By Chloe Melas, CNN BTS made a triumphant return to Los Angeles over the weekend. The international sensation kicked off their “Permission to Dance” tour on Saturday at the SoFi Stadium. Thousands of the K-pop group’s fans, who call themselves the “Army,” packed the stadium to watch RM, Jin, V, J-Hope, Suga, Jimin and Jungkook
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By Jennifer Gray, CNN meteorologist Another atmospheric river will be streaming into western Washington and parts of British Columbia, Canada, this week. While back-to-back-to-back systems for the region seem a bit like a broken record lately, the phenomenon is truly significant. Rivers in the sky have led to landslides blocking roads, rivers inundating towns, and
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EL PASO, Texas — As cases begin to rise among school aged children in El Paso, the Texas ban on mask mandates has been momentarily restored by the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. Prior to this, schools with children with disabilities were able to enforce a mask mandate, although no schools within the El
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By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business So much for the house always winning. Casino stocks have had a brutal year. Penn National Gaming, which operates more than 40 US gambling locations, has plunged 40% this year. That makes Penn, which also owns a 36% stake in Dave Portnoy’s Barstool Sports betting and entertainment company,
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — La policía de los Países Bajos informó el domingo 28 de noviembre de la detención de un matrimonio que había “huido” de una cuarentena obligatoria ordenada por el gobierno. La pareja, identificada por AFP como un hombre español de 30 años y una mujer portuguesa de 28, habría llegado el viernes
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By MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A House committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection will vote Wednesday to hold Jeffrey Clark, a former Justice Department official, in contempt of Congress. The panel is seeking charges against a defiant witness for a second time after holding former White House aide Steve Bannon
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By The Associated Press Reaction is coming in to the death of Lee Elder, the first Black golfer to play in the Masters. Elder missed the cut in his debut at Augusta National in 1975, but he went on to pave the way for Tiger Woods and others to follow. Jack Nickaus says the game
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By The Associated Press Reaction is coming in to the death of Lee Elder, the first Black golfer to play in the Masters. Elder missed the cut in his debut at Augusta National in 1975, but he went on to pave the way for Tiger Woods and others to follow. Jack Nickaus says the game
Continue Reading Germán Padinger (CNN) — Los fiscales en el caso contra el exasesor del presidente Donald Trump Steve Bannon lo acusaron de intentar juzgar su caso criminal a través de los medios de comunicación en lugar de la corte, diciendo que sus tácticas podrían afectar a los testigos en su contra, según una nueva presentación en
Continue Reading By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Browns right tackle Jack Conklin will undergo surgery after suffering a season-ending knee injury Sunday night at Baltimore. His loss is a crushing blow to a Cleveland offense struggling to score. Conklin ruptured his patellar tendon while pass blocking in the first quarter against the Ravens,
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EL PASO, Texas – Here in the Borderland, we are no strangers to air pollution or haze. At times, air pollution presents itself as a thick and dark looking cloud – full of pollutants that could harm your lungs or even your heart. Hector Crespo-Jones at the National Weather Service El Paso office explains what
Continue Reading QUINCY, Mass. (AP) — Sea turtle strandings on Cape Cod are picking up after a slow start to the season. New England Aquarium experts said Monday they have so far cared for almost 120 turtles at the Quincy turtle hospital. They have mostly been Kemp’s ridley turtles, but there have also been a few green
Continue Reading ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico oil regulators are watching closely as increased seismic activity is being reported in the Permian Basin along the Texas state line. State officials are now requiring additional review of pending permits for wastewater injection in certain areas. More reporting and monitoring also could be required and, if things worsen,
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico oil regulators are watching closely as increased seismic activity is being reported in the Permian Basin along the Texas state line. State officials are now requiring additional review of pending permits for wastewater injection in certain areas. More reporting and monitoring also could be required and, if things worsen,
Continue Reading Germán Padinger (CNN) — Los intentos del presidente Joe Biden por limitar la propagación de la nueva variante ómicron del coronavirus comienzan este lunes con la entrada en vigor de nuevas restricciones en Estados Unidos a los viajes desde Sudáfrica y otros siete países, mientras su gobierno trata de asegurarles a los estadounidenses que están
Continue Reading TAOS, N.M. (AP) — A Rio Rancho man has died while snowboarding at a popular northern New Mexico ski resort. Taos County Sheriff Jerry Hogrefe confirmed Monday that 28-year-old Jario Hernandez died over the weekend at Sipapu Ski and Summer Resort. Hogrefe says his office is still completing an investigation of the Saturday incident. But
Continue Reading By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A federal judge has blocked President Joe Biden’s administration from enforcing a coronavirus vaccine mandate on health care workers in 10 states that had brought the first legal challenge against the requirement. The preliminary injunction issued Monday applies to Alaska, Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri,
Continue Reading LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Regional authorities in Portugal’s Madeira Islands have expanded a protected marine area to create what they said is the largest fully protected marine reserve in the North Atlantic. The reserve spans 12 nautical miles around the Selvagens Islands, a small archipelago located midway between the Madeira Islands and Spain’s Canary Islands,
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By Tierney Sneed A federal judge in Missouri issued an order Monday partially blocking the Biden administration from implementing a vaccine mandate for certain health care workers. The judge’s order, which covers the 10 states that brought the case, played down the effectiveness of the vaccines and said that the “public would suffer little, if
Continue Reading By MICHAEL R. SISAK and MARINA VILLENEUVE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Transcripts released Monday shed new light on how CNN anchor Chris Cuomo than previously known in helping defend his brother, former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, from sexual harassment allegations that forced him out of office. Chris Cuomo offered to reach out
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North Carolina family stranded in South Africa due to Omicron variant
Continue Reading By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN When Mick Sturla left for vacation to South Africa, he had no idea his eight-day stay at a safari lodge would turn into a mad dash to get back home to the United Kingdom and involve sleeping in a rental car underneath an airport terminal due to new and evolving restrictions
Continue Reading An American family stuck in Johannesburg, South Africa, amid new Covid-19 travel restrictions talk about their experience in trying to get back home.
Continue Reading Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN Español) — La variante ómicron del coronavirus ha desatado preocupaciones de las autoridades de salud mundiales luego de ser descubierta en Sudáfrica y en ser etiquetada como una “variante de preocupación” por la Organización Mundial de la Salud. Aunque aún es muy pronto para conocer a profundidad respuestas a preguntas clave
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By Ben Morse, CNN Lee Elder, who was the first Black golfer to play at the Masters, has died at the age of 87, the PGA Tour confirmed on Monday. Elder broke through Augusta’s race barrier at the 1975 edition of the famous competition. He was honored at the 2021 Masters, joining Jack Nicklaus and
Continue Reading BESSEMER, Ala. (AP) — Authorities say a former University of Alabama track star and Olympian was killed in a shootout with another man. AL.com reports that the Jefferson County Coroner’s Office on Monday identified Emmit King and Willie Albert Wells as the two men who died after exchanging gunfire in Bessemer on Sunday. The 62-year-old
Continue Reading BESSEMER, Ala. (AP) — Authorities say a former University of Alabama track star and Olympian was killed in a shootout with another man. AL.com reports that the Jefferson County Coroner’s Office on Monday identified Emmit King and Willie Albert Wells as the two men who died after exchanging gunfire in Bessemer on Sunday. The 62-year-old
Continue Reading By PAT EATON-ROBB AP Sports Writer EAST HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — UConn athletic director David Benedict spent almost a week visiting with Jim Mora and talking football and life before deciding that he’d found the right man to become the Huskies’ head coach. While many things about the former UCLA and NFL coach impressed Benedict,
Continue Reading By JACQUES BILLEAUD Associated Press An actor charged with storming the Capitol as a member of the Oath Keepers nearly talked his way into remaining in jail after his former attorney told a judge that the actor was challenging the court’s jurisdiction. A prosecutor said he hadn’t planned on seeking pretrial detention for James Beeks
Continue Reading By Marianne Garvey Channing Tatum is back as Magic Mike. He’s set to star in the third installment in the film franchise, titled “Magic Mike’s Last Dance,” which will debut exclusively on HBO Max. Tatum tweeted the news that he would resume his titular role in the film, writing, “Well world, looks like Mike Lane’s
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