By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — Mysterious fast radio bursts, or millisecond-long bright flashes of radio waves from space, have intrigued astronomers since the first detection of the phenomenon in 2007. The enigmatic signals, known as FRBs, release as much energy in less than the blink of an eye as the sun emits in one
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By Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — A rare “stay at home” warning has been issued for parts of the United Kingdom and Ireland as a severe storm lashes the region, bringing dangerous 100mph (160 kmh) winds and unleashing travel chaos. Storm Éowyn, an extratropical “bomb” cyclone that has formed in the North Atlantic and intensified
Continue ReadingPor Mauricio Torres, CNN en Español La presidenta de México, Claudia Sheinbaum, envió al Congreso este jueves una propuesta de reforma a la Constitución para prohibir la siembra de maíz transgénico en el país, una medida que, dice, es necesaria para proteger la diversidad genética de esta planta. El documento, publicado en la Gaceta Parlamentaria,
Continue ReadingPor Matt Egan, CNN De un plumazo, el presidente Donald Trump podría sumir en la recesión a los vecinos más cercanos de Estados Unidos. En su primer día en el cargo, Trump sugirió que podría hacer precisamente eso. Ha amenazado con imponer aranceles del 25% a todos los productos procedentes de Canadá y México el
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By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Defending champion Jannik Sinner overcame an early test against American Ben Shelton to reach his second straight Australian Open final, winning 7-6 (2), 6-2, 6-2. World No. 1 Sinner has now reached three consecutive finals in hard court grand slams after winning the US Open and Australian Open last
Continue ReadingPor Samantha Delouya, CNN En las afueras de Altadena, donde una de las tormentas de fuego más destructivas de la historia de Los Ángeles acababa de remitir, un grupo de voluntarios trabajó la semana pasada para recoger ramas de árboles y hojas caídas, las embolsaron y se las llevaron. De esa manera, eliminaron el combustible
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By Lianne Kolirin, CNN (CNN) — A woman who survived the terrorist attack at the Nova music festival on October 7, 2023 has been chosen to represent Israel at this year’s Eurovision. Yuval Raphael, age 24, will perform at the international song contest in Basel, Switzerland in May, after she was voted winner of Israeli’s
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — The Louvre Museum in Paris, home to Leonardo da Vinci’s “Mona Lisa,” has requested urgent help from the French government to renovate its aging exhibition halls and better protect its countless works of art. The museum is also seeking to relieve congestion after welcoming 8.7 million visitors in 2024,
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By Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency has a new target to cut down costs: the US penny. DOGE said on X that the penny costs over 3 cents to make and cost US taxpayers over $179 million in the 2023 fiscal year. “The Mint produced over 4.5
Continue ReadingCNN en Español Disputa por el decreto contra ciudadanía por nacimiento. Marco Rubio visitará países de Latinoamérica. El mensaje de Trump al foro de Davos. Así quedaron los nominados a los Oscar. Esto es lo que debes saber para comenzar el día. Primero la verdad. Suscríbete aquí para recibir el newsletter cada mañana en tu
Continue Reading By Oscar Holland, CNN (CNN) — Cult American designer Rick Owens transformed his Paris Fashion Week set into an industrial dystopian futurescape on Thursday, with models walking in platform boots, wide-collared jackets and visor-like wraparound sunglasses. Amid the exaggerated sci-fi silhouettes, however, the afternoon’s most avant-garde look was arguably not on the runway, but on
Continue ReadingPor Stephen Collinson, CNN En su cuarto día, el presidente Donald Trump se dispuso a imponer su voluntad en todo el mundo. Las élites europeas vieron a Trump entrar virtualmente en la localidad alpina suiza de Davos este jueves, en una metáfora de un mundo que asimila su regreso al poder cargado de testosterona con
Continue Reading By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — More like a quarterback’s pass than a three-pointer, Nikola Jokić’s scarcely believable 66-foot shot pretty much summed up his historic performance in the Denver Nuggets’ 132-123 win over the Sacramento Kings. The outrageous moment came at the end of the third quarter when Jokić collected the ball with 1.7
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By Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — Jen Baddour volunteered as a poll greeter on University of North Carolina’s Chapel Hill campus during November’s election, where a bell was rung at the polling site for anyone voting for the first time. She told young voters there, “Listen, you’re not going to see or hear the fireworks
Continue Reading By Jeremy Diamond and Rob Picheta, CNN (CNN) — A private American security company will take over a key checkpoint on the road to northern Gaza in the coming days as Israeli forces withdraw from the area on Saturday, a source familiar with the matter tells CNN. Armed personnel from an American security contractor will
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TODAY: Friday starts frigid, with light winds. We’ll have temperatures in the single digits, feeling near zero. As the day progresses, winds will pick up from the south. This will be somewhat bitter-sweet as we will warm quickly, but have to deal with wind chills through the day. Highs reach mid-30s, initiating more melting, but
Continue Reading By Samantha Delouya, CNN (CNN) — On the outskirts of Altadena, where one of the most destructive firestorms in Los Angeles history had just receded, a group of volunteers worked last week to gather fallen tree branches and leaves — removing fuel for potential future fires, bagging them up and taking them away. One of
Continue Reading By Eric Bradner, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump suggested he might eliminate the Federal Emergency Management Agency on Friday during a trip to tour damage from Hurricane Helene flooding in North Carolina, a state he’s said “has been abandoned by the Democrats.” Trump’s comments came as he’s also traveling to California, where wildfires have
Continue Reading By Mick Krever and Jeremy Diamond, CNN (CNN) — The Israeli government says its military will not withdraw from Lebanon by Sunday’s deadline, in violation of a ceasefire agreement that ended months of conflict with Hezbollah. Israel was expected to withdraw all of its forces from southern Lebanon as part of the deal but the
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The Chiefs are back in the conference final.
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