Alexandra Ferguson Darvaza, Turkmenistán (CNN) — Rara vez un accidente industrial se convierte en una gran atracción turística. Pero cuando un equipo de exploración soviético perforó en busca de gas natural en Turkmenistán hace más de 50 años, se dice que desencadenó una reacción en cadena que creó el pozo de gas de Darvaza, un
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By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Defending champion Coco Gauff rallied from a set down to win her US Open third round match against Elina Svitolina on Friday. The American struggled to impose herself in a very tight opening set but upped her levels as the encounter wore on to win 3-6, 6-3, 6-3 and
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN Español) — Ataques a militares, bloqueos de carreteras y un presunto golpe al cártel de Sinaloa posteriormente desmentido. Culiacán, capital del estado de Sinaloa, ha sido, en las últimas horas, el escenario de enfrentamientos y tensiones, aunque no es la primera vez. En 2019 ocurrió en esa misma ciudad, capital del estado de Sinaloa, un
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the Birmingham, Alabama, church bombing that killed four African-American girls during church services in 1963. September 15, 2013, marked the 50th anniversary of the bombing. Facts September 15, 1963 – A bomb blast at the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, kills four African-American girls
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CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at violence against UN peacekeeping forces. This is a selected list of incidents from 1990 to present. Facts Since 1948, the United Nations has authorized more than 71 peacekeeping missions around the globe. There are currently 11 peacekeeping operations. Since 1948, at least 4,380 peacekeepers have been
Continue ReadingBy Jake Anderson Click here for updates on this story DOUGLAS COUNTY, Nebraska (KETV) — The Omaha man accused of killing his grandma and great-grandma was found not responsible by reason of insanity Thursday. Gage Walter was charged with two counts of first-degree murder, attempted murder and three counts of use of a deadly weapon
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of David Souter, former United States Supreme Court Associate Justice. Personal Birth date: September 17, 1939 Birth place: Melrose, Massachusetts Birth name: David Hackett Souter Father: Joseph Alexander Souter, banker Mother: Helen Adams (Hackett) Souter, store clerk Education: Harvard University, A.B., 1961; Rhodes
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By Steve Contorno, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump said Friday that he will not support a ballot referendum to expand abortion access in his home state of Florida just 24 hours after suggesting he might. The rush to clarify his stance followed intense blowback from anti-abortion advocates online, leading to concerns among Republicans that Trump’s
Continue ReadingAssociated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The New Hampshire Supreme Court has upheld a school district’s policy aimed at supporting the privacy of transgender students. In a 3-1 opinion issued Friday, the court upheld a lower court’s dismissal of a lawsuit filed by the mother of a Manchester School District student. She sued after inadvertently
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TODAY: Most areas southeast of a line from Sedalia to Mexico will see thunderstorms through the afternoon and evening. Storms will be scattered and a few may produce severe winds and hail. Lightning and heavy downpours are also expected into the overnight. TONIGHT: Showers and storms linger in the south overnight while those back north
Continue ReadingAssociated Press The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is pledging to scrutinize contract for deed lending, a form of alternative or seller financing in which a private seller or investor group comes to a loan agreement with a buyer without many of the typical banking and mortgage regulations and protections. The federal watchdog agency declared earlier
Continue ReadingPESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistan’s military says security forces have killed 37 insurgents in multiple raids over more than a week on militant hideouts in a former stronghold of the Pakistani Taliban. The military said Friday that troops also killed five insurgents elsewhere in the country’s restive southwest. Pakistan has stepped up operations against Islamic
Continue ReadingBy Steve King Click here for updates on this story PALM BEACH COUNTY, Florida (WPBF) — A Palm Beach County family has won a lawsuit against a disgraced doctor who permanently wounded their infant son during a circumcision. The lawsuit says former doctor, Berto Lopez, lost his medical license on Feb. 5, 2021, and 10
Continue ReadingAssociated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — An inmate set to be executed in South Carolina in three weeks wants the state Supreme Court to delay the execution so his lawyers can argue his co-defendant who testified against him lied about having no plea deal in exchange for his testimony. Attorneys for Freddie Owens also say
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By Web staff Click here for updates on this story BOSTON, Massachusetts (WCVB) — Police in Boston are looking for a person who was seen Tuesday night peering into windows of a multi-family home near Boston College. According to a Boston police report, officers were called to Gerald Road at about 9:23 p.m. by a
Continue ReadingBy Mary Saladna Click here for updates on this story MANCHESTER, New Hampshire (WCVB) — Former New Hampshire Gov. John Lynch is on the ground in Ukraine this week, helping lead a humanitarian mission to deliver 37,000 pounds of food and supplies to children in orphanages and safe houses in six villages previously occupied by
Continue ReadingAP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — After struggling to drum up interest following its Cannes Film Festival premiere, “The Apprentice,” starring Sebastian Stan as a young Donald Trump, has found a distributor that plans to release the film shortly before the election in November. Briarcliff Entertainment will release “The Apprentice” on Oct. 11 in
Continue ReadingBy Tolly Taylor Click here for updates on this story BEL AIR, Maryland (WBAL) — The number of Harford County Public Schools where the drinking water is contaminated with toxic “forever chemicals” has grown, 11 News Investigates has learned. WBAL-TV 11 News Investigates first reported on Wednesday about high levels of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances
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By Holmes Lybrand and Allison Gordon, CNN (CNN) — For two Eastern Europeans, swatting the political establishment in the United States over the past few years was pure scripted entertainment. Lawmakers, election supervisors and “libtard zoomers” were all targets of a conspiracy including Nemanja Radovanovic, from Serbia, and Thomasz Szabo, from Romania, US prosecutors allege.
Continue ReadingBy Tommie Clark Click here for updates on this story NEW MARKET, Maryland (WBAL) — The Frederick County sheriff is calling Sunday’s double homicide at a home in New Market “a rage killing by an angry, enraged person.” “This was really a heinous, targeted double-murder, a crime of rage and anger,” Frederick County Sheriff Chuck
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