By Masoud Popalzai, Jessie Yeung, Ehsan Popalzai and Tara John, CNN Afghanistan was rocked by its deadliest earthquake in decades on Wednesday when a magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck the country’s east, killing more than 1,000 people and wounding many more, according to a regional official. The humanitarian disaster comes at a difficult time for the
Continue Readingolivertapia (CNN) — Incluso la luz tenue puede interrumpir el sueño, lo que aumenta el riesgo de problemas de salud graves en los adultos mayores, encontró un nuevo estudio. “La exposición a cualquier cantidad de luz durante el perÃodo de sueño se correlacionó con una mayor prevalencia de diabetes, obesidad e hipertensión tanto en hombres
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By Jamiel Lynch, Brad Parks and Aya Elamroussi, CNN The city of Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, has agreed to pay $3.25 million to the family of Daunte Wright, a Black man who was killed by police during a traffic stop last year, attorneys for his family said. The sum is part of a settlement deal the
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By Heather Chen, CNN Singapore has reported the first confirmed case of monkeypox in Southeast Asia during this year’s outbreak — while another confirmed case has been found in South Korea. The case in Singapore involves a British man who was in the city-state between June 15 and 17. He tested positive for monkeypox on
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Nneka Ogwumike scored 21 points, Katie Lou Samuelson added 13 points and the Los Angeles Sparks beat the Washington Mystics 84-82 for interim coach Fred Williams’ first victory. Los Angeles led 77-61 before Washington started a comeback. Natasha Cloud made back-to-back 3-pointers and she found Ariel Atkins in the corner for
Continue Reading By JAY COHEN AP Baseball Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Josh Harrison hit a game-ending single with two outs in the 12th inning and the Chicago White Sox topped the Toronto Blue Jays for a wild 7-6 victory. Luis Robert matched a career high with four RBIs and made a sliding grab in center field in
Continue Reading By JANIE McCAULEY AP Baseball Writer OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Julio RodrÃguez hit a two-run homer, Jesse Winker followed with a solo drive and then Eugenio Suárez in a burst of three straight longballs by Seattle in the seventh, and the Mariners slugged past the Oakland Athletics 8-2 in a matchup of stumbling AL West
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By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — Nolan Gorman went 4 for 4 with two solo homers and four RBIs as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Milwaukee Brewers 6-2 to regain a share of the NL Central lead. The Cardinals and Brewers are both 39-31 after splitting the first two matchups of
Continue Reading By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — Nolan Gorman went 4 for 4 with two solo homers and four RBIs as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Milwaukee Brewers 6-2 to regain a share of the NL Central lead. The Cardinals and Brewers are both 39-31 after splitting the first two matchups of
Continue Reading By MIKE COOK Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Andrés Giménez had an RBI single in the 11th inning and the Cleveland Guardians beat Minnesota 6-5 to move percentage points ahead of the Twins atop the AL Central Division. Bryan Shaw, Sam Hentges and Trevor Stephan each tossed a scoreless inning of relief before Emmanuel Clase
Continue Reading PHOENIX (AP) — Kayla McBride scored 18 points, Moriah Jefferson had 12 points and nine assists and the Minnesota Lynx beat the Phoenix Mercury 84-71 to snap a five-game losing streak. Minnesota, which won in Phoenix for the 10th straight time, went on a 20-8 run, capped by a corner 3-pointer by Bridget Carleton, to
Continue Reading By GEORGE HENRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Mike Yastrzemski broke out of a slump with a go-ahead two-run double in the sixth inning, Joc Pederson and Austin Wynns homered and the San Francisco Giants beat the Atlanta Braves 12-10. Yastrzemski was 1 for 19 when he drove a pitch from Collin McHugh to
Continue Reading LAS VEGAS (AP) — Courtney Vandersloot scored 25 points and the Chicago Sky completed the biggest comeback in WNBA history, rallying from 28-down to beat the Las Vegas Aces 104-95 on Tuesday night. The previous record was a 25-point rally most recently done in 2013 by the Sky. The previous record was a 25-point rally
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By Brad Lendon and Wayne Chang, CNN A total of 29 Chinese warplanes entered Taiwan’s self-declared air defense identification zone (ADIZ) on Tuesday, according to the island’s Defense Ministry. The Defense Ministry said the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force planes were a mix of fighter jets, early warning and control aircraft, electronic warfare aircraft,
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By Kristen Rogers, CNN As the country navigates a more controlled phase of the pandemic, Los Alamos County, New Mexico, has been ranked the healthiest US community for the third year in a row. Located roughly 40 miles from Sante Fe, the county is home to canyons and mesas connected by a 58-mile trail network,
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By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Even dim light can disrupt sleep, raising the risk of serious health issues in older adults, a new study found. “Exposure to any amount of light during the sleep period was correlated with the higher prevalence of diabetes, obesity and hypertension in both older men and women,” senior author Phyllis Zee,
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By Eric Bradner, CNN Republican voters in Georgia ignored Donald Trump‘s endorsements in congressional primary runoffs for safe GOP House seats on Tuesday night, but sided with the Senate candidate in Alabama who had his blessing over one of the former President’s earliest and most loyal supporters. Tuesday’s elections also set the matchups for several
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Who are the richest self-made women in America? To find out, Stacker analyzed data from Hurun Research Institute’s 2023 report.
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It’s the sport of celebrity pro-am tournament standouts—from other sports. Curated found that many pro athletes who aren’t pro golfers play the game very well.Â
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Stacker compiled a comprehensive timeline of the primary events of World War I, modern history’s first global conflict, using a series of government, academic, and historical resources.
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