By Leah Asmelash, CNN (CNN) — Aimee Nezhukumatathil is not one to sugarcoat the past. Take vanilla, for example — that heady, aromatic stem taking you back to sickly sweet children’s birthday cake or that scented lotion you had as a teen. But Nezhukumatathil writes about baking with her young son, creating vanilla extract with
Continue ReadingBy TIA GOLDENBERG and MATTHEW LEE Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged Tuesday to launch an incursion into the southern Gaza city of Rafah, where hundreds of thousands of Palestinians are sheltering from the almost 7-month-long war, just as cease-fire negotiations between Israel and Hamas appear to be
Continue ReadingSofía Barruti (CNN) — La Guardia Costera de China disparó cañones de agua que dañaron un barco filipino este martes, marcando el último estallido de violencia entre los dos países en el disputado Mar de China Meridional, dijeron las autoridades filipinas. La Guardia Costera de Filipinas dijo que el incidente ocurrió cuando uno de sus barcos
Continue ReadingBy Cristian Arroyo-Santiago, CNN (CNN) — If you’re a self-identified Hispanic or Latino, or a Middle Eastern or North African (MENA) person in the US, chances are that every 10 years answering the Census gives you pause. More specifically, you might have been challenged to answer the race question, which, at least until the last Census in
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By Sam Joseph, CNN (CNN) — After being dispatched in five games by the reigning champion Denver Nuggets, LeBron James spoke to the media about what’s next for the Los Angeles Lakers’ superstar. Denver clinched a 4-1 series victory on Monday to send the Purple and Gold packing from the postseason for the second year
Continue ReadingSofía Barruti (CNN) — El rey Carlos III , que está siendo tratado por un cáncer no especificado, regresó a sus deberes públicos este martes en su primer compromiso oficial desde su diagnóstico después de que sus médicos se sintieran “muy alentados” por su progreso. El monarca de 75 años reveló que estaba luchando contra
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By Kara Nelson, CNN (CNN) — Thick murky clouds fill the sky, with freezing winds carrying snow faster than 100 miles per hour. With a frigid –30 degrees Fahrenheit temperature, life-threatening snowstorms and avalanches are frequent. And these are typical conditions on the world’s highest mountain: Mount Everest. The behemoth towers 29,032 feet (8,849 meters) between
Continue ReadingBy SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s Telegraph newspaper group is back up for sale after a United Arab Emirates-backed consortium pulled out of a takeover bid. Abu Dhabi-backed investment fund RedBird IMI says it is withdrawing from its proposed acquisition of the Telegraph Media Group, which owns the right-leaning Daily Telegraph and
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Witness testimony in Donald Trump’s criminal trial has advanced with three people taking the stand, including Stormy Daniels’ former lawyer, Keith Davidson. Before witness testimony resumed Tuesday, the judge in the case found that Trump violated his gag order and fined him $9,000 over online posts. Charges in the case center
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By Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN London (CNN) — King Charles III, who is being treated for an unspecified cancer, returned to public duties on Tuesday with his first official engagement since his diagnosis after his doctors were said to have been “very encouraged” by his progress. The 75-year-old monarch revealed he was battling cancer in early
Continue ReadingTALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Local media in Kazakhstan say authorities have arrested a former interior minister in connection with a deadly police crackdown on unrest that gripped the country in 2022. The protests over a sharp rise in gas prices turned violent and the president issued shoot-to-kill orders as demonstrators stormed government buildings. Officials said
Continue Reading By Carma Hassan, CNN (CNN) — Mom-to-be Stephanie Zuroski hopes she recognizes the signs of labor quickly, because the hospital where she plans to deliver her first child is more than an hour from her home in rural Elk County, Pennsylvania. Elk County is about 2½ hours outside Pittsburgh, nestled at the edge of the
Continue Reading By Catherine Nicholls, CNN (CNN) — The Duchess of Edinburgh has become the first member of the British royal family to visit Ukraine since Russia’s invasion in 2022, Buckingham Palace announced on Monday. Sophie, the Duchess of Edinburgh, who is the wife of Prince Edward, King Charles’ youngest sibling, travelled to Ukraine on Monday to “show her solidarity
Continue Reading By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Rafael Nadal admitted that his level is “more unpredictable” than it used to be as he continued his winning run at the Madrid Open with a hard-fought victory against Argentine Pedro Cachín. Nadal, who has battled with injuries this year, defeated Cachín 6-1 6-7(5-7) 6-3 in three hours and
Continue ReadingBy ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Walmart is launching the U.S. retailer’s biggest store-label food brand in 20 years in terms of the breadth of items, seeking to appeal to younger customers who are not loyal to grocery brands and want chef-inspired foods that are more affordably priced. The brand, called
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By Katie Lobosco, CNN Washington (CNN) — Student loan forgiveness for public-sector workers such as teachers and nurses will be temporarily paused beginning May 1 as the Department of Education moves management of the program in-house. The transition is expected to last through July and will impact about 2 million borrowers enrolled in the Public Service
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By Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — Israel and Iran have been in open conflict. Ukrainian drones have repeatedly attacked Russian oil refineries. And OPEC continues to hold back oil supply. All of these alarming developments raised fears of $4 gas that would hurt the US economy and worsen inflation. Yet that has not
Continue ReadingBelén Liotti (CNN) — China Southern Airlines lanzará su primer vuelo directo de pasajeros desde la megaciudad de Shenzhen a Ciudad de México, lo que establecerá el récord como el vuelo comercial regular sin escalas más largo con origen en China. El vuelo cubrirá una distancia intercontinental de alrededor de 14.147 kilómetros (8.790 millas) en
Continue Reading By Homero De la Fuente and Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Jamal Murray knocked down the go-ahead jumper with 3.6 seconds left in Game 5 to lift the Denver Nuggets to a series-clinching 108-106 victory over LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers on Monday night. Murray’s game winner was his second of the series
Continue ReadingPHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — A senior military official in Cambodia says the huge explosion over the weekend that killed 20 soldiers at an army base in the country’s southwest appears to have been an accident caused by mishandling of ammunition by troops. The Saturday afternoon blast in Kampong Speu province also destroyed military vehicles
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