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Ernesto grows into Cat 2 hurricane as it aims for Bermuda, leaving many in Puerto Rico without power
By Dánica Coto, The Associated Press on August 15th, 2024
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) – Hurricane Ernesto strengthened into a Category 2 storm Thursday night as it barreled toward Bermuda after leaving hundreds of thousands of people in Puerto Rico without power or water. Sweltering heat enveloped the U.S. territory, raising concerns about people’s health. A hurricane warning was in effect for Bermuda, with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!US arrests reputed Peruvian gang leader wanted for 23 killings in his home country
By Michael R. Sisak And Franklin Briceno, The Associated Press on August 15th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – A reputed Peruvian gang leader suspected in nearly two dozen killings in his home country was arrested Wednesday in New York by U.S. immigration authorities. Gianfranco Torres-Navarro, the leader of “Los Killers” who is wanted for 23 killings in his home country, was arrested in Endicott, New York, about 145 miles ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Donald Trump says he’s ‘entitled to personal attacks’ on Kamala Harris
By Jill Colvin And Jonathan J. Cooper, The Associated Press on August 15th, 2024
BEDMINSTER, N.J. (AP) – Former President Donald Trump said Thursday he thinks he’s “entitled to personal attacks” on his Democratic rival, saying he’s “very angry” at Vice President Kamala Harris because of the criminal charges he faces. Trump was responding to a question about whether his campaign needs more discipline during a news conference at ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trump hits Harris on inflation and economics in remarks at his New Jersey golf club
By Jill Colvin And Jonathan J. Cooper, The Associated Press on August 15th, 2024
BEDMINSTER, N.J. (AP) – Former President Donald Trump said Thursday that Americans are struggling with massive price hikes that he blamed on Vice President Kamala Harris, looking to saddle his new Democratic rival with the unpopular economic record of President Joe Biden. Trump stuck close to his scripted economic message, reading from a binder in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Venezuela’s opposition faces setback after countries suggest repeat of presidential election
By Regina Garcia Cano And Gabriela Sá Pessoa, The Associated Press on August 15th, 2024
SAO PAULO (AP) – Venezuela’s opposition was dealt a blow Thursday when countries that had been pressuring President Nicolás Maduro to release vote tallies backing his claim to victory in last month’s presidential election began suggesting a repeat of the contest instead. The proposal from the leftist governments of Brazil and Colombia, both Maduro allies, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Detroit judge sidelined for making sleepy teen wear jail clothes on court field trip
By Ed White, The Associated Press on August 15th, 2024
DETROIT (AP) – A Detroit judge who ordered a teenager into jail clothes and handcuffs on a field trip to his courtroom will be off the bench while undergoing “necessary training,” the court’s chief judge said Thursday. Meanwhile, the girl’s mother said Judge Kenneth King was a “big bully.” “My daughter is hurt. She is ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Detroit judge who ordered teen into jail clothes, handcuffs during field trip is sidelined
By Ed White, The Associated Press on August 15th, 2024
DETROIT (AP) – A Detroit judge who ordered a teenager into jail clothes and handcuffs on a field trip to his courtroom will be off the bench while undergoing “necessary training,” the court’s chief judge said Thursday. Meanwhile, the girl’s mother said Judge Kenneth King was a “big bully.” “My daughter is hurt. She is ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Biden says he supports redo of Venezuelan presidential vote, breaking with opposition leader
By Gabriela Sá Pessoa, The Associated Press on August 15th, 2024
SAO PAULO (AP) – President Joe Biden said Thursday that he would support new elections in Venezuela, after the United and its allies rejected Nicolás Maduro claims of victory. Asked by reporters at the White House if he supports another vote, Biden said “I do.” Biden did not elaborate, and the White House did not ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Venezuelan opposition leader rejects Brazil’s idea of redoing Venezuela’s presidential vote
By Gabriela Sá Pessoa, The Associated Press on August 15th, 2024
SAO PAULO (AP) – Venezuelan opposition leader MarÃa Corina Machado on Thursday rejected a proposal from Brazil’s president that Venezuela hold a new presidential election following the contested results of last month’s vote. Machado said during a virtual press conference with Argentine media that redoing the election would be “an insult” to the people, and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Zelenskyy says Ukrainian troops have taken full control of the Russian town of Sudzha
By Samya Kullab And Hanna Arhirova, The Associated Press on August 15th, 2024
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Thursday that his country’s troops had taken full control of the Russian town of Sudzha, which would be the largest population center to fall under Ukraine’s purview since the start of its cross-border incursion more than a week ago. Although it only had a prewar population ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Donald Trump asks judge to delay sentencing in hush money case until after November election
By Michael R. Sisak, The Associated Press on August 15th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – Donald Trump is asking the judge in his New York hush money criminal case to delay his sentencing until after the November presidential election. In a letter made public Thursday, a lawyer for the former president and current Republican nominee suggested that sentencing Trump as scheduled on Sept. 18 – about ... Read More »
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