CNN By Julia Andersen, CNN (CNN) — Victoria Mboko didn’t even have a picture on the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) website before the Canadian Open in Montreal. Now, the 18-year-old has defeated four-time grand slam champion Naomi Osaka in the first WTA Tour final of her career. Mboko had to come from behind in the
Continue ReadingBy Sergio Candido Click here for updates on this story Florida (WFOR) — A cruise ship passenger captured dramatic video of chaos on board Royal Caribbean’s Icon of the Seas after a panel on a water slide shattered mid-ride, injuring one guest and sending water pouring into a public area. The footage, recorded by Jim
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By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — There’s a giant blob of incredibly hot rock beneath New Hampshire — and it may be part of the reason the Appalachian Mountains are still standing tall, according to new research. It has, however, been slowly moving and is on course for New York in the next 15 million
Continue ReadingBy Chelsea Hylton Click here for updates on this story California (KCAL, KCBS) — The heat wave in Southern California is expected to continue after inland communities experienced record temperatures. The KCAL News Weather Alert will continue through Friday evening as conditions will remain especially away from the coast. KCAL Meteorologist Amber Lee said several
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By Alan Gionet Click here for updates on this story JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colorado (KCNC) — Jefferson County issued a Red Flag alert on Friday morning as heat and dryness combined to increase fire danger. Douglas County and Boulder County did the same. It means a significant portion of the area around the Denver metro area
Continue ReadingBy Nimi Princewill, CNN (CNN) — A hunter from the United States has been killed by a buffalo he was tracking during an expedition in South Africa, organizers said this week. Asher Watkins, from Texas, was killed on Sunday “while on a hunting safari with us in South Africa’s Limpopo Province,” Coenraad Vermaak Safaris (CVS),
Continue ReadingBy Devan Cole, Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — A divided federal appeals court ruled on Friday that US District Court Judge James Boasberg cannot move ahead with criminal contempt proceedings against Trump administration officials involved in a high-stakes immigration case. The 2-1 ruling from the US DC Circuit Court of Appeals wipes away a ruling
Continue ReadingPor Vasco Cotovio, Saskya Vandoorne, Victoria Butenko, Clare Sebastian y Allegra Goodwin, CNN “Por fin, algo que nadie más tiene”, afirma un periodista ruso durante un documental televisivo sobre la mayor fábrica de drones del país. “Una producción en masa de motores de dos tiempos como esta no existe en ningún otro lugar de Rusia”.
Continue ReadingPor Verónica Calderón, CNN en Español Juan Francisco Gim, alcalde de Nogales, Sonora, dijo este jueves que el Gobierno de Estados Unidos canceló su visa. En un mensaje transmitido en su cuenta de Facebook, Gim señaló que la decisión responde a “un proceso administrativo” y dijo que no se le ha “calificado de nada indebido”.
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By Ella Nilsen, Andrew Freedman, CNN (CNN) — Dozens of veteran climate scientists are launching a coordinated response to a Trump administration report that casts doubt on the severity of climate change. The report, released last week alongside proposals to deregulate some polluting sectors, was authored by five researchers well-known for sowing doubt over the
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By Adam Cancryn, Alejandra Jaramillo, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump hosted the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan at the White House on Friday, where they finalized a peace agreement that would grant the United States exclusive development access to a critical transit corridor in the South Caucasus, which will be named after Trump. The
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By CNN Meteorologists Mary Gilbert, Brandon Miller, Briana Waxman, and CNN’s Joe Sutton A wildfire in the mountains north of Los Angeles continues to burn after it tore through thousands of acres and forced evacuations after igniting Thursday afternoon. It’s one of several notable fires in the West that have exhibited explosive growth in recent
Continue ReadingPor Claudia Otto, Christian Edwards y Catherine Nicholls, CNN Alemania no aprobará ninguna exportación de equipo militar que pueda ser utilizado por Israel en Gaza, anunció este viernes el canciller Friedrich Merz. “El gobierno alemán no aprobará ninguna exportación de equipo militar que pueda ser utilizado en Gaza hasta nuevo aviso”, dijo Merz. Israel tiene
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Paul, Christian Olaniran Click here for updates on this story Rossville, Maryland (WJZ) — A former youth pastor at Central Christian Church in Rossville, Maryland, has been accused of sexually abusing teenage boys between 2006 and 2010, Baltimore County police said Thursday. Thomas Pinkerton, 52, was arrested at his home in Georgia and
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By Nadeen Ebrahim, Tal Shalev, Dana Karni, CNN Jerusalem (CNN) — Israel’s security cabinet has voted to expand the war in Gaza, marking a major escalation at a time when it is under intense domestic and international pressure to end the conflict. The cabinet approved plans to capture Gaza City, in the north of the
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By Brian Stelter, CNN (CNN) — Paramount’s new CEO doesn’t seem to think he has a “South Park” problem. Rather, David Ellison sees the animated show as part of the solution for the battered media company. Ellison said he has been a fan of “South Park” creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker for his entire
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer McRae Click here for updates on this story Colorado (KCNC) — Parts of Colorado are experiencing an extreme and prolonged heat wave this week. The heat has prompted CBS Colorado’s First Alert Meteorologists to issue a First Alert Weather Day for Thursday, as hot, dry, and windy conditions grip much of the state.
Continue ReadingBy Callie Zanandrie Click here for updates on this story Colorado (KCNC) — The latest drought monitor shows drought conditions are worsening statewide, and fire danger is on the rise. The most dramatic change this week is in extreme drought, which increased by more than 8%, especially in Mesa, Moffat, Rio Blanco, and Garfield Counties.
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By Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — The anxiety pulsing through this idyllic swath of Montana is palpable – from the armored SWAT vehicles to the locked down businesses to the neighbors sleeping next to their guns. For the past week, residents have oscillated between grief and fear after authorities said an Army veteran walked into
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By Julie Sharp Click here for updates on this story California (KCAL, KCBS) — Fire crews from Ventura and Los Angeles counties are battling a rapidly growing vegetation fire in Holser Canyon, near Lake Piru, in 100-degree heat. The blaze, called the Canyon Fire, is estimated to be at nearly 4,900 acres. The California Department
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