Rocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN Español) — El virus del covid-19 está propagándose nuevamente en el mundo, mutando y provocando la aparición, una tras otra, de nuevas subvariantes en cuestión de semanas, lo cual tiene a los expertos de salud del mundo en vilo por ser cada vez más contagiosas y más capaces de burlar la inmunidad
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By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer The federal government is accusing the Chicago Cubs of failing to make Wrigley Field accessible to those with disabilities during a half-billion dollar renovation. The project that started in 2014 added luxury seating, bathrooms and restaurants. The lawsuit filed by U.S. Attorney John Lausch Jr. says the team’s 1060
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By Clare Duffy, CNN Business Facebook is testing an option for users to create multiple profiles from a single account, amid a bid by the platform to reignite user growth. The feature is aimed at helping users “tailor their experience based on interests and relationships,” Facebook spokesperson Leonard Lam told CNN Business in a statement.
Continue Reading By MIKE FITZPATRICK AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — New York Yankees pitcher Luis Severino has been placed on the 15-day injured list, one day after leaving his start against Cincinnati with right shoulder tightness. Severino had an MRI that showed a low-grade strain to his right latissimus dorsi muscle. The team did not
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VERNON, Texas (AP) — A man acquitted of murder because of insanity is back in custody two weeks after he escaped from a North Texas mental hospital, police said. Alexander Scott Ervin, 29, was located in Austin on Sunday, after he escaped on June 26 from the North Texas State Hospital in Vernon, Texas, Vernon
Continue Reading By AMY FORLITI and GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press The state of Texas sued the federal government Thursday after the Biden administration said federal rules require hospitals to provide abortions if the procedure is necessary to save a mother’s life, even in cases where state law mostly bans the procedure. The lawsuit, which names the Department
Continue Reading EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Track and field officials have awarded the 2025 world championships to Tokyo. That will bring runners, jumpers and throwers back to the home of last year’s Olympics, where they competed in front of mostly empty stands. The World Athletics Council awarded worlds in a race that also included Nairobi, Kenya; Silesia,
Continue Reading ST. ANDREWS, Scotland (AP) — Key hole from Thursday at St. Andrews in the British Open
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By JANET McCONNAUGHEY Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Federal and Louisiana agencies say the owner of a closed fertilizer plant near Baton Rouge has agreed to clean up more than a billion pounds of hazardous waste and to pay a $1.5 million fine. Canadian owner Nutrien says the agreements document its commitment the water
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By Holmes Lybrand and Annie Grayer, CNN Rep. Adam Kinzinger of Illinois, one of two GOP members of the House select committee investigating January 6, told the Wall Street Journal that the panel is considering asking former President Donald Trump to testify and may request a written interview with former Vice President Mike Pence or
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EL PASO, Texas — Both Texas and New Mexico are seeing a dip in gas prices this week. In Texas, the statewide average price of a gallon of unleaded gas is $4.14, according to Triple-A. That’s 19 cents less than last week but still $1.31 more than this time last year. In El Paso, the
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By Stefano Pozzebon A former Trump administration official’s claim that he orchestrated government overthrows abroad is making waves in Venezuela. Venezuela’s National Assembly voted on Thursday to condemn the comments by former US National Security Advisor John Bolton. Its leader Jorge Rodriguez described the apparent admission as “an extraordinary feat of brazenness.” Rodriguez, a psychiatrist
Continue Reading CNN’s Jake Tapper and former National Security Adviser to Trump, John Bolton, disagree on the idea that the former president was capable of planning a coup on January 6th.
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Texas is suing the Biden administration over guidance released Monday telling the nation’s doctors they’re protected by federal law to terminate a pregnancy as part of emergency treatment — and threatening to defund hospitals that don’t perform these procedures. The Biden administration’s guidance states that federal law requires doctors to perform abortions for pregnant people
Continue Reading By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer ST. ANDREWS, Scotland (AP) — The Old Course at St. Andrews was fast as ever. The same couldn’t be said for the pace of play at the British Open. The heralded start of the 150th Open featured Cameron Young making his debut with a 64. He had a two-shot
Continue Reading By Virginia Langmaid, CNN As a global outbreak of monkeypox continues to grow, public health officials are stressing the importance of education in fighting the virus. “I am concerned by the scale and spread of the virus,” World Health Organization Director Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said Wednesday. Monkeypox is a poxvirus, related to smallpox and cowpox.
Continue Reading By Leah Asmelash, CNN Fans of hit show “Abbott Elementary” will have the chance to walk the halls of the eponymous school — when the series makes its debut at San Diego Comic-Con this summer. On July 21, Hulu is launching an immersive experience where visitors can feel like a part of the school through
Continue Reading By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve’s inspector general concluded Thursday that financial trades made several years ago by Chair Jerome Powell and Richard Clarida, then the vice chair, did not violate any laws or ethics rules. At the same time, the letter said the investigation of the presidents of
Continue Reading By Scottie Andrew, CNN After a nearly three-year break from social media, actress Constance Wu returned to her online platforms on Thursday to share that she attempted suicide in 2019 after a series of poorly received tweets. The “Hustlers” and “Crazy Rich Asians” actress, whose memoir will be released this fall, wrote that while she
Continue Reading By Lilit Marcus and Marnie Hunter, CNN A popular Vermont ski resort originally known as Suicide Six has changed its name to Saskadena Six, according to the resort. The ski area, located in the town of South Pomfret, announced plans in late June to change its “insensitive” name in the weeks to come. “Our resort
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MESA, Ariz. (AP) — Virgin Galactic announced Thursday that it has selected the Phoenix suburb of Mesa as the site where it will assemble its next class of rocket ships. Officials with the aerospace and space travel company said they have signed a long-term lease for a new final assembly manufacturing facility adjacent to the
Continue Reading By Eric Bradner, Jeremy Harlan and Stella Chan, CNN A Colorado judge on Thursday ordered the arrest of Tina Peters, the indicted Mesa County clerk and leading election denier who lost last month’s Republican primary for secretary of state. District Judge Matthew Barrett issued the no-bond warrant, granting District Attorney Dan Rubinstein’s request, after Peters
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EL PASO, Texas — After getting approval in March to issue $365 million in revenue bonds, El Paso Water is now requesting $441 million more in revenue bonds to cover future construction projects.The Public Service Board, which oversees El Paso Water, on Wednesday unanimously, 6-0, approved a request from the utility to ask the El
Continue Reading CNN By Kate Bennett, CNN Ivana Trump, an ex-wife of Donald Trump, has died in her home in New York City, the former President posted on Truth Social. There was no word on a cause. Ivana Trump is the mother of Donald Jr., Ivanka Trump and Eric Trump. She was 73. “I am very saddened
Continue Reading By Kate Bennett, CNN Ivana Trump, an ex-wife of Donald Trump, has died in her home in New York City, the former President posted on Truth Social. There was no word on a cause. Ivana Trump is the mother of Donald Jr., Ivanka Trump and Eric Trump. She was 73. “I am very saddened to
Continue Reading MIAMI (AP) — Brian Anderson atoned for a costly error with a two-run triple in the 11th inning and the Miami Marlins beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-2 Thursday. Anderson originally was ruled to have been hit by a pitch from Wil Crowe but the Pirates successfully challenged it hit his bat first. Anderson then sent
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — Texas Rangers shortstop Corey Seager was picked Thursday to replace Toronto outfielder George Springer on the American League roster for next week’s All-Star Game. Seager is an injury replacement for Springer, who has been nursing a sore elbow. However, Springer was in the Blue Jays’ starting lineup for Thursday night’s game
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — Texas Rangers shortstop Corey Seager was picked Thursday to replace Toronto outfielder George Springer on the American League roster for next week’s All-Star Game. Seager is an injury replacement for Springer, who has been nursing a sore elbow. However, Springer was in the Blue Jays’ starting lineup for Thursday night’s game
Continue Reading By Sonia Moghe and Alaa Elassar, CNN The man accused of opening fire on shoppers inside a Buffalo supermarket and killing 10 people was indicted by a federal grand jury Thursday — a day ahead of the store’s long-awaited reopening. Exactly two months after the shooting, Payton Gendron, 19, has been indicted on 27 counts,
Continue Reading By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Royals spent Thursday patching up a roster missing 10 players barred from traveling to Toronto because of their COVID-19 vaccination status while trying to smooth over their damaged image among fans. Among the nearly 40% of players on the 26-man roster
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