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09/09/2025

Coca leaves remain a source of work, faith and identity in Bolivia

By MARÍA TERESA HERNÁNDEZ
YUNGAS, Bolivia (AP) — Tomas Zavala performs a ritual ahead of each workday in his coca field.
Deep in the lush green mountains of Bolivia’s Yungas region, the 69-year-old farmer closes his eyes, faces the soil, and asks Mother Earth for permission to harvest coca leaves.
“The coca leaf is the core of our survival,” Zavala said. “If we work the land without pe... Read More

By MARÍA TERESA HERNÁNDEZ YUNGAS, Bolivia (AP) — Tomas Zavala performs a ritual ahead of each workday in his coca field. Deep in the lush green mountains of Bolivia’s Yungas region, the 69-year-old farmer closes his eyes, faces the soil, and asks Mother Earth for permission to harvest coca lea...

09/09/2025

Fire at South Side Chicago apartment complex investigated as arson

CHICAGO – An arson investigation has been launched after a fire at a South Side apartment complex left a woman injured Tuesday morning.
What we know:

The fire started around 1 a.m. at an apartment in the 300 block of East 68th Street in the Park Manor neighborhood, according to Chicago police.

Firefighters put out the blaze. A woman was taken to St. Bernard Hospital to be treated for smoke ... Read More

CHICAGO – An arson investigation has been launched after a fire at a South Side apartment complex left a woman injured Tuesday morning. What we know: The fire started around 1 a.m. at an apartment in the 300 block of East 68th Street in the Park Manor neighborhood, according to Chicago police. Fir...

09/09/2025

Israeli military urges full evacuation of Gaza City ahead of expanded military operation

By WAFAA SHURAFA, SAMY MAGDY, and MELANIE LIDMAN, Associated Press
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — The Israeli military urged a full evacuation of Gaza City on Tuesday morning ahead of its planned expanded offensive in the northern city, where hundreds of thousands of people struggle under conditions of famine.
The announcement was the first warning for a full evacuation of the city in the cur... Read More

By WAFAA SHURAFA, SAMY MAGDY, and MELANIE LIDMAN, Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — The Israeli military urged a full evacuation of Gaza City on Tuesday morning ahead of its planned expanded offensive in the northern city, where hundreds of thousands of people struggle under condit...

09/09/2025

Another US jobs markdown sets stage for Fed cut, BLS criticism

By Augusta Saraiva, Bloomberg News
U.S. job growth in the year through March was probably far less robust than government figures currently show, underscoring a labor market that shifted into a lower gear well before the hiring slowdown this summer.
Economists at Wells Fargo & Co., Comerica Bank and Pantheon Macroeconomics expect the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ preliminary benchmark revision... Read More

By Augusta Saraiva, Bloomberg News U.S. job growth in the year through March was probably far less robust than government figures currently show, underscoring a labor market that shifted into a lower gear well before the hiring slowdown this summer. Economists at Wells Fargo & Co., Comerica Bank and...

09/09/2025

ICE fears cause Mexican consul in San Diego to scale back Independence Day celebration

By Alexandra Mendoza, The San Diego Union-Tribune
SAN DIEGO — Preparations are underway for the 215th anniversary of Mexico’s independence, although some celebrations may look smaller in San Diego County next weekend.
Notably, the Mexican Consulate in San Diego will not be hosting its own large-scale official event this year as it has in the past.
Instead, Consul General Alicia Kerber will del... Read More

By Alexandra Mendoza, The San Diego Union-Tribune SAN DIEGO — Preparations are underway for the 215th anniversary of Mexico’s independence, although some celebrations may look smaller in San Diego County next weekend. Notably, the Mexican Consulate in San Diego will not be hosting its own large-...

09/09/2025

‘Hamilton’ on the big screen might be the most political film of the year

By Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times
LOS ANGELES — You’d be hard-pressed to find any greater pop-culture rebuke of the anti-immigrant, anti-DEI messages promulgated by the Trump administration than in the big-screen spectacle of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Pulitzer Prize-winning musical “Hamilton” as it plays in theaters for the first time.
On opening night Friday at Hollywood’s historic El Cap... Read More

By Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times LOS ANGELES — You’d be hard-pressed to find any greater pop-culture rebuke of the anti-immigrant, anti-DEI messages promulgated by the Trump administration than in the big-screen spectacle of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Pulitzer Prize-winning musical “Hamilton” ...

09/09/2025

Man fatally beaten on Chicago’s South Side

CHICAGO – A man in his 70s was beaten to death Monday night in Chicago’s Longwood Manor neighborhood.
What we know:

Responding officers found the man around 9:15 p.m. with trauma to the head in the 9500 block of South Halsted Street, according to Chicago police. He was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center where he later died.

Investigation revealed the man was pushed to the ground and ... Read More

CHICAGO – A man in his 70s was beaten to death Monday night in Chicago’s Longwood Manor neighborhood. What we know: Responding officers found the man around 9:15 p.m. with trauma to the head in the 9500 block of South Halsted Street, according to Chicago police. He was taken to Advocate Christ M...

08/29/2025

Hunt for an Armed and Dangerous Man: Brandon Reels After Fatal Shooting Sparks Intensive Manhunt

BRANDON, Miss. — A quiet evening in a Brandon neighborhood was shattered by gunfire, triggering a massive police manhunt for an armed and dangerous suspect wanted for murder. The community is on high alert as law enforcement agencies comb the region for 35-year-old Matthew Brian Kidd, who is accused of fatally shooting 33-year-old Christian Storey in a deadly confrontation.
The tragedy unfolded ... Read More

BRANDON, Miss. — A quiet evening in a Brandon neighborhood was shattered by gunfire, triggering a massive police manhunt for an armed and dangerous suspect wanted for murder. The community is on high alert as law enforcement agencies comb the region for 35-year-old Matthew Brian Kidd, who is accus...

08/29/2025

Rochester Man Fatally Stabbed by Stepdaughter in Apartment Confrontation

The tranquility of a Rochester home was shattered by a deadly familial confrontation, leaving a 49-year-old man dead and his stepdaughter facing a murder charge. The Rochester Police Department has identified the suspect in Wednesday’s fatal stabbing as 33-year-old Tessa Richards, the stepdaughter of the victim, Gary Morgan.
The tragedy unfolded inside Morgan’s apartment on Wednesday. Accordin... Read More

The tranquility of a Rochester home was shattered by a deadly familial confrontation, leaving a 49-year-old man dead and his stepdaughter facing a murder charge. The Rochester Police Department has identified the suspect in Wednesday’s fatal stabbing as 33-year-old Tessa Richards, the stepdaughter...

08/29/2025

20-Year-Old Ejected, Killed After Motorcycle Clips Car on Busy Conroe Freeway

The vibrant hum of a Thursday afternoon on the North Freeway was shattered by tragedy, claiming the life of a young Conroe man in a devastating collision. The Conroe Police Department has confirmed that 20-year-old Santiago Bettini died following a high-speed motorcycle crash, a sudden event that unfolded in a matter of terrifying seconds.
The incident occurred just before 12:30 p.m. in the 500 bl... Read More

The vibrant hum of a Thursday afternoon on the North Freeway was shattered by tragedy, claiming the life of a young Conroe man in a devastating collision. The Conroe Police Department has confirmed that 20-year-old Santiago Bettini died following a high-speed motorcycle crash, a sudden event that un...

08/29/2025

Mother Arrested After Toddler Dies in Hot Car With Broken AC

FRISCO, Texas — A community is reeling in horror and a mother sits behind bars, charged with the murder of her own child in a case that serves as a devastating reminder of the lethal dangers of hot vehicles. Vanessa Esquivel, 27, was arrested this week for the death of her 15-month-old toddler, who succumbed to the unbearable heat after being left alone inside a car for over two hours on a blist... Read More

FRISCO, Texas — A community is reeling in horror and a mother sits behind bars, charged with the murder of her own child in a case that serves as a devastating reminder of the lethal dangers of hot vehicles. Vanessa Esquivel, 27, was arrested this week for the death of her 15-month-old toddler, wh...

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