GRAND CANYON, Ariz. (AP) — The Grand Canyon National Park says a man has died after attempting a high-risk parachute leap from Yavapai Point on the South Rim. The park did not name the man who died Thursday morning because it was awaiting positive identification and needed to notify his family. The jump attempt had
Continue ReadingValeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN Español) — El Gobierno de Estados Unidos suspendió temporalmente el programa de reunificación por motivos humanitarios que beneficia a ciudadanos de Cuba, Haití, Nicaragua y Venezuela, dijo este viernes a CNN un vocero del Departamento de Seguridad Nacional (DHS, por sus siglas en inglés). “El DHS cuenta con mecanismos de revisión para
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man was charged with two felonies on Friday after he was accused in a Wednesday shooting. Tristan Saint was charged with accessory to shooting at a vehicle and accessory to armed criminal action. He is being held at the Cole County Jail without bond. An arraignment is scheduled
Continue ReadingAssociated Press COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — A transgender woman’s use of the women’s locker room at a suburban St. Louis gym is prompting protests and calls for an investigation. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports the woman joined the gym Sunday. By Friday, protesters outside the gym were calling for a boycott and an investigation by
Continue ReadingAssociated Press COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — A transgender woman’s use of the women’s locker room at a suburban St. Louis gym is prompting protests and calls for an investigation. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports the woman joined the gym Sunday. By Friday, protesters outside the gym were calling for a boycott and an investigation by
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By MJ Lee and Samantha Waldenberg, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden acknowledged to reporters Friday morning that he and Vice President Kamala Harris have spoken about her upcoming decision on a vice presidential running mate. But he wouldn’t say much else: “I’ll let her work that out,” Biden said, when pressed on what top
Continue ReadingValeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN Español) — La empresa FEMSA anunció en un comunicado que sus tiendas OXXO y OXXO Gas reanudarán sus operaciones este viernes en Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, tras acuerdos alcanzados con autoridades estatales y federales para garantizar la seguridad de sus empleados. Este lunes, la compañía suspendió operaciones en 191 de sus tiendas
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Ecuador, Costa Rica, Uruguay y Panamá se sumaron a la lista de países que reconocen al candidato opositor venezolano Edmundo González como ganador de las polémicas elecciones presidenciales del domingo, a pesar de que el órgano electoral del país anunció que el actual presidente Nicolás Maduro fue el más votado. Ecuador
Continue ReadingBy Stephanie Becker, CNN (CNN) — A convicted murderer who has been on California’s death row for 33 years must either be released or retried after a federal judge on Thursday approved the state attorney general’s request to do so because of prosecutorial misconduct in jury selection decades ago. The judge’s ruling, at the request
Continue ReadingAssociated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Family members of a 12-year-old Houston girl allegedly killed by two Venezuelans who entered the U.S. illegally are supporting legislation that would limit immigration authorities’ ability to release immigrants they detain. Jocelyn Nungaray’s body was found in a creek June 17 after she disappeared during a walk to a convenience
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho prosecutor says he will seek the death penalty against an Idaho inmate charged with killing a man while he was on the lam during a 36-hour escape from prison. Skylar Meade has already been sentenced to life in prison after pleading guilty to the March 20 escape.
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Los Juegos Olímpicos son un espectáculo de atletismo, trabajo duro, máximo rendimiento y, para algunos, queso parmesano. La gimnasta italiana Giorgia Villa, que formó parte del equipo que ganó la medalla de plata en gimnasia femenina, la primera de Italia en 96 años, se ha hecho más conocida por su amor
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By Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — Miriam Butorin was supposed to attend Taylor Swift’s concert on Friday for her 13th birthday. She is missing it, but for the very best reason. Miriam’s mother, Russian-American journalist Alsu Kurmasheva, was released Thursday from Russian detention in a historic prisoner swap. The release of the 47-year-old journalist for the US-backed
Continue ReadingOTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — The Canadian government says it has completed negotiations with the United States on an agreement that would allow the use of U.S. space launch technology, expertise and data for space launches in Canada. The agreement, which is yet to be signed, will establish the legal and technical safeguards needed, while ensuring
Continue ReadingValeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN Español) — La oposición de Venezuela anunció el lunes 29 de julio que crearía un sitio para que los interesados pudieran revisar el resultado de la mesa en la que votaron. En él, los ciudadanos con documento de identidad expedido por las autoridades venezolanas pueden ingresar a esas direcciones web con
Continue ReadingAssociated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre says a Mississippi judge improperly blocked his lead attorney from representing him in a state civil lawsuit that seeks to recover misspent welfare money. Using another of his attorneys, Favre filed an appeal Thursday asking the Mississippi Supreme Court to overturn the ruling that
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. will move a fighter jet squadron to the Middle East and maintain an aircraft carrier in the region, the Pentagon said Friday, beefing up the American military presence to help defend Israel from possible attacks by Iran and its proxies and safeguard U.S. troops. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia has partnered with Turning Point to provide a temporary overnight cooling service at Wilkes Boulevard United Methodist Church, according to a Friday press release from the city. The service at 702 Wilkes Blvd. will start Monday and will be available after 8 p.m. on nights when the overnight
Continue Reading By Oren Liebermann, CNN (CNN) — The US is sending a carrier strike group, a fighter squadron and additional warships to the Middle East as the region braces for an Iranian retaliation to the killing of a senior Hamas leader in Tehran earlier this week. It is perhaps the largest movement of US forces to
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Biden administration has temporarily suspended permits for Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans to enter the United States and stay up to two years amid concerns about fraud by their financial sponsors. Nearly 500,000 people from the four countries arrived through June under presidential authority after applying online with
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