VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif. (AP) — A European-Japanese climate research satellite designed to study Earth’s temperature balance has been launched into orbit from California. The EarthCARE satellite lifted off from coastal Vandenberg Space Force Base atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket at 3:20 p.m. Tuesday. The name EarthCARE is short for Earth Cloud Aerosol
Continue ReadingBy DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — U.N. development specialist Garry Conille was named Haiti’s new prime minister Tuesday evening, nearly a month after a coalition within a fractured transitional council sought to choose someone else for the position. The long-awaited move comes as gangs continue to terrorize the capital of
Continue ReadingBy Amanda Musa and Jason Hanna, CNN (CNN) — A military aircraft crashed near Albuquerque’s main airport and a US Air Force base Tuesday afternoon, and the pilot – having ejected before the wreck – was sent to a hospital with serious injuries, officials in central New Mexico said. The aircraft “crashed off of the
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Un jurado investigador presentó una acusación contra un hombre del sur de Florida por un cargo de secuestro en relación con la desaparición de su esposa en España. Según la Fiscalía del Distrito Sur de Florida, David Knezevich, de 36 años, viajó a Europa para secuestrar a su esposa, Ana María Henao,
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By Gregory Krieg and Sabrina Souza, CNN New York (CNN) — The slow-burning corruption trial of New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez is poised to reach a combustible new phase this week as prosecutors and defense lawyers test the boundaries of the court, the law and the federal judge running the show. US District Court Judge
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By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN (CNN) — All five Americans arrested in recent months in Turks and Caicos under gun control laws that make bringing firearms or ammunition into the territory without prior permission from police a crime has been sentenced. Michael Lee Evans, of Texas; Sharitta Grier, of Florida; Bryan Hagerich, of Pennsylvania; Ryan Tyler
Continue ReadingBy REGINA GARCIA CANO Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela’s electoral authorities have revoked an invitation to a European Union mission to observe the upcoming presidential election in July. Elvis Amoroso, the head of the National Electoral Council, on Tuesday cited economic sanctions imposed by the bloc as the reason for withdrawing the invitation.
Continue ReadingBelén Liotti (CNN Español) — El reconocimiento del Gobierno español al Estado de Palestina anunciado este martes no ha sido bien recibido por las autoridades israelíes. Desde hace una semana, cuando el presidente del Gobierno español, Pedro Sánchez, anunció en el Parlamento la intención de llevar adelante este reconocimiento, diferentes altos cargos israelíes se han
Continue ReadingDES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — More than 4 million chickens in Iowa will have to be killed after a case of the highly pathogenic bird flu was detected at a large egg farm, the state announced Tuesday. Crews are in the process of killing 4.2 million chickens after the disease was found at a farm
Continue ReadingFRESNO, Calif. (AP) — A former California water official has pleaded guilty to conspiring to steal water under a deal with federal prosecutors in the state’s crop-rich Central Valley. The Los Angeles Times reported Tuesday that 78-year-old Dennis Falaschi entered the plea in federal court in Fresno. The former head of the Panoche Water District
Continue ReadingBy Nic F. Anderson, CNN (CNN) — A Michigan mother died after pushing her 2-year-old daughter away from an out-of-control vehicle at a drag racing event on Sunday, police say. Kadie Price, 33, was a spectator at the racing event, which took place at the Silver Lake State Park Sand Dunes in Michigan’s western Oceana County.
Continue ReadingBy JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Stewart-Haas Racing, a two-time NASCAR championship team with 69 Cup Series victories since its 2009 formation, will close its organization at the end of this season. Co-owners Tony Stewart and Gene Haas announced the decision after nearly a year of rumors that their four-car
Continue ReadingBy LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Prosecutors are presenting their bribery case against New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez drip-by-drip, showing jurors a steady stream of documents, emails and phone records that they’ll explain more thoroughly later in the trial. The evidence was being shown Tuesday to Manhattan federal court jurors through the
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A military fighter jet has crashed near the international airport in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Authorities say the pilot was able to escape and was taken to a hospital with serious injuries. U.S. manufacturer Lockheed Martin says the aircraft was an F-35 from Fort Worth, Texas. It was headed to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A felony charge against a former University of Missouri fraternity member accused in the hazing of Danny Santulli has been dismissed without prejudice, according to an email from Boone County Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Nicholas Komoroski. Benjamin Parres, of Chesterfield, was charged with felony hazing. Komoroski stated that Parres entered a deferral agreement,
Continue Reading By Steve Contorno and Kristen Holmes, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump listened to closing arguments on Tuesday surrounded by three of his adult children and some of their spouses – the largest family gathering in the Manhattan courthouse since the former president’s hush money trial began six weeks ago. However, the display of familial support
Continue ReadingBy CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Dozens of Oregon wineries and vineyards have sued PacifiCorp over the deadly 2020 wildfires. They allege that the utility’s decision to not turn off power during the Labor Day windstorm contributed to fires whose smoke and soot damaged their grapes and negatively impacted their harvest and
Continue ReadingBy HOLLY RAMER Associated Press A former Massachusetts police toxicologist has testified that a woman accused of leaving her Boston police officer boyfriend for dead in a snowbank after a night of drinking was still legally intoxicated or close to it roughly eight hours later. Karen Read has pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder in
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — El presidente Joe Biden no alterará su política hacia Israel luego de un ataque que causó la muerte de más de 45 personas, dijo el martes la Casa Blanca, sugiriendo que el incidente aún no había cruzado una línea roja que obligaría a cambios en el apoyo estadounidense. En
Continue ReadingBy NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — Italy is celebrating the return of around 600 antiquities from the U.S. They were looted years ago, sold to U.S. museums and collectors and recovered as a result of criminal investigations. Italy’s carabinieri art squad says the items have a value of around 60 million euros or
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