By Laura He, CNN Business China is in the middle of a huge power crunch as extreme weather, surging demand for energy and strict limits on coal usage deliver a triple blow to the nation’s electricity grid. It’s a problem that could last for months, straining the country’s economic recovery and weighing on global trade.
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes (CNN) — La variante delta es la «más prevalente entre los nuevos casos positivos de covid-19 en Estados Unidos», dijo William Lee, vicepresidente científico de Helix, una empresa cuyas pruebas han identificado una gran parte de los casos de variantes en todo el país. Lee dijo que la modelización actualizada de Helix estima
Continue ReadingBy Jill Martin and Alexandra Meeks, CNN The Pasadena Police Department is looking into an allegation of assault involving Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer, a spokesman with the department told CNN on Tuesday. “It is an active investigation,” said Lt. Bill Grisafe. The attorney for the accuser, Marc Garelick, said in a statement that
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By Rob Picheta, CNN When the United Kingdom emerged from one of the world’s longest and most stringent coronavirus lockdowns in April, it did so believing that the worst of the pandemic was over. Prime Minister Boris Johnson touted the successes of the country’s vaccination rollout, and promised a “cautious but also irreversible” roadmap that
Continue ReadingAnalysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN America’s “forever war” in Afghanistan outlasted the first three commanders in chief of this century. But this week, Joe Biden is set to become the president who imposes closure on the US’ role in the bloody, intractable conflict. Twenty years after the 9/11 attacks — plotted by al-Qaeda from Afghan
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN Megan Fox is a movie star, yes, but also a mom and like many a parent during a pandemic she’s been trying to juggle work with having children in the house. On Monday viewers of “Today” got to see that in action. The actress was on the morning show to
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By Chloe Melas, CNN In the week since Britney Spears’ bombshell court hearing in which she asked to terminate her nearly 13-year court-ordered conservatorship, CNN has learned from a source close to the singer’s family that she has “begged” her attorney, Samuel Ingham, III to file a petition to end the arrangement once and for
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By Jacqueline Howard, CNN Two House committees have launched an investigation into the approval and pricing of the Alzheimer’s disease drug aducanumab, made by the company Biogen and sold under the brand name Aduhelm. The US Food and Drug Administration approved the drug earlier this month under its “accelerated approval” program, although an FDA advisory
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Callaway County Sheriff’s Department says Stephen Thorp was taken into custody Tuesday in a nearby county after leading deputies on a chase.
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By Katelyn Polantz and Christina Carrega, CNN Attorney General Merrick Garland said Tuesday that the Justice Department has informed news industry leaders it will change its regulations around seeking records from journalists, in what appears to be a win for media outlets. News organizations have pushed for lasting change from the department to shut down
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By Jessie Yeung, CNN It was approaching midnight on June 30, 2020, when news broke that Beijing had promulgated a national security law in Hong Kong, effective immediately. Since China’s rubber-stamp parliament revealed its plans for such legislation the month before, Hong Kongers had been nervously awaiting the details of a law that would reshape
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By Gregory Krieg, Ethan Cohen and Adam Levy, CNN The campaign to become New York City’s next mayor has come in for another twist. On Tuesday, the City Board of Elections released new numbers that suggested Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams’ lead in the Democratic primary had narrowed in the first set of tabulated ranked-choice
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By Abel Alvarado and Steve Amasy, CNN Cuban writer Delia Fiallo passed away early on Tuesday, a source close to the writer told CNN. The Televisa network reported the death earlier in the day, saying it had spoken with Fiallo’s daughter. The legendary writer was 96. The cause of her death was not immediately available.
Continue Reading By Helen Regan, CNN As countries around the Asia-Pacific region tighten restrictions once again to curb potential breakouts of the Delta coronavirus variant, Singapore has laid out a new vision for life to return to normal. The roadmap, proposed by three members of Singapore’s Covid-19 task force, would scrap lockdowns and mass contact tracing and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia announced Tuesday it’s now offering rebates to businesses affected by COVID-19. In a press release, the city said it would be offering restaurants, bars, hotels and event venues the chance to be awarded $10,000 for business licenses fees, liquor license fees, or health inspection fees paid to the
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — La escena hotelera de Shanghái, ya de por sí muy atractiva, no hace más que aumentar. El J Hotel Shanghai Tower, que abrió sus puertas el 19 de junio, no es un hotel más de gama alta. Es el hotel más alto del mundo. El J Hotel ocupa los últimos pisos
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man is formally charged after an incident Monday where he claimed to have killed his son and then attempted to assault law enforcement with a blade and have them kill him. According to court documents, Raul Bravo called dispatch and told them he had killed his son and took the
Continue Reading By Jacqueline Howard, CNN Two House committees have launched an investigation into the approval and pricing of the Alzheimer’s disease drug aducanumab, made by the company Biogen and sold under the brand name Aduhelm. The US Food and Drug Administration approved the drug earlier this month under its “accelerated approval” program, although an FDA advisory
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN)– «Harry Potter and the Cursed Child» llegará a Broadway en noviembre. La historia se sitúa 19 años después de que Harry, Ron y Hermione salvaron el mundo de los magos y una nueva generación de niños asiste al Colegio Hogwarts de Magia y Hechicería. «Harry Potter and the Cursed Child» es producida
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos Barreda (CNN Español) — Tras presenciar el eclipse solar de anillo se fuego y varias caminatas espaciales, julio arranca con el día del afelio —día en el que la Tierra está más lejos del Sol— seguido por la luna llena de ciervo y el segundo lanzamiento de prueba de la nave Starliner, de
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