By WALA Staff Click here for updates on this story ROBERTSDALE, Alabama (WALA) — A Silverhill man is set to represent Alabama at this year’s Purple Heart Patriot Project at West Point. U.S. Army Command Sgt. Major Ed Evans is a Korean War Veteran and was one of 27 survivors from his unit — which
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UPDATE, July 6: A man remained hospitalized Tuesday following a rollover crash the day prior on I-10 west at Transmountain that police initially said had resulted in his death. 22–year-old Abel Isaac Ortiz was listed in critical condition at University Medical Center with life-threatening head injuries. Investigators said Ortiz was speeding in his Jeep on
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By Katie Lobosco, CNN President Joe Biden wants to raise money for his ambitious economic agenda by ramping up enforcement at the Internal Revenue Service — a way for the federal government to spend more money without raising taxes or adding to the deficit, making it a win-win in the eyes of lawmakers. The latest
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By Toyin Owoseje, CNN Julia Roberts has shared a rare selfie with her husband, Danny Moder, to mark their 19th wedding anniversary. The couple tied the knot at her ranch in Taos, New Mexico, on July 4, 2002, after meeting on the set of her 2001 film “The Mexican,” on which Moder was a cameraman.
Continue Reading The Oscar winner posts an anniversary photo with her husband, and a “Fear Street” star goes to camp — in 1978.
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CNNEE Nota del editor: Carlos Alberto Montaner es escritor, periodista y colaborador de CNN. Sus columnas se publican en decenas de diarios de España, Estados Unidos y América Latina. Montaner es, además, vicepresidente de la Internacional Liberal. Las opiniones aquí expresadas son exclusivamente suyas. (CNN Español) — Vivo en la calle Brickell de Miami. Tengo
Continue Reading Mariana Toro (CNN) — Un incendio en la superficie del mar del Golfo de México que se asemejaba a un gran «ojo de fuego» fue controlado, según la petrolera estatal mexicana Pemex. En redes sociales se compartieron fotografías de las llamas anaranjadas que parecían lava fundida y que, por la forma circular del incendio, fueron
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Bill Cosby has been convicted of aggravated indecent assault. The entertainer’s career spans five decades and includes several iconic shows, but much of his legacy has been damaged.
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By Chauncey Alcorn, CNN Business Bill Cosby may be out of prison, but most major networks still aren’t showing reruns of “The Cosby Show.” Amazon Prime is the only major streaming service offering the 1980s sitcom for free to its subscribers. Amazon did not respond to multiple requests for comment about whether it will continue
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UPDATE, July 8: El Paso police on Thursday identified the victim of a July 4th shooting on the city’s far east side as 42-year-old Nelson Maldonado. Detectives said he survived the shooting on Beacham Street and remained hospitalized at Del Sol Medical Center in stable condition. Police indicated no arrests had yet been made, saying
Continue Reading By Allison Morrow, CNN Business Editor’s Note: A version of this story appeared in CNN Business’ Nightcap newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free, here. ROBINHOOD’S GOING PUBLIC Big week for our friends over at Robinhood. Yesterday they got slapped with a record $70 million FINRA fine. Today, they’re jetting toward
Continue Reading Mariana Toro (CNN) — Los casos de covid-19 han ido en aumento a medida que la variante delta se propaga por EE.UU., pero las áreas con bajas tasas de vacunación están experimentando niveles de infección desproporcionadamente altos. Los 50 estados de EE.UU. y la capital, Washington, han informado casos de la variante delta, que se
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Tropical storm Elsa, now the earliest 5th named Atlantic storm, is heading towards the Florida west coast. CNN Meteorologist Allison Chinchar details the forecast and impacts over the coming days.
Continue Reading CNN’s Don Lemon and Dana Bash discuss the grand finale of the New York City July 4th fireworks display during CNN’s “Fourth in America Special.”
Continue Reading President Biden bristled at a series of questions about Afghanistan when he wanted to stay on his “message of the day,” says Jennifer Epstein, one of the reporters who asked about the Afghan drawdown. David Sanger says Biden’s central problem is that he has two different messages — one for Americans and another for Afghans.
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Defending world champion Joey Chestnut broke his own world record on July 4th, devouring 76 hot dogs and buns in 10 minutes during Nathan’s Famous International Hot Dog Eating Contest. CNN’s Polo Sandoval reports.
Continue Reading By Wayne Sterling, CNN Defending world champion Joey Chestnut broke his own world record Sunday, devouring 76 hot dogs and buns in 10 minutes during Nathan’s Famous International Hot Dog Eating Contest. It was the 14th time the top-ranked hot dog eater in the world won the title in the last 15 years, slinging down
Continue Reading olivertapia Londres (CNN) — La duquesa de Cambridge entró en aislamiento después de tener contacto con una persona que dio positivo por covid-19, dijo a CNN un portavoz del Palacio de Kensington el lunes. «Su Alteza Real no está experimentando ningún síntoma, pero sigue todas las pautas gubernamentales pertinentes y está aislada en casa», dijo
Continue Reading By Kevin Liptak and Kaitlan Collins, CNN When President Joe Biden welcomed 1,000 essential workers and military personnel on the South Lawn this weekend to mark Independence Day, it fulfilled — and even exceeded — his prediction from March that July 4th gatherings this year would look more like they used to. But underneath the
Continue Reading Delta variant is behind California’s Covid-19 positivity rate doubling
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UPDATE, July 6: Police on Tuesday identified the victim fatally shot over the holiday weekend in central El Paso and labeled the death as a case of murder. 59-year-old Ethan Darnell Dorsey was found by officers outside of his apartment at 3905 Pierce Avenue suffering from gunshot wounds. Authorities said he was rushed to a
Continue Reading olivertapia (CNN) — Elisa Loncón, una lingüista chilena, creció en una «ruka», una choza tradicional de madera y paja donde viven los indígenas mapuche en áreas rurales del centro-sur de Chile. Fue a la escuela en la ciudad más cercana, donde era la única niña indígena en su clase y tenía que soportar ser discriminada
Continue Reading By Sam Fossum and Arlette Saenz, CNN Business The White House on Sunday urged companies who believe their systems were compromised in the ransomware attack that targeted software vendor Kaseya to immediately report it to the Internet Crime Complaint Center. “Since Friday, the United States Government has been working across the interagency to assess the
Continue Reading Ride-hailer Didi raised $4.4 billion in the IPO, giving it a valuation of more than $67 billion. CNN’s Clare Sebastian reports.
Continue Reading By Laura He, CNN Business Just one day after ride-hailing giant Didi was banned from app stores in China, authorities have started investigating three other major technology services, citing concerns about national data security. The companies under investigation recently went public in the US stock market, even though geopolitical tensions between the two countries remain
Continue Reading Tropical storm Elsa, now the earliest 5th named Atlantic storm, is heading towards the Florida west coast. CNN Meteorologist Allison Chinchar details the forecast and impacts over the coming days.
Continue Reading olivertapia Nueva York (CNN Business) — El fundador de Amazon, Jeff Bezos, entregará el lunes su título de CEO a Andy Jassy, poniendo fin a una carrera de más de dos décadas al frente de una compañía que pasó de ser una librería en línea a un gigante mundial de comercio minorista, logística e Internet
Continue Reading By David McKenzie, CNN After succeeding in a last-ditch legal effort to delay his arrest for contempt of court, former South African President Jacob Zuma likened his treatment to apartheid-era detention without trial. “Things like detention without trial should never again see the light of day in South Africa. The struggle for a free South
Continue Reading Mariana Toro (CNN) — La pequeña ciudad de Lytton ha llegado a tener un récord sombrío. El martes, experimentó la temperatura más alta de Canadá, en una ola de calor sin precedentes que ha matado a cientos de personas durante una semana y provocado más de 240 incendios forestales en la Columbia Británica, la mayoría
Continue Reading By Nectar Gan and Jessie Yeung, CNN Editor’s note: CNN has launched the Meanwhile in China newsletter, a three-times-a-week update exploring what you need to know about the country’s rise and how it impacts the world. Sign up here. As China celebrated the success of its first spacewalk outside the new Tiangong space station on
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