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Year: 2022

Paul Pelosi released from hospital

By Jamie Gangel and Augie Martin, CNN Paul Pelosi has been released from a San Francisco hospital after recovering from surgery to repair a skull fracture and injuries to his hand and arm, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced Thursday. “Paul is grateful to the 911 operator, emergency responders, trauma care team, ICU staff, and the

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Law enforcement ratchets up presence in voting process as some sheriffs push election conspiracy theories

By Bob Ortega, Isabelle Chapman and Curt Devine, CNN Early voters dropping off ballots in Berks County, Pennsylvania, are confronted by a sight surprising for elections in the United States:  A pair of uniformed sheriff’s deputies armed with guns and tasers guarding the ballot box. Directed by local election officials to question voters before letting

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Brazil’s Andrade makes history, wins world gymnastics title

LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Rebeca Andrade grew immune to pressure long ago. Enduring three reconstructive knee surgeries provides some perspective. It’s why the 23-year-old Brazilian gymnast wasn’t thinking about making history or her own grueling personal journey during the women’s all-around finals at the world championships on Thursday. Considering all she’s been through, the fact

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Milwaukee elections official fired after allegedly requesting military ballots for fake voters

By Omar Jimenez and Zachary Cohen, CNN A top elections official in Milwaukee has been fired after allegedly obtaining military absentee ballots for fake voters through a state-run website and sending them to a Republican state lawmaker, Mayor Cavalier Johnson announced Thursday. Kimberly Zapata, deputy director of the Milwaukee Election Commission, allegedly requested the military

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Suspected Russian trolls use political cartoons to denigrate Democratic candidates as midterms approach

By Sean Lyngaas, CNN Suspected Russian operatives have used far-right media platforms to denigrate Democratic candidates in Georgia, New York, Ohio and Pennsylvania in a renewed effort to influence voters in next week’s midterm elections, private researchers said Thursday. The alleged Russian influence operation included six political cartoons spread in the last week on a

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Dosis de un “hongo mágico” sintético ayudó a aliviar la depresión severa, según estudio

Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Una sola dosis de una versión sintética del componente de los “hongos alucinógenos”, la psilocibina, mejoró la depresión en personas con una forma de la enfermedad resistente al tratamiento, según un nuevo estudio. El ensayo clínico aleatorizado y doble ciego, que los autores calificaron como “el mayor de su clase”, comparó

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French parliament halted by lawmaker’s shout “Go back to Africa”

By Xiaofei Xu A rightwing French lawmaker has caused uproar by shouting “Go back to Africa” during a Black lawmaker’s comments at a parliamentary session broadcast to the public on Thursday. Grégoire de Fournas, parliamentary representative from the National Rally (RN) party, interrupted Carlos Martens Bilongo, a representative from the far-left party France Unbowed (LFI)

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RSV hospitalizations shoot up to levels typically seen in December, CDC data shows

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN RSV hospitalizations were significantly higher than normal again last week amid a respiratory virus season that’s hitting the United States earlier and harder than usual, according to new data published Thursday by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Cumulative RSV hospitalization rates have already reached levels that are typically

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