By Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN (CNN) — Her love affair with Mexico began at a young age, and Marjorie Skouras’ passion for the country only grew with the passing of time. The interior designer, originally from California, first traveled over to visit her uncle, who lived in Baja California, when she was a teenager and continued
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes Haczek (CNN) — El actor Chance Perdomo falleció tras un accidente de moto a los 27 años. La muerte de Perdomo fue confirmada por su representante Rachel Hunt, quien dijo en un comunicado compartido con CNN: “En nombre de la familia y sus representantes, con gran pesar compartimos la noticia del fallecimiento prematuro
Continue Reading By Sara Smart and Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — Actor Chance Perdomo, star of the “Chilling Adventures of Sabrina” and “Gen V,” has died following a motorcycle accident, according to his representative. He was 27. “On behalf of the family and his representatives, it is with heavy hearts that we share the news of Chance
Continue ReadingBEIRUT (AP) — A car bomb has exploded in a busy market in a northern Syrian town controlled by Turkey-based Syrian opposition fighters, killing at least three people, rescue workers and a war monitor said. Volunteers with the Syrian Civil Defense, known as the White Helmets, said the blast early Sunday killed two children and
Continue ReadingTRUCKEE, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say two people died when a single-engine airplane crashed amid moderate snow in a California mountain town just north of Lake Tahoe. The Federal Aviation Administration says the Socata TBM9 with two people aboard crashed around 6:40 p.m. Saturday while on approach to Truckee Tahoe Airport. The Truckee Police Department
Continue ReadingBy FARAI MUTSAKA and GERALD IMRAY Associated Press MANGWE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Delicately and with intense concentration, Zanyiwe Ncube poured her small share of precious golden cooking oil into a plastic bottle at a food aid distribution site deep in rural Zimbabwe. “I don’t want to lose a single drop,” she said. Her relief at
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes Haczek (CNN) — Podía parecer que la amenaza del ISIS, también conocido como Estado Islámico, estaba menguando a medida que los titulares se centraban en Ucrania, Gaza y las próximas elecciones estadounidenses. Pero el atentado de la semana pasada en una sala de conciertos de Moscú recordó al mundo el peligro permanente del
Continue ReadingDOUG PADILLA Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Paul Goldschidt drove in the go-ahead run in the 10th inning with a groundout after Mookie Betts homered again to help Los Angeles tie it in the ninth, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Dodgers 6-5 on Saturday night. The Cardinals turned a hit batter, a
Continue ReadingBEIJING (AP) — Manufacturing in China expanded in March after contracting for five consecutive months. That’s according to an official survey of factory managers released Sunday that suggests a rebound in industrial activities after many factories stopped running during the Lunar New Year holiday. The official purchasing managers index, or PMI, rose from 49.1 in
Continue ReadingBy TERRY CHEA and ADAM BEAM Associated Press LIVERMORE, Calif. (AP) — Most fast food workers in California will be paid at least $20 an hour beginning Monday when a new law is scheduled to kick in giving more financial security to an historically low-paying profession while threatening to raise prices in a state already
Continue ReadingBy SHARON LURYE Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Ava Kreutziger was in high school English class last year when she heard about the passage of legislation that could affect LGBTQ+ students like her. She excused herself from class to go cry in the bathroom, and found two of her classmates already there in tears.
Continue ReadingBy SUZAN FRASER and CINAR KIPER Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s main opposition party has retained its control over key cities and made huge gains in local elections. Preliminary results reported by state media Sunday showed the opposition mayors of Istanbul and Ankara retaining their seats. Their party was leading in 36 provinces.
Continue ReadingBy LEA SKENE Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — Generations of Maryland workers — longshoremen, seafarers, steelworkers and crabbers whose livelihoods depend on Baltimore’s port — watched in disbelief this week as an iconic symbol of their maritime culture crumbled into the Patapsco River. The deadly collapse of the historic Francis Scott Key Bridge has shaken
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By Andrew Carey, Olga Voitovych, and Svitlana Vlasova, CNN Kyiv (CNN) — In another world, Ukraine would have voted on Sunday. In a year where billions get the chance to cast a ballot, people here would have given their verdict on the presidency of Volodymyr Zelensky. Five years ago, the man whose talents as an
Continue Reading By Tim Lister, CNN (CNN) — The threat of ISIS, also known as Islamic State, might have seemed to be waning as headlines turned to Ukraine, Gaza and the next US election. But last week’s attack on a Moscow concert hall reminded the world of the enduring danger of Islamist terrorism and the ambitions of
Continue ReadingSANDY, Utah (AP) — Cristian Arango scored three goals from the 70th minute on and Real Salt Lake rallied for 3-1 victory over St. Louis City, handing the defending Western Conference regular-season champions their first loss of the season. Indiana Vassilev gave St. Louis City (1-1-4) the lead in the 3rd minute when he scored
Continue ReadingBy DOUG PADILLA Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Yoshinobu Yamamoto gave up two hits over five scoreless innings for Los Angeles against the St. Louis Cardinals in his Dodger Stadium debut, bouncing back from a rough opening outing last week in South Korea. The 25-year-old right-hander pitched on both sides of a 35-minute pause
Continue ReadingDES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Powerball jackpot climbed to an estimated $975 million after no one matched the six numbers drawn Saturday night, continuing a nearly three-month stretch without a big winner. The winning numbers drawn were: 12, 13, 33, 50, 52 and the red Powerball 23. No one has won Powerball’s top prize
Continue Reading By Hanako Montgomery, CNN Hanamaki, Japan (CNN) — At a school in Japan’s snowy northern mountains, reminders of distinguished alumni are everywhere. Banners herald Los Angeles Dodgers megastar Shohei Ohtani and Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Yusei Kikuchi, their faces greeting every visitor. But now, Hanamaki Higashi High School celebrates a new prodigy in its midst
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By Dalia Faheid and Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — With no one winning the Powerball jackpot Saturday, the grand prize for Monday’s drawing grew closer to the billion-dollar mark, according to the lottery. Saturday’s winning numbers were: 33, 13, 50, 12, 52 with a Powerball of 23. The estimated $975 million Powerball jackpot in play Monday jumped from
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