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Month: July 2024

A scene from "Despicable Me 4."

More ‘Minions’ are coming

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — The “Despicable Me” franchise is on a bananas winning streak. Not only is the latest film thriving at the box office, but now a new “Minions” film is in the works. Illumination, the animation studio behind the franchise, has announced that “Minions 3” will arrive in theaters on

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Vermont seeks federal damage assessment for floods caused by Hurricane Beryl’s remnants

Associated Press PLAINFIELD, Vt. (AP) — Vermont is seeking an assessment to determine whether last week’s flooding, which damaged homes, knocked down bridges and washed out roads, qualifies for a federal disaster declaration and aid. The flooding from the remnants of Hurricane Beryl happened a year after the state experienced catastrophic flooding that left some

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New England fishermen sentenced in complex herring fraud case

Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Several commercial fishermen in New England have been sentenced in a fraud scheme that centered on a critically important species of bait fish and that prosecutors described as complex and wide-ranging. Prosecutors say the fishermen were sentenced for “knowingly subverting commercial fishing reporting requirements” in a scheme involving Atlantic

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Armenia launches joint military drills with the US amid souring ties with old ally Russia

Associated Press YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Armenia has launched joint military drills with the United States. The move reflects the South Caucasus republic’s desire to forge closer ties with the U.S. and other Western allies as the country’s relations with Russia sour. The “Eagle Partner” war games involve Armenian peacekeeping forces, servicemen of the U.S.

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Tasas internacionales de vacunación infantil se estancan tras “retroceso histórico” durante la pandemia, según nuevos datos

Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Aunque la pandemia de covid-19 supuso una velocidad sin precedentes en el desarrollo y la distribución de vacunas contra el coronavirus, los expertos afirman que también estuvo marcada por un descenso significativo y preocupante de la tasa de vacunaciones de rutina. Nuevos datos de la Organización Mundial de la Salud y

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