By Ben Morse and Amanda Watts, CNN US skier Kyle Smaine has died in an avalanche in Japan aged 31, according to a post from his wife on Instagram. “Dear Husband and my whole world, officially married November 18, 2022, which not many people knew about,” Jenna Dramise wrote. “I’m so incredibly thankful that I
Continue ReadingBy Elizabeth Wolfe, Andy Rose and Sonya Hamasaki, CNN A sweeping multi-day manhunt continues for a suspect accused of brutally beating and kidnapping a woman in Oregon who remains in critical condition, according to police. While Benjamin Obadiah Foster, 36, has evaded capture since Tuesday, police say he is still active on dating apps. The
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BEIRUT (AP) — Syria’s Interior Ministry says a roadside bomb has targeted a bus carrying Syrian policemen in the country’s south wounding 15 of them. The ministry said in a terse statement that the policemen were returning Monday to the capital Damascus from the southern province of Daraa when the bomb exploded on the north-south
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — A middle-grade novel about a secret community of formerly enslaved people has won the John Newbery Medal for the year’s best children’s book. The award went to Amina Luqman-Dawson’s “Freewater.” The Randolph Caldecott Medal for outstanding illustrations went to Doug Salati’s “Hot Dog.” It’s about the summertime wanderings of an urban
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By Tami Luhby and Jacqueline Howard, CNN The Biden administration wants to make it easier for women to access birth control at no cost under the Affordable Care Act, reversing Trump-era rules that weakened the law’s contraceptive mandate for employer-provided health insurance plans. The proposed rule, unveiled Monday by the departments of Health and Human
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Gray, CNN Meteorologist January 2023 will be remembered more for its tornadoes and severe weather than for more traditional winter weather like snow and ice for everyone east of the Rockies. January is not typically a severe weather month, but this year was a big one. The Storm Prediction Center reports we had
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By Deidre McPhillips, CNN Covid-19 has become the eighth most common cause of death among children in the United States, according to a study published Monday. Children are significantly less likely to die from Covid-19 than any other age group — less than 1% of all deaths since the start of the pandemic have been
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN Español) — La temporada fiscal en Estados Unidos comenzó el 23 de enero. Desde esa fecha, el Servicio de Impuestos Internos (IRS, por sus siglas en inglés) está aceptando y procesando las declaraciones de impuestos de 2022. Si ya hiciste tu declaración de impuestos y te preguntas cuándo comenzará el IRS a
Continue Reading By Jacqueline Howard, CNN A new paper adds to the mounting evidence that school-age children across the globe experienced significant setbacks in their learning progress during the Covid-19 pandemic. Students “lost out on about 35% of a normal school year’s worth of learning” when in-person learning stopped during the public health crisis, according to a
Continue Reading By Jacqueline Howard, CNN A new paper adds to the mounting evidence that school-age children across the globe experienced significant setbacks in their learning progress during the Covid-19 pandemic. Students “lost out on about 35% of a normal school year’s worth of learning” when in-person learning stopped during the public health crisis, according to a
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By Marianne Garvey and Amanda Watts, CNN Barrett Strong, the voice and songwriter behind Motown Records’ first hit, has died, according to a post from The Motown Museum. He was 81. “It is with great sadness that we share the passing of legendary @classicmotown singer and songwriter Barrett Strong. The voice behind @motownrecords’ first hit,
Continue ReadingBy Dakin Andone, CNN A dispute over a $100 repair bill may have contributed to a pair of shootings that left seven people dead and another injured last week in Half Moon Bay, California, the San Mateo County district attorney told a local news station. Chunli Zhao — the farmworker who faces seven counts of
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By Sophia Saifi, Saleem Mehsud and Hira Humayun, CNN The Pakistani Taliban has claimed responsibility for a deadly blast in a mosque in Peshawar on Monday, the latest attack on the city in northwest Pakistan. A powerful explosion killed at least 61 people and left about 157 injured, according to Peshawar Police Chief Mohammad Aijaz
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By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer The Orlando Pride have named former professional goalkeeper and U.S. Marine Haley Carter their vice president of soccer operations and general manager. In the newly created position with the National Women’s Soccer League team, Carter will oversee all soccer operations, including the coaching staff and scouting, player safety
Continue Reading By Toyin Owoseje and Amanda Watts, CNN Lisa Loring, best known as the first actress to play Wednesday Addams in the original “The Addams Family” sitcom, has died at the age of 64. Loring “passed away on Saturday surrounded by her family,” longtime agent Chris Carbaugh told CNN in a statement on Monday. “She brought
Continue Reading By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer Using name, image and likeness compensation to recruit college athletes is still very much against NCAA rules. The recent de-commitment from Florida by blue chip quarterback Jaden Rashada shows that NIL is definitely a factor in decisions. Booster-funded collectives are taking on a big role in compensating
Continue ReadingGermán Padinger (CNN Español) — El ex primer ministro del Reino Unido, Boris Johnson, dijo a la BBC que el presidente de Rusia, Vladimir Putin, lo amenazó con un misil en una llamada telefónica antes de la invasión rusa de Ucrania. El entonces primer ministro había advertido a Putin de que invadir Ucrania provocaría sanciones
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN Meghan Trainor is welcoming both a new baby and a book. The “All About That Bass” singer shared sonogram photos on her verified Instagram account Monday with a caption reading, “BABY #2 COMING THIS SUMMER.” Trainor has a toddler son, Riley, with husband Daryl Sabara. She also appeared on “Today”
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By Brittany Whitehead Click here for updates on this story HENDERSONVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — The Sammy Williams Senior Center, operated by the Council on Aging of Henderson County and owned by the Hendersonville Housing Authority, has closed temporarily while testing is conducted due to a suspicion of possible mold. Staff and volunteers at the
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By Meghan Danahey Click here for updates on this story BUNCOMBE COUNTY, North Carolina (WLOS) — One Asheville woman calls a new option helping women and children escape homelessness “a miracle.” Jennifer is a domestic violence survivor and she was homeless in Asheville for eight months. One cold, “Code Purple” night, she checked into ABCCM’s
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