By Danya Gainor, CNN No matter what the James Webb Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope or our other tools of space exploration discover next, it’s likely to be located many light-years away. But how far away is a light-year — really? Our planet’s circumference is 24,873.6 miles (40,030.2 kilometers) and our planet is 93 million
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) On Friday, The Boone County Muleskinners hosted another discussion on proposed marijuana sales taxes ahead of Tuesday’s election. Columbia, Boone County and several other cities and counties have asked voters if they should impose an additional 3% sales tax on recreational marijuana. The state currently collects a 6% tax from recreational marijuana sales, following the
Continue ReadingBy Matias Grez, CNN Wimbledon will accept entries from Russian and Belarusian players for this year’s tournament if they agree to compete as neutral athletes and comply with “appropriate conditions,” organizers announced Friday in a statement. Tennis players from Russia and Belarus were banned from playing in last year’s championships following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine,
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Lesya Belinska está orgullosa de su hijo. Se para al lado de Roman Belinsky en su casa y lo abraza con un brazo. Belinsky, avergonzado, le indica que se vaya. El rostro de Belinsky está desfigurado por una grave herida de combate. El hombre de 42 años fue dado de
Continue ReadingRocÃo Muñoz-Ledo (CNN Español) — En 2014, el entonces presidente Barack Obama proclamó el 31 de marzo como el dÃa de César Chávez, en honor al nacimiento del legendario activista mexicano-estadounidense que defendió los derechos de los trabajadores agrÃcolas y fundó la Unión de Trabajadores Campesinos de Estados Unidos. Estos son los dÃas festivos y
Continue ReadingBy Amy Woodyatt, CNN An Australian surf lifesaving club has found itself at the center of a controversy following its implementation of a no-nudity policy in showers and changing rooms. Ocean swimmer Nada Pantle, who regularly uses the changing rooms after a morning swim in Terrigal, New South Wales, said she was sent a letter
Continue ReadingBy Delia Gallagher, Antonia Mortensen, Alessandro Gentile, Niamh Kennedy and Sharon Braithwaite, CNN Pope Francis joked that he is “still alive” as he left the hospital in Rome where he spent the past few days being treated for a respiratory infection. He stopped to talk to well wishers and journalists after being discharged from Rome’s
Continue ReadingBy Nicole Goodkind, CNN It cost the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation about $23 billion to clean up the mess that Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank left in the wake of their collapses earlier this month. Now, as the dust clears and the US banking system steadies, the FDIC needs to figure out where to
Continue ReadingTim Leffel, CNN You join a long line at the ticket turnstile, run the gauntlet past aggressive souvenir vendors, then emerge into a clearing to see … thousands of other tourists gathered around the Mexican ruins. Wouldn’t it be nice to visit one of these archaeological sites without the kind of crowds you normally see
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Meeks, CNN A decision has not yet been made on whether athletes with Russian or Belarusian passports will be eligible to compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. Olympic officials outlined new guidelines this week on how athletes from the two nations could compete as neutrals, paving the way for their return.
Continue ReadingBy Matt Egan, CNN A US default would have such devastating economic and financial consequences that many observers dismiss the possibility out of hand. But investors are not ruling out such a nightmare scenario. Even though a default could wipe out millions of jobs and wreak havoc on Wall Street, the White House and Republican
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Meeks, CNN A decision has not yet been made on whether athletes with Russian or Belarusian passports will be eligible to compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. Olympic officials outlined new guidelines this week on how athletes from the two nations could compete as neutrals, paving the way for their return.
Continue ReadingBy Hanna Ziady and Julia Horowitz, CNN Regulation introduced after the 2008 financial crisis was supposed to make bank bailouts a thing of the past. But its biggest test so far has revealed some serious shortcomings. In what feels like deja-vu, governments have had to step in as lenders of last resort to prevent the
Continue ReadingBy Mallika Kallingal and Aya Elamroussi, CNN The day after a train carrying a highly flammable chemical derailed and burst into flames in a small city in southwestern Minnesota, crews are still working to clear the area as officials reassure residents the water and air are safe. Of the 22 cars that derailed in Raymond,
Continue ReadingBy Ryan Young, CNN As bystander and body-worn camera videos have revealed law enforcement failings — from the murder of George Floyd to the delayed intervention in a Texas school shooting — even some of the country’s most seasoned officers have started to question how US police do their jobs. But this week’s swift, bold
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MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Two Memphis police officers and a suspect have been wounded in a shooting. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation says the shooting happened during a foot chase after officers responded to a report of a person with a gun at a convenience store shortly before 7:30 p.m. Thursday. The bureau says the
Continue Reading By ELENA BECATOROS and HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press BUCHA, Ukraine (AP) — Russia has used it long-range arsenal to bombard anew several areas of Ukraine. The attacks killed at least two civilians and damaged homes. The bombardment Friday came as Ukrainians commemorated the anniversary of the liberation of Bucha. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that
Continue Reading By KELVIN CHAN Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Inflation in the 20 countries that use the euro currency have slowed to the lowest level in a year. Energy prices dropped in March, but food costs were still on the rise, keeping pressure on the European Central Bank to keep raising interest rates. Data released Friday
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Un hombre de Massachusetts fue acusado de un cargo de homicidio este jueves por la desaparición de su esposa Ana Walshe, gerente de bienes raÃces corporativos y madre que desapareció a principios de este año, dijo un fiscal de distrito. Brian Walshe ya habÃa sido acusado de homicidio y otros
Continue Reading By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer Former England cricket captain Michael Vaughan has been cleared by a disciplinary panel of making a racist remark toward a group of Yorkshire teammates of Asian ethnicity in 2009 in the latest stage of a scandal that has left a cloud over the English game. The scandal erupted when
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