CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at Cinco de Mayo which commemorates the Mexican victory over the French at the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862. Cinco de Mayo is celebrated on May 5 every year. About Cinco de Mayo is Spanish for the fifth of May. The Mexican army under the command of
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — ¿Qué se siente al navegar por los mares en la cima del lujo? Las suites más lujosas de los cruceros fusionan la mejor tecnología de vanguardia con el lujo atemporal del servicio de camarero las 24 horas del día, atendiendo a todos tus caprichos. Los camarotes flotantes más increíbles del mundo
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By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Joaquin Ciria has spent more than half his life behind bars for the murder of his friend in San Francisco, a crime he has always maintained he didn’t commit. Ciria was exonerated Monday, exactly 32 years to the date of his arrest, following an extensive review and investigation by the San
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By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — IndyCar team owner Beth Paretta plans to compete in three races this season. The all-female team is not currently entered in next month’s Indianapolis 500. The team will partner with Ed Carpenter Racing to run the No. 16 Chevrolet on three road and street courses: Road
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By KATHLEEN RONAYNE Associated Press MODESTO, Calif. (AP) — Giving rivers room to breathe by restoring their floodplains is at the center of California’s approach to lowering flood risk. The Dos Rios Ranch Preserve is an example of California’s effort, the broadest in the nation to rethink how rivers flow as climate change alters the
Continue ReadingBy KCAL/KCBS Staff Click here for updates on this story LONS ANGELES (KCAL, KCBS) — A woman was killed and a man wounded after they were found shot several times in a fast food parking lot in South Los Angeles. The shooting scene was found Monday at about 3:20 p.m. at a Jack In The
Continue ReadingBy Mirna Alsharif, CNN Police are investigating vandalism at an Islamic center in Richmond, Virginia, a Henrico County Police Division spokesperson told CNN. The incident Saturday was the second report of vandalism at West End Islamic Center in the past six months. The most recent incident took place during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan.
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By Ashley Strickland, CNN On Jupiter’s moon Europa, a saltwater ocean exists deep beneath a thick ice shell. Now, a surprising connection between the ice shell and the Greenland ice sheet on Earth has provided new insight: Europa’s ocean may be habitable, according to a new study. Scientists have been intrigued for more than 20
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Summer travel is right around the corner and travelers may be rethinking their plans as inflation hit 8.5% in March.
Continue ReadingBy KCAL/KCBS Staff Click here for updates on this story LAKE HUGHES, California (KCAL, KCBS) — Two young siblings, a 4-year-old boy and his 3-year-old sister, drowned Monday night in a pond in the northern Los Angeles County community of Lake Hughes. The situation unfolded just before 7 p.m. when the children’s mother called 911
Continue ReadingBy Deborah Gaines Click here for updates on this story RICHARDSON, Texas (KTVT) — Police in North Texas have confirmed a deadly shooting at a Starbucks coffeehouse was the result of an altercation between a mother and daughter. According to officials, it was just after 7:00 p.m. on April 18 when the Richardson Police Department
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By Eric Levenson, Monica Garrett and Amy Simonson, CNN An April nor’easter brought heavy snow and gusty winds to the region Tuesday, keeping crews working to restore power busy in New York, Pennsylvania and New England. The late-season storm left hundreds of thousands of people in the Northeast without power Tuesday, with the Empire State
Continue ReadingBy Connor McCarthy Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — It’s been nearly 30 years since 45-year-old Patricia Skiple went missing, but now her family has closure after the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office in California identified a body found along a highway road in 1993 as Skiple. Skiple, known in
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By Mirna Alsharif and Jason Hanna, CNN A judge this week authorized New York’s corrections department to force-feed inmate David Sweat, a convicted murderer who escaped from an upstate New York prison in 2015, after he staged a hunger strike that began last month, according to court documents. Wednesday’s ruling from Judge Robert Muller in
Continue ReadingBy Kiet Do Click here for updates on this story SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX) — Joaquin Ciria, a man who has spent more than three decades behind bars for a murder he did not commit, was officially exonerated of the crime Monday in San Francisco Superior Court. Ciria’s mother Yojana Paiz was in the courtroom during
Continue Reading By DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks closed higher on Wall Street Tuesday as technology stocks rallied following a weak start. The S&P 500 rose 1.6% and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 1.5%. The tech-heavy Nasdaq shook off an early loss and added 2.2%. Health care
Continue Reading NYON, Switzerland (AP) — Violence by Marseille fans has led to UEFA ordering the French club to close part of its stadium for the Europa Conference League semifinal against Feyenoord. The punishment after unrest in the quarterfinals against Greek club PAOK will also see Marseille fined €80,000 for the lighting of fireworks, throwing of objects
Continue ReadingBy WCCO Staff Click here for updates on this story EDINA, Minnesota (WCCO) — Looking for an excuse not to mow your lawn? If you’re an Edina resident, the city is offering you a good one. With its “No Mow May” program, Edina is seeking residents in owner-occupied or rented properties to skip mowing their
Continue Reading By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has offered what he said is a ”wholehearted” apology for attending illegal party during lockdown. But Johnson said Tuesday that he didn’t knowingly break rules or mislead Parliament. Johnson told lawmakers in the House of Commons that it simply “did not occur”
Continue Reading By CURT ANDERSON and HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Travelers cheered and stripped off their masks as pilots announced over the loudspeaker that a federal judge in Florida had struck down a national mask mandate on airplanes and mass transit. The judge’s decision Monday freed airlines, airports and mass transit systems
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