By Mindy Weisberger, CNN (CNN) — About 150 million years ago, a marine turtle with a massive head dived through a shallow, tropical sea covering what is now Europe. Few complete fossils of this Jurassic sea turtle, named Solnhofia parsonsi, have been discovered. However, scientists recently described a remarkable fossil that has all its limbs
Continue ReadingBy Andrew Torgan and Daniel Wine, CNN (CNN) — It sounds like the beginning of a bad joke, except it’s no laughing matter: It’s so hot in Phoenix that cactuses are dying. Here’s what else you need to know to Start Your Week Smart. The weekend that was • Russia says Ukraine targeted Moscow with drones,
Continue ReadingBy ANWARULLAH KHAN and RIAZ KHAN Associated Press KHAR, Pakistan (AP) — A suicide bomber blew himself up at a political rally in a former stronghold of militants in northwest Pakistan bordering Afghanistan on Sunday, killing at least 44 people and wounding nearly 200 in an attack that a senior leader said was meant to
Continue ReadingBy WILL WEISSERT Associated Press At 24, Alberto Rodriguez has grandparents younger than Joe Biden. But he’s more interested in the 80-year-old president’s accomplishments than his age. “People as young as me, we’re all focusing on our day-to-day lives and he has done things to help us through that,” Rodriguez, a cook at Mandalay Bay
Continue ReadingBy WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — The bodies of four women were found in a drainage ditch just outside Atlantic City in November 2006.
Continue ReadingBy WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Two women out for an afternoon walk outside Atlantic City found a body in a ditch and called police, who quickly found three more. That was 17 years before police arrested Rex Heuermann in New York this month. The 59-year-old architect who commuted from Long
Continue ReadingOpinion by Richard Galant, CNN (CNN) — Writing “to a mouse,” the Scottish poet Robert Burns offered consolation for the little “beasties” eviction from its home by a “cruel” plough that turned up a field. “The best laid schemes o’ mice an’ men” often go awry, Burns explained. But some plans aren’t made to be
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Analysis by Ella Nilsen, CNN (CNN) — Deadly heatwaves are baking the US. Scientists just reported that July will be the hottest month on record. And now, after years of skepticism and denial in the GOP ranks, a small number of Republicans are urging their party to get proactive on the climate crisis. But the
Continue ReadingBy MEG KINNARD Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Donald Trump won’t be on the Republican debate stage Wednesday. But the former president is driving the conversation on and off the debate stage anyway. Trump supporters including Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene will be in Milwaukee. There are questions about how many of his campaign surrogates
Continue ReadingBy AJ Willingham, CNN (CNN) — Christian leadership in the US has typically been seen as a male occupation. The right for women to be ordained and serve as faith leaders has been hard-won over decades, and in several major factions, like the Roman Catholic and Southern Baptist churches, women are barred from the highest
Continue ReadingBy ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — When viewed through a wide lens, renters across the U.S. finally appear to be getting some relief, thanks in part to the biggest apartment construction boom in decades. Median rent rose just 0.5% in June, year over year, after falling in May for the first
Continue ReadingGonzalo Jimenez (CNN) — Colombia produjo una de las sorpresas más dramáticas del Mundial de fútbol femenino 2023, al anotar en el último minuto para vencer este domingo 2-1 a la dos veces campeona mundial Alemania. La selección colombiana, que fue finalista en la pasada Copa América y en la que Linda Caicedo fue elegida
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By Edward-Isaac Dovere, CNN (CNN) — Gathered at the vice president’s residence at the Naval Observatory last weekend, a group of aides and advisers to Kamala Harris marveled at what they had just pulled off. They did not even have a venue lined up when they started reaching out to supporters about attending a quickly
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By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Colombia produced one of the most dramatic Women’s World Cup upsets, scoring in the last minute to beat two-time world champion Germany 2-1 on Sunday. The South American side looked to have been denied a famous win after Alexandra Popp equalized for Germany from the penalty spot in the
Continue ReadingAnalysis by Krystal Hur, CNN (CNN) — After months of uncertainty about the economy’s health and whether bank stresses from this past spring would weigh too heavily on credit conditions, the possibility of the Federal Reserve pulling off a soft landing is looking brighter. The Fed last Wednesday raised interest rates by a quarter point,
Continue ReadingGonzalo Jimenez (CNN) — En una base militar improvisada y secreta, una furgoneta y una camioneta pickup remolcan dos objetos grises cubiertos por una lona alquitranada montados en remolques. Bajo la lluvia torrencial, se asemejan más a un bote del tipo Boston Whaler, en lugar de ocultar uno de los secretos mejor guardados de Ucrania.
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By Jack Bantock, CNN (CNN) — Sometimes, the more you want something, the harder it becomes to obtain. French golfer Céline Boutier knows that as well as anyone. The 29-year-old has risen to become one of the best players on the LPGA Tour since turning pro in 2016, propelled by a string of top-10 performances
Continue Reading By Kocha Olarn and Teele Rebane, CNN (CNN) — At least 12 people were killed and 121 injured in an explosion at a fireworks warehouse in southern Thailand. The incident – in the village of Mu No – reduced the warehouse and surrounding area to rubble, drone footage showed. At least two of the victims
Continue ReadingLANSING, Mich. (AP) — Police in Michigan say an early morning shooting wounded five people, including two who were listed in critical condition. The Lansing Police Department says officers responded to reports of a shooting around 1 a.m. Sunday. The five victims transported to a hospital by the Lansing Fire Department ranged in age from
Continue ReadingCAIRO (AP) — Palestinian factions have met in Egypt to discuss reconciliation efforts amid surging violence between Israel and Palestinian militants in the occupied West Bank. With the main groups, Hamas and Fatah, split since 2007 and with repeated reconciliation attempts having failed, expectations were low for the one-day meeting. Participants at the closed-door meeting
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