By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Democrat Charlie Crist on Saturday tapped Miami-Dade County teachers union president Karla Hernandez-Mats as his running mate as he challenges Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis in Florida. Crist, a congressman who served as the state’s Republican governor a decade ago, announced United Teachers of Dade President Hernandez-Mats
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos (CNN) — En aproximadamente 46 horas, el cohete Artemis I estará listo para despegar en un vuelo no tripulado alrededor de la Luna, y la NASA está contando los minutos. La cuenta regresiva comenzó oficialmente a las 9:53 a.m. del sábado, según un tuit de la cuenta Artemis de la NASA. La cuenta
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By CIARÁN FAHEY AP Sports Writer BERLIN (AP) — Anthony Modeste’s first goal for Borussia Dortmund has been enough to edge Hertha Berlin 1-0 in the Bundesliga. Dortmund goalkeeper Gregor Kobel played a key role in his team’s third win from four games. Union Berlin has enjoyed a 6-1 success at Schalke to go provisionally
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By Zoe Sottile, CNN Turns out eagles have to fly commercial sometimes, too. Passengers at the Charlotte Douglas International Airport in North Carolina had an unexpected interruption to the tedium of the Transportation Security Administration checkpoint when a bald eagle, perched on its handler’s arm, spread its wings in the security line on Thursday. The
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By Ashley Strickland, CNN In 1968, NASA astronaut Bill Anders captured a photo while aboard Apollo 8 that changed the way we see our planet: Earthrise. The iconic photo shows a perspective of Earth as seen from near the lunar surface. It might be easy to take dreamy sunrises or glowing full moons for granted
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By Ramishah Maruf, CNN Workers at a Chipotle Mexican Grill in Lansing, Michigan, voted to unionize Thursday, becoming the first of the fast-casual chain’s 3,000 locations to organize. The workers at the Lansing Chipotle voted to form a union with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters. In a release Thursday, the union said that workers are
Continue Reading By AMANDA SEITZ Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — After decades of failed attempts, Democrats passed legislation that aims to rein in the soaring costs of drugs for some in the United States. It will take years for people to realize some of the most significant savings promised in the climate and health care bill that
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos (CNN) — El papa Francisco instaló formalmente a 20 nuevos cardenales en el Vaticano el sábado, cuatro provienen de América Latina. Se trata de Leonardo Ulrich Steiner, arzobispo metropolitano de Manaos, en Brasil; Paulo Cezar Costa, arzobispo metropolitano de Brasilia; ¡Jorge Enrique Jiménez Carvajal, arzobispo emérito de Cartagena de Indias, en Colombia; y Adalberto
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — Stinking piles of garbage on the streets of Edinburgh are threatening the health and safety of the public, a health authority warned Saturday as strikes by garbage collectors in the Scottish capital moved into their ninth day. The warning from Public Health Scotland came as garbage collectors in Newham, a borough of
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By Zoe Sottile, CNN In just around 46 hours, the Artemis I rocket is set to take off for an uncrewed flight around the moon — and NASA is counting down the minutes. The countdown officially started at 9:53 a.m. on Saturday, according to a tweet from NASA’s Artemis account. The countdown started once the
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos (CNN) — Por primera vez, un menor da positivo a viruela del mono en la ciudad de Nueva York. Sin embargo, el comisionado de salud de la ciudad indica que el riesgo para los niños sigue siendo bajo. La ciudad publicó datos de casos de viruela del mono el jueves que incluían un
Continue ReadingBy Zoe Sottile, CNN A millennia-old Egyptian artifact was found in a shipment to the port at Memphis, Tennessee, officials say. US Customs and Border Protection officers discovered the artifact on August 17, according to a news release published Thursday. It had been shipped to Memphis, Tennessee from Europe, officials confirmed. Customs officers collaborated with
Continue Reading By BHUMIKA SARASWATI Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Hundreds of people on Saturday held demonstrations in several parts of India to protest a recent government decision to free 11 men who had been jailed for life for gang raping a Muslim woman during India’s devastating 2002 religious riots. The protesters in the country’s capital,
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By Zoe Sottile, CNN After years of lobbying by advocates, Anaheim finally designated its Arab-American enclave as “Little Arabia” on Tuesday. In a statement, Anaheim’s spokeswoman told CNN the city plans to follow up the designation with in-depth research. “The Little Arabia designation recognizes an area of our city we’ve always celebrated as part of
Continue Reading By MAE ANDERSON AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The chill in the housing market is rippling out to the carpenters, landscapers and other small businesses that lose out when fewer homeowners are renovating their properties. Inflation was already causing some homeowners to delay big renovation projects as prices for building materials, fixtures and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The ALS Assocation Mid-American chapter is held their ‘Walk to Defeat ALS’ event In Columbia Saturday at Cosmo Bethel Park. Check-in for the walk started at 9 a.m. followed by the walk at 10:30 a.m. According to the organization, Saturday’s walk is one of five thats set to take place. For Saturday’s event, 13 teams
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos (CNN) — ¿Te gustaría agregar un poco de condimento en polvo de gusano de la harina con tu comida? Es una pregunta que pronto escucharás en la mesa, o al menos esa es la esperanza de los científicos de la Universidad Wonkwang de Corea del Sur. Los investigadores In Hee Cho y Hyeyoung
Continue Reading By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — Julio Rodríguez and the Seattle Mariners agreed to a $209.3 million, 12-year contract starting next season that would be worth $469.6 million over 17 years if he wins two MVP awards. The deal for the 21-year-old All-Star outfielder includes seven seasons. a five-year player option, an
Continue Reading SOUTHAMPTON, England (AP) — Manchester United’s stand-in captain Bruno Fernandes has made it back-to-back wins for Erik ten Hag’s team by scoring the only goal in a 1-0 victory over Southampton in the Premier League. Fernandes steered in a cross from Diogo Dalot in the 55th minute as United followed up Monday’s win over Liverpool
Continue Reading MALACKY, Slovakia (AP) — Poland and Czechia have signed an agreement to protect Slovak airspace as Slovakia gives up its old Soviet-made MiG-29 jets. The protection is meant to last until Slovakia receives new F-16s from the United States, something expected to happen in 2024. The agreement was signed at a Slovak airbase by the
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