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CIUDAD DEL CABO, Sudáfrica (AP) — La nación sureña africana de Malaui ha declarado el estado de emergencia por la sequía en 23 de sus 28 distritos, y el presidente dijo que necesita con urgencia más de 200 millones de dólares en ayuda humanitaria, menos de un mes después de que la vecina Zambia también pidiera ayuda. Malaui se suma …

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. (AP) — Winners of the 2023 Virginias Associated Press Broadcasters Awards were announced March 23 at the Awards Luncheon and Annual Membership Meeting at The Greenbrier Resort in White Sulphur Springs, W.Va. Thirty-eight news organizations in Virginia and West Virginia submitted 619 entries in the contest, which featured news and sports from 2023. David Seidel of …

DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistán (AP) — Dos soldados murieron y otros 15 resultaron heridos el jueves debido a la explosión de una bomba caminera cerca de un convoy de seguridad en el noroeste de Pakistán, según las autoridades. El atentado ocurrió en Dera Ismail Khan, un antiguo feudo del Talibán paquistaní en la provincia de Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, en la frontera …

WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawmakers introduced a $1.2 trillion spending package Thursday that sets the stage for avoiding a partial government shutdown for several key federal agencies this weekend and allows Congress, nearly six months into the budget year, to complete its work funding the government through September. Democrats were able to swat back scores of policy mandates and some of …

BRANDON, Miss. (AP) — A 14-year-old girl has been arrested in the shooting death of her mother and injuring of her stepfather, the Rankin County Sheriff’s Office said. Sheriff Bryan Bailey, in a news release, said his office was notified of a shooting Tuesday shortly after 5 p.m. at a home in Brandon, a suburb of Jackson. When deputies arrived, …

BEIJING (AP) — Two years after a Boeing 737-800 passenger jet crashed on a domestic flight in China, killing all 132 people on board, accident investigators indicated Wednesday that they have not yet determined the cause. An update issued by the Civil Aviation Administration of China on the eve of the second anniversary of the crash shed little new light …

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, EE.UU. (AP) — Legisladores republicanos de todo Estados Unidos ya emprendían labores para que sus estados se involucren más en la aplicación de las leyes de inmigración cuando la Corte Suprema federal le permitió, aunque fuera brevemente, a Texas implementar una nueva medida que le otorga a la policía amplios poderes para arrestar a migrantes sospechosos de haber …

PHOENIX (AP) — President Joe Biden on Tuesday personally appealed to Latino voters, saying they’re the reason he defeated Donald Trump in 2020 and urging them to help him do it again in November. “I need you back,” he told several dozen supporters packed into a local Mexican restaurant. Biden said the upcoming election isn’t a referendum on him, but …

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Ataques aéreos paquistaníes golpearon supuestos escondites del Talibán paquistaní dentro de Afganistán la madrugada del lunes y mataron al menos a ocho personas, según funcionarios. El Talibán afgano devolvió el fuego. Era probable que la nueva escalada agravara las tensiones entre Islamabad y Kabul. Los bombardeos paquistaníes se produjeron dos días después de que insurgentes mataran a …

NEW YORK (AP) — R. Kelly’s lawyer told an appeals court Monday that all kinds of legitimate organizations — even college fraternities — could be deemed racketeering organizations under a law used to convict the R&B superstar at his Brooklyn trial of sexually abusing young fans, including children, for decades. Attorney Jennifer Bonjean, seeking to reverse his 2021 convictions or …