Aleja Páez (CNN) — Los efectos de un clima que se calienta rápidamente se están sintiendo en todos los rincones de EE. UU. y empeorarán en los próximos 10 años con el uso continuo de combustibles fósiles, según un nuevo y sombrío informe de agencias federales. La Quinta Evaluación Nacional del Clima, un reporte ordenado
Continue ReadingBy DAVE SAVINI Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — After a firefighter fell through the roof of a Lincoln Park neighborhood building, CBS 2 obtained photos showing how firefighter-EMT Andrew Price lost his life. CBS 2 Investigator Savini obtained photos from inside the building at 2430-2432 N. Lincoln Ave. that houses
Continue ReadingBy MARISSA PERLMAN Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — A Libertyville family is now suing Volkswagen for refusing to help police track their stolen car, while a kidnapped 2-year-old was in the back seat. Back in February, two carjackers in that BMW ran over 34-year-old Taylor Shepherd, who was pregnant, after
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Jesmyn Ward’s slave narrative “Let Us Descend” and Jake Bittle’s exploration of climate change’s impact “The Great Displacement” are among the finalists for the Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in fiction and nonfiction. Ward’s novel is a fiction nominee, along with Amanda Peters’ “The Berry Pickers” and the mixed media “Denison
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By Krystal Hur, CNN New York (CNN) — Stocks climbed on Tuesday as Wall Street cheered the inflation cooldown in the latest economic data for October. The Dow rose 490 points, or 1.4%. The S&P 500 gained 1.9% and the Nasdaq Composite added 2.4%, both notching their best day since April. The Consumer Price Index
Continue ReadingSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Puerto Rico says a man with Russian and Moldovan citizenship has pleaded guilty to illegally taking control of thousands of electronic devices to rent them to clients who want to hide their internet activity. Officials say that the IPStorm scheme ran from at least
Continue ReadingBy MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — House Speaker Mike Johnson has endorsed Donald Trump for president, a move that was a symbolic departure from his ousted predecessor leading the House. Johnson is an ally and defender of the former president. He said in an interview on CNBC Tuesday morning, “I have
Continue ReadingMotor vehicles with higher, more vertical front ends are the most dangerous to pedestrians, according to a highway safety organization.An Insurance Institute for Highway Safety study found that, whatever the nose shape, pickups, SUVs and vans with a hood height greater than 40 inches are about 45% more likely to cause fatalities in pedestrian crashes
Continue ReadingBy PATRICK ORSAGOS and JOHN SEEWER Associated Press ETNA, Ohio (AP) — A charter bus filled with high school students was rear-ended by a semitruck on an Ohio highway, leaving six people dead and 18 others injured. Licking County Emergency Management Agency Director Sean Grady says the charter bus was carrying students from the Tuscarawas
Continue ReadingBy DEAN FIORESI, MATTHEW RODRIGUEZ Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES (KCAL) — A preliminary investigation determined the destructive fire that indefinitely closed the I-10 Freeway in Downtown Los Angeles was intentionally started with “malice intent,” California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Monday afternoon. “They made a preliminary determination there was malice intent,”
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW RODRIGUEZ Click here for updates on this story LONG BEACH, California (KCAL) — A violent crash in Long Beach killed one person and split a car in half Monday night. The collision happened at about 5:50 p.m. in the 1000 block of Pacific Coast Highway when two cars drove into each other. The
Continue ReadingBY JEAN-YVES KAMALE Associated Press KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Local authorities and civil society leaders say extremist-linked rebels killed at least 44 villagers in Congo’s volatile eastern region during separate attacks that started on Sunday night. Eastern Congo has been ravaged by conflict for decades as more than 120 armed groups fight for control of
Continue Reading By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Henry Blodget is stepping down as chief executive of Insider, a business news-focused website he co-founded in 2007 that has undergone many reinventions. The sudden change comes amid a broader shakeup at the publication, which includes returning to its former name of “Business Insider” as it shifts
Continue ReadingBy CHRISTINA HAGER Click here for updates on this story ANDOVER, Massachusetts (WBZ) — The teachers union in Andover is facing hefty fines for every day teachers stay off the job. In Massachusetts, it’s against the law for educators to strike. Salem Superior Court Judge Jeffrey Karp slapped the Andover Education Association with a $50,000
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — The German government says it is granting a 7.5 billion-euro ($8 billion) loan guarantee to energy technology company Siemens Energy as part of a package to help the firm. Siemens Energy is an important player in the transition to renewable energy sources. It sought help from the government as it struggles with
Continue ReadingBy JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Israeli tanks and armored vehicles pushed further into the Gaza Strip late last week as part of an offensive squeezing Gaza City as fighting raged between its forces and Hamas militants in the coastal enclave, satellite photos analyzed Tuesday by The Associated Press show.
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Story by Reuters (Reuters) — Liberians voted on Tuesday in a run-off election between President George Weah and former vice president Joseph Boakai, in what is expected to be a closely fought vote between the two old rivals. Former soccer star Weah, 57, who came to power in 2018, won just 7,000 more votes than
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By Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — Victor Garber has turned his personal experience with type 1 diabetes into a personal mission. The actor, who was diagnosed with diabetes when he was 11, marked World Diabetes Day this week by raising awareness for the #SeeDiabetes campaign and advocating for greater access to diabetes care. Garber told
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN) — Cuando Michael J. Fox piensa en Matthew Perry, recuerda a un “tipo divertido” que también era generoso. Fox habló recientemente de Perry, quien murió el mes pasado a los 54 años, durante la gala “A Funny Thing Happened On The Way to Cure Parkinson”. La estrella de “Regreso al futuro” dijo
Continue ReadingCNN Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump is promising a second presidency that would be an aberration in American history. The former and possibly future commander in chief aspires to strongman power if he wins back the White House next year. He believes his authority would be absolute. He wants vengeance against
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