By Sana Noor Haq, CNN Israel’s first known case of a person infected with Covid-19 and the flu has been detected, the country’s Ministry of Health confirmed to CNN on Tuesday, raising questions over how the two viruses might impact someone who contracts them at the same time. The patient, an unvaccinated pregnant woman in
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California became the first state to record more than 5 million known coronavirus infections. The state dashboard reported the numbers Tuesday, which were delayed because of the holiday weekend. The grim milestone, as reported by the California Department of Public Health, wasn’t entirely unexpected in a state with 40 million residents
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By Sara Smart, CNN A second time capsule recently found buried beneath the pedestal of the Robert E. Lee statue in Richmond, Virginia, was opened Tuesday. Items inside included an 1865 edition of Harper’s Weekly magazine with an clear image of a figure weeping over Abraham Lincoln’s grave; a Bible with a coin stuck to
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Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Equipos de conservación abrieron la segunda cápsula del tiempo que los trabajadores encontraron en el sitio donde una vez estuvo una estatua de Robert E. Lee en Richmond, Virginia. La cuadrilla se vio obligada a quitar uno de los lados de la caja para preservar los materiales del interior. Kate
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By COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Police are investigating the aftermath of a shooting rampage that spanned several locations in and around Denver and left five people dead, including the gunman. The Monday evening shootings also wounded three people, including an officer as police pursued the suspect. The suspect died after exchanging gunfire
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WATERLOO, Iowa (AP) — A woman is alive after being pulled from an icy Iowa river by a rappelling firefighter. The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier reports that it isn’t yet known how the woman ended up in the Cedar River in Waterloo. A passerby called 911 Monday night after hearing her yelling from beneath a bridge.
Continue Reading By ZEKE MILLER and KATHLEEN FOODY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health officials’ decision to shorten the recommended COVID-19 isolation and quarantine period from 10 days to five is drawing criticism from some medical experts and could create confusion among many Americans. The move has raised questions about how the guidance was crafted and
Continue Reading By ZEKE MILLER and KATHLEEN FOODY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health officials’ decision to shorten the recommended COVID-19 isolation and quarantine period from 10 days to five is drawing criticism from some medical experts and could create confusion among many Americans. The move has raised questions about how the guidance was crafted and
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By Vasco Cotovio and Tara John, CNN The death toll from floods and heavy rain, which has blighted the Brazilian state of Bahia since November, rose to 20 after flooding intensified over the weekend, causing two dams to burst and the displacement of an estimated 62,800 people, state officials say. At least 358 people have
Continue Reading Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — La Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional (LNBP) de México hizo un llamado a la ciudadanía pidiendo ayuda para localizar a Alexis Cervantes, jugador estrella de los Libertadores de Querétaro, quien fue visto por última vez el martes 21 de diciembre. La Liga hizo el pedido este viernes mediante un comunicado
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By Madeline Holcombe, CNN Do you have a sore throat, a runny nose and muscle aches? It could be a common cold, a case of the flu — or Covid-19. The illnesses all share similar symptoms, sometimes making it hard to distinguish which is putting you under the weather. Covid-19 cases are continuing to spread
Continue Reading By STEFANIE DAZIO, CHRISTOPHER WEBER and MORGAN LEE Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Relatives of a 14-year-old girl who was killed by Los Angeles police last week say she loved skateboarding and had dreams of becoming an engineer to build robots. Valentina Orellana-Peralta was struck while hiding in a dressing room as an officer
Continue Reading HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — In a story published Dec. 27, 2021, about an overview of Pennsylvania’s roadside historical markers, The Associated Press erroneously spelled the name of one of the counties. It is Juniata County, not Juniana County.
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By Jennifer Henderson and Sharif Paget, CNN The driver suspected in a hit-and-run in Florida that killed two children and injured four others was arrested Tuesday, authorities said. Sean Charles Greer, 27, faces multiple charges, including leaving the scene of an accident involving death and leaving the scene of an accident involving serious bodily injury
Continue Reading By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press A federal judge has refused to throw out an indictment charging four alleged leaders of the far-right Proud Boys with conspiring to attack the U.S. Capitol to stop Congress from certifying President Joe Biden’s electoral victory. U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly on Tuesday rejected defense attorneys’ arguments that Ethan Nordean,
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By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer The Atlanta area is proving to be fertile recruiting ground for college basketball teams seeking top-flight talent. The region has in recent years produced one-and-done NBA guards from the Atlanta area such as Collin Sexton, 2020 No. 1 overall draft pick Anthony Edwards and Sharife Cooper. Auburn coach Bruce
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By Christina Carrega A Tennessee woman turned herself into the FBI on Tuesday after she was accused of assaulting two flight attendants during a Spirit Airlines flight last month, the Justice Department announced. Amanda Renee Henry was charged in a criminal complaint with interfering with a flight crew, after an incident on a November 27
Continue Reading By SARAH RANKIN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Conservation experts in Virginia’s capital pulled books, money, ammunition, documents and other artifacts from a time capsule found in the remnants of a pedestal that once held a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee. The team sliced open the 36-pound copper box Tuesday and meticulously
Continue Reading By DÉBORA ÁLVARES Associated Press BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — A total of 116 cities in the northeastern Brazilian state of Bahia were in a state of emergency from flooding as of Tuesday due to heavy rains that have been pounding the region since the end of November. Cities in at least five other states in
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Este mes se ha quintuplicado el número de niños que ha ingresado a los hospitales pediátricos en Nueva York. Casi el doble de ingresos en Washington. Y en todo el país, de media, las hospitalizaciones pediátricas han aumentado un 35% tan solo en la última semana. Ómicron ataca a los niños
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