By Kristen Rogers, CNN Whether you’re without power, enduring extreme heat or trying to save money, there are ways to feel comfortable without artificial cooling. Heat can foster fun summer activities, but the body shouldn’t be too hot for too long, as too much heat can harm your brain and other organs, according to the
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EL PASO, Texas — A man convicted of killing his then 18-year-old girlfriend was sentenced Tuesday to 47 years in prison. Jose Casas was found guilty on June 9 of shooting and killing Santana Castro. Santana’s brother, Raymond, told jurors that on the day of the murder, he found his sister lying motionless on her
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN Business) — Aquí, en el cuartel general de Nightcap, tenemos una alarma especial que suena cada vez que se publica un estudio en el que los “Baby Boomers” avergüenzan a los “millennials”. (Estoy bromeando, por supuesto, pero tenemos internet y un olfato para las disparidades generacionales injustas). La cosa es así: un
Continue Reading Rocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN Español) — Falta poco para la segunda vuelta de las elecciones presidenciales que definirá el futuro de Colombia en los próximos años y han sido varios los actores, músicos, escritores y deportistas que han expresado públicamente sus preferencias políticas. Estos son algunos de los famosos y celebridades colombianos que han acudido a las
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NASA is planning to send humans back to the moon for the first time in over 50 years with the Artemis program. CNN’s Rachel Crane explains everything you need to know about how NASA plans on getting humans onto the lunar surface and beyond.
Continue Reading macamilarincon (CNN) — La Corte Suprema de Estados Unidos desestimó la apelación de un grupo de estados liderados por republicanos para intervenir en un caso que desafía la política de inmigración de “carga pública”, impuesta en la era Trump y cuya versión el gobierno de Biden dejó de implementar. El caso no se centró en
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By Katie Hunt, CNN Tombstones in what’s now Kyrgyzstan have revealed tantalizing details about the origins of the Black Death, the world’s most devastating plague outbreak that is estimated to have killed half of Europe’s population in the space of seven years during the Middle Ages. The source of that pandemic has been debated by
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El Paso’s Tigua Indians can legally operate bingo-based games at their Speaking Rock Entertainment Center in the Lower Valley, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in a 5-4 decision on Wednesday. The decision is a major victory for the Tiguas, formally known as the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo, in their three-decade fight with the state of
Continue Reading By Ashley Strickland, CNN The Artemis I mega moon rocket is ready for its fourth attempt at a final prelaunch test, according to an update from NASA officials on Wednesday. The crucial test, known as the wet dress rehearsal, simulates every stage of launch without the rocket leaving the launchpad at Kennedy Space Center in
Continue Reading CNN By Tierney Sneed, CNN The Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal brought by a group of Republican-led states seeking to intervene in a case challenging the Trump-era “public charge” immigration policy, a version of which the Biden administration has abandoned. The case did not center on the legality of the rule, but instead, whether
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By Betsy Klein and Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden commemorated Pride Month by signing a new executive order on Wednesday that takes a number of steps aimed at shoring up equality for LGBTQ Americans, a move which comes amid a wave of Republican-led efforts in dozens of states to limit the rights of LGBTQ
Continue Reading By Ella Nilsen, CNN A federal watchdog has found that for years, the Interior Department’s safety and enforcement branch was unaware of an oil and gas company that regularly vented and flared a potent planet-warming gas at levels exceeding the department’s own requirements. Interior’s Office of the Inspector General found that an energy company operating
Continue Reading CNN’s Matt Rivers reports that a second suspect has been arrested in Brazil in connection with the disappearance of two men in the Amazon. Brazil’s ambassador to the UK has apologized to the family of missing journalist Dom Phillips for incorrect claims that two bodies were found.
Continue Reading According to Russia’s state media, Kremlin opposition leader Alexey Navalny has been transferred from a penal colony to a higher security prison facility. However, Navalny’s team has not received any information regarding his whereabouts. CNN’s Anderson Cooper talks to Navalny’s friend Maria Pevchikh about the latest on the situation.
Continue Reading Germán Padinger (CNN) — El presidente de Estados Unidos, Joe Biden, pidió a las principales compañías petroleras que tomen “medidas inmediatas” para aumentar el suministro, diciéndoles en una nueva carta que los márgenes de beneficio “históricamente altos” son inaceptables en un momento en el que los estadounidenses siguen viendo aumentar los precios en el surtidor
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BERLIN (AP) — Karolina Pliskova has edged Bianca Andreescu 6-4, 2-6, 7-6 (7) at the Berlin Open to reach her second quarterfinal of the year. The fourth-seeded Pliskova hit 17 aces against Kaia Kanepi in the first round and added 12 more against Andreescu. But the Czech player had to fight back from a break
Continue Reading By Betsy Klein, CNN The Biden administration is facilitating an additional shipment of infant formula on Thursday, the White House announced, transporting specialty formula from Switzerland to the US through ongoing “Operation Fly Formula” efforts as the federal government continues to work to address the shortage. The administration, the White House said in a statement
Continue Reading By Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden is still debating whether to lift some tariffs on China put in place by his predecessor as he mines his authorities for ways to bring down skyrocketing prices that have caused his approval ratings to plummet. Biden is on track to announce a decision on tariffs within a
Continue Reading macamilarincon (CNN) — El Hospital Carilion Franklin Memorial en Rocky Mount, Virginia, está lleno: atiende su cuota de casos de covid-19 y problemas más comunes en esta época del año, como los accidentes de barcos. Pero sus profesionales también tratan a pacientes enfermos por algo engañosamente peligroso: el calor extremo. Las altas temperaturas en el
Continue Reading By Barbara Starr and Jeremy Herb, CNN The Biden administration announced on Wednesday it was providing an additional $1 billion in military aid to Ukraine to fight Russia, a package that includes shipments of additional howitzers, ammunition and coastal defense systems. US President Joe Biden spoke by phone with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday
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COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Danish toy company Lego said Wednesday it plans to invest more than $1 billion over 10 years to build a new factory in the U.S. state of Virginia and to enlarge an existing factory in Mexico. The moves in North America follow Lego’s announcement last year of a similar investment in
Continue Reading By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer BROOKLINE, Mass. (AP) — Ben Silverman and Davis Shore are among the young, the journeymen, the amateurs and the dreamers who made it through qualifying to earn spots in the U.S. Open this week. Starting Thursday, they will play alongside the millionaire disrupters, players such as Phil Mickelson and
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Julia Buckley, CNN With its cliff-chiseled road, dramatic curves and sheer drops towards the turquoise sea far below, the Amalfi Coast has become an iconic road trip destination. A little too iconic, perhaps — because these days, it has become as legendary for its traffic as for its spectacular setting. Tales of miles-long backups abound,
Continue Reading BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s state-run news agency says the country’s caretaker energy minister has extended the licensing deadline for oil and gas companies to explore in the country’s territorial waters until mid-December, to give more firms the chance to bid. The agency said Wednesday’s decision to extended the deadline of the second round of licensing
Continue Reading Lianne Kolirin, CNN Germany’s highest appeal court has ruled that a medieval sculpture can remain on the outside of a church in Wittenberg, eastern Germany, despite acknowledging that it is anti-Semitic. The sandstone carving, which has been part of the exterior of Wittenberg Stadtkirche — or city church — since around 1290, depicts two people
Continue Reading By Tierney Sneed, CNN The Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal brought by a group of Republican-led states seeking to intervene in a case challenging the Trump-era “public charge” immigration policy, a version of which the Biden administration has abandoned. The case did not center on the legality of the rule, but instead, whether the
Continue Reading HALLE, Germany (AP) — Defending champion Ugo Humbert and the second-seeded Stefanos Tsitsipas have both been eliminated from the Halle Open in the second round. Humbert lost to Hubert Hurkacz 7-6 (5), 6-3, and Nick Kyrgios fought back to beat Tsitsipas 5-7, 6-2, 6-4 at the grass-court tournament. Top-ranked Daniil Medvedev advanced by beating David
Continue Reading GAIBA, Italy (AP) — Top-seeded Alison Van Uytvanck of Belgium needed just 45 minutes to ease into the quarterfinals of the Veneto Open, beating compatriot Ysaline Bonaventure 6-2, 6-2. She will next face Ylena In-Albon after the Swiss player beat compatriot Susan Bandecchi 6-3, 6-3. Third-seeded Lucia Bronzetti and fifth-seeded Arantxa Rus were eliminated. It
Continue Reading Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN Español) — El Tribunal Superior de Bogotá ordenó a los candidatos presidenciales Gustavo Petro y Rodolfo Hernández programar un debate presidencial a más tardar en 48 horas luego de emitido el fallo. Amparándose en el “derecho fundamental de participar en la conformación del poder político”, el Tribunal Superior le dio la
Continue Reading By Tierney Sneed and Ariane de Vogue, CNN In an international child custody dispute, the Supreme Court said Wednesday that once a US court finds that returning an abducted child to the home country would subject the child to grave risk, courts are not required to consider whether there are some measures that can be
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