By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — Rhys Hoskins, Jake Bauers and Joey Ortiz all homered to cool off Sonny Gray as the Milwaukee Brewers defeated the slumping St. Louis Cardinals 7-1. The Cardinals suffered their fifth straight loss as they opened a four-game series with the NL Central-leading Brewers. William Contreras and
Continue ReadingPaulina Nares (CNN Español) — El Centro Nacional de Control de Energía (Cenace) declaró este jueves un nuevo “estado operativo de alerta” en el Sistema Interconectado Nacional tras dos jornadas el martes y miércoles, registrados en varios estados de México, debido a la alta demanda de energía y a una caída en la capacidad de
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By Hande Atay Alam and Kareem Khadder, CNN (CNN) — The United Nations’ agency for Palestinian refugees will shutter its East Jerusalem headquarters after the compound was set on fire by “Israeli extremists” while staff were inside, its chief said Thursday. In a statement on social platform X, UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini said the arson
Continue ReadingBelén Liotti (CNN) — El primer humano que probó un chip cerebral de Neuralink, la startup de Elon Musk, tuvo un problema apenas unas semanas después de su inserción. En una publicación de blog, la compañía reveló que varios hilos conectivos del chip se retrajeron del cerebro del sujeto Noland Arbaugh, lo que obstaculizó la
Continue ReadingAnalysis by Dana Bash, CNN (CNN) — Jack Quinn, former White House counsel and powerhouse Washington, DC, lawyer and influencer, passed away Wednesday at the age of 74. That is the obituary headline of a man who used his wonderful life to make a difference in American politics and public policy. A New York-born son of a power plant manager and
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By Sean Lyngaas, CNN (CNN) — A major US health care system said Thursday that it is diverting ambulances from “several” of its hospitals following a cyberattack this week. The cyberattack on Ascension, a St. Louis-based nonprofit network that includes 140 hospitals in 19 states, is also disrupting access to electronic health records, some phone systems
Continue ReadingINDEPENDENCE, Calif. (AP) — Two climbers reported missing this week on California’s Mount Whitney have been found dead. Sheriff’s officials say a friend who had been with the climbers called authorities Tuesday night after they failed to arrive as planned at their campsite. A helicopter crew and teams on the slopes launched a search. Officials
Continue ReadingBy STEVE LeBLANC Associated Press CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Several people have been detained by police at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology after demonstrators blocked a parking garage in their ongoing protest movement connected to the Israel-Hamas war. Tensions have ratcheted up in standoffs with protesters on campuses across the United States and increasingly in
Continue ReadingOpinion by Julian Zelizer, CNN (CNN) — News that third-party presidential candidate Robert Kennedy Jr. suffered from a parasitic worm in his brain prompted a wide range of responses this week — from shock to disbelief — in what has already been one of the most unusual presidential races in recent history. But more important than the details
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By Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — Editor’s note: The following contains spoilers about the May 9 episode of “Young Sheldon.” Anyone who watched “The Big Bang Theory” with any regularity over its 12 seasons knew what was coming as its prequel “Young Sheldon” comes to a close, but the knock at the door that ended
Continue ReadingHONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii health officials say testing on west Maui residents shows no evidence of widespread lead exposure from last summer’s wildfires. Blood samples were taken from more than 500 people to screen for the toxic metal after the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century ripped through the town of Lahaina, killing
Continue ReadingBy EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. General Assembly voted by a wide margin on Friday to grant new “rights and privileges” to Palestine and called on the Security Council to reconsider Palestine’s request to become the 194th member of the United Nations. The world body approved the Arab and
Continue ReadingBy JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Mike Trout decided that having surgery to repair a torn meniscus in his left knee was a better alternative than postponing surgery and being a designated hitter the rest of the season. The Los Angeles Angels slugger said before Thursday’s game that being a DH
Continue ReadingBy Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — The Women’s National Basketball Association will provide a full-time charter flight program for all its teams, starting this upcoming season, the league said on Thursday. “We are thrilled to announce the launch of a full charter program as soon as practical for the 2024 and 2025 seasons, a testament
Continue ReadingBy KEN MORITSUGU Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — An annual survey of more than 500 European companies has found that slowing growth in China is weighing on company plans to expand their businesses in the world’s second largest economy. China still ranks high as a place to invest, but the share of companies considering an
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two mid-Missouri college baseball programs have been selected to compete in the opening round of the NAIA Tournament. The college athletics association announced on Thursday both Columbia College and Central Methodist have secured NAIA Tournament berths. The Cougars will travel to Tennessee for the Kingsport Bracket. Columbia College will face Tennessee Wesleyan
Continue ReadingBy Rosa Flores and Sara Weisfeldt, CNN (CNN) — A former US Border Patrol agent working at a processing center in Texas was sentenced to 1-and-a-half years in prison Thursday after pleading guilty to a bribery of a public official charge, according to the court docket. Fernando Castillo’s sentence stems from a 2023 federal criminal case that
Continue Reading By Jessie Yeung, Priti Gupta and Esha Mitra, CNN Photographs by Noemi Cassanelli, CNN Mumbai, India (CNN) — As Indians head to the polls in a massive ongoing nationwide election, much attention has focused on the country’s explosive growth under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership. During his past decade in office, India’s fast-growing economy has
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Caitlin Clark walked into her new home arena Thursday night with No. 22 shirts and jerseys peppered from floor to ceiling. A late-arriving but still louder-than-usual crowd roared during her first official introduction to Fever fans. And when Clark made the layup for her first basket
Continue ReadingBy MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has passed a $105 billion bill designed to improve safety and customer service for air travelers, a day before the law governing the Federal Aviation Administration expires. The bipartisan bill, which comes after a series of close calls between planes at the nation’s airports,
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