Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris is the only White House hopeful who has qualified to compete for the Democratic presidential nomination. The Democratic National Committee made the announcement in a statement on Tuesday. Although no other major Democrat had indicated any plans to challenge Harris, the DNC’s announcement officially clears the
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By Dan Berman and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — Attorney General Merrick Garland stressed his unhappiness with the Florida-based judge who said his appointment of a special counsel to prosecute Donald Trump was illegal, saying he wouldn’t make a “basic mistake about the law.” In an interview with NBC News, Garland was asked about Judge
Continue ReadingValeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN Español) — El Gobierno de Estados Unidos insistió en su llamado a que haya transparencia en los resultados de la elección presidencial en Venezuela donde el Consejo Nacional Electoral (CNE) proclamó ganador al presidente Nicolás Maduro, al tiempo que rechazó los llamados del propio Maduro y otros políticos del oficialismo a detener
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House’s executive chef has retired after nearly three decades of making meals and cooking up state dinners for five different presidents and their families. Cris Comerford is the first woman to hold the job, and is also the first person of color to be executive chef. Her last
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By Oliver Darcy, CNN New York (CNN) — The National Association of Black Journalists is trying its best to weather a storm of backlash. The organization on Tuesday drew a torrent of criticism over its decision to invite Donald Trump to sit for an interview at its annual convention in Chicago. The Wednesday afternoon Trump
Continue ReadingAP Science Writer With plans for athletes to swim the Seine River through the heart of Paris, Olympic organizers essentially bet against climate change’s extreme weather. For several days it appeared they would lose — by ditching the swimming portion of triathlon races. It wasn’t until early Wednesday, after the men’s race had been postponed
Continue ReadingAssociated Press PHOENIX (AP) — The Democratic primary in Arizona’s 3rd Congressional District has narrowed to a margin that is within the range of an automatic recount. Former Phoenix City Council member Yassamin Ansari leads former state lawmaker Raquel Terán by 89 votes, with 42,523 votes tallied and just a few hundred more to count.
Continue ReadingBy KTBS Staff Click here for updates on this story COUSHATTA, Louisiana (KTBS) — A former guard who was on duty when two teens died by suicide at a youth corrections center has pleaded guilty to malfeasance in office. The plea Monday in Red River Parish District Court comes almost 5-1/2 years after the deaths.
Continue ReadingBelén Liotti (CNN) — Este martes, la campaña de Harris mostró un primer vistazo sobre cómo planea contrarrestar los ataques del expresidente Donald Trump, quien presenta falsamente a la vicepresidenta Kamala Harris como el “zar fronterizo” de la administración. El video de campaña de 50 segundos, publicado por primera vez en CNN este martes, exhibe
Continue ReadingBy Paige Nash Click here for updates on this story ARCADIA, Louisiana (KTBS) — A Bienville Parish native has been hailed a hero following his death while rescuing passengers on a sinking yacht in Lake Michigan last week. The body of Bienville Parish native Lorenzo Tobin, 40, was recovered from Lake Michigan Sunday, following a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)This is a week has an alert for excessive heat warning through Thursday with heat index being more than 105 degrees each day according to ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Team. Dr. Chris Sampson — and emergency room doctor at University Hospital — warned that dizziness, nausea and a racing heart are initial signs
Continue ReadingAP Health Writer The popular deli meat company Boar’s Head is recalling an additional 7 million pounds of ready-to-eat products made at a Virginia plant as an investigation into a deadly outbreak of listeria food poisoning continues, U.S. Agriculture Department officials said Tuesday. The new recall includes 71 products made between May 10 and July
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By Emma Tucker, Stephanie Becker, Cheri Mossburg and Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — As the city of San Francisco prepares to fall in line with California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s executive order to clear homeless encampments, Los Angeles is pushing back, refusing to allow its jails to be used to hold those removed from encampments. Newsom,
Continue ReadingValeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN Español) — El Gobierno de Costa Rica anunció este martes su disposición a ofrecer asilo político a María Corina Machado y a Edmundo González Urrutia, así como a otros líderes de la oposición venezolana. El ministro de Relaciones Exteriores, Arnoldo André Tinoco, dijo que han sido informados de que existen órdenes de
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By Chelsea Bailey, CNN (CNN) — William L. Calley Jr., the only US Army soldier to be convicted in the 1968 My Lai massacre, which saw more than 300 unarmed Vietnamese civilians killed by US soldiers in one of the most notorious war crimes in American history, has died. He was 80. Calley’s death was first reported
Continue ReadingAP Baseball Writer . (AP) — Texas Rangers rookie outfielder Evan Carter will likely miss the rest of the regular season because of a lumbar sprain in his back that has limited him to 45 games. The setback comes after he was such a big part of their World Series title last year. Carter hasn’t
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By Marisa Sardonia Click here for updates on this story TRYON, North Carolina (WLOS) — In an update to the preservation of Nina Simone’s childhood home in Tryon, the African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund has selected Every Angle Inc. as the general contractor for the home. It will be restored as an interpretative historic
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By Jennifer Emert Click here for updates on this story HENDERSONVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — Critical training for new mountain law enforcement officers was compromised within Blue Ridge Community College’s Basic Law Enforcement Training Program. News 13 has uncovered excessive violence against cadets and falsified training, leading to state action. As a result, six Blue
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By Brandon Beyer, Kevin Boulandier Click here for updates on this story PLANTATION, Florida (WSVN) — The Broward County School Board has voted to suspend the mother of a transgender student who was allowed to play on the girls’ volleyball team for 10 days. In a 5-4 vote, the board said Jessica Norton will also
Continue ReadingBy Sheldon Fox, Kevin Boulandier, Jessica Holly Click here for updates on this story NORTH MIAMI, Florida (WSVN) — A crafty thief is being looked for after he broke into a store owner’s car and took off with an envelope full of cash. The dollar store swipe occurred in the parking lot of the 1
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