Sofía Benavides (CNN Español) — Los dos primeros partidos de la selección de fútbol femenino de Colombia han provocado un revuelo en el país. Con su capacidad, disciplina y el fútbol exquisito que practican, las jugadoras han despertado un gran sentimiento de patriotismo entre los aficionados, quen ha vivido la primera fase de la Copa
Continue ReadingBy Niamh Kennedy, CNN (CNN) — A Scottish court ruled Wednesday that a rape suspect who has been accused of faking his own death can be extradited to the US to face charges, according to UK news agency PA Media. Nicholas Rossi, 35, currently faces a string of accusations in separate US states. On Wednesday,
Continue ReadingDHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — A court in Bangladesh has sentenced former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia’s son and heir apparent to nine years in prison after finding the opposition leader guilty in a corruption case filed by the government in 2007. Judge Mohammed Asaduzzaman delivered the sentence in absentia to Tarique Rahman. He also gave a
Continue ReadingBy Evan Sobol and Susan Raff Click here for updates on this story CROMWELL, Connecticut (WFSB) — A Cromwell man is facing charges after he allegedly left his elderly girlfriend in a chair for about two weeks and without food for several days. Police said Steven Donen, 66, was charged with cruelty to persons, abuse
Continue ReadingBy Sana Noor Haq, Josh Pennington, Niamh Kennedy, Darya Tarasova, Jessie Gretener and Yulia Kesaieva, CNN (CNN) — Poland will deploy more troops at the border with Belarus after it accused Minsk of violating its airspace, raising tensions between the NATO member and a key Kremlin ally in an increasingly volatile security landscape in Europe.
Continue ReadingBy PETER SMITH and MICHAEL RUBINKAM Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — The gunman who stormed a synagogue in the heart of Pittsburgh’s Jewish community and killed 11 worshippers will be sentenced to death for perpetrating the deadliest antisemitic attack in U.S. history, a jury decided Wednesday. Robert Bowers spewed hatred of Jews and espoused white
Continue ReadingBy Tara De Boer, CTVNews.ca Writer Click here for updates on this story Toronto, Ontario (CTV Network) — A species of tick that can cause an unusual red meat allergy is becoming more common in the U.S., American health authorities say. But while sightings of this tick are rare in Canada, experts say the species
Continue ReadingBy Julia Buckley, CNN (CNN) — As the human-induced climate crisis continues, one European country is looking to make train travel not just the sustainable option – but the most fun one, too. Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane (FS), Italy’s state-owned railway operator, has announced a new program of tourist-focused trains, using vintage locomotives on popular
Continue ReadingJuan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — ” Estados Unidos de América contra Donald J. Trump” se convirtió instantáneamente en uno de los documentos más consecuentes de la historia estadounidense. La acusación de 45 páginas de este martes llevó al país a un lugar sin precedentes, profundo e incluso trágico. Por primera vez, Estados Unidos se dispone
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — Many consumers depend on Amazon for everything from essential household items to random gadgets and thingamabobs. This week, the e-commerce giant debuted another offering: a virtual clinic where Amazon customers in the US can receive telehealth treatment for common conditions directly on its website or mobile app. Here’s what
Continue ReadingBy Gawon Bae and Laura Paddison, CNN Seoul (CNN) — At least 16 people have died from heat-related illnesses in South Korea as the country swelters under a prolonged heat wave with temperatures above 38 degrees Celsius (100 Fahrenheit) in some parts of the country. The deaths, which have all happened since May, far exceed
Continue ReadingBy SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer Human-caused global warming made July hotter for four out of five people on Earth, with more than 2 billion people feeling climate change-boosted warmth daily, according to a flash study. More than 6.5 billion people, or 81% of the world’s population, sweated through at least one day where climate
Continue ReadingBy Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — A spate of Quran-burning protests in Sweden and Denmark has caused angry demonstrations in Muslim-majority countries, heightened security fears at home and left both Scandinavian nations questioning whether they need to review their liberal laws on freedom of speech. Sweden sparked an international spat after allowing a protester to
Continue ReadingBy Jamiel Lynch and Kate Conerly, CNN (CNN) — A 1-year-old girl in New York died after her grandmother left her in the back seat of a car for eight hours while she went to work, police said. The 54-year-old woman forgot to drop off the 14-month-old at day care on her way to work
Continue ReadingWCCO, MN STATE PATROL, CNN By Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — Three Minnesota State Patrol troopers are on leave after one of them fatally shot a man during a traffic stop early Monday in Minneapolis, and the state is investigating the shooting, authorities say. “This is just a tremendously sad situation,” the state patrol’s chief,
Continue ReadingBy Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — As an extreme drought grips Mexico, leading to crop losses, a lack of water and higher food prices, the government is trying to bring desperately-needed rain by turning to a controversial technology: cloud seeding. In July, the country kicked off the latest phase of a cloud seeding project that
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — The U.S. military says an American soldier died when a truck hit his Stryker armored vehicle on a highway in southern Germany. U.S. Army Europe said in a statement Wednesday that the accident happened on Tuesday near Tirschenreuth in Bavaria. It said the civilian semi-truck hit the Stryker as it merged onto
Continue ReadingBy Vasco Cotovio, CNN (CNN) — Nearly half of Ukrainians held in Russian detention centers in Kherson were subjected to widespread torture including sexual violence, according to a report published Wednesday. The report reveals analysis of an initial pool of 320 cases of detention in Kherson, across more than 35 identified detention centers. It was
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Special counsel Jack Smith returned another grand jury indictment Tuesday against former president Donald Trump — this time for his efforts to overturn the 2020 election.
Continue ReadingBy Brad Lendon, Simone McCarthy and Wayne Chang, CNN (CNN) — China has revealed two new leaders of its People’s Liberation Army Rocket Force this week in a surprise shake-up that has raised questions about the inner workings at the top of the military branch overseeing the nation’s powerful arsenal of nuclear and ballistic missiles.
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