TOKYO, Japan — The Olympic flame has been extinguished, officially marking the end of a pandemic-delayed and heavily restricted Tokyo Games after an exhausting, enlightening and sometimes enraging run. The closing ceremony was held in a Covid-emptied stadium, though athletes were still able to gather on the field. The baton has now been passed to
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TOKYO (AP) — The pandemic-delayed Tokyo Olympics have officially come to an end. International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach has declared the games closed and the Olympic flame has been extinguished. The closing ceremony was held in a Covid-emptied stadium, though athletes were still able to gather on the field. The baton has now been
Continue Reading High jumpers sharing gold; competitors celebrating their rivals’ success; runners helping fallen athletes back to their feet. The Tokyo games have seen intense competition, but will be remembered for feats of sportsmanship and kindness. CNN’s Will Ripley takes a look at the heartwarming moments of the 2020 Olympics.
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By Charles Riley, CNN Business When investors purchase a stock, what they’re doing is buying a percentage of the company. Right? Wrong! At least when it comes to many of the Chinese companies listed on the Nasdaq and the New York Stock Exchange. That’s because Chinese companies use a structure called a variable interest entity,
Continue Reading By George Ramsay, CNN After winning the men’s Olympic marathon at Tokyo 2020, Eliud Kipchoge disarmingly remarked that he’d “wanted to test my fitness” and gauge how he was “feeling.” With around 12 kilometers of the race remaining, Kipchoge pulled clear of the lead pack to cross the line in a time of two hours,
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By Dakin Andone and Raja Razek, CNN A Black realtor was showing a house to a Black man and his 15-year-old son in a Michigan suburb last week when they looked outside and saw police officers surrounding the property with their guns drawn. “I knew once they surrounded the home they were preparing for a
Continue Reading A Black real estate agent was showing a house to a Black man and his 15-year-old son in Wyoming, Michigan, when they were handcuffed by police. They were eventually released and the Wyoming Department of Public Safety says an internal review concluded “race played no role in our officers’ treatment of the individuals.” The three individuals share their story with CNN’s Don Lemon.
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Feeling like you missed out on crypto? You’re not alone. But don’t go all-in on “the next big thing” just yet. CNN’s Jon Sarlin explains how pump & dump schemes straight out of ”The Wolf of Wall Street” have returned with a vengeance.
Continue Reading By Ben Church The final medals are being awarded in the closing ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics, wrapping two weeks of competition overshadowed by Covid-19. Team USA won more gold medals — and more medals overall — than any other country in the Games. A total of 626 athletes competed for the USA at the
Continue Reading High jumpers sharing gold; competitors celebrating their rivals’ success; runners helping fallen athletes back to their feet. The Tokyo games have seen intense competition, but will be remembered for feats of sportsmanship and kindness. CNN’s Will Ripley takes a look at the heartwarming moments of the 2020 Olympics.
Continue Reading By Jennifer Hauser, Tara John and Nick Paton Walsh, CNN The Taliban has seized control of Kunduz in northern Afghanistan, local officials told CNN on Sunday. It is the first major city to fall to the insurgent group since they began their offensive in May, and marks a big blow to the Afghan government. Kunduz
Continue Reading By Ray Sanchez, CNN Duston Van Balen took a road trip with his family and a wooden urn containing the ashes of a man he considered a brother, with stops at the Grand Canyon in Arizona and Zion National Park in southwest Utah. It’s been nearly a year since Albert Aguirre, 40, was found dead
Continue Reading By Kristin Wilson, Ali Zaslav, Manu Raju and Clare Foran, CNN The Senate voted to cut off debate on the massive $1.2 trillion infrastructure package Sunday night, a last hurdle before voting on final passage of the bipartisan bill, likely early Tuesday. Sixty-eight senators voted to invoke cloture Sunday night, including 18 Republicans, clearing one
Continue Reading Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (Reuters) — El seis veces ganador del Balón de Oro, Lionel Messi, rompió a llorar el domingo durante una conferencia de prensa tras su sorpresiva salida del FC Barcelona después de que el club dijera que ya no podía pagar los altos salarios del argentino sin poner en peligro su futuro.
Continue Reading TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Hall of Fame college football coach Bobby Bowden has died after a battle with pancreatic cancer. Exuding charm and wit, Bowden led Florida State to two national championships and a record of 315-98-4 during his 34 seasons with the Seminoles. In all, Bowden had 377 wins during his 40 years in
Continue Reading By Amy Woodyatt and Jennifer Hauser, CNN Failure to act now on climate change will result in “catastrophic” consequences for the world, the leader of the United Nation’s next climate talks has warned. “I don’t think there’s any other word for it,” Alok Sharma, the British minister in charge of the 26th UN Climate Change
Continue Reading By Neelam Bohra and Justin Lear, CNN Students at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill can voluntarily share their Covid-19 vaccine status with administration, but those who show up on campus unvaccinated or choose not to disclose their vaccination status will have to get tested for coronavirus weekly. When apprehensive students started approaching
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By Holly Yan and Aya Elamroussi, CNN Covid-19 hospitalizations are reaching all-time highs in parts of the South, with some patients unable to get the care they would normally receive. Susan Walker has been calling out-of-state hospitals trying to get help for her husband, who did not get vaccinated against Covid-19 and is now in
Continue Reading By Holly Yan and Madeline Holcombe, CNN The crush of patients infected with the Delta variant is affecting hospitals nationwide. Now some Texans trying to get care at their nearest emergency room will have to go elsewhere. Hunt Regional Medical Center at Commerce said its ER is temporarily closing “due to a critical Covid surge.”
Continue Reading By Alaa Elassar, CNN The Sierra Nevada red fox, a rare California species whose population is dramatically dwindling, has been listed as endangered. The US Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) announced in a news release Monday that the fox population in Sierra Nevada, which only consists of about 18 to 39 individuals, will receive protection
Continue Reading By Theresa Waldrop, CNN Gymnastics superstar Simone Biles left Tokyo on Wednesday with her fame intact, but changed from the person she had been before the games. Suffering from the twisties — a mental condition in which gymnasts lose the sense of where their bodies are in midair — Biles stunned the world by withdrawing
Continue Reading By Lisa Drayer, CNN As a busy parent, I spend a lot of time in the kitchen preparing breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks for my family. I’m fortunate that my husband also enjoys making meals, which serves as a natural division of culinary labor. But what I’ve come to realize — especially during our 1,000-plus
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SACRAMENTO, California – The Chihuahuas’ trip to the Golden State has so far been one to forget. Saturday night in Sacramento the Chihuahuas dropped another game to the River Cats by a final score of 6-3. This was the third game of a six game series against the River Cats. The Chihuahuas are still looking
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(Courtesy: El Paso Locomotive FC) EL PASO, Texas – The Locomotive FC (11-1-4, 37 points) ended Austin Bold FC’s road-game streak with a 3-0 win at Southwest University Park on Saturday. Defender Andrew Fox scored his first goal of the season while midfielder Dylan Mares and forward Leandro Carrijo added to their goal tallies to contribute
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El Paso, Texas– The non-profit organization ‘Mija, Yes you can’ is partnering up with the Center Against Sexual and Family Violence for their second annual back-to-school drive. Last year the Mija’s were able to collect hundreds of school supply items and over $200 worth of gift cards and monetary donations that went directly to the
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By Alaa Elassar, CNN Nearly four years ago, Danielle Crull rescued a stray kitten from a forest in Pennsylvania. Now, that spunky kitty is changing hundreds of lives by helping children with eye problems feel more confident about wearing glasses and eye patches. Truffles, now famous for her glamorous glasses — which range from sparkling
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SAITAMA, Japan — Sue Bird capped off her unblemished 17-year Olympics run with a record fifth gold medal. All she and longtime U.S. teammate Diana Taurasi have done on the international stage is win and now stand alone with five gold medals — the first basketball players ever to accomplish that feat — after a
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EL PASO, Texas — A three-car crash Saturday evening injured several people and led to the shut down of a busy northeast El Paso intersection. Traffic investigators were called out about 8:30 p.m. to the crash scene at Gateway South Boulevard and McCombs Street. First-responders said three people were taken to local hospitals, with two
Continue Reading By Eliza Mackintosh, CNN The war against Covid-19 is changing, putting into stark relief the deepening divide between countries that have the weapons to fight the virus and those that don’t. As concerns mount over the highly contagious Delta variant, wealthy nations are tightening their grip on vaccine arsenals, while desperate people elsewhere in the
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It was a very hot day today, and tomorrow will be just as hot, if not hotter in some locations. We did add another 100 degree day here in El Paso, which will make it 19 days where we’ve seen triple digits or more in El Paso. Las Cruces, you got up to 101 today!
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