By Jennifer Gray, CNN meteorologist Intense hurricanes and typhoons — the most devastating storms on the planet — could more than double by 2050 in nearly all regions of the world because of climate change, scientists reported Wednesday. The study, published in the journal Science Advances, defined intense storms as the equivalent of a category
Continue Reading By Eliott C. McLaughlin, CNN Crosley Green has received the news he didn’t want to hear — a federal appeals panel is reinstating his vacated 1990 murder conviction — but the fight to prove his innocence is not over, and he remains at peace knowing “everything’s going to work out as it should, as it’s
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EL PASO, Texas – With property values on the rise, the Central Appraisal District is mailing notices of changes to owner’s property values. That means you may see an increase in the value of your home or business, which could lead to an increase in your property taxes. “We’re trying to make ends meet. Water, gas, everything
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By Chloe Melas, CNN Jared Padalecki is speaking out after being involved in a car accident. The actor posted a message to his Instagram writing, “Hey y’all! I want to thank everyone for the outpouring of love. I’m definitely on the mend and hoping to return to filming later this week. I’m so lucky to
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By FRANK BAJAK Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Microsoft says cyberattacks by state-backed Russian hackers have destroyed data across dozens of organizations in Ukraine and produced a “chaotic information environment.” The company said in a report released Wednesday that Russia-aligned threat groups were preparing long before the Feb. 24 invasion. It said they were “pre-positioning
Continue Reading By Rachel Ramirez, CNN Wildfires in the vast and pristine forests of Canada, Europe and the far Northern US could release an enormous amount of planet-warming emissions between now and 2050, putting the world’s climate goals in peril, scientists reported Wednesday. A study published in the journal Science Advances found that wildfires in the North
Continue Reading By Katie Hunt, CNN One-fifth of all reptile species face the risk of extinction, according to a comprehensive new study, with crocodiles and turtles most threatened. It’s the first study of its kind for reptiles and involved 961 scientists in 24 countries across six continents and took 15 years to complete. Similar global assessments for
Continue Reading By Tim Lister, CNN The war in eastern Ukraine appears to be entering a critical phase, as Russia pours in more fighting units and Ukrainian forces try to hold lines battered by weeks of shelling and rocket fire. On Wednesday, the Ukrainian military acknowledged losing territory in two different areas of the long front lines
Continue Reading By Betsy Klein, CNN White House Covid-19 response coordinator Dr. Ashish Jha is on Capitol Hill Wednesday, a White House official told CNN, meeting with members of the House and Senate from both parties as the administration renews its push for Covid-19 supplemental response funding and lays out specific consequences of congressional inaction. The meetings,
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ATLANTA (AP) — Peyton Manning has set up a scholarship at Georgia Tech honoring former teammate Demaryius Thomas. The NFL receiving great died in December from an apparent seizure at his suburban Atlanta home. He was 33. Manning’s PeyBack Foundation will fund academic scholarships in the receiver’s name at his alma mater. The financial aid
Continue Reading By MIKE SCHNEIDER and ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — At the first meeting of Disney World’s private government since Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed into law a measure to dissolve it next year, officials were still confused about what the new legislation meant. The administrator of the Reedy Creek Improvement
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — West Ham great Mark Noble will stick to his decision to retire at the end of the season even if the team qualifies for the Champions League for the first time. Noble has played for West Ham since 2004. He announced in March last year that this season would be his last
Continue Reading TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have picked up the fifth-year contract option on Pro Bowl linebacker Devin White, who has 15 sacks, four forced fumbles and six fumble recoveries over three NFL seasons. The Bucs announced the expected move on Wednesday. White signed a four-year, $29.315 million deal as the fifth overall
Continue Reading SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — High-scoring Buffalo guard Dyaisha Fair has transferred to Syracuse. The Rochester, New York native averaged 23.1 points over the past three seasons for the Bulls of the Mid-American Conference. She finished her junior year fourth in the nation in points per game (23.4). The move reunites Fair with Syracuse coach Felisha
Continue Reading urielblanco (CNN Español) — La inflación sigue dando de qué hablar en varios países del mundo. Apenas hace un par de semanas, en Estados Unidos el Índice de Precios al Consumidor subió un 8,5% para el año que finalizó en marzo, con lo que se alcanzó un nuevo máximo en 40 años. Cabe recordar que
Continue Reading Victoria Fernandez (CNN) — El distrito autónomo especial de Disney, Distrito de Mejoramiento de Reedy Creek, dice que la decisión de Florida de disolverlo el próximo año no es legal a menos que el estado pague las grandes deudas de Reedy Creek. Reedy Creek es un distrito con propósito especial creado por la ley estatal
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Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — El doctor Anthony Fauci, principal asesor médico del presidente Joe Biden y director del Instituto Nacional de Alergias y Enfermedades Infecciosas de EE.UU. (NIH, por sus siglas en inglés) afirmó que “Ciertamente, ahora mismo, en este país, estamos fuera de la fase de pandemia”, en el programa PBS NewsHour el martes.
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EL PASO, Texas – On Wednesday morning in a news conference between the City of El Paso and Solar United Neighbors, the announcement was made about a new partnership between the two entities, and the launch of the El Paso Solar Co-op. To join the new co-op is free, and you don’t have to commit
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EL PASO, Texas– The U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security announced the expected budget for the 2023 fiscal year would be $97.3 billion, and the implementation of a new government strategy post-Title 42. Mayorkas said the execution of the new strategy has six pillars: Surge resources- personnel, transportation, medical support and facilities.Increase efficiency without compromising the
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By Kara Scannell, CNN A special grand jury seated to hear evidence in the Manhattan district attorney’s investigation into the Trump Organization’s finances is set to expire at the end of the week and will not be extended, people familiar with the investigation tell CNN. The six-month special grand jury, which was empaneled in October,
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EL PASO, Texas – Two 17-year-olds and a 15-year-old were each charged with capital murder in the stabbing death of 15-year-old Kevin Gonzalez. According to police, Gonzalez was lured to meet at a store at Midway and Alameda. Investigators say the three suspects planned to rob the victim after seeing pictures of large sums of
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By Matt Egan, CNN Business Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has contributed to an historic shock to commodity markets that will keep global prices high through the end of 2024, according to the World Bank. The spike in energy prices over the past two years is the biggest since the 1973 oil crisis, while the jump
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — British fraud investigators have raided the U.K. offices of the GFG Alliance, owners of the country’s third-largest steelmaker. The move is part of an investigation into possible fraud and money laundering related to financing from a now-bankrupt lender with ties to former Prime Minister David Cameron. The Serious Fraud Office opened an
Continue Reading By Rob Picheta, CNN A series of unexplained explosions have occurred in parts of Transnistria, a breakaway territory within Moldova that has housed Russian troops for decades, sparking fears that Moscow’s war could soon stretch beyond Ukraine and create a new theater of conflict in eastern Europe. Two radio towers in the territory were damaged
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SANTA TERESA, New Mexico- Hail hit the Santa Teresa area hard overnight. A 10% chance of rain had been forecasted for Otero and Hudspeth county, but no hail was expected in the Santa Teresa region of Dona Ana. Farmer and Rancher Jim Jordan said he was asleep when the storm hit but was quickly awakened.
Continue Reading AMES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa State men’s basketball coach T.J. Otzelberger has promoted Nate Schmidt from recruiting and player development coordinator to assistant coach. He takes the spot of Daniyal Robinson, who was hired as head coach at Cleveland State. Schmidt had been a graduate assistant and player development coordinator at Iowa State from 2014-17.
Continue Reading By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — A Russian official is among the candidates for the International Skating Union’s elections in June if he is allowed to stand to retain his place as a vice president. Alexander Kakernik would be up against opponents from Canada, Finland and Japan if allowed to run. Member
Continue Reading Ángela Reyes (CNN Español) — El caso de Debanhi Escobar, que se ha convertido en el rostro visible más reciente de la violencia contra las mujeres en México, vuelve a poner el foco en un crimen que no se detiene en el país: los feminicidios. Las cifras revelan con claridad cuál es su alcance. De
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — A British government ethics advisor has cleared Treasury chief Rishi Sunak of wrongdoing over his wife’s tax affairs and his possession of a U.S. permanent resident’s card. Sunak asked Christopher Geidt to investigate potential ministerial conduct breaches after revelations that Akshata Murty, Sunak’s wife, did not pay U.K. tax on overseas income
Continue Reading By Ray Sanchez and Omar Jimenez, CNN A state investigation into the Minneapolis Police Department launched after the Memorial Day 2020 killing of George Floyd at the hands of a police officer revealed a pattern of “discriminatory, race-based policing” by officers going back a decade, according to a report released Wednesday. State Human Rights Commissioner
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