By Tatiana Arias and Patrick Oppmann, CNN Cuban YouTuber Dina Fernandez, known as Dina Stars, said she was being taken away by Cuban state security forces in Havana during a live interview on Tuesday. Fernandez was being interviewed, along with singer Yotuel, by Spanish broadcaster Canal 4 about the unprecedented anti-government protests in which thousands
Continue ReadingCuban YouTuber Dina Fernandez, also known as Dina Stars, was in the middle of an interview with a Spanish television station when she said authorities arrived to take her away.
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By Jacqueline Howard, CNN The coronavirus pandemic may have caused the “most widespread” disruption of routine childhood vaccinations in recent history, a new modeling study suggests. At least 17 million children worldwide missed routine vaccinations because of the pandemic, according to the study’s estimates, published Wednesday in the journal The Lancet. Unvaccinated or under-vaccinated children
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By Lauren M. Johnson, CNN A homeowner in Michigan found an unusual surprise when renovating his porch. David Olson, 33, said he uncovered over 150 bowling balls when he demolished the concrete slab of the porch at his home in Norton Shores. “Before I smashed anything with a hammer, I was able to pull one
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By Jack Guy, CNN Archaeologists in England have identified a near-complete Anglo-Saxon cave house, which, they say, may once have been the home of a king who became a saint. Thought to date from the early 9th century, the dwelling in the central English county of Derbyshire was discovered by a team from the Royal
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By Jennifer Hansler, CNN One hundred and thirty-five years after the Statue of Liberty was formally unveiled in New York Harbor, her “little sister” has taken up residence in front of the French ambassador’s home in Washington, DC. The miniature Lady Liberty was officially inaugurated in a ceremony with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken
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By Eric Levenson, CNN Mississippi State Health Officer Dr. Thomas Dobbs warned residents about a surge of Covid-19 cases in the southern state on Tuesday and said that seven children are in ICUs, including two children on a ventilator. “Please be safe and if you are 12 or older — please protect yourself,” the doctor
Continue Readingolivertapia (CNN) — Es probable que los niños paguen el precio por los adultos en EE.UU. que no se vacunen a tasas lo suficientemente altas como para disminuir o frenar la propagación del covid-19, que ha aumentado en la mayoría de los estados, advirtió un experto en vacunas. El Dr. Peter Hotez, vacunólogo y decano
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Luke A. Lessmeier pleaded guilty to one count of statutory sodomy in a Miller County courtroom. He will have to serve at least 85% of his sentence before he can be paroled, according to court records. He will have to register as a sex offender for life, county prosecutor Ben Winfrey said in a news release.
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By Rachel Trent, CNN After more than a year of Americans being urged to practice the safe six (feet), infectious disease specialists want to remind them about safe sex. While different people reacted to pandemic safety guidelines in different ways, for some Americans, lockdown meant less sex. But as more vaccines are administered, social restrictions
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By Annie Grayer, CNN Senate Budget Chairman Bernie Sanders and Progressive Caucus Chair Pramila Jayapal both wanted the top line for Democrats’ sweeping spending plan to be higher, in fact nearly double the $3.5 trillion framework that was announced Tuesday. The pair had been working behind the scenes and around the clock to ensure progressive
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By Kara Scannell A federal judge in New York rejected Lev Parnas’ motion to dismiss fraud and campaign finances charges, finding an argument that he was prosecuted to block him from cooperating against former President Donald Trump is “not just speculative, but implausible.” Parnas, a former associate of Rudy Giuliani, argued that he was arrested
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Las comunidades costeras de Estados Unidos están advertidas. Según la NASA, en poco más de una década se producirá un “dramático” aumento de las inundaciones por las mareas altas en Estados Unidos. El rápido aumento comenzará a mediados de la década de 2030, cuando un ciclo lunar amplifique la subida del
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By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN Nearly a decade after being allowed to work legally in the US, Ju Hong was back at square one this month, scrambling to obtain a work permit and seeking continued protection from deportation under the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. Hong has been a DACA recipient since 2012 but
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes (CNN) — Dentro de las ciudades hay lugares donde el calor del verano puede aumentar drásticamente y se observan cambios de temperatura gigantes en cuestión de cuadras. Los barrios con poca cobertura de árboles, pocas áreas con césped y mucho concreto pueden tener temperaturas entre 5,5 y 11 grados Celsius por encima de
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN Español) — Las altas temperaturas no se disipan en Estados Unidos. A finales de junio, una ola de calor azotó a millones de personas tanto en el noroeste del país como en el suroeste de Canadá. Esta situación es tan alarmante que ha tenido consecuencias incluso mortales. Además, las temperaturas en el noroeste
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By Melanie Zanona, Daniella Diaz and Lauren Fox, CNN The House select committee investigating the Capitol riot will hold its first hearing on July 27 to hear directly from Capitol and DC police officers who responded to the deadly attack, Democratic leaders announced Wednesday. The hearing will mark the first time the panel will hear
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Showers and storms have moved into Mid-Missouri this afternoon, bringing very heavy rain and strong winds in a few of the storms into this evening. Showers and storms continue overnight into Friday morning, especially south of I-70. SETUP A cold front has started to move south into Mid-Missouri this afternoon. As it does, it will
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By Chris Isidore, CNN Business The US airlines reported yet another round of quarterly losses. It could very well be their last, as vaccine rates climb and planes fill with leisure travelers eager to go on vacation once again. But airline stocks are all still down, and many analysts say this is a buying opportunity
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TONIGHT: Partly cloudy and breezy with lows in the low 70s. South winds up to 20 mph at times. TOMORROW: Storms likely by afternoon. A few may be strong with isolated damaging wind gusts and heavy rain. Rainfall amounts between 1-2″. Highs in the upper 80s. EXTENDED: A cold front situated to our north will
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