By Web staff Click here for updates on this story BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, Louisiana (KTBS) — Barksdale Air Force Base welcomed Curtis Jackson, known as “50 Cent,” today for a visit aimed at deepening his understanding of the base’s mission and fostering community relationships. This visit is part of Jackson’s ongoing commitment to invest
Continue ReadingAssociated Press In early 2022, Evan Gershkovich, a reporter for the Wall Street Journal wrote on social media that “reporting on Russia is now also a regular practice of watching people you know get locked away for years.” A year later, he was the one locked up after he was arrested in March 2023 on
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By Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — Former Trump Organization Chief Financial Officer Allen Weisselberg was released from jail after serving 100 days for lying during an investigation into Donald Trump’s real estate business. Weisselberg, the former right-hand man to Trump, was released Friday, according to New York City’s Department of Corrections website and confirmed by
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenyan President William Ruto has appointed the first 11 members of his Cabinet. Ruto on Friday retained six former ministers in the key portfolios of defense and interior. The president last week dismissed all but one minister and said he would form a broad-based government that would help him
Continue ReadingWall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich has been convicted of espionage and sentenced to 16 years in prison. He, his employer and the U.S. government say all the charges against him are fabricated. The 32-year-old journalist appeared after the verdict in court in Yekaterinburg on Friday in a glass defendants’ cage, his head shaved. The
Continue ReadingBelén Liotti (CNN Español) — Carlos Ahumada Kurtz es un empresario argentino naturalizado mexicano que ha incursionado en diversos rubros y negocios, y se convirtió en el más importante el de la construcción. Ganó notoriedad en 2004 en México por los llamados “videoescándalos”, grabaciones en las que se veía a importantes políticos del país recibir
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By CNN Staff (CNN) — Unexpected tech outages have been impacting airlines and airports across the world. Major hotel brands have also reported outages. Here’s what to know if you’re planning to travel this weekend. What’s going on? Widespread IT problems are impacting global travel. It’s believed the issue stems, at least in part, from
Continue ReadingAP Music Writer Ten years ago, “Weird Al” Yankovic made history. “Mandatory Fun,” his 14th and final studio album, hit No. 1 on the Billboard 200. To celebrate a decade of “Mandatory Fun,” Yankovic’s biggest album, the comedian has released “Polkamania!,” a polka medley of some of the biggest hits of the last 10 years,
Continue Reading By Katie Lobosco, CNN Washington (CNN) — The Department of Education will pause student loan payments for 8 million borrowers after a federal appeals court temporarily blocked a repayment plan that the Biden administration launched last year. The fate of the plan, known as SAVE (Saving on a Valuable Education), is in flux as courts
Continue Reading By Priscilla Alvarez and MJ Lee, CNN Washington (CNN) — Vice President Kamala Harris has spent much of the year traveling around the country, tackling the Republican party and its leader, former President Donald Trump. But now she’s throwing her political punches at another opponent: Sen. JD Vance. Mounting concerns over President Joe Biden and his viability as a candidate have
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — To borrow a favorite phrase from the man himself, President Joe Biden is at an inflection point. Is his on-the-ropes reelection campaign about public service or his ego? About securing his legacy or shaping the future? Such opposing forces of American politics have been clashing with each other since his
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Janet Jackson loves performing. Doing publicity around her work, not so much. During an interview with the radio program “Heart Evenings with Dev Griffin,” the topic of being interviewed came up and Jackson made clear her feelings. “I don’t mean to be rude, but I have to be
Continue ReadingCNNEspañol sjv (CNN) — Los apagones tecnológicos alteraron las operaciones en todo el mundo el viernes, y los aeropuertos fueron los más afectados por el problema. Desde Manila hasta Berlín y Newark, pilotos, miembros de la tripulación y pasajeros quedaron varados en los aeropuertos debido a que los cortes de servicio cibernético causaron importantes retrasos
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story KEITHVILLE, Louisiana (KTBS) — An elderly couple in Keithville is still picking up the pieces of their mobile home after it rolled onto its roof during Tropical Storm Beryl. Joe and Elizabeth Jamison were found standing on their ceiling after strong winds lifted their home
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By Web staff Click here for updates on this story MAUI COUNTY, Hawaii (KITV) — Police are warning residents about a fake jewelry scam that’s making the rounds across the Islands. Maui Police officials say they have received reports in the last week of scammers selling fake jewelry at the Queen Ka’ahumanu Center, The Shops
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN Español) — Venezuela elegirá a un nuevo presidente el 28 de julio entre diez candidatos, aunque, según las encuestas, hay dos aspirantes claramente despegados del resto: el presidente Nicolás Maduro y el abanderado de la oposición mayoritaria, Edmundo González Urrutia. Maduro va por su tercer mandato y también por tercera ocasión la
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN) — ¿Cuál fue tu primera cita más emocionante? En 2016, dos jóvenes rusos conocidos por sus aventuras extremas de “rooftopping” (que consistían en escalar ilegalmente lugares como La Sagrada Familia y la Torre Eiffel) se saltaron el superficial cóctel de la hora feliz y, en cambio, ascendieron al rascacielos sin terminar más
Continue ReadingBy Adam Rife Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE (WDJT) — The Milwaukee Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression held a demonstration and march against recent violence in the city, some connected to the RNC, on Thursday, July 18. As of a few days ago, the demonstration was not supposed to happen. The
Continue ReadingAP Media Writer From a media perspective, Donald Trump failed to stick the landing at the Republican convention that nominated him as its presidential candidate for a third time. His acceptance speech, which exceeded 90 minutes and stretched past midnight Eastern time into Friday, won him wide praise for its vivid recounting of last weekend’s
Continue ReadingCNNEspañol sjv (CNN) — Un fallo informático ha afectado a importantes servicios en todo el mundo, interrumpiendo las conexiones de transporte público, retrasando vuelos internacionales y restringiendo las operaciones de instalaciones y empresas de atención médica. Esto es lo que necesitas saber Crowdstrike, Microsoft y las aerolíneas afectadas: ¿Qué hay detrás del apagón cibernético? La
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