By CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of veterans have received additional benefits in the past year after President Joe Biden signed legislation expanding coverage for conditions connected to burn pits that were used to destroy trash and potentially toxic materials. The first anniversary of the law is Thursday, and Biden
Continue ReadingGermán Padinger (CNN Español) — “Me he convertido en la muerte, el destructor de mundos”. Estas palabras vinieron a la mente de Julius Robert Oppenheimer, el director del “Proyecto Manhattan”, tras el estallido de la primera bomba atómica de la historia en 1945, de acuerdo con la biografía de Abraham Pais. Fue un ensayo, bautizado
Continue ReadingBy ASIM TANVEER Associated Press MULTAN, Pakistan (AP) — Ten cars of a passenger train derailed in southern Pakistan on Sunday, killing 30 people and injuring more than 90 others, officials said. Some of the derailed cars on the Hazara Express train overturned in the crash near the town of Nawabshah, senior railway officer Mahmoodur
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Continue ReadingBy Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN (CNN) — A long-simmering feud between the College Board, the non-profit that administers Advanced Placement courses, and Florida’s Department of Education became public this week, as officials argued over whether the Advanced Placement Psychology course could be taught in Florida without breaking state laws. In Florida, students are prohibited from
Continue ReadingGonzalo Jimenez (CNN Español) — El jueves 3 de agosto fue, quizá, uno de los días más duros para el presidente de Colombia, Gustavo Petro. En un documento, firmado bajo juramento, su hijo mayor Nicolás Petro sostuvo ante el fiscal Mario Andrés Burgos que acepta los cargos en su contra por los delitos de enriquecimiento
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By Daniel Strauss, CNN (CNN) — Republican presidential candidates are increasingly making Vice President Kamala Harris their prime target as they jockey for attention from voters, focusing on the No. 2 Democrat rather than President Joe Biden. In statements, speeches, televised interviews and emails, they suggest that a vote for Biden, who would be 82
Continue ReadingLISBON, Portugal (AP) — Pope Francis announced Sunday that the next World Youth Day, the big Catholic faith festival, will be held in Seoul, South Korea in 2027. The announcement marks the first time the festival returns to Asia since 1995, when millions of people turned out for one of St. John Paul II’s biggest
Continue ReadingKYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia unleashed a missile and drone barrage Sunday across parts of Ukraine that killed six people, Kyiv officials said, as Moscow followed through on its promise to retaliate for an attack on a Russian tanker. Separately, Moscow’s second-largest airport briefly suspended flights early Sunday following a foiled drone attack near the
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TODAY: Scattered storms that developed overnight will quickly come to an end midmorning with a cold front following behind. This front likely clears much of central Missouri by the afternoon, with more storms possible to the east of this boundary later today. Storms that fire up late this afternoon will carry a risk for all
Continue ReadingJERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli troops have killed three alleged Palestinian militants in the northern West Bank. Sunday’s shooting further escalated a wave of violence in which two other people were killed over the weekend. Sunday’s shooting took place near the Jenin refugee camp — the site of a large-scale military operation last month. The offensive
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By Alicia Wallace, CNN Minneapolis (CNN) — A slew of new bills signed into law by Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has draped the Sunshine State in controversy, spurring protests, lawsuits and travel advisories warning the state is “openly hostile” toward people of color, immigrants, women and LGBTQ+ community members. The fallout is starting to
Continue ReadingBy SAM MEDNICK Associated Press NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — The deadline arrived Sunday for Niger’s military junta to reinstate the country’s ousted president, but the West Africa regional bloc that has threatened a military intervention faces prominent appeals to pursue more peaceful means. In the capital, coup leaders appeared at a stadium rally where a
Continue ReadingGonzalo Jimenez (CNN) — El líder norcoreano, Kim Jong Un, recorre fábricas de armas, inspecciona plantas de artillería e incluso dispara un arma en fotografías recientemente publicadas que parecen ofrecer una visión excepcional de las instalaciones de armas del estado secreto. La agencia de noticias estatal norcoreana KCNA, que publicó las fotos este sábado, dijo
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Julia Buckley, CNN (CNN) — Tales of airline passengers tracking their own lost bags are becoming ever more popular, as numbers of suitcases mishandled by airlines continue to spiral, and travelers invest in tracking devices. But a passenger flying back to the airport where the tracker is showing, to collect it themselves when all official
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By Brian Fung, CNN (CNN) — The crushing demand for AI has also revealed the limits of the global supply chain for powerful chips used to develop and field AI models. The continuing chip crunch has affected businesses large and small, including some of the AI industry’s leading platforms and may not meaningfully improve for
Continue ReadingBy NICOLE WINFIELD, BARRY HATTON and HELENA ALVES Associated Press LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Pope Francis told young people on Sunday the Catholic Church needs them and urged them to follow their dreams as he wrapped up World Youth Day in Portugal with a massive open-air Mass and an announcement that the next edition would
Continue ReadingBy YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — A meandering storm is heading again toward southwestern Japan, prompting fresh warnings about dangerously heavy rainfall. Tropical Storm Khanun, which means jackfruit in Thai, is returning after hitting the southernmost group of islands of Okinawa several days ago. It’s now headed slowly northward, hovering over Okinawa, according
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — Police in Washington, D.C., say a shooting on a street in the nation’s capital left three people dead and two others hospitalized. Officers responded to the sounds of gunshots around 8 p.m. Saturday in the 1600 block of Good Hope Road Southeast and found five victims who had been shot. Washington, D.C.,
Continue ReadingGonzalo Jimenez (CNN) — El oso más pequeño del mundo finalmente está teniendo su momento de fama, gracias a un video viral que desató una teoría de conspiración en las redes sociales chinas. El interés público en los osos malayos, uno de los animales más intrigantes y en peligro de extinción de Asia, se disparó
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