MEXICO CITY (AP) — The new U.S. ambassador to Mexico, Ken Salazar, said the United States has asked the Mexican government to allow agents, including those from the Drug Enforcement Administration, to work in Mexico. Last year Mexico pulled foreign agents’ immunity from prosecution and imposed strict limits on their contacts with their Mexican counterparts.
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By Matt McFarland, CNN Business Tesla CEO Elon Musk has said the company will roll out the latest beta version of its “full self-driving” software to 1,000 owners this weekend. Yet there aren’t actually any self-driving cars for sale today, according to autonomous vehicle experts and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, which regulates cars.
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Alejandra Ramos Barreda (CNN) — Mientras continúa la búsqueda de Brian Laundrie en una reserva natural de Florida, la policía dijo el viernes que aún no han encontrado ninguna evidencia física de Laundrie dentro de la extensa área silvestre. Laundrie, cuya prometida Gabby Petito fue encontrada muerta en Wyoming hace casi tres semanas, ha sido
Continue Reading DUNKIRK, France (AP) — France’s interior minister has urged Britain to fulfill its promises to provide tens of millions of pounds (dollars) to help France stop migrants from trying to cross the English Channel. Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin noted that “migratory pressure is picking up after COVID,” and said France has sharply increased efforts to
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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A 34-year-old man has been sentenced to two life prison terms in the beating and stabbing deaths of a Topeka woman and her cousin. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that Richard Showalter, of Greenleaf, won’t be eligible for release for at least 112 years and three months under the sentences imposed
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By Stephanie Halasz, Martin Goillandeau and Niamh Kennedy CNN Austrian leader Sebastian Kurz said he was stepping down from his office Saturday evening, days after his office was raided by Austrian prosecutors investigating him and close team members on suspicion of bribery and breach of trust. Kurz, speaking in a televised address on Austrian television
Continue Reading By Paul LeBlanc, CNN Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell on Saturday told Attorney General Merrick Garland that parents “absolutely should be telling” local schools what to teach amid a debate over mask and vaccine mandates, the role of racial equity education and transgender rights in schools that has become a flash point ahead of the
Continue Reading MIAMI (AP) — A Florida veterinarian has been sentenced to more than 21 years in prison for sexually abusing dogs, posting bestiality videos online and collecting child pornography. Court documents show Prentiss K. Madden, whose practice was in Aventura, Florida, was sent to prison Friday by U.S. District Judge Jose Martinez in Miami. Prosecutors say
Continue Reading BISWAJEET BANERJEE Associated Press LUCKNOW, India (AP) — Indian police say they have arrested the son of a junior minister in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government as a suspect days after nine people were killed in a deadly escalation of yearlong demonstrations. Tens of thousands of farmers have been protesting against contentious agriculture laws in
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BISWAJEET BANERJEE Associated Press LUCKNOW, India (AP) — Indian police say they have arrested the son of a junior minister in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government as a suspect days after nine people were killed in a deadly escalation of yearlong demonstrations. Tens of thousands of farmers have been protesting against contentious agriculture laws in
Continue Reading WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A suspect in last month’s deadly shooting at a downtown Wichita, Kansas, nightclub has been arrested in Arizona. Wichita police said in a news release that 23-year-old Keshawn Maurice Dawson was taken into custody Friday in Phoenix with assistance from the United States Marshal’s Service. The Wichita Eagle reports that authorities
Continue Reading By JEAN-YVES KAMALE Associated Press KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Officials say more than 100 people are dead or missing after a boat accident earlier this week on the Congo River in the country’s northwest. Local authorities and survivors say the tragedy took place near the town of Bumba in the northwestern province of Mongala, where
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City man has been convicted on charges alleging that he tried to help the Taliban fight American forces. Delowar Mohammed Hossain was convicted late Friday in Manhattan federal court on charges that he tried to provide material support for terrorism and tried to contribute funds, goods and services
Continue Reading NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The group behind the wave of houses decorated to look like floats during this year’s pandemic-curtailed Mardi Gras is continuing the tradition in 2022 while the mayor weighs whether to allow parades during the upcoming Carnival season. The Krewe of House Floats announced Friday that it would return next year. Mardi
Continue Reading LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — A Bolivian air force plane crashed in the Amazon jungle in northeast Bolivia on Saturday, killing all six people on board. Police say two military pilots and four civilian passengers died in the crash in the Beni region. The plane caught fire after crashing in thick vegetation, and residents from
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By David Williams, CNN California public schools will be required to provide free menstrual products to students under a new law signed Friday by Gov. Gavin Newsom. The measure calls for public schools serving students in grades 6-12 to stock bathrooms with an adequate supply of tampons or pads. It goes into effect for the
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By Paul LeBlanc, CNN Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell on Saturday told Attorney General Merrick Garland that parents “absolutely should be telling” local schools what to teach amid a debate over mask and vaccine mandates, the role of racial equity education and transgender rights in schools that has become a flash point ahead of the
Continue Reading By HUIZHONG WU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Chinese leader Xi Jinping says reunification with Taiwan will happen peacefully, despite a recent ratcheting up of military threats against the self-governing island. Xi said Saturday that the reunification of mainland China with Taiwan “must be realized, and will definitely be realized.” He added that reunification
Continue Reading Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — En un año de calor extremo, los últimos seis meses de la Antártida fueron los más fríos registrados. “Para el período de oscuridad polar, de abril a septiembre, la temperatura promedio fue de -60,9 grados Celsius, un récord para esos meses”, informó el Centro Nacional de Datos de Nieve
Continue Reading ALAMO, Ga. (AP) — The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is investigating the early Saturday death of a Georgia police officer who was shot in the line of duty in Wheeler County. Few details have been released but the GBI said the victim is an officer from the Alamo Police Department. GBI spokeswoman Natalie Ammons confirmed
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