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Armed fugitive tied to Jan. 6 riot arrested near Obama’s home

Published on: June 29, 2023
18:54

Washington, Jun 29 (Prensa Latina) Washington D.C. police and federal law enforcement arrested a man Thursday near former President Barack Obama´s home, officials said.

Mississippi sheriff´s deputies fired after Black men allege torture

Published on: June 29, 2023
16:39

Washington, Jun 29 (Prensa Latina) A Mississippi sheriff's department in Rankin County said it had fired multiple deputies after two Black men accused them in a federal lawsuit of beating, torturing and sexually violating them.

Several US states register rise in fentanyl increase death rates

Published on: June 29, 2023
16:28

Washington, Jun 29 (Prensa Latina) The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Thursday confirmed that fentanyl and xylazine overdose increase death rates 276 percent in the United States from 2019 to 2022.

Toxic haze keeps over 120M Americans under air quality alert

Published on: June 29, 2023
16:07

Washington, Jun 29 (Prensa Latina) Over 120 million people were under air quality alerts in over a dozen states spanning from the Midwest to the East Coast as a result of an immense smoke plume from hundreds of wildfires raging across Canada.

Small business owners struggle to make rent – Report

Published on: June 29, 2023
15:55

Washington, Jun 29 (Prensa Latina) Close to 40% of small business owners in the United States have been struggling to make their payments on time, according to a new survey released Thursday.

FERC Oks all construction on Mountain Valley

Published on: June 29, 2023
15:48

Washington, Jun 29 (Prensa Latina) The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has authorized the resumption of construction activities for the Mountain Valley pipeline, clearing the way for the natural gas project to move toward completion weeks after Congress ordered federal agencies to approve it.

Most Americans say racial discrimination a cause of political divide

Published on: June 28, 2023
17:59

Washington, Jun 28 (Prensa Latina) Most of Americans strongly believe racial and ethnic discrimination is a major issue and a significant reason behind the country's political divisions, according to a new poll.

Over 50 percent of Americans report facing online hate, harassment

Published on: June 28, 2023
17:48

Washington, Jun 28 (Prensa Latina) More than half of American respondents said in a new survey that they have faced online harassment and hate.

President Biden keeps confusing Ukraine and Iraq wars

Published on: June 28, 2023
17:10

Washington, Jun 28 (Prensa Latina) President Joe Biden this week mistakenly referred to Ukraine as Iraq on two occasions, mixing up the names of recent areas of conflict, The Hill reported.

Over 90M Americans under air quality alert

Published on: June 28, 2023
16:35

Washington, Jun 28 (Prensa Latina) About 92 million people in the United States are under air quality alerts as smoke from Canadian wildfires drifts to USA.

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