By Toyin Owoseje, CNN Argentinian fencer Maria Belen Perez Maurice may have lost the chance of a medal at the Tokyo Olympics on Monday, but she is definitely still winning at life. The 36-year-old will leave the Games with a ring, after accepting a surprise marriage proposal from her coach and partner. Perez Maurice was
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By Tina Burnside, CNN Four men have been charged in the fatal shooting of a 13-year-old girl in North Carolina, police said. The shooting happened Saturday night in Monroe, just outside Charlotte, the Monroe Police Department said in a statement on Facebook. Officers responding to a report of shots fired found the 13-year-old with a
Continue Reading Several people in Zhengzhou, China have died after record-breaking rainfall flooded the city’s subway. Hundreds of thousands of people have been displaced as emergency services have been deployed to assist in the rescue operations.
Continue Reading By Jennifer Gray and Allison Chinchar, CNN Meteorologists Firefighters in the West have witnessed loss beyond measure and are yet again gearing up for another devastating fire season, especially in California. Jesse Alexander, the chief for the Yuba City Fire Department in California, and his crew have been on the front lines of some of
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olivertapia (CNN) — Un meteoro “inusualmente grande” iluminó el cielo nocturno sobre el sur de Escandinavia la madrugada del domingo antes de que al menos parte de él cayera retumbando cerca de Oslo, la capital de Noruega. El meteoro “iluminó el cielo por un breve tiempo como si fuera plena luz del día”, justo después
Continue Reading By Jennifer Henderson and Eric Levenson, CNN Provincetown, Massachusetts, has restored its indoor mask mandate after a cluster of Covid-19 cases that followed the Fourth of July holiday. The Provincetown Select Board and Board of Health adopted the mandate effective immediately during an emergency meeting Sunday, according to a Facebook post from Town Manager Alex
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By Kristen DeSilva Click here for updates on this story LAS VEGAS (KVVU) — North Las Vegas police said a man was arrested Saturday after his child was found unattended in a vehicle. Police were called about 4 p.m. on July 24 to the 5100 block of N. Lamb Boulevard, near Interstate 15. Officers took
Continue Reading By Kathryn Vasel, CNN Business You wrote a perfectly-tailored resume. Nailed the interviews. And got the job offer. Now, it’s time to negotiate. While salary tends to be the major negotiation point, it’s not the end of the conversation. There are other benefits and perks that can be flexible as well. Stay mum on pay,
Continue Reading By Amy Woodyatt, CNN As the Covid-19 pandemic swept the globe in early 2020, people around the world found themselves confined to their homes and limited to speaking to friends and loved ones via phone or video chat. But rather than helping alleviate isolation, this virtual contact was more likely to result in older people
Continue Reading Juan Pablo Elverdin (CNN en Español) — En México, falleció este lunes el diputado federal por el Partido Nacional Revolucionario (PRI) y exgobernador de Guerrero, René Juárez Cisneros, según informó el actual gobernador de ese estado Héctor Astudillo. “Después de una gran lucha, mi amigo y hermano René Juárez Cisneros ha fallecido. A toda su
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By Marianne Garvey, CNN The 2020 Tokyo Olympics continue Monday. Here just some of the events that viewers can enjoy watching. (Don’t forget: Tokyo is 13 hours ahead of Eastern Time in the US.) Beach Volleyball: Team USA’s April Ross and Alix Klineman will face Liliana Fernandez and Elsa Baquerizo of Spain. The events airs
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NEW YORK (AP) — New York City will require all municipal workers to get coronavirus vaccines by mid-September or face weekly COVID-19 testing. The move announced Monday by Mayor Bill de Blasio follows last week’s announcement mandating vaccinations or weekly testing for public health care workers as the city battles a rise in COVID-19 cases
Continue Reading By Rebecca Wright and Mitchell McCluskey, CNN The German women’s gymnastics team has forgone bikini-cut unitards in favor of full-body versions at the Tokyo Olympics, in what the German Gymnastics Federation has branded a statement against “sexualization.” The suits, which the team wore in their qualifications at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics on Sunday, cover the
Continue Reading By Greg Payne Click here for updates on this story JOHNSON COUNTY, Kansas (KCTV) — Car horns and motorcycle engines echoed the streets of Overland Park, in celebration of Frank Giles, who turned 95 years young Sunday. “I’m overwhelmed with all the people that come to pay a little bit of tribute to me,” says
Continue Reading By KMOV Staff Click here for updates on this story SULLIVAN, Missouri (KCTV) — Two children from Franklin County are a reminder that true friendship really is priceless. That friendship was front and center at this year’s Meramec Community Fair in Sullivan, Mo., where 8-year-old Jesse Starr, son of Shauna and Josh Starr, worked to
Continue Reading By Cameron French Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — The defining moment of Annie Vernon’s rowing career is one forever captured on TV news footage – she and her three teammates standing at the rowing-canoeing park in Beijing, receiving their Olympic medals in 2008. But the footage shows clear anguish
Continue Reading By Scottie Andrew, CNN For over half an hour on a March afternoon, Arkansas legislators, activists and pediatricians outlined reasons why they considered gender-affirming health care dangerous, arguing in support of a bill that would ban transgender minors from accessing that care. Brandi Evans had two minutes to testify against it. The mother from Bauxite
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NEW YORK, NY — As the number of Covid-19 cases surges in the United States, more than 50 health care groups — including the American Medical Association, the American College of Physicians, the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Public Health Association — issued a joint statement calling for all health care and long-term
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On CNN’s State of the Union, Republican Sen. Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania joins Jake Tapper to discuss the ongoing infrastructure negotiations in Congress.
Continue Reading By Lauren Fox, CNN After spending the weekend negotiating, lawmakers have yet to clinch a bipartisan infrastructure deal, a precarious sign for senators who have months trying to cement a massive, bipartisan win for President Joe Biden. The talks are “inching along” and they aren’t going any faster than that, one source familiar told CNN
Continue Reading CNNEE (CNN) — Un sismo de magnitud 6,2 sacudió la costa de Indonesia, según el Servicio Geológico de EE.UU. (USGS, por sus siglas en inglés). El sismo se produjo en la costa de la isla Sulawesi a las 8: 09aET del lunes. The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2021 Cable News Network, Inc., a WarnerMedia Company. All rights
Continue Reading By Christy Somos Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — Researchers at Tokyo Metropolitan University have created ‘tweezers of sound’ that can move objects without physical contact. The technology creates non-contact manipulation of small objects with sound waves by using an array of ultrasound transducers. The transducers, an object that converts
Continue Reading CNNEE (CNN) — La Casa Blanca ha decidido mantener las restricciones de viaje por coronavirus en medio de los crecientes casos provocados por la variante delta, dijo un funcionario de la Casa Blanca a CNN el lunes. “Dado donde estamos hoy con la variante delta, Estados Unidos mantendrá las restricciones de viaje existentes en este
Continue Reading By Lacey Beasley Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — The mother of 24 year-old Jasmine Pettway spoke out for the first time following the murder of her daughter. Pettway was shot and killed July 9th at Avalon Apartments. Today, Darrin Sanders was charged and arrested for the murder. “It’ll never
Continue Reading By Frank Healy Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE (WDJT) — At least nine cars broken into, and some neighbors say it could be more is what many are facing this weekend on Milwaukee’s East Side after overnight break-ins along Stowell between Webster and Belleview early Saturday morning. The aftermath of the break
Continue Reading By WDJT Staff Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE (WDJT) — One victim is in serious condition, following a shooting that took place near 41st and Ruby Sunday night. It happened Sunday, July 25 around 9:08 p.m. Three people were shot. A 25-year-old Milwaukee man is listed in serious condition, while a 22-year-old
Continue Reading By David Williams, CNN LeVar Burton will have all the answers on Monday when he debuts as guest host on “Jeopardy!” The beloved former “Reading Rainbow” host and producer, who’s known for his roles as Geordi La Forge in “Star Trek: The Next Generation” and Kunta Kinte in “Roots,” will be behind the lectern through
Continue Reading By Hollie Silverman and Gene Norman, CNN Seven people are dead and several more were critically injured when authorities say a sand or dust storm caused visibility issues that led to a series of crashes involving 20 vehicles in Utah Sunday evening. The crashes happened on I-15 near Kanosh, the Utah Department of Public Service
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Good Monday morning! Overnight showers moved through the lower valley, east and northeast El Paso overnight. The rain moved out just in time for students and teachers heading back to the classroom. Storm coverage will be less active this afternoon there will be a 20 percent chance of lowland showers. High temperatures continue to rise
Continue Reading By Phil Drake Click here for updates on this story GREAT FALLS, Montana (Independent Record) — There is a portion of highway on the thundering plains between Cascade and Great Falls where the spirit of a Montana legend known as “Stagecoach Mary” lives on. Great Falls Rising, a grassroots citizens advocacy group, will do litter
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