By Max Saltman and Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — Organizers of a music festival in Portsmouth, England have apologized to Irish folk band The Mary Wallopers who claim they were muted during their set for displaying a Palestinian flag. A string of other performers pulled out of the Victorious music festival over the spat, accusing
Continue ReadingPor Chelsea Bailey, CNN El jueves pasado iba en piloto automático cuando me detuve en una gasolinera en Takoma Park, Maryland, molesta porque la parada agregaría tiempo a mi trayecto a la oficina de CNN en Washington. Pero al poner la bomba en el tanque de gasolina, vi a un hombre corriendo hacia mí a
Continue ReadingBy Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Even before he emerged from the bullpen Friday, the Pittsburgh Pirates’ Bubba Chandler was considered the top pitching prospect in baseball. And the hard-throwing 22-year-old confirmed those credentials in his major league debut, becoming the first pitcher to throw four scoreless innings and record a save in his debut
Continue ReadingBy Jamie Barton, CNN (CNN) — Tennis icon Roger Federer has become the seventh billionaire athlete in history, according to estimates published by Forbes on Friday. The Swiss star, who retired from the sport in 2022, is now believed to have a net worth of $1.1 billion, boosted by his minority stake in Swiss shoe
Continue ReadingBy Harmeet Kaur, CNN (CNN) — Lori Anne Porter, 11, watches “KPop Demon Hunters” almost every day. She estimates she’s seen it upwards of 50 times. She also evangelizes. “My sister had a sleepover, and she got to pick a movie to watch and she chose ‘Kpop Demon Hunters’ and she made all her friends
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CNN By Auzinea Bacon, CNN (CNN) — In just two days, Netflix’s “KPop Demon Hunters” sing-along surged to the No. 1 spot at the domestic box office, reportedly selling out more than 1,000 screens as fans seized the one-weekend opportunity. The streaming giant’s limited-release event was an unexpected win for the animated movie, which was
Continue ReadingPor Mauricio Torres, CNN en Español El cuerpo de Irma Hernández Cruz fue localizado el 24 de julio en Álamo, un municipio del norte de Veracruz. Profesora jubilada y taxista de oficio, Hernández Cruz había desaparecido seis días antes y había sido objeto de extorsiones, según los avances de las investigaciones de la Fiscalía de
Continue ReadingPor Uriel Blanco, CNN en Español En medio de la fuerte escalada en las tensiones entre Estados Unidos y Venezuela, el presidente Nicolás Maduro dejó de lado un discurso sobre la educación en el país por un momento para hacerle un guiño a China, el mayor rival económico de EE.UU. Mientras disertaba sobre tutoriales para
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CNN By Arlette Saenz, Eric Bradner, David Wright, CNN (CNN) — The Texas Senate on Saturday approved new congressional maps drawn to help Republicans win as many as five more House seats in next year’s midterm elections. The vote was the final legislative hurdle for the redistricting plan sought by President Donald Trump and Gov.
Continue ReadingBy Leah M. Wright It’s been 65 years since John F. Kennedy first spoke of America’s “New Frontier.” This was his rallying cry for the nation, urging citizens to be bold and courageous in their vision for solutions for not just the US but also the world’s most pressing problems. “It would be easier to
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By Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — Melania Trump hadn’t been spotted at the White House for more than a month. But as her husband prepared for a high-stakes Alaska summit with his Russian counterpart in pursuit of an end to the war in Ukraine, the first lady was practicing diplomacy. “Dear President Putin,” she wrote
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By Alaa Elassar, CNN (CNN) — Nearly two months after the hasty and controversial birth of “Alligator Alcatraz,” a federal judge has slammed the brakes on the operation, ruling that no more detainees can be sent to the remote migrant detention camp deep in the marshy wetlands of the Everglades. Built in just a matter
Continue ReadingPor Chelsea Bailey, CNN Mientras el Gobierno de Trump intensifica su campaña para detener y deportar a personas indocumentadas, videos dramáticos de arrestos de inmigrantes desde California hasta Nueva York han provocado reacciones que van desde aplausos hasta condenas en todo el amplio espectro político del país. El Departamento de Seguridad Nacional dijo haber recibido
Continue ReadingAnálisis por Nathan Hodge, CNN Para Ucrania, la historia es un campo de batalla. Meses antes del lanzamiento de su invasión a gran escala, el presidente de Rusia, Vladimir Putin, publicó un inquietante artículo de 5.000 palabras que defendía el desmantelamiento del país. En su discurso para marcar el inicio de la ofensiva rusa, recitó
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Boat traffic and no-wake zones are expected in the Lake of the Ozarks this weekend as around 100,000 people are expected at the lake for the 37th annual Lake of the Ozarks Shootout.
Continue ReadingBy Casey Tolan, Holmes Lybrand, CNN Washington (CNN) — In the first week after the White House effectively seized control of Washington, DC’s police force and deployed federal agents and troops to the district, the city saw a moderate drop in reported crime — and a far larger surge in arrests of immigrants, a CNN
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By Chelsea Bailey, CNN Takoma Park, Maryland (CNN) — I was on autopilot last Thursday when I pulled into a gas station in Takoma Park, Maryland, and annoyed with how the pit stop would add time to my commute to CNN’s office in Washington, DC. But as I placed the pump in the gas tank,
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By Chelsea Bailey, CNN (CNN) — As the Trump administration ramps up efforts to detain and deport undocumented people, dramatic videos of immigration arrests from California to New York have sparked reactions from applause to backlash across the nation’s broad political spectrum. The Department of Homeland Security received over 100,000 applications in recent weeks “from
Continue ReadingPor Fredreka Schouten, CNN Zohran Mamdani, el candidato demócrata a la alcaldía de la ciudad de Nueva York, ha superado a sus rivales en recaudación de fondos, recolectando un poco más de un millón de dólares en las últimas semanas, según nuevos informes de campaña presentados este viernes. La cifra de Mamdani supera con creces
Continue ReadingPor Arlette Saenz, Eric Bradner y David Wright, CNN El Senado de Texas aprobó este sábado nuevos mapas en los que se redistribuyen los distritos electorales del Congreso diseñados para ayudar a los republicanos a ganar hasta cinco escaños más en la Cámara de Representantes en las elecciones de mitad de período del próximo año.
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