Skip to Content

Month: June 2024

11 people injured when escalator malfunctions in Milwaukee ballpark after Brewers lose to Cubs

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Eleven people were injured when an escalator malfunctioned at American Family Field in Milwaukee following the Brewers’ loss to the Chicago Cubs. The issue occurred Saturday. Brewers’ spokesperson Tyler Barnes says six people were hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries and five others were treated at the ballpark. The escalator’s malfunction resulted “in an

Continue Reading
The hurricane season's second tropical system formed Friday afternoon in the Atlantic east of the Lesser Antilles.

Beryl, the first hurricane of the 2024 Atlantic season, is rapidly approaching the Caribbean

CNN By Eric Zerkel and Sara Tonks, CNN (CNN) — Beryl is the first hurricane of the 2024 Atlantic season, with maximum sustained winds of 75 mph with stronger gusts, according to a 5 p.m. EST update from the National Hurricane Center. The hurricane is located about 720 miles east-southeast of Barbados, moving west at 22 mph, and is expected to continue to

Continue Reading

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signs budget to close $46.8B budget deficit

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed California’s budget to close an estimated $46.8 billion deficit through $16 billion in spending cuts and temporarily raising taxes on some businesses. Newsom’s office announced the signing Saturday. Lawmakers passed the budget Wednesday following an agreement between the governor and legislative leaders in which both sides

Continue Reading

Opinion: The Supreme Court dealt a huge blow to our ability to fight climate change

Opinion by Adam H. Sobel (CNN) — The Supreme Court’s decision on Friday to discard the 40-year-old precedent established by Chevron v. Natural Resources Defense Council is a truly harsh blow against environmental protection and climate justice. By overruling the Chevron doctrine that required courts to defer to federal agencies when it came to implementing broadly written laws, the

Continue Reading

Thousands attend annual EuroPride parade in Greek city of Thessaloniki amid heavy police presence

Associated Press THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — About 15,000 people have attended the annual EuroPride parade, police say, most of them in support of the LGBTQ+ community in the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki amid a heavy police presence. The Saturday parade, whose motto is “Persevere, Progress, Prosper,” was staged on the ninth and last day

Continue Reading

Dictan prisión preventiva al general Juan José Zúñiga por intento de golpe de Estado en Bolivia

Julia Hernández (CNN Español) — Un tribunal de Bolivia ordenó la prisión preventiva durante seis meses para el exjefe del Ejército, Juan José Zúñiga, tras presuntamente haber liderarado el intento de golpe de Estado del miércoles, informó este viernes la Fiscalía General de Bolivia. Zúñiga también fue acusado por la Fiscalía boliviana de terrorismo y

Continue Reading
Skip to content