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Month: June 2022

A Maryland sheriff’s deputy was fatally shot while chasing a fugitive, authorities say

By Amir Vera, Michelle Watson and Michelle Krupa, CNN A Maryland sheriff’s deputy was shot and killed Sunday night while chasing a fugitive, according to authorities. Deputy 1st Class Glenn Hilliard was fatally shot around 8:25 p.m. outside an apartment complex in Pittsville, according to a news release from the Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office. Pittsville

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A mountain in Yellowstone National Park has been renamed in honor of Native Americans who were massacred

By Alaa Elassar, CNN Yellowstone National Park has renamed one of its mountains to honor Native Americans instead of the US Army captain who massacred them. Once named after Gustavus Doane, Mount Doane has been renamed First Peoples Mountain, the National Park Service (NPS) announced on Thursday. The 10,551-foot peak stands east of Yellowstone Lake

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PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan reflects on ‘unfortunate week’ following launch of LIV Golf series

By Homero De la Fuente and George Ramsay, CNN PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan called the launch of the controversial LIV Golf series an “unfortunate week that was created by some unfortunate decisions.” Speaking at the Canadian Open on Sunday, Monahan made his first public appearance since banning 17 players for participating in the Saudi-backed

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Tiroteos en Estados Unidos: ¿qué hay en el acuerdo bipartidista para el control de armas y qué no?

Melissa Velásquez Loaiza Washington (CNN) — Un grupo bipartidista de senadores dio a conocer este domingo un principio de acuerdo para la legislación sobre seguridad de armas, brindando una descripción general de un próximo paquete de reformas para abordar uno de los problemas más apremiantes y divisivos de la nación a raíz de los tiroteos

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Especie de tortuga de las Galápagos se creía extinta hasta el descubrimiento de una hembra solitaria

urielblanco (CNN) — Cuando en 2019 se avistó una pequeña tortuga hembra en la inaccesible isla volcánica de Fernandina, en las Galápagos, los investigadores quedaron sorprendidos. Anteriormente, solo se había encontrado allí otra tortuga, un gran macho solitario, en 1906 por el explorador Rollo Beck. Los científicos habían pensado que este animal era el último

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