By ED DAVEY Associated Press BATANGAS, Philippines (AP) — An influential politician in the Philippines, who has been a cheerleader for natural gas power, is behind a company that planned to make a fortune from it, an Associated Press investigation of thousands of pages of documents has found. Gov. Hermilando Mandanas of Batangas province and
Continue ReadingALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A judge has ruled that New York’s state prison system has been holding inmates in solitary confinement for too long, in violation of state law. State Supreme Court Justice Kevin Bryant said in a decision filed Thursday that the state Department of Corrections and Community Supervision did not provide sufficient evidence
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By Sharon Braithwaite, CNN (CNN) — A luxury cruise ship rescued 68 migrants drifting off the Spanish Canary Islands on Wednesday, Spain’s maritime rescue agency said in a statement on X. The bulk carrier Philipp Oldendorff spotted a canoe-shaped boat adrift with people on board roughly 440 nautical miles, or about 815 km, south of
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN Español) — La selección mayor masculina de México es una de las 16 que participarán en la Copa América 2024, que este año celebra su edición número 48. Gracias al tÃtulo de Copa Oro obtenido en 2023, México es cabeza de serie del Grupo B de la Copa América, en donde se enfrentará
Continue ReadingBelén Liotti (CNN Español) — La presidenta de Honduras, Xiomara Castro, y el presidente de Costa Rica, Rodrigo Chaves, acordaron este jueves impulsar la reactivación del Sistema de la Integración Centroamericana (SICA). Luego de más de dos horas de reunión en la Casa Presidencial costarricense, ubicada en San José, los mandatarios dijeron que ante amenazas
Continue ReadingValeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN Español) — La ganadora de la presidencia de México, Claudia Sheinbaum, anunció que Ernestina Godoy Ramos se sumará a su gabinete como titular de la ConsejerÃa JurÃdica. La ConsejerÃa JurÃdica es la dependencia que revisa y valida los decretos, acuerdos, instrumentos jurÃdicos y propuestas de ley que presenta el Poder Ejecutivo. Se
Continue ReadingValeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN Español) — El empresario Furio Valbonesi, padre de Lavinia Valbonesi, esposa del presidente Daniel Noboa, murió este jueves, informó la Presidencia de Ecuador. La institución publicó la noticia en X junto con su pésame a la primera dama y al presidente Daniel Noboa. En sus respectivas cuentas de la misma red social,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A portion of Sussex Drive near its intersection with Scott Boulevard in Columbia will be closed next week, according to a press release from the city. That portion of Sussex Drive be closed on Tuesday and Wednesday as crews replace deteriorated concrete slabs, the release says. The road will reopen at 3
Continue ReadingBy DORANY PINEDA Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — California’s workplace regulators passed rules that would protect indoor workers from extreme heat. The regulations would apply to workplaces such as warehouses, schools and kitchens. They would require cooling devices, access to water and cool break areas at certain temperature thresholds as well as monitoring for
Continue ReadingBelén Liotti (CNN) — Bugatti presentó su nuevo modelo, el Bugatti Tourbillon, un hÃbrido muy potente con un precio igual de impresionante. El automóvil reemplazará al Bugatti Chiron de 1.500 caballos de fuerza y ​​valorado en US$ 3,3 millones. Se podrÃa haber esperado que el nuevo modelo de Bugatti fuera totalmente eléctrico. No solo la
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s incoming President Claudia Sheinbaum has begun naming her Cabinet, presenting an even gender distribution and a heavy presence from academia and her prior administration as Mexico City’s mayor. Sheinbaum, herself a climate scientist and former academic, said Thursday that her administration’s economy secretary will be Marcelo Ebrard, who was foreign
Continue ReadingBelén Liotti (CNN) — El mundo consumió cantidades récord de petróleo, carbón y gas en 2023, lo que llevó a la contaminación por carbono que calienta el planeta a un nuevo máximo, según un informe publicado este jueves. Esto destroza las ilusiones de los cientÃficos del clima, quienes esperaban que las emisiones globales de energÃa
Continue ReadingBy COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Relatives of a Black man holding a cellphone when he was fatally shot by a SWAT officer want the officer to face trial for murder. The family spoke Thursday after portions of body camera footage of the shooting were released. Kilyn Lewis was shot as officers moved
Continue ReadingBy ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — Former President Donald Trump says he wants to give automatic green cards to foreign students who graduate from U.S. colleges, a sharp departure from the anti-immigrant rhetoric he typically uses on the campaign trail. Trump was asked about plans for companies to be able to import
Continue ReadingBy ALANIS THAMES AP Sports Writer BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — As Ajay Stone strolled around historic Rickwood Field and gazed at tributes displayed in honor of Willie Mays and other Negro Leaguers, he clutched a cherished memory under his arm. It was a picture from 2004 of Mays holding Stone’s then-10-month-old daughter Haley, who was
Continue ReadingBy ALANIS THAMES AP Sports Writer BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — As Ajay Stone strolled around historic Rickwood Field and gazed at tributes displayed in honor of Willie Mays and other Negro Leaguers, he clutched a cherished memory under his arm. It was a picture from 2004 of Mays holding Stone’s then-10-month-old daughter Haley, who was
Continue ReadingBy Pete Muntean and Gregory Wallace, CNN (CNN) — The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating a Southwest Airlines flight that descended to just 525 feet above ground as it approached Will Rogers World Airport in Oklahoma City on Wednesday, triggering an altitude warning from air traffic control that it was getting too low. Southwest flight 4069
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MORGAN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) An inmate at the Morgan County Jail was charged on Thursday with first-degree assault after he allegedly assaulted another inmate on June 13 at the Morgan County Jail. Michael Hayden III, 35, of Versailles, is being held at the Morgan County Jail on a $100,000 bond. An arraignment is scheduled for
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — La obesidad no es simplemente una cuestión de comida y ejercicio: puede estar en tu código genético, según una nueva investigación. “Las causas de la obesidad son muy complejas y, en la mayorÃa de los casos, la combinación de muchos factores. En este estudio, sin embargo, hemos hallado un claro desencadenante
Continue ReadingBENONA TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — It was a crazy night at a camp for kids in northern Michigan. Police say a tree crashed onto a cabin with 14 people inside, trapping a counselor in her bed for 90 minutes. The counselor eventually walked away and appears to be fine. Authorities were called around 2 a.m.
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