By MIKE CATALINI and MARC LEVY Associated Press NEW HOPE, Pa. (AP) — Mark Houck’s campaign to unseat Republican Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick in Pennsylvania’s GOP primary could offer hints about swing-district party sentiment in a heated presidential election year. The congressional district in suburban Philadelphia is one of 16 nationwide that Democrat Joe Biden carried
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN) — Todo el mundo conoce las formas familiares que conforman el horizonte de Nueva York. Está la corona curva Art Déco del edificio Chrysler, los amplios triángulos isósceles que se retuercen alrededor del One World Trade Center, los rectángulos escalonados de piedra caliza y granito del Empire State Building y el prisma
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN Español) — La alcaldesa del municipio de San José Independencia, Agar Cancino Gómez, fue localizada con vida este viernes, sin embargo, su esposo, identificado por la Fiscalía de Oaxaca como A.A.G., fue encontrado muerto. Según el reporte fiscal, a través de un operativo conjunto de las autoridades de seguridad se localizó a
Continue ReadingBy AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden can breathe a bit easier, at least for the moment, now that Israel and Iran appear to have stepped back from the brink of tipping the Middle East into all-out war. Israel’s retaliatory strikes on Iran and Syria caused limited damage. The restrained action
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By Issy Ronald and Kevin Dotson, CNN (CNN) — Even after Cam Booser walked away from baseball in 2017 and became a carpenter following a series of injuries and setbacks, he would think about the game every single day. The 31-year-old relief pitcher has endured a “long journey” to make his MLB debut, he told
Continue ReadingBy ALEXANDRA OLSON and CLAIRE SAVAGE AP Business Writers Pregnant workers have the right to a wide range of accommodations under new federal regulations for enforcing the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission adopted an expansive view of conditions related to pregnancy and childbirth in its proposed regulations. It drew condemnation from
Continue ReadingBy LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The most significant case in decades on homelessness has reached the Supreme Court as record numbers of people in America are without a permanent place to live. The justices on Monday will consider a challenge to rulings from a California-based appeals court that found punishing people for
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MONITEAU COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) One person was killed and two others were hurt after a crash on US Highway 50 near Route BB Friday evening. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported the crash happened at 6:20 p.m. According to an online crash report, a 2006 Chevrolet 2500 driven by Ryker Edwards, 19, of Tipton with
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN Español) — Para 2050 se espera que más del 20% de la población de México tenga 60 años o más, según el capítulo nacional del Fondo de Población de las Naciones Unidas (UNFPA). Este pronóstico pone el sistema de pensiones en el centro de la discusión política y electoral. Elecciones México 2024
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By Jason Morris, CNN (CNN) — Concerts by Phish, the beloved Vermont jam band, have become known among fans as unique, once-in-a-lifetime events filled with striking visuals and spontaneous sonic explorations. Over the decades the band has performed more than 2,000 shows and are famous for never repeating setlists — drawing deeply from their extensive
Continue ReadingBy RIAZ KHAN Associated Press PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — A Pakistani province has issued a flood alert because of glacial melting and is warning of a heavy loss of life if timely safety measures aren’t undertaken. Pakistan has witnessed days of extreme weather that has killed scores of people and destroyed property. Experts say the
Continue ReadingBy Nicquel Terry Ellis and Kaylin C. Blue, CNN (CNN) — Duke University’s decision to end a full ride scholarship program for Black students has received both support and criticism from former recipients of the award. The university announced earlier this month that the Reginaldo M. Howard Memorial Scholarship would be replaced by the Reginaldo Howard Leadership Program, which “will
Continue ReadingSOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Bulgarian customs officials say they have seized about 887 pounds of heroin found in a truck with Turkish registration en route from Iran to Western Europe. The haul was made at the Kapitan Andreevo checkpoint on the Turkish border, officials said on Saturday. The drugs were thought to have originated in
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN Español) — Los cuerpos de primera respuesta de Honduras reportaron a primera hora de este sábado la atención a un incendio que consumió el Hospital de Roatán, en el departamento insular de ese país. La Comisión Permanente de Contingencias (Copeco), dijo que al menos 65 pacientes fueron evacuados de la estructura. El
Continue ReadingBy JACQUELYN MARTIN Associated Press ROCKVILLE, Md. (AP) — The group of first graders had no time to waste — they had matzo to make. The students from Milton Gottesman Jewish Day School of the Nation’s Capital had just 18 minutes to prep and cook the cracker-like, unleavened Passover staple if they wanted to keep
Continue ReadingBy DAVID CRARY AP National Writer Passover is a major Jewish holiday, celebrated over seven or eight days each year, commemorating the exodus of ancient Israelites from slavery in Egypt, as recounted in the Bible. To many Jews, it symbolizes freedom and the birth of a Jewish nation. This year, for many Jews, the holiday’s
Continue ReadingBy Kaitlyn Schwanemann, CNN (CNN) — When Isabella Marquez, a high school senior from the Pueblo of Laguna in New Mexico, was applying to colleges, two criteria were important to her: cost and culture. Marquez said wanted to attend a university that she could afford, but also where she could learn her tribe’s language, Keresan,
Continue ReadingJoaquin Doria (CNN Español) — El Gobierno de Argentina anunció este miércoles que las empresas de medicina prepaga deberán retrotraer sus cuotas a los valores de diciembre de 2023 y sus aumentos quedarán atados a la inflación ¿Se les devolverá dinero a los clientes? En su habitual conferencia de prensa, el vocero presidencial argentino, Manuel
Continue ReadingBy QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi authorities said Saturday that they were investigating an explosion that struck a base belonging to the Popular Mobilization Forces, a coalition of Iran-allied militias, killing one person and injuring eight. Militia officials had initially described the explosion at the Kalsu military base north of Babylon —
Continue ReadingBy Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — More than 20 years after a mother found a human jawbone hidden in her son’s rock collection, genetic genealogy experts have unraveled the discovery and identified the partial remains of a US Marine Corps captain. Adding to the decades-long mystery was that 30-year-old Capt. Everett Leland Yager, who
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