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US government indicts Guatemalan national on smuggling charges over deaths of 53 migrants in trailer
By Sonia Pérez D. And Jim Vertuno, The Associated Press on August 22nd, 2024
U.S. authorities on Thursday announced the indictment of a Guatemalan national who they say helped coordinate a human smuggling effort that ended with 53 migrants dead in a sweltering tractor-trailer in San Antonio. Rigoberto Román Mirnado Orozco is charged with six counts of migrant smuggling resulting in death or serious injury in the deadliest attempt ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Arkansas Supreme Court upholds rejection of abortion rights petitions, blocking ballot measure
By Andrew Demillo, The Associated Press on August 22nd, 2024
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – The Arkansas Supreme Court upheld the state’s rejection of signature petitions for an abortion rights ballot initiative on Thursday, keeping the proposal from going before voters in November. The ruling dashed the hopes of organizers, who submitted the petitions, of getting the constitutional amendment measure on the ballot in the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Missouri Supreme Court blocks agreement that would have halted execution
By Jim Salter, The Associated Press on August 22nd, 2024
CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) – The Missouri Supreme Court has blocked an agreement that would have spared the life of death row inmate Marcellus Williams and instead ordered a hearing to proceed on Williams’ innocence claim, with just a little over a month to go before his scheduled execution. The ruling late Wednesday came hours after ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Zelenskyy visits border area for the first time since Ukrainian forces entered Russia’s Kursk region
By The Associated Press on August 22nd, 2024
KYIV, Ukraine – President Voldymyr Zelenskyy toured the northeastern Ukrainian region of Sumy on Thursday in his first visit to the border area since his forces entered Russian territory more than two weeks ago. During a meeting with Ukraine’s military commander, Zelenskyy said Ukrainian forces have claimed control of another settlement in the Russian region ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Gilma becomes a powerful Category 3 hurricane and is forecast to strengthen as it stays at sea
By The Associated Press on August 22nd, 2024
MEXICO CITY (AP) – Gilma strengthened into a powerful Category 3 hurricane Thursday in the eastern Pacific Ocean and was forecast to remain a powerful hurricane for the next couple of days while staying away from land. The storm was located about 1,025 miles (1,649 kilometers) west-southwest of the southern tip of the Baja California ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Harris’ running mate Tim Walz introduces himself to the nation after Bill Clinton tears into Trump
By Will Weissert And Jonathan J. Cooper, The Associated Press on August 21st, 2024
CHICAGO (AP) – Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz accepted his party’s nomination for vice president Wednesday night, using his Democratic National Convention address to thank the packed arena for “bringing the joy” to an election transformed by the elevation of his running mate, Vice President Kamala Harris. “We’re all here tonight for one beautiful, simple, reason: ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Guatemalan police arrest 7 accused of trafficking the 53 migrants who asphyxiated in Texas in 2022
By Sonia Pérez D., The Associated Press on August 21st, 2024
GUATEMALA CITY (AP) – Guatemalan police on Wednesday arrested seven Guatemalans accused of having smuggled 53 migrants from Mexico and Central America who died of asphyxiation in 2022 in Texas after being abandoned in a tractor trailer in the scorching summer heat. They were the latest arrests after years of investigation into one of the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Brazil will restrict entry to some Asian nationals, aiming to curb migration to the US and Canada
By Mauricio Savarese, The Associated Press on August 21st, 2024
SAO PAULO (AP) – Brazil will begin imposing restrictions on the entry of some foreigners from Asia who use the country as a launching point to migrate to the United States and Canada, the justice ministry’s press office said Wednesday. The move, which starts on Monday, will affect migrants from Asian countries who require visas ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Brazil will restrict entry of some foreign nationals, aiming to curb migration to US and Canada
By Mauricio Savarese, The Associated Press on August 21st, 2024
SAO PAULO (AP) – Brazil will begin imposing restrictions on the entry of some foreign citizens from Asia seeking refuge in the South American nation as a means to migrate to the United States and Canada, the justice ministry’s press office said Wednesday. The move, which will start on Monday, will affect Asian migrants who ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Missouri death row inmate agrees to new plea in deal that calls for a life sentence without parole
By Jim Salter, The Associated Press on August 21st, 2024
CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) – A Missouri death row inmate on Wednesday dropped his innocence claim and entered a new no-contest plea in an agreement that calls for a revised sentence of life in prison without parole. But the Missouri Attorney General’s Office opposes the new consent judgment and will appeal in an effort to move ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hurricane Gilma now a Category 2 and expected to intensify, forecasters say
By The Associated Press on August 21st, 2024
MEXICO CITY (AP) – Gilma strengthened into a Category 2 hurricane Wednesday afternoon in the eastern Pacific Ocean and was forecast to become a major hurricane as soon as Thursday. Hurricane Gilma was located about 975 miles (1,570 kilometers) west-southwest of the southern tip of the Baja California peninsula of Mexico, according to the National ... Read More »
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