By Rachel Ramirez, CNN For the first time since it was filled more than 50 years ago, Lake Powell, the second-largest reservoir in the country, is projected to dip past a critical threshold, threatening water supplies and putting a key source of hydropower generation at heightened risk of being forced offline, as climate change-fueled drought
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EL PASO, Texas – On Thursday morning, the Marathon Petroleum Foundation announced its $273,838 donation to El Paso Community College to help train students to learn the trade of welding while in high school. Students work towards their college studies while obtaining their welding certification at EPCC. “I think now people are understanding time is
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrat Duncan Klussmann advances to primary runoff election in Texas’ 38th Congressional District.
Continue Reading WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrat Diana Alexander advances to primary runoff election in Texas’ 38th Congressional District.
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SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Authorities say a retired New Mexico firefighter was the other person killed along with a Santa Fe police officer in fatal car crashes during a pursuit of a carjacked vehicle. A New Mexico State Police statement said Las Vegas resident Frank Lovato, a 62-year-old retired firefighter for the northern New
Continue Reading WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Julio Garza advances to primary runoff election in Texas’ 29th Congressional District.
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LAS VEGAS (AP) — Ilmar’l Thomas scored 18 points and Angela Dugalic came off the bench to post a double-double to help UCLA pull away for a 73-60 victory over USC in the first round of the Pac-12 Conference tournament. Thomas sank 8 of 14 shots from the floor for the seventh-seeded Bruins (14-11). Dugalic,
Continue Reading Russian President Vladimir Putin has been pushing the rhetoric of “denazification” as justification for his invasion of Ukraine. CNN’s Sam Kiley speaks to members of the Jewish community in Uman, Ukraine, where residents are using a synagogue as shelter to get their views on Putin’s claim.
Continue Reading By Rebecca Wright and Olha Konovalova, CNN As air raid sirens blared in the small Ukrainian city of Uman, about 125 miles south of the capital Kyiv, families crowded into a makeshift bomb shelter underneath a central synagogue. Before Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine last week, the basement of the temple was used as
Continue Reading WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Robert Schafranek advances to primary runoff election in Texas’ 29th Congressional District.
Continue Reading By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer Athletes around the world cheered when leaders of the Paralympics booted Russia from the Games. The tipping point to the rapid turn of events Thursday was “a very, very volatile environment” in the athletes village in Beijing at the Paralympics, according to the head of that organization. The International
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By Matias Grez, CNN Two young footballers and a teenage former biathlete have been killed in Ukraine, according to a number of sporting organizations. Fighting in the country entered its second week on Thursday after Russia’s invasion on February 24. FIFPro, the worldwide players’ union, tweeted on Tuesday: “Our thoughts are with the families, friends,
Continue Reading CNN’s Matthew Chance speaks to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky amid deadly attacks from Russia’s military.
Continue Reading WASHINGTON (AP) — Morgan Luttrell wins Republican nomination for U.S. House in Texas’ 8th Congressional District.
Continue Reading GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Aisha Sheppard scored 20 points, Elizabeth Kitley had 19 points and 10 rebounds and No. 21 Virginia Tech beat Clemson 82-60 in the second round of the ACC tournament. Fifth-seeded Virginia Tech advances to play No. 4 seed and 16th ranked North Carolina in the quarterfinals on Friday. Virginia Tech made
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By Phil Mattingly and Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden on Thursday signed into law sweeping workplace reforms designed to free victims of sexual harassment and sexual assault to seek justice in court, flanked by one of the most prominent advocates for the effort and the bipartisan lawmakers who drove the bill through Congress. Gretchen
Continue Reading By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer The U.S. women’s national soccer team will play a pair of matches against Uzbekistan next month in Ohio and Pennsylvania. The games will be the first time the United States has faced Uzbekistan. The games come as teams continue to deal with international COVID-19 restrictions, which make scheduling
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Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN Español) — Unos 4 millones de hogares colombianos de escasos recursos recibirán en marzo su aporte económico del programa Ingreso Solidario, según anunció el Gobierno de Colombia el mes pasado. En marzo la cobertura de estos subsidios llegará a un millón más de personas, pasando de más de 3 a poco
Continue Reading By JEROME PUGMIRE AP Sports Writer PARIS (AP) — Having saved Nantes from relegation coach Antoine Kombouare has completely turned the club’s fortunes around this season and Canaries fans are feeling chirpy again. Nantes is one of only two sides to beat runaway league leader Paris Saint-Germain and is pushing hard on two fronts for
Continue Reading By Liam Reilly, CNN An explosion that wrought “catastrophic damage” Thursday to a garden-style four-story building in Silver Spring, Maryland, has left over a dozen injured, five seriously, a Montgomery County Fire Department public information officer said. Firefighters immediately made several rescues, said spokesperson Pete Piringer. All priority-one patients have been transported or are in
Continue Reading By REBECCA SANTANA and CURT ANDERSON Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Hurricane Harvey dumped more than 50 inches of rain on parts of the Texas coast in 2017. Then in 2020, ferocious winds from Hurricane Laura destroyed homes across coastal Louisiana. Hurricane Ida hit in 2021, leaving the entire city of New Orleans without
Continue Reading CNNEE Nota del editor: Mari Rodríguez Ichaso ha sido colaboradora de la revista Vanidades durante varias décadas. Es especialista en moda, viajes, gastronomía, arte, arquitectura y entretenimiento, productora de cine y columnista de estilo de CNN en Español. Las opiniones expresadas en esta columna son exclusivamente suyas. Lee más artículos de opinión en cnne.com/opinion. (CNN
Continue Reading By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN Ken Duberstein, President Ronald Reagan’s chief of staff during his final year in office, died Wednesday, his son confirmed to CNN. He was 77. A cause of death was not immediately provided. Duberstein was a “close confidant” and adviser to Reagan, serving in the White House at the beginning of the
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By HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer Amid the conflict triggered in Ukraine by the Russian invasion, many aid organizations are raising funds to help those impacted by the conflict. The United Nations estimates 12 million people in Ukraine and 4 million refugees could be in need of relief and protection in the coming months. Experts
Continue Reading CNNEE (CNN) — Es posible que se eliminen los mandatos de uso de mascarillas en muchas partes de Estados Unidos, pero no deseches tus tapabocas todavía. La semana pasada, los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades de EE.UU. dieron a conocer nuevas pautas de mascarillas que variaban según el nivel de cada
Continue Reading By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell warned that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which has already driven up oil prices, will likely further magnify the high inflation that has engulfed the U.S. economy. At the same time, Powell said he is committed to doing whatever it will take
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By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Crude oil prices briefly surged to their highest levels since 2008 Thursday morning before pulling back a bit. Still, at about $110 a barrel, there are growing concerns that skyrocketing energy prices could lead to a severe economic pullback in the United States and around the globe. After
Continue Reading By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer The union for U.S. women’s national soccer team players is committing $2.5 million in no-fee, no-interest loan capital to more than 400 small businesses, with a focus on women and underserved communities. The pledge is part of a four-year deal with San Francisco-based Kiva, which crowdfunds loans to
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By Judson Jones and Monica Garrett, CNN Five crashes, two of which killed three people, occurred along a stretch of I-95 in Volusia County, Florida, early Thursday, shutting down an 18-mile stretch of the interstate in both directions. The highway was re-opened Friday after repairs were completed overnight, said Lt. Kim Montes, a public information
Continue Reading By Faith Karimi, CNN Ukrainian tennis star Sergiy Stakhovsky was vacationing with his family in Dubai when Russian forces invaded his home country. He made a tough decision to leave his wife and three young children at their home in Hungary and return to his homeland to join the fight. He’s now a member of
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