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The Latin Grammy award winning Tejano music star Bobby Pulido won the Democratic primary against Ada Cuellar, an emergency physician, CBS News projects. Pulido now faces an uphill battle in unseating the Republican Congresswoman Monica De La Cruz. The congressional district’s boundaries were redrawn in 2025 as part of the mid-decade redistricting efforts to further favor Republicans requested by President Trump. De La Cruz flipped the Hispanic-majority district in 2022 that was once a traditionally blue seat, and Mr. Trump then won by 18 points in 2024. But in  elections that have taken place across the country since then, Latino voters have…

A Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) soldier stands guard in front of the National Museum of China in Beijing on March 3, 2025, ahead of the country’s annual legislative meetings known as the “Two Sessions.”Pedro Pardo | Afp | Getty ImagesBEIJING — China’s top policymakers are due to release growth targets and stimulus plans for the year at an annual parliamentary meeting that kicks off Wednesday. The gathering, dubbed the “Two Sessions,” consists of a consultative congress that will start later in the day, and a National People’s Congress due to open Thursday. Chinese Premier Li Qiang is set to…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! U.S. and Ecuadorian forces launched joint operations Tuesday targeting suspected narco-terrorists in Ecuador, U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) said.SOUTHCOM said it was taking “decisive action” against designated terrorist organizations, though it was not immediately clear whether there were any casualties.”On March 3, Ecuadorian and U.S. military forces launched operations against Designated Terrorist Organizations in Ecuador,” SOUTHCOM posted on X. “The operations are a powerful example of the commitment of partners in Latin America and the Caribbean to combat the scourge of narco-terrorism.”SOUTHCOM added: “Together, we are taking decisive action to confront narco-terrorists who…

The child was transported to hospital where he was pronounced dead. 

A federal judge on Thursday approved a $1.5 billion settlement between artificial intelligence company Anthropic and authors who allege nearly half a million books had been illegally pirated to train chatbots.U.S. District Judge William Alsup issued the preliminary approval in San Francisco federal court Thursday after the two sides worked to address his concerns about the settlement, which will pay authors and publishers about $3,000 for each of the books covered by the agreement. It does not apply to future works.”This is a fair settlement,” Alsup said, though he added that distributing it to all parties will be “complicated.” About…

Luke Grimes shares why he was originally reluctant to star in “Marshals” – CBS News Watch CBS News Actor Luke Grimes talks about starring in the “Yellowstone” spinoff “Marshals.” Grimes reveals why he was hesitant to join the cast at first and what it was like to have his new song “Haunted” to play in the premiere episode.

Iran’s slain supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei will be farewelled at a public ceremony in Tehran before being buried in his home city of Mashhad.

Other Asian equity markets were also hit by panic selling on Wednesday.Hong Kong, Sydney, Singapore and Taipei all dived more than 2 per cent, while Bangkok tumbled 8 per cent to also spark a trading halt. Shanghai, Wellington, Manila and Jakarta were also deep in negative territory.”Investors sold down risk assets, and in particular, the Nikkei as well as the Kospi, which outperform other major indexes, have become a target of the heavier selloff as they try to book profits,” said Kazuaki Shimada, chief strategist at IwaiCosmo Securities.As the joint strikes on Iran moved into a fifth day, observers warned that…

Lutnick’s relationship with the late financier and sex offender has come under scrutiny after files revealed closer ties than previously known.Listen to this article | 2 minsinfoPublished On 4 Mar 20264 Mar 2026Click here to share on social mediashare2Shareplus2googleAdd Al Jazeera on GoogleinfoUS Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick has agreed to give testimony to lawmakers about his ties to Jeffrey Epstein, the head of a committee investigating the late sex offender has said.Lutnick, who lived next door to Epstein in New York for more than a decade, “proactively agreed” to provide a transcribed interview to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, panel chair James Comer said on Tuesday.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! AUSTIN, TEXAS – The expensive and contentious battle for the Republican Senate nomination in Texas is headed to a May runoff, after none of the three major candidates in the crowded field of contenders topped 50% of the vote in Tuesday’s primary election.Longtime incumbent Sen. John Cornyn will face off with Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton after they finished in the top two in the primary, with Rep. Wesley Hunt in third place, according to unofficial primary election results.The winner will face off with either progressive firebrand Rep. Jasmine Crockett, a vocal…