By Miguel Marquez, Laura Dolan and Eric Levenson, CNN For Dr. Frank Courmier, the latest Covid-19 surge hitting his Louisiana hospital is different from the three preceding waves — the people now getting sick are younger. “We’re getting people in their third and fourth decades, otherwise healthy with no real preexisting conditions coming in, unvaccinated
Continue Reading The US wildfire season is off to its worst start in a decade, especially in California. CNN’s Stephanie Elam reports.
Continue Reading By Sara Sidner and Eric Levenson, CNN This is Dennis Smith’s 25th fire season with CalFire, so the Fire Captain is fully aware of how much fighting fires has changed in that time. The temperatures are hotter. The fire seasons are several months longer. The blazes are bigger, and there are more of them. “We
Continue Reading By Hannah Gard and Judson Jones, CNN Large wildfires burning across the US will blanket the country in smoke from California to New York. Across the US, 68 large wildfires are currently burning over one million acres according to the National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC), mostly in the West where the widespread worsening drought conditions
Continue Reading By Anna Bahney, CNN Business Housing has become so expensive in the United States that the typical minimum wage worker cannot afford rent, according to a new report. There is no state, county or city in the country where a full-time, minimum-wage worker working 40 hours a week can afford a two-bedroom rental, a report
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By Alexis Benveniste, CNN Business Oatly’s stock fell more than 9% before recovering slightly Thursday after a hedge fund accused the company of overstating its revenue and misleading investors about its sustainability claims. In a 124-page document released Wednesday, Spruce Point Capital dismisses the oat milk trend as a “food fad” and accuses Oatly of
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WASHINGTON, DC — As Texas House Democrats settle in for a potentially weekslong stay in the nation’s capital, one question is becoming increasingly relevant: Who’s footing the bill? The House Democratic caucus paid for the two private jets that flew members to Washington, D.C., on Monday, according to the caucus’ executive director, Phillip Martin, who did
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EL PASO, Texas — On the field that they used to play on less than ten years ago, El Paso’s native sons Aaron and Alvin Jones hosted their annual Youth Football Skills Camp at Burges High School on Thursday. For the fourth time in five , Green Bay Packers star RB Aaron and current NFL
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By Ken Morfitt Click here for updates on this story DENVER, Colorado (KCNC) — Denver International Airport experienced a brief power outage on Wednesday afternoon, which caused some issues for travelers coming to and leaving from Denver. “I don’t know how long it was. I don’t know if they have backup generators, I assume they
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Sol Amaya (CNN Business) — Los habitantes de la ciudad están acostumbrados a utilizar aplicaciones para decidir la mejor manera de ir de un lugar a otro. ¿Es más rápido tomar el tren o el autobús? ¿Qué tal un taxi o una bicicleta urbana? ¿Qué proveedor tiene el e-scooter más cercano? Puede resultar inconveniente y
Continue Reading By Kennedi Walker Click here for updates on this story FRISCO, Texas (KTVT) — Pet adoptions surged during the pandemic. According to rover.com, nearly half of Americans got a new dog during the stay-at-home order so they can have a companion. “I’ve literally had people come in the door and say my dog is a
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By Tami Luhby, CNN Tens of millions of families have been sent the first payment of the expanded child tax credit, the Internal Revenue Service and the Treasury Department said Wednesday night. The beefed-up credit will provide them with extra funds each month through the end of 2021 along with a tax break next year.
Continue Reading As President Joe Biden’s Enhanced Child Tax Credit goes into effect, CNN’s Adrienne Broaddus talks to moms across the country about how the monthly checks will help them.
Continue Reading By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story SIERRA BLANCA, Texas (KTVT) — A recent x-ray taken of a large travel trailer has once again exposed the reality of human smuggling at the Texas-Mexico border. United States Border Patrol agents and Texas Department of Public Safety pulled over the two trucks pulling travel
Continue Reading By Suzanne Le Mignot Click here for updates on this story NORRIDGE, Illinois (WBBM) — Caught in the act: a suburban Chicago homeowner stopped a thief in the middle of his crime. And then something surprising happened. Indeed, as CBS 2’s Suzanne Le Mignot reported, the break-in didn’t go according to plan – because the
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The hit novel, video game and Netflix series celebrates its inaugural fan convention. Rick Damigella reports.
Continue Reading By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business Netflix is the king of streaming with more than 200 million subscribers. But now it appears the platform has set its sights on dominating a new form of entertainment: video games. The company will offer video games on its service within the next year, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Continue Reading By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story HIGHLAND PARK, Illinois (WBBM) — You now have a chance to watch the Summer Olympics at the home of an Olympian – and you don’t even have to leave the Chicago area. Bulls legend Scottie Pippen is offering his Highland Park mansion on an Airbnb
Continue Reading herbertholguin Nota del editor: Celeste Olalquiaga es una historiadora cultural con un doctorado de la Universidad de Columbia y autora de “Megalopolis” (1992) y “The Artificial Kingdom” (1998). En 2013, fundó Proyecto Helicoide para llamar la atención sobre la ruina moderna del Helicoide, en Caracas, Venezuela, un proyecto que ha producido exposiciones y ha alimentado
Continue Reading By Jermont Terry Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO, Illinois (WBBM) — A Lakeview woman was stunned to discover that someone recently ripped off each and every rose bush she planted. As CBS 2’s Jermont Terry reported Wednesday night, Natalie Gordon is so upset that there is now a reward to find the
Continue Reading By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story BARNSTABLE, Massachusetts (WBZ) — A goose who was undergoing surgery on one of his feet at the New England Wildlife Center’s Cape Cod Branch had a surprise visitor waiting outside the clinic door: his mate. According to officials, a Canada goose, who they’ve dubbed as
Continue Reading By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story BOSTON, Massachusetts (WBZ) — It was the definition of a hands-on learning experience for an EMT student from Needham who put her skills to the test when she had to deliver a baby. Corinna Kent was working at her summer internship with Patriot Ambulance last
Continue Reading olivertapia (Reuters) — Cuba anunció el miércoles que levantará por un tiempo restricciones aduaneras que limitan la importación de medicamentos y alimentos, una de las demandas de los manifestantes que salieron a las calles el fin de semana en medio de una profunda crisis económica. Diario español dice que renunció el viceministro del Interior de
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ANNAPOLIS, Maryland — A jury has found a gunman criminally responsible for killing five people at a Maryland newspaper. The jury of eight men and four women rejected defense attorneys’ arguments that Jarrod Ramos was unable to understand the criminality of his actions because of mental illness when he attacked the Capital Gazette newsroom in
Continue Reading By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story DARTMOUTH, Massachusetts (WBZ) — The Bristol County Sheriff’s office is adding a new tool to the department – canines trained to sniff out COVID-19. The department says its four-legged officers can sniff out the disease in a similar way the dogs detect drugs or weapons.
Continue Reading CNNEspañol sjv (CNN) — La ministra de Relaciones Exteriores de Panamá, Erika Mouynes, pidió a su embajador en Washington Juan De Dianous que presente una nota formal al Departamento de Estado de EE.UU. en la que exponga los argumentos por los cuales “no consideramos apropiado un nivel 4 para Panamá, en las advertencias de viaje
Continue Reading By Eric Bradner, CNN Tennessee Republicans’ actions this week to halt efforts to inform teenagers about the coronavirus vaccine have showcased how vaccine distrust and misinformation — increasingly prevalent in right-wing media set on denying President Joe Biden any political victories — is bursting into the party’s mainstream. Tennessee’s top immunization official, Dr. Michelle Fiscus,
Continue Reading Dr. Michelle Fiscus, who served as Tennessee’s top vaccine official before she was fired, describes receiving a disturbing package shortly before her termination.
Continue Reading By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story BOSTON, Massachusets (WBZ) — The state is urging Massachusetts residents to stop using bird feeders and bird baths and keep an eye out for dead birds due to a “mysterious illness” killing songbirds on the East Coast. “While the disease is not known to be
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UPDATE, July 29: El Paso County Sheriff’s deputies announced an arrest Thursday in the murder of a San Elizario man who was gunned down in front of his home earlier this month. 55-year-old Pedro Nunez was being held in the El Paso County Detention Facility under $1 million bond on the murder charge after being
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