Juan Luis Pinto

2 weeks ago | arubatoday.com | Lekan Oyekanmi |Jamie Stengle |Juan Luis Pinto

By LEKAN OYEKANMI and JAMIE STENGLEAssociated PressSAN ANTONIO (AP) — Heavy rains in San Antonio rapidly flooded roads, swept away submerged cars and sent some people scrambling up trees to escape fast-rising waters Thursday while firefighters made dozens of rescues across the nation’s seventh-largest city. At least five people died and two were still missing, authorities said. The deaths all occurred in the northeast part of the city, where authorities found over a dozen vehicles in the water.

1 month ago | arubatoday.com | Michelle Price |Seung Min Kim |Juan Luis Pinto

By MICHELLE L. PRICE and SEUNG MIN KIM Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s early selections for U.S. attorneys have drawn strong pushback from Democratic senators who have considerable power to block them, setting up another fight over personnel picks from a president who places a premium on loyalty as he staffs his administration.

2 months ago | arubatoday.com | Josh Boak |Matt Brown |Juan Luis Pinto

By JOSH BOAK and MATT BROWNAssociated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats are quick to say that President Donald Trump’s tariffs are horrible, awful, terrible. But Democrats are also stressing that they are not inherently anti-tariff. What Trump’s political opponents say they really dislike is the “chaos” he has unleashed. “Tariffs are an important tool in our economic toolbox,” said Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass.

Mar 17, 2025 | arubatoday.com | Michelle Price |Juan Luis Pinto

By MICHELLE L. PRICEAssociated PressWEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin are expected to speak this week as the U.S. tries to broker a ceasefire in the Russia-Ukraine war, according to Trump special envoy Steve Witkoff. It would be the second publicized call between the two leaders since Trump began his second term in January. Trump and Putin spoke in February and agreed to start high-level talks over ending the war in Ukraine.

Mar 13, 2025 | arubatoday.com | Darlene Superville |Juan Luis Pinto

By DARLENE SUPERVILLEAssociated PressPresident Donald Trump’s choice to be U.S. ambassador to Canada on Thursday said that America’s northern neighbor is a sovereign state, showing some daylight with Trump on the issue. The president has insisted that Canada would be better off as the United States’ newest member. Former Rep. Pete Hoekstra was asked by at his Senate confirmation hearing by Sen.