Tomorrow’s UV index and pollen tracker
Friday’s UV index will be at a 10, with sunburn times around 20 minutes. Pollen levels continue to hold at medium through the weekend.
Continue ReadingMonth: July 2022
Carnival Cruise Line to pay over $10M in damages after jury finds crew member sexually assaulted a passenger
By Amanda Musa and Melissa Alonso, CNN A Miami-based federal court returned a more than $10.2 million verdict against Carnival Cruise Line in favor of a passenger who claims a former crew member raped her in a storage closet aboard the Carnival Miracle in 2018, court records show. A jury issued the verdict Tuesday in
Continue Reading
Shonka Dukureh, singer and ‘Elvis’ actress, dead at 44
By Megan Thomas Shonka Dukureh, a singer and actress who portrayed Willie Mae “Big Mama” Thornton in the recently released Baz Luhrmann film “Elvis,” died Thursday, according to Nashville police. She was 44. Dukureh was found dead in her Nashville apartment that she shared with her two young children. No foul play was evident, police
Continue Reading
Giants sign RHP Trevor Rosenthal to $4.5M, 1-year deal
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Right-handed reliever Trevor Rosenthal has signed a $4.5 million, one-year contract with the San Francisco Giants. He has a chance to pitch in the majors for the first time since 2020. He will be on the injured list with a hamstring strain initially. Rosenthal went 1-0 with a 1.90 ERA with
Continue Reading
Takeaways from the January 6 hearings day 8
By Marshall Cohen, Jeremy Herb and Zachary Cohen, CNN The January 6 committee, in its final public hearing until the fall, presented damning new evidence Thursday highlighting then-President Donald Trump‘s three-hour refusal to publicly condemn the unfolding insurrection at the US Capitol or to call off the violent mob. The primetime session — the eighth
Continue Reading
How Fat Girls Hiking brought more women into the outdoors
By Lilit Marcus, CNN In 2016, Playboy Playmate Dani Mathers was at a Los Angeles gym when she Snapchatted a picture in the locker room, of herself pointing and laughing at an older woman. Mathers shared a photo of the woman’s naked body with the caption “If I can’t unsee this then you can’t either.”
Continue ReadingRochester police investigator suspended after handcuffing Black EMT at hospital, department says
By Laura Ly and Emily Chang, CNN A Rochester, New York, police investigator has been suspended with pay after he was seen on surveillance video pushing a Black EMT and handcuffing her at a hospital early last week, according to Carlos Alvarado, a spokesperson for the police department. Police announced the suspension earlier this week,
Continue Reading
Judge criticizes Atlanta DA who hosted fundraiser for opponent of Trump grand jury target: ‘What were you thinking?’
By Jason Morris, Preston Fore, Celeste Noraian and Dan Berman, CNN An Atlanta judge says he will ensure a report from the special grand jury investigating former President Donald Trump‘s efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election in Georgia won’t be an “October surprise.” Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney, in a hearing Thursday,
Continue Reading Top US decathlete Scantling banned from world championships
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — American decathlon champion Garrett Scantling is not at the world championships in the wake of a ban for missed doping tests. Scantling, who finished fourth at the Tokyo Olympics last year, was left off the 151-person American team when it was announced earlier this month. No reason was given at the
Continue Reading
One person arrested after chase from Callaway County ends near the Katy Trail Bridge
Multiple law agencies were involved in a chase that began in Callway County and ended near the Rocheport Bridge as the suspect was arrested.
Continue Reading
Key Senate votes expected next week on bill to boost US semiconductor production
By Clare Foran, Ted Barrett and Morgan Rimmer, CNN The Senate is on track to move to final passage as soon as next week on a long-awaited bill aimed at boosting US semiconductor production in a bid to increase American competitiveness. The legislation is aimed at addressing a semiconductor chip shortage and making the US
Continue Reading
It’s so hot, roads are buckling, they’re putting foil on a bridge and roofs are melting around the world
By Amir Vera, CNN It’s so hot across the globe, roads and roofs are melting. The deadly heat waves of the last week have sparked strange infrastructural events around the world as millions endure searing temperatures that are still on the rise. The heat-related events also speak to aging infrastructures worldwide, most of which —
Continue Reading¿Qué es el dólar blue de Argentina y por qué sube y baja su precio?
Ángela Reyes Haczek (CNN Español) — Dólar blue, dólar paralelo, dólar informal. Si sigues la actualidad económica de Argentina —o si estás planeando un viaje al país sudamericano—, sin lugar a dudas te has cruzado con alguna de estas expresiones. Y todas significan lo mismo: designan al billete verde que se comercia fuera del circuito
Continue Reading Falcons’ Deion Jones lands on PUP for start of training camp
FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) — Atlanta Falcons linebacker Deion Jones, whose status for the opening of training camp had been uncertain following offseason shoulder surgery, has been placed on the physically unable to perform list. Jones, a second-round draft pick from LSU in 2016, started all 16 games and had 137 tackles in 2021, his
Continue Reading Sadio Mane, Asisat Oshoala win African player of year awards
RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Sadio Mane of Senegal has been named African player of the year for the second time. The Bayern Munich forward won the Confederation of African Football award at a ceremony in the Moroccan capital. Mane left Liverpool last month to join the German champions. He also won in 2019. Aliou Cisse
Continue Reading 3M lead shared by Im, smooth-putting Piercy after 1st round
By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Sports Writer BLAINE, Minn. (AP) — Scott Piercy shot a 6-under 65 to share the 3M Open lead with Sungjae Im after the first round. Piercy was fresh off several significant changes he made for a late-season boost. Tony Finau was two strokes back in a five-way tie for third. He
Continue Reading AP source: Browns to sign Rosen as team awaits Watson ruling
By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — A person familiar with the deal tells the AP that the Cleveland Browns have reached an agreement with free agent quarterback Josh Rosen on a one-year contract. He’ll give the team another veteran as it awaits a ruling on Deshaun Watson. Rosen will officially sign the
Continue Reading
Tammy Baldwin, who is gay, confronted Marco Rubio about calling same-sex marriage vote a ‘stupid waste of time’
By Manu Raju, CNN Chief Congressional Correspondent As he was walking on an elevator on Wednesday, GOP Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida told CNN that a vote on a bill to codify same-sex marriage was a “stupid waste of time.” But when he said that, there was another senator on the elevator who heard him:
Continue ReadingEl nuevo avance de “House of the Dragon” de HBO está aquí
Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — HBO lanzó un nuevo avance de su precuela de “Game of Thrones”, “House of the Dragon”. En el tráiler, el rey Viserys Targaryen, interpretado por Paddy Considine, tiene una premonición. “El sueño… era más claro que un recuerdo”, dice. “Y oí el sonido de cascos estruendosos, escudos astillados y choques de
Continue ReadingTracking widespread drought across Missouri
Beginning in early June, Mid-Missouri along with parts of the Midwest has seen well below average rainfall totals paired with above average temperatures leading to more widespread drought conditions. Earlier today Governor Parson issued a Drought Alert for 53 counties in Missouri in efforts to combat related issues. An updated drought monitor from early this
Continue Reading