SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — Police in El Salvador have arrested 30 suspects who allegedly shared child pornography photos on the messaging platform WhatsApp. An inspection of the suspects’ phones revealed sexual images of children, adolescents and disabled people. The head prosecutor for the township of Zaragoza said the investigation started in 2018. Henri
Continue Reading By DAVID BAUDER AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Singer Ani DiFranco is the honoree and will perform at the 41st annual John Lennon Tribute concert in December in New York City. DiFranco shares a drive toward social activism with the late Beatle, a point noted in a statement from his widow, Yoko Ono.
Continue Reading MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s president has revealed he sent a letter to the Israeli government asking for the extradition of a former top security official, Tomás Zerón. Zerón was the head of the federal investigation agency at the time of the abduction of 43 students in southern Mexico in 2014. He is being sought
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By Jackie Wattles, CNN Business A group of 21 current and former employees at Blue Origin, the rocket company founded by Jeff Bezos, co-signed an essay speaking out against what they describe as a toxic workplace where “professional dissent” is “actively stifled,” and certain male leaders routinely engage in sexist behavior. All but one of
Continue ReadingBy Leo Stallworth Click here for updates on this story WATTS, California (KABC) — A state of the art music studio has been unveiled at Markham Middle School in Watts. A charity spearheaded by Lil Mussie, an Auckland, New Zealand-based rapper, equipped the studio with industry-leading production equipment. “This space has a recording facility… the
Continue Reading By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Amid a national debate over the use of pandemic relief funds, Alabama lawmakers swiftly approved a plan to tap $400 million to help build two super-size prisons. In a bipartisan vote that brought little dissent, senators approved the $1.3 billion construction plan that will use $400
Continue Reading By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — U.S. new vehicle sales tumbled about 26% in September as a global shortage of computer chips worsened, shuttering factories and limiting the selection on dealer lots. Edmunds.com said automakers sold just over 1 million new vehicles last month. With strong demand, that has forced up prices,
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By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — U.S. new vehicle sales tumbled about 26% in September as a global shortage of computer chips worsened, shuttering factories and limiting the selection on dealer lots. Edmunds.com said automakers sold just over 1 million new vehicles last month. With strong demand, that has forced up prices,
Continue Reading By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ and ADAM BEAM Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California is poised to impose the nation’s first coronavirus vaccine mandate for schoolchildren. Gov. Gavin Newsom said Friday that the requirement won’t take effect for all children until the U.S. government has finished fully vetting the vaccine for two age groups —
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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Des Moines will cancel a city contract with a private security company more than two months after reports revealed troubling remarks by the company’s CEO, who referred to local racial justice protests as “terrorism.” The Des Moines Register reports the city’s contract with The Conley Group will end at midnight
Continue Reading CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — A University of Northern Iowa biology professor who required masks be worn in his classroom and threatened lower grades for students who refused has been relegated to online teaching and stripped of his eligibility for merit pay. UNI professor Steve O’Kane Jr. had pushed a resolution among his colleagues saying
Continue Reading By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia judge has ruled that Ahmaud Arbery’s mental health records can’t be used as trial evidence by the men who chased and killed him. The decision Friday by Superior Court Judge Timothy Walmsley further limits defense attorneys’ efforts to portray Arbery as an aggressive young
Continue ReadingBy Caitlin Lilly Click here for updates on this story LAS VEGAS (KVVU) — An officer with the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department died this week due to complications from COVID-19. According to the department, Officer Edward Contreras passed away on Tuesday at the age of 50 due to complications from COVID-19. According to the
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By Ashley Strickland, CNN Smile, Mercury! The smallest planet in our solar system was getting photographed Friday by a European-Japanese space probe making its closest trip past the sphere on its seven-year mission. The BepiColombo mission made its first flyby of Mercury around 7:34 p.m. ET on Friday, passing within 124 miles (200 kilometers) of
Continue ReadingBy Kim Passoth Click here for updates on this story LAS VEGAS (KVVU) — It was a first date at a Las Vegas Raiders game one fan will never forget. While she on her way to Allegiant Stadium, just a few blocks away, she stopped to save a man’s life. On Aug. 14, Liz Groesbeck,
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By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN A New York man charged in the assault of DC Metropolitan Police Officer Michael Fanone will remain in jail while he awaits trail, a federal judge ruled on Friday after an emotional court hearing. Prosecutors previously said Thomas Sibick was spotted on police body-camera footage ripping away Fanone’s badge and radio
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN) — La forma más extrema de violencia fÃsica contra la mujer tiene un nombre propio: feminicidio o femicidio. Esto es lo que necesitas saber sobre el término, cómo se comparan las diferentes partes del mundo y qué se puede hacer para reducir los feminicidios. ¿Qué es el feminicidio? El feminicidio, también conocido
Continue Reading HOUSTON (AP) — Authorities say a former student of a Houston charter school shot and wounded a school employee on campus before quickly surrendering to police. The shooting happened at about 11:45 a.m. Friday at YES Prep Southwest Secondary, a charter school that serves students in sixth through 12th grades. Houston Police Chief Troy Finner
Continue Reading By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Drugmaker Merck says its experimental COVID-19 pill reduced hospitalizations and deaths by half in people recently infected with the coronavirus. That is potentially a leap forward in the global fight against the pandemic. The company said Friday it will soon ask health officials in the U.S.
Continue Reading By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Drugmaker Merck says its experimental COVID-19 pill reduced hospitalizations and deaths by half in people recently infected with the coronavirus. That is potentially a leap forward in the global fight against the pandemic. The company said Friday it will soon ask health officials in the U.S.
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