In rural Georgia, a door-to-door push to get neighbors vaccinated against Covid-19
By Jen Christensen, CNN If it were the fall, this group of volunteers — folders in hand, walking shoes on their feet — would be knocking…
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Fox airs infotainment instead of Biden’s speech on voting rights
By Brian Stelter, CNN Business A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free…
Continue Reading CNN analyst on Biden’s speech: Oratory was brilliant, but he didn’t mention this …
In Pennsylvania, President Joe Biden spoke about voting restrictions pushed by Republican lawmakers as Biden urges Congress to pass federal voting…
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Shohei Ohtani earns win with perfect inning in two-way All-Star start, American League beats National League 5-2
DENVER (AP) — Shohei Ohtani unleashed his 100 mph heat while pitching a perfect inning for the win in becoming baseball’s first two-way All-Star,…
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Senate Democrats announce agreement on $3.5 trillion top line for sweeping budget package
By Ryan Nobles and Lauren Fox, CNN Senate Democrats on the Budget Committee announced late Tuesday they struck an agreement on a $3.5 trillion budget…
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Grupo de ransomware que atacó a un proveedor de carne desaparece misteriosamente de internet
Alexandra Ferguson Washington (CNN Business) — REvil, el grupo de ransomware que atacó al proveedor de carne JBS Foods esta primavera boreal y…
Continue Reading Incendios en el oeste ya quemaron un área que equivale a 4 veces el tamaño de Nueva York
Ángela Reyes (CNN) — Un total de 59 incendios grandes quemaron una superficie de casi 3.500 km cuadrados en 12 estados de Estados Unidos,…
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Smoky fire burns central El Paso home, but no injuries occur
EL PASO, Texas — A smoky house fire burning in central El Paso drew plenty of attention, as the haze from the blaze could be seen in the Tuesday…
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Death toll in Chinese hotel collapse raised to 17 as search and rescue mission ends
BEIJING (AP) – The death toll in the collapse of a hotel in eastern China has been raised to 17 as authorities called an end to the search and…
Continue Reading Biden to nominate Jeff Flake as ambassador to Turkey
By Jeff Zeleny, Chief National Affairs Correspondent President Joe Biden is nominating former Arizona Republican Sen. Jeff Flake to serve as…
Continue Reading Otra ola de calor abrasará el suroeste de EE.UU. este fin de semana; se eleva la preocupación por incendios forestales
Mariana Toro (CNN) — El calor sofocante está abrasando el oeste de Estados Unidos a medida que se acerca el fin de semana, con el…
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More unmarked graves discovered in British Columbia at a former indigenous residential school known as ‘Canada’s Alcatraz’
By Paula Newton, CNN The Penelakut Tribe in British Columbia announced Monday that it had found more than 160 “undocumented and unmarked’…
Continue Reading Abortion rights groups sue to block Texas law that allows citizens to enforce ‘heartbeat’ ban
By Devan Cole, CNN A group of abortion rights organizations and providers filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday seeking to block enforcement of a recently…
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Backpacks blamed for 5-hour bomb scare in east El Paso
UPDATE, July 14: El Paso police said Wednesday that suspicious items triggering a bomb scare at an east side store plaza for over five hours turned…
Continue Reading Almost half of this capital city’s population may have contracted Covid-19, survey finds
By Amy Sood, CNN Nearly half of Jakarta’s residents may have contracted Covid-19, according to a health survey — more than 12 times the…
Continue Reading U.S. Senate Dems announce $3.5 trillion budget plan
WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Senate Democrats announced late Tuesday that they’d reached a budget agreement envisioning spending an enormous $3.5…
Continue Reading Western wildfires have burned an area almost 5 times the size of NYC. Here are some notable fires
By Stella Chan, CNN The National Interagency Fire Center says 67 large fires have burned more than 917,000 acres across 12 states. The acreage…
Continue Reading Diversity survey finds 38.3% of Democratic Senate staffers identify as non-Caucasian
By Daniella Diaz and Ali Zaslav, CNN More than 38% of Democratic Senate staffers identify as non-Caucasian, an increase from the survey in 2020,…
Continue Reading Reporter: Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Holocaust apology is a surprise
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) said that her remarks comparing masks mandates and vaccination passports to the Holocaust were “offensive” and…
Continue Reading Trump dijo que quien ‘filtró’ información sobre su estancia en el búnker de la Casa Blanca debería ser ‘ejecutado’, según un nuevo libro
Alexandra Ferguson Washington (CNN) — El entonces presidente Donald Trump dijo a varios de sus asesores en 2020 que quien había filtrado…
Continue Reading Everything’s expensive. Don’t panic
By Allison Morrow, CNN Business Editor’s Note: A version of this story appeared in CNN Business’ Nightcap newsletter. To get it in your…
Continue Reading El canciller de Cuba critica al asesor de Seguridad de la Casa Blanca por apoyar las protestas cubanas
CNNEE (CNN) — El canciller de Cuba, Bruno Rodríguez, criticó el lunes al asesor de Seguridad de la Casa Blanca, Jake Sullivan, por emitir una…
Continue Reading ‘We’re buying some time’: Texas Democrats heap pressure on Biden, Congress for voting rights action
By Eric Bradner, CNN Texas House Democrats said Tuesday they can only hold off Republicans’ push for restrictive new voting laws for weeks, as…
Continue Reading Hear why some Texas lawmakers are vowing to stay out of their state until August 7
Texas state House Democrats left the state in an effort to block Republicans from passing a restrictive new voting law in the remaining 27 days of…
Continue Reading Senate negotiators remain far apart on security funding but they are talking
By Ryan Nobles and Ted Barrett, CNN With time running out, Republicans and Democrats remain at odds over how to move forward on a funding package…
Continue Reading Justice Clarence Thomas rejects longshot bid to disrupt Biden’s mask mandate for public transport
By Tierney Sneed, CNN Justice Clarence Thomas on Tuesday rejected an emergency request to block Biden administration’s Covid-19 mask…
Continue Reading Mitch McConnell responds to Trump’s ‘Old Crow’ insult: ‘It’s quite an honor’
By Manu Raju, CNN Chief Congressional Correspondent Former President Donald Trump took a whack at Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell last weekend,…
Continue Reading Feds arrest 5 family members from Texas in new US Capitol riot case
By Hannah Rabinowitz Five members of a Texas family were arrested on Tuesday for entering the US Capitol together during the January 6 insurrection.…
Continue Reading DHS begins administering J&J vaccine to immigrant detainees
By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN The Department of Homeland Security is administering the Johnson & Johnson vaccine to immigrant detainees as part of…
Continue Reading Drinking alcohol may be related to cancer, study finds, but there are many unknowns
By Kristen Rogers, CNN Over 4% of all new cancer cases in 2020 were attributable to alcohol consumption, according to a study published Tuesday in…
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