By Katie Hunt, CNN The proportion of schizophrenia cases linked with problematic use of marijuana has increased over the past 25 years, according to a new study from Denmark. In 1995, 2% of schizophrenia diagnoses in the country were associated with cannabis use disorder. In 2000, it increased to around 4%. Since 2010, that figure
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By Amir Vera, Deanna Hackney and Madeline Holcombe, CNN The last remaining missing person from the Champlain Towers South building collapse in Surfside, Florida, was identified Monday, ending a month-long search and recovery operation. Estelle Hedaya was the remaining victim who had not yet been identified, leaving her family in limbo until today. “It was
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By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Chip giant Nvidia is the ninth-most valuable company in the S&P 500. With a market capitalization of almost $500 billion, the company is now worth nearly as much as semiconductor rivals Intel, Advanced Micro Devices and Qualcomm — combined. Could Nvidia soon wind up listed on the venerable
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EL PASO, Texas – Former Division II standout at Cameron University Natalie Halbleib has been named the director of basketball operations for UTEP women’s basketball, head coach Kevin Baker announced Monday. “I’m so grateful and humbled to be joining the UTEP family, it’s an honor to say the least,” Halbleib said. “Thank you to Coach Baker
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By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter Celina Baez Sotomayor, the mother of Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, died on Sunday at 94 of complications from cancer, according to a family friend. “I have often said that I am all I am because of her, and I am only half the woman she is,”
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By Amy Wadas Click here for updates on this story GREENE COUNTY, Pennsylvania (KDKA) — Signs spreading messages like “The Vaccine Will Kill You” are popping up along Route 19 in Greene County. KDKA’s Amy Wadas tried to ask the homeowners why they posted the signs on their property, but they refused to comment on
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EL PASO, Texas — A police response to a family violence call led to the arrest of a west El Paso man on multiple charges of human smuggling along with drugs and weapons violations, officials said Monday. The arrest of 30–year-old Juan Alfredo Arellano Jr. came after officers went Sunday afternoon to an apartment in
Continue Reading By Evan Perez and Tierney Sneed, CNN Justice Department lawyers have determined that federal law doesn’t prohibit public agencies and private businesses from requiring Covid-19 vaccines — even if the vaccines have only emergency use authorization, according to an opinion posted online Monday. The opinion from the department’s Office of Legal Counsel paves the way
Continue Reading By Jennifer Mayerle Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The Minnesota OSHA is investigating after a worker was killed in the lumberyard at the Golden Valley Menards. Nineteen-year-old James Stanback was operating a forklift when a pallet of lumber fell, pinning him underneath. His family is grieving the loss of a
Continue Reading By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story HUNTINGTON, New York (WCBS) — A decorated Vietnam War veteran from Long Island finally has his dog tags back. Dennis Kostendader lost the military ID tags during combat in 1967. They were recently found by the Vietnamese government and sent back to the United States.
Continue Reading By Jason Allen Click here for updates on this story DALLAS (KTVT) — The family of Arlington firefighter Elijah Snow, found dead in Mexico this week, returned safely to North Texas Friday. The American Airlines plane carrying them received a water cannon salute from fire trucks at DFW airport when it arrived. An honor guard
Continue Reading By WBBM Staff Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — Three boys – the youngest of them just 12 years old – were arrested this weekend in connection with a carjacking in the Avalon Park neighborhood and a chase that followed. At 10:27 a.m. Saturday, Chicago Police officers identified a car that
Continue Reading By Kate Merrill Click here for updates on this story PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island (WBZ) — Flipped, pong’ed, guzzled and gone. After backyard barbecues, college keggers and tailgating parties, those ubiquitous red cups usually end up in a landfill. Entrepreneur Priya Mittal says that needs to change. “The red Solo cup is made out of number
Continue Reading By Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden’s administration for the first time Monday made vaccines mandatory for certain federal workers, a significant shift toward requiring shots as the country endures another surge in Covid-19 cases. At the same time, administration lawyers have prepared a legal opinion that could pave the way for further federal agencies
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urielblanco (CNN) — La esgrimista argentina María Belén Pérez Maurice perdió la oportunidad de obtener una medalla en los Juegos Olímpicos de Tokio este lunes. Después de su combate, su novio tenía una sorpresa. La esgrimista, de 36 años, se marchará de los Olímpicos con un anillo, tras aceptar una propuesta de matrimonio sorpresa de
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN John Travolta remembered his late wife over the weekend by posting a clip from her final film. Travolta shared a trailer from the film “Off the Rails,” which was the last movie for his wife, Kelly Preston, who died in July 2020 following an undisclosed battle with breast cancer. She
Continue Reading By Tiffany Chan Click here for updates on this story MEDFORD, Massachusetts (WBZ) — A controversial sign in Medford sparked dueling protests along Salem Street Friday. “This is a message of God’s truth and us trying to reveal it to our community,” said Pastor Joseph Hawkins of New England Baptist Church. Pastor Hawkins’ sign about
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EL PASO, Texas — A man’s body was pulled by firefighters from the Rio Grande along the U.S.-Mexico border in the Lower Valley on Monday afternoon. El Paso Fire Department divers retrieved the body about 2 p.m. after it was spotted floating by the U.S. Border Patrol and Mexico National Guard on the northern river
Continue Reading Sol Amaya (CNN Español) — La japonesa Nishiya Momiji ganó este lunes la medalla de oro en skateboarding en los Juegos Olímpicos de Tokio 2020. Con tan solo 13 años, es una de las más jóvenes medallistas de la historia de los Juegos. “Simplemente estoy muy, muy encantada. Estoy tan contenta”, le dijo Nishiya a
Continue Reading Sol Amaya (CNN) — Decenas de incendios forestales que se están produciendo actualmente en el oeste de Estados Unidos muestran un comportamiento de fuego extremo. Demuestran patrones de rotación alarmantes y arrojan humo por todo EE.UU. al mismo tiempo que crean su propio clima. Dada la histórica temporada de incendios forestales de 2020, el regreso
Continue Reading By Ella Nilsen, CNN The Environmental Protection Agency announced Monday it intends to set more stringent standards on water pollution from coal power plants, reinstating regulations that the Trump administration had rolled back. It’s a stark reversal from the position of the former President’s administration, which rolled back dozens of Obama-era environmental regulations. The new
Continue Reading Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN Español)– El Poder Judicial de Chile informó este miércoles que la corte de Santiago acogió la demanda contra la iglesia católica y ordenó pagar 100 millones de pesos chilenos a cada uno de tres los demandantes (aproximadamente unos 146.000 dólares) por el caso del sacerdote Fernando Karadima. Chile: Falleció exsacerdote Fernando
Continue Reading Paula Andrea Daza (CNN) – La capital de China se ahogaba el lunes con arena y polvo, cuando la tormenta de arena más grande en casi una década azotó la ciudad y transformó el cielo en un misterioso tono naranja. Fotos de Beijing, hogar de 21,7 millones de residentes, muestran rascacielos y automóviles envueltos en
Continue Reading By Tierney Sneed and Sonia Moghe, CNN Tom Barrack, a longtime ally of former President Donald Trump and chairman of the Trump 2016 Inaugural Committee, pleaded not guilty through his attorney on Monday to illegal foreign lobbying charges unveiled by the Justice Department last week. Barrack entered his plea at a federal courthouse in Brooklyn,
Continue Reading By Rachel Ramirez and Jon Passantino, CNN Plagued by climate change-fueled drought and increasing demand for water, Lake Powell, the second largest reservoir in the United States, has fallen to its lowest level on record since it was first filled more than 50 years ago. As of Sunday, Lake Powell had fallen to roughly 3,554
Continue Reading By Hannah Gard and Taylor Ward, CNN Tropical Storm Nepartak was sitting off the eastern coast of Japan on Monday night and is expected to make landfall on Honshu, the largest island, on Tuesday night local time. The storm could impact the Olympic Games as it brings up to 150 mm (5.9 inches) of rain
Continue Reading Will NBC be one of the winners or losers of the Summer Olympics? Claire Atkinson discusses the relatively weak ratings for the opening ceremony and says NBC will also be judged “on whether this is a big success for Peacock, which is their big entrant into the streaming arena.”
Continue Reading By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business The Tokyo Olympics officially kicked off this weekend, and on the face of it, the ratings for Friday’s opening ceremony looked like a flop. According to early numbers, only 17 million people watched the opening ceremony on TV in the US. That’s down a sharp 36% from the Rio 2016
Continue Reading By John Ramos Click here for updates on this story WALNUT CREEK, California (KPIX) — Last month, a young DoorDash delivery driver was murdered in Walnut Creek and, while a suspect has been arrested, the victim’s loved ones are speaking out, saying others at the scene should also be held accountable. On June 17, Stacy
Continue Reading By Christina Carrega The Justice Department has stepped into a legal dispute on behalf of two Texas male students who say their school district discriminated against them when they were not allowed to attend classes because they refused to cut the length of their hair that they wore in locs. “The United States has a
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