Juan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — Al menos una persona murió y otras ocho resultaron heridas después de que se produjeran disparos en la intersección de la calle 139 Este y la 5ª Avenida, en Nueva York, dijo en conferencia de prensa este lunes por la mañana el subjefe Brian McGee, oficial al mando de la oficina
Continue ReadingJuan Pablo Elverdin (CNN Español) — A días de que se cumpla el cuarto mes de invasión rusa, Ucrania recibió un fuerte respaldo de los líderes europeos, que impulsaron su ingreso a la Unión Europea como respuesta a la guerra iniciada por Vladimir Putin. Sin embargo, esa decisión podría generar una mayor hostilidad, según dijo
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By Christina Maxouris, CNN Yellowstone National Park’s north loop will reopen to all visitors Saturday, nearly three weeks after epic floods swallowed roads and bridges, caused mudslides and prompted officials to shutter all of the park’s entrances. “We have attempted to balance major recovery efforts while reopening as much of the park as possible,” Yellowstone
Continue Reading By Holly Yan and Raja Razek, CNN After a week of epic flooding, Yellowstone National Park’s south loop will reopen to the public on Wednesday — with limited capacity. The park — which spans parts of Montana, Wyoming, and Idaho — and many surrounding towns have been inundated with record rainfall and flooding since last
Continue Reading John Walton, CNN The world’s longest flight: nonstop, 20 hours, as you recline in your wide armchair and decide whether you want to relax with the very best Champagne, enjoy a chef-designed meal with a traveling companion seated opposite, or get the crew to make your sumptuously soft bed with fresh linens. That’s what’s on
Continue Reading By Karla Cripps, CNN US aircraft maker Boeing has just revealed its new 2022 ecoDemonstrator plane — a converted, 20-year-old 777-200ER that will be tasked with testing new technologies aimed at making air travel more sustainable and safer. The ecoDemonstrator will reportedly go through a six-month series of tests both on the ground and in
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By Nina dos Santos and Li-Lian Ahlskog Hou, CNN At the Kurdish Fine Arts Association on the outskirts of Gothenburg, Nawzad Bahir and his neighbors were preparing for their summer carnival. “It’s our local highlight; a chance to celebrate our culture,” Bahir beamed, before conceding that the celebrations felt bittersweet this year, now that Sweden’s
Continue Reading By Nina dos Santos and Li-Lian Ahlskog Hou, CNN At the Kurdish Fine Arts Association on the outskirts of Gothenburg, Nawzad Bahir and his neighbors were preparing for their summer carnival. “It’s our local highlight; a chance to celebrate our culture,” Bahir beamed, before conceding that the celebrations felt bittersweet this year, now that Sweden’s
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TODAY: Abundant sunshine, and a southwest breeze this afternoon will contribute to another big warmup. Expect about a 30 degree climb from mid 60s, to mid 90s by this afternoon. With dew points in the low 60s, we shouldn’t feel much warmer. TONIGHT: Skies stay clear overnight, but it’s only enough to drop us into
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LONDON (AP) — Bruce Buck is stepping down as Chelsea chairman. Buck has held the position since 2003 but is leaving following the change of ownership at the Premier League club. Chelsea says Buck “will continue to support the club as a senior advisor.” Chelsea was sold last month for 2.5 billion pounds ($3.2 billion)
Continue ReadingBy Elizabeth Wolfe, Robert Shackelford and Theresa Waldrop, CNN The persistent heat dome which imposed oppressively high temperatures on the northern Plains and Midwest over the weekend will begin to shift further eastward this week, ending a short reprieve many states in the Great Lakes and Mid-Atlantic have had in recent days. In the coming
Continue ReadingBy Michelle Watson and Susannah Cullinane, CNN The Contreras Fire burning in southern Arizona has grown to 20,360 acres, prompting possible evacuations for nearby residents, officials said. While an evacuation hasn’t been mandated, the Pima County Sheriff’s Department said in a news release early Monday that residents of the Hay Hook Ranch Estates area “should
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PADUCAH, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky transportation officials are advising motorists of lane closures on Interstate 75 and state highways during this coming week. The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet also says the Dorena-Hickman Ferry connecting the state with Missouri across the Mississippi River has resumed operating. Officials said ramp changes are planned for I-75 exit 15 in
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By Jodie Sadowsky, CNN I came of age in a house of fat-free cookies, Weight Watchers’ meetings and Denise Austin’s eight-minute abs. There was plenty of pasta and ice cream but also a focus on being skinny. In the decades since, I’ve counted points, intermittently fasted and completed fitness challenges to make my body smaller.
Continue Reading Julia Buckley, CNN As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine approaches the four-month mark, one airline has announced plans to change its livery amid concern from passengers that its current look could suggest that it supports the invasion. Tokyo-based Zipair — a lowcost subsidiary of JAL, Japan Airlines — has announced that it’ll be removing the “Z”
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Kathleen Magramo, CNN Almost half a million people have been affected by floods and landslides in the Chinese province of Guangdong, according to authorities, after parts of southern China were hit by the heaviest downpours in 60 years over the weekend. Flooding caused by the torrential rain has forced 177,600 people to relocate, destroyed 1,729
Continue ReadingBy Elizabeth Wolfe, Robert Shackelford and Theresa Waldrop, CNN The persistent heat dome which imposed oppressively high temperatures on the northern Plains and Midwest over the weekend will begin to shift further eastward this week, ending a short reprieve many states in the Great Lakes and Mid-Atlantic have had in recent days. In the coming
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Some universities are getting rid of the requirement that applicants submit ACT or SAT scores.
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By Homero De la Fuente, CNN The International Swimming Federation (FINA) has voted to approve a new policy that will restrict most transgender athletes from competing in elite women’s aquatics competitions. Swimming’s world governing body approved the new “gender inclusion” policy on Sunday, after 71.5% of FINA’s member federations voted in support at the FINA
Continue Reading By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer BROOKLINE, Mass. (AP) — The unsettled future of golf was in the surest of hands over the final four tantalizing hours of the U.S. Open. The sport, almost always at its best when major titles are at stake, went on a wild ride courtesy of Matt Fitzpatrick and Will
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