By Oliver Darcy and Adrienne Winston, CNN Members of a production team for “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” were arrested earlier this week by police as they filmed a comedy segment at the US Capitol, in an incident that was used by prominent right-wing voices to assail the probe into the January 6 insurrection.
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN Español) — El presidente electo de Colombia, Gustavo Petro, dijo a CNN cuando era candidato que en caso de ganar la presidencia el 19 de junio, adelantaría tres primeras acciones en su gobierno: la lucha contra el hambre, solicitar a la ONU una comisión de investigación contra la corrupción y acabar
Continue Reading By Manu Raju, Chief Congressional Correspondent Rusty Bowers, a Republican and Arizona state House speaker, will testify at a Tuesday hearing focusing on former President Donald Trump’s pressure on state officials to overturn Joe Biden’s victory in 2020, a source familiar with the matter told CNN earlier Saturday. Bowers will join Georgia’s election officials —
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MONTREAL (AP) — AlphaTauri says Pierre Gasly is “100% confirmed” to return to the team next season, and reigning F2 champion Oscar Piastri is being heavily scouted for a promotion into a Formula One seat in 2023. But it’s not clear if Piastri could be in a Williams as soon as Silverstone as “silly season”
Continue ReadingBy Bill Weir, CNN Chief Climate Correspondent Among those who love to chase trout with flies made of feathers, just the mention of a certain seven-mile stretch of Utah’s Green River can turn a hardened man rhapsodic. “I’ve guided in New Zealand, Chile, Argentina, Alaska,” said Gordon Tharrett, describing his 30-year career guiding elite fly
Continue Reading CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Northwestern forward Pete Nance says he’ll transfer to North Carolina. The 6-foot-10, 225-pound senior announced his commitment to play his fifth year for the Tar Heels in a social-media post. It’s a significant addition for UNC, offering a potential replacement for departing starter Brady Manek from a run to last
Continue Reading LYTHAM ST. ANNES, England (AP) — Aldrich Potgieter of South Africa is the British Amateur champion. The 17-year-old from South Africa raced out to a 7-up lead through 18 holes at Royal Lytham & St. Annes. Then it was a matter of holding off Sam Bairstow of England. Bairstow rallied to cut the deficit to
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By Jacqueline Howard, CNN US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky signed off on Covid-19 vaccinations for children under 5 on Saturday, clearing the way for vaccinations to be administered soon. This move comes after vaccine advisers to the CDC voted unanimously on Saturday in support of recommending the Moderna and
Continue ReadingBy Emma Tucker, CNN US Marshals arrested 24 violent fugitives earlier this month during a five-day operation that involved multiple law enforcement agencies in Oregon, authorities said. The operation was conducted in Multnomah County, Portland, between June 7 and June 11 and targeted violent fugitives with the goal of reducing street-level criminal activity and arresting
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN Español) — Un juzgado en Cartagena condenó este viernes a 23 años y seis meses de cárcel a cuatro de los cinco detenidos por el homicidio del fiscal paraguayo Marcelo Pecci, ocurrido en mayo, según informó la Fiscalía en un comunicado. La Fiscalía identificó a los condenados como Wendre Still Scott Carrillo,
Continue Reading By CIARÁN FAHEY AP Sports Writer BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Katie Ledecky has started the United States’ medal collection at the world swimming championships with a gold by reclaiming her title in the women’s 400 meters. Ledecky clocked 3 minutes, 58.15 seconds on the first day of racing for her fourth world title in the
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — Matteo Berrettini was unfazed by a rain delay in beating Botic van de Zandschulp to reach the Queen’s Club final for a second straight year and deftly handled a marriage proposal. The defending champion beat Van de Zandschulp 6-4, 6-3 to extend his winning streak to eight games. During his on-court interview,
Continue ReadingBy Zoe Sottile, CNN For the first time, the world’s rarest species of sea turtle has laid eggs on Magnolia Beach in Texas, experts say. On Monday morning, R.J. Shelly, a Calhoun County Marine Extension Agent, received a call from the county commissioner after maintenance workers noticed sea turtles hatching from a nest on the
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By Yenny Sanchez, CNN Sometimes nostalgia comes with a big price tag. A sealed, near-mint condition 1986 VHS tape of “Back to the Future” recently sold at auction for $75,000, setting a new record for a videotape. The VHS copy was owned by actor Tom Wilson, who played Biff Tannen in the classic ’80s film.
Continue ReadingBy Emma Tucker, CNN US Customs and Border Protection officers have seized $60,000 worth of methamphetamine hidden in child booster seats at a checkpoint in California, the agency said. Agents assigned to the Newton Azrak Border Patrol Station in Murrieta stopped a driver on an interstate north of the checkpoint on Wednesday. There were two
Continue Reading By The Associated Press This month marks the 50th anniversary of the Title IX law that requires equitable treatment of men and women in educational programs that receive federal assisstance. The ripple effects of the 1972 law have been acute in college athletics. An Associated Press series of stories from 1974 looked into the unfair
Continue ReadingBy Rebekah Riess, CNN Two bodies were recovered and 10 people rescued after two boats collided in Florida’s Biscayne Bay Friday night, the US Coast Guard said. Coast Guard Station Miami Beach crews and a MH-65 Dolphin helicopter aircrew rescued 10 people and recovered one body from the water, according to a Coast Guard statement
Continue Reading HALLE, Germany (AP) — Top-ranked Daniil Medvedev has beaten Oscar Otte 7-6 (3), 6-3 to advance to the final of the Halle Open. Otte had set point at 5-3 in the first set but Medvedev broke back before forcing the tiebreaker. Medvedev’s opponent in the final on Sunday will be Hubert Hurkacz after the Pole
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN) — El feriado del 19 de junio, el Día de la Emancipación o Juneteenth, conmemora el fin de la esclavitud en Estados Unidos. Sin embargo, el país todavía enfrenta problemas sistémicos de racismo e injusticia. Esas dificultades recobraron visibilidad el debate nacional de 2020 y durante las protestas masivas de Black Lives Matter
Continue ReadingBy Adrienne Moore Click here for updates on this story DAVIS, California (KOVR) — Grape vines are easy to come by across Northern California, but a crop just outside of Davis is a one-of-a-kind treasure. “You have to think of it as the mother block for the entire nation when it comes to wine and
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