By Bryan Mena, CNN Washington (CNN) — The tragic collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge last week claiming the lives of construction workers who were all Hispanic has rattled the Baltimore region to its core. As the local community begins the difficult work needed to return to some sense of normality, experts say that,
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By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — About 1 in every 10 people in the US who uses Adderall or similar combination drugs to treat attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has been affected by an ongoing shortage, a new analysis suggests. The US Food and Drug Administration announced that Adderall was in shortage in mid-October 2022, and the share of
Continue Reading By Saira Mueller, CNN (CNN) — Are you forcing yourself to continue learning a language? What about holding out for closure in a relationship that ended abruptly? Or continuing a friendship that leaves you feeling drained more often than not? It could be ok — healthy, even — to give things like this up, says Adam
Continue ReadingBy LAUREN SCHWAHN of NerdWallet Adding your child as an authorized user on your credit card can be a simple way to start building their credit file. But if the issuer doesn’t report account details to the credit bureaus or your account isn’t in good standing, their credit score won’t get enhanced. Future lenders also
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — A severe thunderstorm dumped softball-sized hail in parts of the central and eastern US Monday. Forecasts show the storm will intensify today as it rumbles from the Southeast to the Ohio Valley, threatening to unleash another round of dangerous conditions. Here’s what else you need to know to Get Up
Continue ReadingBy TIA GOLDENBERG Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — World Central Kitchen, the food charity founded by celebrity chef José Andrés, called a halt to its work in the Gaza Strip after an Israeli strike killed seven of its workers, mostly foreigners. The group, which said it will make decisions about longer-term plans in the region
Continue ReadingBy MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — South Africa’s parliamentary speaker faces imminent arrest over corruption charges after a court on Tuesday dismissed her bid to block police and prosecutors from arresting her. Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, who is a senior member of the ruling African National Congress party, is accused of receiving bribes
Continue ReadingBy NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — The Vatican will publish next week an eagerly awaited document on gender theory and surrogacy. Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández, the new prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, will hold his first news conference to present the document on human dignity on April 8. Fernandez
Continue ReadingGENEVA (AP) — Police say an American teenager and two other people were killed in avalanche near the Swiss resort of Zermatt. One person was flown to a hospital with serious injuries. The avalanche occurred at about 2 p.m. Monday in an off-piste area of the Riffelberg, above the resort and below the famed Matterhorn
Continue ReadingBy BABACAR DIONE and JESSICA DONATI Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Senegal has inaugurated Africa’s youngest elected leader as president, as the 44-year-old and previously little-known Bassirou Diomaye Faye completed a dramatic ascent from prison to palace within weeks. Hours after Faye’s inauguration, Senegal’s popular opposition figure Ousmane Sonko was named as the country’s
Continue ReadingBy BARRY HATTON Associated Press LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Portugal’s new center-right minority government is due to take office Tuesday. Only one of the 17 ministers being sworn in at a ceremony in Lisbon has previous government experience. Even Prime Minister Luis Montenegro has never been in government before. The Chega populist party last week
Continue Reading By Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — There are plenty of reasons why many health professionals don’t want you on a restrictive diet. Restrictive diets are a way of eating that reduces calories to below someone’s energy needs and/or limits the macronutrients or food groups a person eats, said Jennifer Rollin, founder of The Eating Disorder
Continue Reading By Nicole Goodkind, CNN New York (CNN) — Eric Payne, a 37-year-old single father to two boys, works hard to stretch his paycheck each week. It’s a task he refers to as “clicking.” He makes a good salary – in the $80,000 range – but by the time all of the essential expenses have clicked
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By Ella Nilsen, CNN (CNN) — As scientists scramble to understand why the world’s oceans are in their second year of record-breaking heat, one of the most important programs to gather ocean data in the US is in danger of going dark and cutting off research at a critical time for the planet. Known as the
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By Steve Contorno, Kristen Holmes and Alayna Treene, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump will return to the campaign trail on Tuesday with events in Michigan and Wisconsin, two critical Midwest battlegrounds that he won eight years ago but that have mostly vexed Republicans ever since. The former president is scheduled to first appear in Grand
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — Enterprise Minister Simon Coveney, one of Ireland’s highest-profile government members, is stepping down ahead of the election of a new leader. Prime Minister Leo Varadkar announced his resignation last month and Simon Harris is due to be confirmed as Ireland’s new leader next week by lawmakers. Coveney said Tuesday that stepping aside
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By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Devin Booker scored 52 points as the Phoenix Suns recorded a vital 124-111 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans on Monday. The win moves Phoenix to within one game of the Pelicans in sixth place in the Western Conference, the final automatic playoff spot, as both teams bid to
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Algunas personas con autismo tienen dificultades para procesar los sentidos. Otros tienen inconvenientes para comunicarse. A otros les cuesta socializar, pensar, moverse físicamente o simplemente llevar una vida cotidiana. Según el Dr. Daniel Geschwind, catedrático distinguido Gordon y Virginia Macdonald de Genética Humana, Neurología y Psiquiatría de la UCLA, las personas
Continue ReadingBy ADRIANA MORGA Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Scammers look for ways to trick people into giving them money year-round, but tax season can be particularly fraught. One of the most common tax scams is identity theft. Taxpayers usually know their identity has been stolen when they try to file their tax returns and
Continue ReadingCOPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Norway is to increase the number of conscripted soldiers from the present 9,000 to 13,500. Norwegian Defense Minister Bjørn Arild Gram said Tuesday that “we must have enough people with the right skills at the right time.” He did not specify precisely how much oil-rich Norway will spend on upgrading a
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