Valeria Ordóñez (CNN Español) — Apenas unas horas después de que el Senado de México aprobó la renuncia de Arturo Zaldívar al cargo de ministro de la Suprema Corte de Justicia, el presidente Andrés Manuel López Obrador envió al mismo órgano legislativo su terna de candidatas a ocupar el asiento que quedó vacante en el
Continue ReadingBy KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nevada’s attorney general is investigating six Republican electors who submitted paperwork to Congress falsely declaring Donald Trump the winner of the 2020 presidential election. It was not immediately clear if the ongoing probe was a criminal or civil matter. But the probe adds to official scrutiny
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By David Goldman, CNN New York (CNN) — Agreeing with an antisemitic post on his social media platform X, Elon Musk endorsed the claim that Jewish communities push “hatred against Whites.” An X post Wednesday afternoon said: “Jewish communties (sic) have been pushing the exact kind of dialectical hatred against whites that they claim to
Continue ReadingBy HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Justin Torres’ novel “Blackouts,” a daring and illustrated narrative that blends history and imagination in its recounting of a censored study of gay sexuality, has won the National Book Award for fiction. On Wednesday night, the nonfiction prize was awarded to Ned Blackhawk’s “The Rediscovery
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. — Led by Yacine Toumi’s 20 points, the Evansville Purple Aces defeated the Southeast Missouri State Redhawks 76-57 on Wednesday night. The Purple Aces are now 3-0 with the win and the Redhawks fell to 0-3.
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Work started Wednesday on the Ridgemont Bridge in west Columbia.
Continue ReadingValeria Ordóñez (CNN) — El presidente de Estados Unidos, Joe Biden, reflexionó sobre el estado de su relación con el presidente de China, Xi Jinping, tras lo que describió como una reunión constructiva y productiva. Dijo que las conversaciones con Xi fueron “algunas de las discusiones más constructivas y productivas que hemos tenido”. “No siempre
Continue ReadingBy MIKE PESOLI and CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Police and protesters clashed outside Democratic National Committee headquarters on Wednesday night during a demonstration for a cease-fire in the war between Israel and Hamas, the latest reflection of boiling tensions over the bloody conflict. Scores of Democratic representatives and candidates, including House Minority
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By Donald Judd, CNN Woodside, California (CNN) — US President Joe Biden said Wednesday he still believes Chinese President Xi Jinping is a dictator, even as the two leaders made progress in their relationship during a meeting outside San Francisco. “Well, look, he’s a dictator in the sense that he is a guy who runs
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By Lilit Marcus, CNN Shimane, Japan (CNN) — In Japan, gardening isn’t just a hobby – it’s an art form with spiritual significance. But while gardens across the country get lots of love on social media, many Japanese will swear their fealty to one that’s off the beaten track – the garden at the Adachi
Continue ReadingSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Thousands of scientists who work for California have begun a three-day strike over lack of progress on contract talks. Picketing began Wednesday in Sacramento. It’s the first walkout by a state civil service union since those unions were granted collective bargaining rights in 1977. Members of the California Association of Professional
Continue Reading By Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — Closing arguments wrapped up Wednesday in Donald Trump’s disqualification trial in Colorado, paving the way for a state judge to decide by the end of this week whether the former president is barred from office under the 14th Amendment’s “insurrectionist ban.” Colorado District Judge Sarah Wallace is expected to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia city leaders announced Wednesday that Jill Schlude will be the city’s next police chief, making her the first woman to hold the position. Schlude says she hopes that during her time in the position she is able to inspire other women to work in law enforcement. “We’ve come a long way
Continue ReadingBy CHRIS MEGERIAN and ZEKE J. MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — It was a meeting a year in the making. President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping sat down together on Wednesday just outside of San Francisco, where Asian leaders gathered for an annual summit. It was almost exactly one year since their
Continue ReadingValeria Ordóñez (CNN Español) — El presidente de El Salvador, Nayib Bukele, inauguró este martes las nuevas instalaciones de la biblioteca nacional en el centro histórico de la capital, cuya construcción fue una donación de la República Popular China, con un costo presupuestado de US$ 54 millones, según había informado el mandatario en 2021. La
Continue ReadingBy ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Migrants with criminal records face up to five years in prison for breaching their visa conditions under emergency legislation passed by the Australian Parliament. The legislation followed a High Court ruling that the foreigners can’t be detained indefinitely. The government said it has released 84 foreigners
Continue ReadingBy Michelle Watson and Brian Todd, CNN (CNN) — The mother of the Virginia 6-year-old who shot his first-grade teacher in January was sentenced to 21 months in prison for federal felony offenses, a spokesperson with the US Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia told CNN Wednesday. Deja Taylor pleaded guilty in June to two
Continue ReadingBy JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER Associated A former Hawaii psychiatric hospital patient has been indicted on a murder charge in the stabbing death of a nurse at the facility. Court records also show Tommy Kekoa Carvalho pleaded guilty to a 2020 assault of a state mental health worker. Authorities say Carvalho on Monday stabbed Justin Bautista,
Continue Reading By Lauren Fox and Annie Grayer, CNN The new speaker may have averted a government shutdown this week, but the major showdown over spending has merely been punted till January. Now, Speaker Mike Johnson has just two months to forge consensus within his fractious conference over a series of spending bills that don’t have the
Continue ReadingBy JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s Supreme Court has ruled that the government’s flagship policy to send migrants on a one-way trip to Rwanda is unlawful. The government is vowing to make some changes and press on with the controversial plan. Making the plan work has become a central pillar of Prime
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