado la controversia en el estado, generando protestas, demandas y advertencia de viaje que señalan que el estado es “abiertamente hostil” hacia las personas negras, inmigrantes, mujeres y miembros de la comunidad LGBTQ+. Las consecuencias
Continue ReadingBy DAVID KLEPPER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump’s defense attorney says the former president never asked Mike Pence to overturn the will of the voters in the 2020 election, but only wanted the former vice president to “pause” the certification of votes to allow states to investigate his claims of election fraud. Those
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — Las historias de pasajeros que han encontrado su equipaje perdido son cada vez más populares, a medida que el número de maletas extraviadas por las aerolíneas sigue aumentando y los viajeros invierten en dispositivos de rastreo. Sin embargo, ¿alguien que tome un avión de regreso al aeropuerto donde el rastreador ubica
Continue ReadingRABAT, Morocco (AP) — At least 24 people died in a bus crash Sunday in the central Azilal province of Morocco, marking one of the deadliest such accidents in recent years in the country. According to local authorities, cited by Morocco’s official news agency MAP, the accident happened when a minibus carrying passengers overturned at
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By Kostan Nechyporenko, Denis Lapin and Tim Lister, CNN (CNN) — Explosions hit critical road bridges linking occupied Crimea with parts of Kherson region under Russian control, Russian authorities say, as Ukraine escalates its targeting of Russian infrastructure and territory. The blasts came on the same day the Moscow mayor said a drone had been
Continue ReadingBy Drew Marine Click here for updates on this story MULTNOMAH FALLS Oregon (KPTV) — Fake $100 bills littered across Multnomah Falls were cleaned up by Portland Mountain Rescue on Saturday. At first glance, the bills may look legit, but on closer inspection, they were all marked as “for motion picture purposes,” which means they’re
Continue ReadingBy Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — US Customs and Border Protection officers seized nearly 100 illegal rooster blades used for cockfighting at the Juarez-Lincoln Bridge in Texas Thursday. Customs officers searched a truck and found six packages containing 96 rooster blades, according to a Customs and Border Protection news release. The blades, shaped like curved
Continue ReadingKYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The towering Mother Ukraine statue in Kyiv — one of the nation’s most recognizable landmarks — lost its hammer-and-sickle symbol on Sunday as officials replaced the Soviet-era emblem with the country’s trident coat of arms. The move is part of a wider shift to reclaim Ukraine’s cultural identity from the Communist
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By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN (CNN) — Former Vice President Mike Pence said he would comply with the law if he were compelled to testify in former President Donald Trump’s trial in the 2020 election case. “I have no plans to testify, but, look, we’ll always comply with the law. But … I don’t know what
Continue ReadingBy MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A group of mostly Republican former high-level government officials is calling Gov. Ron DeSantis’ takeover of Disney World’s governing district “severely damaging to the political, social, and economic fabric of the State.” The group of former governors, U.S. House members and presidential administration officials filed a
Continue ReadingVIENNA (AP) — A 19-year-old Israeli tourist says he was attacked by three men in Berlin and police say they arre investigating a possible antisemitic motive. Police said their state protection office, which is responsible for investigating politically motivated crimes, was looking into the case after the tourist suffered minor injuries to one of his
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By Artemis Moshtaghian and Celina Tebor, CNN (CNN) — Charles Ogletree, the civil rights attorney and Harvard Law School professor who mentored the Obamas and represented clients including Anita Hill, Tupac Shakur and the victims of the 1921 Tulsa race riots, died on Friday, according to Harvard Law School. He was 70. The cause of
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By Abeer Salman and AnneClaire Stapleton, CNN (CNN) — Three Palestinians have been killed by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) at the Jenin Camp in the occupied West Bank, the IDF announced on Sunday. The IDF said that they had thwarted a “terrorist cell” in the camp. According to the IDF, three individuals who were
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — Tropical Storm Eugene is moving away from Mexico’s Pacific coast and is weakening after bringing rain to some parts of Baja California. The U.S. National Hurricane Center says Eugene was centered about 325 miles west of the Baja resort of Los Cabos. Its maximum sustained winds had decreased to about 60
Continue ReadingFORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A check-in area of a terminal at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport was temporarily evacuated because of a security-related law enforcement investigation. Airport officials said on social media that the roadway leading to the upper-level section Terminal 1 was also temporarily closed on Sunday because of the investigation. Officials encouraged passengers
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