SEATTLE (AP) — A judge has paused parts of a new Washington state parental rights law derided by critics as a “forced outing” measure. News outlets report King County Superior Court Judge Michael Scott on Friday paused portions of the law while a lawsuit brought by civil liberties groups and others is pending. The law
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Connor McDavid was held without a point, so Leon Draisaitl and the Edmonton Oilers’ other top players stepped up to put them one win from the Stanley Cup. Draisaitl made his first major impact in the final by setting up Warren Foegele’s early goal, Adam
Continue ReadingARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Marcus Semien hit three-run double to cap Texas’ five-run sixth inning, Wyatt Langford had two run-scoring hits and the Rangers beat the Kansas City Royals 6-2. Nathan Eovaldi (4-3) allowed two runs and four hits and with one walk while striking out six in six innings as the Rangers won their
Continue ReadingBy Jackie Wattles and Ross Levitt, CNN (CNN) — Boeing and NASA announced Friday night that mission officials are again delaying the Boeing Starliner capsule’s return to Earth from the International Space Station. The announcement is only the latest in a string of recent delays. Officials have pushed back the Starliner spacecraft’s departure date several
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FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) The 20th annual Fulton Street Fair kicked off Friday and the heat didn’t appear to deter hundreds of fairgoers from attending. Intense heat has been hitting Mid-Missouri all week and Friday night was no exception. The ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Team is predicting air temperatures to hit the mid-90s this weekend, with
Continue ReadingMauricio Torres (CNN Español) — Juan Ramón de la Fuente, canciller designado para la presidencia de Claudia Sheinbaum, señaló este viernes que el nuevo gobierno de México estará listo para trabajar con quien gane la próxima elección en Estados Unidos. “(México) está preparado para colaborar en los mejores términos con los Estados Unidos, independientemente del
Continue ReadingBy SIBI ARASU Associated Press BENGALURU, India (AP) — Each year from June to September, a heavy band of rain makes its way from India’s southwest coast to its northeastern borders, quenching farmers’ thirsty fields. India’s monsoon season is arguably the single most important weather phenomenon for the country, and a good monsoon can noticeably
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Before storm chances arrive tomorrow evening, a UV index of 10 is expected. This is very high, meaning it will only take 20 minutes to receive a sunburn without proper protection. Pollen levels will be low to medium throughout the next couple of days, with grasses, plantain, and nettle being the primary allergens.
Continue ReadingValeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN Español) — Cuba anunció este viernes que se sumará al caso de Sudáfrica ante la Corte Internacional de Justicia (CIJ) contra Israel por la guerra en Gaza. La nación insular caribeña invocó el artículo 63 del Estatuto de la Corte, que otorga a países distintos de los interesados en el caso
Continue ReadingCNN Opinion by Jennifer Tucker (CNN) — The Supreme Court’s willingness to uphold the ban on access to firearms for domestic abusers will save many hundreds, if not thousands, of lives. On Friday, the court rejected a challenge to the constitutionality of a federal law that bans the possession of a gun by someone who has been the subject of
Continue ReadingOpinion by Jennifer Tucker (CNN) — The Supreme Court’s willingness to uphold the ban on access to firearms for domestic abusers will save many hundreds, if not thousands, of lives. On Friday, the court rejected a challenge to the constitutionality of a federal law that bans the possession of a gun by someone who has been the subject of a
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Seven people, including the leader and several members of what was described as a motorcycle gang, were indicted by a federal grand jury on Tuesday, according to a Friday press release from the Department of Justice. The following people were charged in a 25-count indictment: Tonka Way Con Ponder, 53, of
Continue ReadingValeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN Español) — El Servicio Meteorológico Nacional (SMN) de México alertó este viernes por la posible formación de un ciclón tropical en el golfo de México para este fin de semana, así como la presencia de lluvias torrenciales para el sureste, oriente y noreste de México del país. La coordinadora general del SMN,
Continue ReadingValeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN Español) — El Operador Nacional de Electricidad de Ecuador anunció que este viernes habrá nuevos cortes de energía, debido a que —dijo— la hidroeléctrica Coca Codo Sinclair tuvo que cerrar sus compuertas por los deslaves y otras afectaciones generadas por las lluvias. El organismo agregó en su cuenta de X que
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — U.S. government inspections of avocados and mangoes in the Mexican state of Michoacan will gradually resume. U.S. Ambassador Ken Salazar made that announcement Friday, a week after they were suspended over an assault on inspectors. Salazar says in a statement that the U.S. Agriculture Department inspectors “will gradually begin to return
Continue ReadingBy JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — About two years after 13 children and teens sued Hawaii over the threat posed by climate change, both sides reached a settlement that includes an ambitious requirement to decarbonize the state’s transportation system over the next 21 years. It’s another example of a younger generation channeling
Continue ReadingValeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN) — El número oficial de muertos en la peregrinación anual que realizan los msulmanes de La Meca a Medina (conocida como Hajj) se ha disparado a casi 500 y el número real podría ser más del doble, ya que surgieron informes de que hasta 600 fieles egipcios murieron en la ruta
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — The former CEO of a publicly traded health care company based in Nevada has been found guilty of a multimillion-dollar insider trading scheme. A federal jury in Los Angeles convicted Terren Scott Peizer on Friday. The Justice Department says it’s the first case it has prosecuted exclusively based on a special
Continue ReadingBy Josh Campbell and Jack Hannah, CNN (CNN) — A New Mexico judge denied a motion Friday from Alec Baldwin’s attorneys asking the court to dismiss the actor’s involuntary manslaughter indictment in a shooting on the set of the film “Rust,” in which cinematographer Halyna Hutchins died. A separate motion to dismiss from Baldwin’s team will
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By Sharon Braithwaite, CNN (CNN) — The death of an Indian migrant worker in Italy, who was reportedly abandoned on a road after his arm was severed at work, has sparked outrage and prompted calls for a demonstration on Saturday in the town of Latina, in the country’s central Lazio region. Satnam Singh, a 31-year-old farm worker, was
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