WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate Ethics Committee has voted unanimously to review allegations that Sen. Bob Menendez violated Senate rules. The panel is building towards potential disciplinary actions against the New Jersey Democrat after he was convicted of bribery charges this month. The ethics panel could recommend that Menendez be censured or expelled, which would
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigerian legislators have begun an investigation into the alleged importation of contaminated fuel into the country, part of efforts to resolve issues causing a rift between an oil refinery owned by Africa’s richest man Aliko Dangote and the industry regulator. A legislative committee tasked with carrying out the probe
Continue ReadingAitana Ocana (CNN Español) — Desde sus inicios en 1900, Cuba ha dejado huella en la historia de los Juegos Olímpicos, destacándose por sus éxitos tempranos y por el dominio de sus atletas en diversas disciplinas. Cuba ha acumulado un total de 235 medallas olímpicas (84 de oro, 69 de plata y 82 de bronce),
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — A Missouri judge on Monday overturned the conviction of Christopher Dunn, who has spent more than 30 years in prison for a killing he has long contended he didn’t commit. The ruling is likely to free Dunn from prison, but it wasn’t immediately clear when that would happen. He
Continue ReadingST. LOUIS (AP) — A Missouri judge has overturned the murder conviction of a man imprisoned for more than 30 years.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press If you’re trying to get up to speed on Vice President Kamala Harris’ swift emergence as Democrats’ possible nominee this fall, you really need to know your memes. From “brat summer” to “coconut tree,” it’s been a timeline full of Harris-related memes for many people since President Joe Biden exited the 2024 presidential
Continue ReadingANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Connor Stalions is set to share his side of the story from an alleged sign-stealing scheme within Michigan’s football team before the Wolverines went on to win the national championship. Netflix announced Monday that the fourth season of “Untold” will include “Sign Stealer” on Aug. 27, when Stalions breaks his
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By Jennifer Agiesta, CNN (CNN) — It’s just one day after President Joe Biden announced that he would end his reelection campaign and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris to be the Democratic nominee taking on former President Donald Trump in this year’s presidential race. That’s far too soon for polling to capture the dynamics of
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The EU’s top diplomat says Hungary won’t be allowed to host a strategic EU meeting next month. That’s because of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s surprise, self-proclaimed “peace mission” trips to Moscow and Beijing aimed at brokering an end to the war in Ukraine. EU partners overwhelmingly saw that as undermining
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LVIV, Ukraine (AP) — Several thousand mourners have attended the funeral for a Ukrainian former lawmaker best known for her campaign to promote the Ukrainian language. Iryna Farion died after being shot in the street by an unknown assailant last week. She was laid to rest Monday in the western city of Lviv
Continue ReadingCNNEspañol sjv (CNN) — Con el apoyo del presidente de EE.UU. Joe Biden desatando una avalancha de respaldos de muchos demócratas prominentes en todo el país, Kamala Harris se ha convertido en la favorita para ocupar su lugar como candidata presidencial del partido. Harris recibió inmediatamente el respaldo de muchos líderes del partido demócrata y
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CHARITON COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Ludlow woman was seriously injured early Monday in a crash in Chariton County on Highway 11, about a mile south of Mendon, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. The report says a 2024 Chevrolet Trailblazer was totaled after the driver – Jacey Mohr, 37 – suffered a
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A Massachusetts woman has been sentenced to three years of probation for calling in a fake bomb threat at Boston Children’s Hospital as it faced a barrage of harassment over its surgical program for transgender youths. Catherine Leavy pleaded guilty last year in federal court to charges including making a false bomb threat. She was
Continue Reading By Camila DeChalus, CNN (CNN) — Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign team began conducting outreach to several youth grassroots organizations shortly after President Joe Biden announced his withdrawal from the race. Voters of Tomorrow, a youth voting grassroots organization, said it spoke with Harris’ campaign after members reached out shortly after Biden’s Sunday announcement. “Vice
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — El primer ministro de Israel, Benjamín Netanyahu, aterriza en Washington el lunes con mucha menos fanfarria de la que hubiera esperado apenas un día antes. Su tan esperada visita – repleta de reuniones con altos funcionarios estadounidenses y un discurso ante el Congreso – ahora sin duda se verá
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TONIGHT: Partly cloudy and mild with lows in the mid-60s. TOMORROW: Partly to mostly sunny with an isolated shower or storm. Highs in the mid-80s. EXTENDED: We can expect a quiet July week with temperatures near our seasonal average as the upper pattern remains fairly stagnant. We could see isolated showers or storms tied to
Continue ReadingBy Francis Page, Jr. Click here for updates on this story July 22, 2024 (Houston Style Magazine) — Governor Roy Cooper: Kamala Harris should be the next President. I’ve known @VP going back to our days as AGs, and she has what it takes to defeat Donald Trump and lead our country thoughtfully and with
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Bernice Johnson Reagon, a musician and scholar who used her rich, powerful contralto voice in the service of the American Civil Rights Movement and human rights struggles around the world, died on July 16, according to her daughter’s social media post. She was 81. Reagon was probably best known
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Chadwick Boseman’s final tweet before his death in 2020 was both personal and political. On August 11, 2020, Boseman’s then-verified Twitter account featured a photo of “The Black Panther” star embracing then-Senator Kamala Harris. It was the same day President Joe Biden announced Harris would be his running
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