NEW YORK (AP) — Maxine Hong Kingston, Darryl Pinckney and the late bell hooks were among the authors honored this year by the Before Columbus Foundation, a nonprofit co-founded by Ishmael Reed that celebrates multicultural literature. Established in 1976, the Before Columbus Foundation each year presents American Book Awards to both fiction and nonfiction writers.
Continue Reading
By Jill Martin and Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Video has emerged that shows Spain head coach Jorge Vilda appearing to inappropriately touch a female staff member during the Women’s World Cup final between Spain and England. Moments after Spain’s Olga Carmona scored the only goal of the game, giving La Roja the lead against
Continue Reading
By ALEXIS WAINWRIGHT Click here for updates on this story DALLAS, Texas (KTVT) — For the first time since the deadly crash, we are hearing from the mother and son who were saved by a retired Marine who later died following a hit-and-run crash in Dallas. As Graciela Leyva-Rodriguez recovers from her injuries in an
Continue Reading
By Jeremy Herb, Tierney Sneed, Zachary Cohen and Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — The first four of former President Donald Trump’s co-defendants surrendered at the Fulton County jail, while a pair of defendants sought to move their cases to federal court – signs of how the sprawling case will progress in multiple directions this week.
Continue Reading
By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — For adults who have survived a heart attack or stroke, taking aspirin regularly may reduce the risk of another cardiovascular event. But a new study suggests that less than half of these cardiovascular disease patients around the world are using aspirin to prevent a new event. Among people with
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Los miembros del grupo económico BRICS que representan las principales economías emergentes del mundo se reunirán esta semana en Sudáfrica para una cumbre que podría determinar el futuro del bloque y la fuerza con la que reaccionará contra un orden mundial que considera injustamente dominado por Occidente. El grupo formado
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN Español) — El 3 de agosto, una junta de médicos del Hospital Regional de Loreto, en la selva peruana, determinó que una niña de 11 años, Mila (un nombre ficticio, difundido en medios locales para proteger la identidad de la menor), debía mantener el embarazo que, según las autoridades peruanas, era producto
Continue ReadingJuan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — La tormenta tropical Harold tocó tierra en el sur de Texas, en Padre Island, a unos 80 kilómetros al sur de Corpus Christi, a las 11 am ET, según el Centro Nacional de Huracanes (NHC, por sus siglas en inglés). Se trata de la primera llegada a tierra en EE.UU.
Continue Reading
By David Close and Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco was placed on indefinite administrative leave on Tuesday. Major League Baseball (MLB) and the attorney general of the Dominican Republic are investigating Franco for an alleged relationship with a minor. “The administrative leave, effective immediately, is not disciplinary under the
Continue ReadingBy TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Air Force says no harmful levels of carcinogenic PCBs were found inside the launch facilities at a nuclear missile base in Wyoming. F.E. Warren Air Force Base is among three bases the service is investigating as it looks for possible causes for the number of cancers
Continue Reading
By Hannah Kliger Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WCBS) — In the operating room of NYC Health + Hospitals/ South Brooklyn Health, robotic arms belonging to a Da Vinci Surgical System were working over a patient, while a surgeon controlled them remotely from a corner of the room. “All it does
Continue Reading
CNN By Nouran Salahieh and Mary Gilbert, CNN (CNN) — Tropical Storm Harold made landfall on the South Texas coast late Tuesday morning, becoming the first storm in the US to do so in the 2023 Atlantic hurricane season. Harold came ashore just before 10 a.m. CT (11 a.m. ET) on Padre Island, Texas, with
Continue ReadingBRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s climate chief will lead a broad center-left coalition of social democrats and greens going into the Dutch elections in November But he’ll have to quit his job in the EU’s executive branch. Social Democrat Frans Timmermans was the only candidate and won 91.8% of votes cast by party members
Continue Reading
By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — When producer and musician Questlove sent out the call for an Uno game night, he drew more than two – more than two stars that is. The Roots drummer posted photos about his fun event on his verified Instagram account. Several celebs appear to be having rollicking good
Continue ReadingBy ELLE MCLOGAN Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WCBS) — Five-year-old Ariyah Batson was working on her forehand at the Commonpoint Queens tennis courts on Monday. A tumor on her spinal cord at birth left her legs paralyzed, but it doesn’t slow her down. “Seeing other people in chairs has been
Continue Reading By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — Mothers who followed the Mediterranean diet while pregnant improved their children’s cognitive, social and emotional development at age 2 compared with children whose mothers did not follow the diet, according to a new randomized clinical trial. “Despite previous evidence suggesting (an) association between adverse lifestyle (patterns) and poorer child neurodevelopment, no previous studies had evaluated
Continue Reading
By Lauren del Valle and Allison Morrow, CNN New York (CNN) — Sam Bankman-Fried pleaded not guilty Tuesday to an amended indictment alleging fraud and money laundering conspiracy charges, appearing in court for the first time since his bail was revoked and he was sent to a Brooklyn jail to await trial. Lawyers for the
Continue Reading By Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN (CNN) — Getting the opportunity to attend the Olympics Games is a life-long dream for many fans. Some will have been fortunate enough to have achieved this at least once. Others more than once. However, it’s safe to assume that few will have as many under their belt as Olympics enthusiast
Continue ReadingBy LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried can’t adequately prepare for trial in six weeks while in jail without proper access to computers, necessary medications to help him concentrate, and a better diet than bread, water and peanut butter, his lawyers told a magistrate judge Tuesday. The lawyers made
Continue ReadingBy KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A conservative attorney who pushed a plan to keep Donald Trump in power has turned himself in to authorities on charges in the Georgia case alleging an illegal plot to overturn the then-president’s 2020 election loss. John Eastman was booked at the Fulton County jail Tuesday. Eastman
Continue Reading