By Reuters Divers have discovered rare remains of a military vessel in the ancient sunken city of Thônis-Heracleion — once Egypt‘s largest port on the Mediterranean — and a funerary complex illustrating the presence of Greek merchants, the country said on Monday, July 19. The city, which controlled the entrance to Egypt at the mouth
Continue ReadingBy Rebekah Riess, CNN Three people in Fulton County, Georgia, have been arrested and charged after the Atlanta Police Department’s Special Victims Unit became aware of a social media video that appeared to show a young male being abused, possibly because of his sexual orientation, according to Atlanta Police Sgt. John Chafee. According to an
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By Amanda Jackson and Camille Furst, CNN A large colorful fish washed ashore on the Oregon coast last week in what aquarium officials called a rare occurrence. The 100-pound (45 kilogram) opah fish, also known as a moonfish, was discovered on Sunset Beach in Seaside, a city in the northwest side of the state. The
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By Madeline Holcombe, CNN The Surfside community in Florida is anxious to learn what caused the condo building collapse that has killed at least 97 people, but a structural engineer said the investigation will not reach full force until search crews have finished their work. The site is currently under the control of the Miami-Dade
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By Annie Grayer and Melanie Zanona, CNN House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy has made his selection of five Republicans to join the select committee investigating January 6, ensuring that Republicans will have input in the investigation run by Democrats. Republican Reps. Jim Banks of Indiana, Jim Jordan of Ohio, Rodney Davis of Illinois, Kelly Armstrong
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By Donie O’Sullivan and Paul LeBlanc, CNN Twitter on Monday evening temporarily suspended Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene after she shared misinformation about Covid-19 and vaccines, a company spokesperson told CNN. The Georgia Republican, who has a track record of incendiary rhetoric, will not be able to tweet for 12 hours due to Twitter’s policy against
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Two tropical systems are developing in the West Pacific. One is headed for Japan and the other for China. CNN Meteorologist Tom Sater has the latest track.
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By Chie Kobayashi and Heather Law, CNN Japanese musician Keigo Oyamada has announced his intention to step down as a composer for the Tokyo 2020 opening and closing ceremonies after old interviews of bullying behavior resurfaced, days before the beleaguered Olympics are due to get underway. Oyamada — who is also known by the stage
Continue ReadingBy Joe Sutton and Deanna Hackney, CNN Police have identified in the suspect in a deadly shooting rampage that left three crime scenes in the Tucson area Sunday, including a burning house where a charred body was found. Leslie Scarlett, 35 was identified as the suspect by Tucson Police Chief Chris Magnus during a Monday
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By Brian Stelter, CNN Business A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free right here. Jeff Bezos, a/k/a the “richest human being in the universe,” is about to leave Earth for a few spectacular minutes. It’s going to be one heck of a television and
Continue Reading CNN’s Rachel Crane speaks with Jeff Bezos and his crew about flights to space being “joyrides for the wealthy” a day before they take flight to the edge of space.
Continue Reading By Diksha Madhok, CNN Business The coronavirus pandemic appears to have given an unexpected boost to a small — but influential — cohort of India’s working women. While the economy has been battered by Covid-19, educated women in middle-to-senior positions have seen job opportunities rise in the last year, recruiters in the country told CNN
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By Jackie Wattles, CNN Business Jeff Bezos can have anything. He could circle the globe in a private jet or sail it forever in a fleet of megayachts. He could afford to buy a the whole NFL; he could buy an archipelago for his family and friends; he could buy over 65,000 Bugatti Chirons (base
Continue ReadingBy Stefano Pozzebon, Karol Suarez and Jose Armijo, CNN Six weeks after voters headed to the polls in Peru, former schoolteacher and union leader Pedro Castillo has been formally declared the country’s President-elect. He will be sworn in on July 28, the bicentennial of Peruvian independence, election authorities announced Monday. Earlier Monday, the National Jury
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia City Council pushed back the parking vote for the prospective hotel near the intersection of Cherry Street and Tenth Street. The council is torn between allowing the parking spaces because it’s approved hotel parking like this before, and not allowing the hotel parking because locals need the space in the
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By Brisa Colon and Sarah Moon, CNN The “catastrophic” fireworks explosion that injured 17 people last month in a South Los Angeles neighborhood was caused by “human error” after bomb technicians miscalculated the weight of the fireworks, Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) Chief Michel Moore said in a news conference Monday. Ahead of the July
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By Paul LeBlanc, Rachel Janfaza and Dianne Gallagher, CNN Another Texas state House Democrat who traveled to Washington, DC, last week has tested positive for Covid-19, an official with the group told CNN on Monday evening, bringing the number of infected legislators to six. The lawmakers are part of the group that left Texas, flying
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By Kevin Liptak, CNN The United States and its foreign allies on Monday accused China of widespread malfeasance in cyberspace, including through a massive hack of Microsoft’s email system and other ransomware attacks, a dramatic escalation in the increasingly urgent attempt by the Biden administration to stave off further breaches. In a coordinated announcement, the
Continue Reading The United States and its foreign allies on Monday accused China of widespread malfeasance in cyberspace, including through a massive hack of Microsoft’s email system and other ransomware attacks, a dramatic escalation in the increasingly urgent attempt by the Biden administration to stave off further breaches. CNN’s Alex Marquardt reports.
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By Jennifer Gray and Allison Chinchar, CNN meteorologists Olympic athletes are the world’s best. They train hard in conditions that will be similar to what they will face at the games, to acclimate their bodies to the weather they will compete in. And this year, the weather is hot. The Mei-Yu Baiu front — also
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