Julia Buckley, CNN Just weeks after tourists were caught driving and hurling scooters down the Spanish Steps in Rome, another tourist in Italy has caused havoc on two wheels in an ancient site. A tourist was caught driving a moped through the Campanian site of Pompeii on Wednesday. He was immediately apprehended by site security
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Continue Reading Review by Brian Lowry, CNN A grim reminder of the catastrophic institutional failures associated with Hurricane Katrina, “Five Days at Memorial” captures the personal toll and terrible choices made under the most adverse of conditions. Working backward from the 45 dead bodies discovered in Memorial Hospital, it’s a compelling fact-based look at those five days
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One of the tragic events of Hurricane Katrina is now a streaming mini-series on Apple TV+. Rick Damigella reports.
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By Ashley Strickland, CNN A lone male puma stalked through the tall grass of Chile’s Torres del Paine National Park, and it appeared to be heading straight for a film crew. The crew, led by Chilean producer and director René Araneda, had secured a special permit to film pumas off of the park’s main trail.
Continue Reading “It’s like looking for a needle in a haystack,” crews said describing the search for a blue whale. The final episode of “Patagonia: Life on the Edge of the World” offers a behind-the-scenes look at making the series. It airs Sunday at 9 p.m. ET.
Continue Reading This behind-the-scene videos show the great lengths Isaí Madriz, an entomologist and zoologist, went to find rare insects. The new Original Series “Patagonia: Life on the Edge of the World” airs Sundays at 9 p.m. ET.
Continue Reading The marine otters, also known as chungungos, were once hunted almost until extinction. But now the fishing community is protecting this rare specie. “Patagonia: Life on the Edge of the World” airs Sundays at 9 p.m. ET.
Continue Reading In the foothills of the Patagonian Andes, only one in five of puma’s guanaco hunts are successful. The Original Series “Patagonia: Life on the Edge of the World” airs Sundays at 9 p.m. ET.
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — USA Basketball has picked its 12-man roster for the opening second-round window of World Cup qualifying, as the Americans look to move closer to clinching a spot in the field for next year’s event. Jim Boylen will return as coach, assisted again by Ty Ellis and Othella Harrington. The roster
Continue Reading By Jack Guy, CNN Western Europe was battling Thursday to deal with the fallout from extreme heat and drought, with wildfires causing evacuations in France and Italian farmers losing up to 80% of their harvest due to severe drought. After days of battles, French firefighters observed the first signs of a slow down among fires
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BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union says a new U.S. tax credit plan aimed at encouraging Americans to buy electric vehicles could discriminate against European producers and break world trade rules. The Inflation Reduction Act is nearing approval in Congress. It would grant a tax credit of up to $7,500 to lower the cost of
Continue Reading By Rachel Ramirez, CNN As sea ice vanishes, Greenland melts and wildfires scorch the planet’s northernmost forests, new research confirms what scientists are sounding alarms about: the Arctic has warmed much faster than the rest of the world in the past several decades. The phenomenon, called Arctic amplification, is caused by the heat-trapping emissions from
Continue Reading Global warming is helping fuel opportunities to help stop it, and billionaires are jumping on board.
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U.S. Officials are trying to find an Iranian man who allegedly planned to assassinate at least two former U.S. Officials. Wednesday, The Justice Department announced criminal charges against Shahram Poursafi who is at large. U.S. Officials say he plotted to kill former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, who served under Donald Trump. John Bolton, who
Continue Reading macamilarincon (CNN) — El Departamento de Justicia de EE.UU. anunció cargos penales este miércoles contra un miembro del Cuerpo de la Guardia Revolucionaria Islámica (IRGC, por sus siglas en inglés) de Irán por supuestamente tratar de orquestar el asesinato de John Bolton, quien ocupó altos cargos de Seguridad Nacional durante los gobierno de Trump y
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A self-proclaimed white supremacist will spend time behind bars for his role in the U.S. Capitol riots. Bryan Betancur was sentenced to four months in jail Wednesday after pleading guilty to illegally trespassing on Capitol grounds. Prosecutors say Betancur stormed the U.S. Capitol on January 6th and helped rioters remove furniture from the Capitol building while
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EL PASO, Texas — El Paso Police are investigating a serious crash in west El Paso involving several migrants. It happened around 7 a.m. at the Como’s Italian Restaurant on Mesa and Waymore on Thursday. An El Paso Police spokesman said officers were trying to pull a vehicle over near Executive Center Blvd. The driver
Continue Reading Nickelodeon star Jennette McCurdy opened up about her childhood abuse in an exclusive interview with ABC’s “Good Morning America.” The “iCarly” co-star released a new memoir titled, “I’m Glad My Mom Died.”
Continue Reading By Scottie Andrew, CNN On “iCarly,” they played best friends, web show hosts and polar opposites. In real life, though, Jennette McCurdy and Miranda Cosgrove are still close, even if they’re no longer castmates. Ahead of the release of her memoir, “I’m Glad My Mom Died,” McCurdy reflected on her yearslong friendship with Cosgrove, with
Continue Reading By Chloe Melas, CNN Actress and director Denise Dowse is hospitalized with viral meningitis, according to a post from her sister. “I am requesting support and prayers be offered me and my sister, and my only immediate family @denisedowse,” her sister wrote in an Instagram post made to Dowse’s official account. “She is currently in
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By Anna Bahney, CNN Business Mortgage rates climbed above 5% again, after dipping below that threshold for the first time in months a week earlier. While the volatility in mortgage rates remains, there are signs that the housing market is starting to stabilize. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 5.22% in the week ending August 11,
Continue Reading By Kristen Rogers and Ashley Strickland, CNN Tonight’s sturgeon supermoon could have you dancing in the moonlight — the type that only happens three to four times per year. Named by the Native American Algonquin tribe after sturgeon fish that were more easily caught in the Great Lakes and other bodies of water during this
Continue Reading By ADRIANA MORGA The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Gas prices have fallen from the record highs they reached earlier this summer, but they’re still higher than a year ago. And with inflation driving up the cost of pretty much everything else, finding the funds to cover your commute may be increasingly tricky. Whether
Continue Reading By ADRIANA MORGA The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Gas prices are falling but still high. And inflation is making everything else more expensive. But experts say there are ways to save on commuting costs. If you drive, AAA recommends avoiding traffic and adjusting your normal route in order to avoid unnecessary driving. Driving
Continue Reading By Michelle Watson, CNN A former Boston public high school dean and alleged Latin Kings recruiter pleaded guilty Tuesday to racketeering charges according to a news release from the US Attorney’s Office for the district of Massachusetts. Shaun Harrison entered a plea agreement last week, according to court documents. The plea agreement stated Harrison agreed
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — En un esfuerzo por ampliar el limitado suministro de la vacuna contra la viruela del mono Jynneos, las autoridades sanitarias federales autorizaron esta semana la administración de dosis más pequeñas utilizando un método de inyección diferente. Con más de 10.000 casos de viruela del mono en Estados Unidos y una gran
Continue Reading By Parija Kavilanz, CNN Business As parents and teachers prepare for students to return to classrooms this fall, they’re grappling with how much more the most basic school supplies will cost. From glue, markers, pens and tape to backpacks, sneakers, even underwear, price tags on these necessities have jumped over the last year as inflation
Continue Reading By Jorge Engels and Jennifer Hansler, CNN US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday said he had raised “serious concerns” related to human rights as well as issues about regional tensions with the neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo during a meeting with Rwandan President Paul Kagame in the capital Kigali. Speaking at a press
Continue Reading By Nimi Princewill, Stephanie Busari CNN and Reuters Eight police officers were killed during violent anti-government protests in Sierra Leone on Wednesday, the country’s youth minister told CNN Thursday, while hospital sources told Reuters that at least 21 civilians were killed in different locations in the country. The officers, six men and two women, were
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