Fernanda Brovia (CNN Español) — Pasaron 12 años desde aquel primer tuit. En ese entonces, la plataforma cobraba cada vez más relevancia en el mercado de las noticias y los periodistas ávidos por el breaking news y las historias de vida la elegían como su hábitat natural. El equipo digital de CNN en Español se
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BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian and opposition media are reporting that a Russian-negotiated cease-fire has taken effect in a volatile southern city, ending weeks of violence. Fighting in the area over the past weeks between government forces and opposition fighters had threatened to undo years of relative calm along the borders with Israel and Jordan. Under
Continue Reading By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. Rep. Jamie Raskin of Maryland is working on a memoir in which he will reflect on the Jan. 6 siege of the Capitol and the tragedy he suffered a week earlier when his 25-year-old son Tommy killed himself. The book is called “Unthinkable: Trauma,
Continue ReadingGermán Padinger (CNN Español) — Desde Europa hasta Asia, pasando por el Norte de África, el Atlántico y el Pacífico, la Segunda Guerra Mundial sacudió prácticamente a todos los rincones del mundo entre 1939 y 1945, dejando un saldo de decenas de millones de muertos y generando profundos cambios en los países que intervinieron. Pero
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By Matt Egan, CNN Business Widespread and growing gas station outages are being reported in New Orleans and Baton Rouge, adding to the misery facing Louisiana residents following Hurricane Ida. As of 7 am CT on Wednesday, more than half of the gas stations in Baton Rouge (52.7%) and New Orleans (52.3%) were without fuel,
Continue Reading By CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN and EVENS SANON Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — It’s been nearly two months since Haitian President Jovenel Moïse was assassinated and the country has suffered a devastating earthquake and a drenching tropical storm. Those natural disasters have deflected attention from the man-made one that preceded them. Add the constant worry over
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ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s finance minister says the country has raised 2.5 billion euros, or $3 billion, through two bond issues. He said the 5-year and 30-year bonds attracted high demand among investors on Wednesday and carried “historically low” interest rates. He said the 5-year bond had an “almost zero” rate, while the 30-year
Continue ReadingBy Brenna Donnelly Click here for updates on this story CARMEL, Indiana (WISH) — A Noblesville couple is sharing the legacy of their baby son with other families experiencing late-term miscarriage, stillbirth or infant loss. Kathleen Jeffers says she wants to give families a gift in their time of need to help them cope. It’s
Continue Reading By MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Growth in U.S. manufacturing accelerated in August despite the fact that companies were still struggling with supply chain problems. The Institute for Supply Management, a trade group of purchasing managers, said Wednesday that its index of manufacturing activity rose 0.4 percentage point in August to 59.9.
Continue Reading By KRISHAN FRANCIS Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — A Sri Lankan Roman Catholic leader says the government must win back the confidence of the church before the two sides can hold talks on the church’s criticisms of inquiries into 2019 Easter Sunday bomb blasts that killed 269 people. Archbishop of Colombo Cardinal Malcolm
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By Catherine E. Shoichet, Madeleine Stix and Ana Maria Luengo-Romero, CNN Casandra shouts to her sister as she races to her bedroom. “She answered!” It’s a relief. Sometimes, the calls to Honduras drop or don’t go through. Her school bus arrives in less than an hour. And the 10-year-old still isn’t sure what to wear.
Continue ReadingBy Adam Staten Click here for updates on this story INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Some Afghan evacuees are heading to central Indiana. Representative Greg Pence posted on social media Tuesday morning that he has received confirmation from the Department of Defense that Camp Atterbury will temporarily house Afghan evacuees. The Indiana National Guard said the location,
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By Tierney Sneed, CNN A Texas state law that bans abortion after as early as six weeks into the pregnancy could provide the playbook for red states to pass extreme abortion restrictions — without having to wait for the Supreme Court to revisit Roe v. Wade. The measure — signed into law by Republican Gov.
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By Clare Duffy, CNN Business When Twitter suspended Marjorie Taylor Greene for a week last month for posting misinformation about Covid-19 vaccines, it may have sparked some déjà vu. The Republican congresswoman from Georgia had been kicked off the platform for 12 hours for the same violation just three weeks earlier. And six months before
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DIXON, Mo. (AP) — Authorities are investigating after human skeletal remains were found along a south-central Missouri highway. Officials say the remains were found around 10 a.m. Tuesday along Highway 28 in Dixon. Investigators with the Pulaski County Sheriff’s Department say they believe they know the identity of the person whose remains were found, but
Continue ReadingBy Mycah Hatfield Click here for updates on this story BELLVILLE, Texas (KTRK) — The process of transferring a patient out of a rural hospital may have taken minutes before the pandemic. Now, it’s taking days, according to hospital officials. Dan Bonk, the CEO of the Bellville Medical Center, said not having the space to
Continue Reading BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Flash floods have swept cars down streets in a seaside town in northeastern Spain as other parts of the country were hit by overnight storms. A downpour Wednesday quickly overwhelmed the Catalan town of Alcanar. Neighbors watched as waters swept up cars and carried them down streets toward the Mediterranean. Most
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By Chloe Melas, CNN Britney Spears’ lawyer wants Jamie Spears to resign as the conservator of his daughter’s estate, without the multimillion dollar payout that he is requesting. In a new court filing obtained by CNN on Tuesday, Mathew Rosengart states that although Spears’ father said in a filing last month that he would eventually
Continue Reading Entergy said Wednesday that it is slowly adding power back to New Orleans, and the pace of that work will determine how quickly the region’s important oil refineries can restart operations that were shut down by Hurricane Ida. The company said an unspecified number of customers in eastern New Orleans had power turned back on.
Continue Reading By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia judge says he won’t allow attorneys for the men charged with killing Ahmaud Arbery to use evidence of the slain Black man’s troubled past when they stand trial for murder. Superior Court Judge Timothy Walmsley said in a written order that the victim’s character
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