Alejandra Ramos Barreda (CNN Español) — Un grupo de científicos descubrió la presencia de cuatro nuevos virus en las tortugas gigantes de las Islas Galápagos, en Ecuador. Los científicos evaluaron a 454 animales y emplearon una técnica similar a la utilizada para detectar el covid-19 en los humanos recolectando muestras de los ojos, boca y
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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican Wisconsin lawmakers are pushing for tougher bail policies after a man who is charged with driving his SUV through a suburban Milwaukee Christmas parade, killing six people and injuring more than 60, had been released on $1,000 bail in a domestic violence case. There have been bipartisan calls for bail
Continue Reading By SAM METZ AP / Report for America RENO, Nev. (AP) — The challenges facing former U.S. Sen. Dean Heller as he runs for Nevada governor were on full display on Thursday at the first gubernatorial debate leading up the June 2022 Republican primary election. Heller was booed multiple times over claims about his conservative
Continue Reading By ASTRID SUÁREZ Associated Press CALI, Colombia (AP) — For the first time in years, Víctor Escobar stopped taking most of the medicines needed for his lung disease. There was no longer any need. On Friday evening he became the first Colombian to be euthanized despite not yet being in a terminal condition. He had
Continue Reading Germán Padinger (CNN) — Si en 2020 se renovaron los llamamientos a la igualdad racial al tiempo que estallaban las protestas de Black Lives Matter en toda Europa, en 2021 se produjo una reacción violenta cuando algunos sectores de la clase política emprendieron la llamada “guerra contra el woke”. Despojado de su significado original de
Continue Reading CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (AP) — Rex Dearmont Rust, co-president of the Missouri-based media company Rust Communications, has died. The company’s flagship newspaper, the Southeast Missourian in Cape Girardeau, reported that Rust died Thursday evening after a yearlong battle with cancer. He was 52. Rust grew up in Cape Girardeau and graduated from Harvard University in
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CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (AP) — Rex Dearmont Rust, co-president of the Missouri-based media company Rust Communications, has died. The company’s flagship newspaper, the Southeast Missourian in Cape Girardeau, reported that Rust died Thursday evening after a yearlong battle with cancer. He was 52. Rust grew up in Cape Girardeau and graduated from Harvard University in
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By Michelle Watson, Haley Brink and Allison Chinchar, CNN Record rain and snow will cause floods, possible landslides, and higher avalanche risks across western Washington state, with more forecast to fall through the weekend. Residents living in the Skokomish Valley area of Mason County are under an evacuation order due to rising water and “imminent
Continue ReadingRecord rain and snow will cause floods, possible landslides, and higher avalanche risks across western Washington state. CNN affiliate KING reports on how the weather is wreaking havoc on the highways.
Continue Reading PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A judge has awarded nearly $1 million in damages to the families of four fishermen who died when their Maine-based boat mysteriously sank off the Massachusetts coast in 2020. The 82-foot Portland, Maine-based Emmy Rose went down early Nov. 23, 2020, as it was heading to port after a seven-day fishing
Continue Reading PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A judge has awarded nearly $1 million in damages to the families of four fishermen who died when their Maine-based boat mysteriously sank off the Massachusetts coast in 2020. The 82-foot Portland, Maine-based Emmy Rose went down early Nov. 23, 2020, as it was heading to port after a seven-day fishing
Continue Reading By DARLENE SUPERVILLE and PATTY NIEBERG Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Colo. (AP) — President Joe Biden has visited Colorado to comfort residents grappling with rebuilding homes and businesses destroyed last week by a rare winter fire. The blaze burned through a pair of heavily populated suburbs between Denver and Boulder. The president met local officials who
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By Ashley Strickland, CNN The Flame Nebula is one of many gems included in the Orion constellation, and astronomers have now captured a new perspective of this striking celestial feature. While the Flame Nebula appears to live up to its name, the fiery image actually represents what the interstellar clouds look like in radio waves.
Continue Reading By Jodi Upchurch, CNN Zoo animals take a snow day, skiers rescue a lucky dog from an avalanche, and rule-breaking partyers are grounded in Cancun. These are the must-watch videos of the week. A wild snow day Animals at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo enjoyed the first snowfall of 2022 in the Washington, DC, area, including
Continue Reading A group of people seen dancing, drinking and vaping maskless aboard a flight to Cancun are now stranded in Mexico after their return flight to Canada was scrubbed and other airlines have declined to fly them home.
Continue Reading Tinsley, a one-year old Shiloh Shepherd, led state troopers to her owner’s overturned truck on I-89.
Continue Reading Animals at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo enjoyed the first snowfall of 2022 in the Washington, DC area.
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By Anneken Tappe, CNN Business 2021 was a historically great year for jobs. So why didn’t it feel that way? The short answers: Economists were befuddled. You were paying closer-than-usual attention. And months after a series of bad headlines subsided, the job situation quietly improved. Confused? Don’t worry. Pretty much everyone is. We’ll take you
Continue Reading The Associated Press Tributes to Sidney Poitier poured in from Hollywood and elsewhere following the death of the groundbreaking actor and cultural icon. Poitier, who died Thursday at the age of 94, was the first Black actor to win an Academy Award for best lead performance and the first to be a top box-office draw.
Continue Reading By Alex Rogers and Manu Raju, CNN Republicans are growing bullish that Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson will launch his reelection campaign in 2022, setting the stage for a bruising race that could determine control of the Senate and whether former President Donald Trump will continue to have one of his staunchest allies in the chamber.
Continue Reading Rocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN Español) — Estar a la moda tiene su costo. No solo económico, sino también ambiental. La industria textil es la segunda más contaminante del mundo, según la Organización de las Naciones Unidas (ONU). Aunque la expectativa es mantenerse al día con las tendencias en constante cambio, renovando nuestro guardarropa cada pocas semanas
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN Rooney Mara, the Oscar-nominated actress, is reportedly set to play an iconic star from the Golden Age of Hollywood. According to both Deadline and Variety, Mara will star as Audrey Hepburn in a forthcoming Apple Studios biopic. Hepburn, who died in 1993 at the age of 63 from cancer, appeared
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SEATTLE (AP) — Sue Bird says she will return to the Seattle Storm for another season, putting off retirement for at least one more year. The four-time WNBA champion and 12-time All-Star selection has spent her entire WNBA career with the Storm after being the No. 1 pick of the 2002 WNBA draft. The 2022
Continue Reading By Natasha Bertrand and Sean Lyngaas, CNN The Biden administration is still weighing exactly how it would penalize Russia if the country invades Ukraine, as US diplomats are just days away from high-stakes meetings with Kremlin officials. Some Biden administration officials are warning of collateral economic damage from harsh sanctions and the risk of retaliatory
Continue Reading BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Hundreds of Novak Djokovic’s supporters have gathered at a rally in downtown Belgrade to protest his confinement in Australia after his entry was denied by border authorities because of COVID-19 vaccination regulations. The top-ranked Serb is hoping to defend his title at the Australian Open and win a men’s record 21st
Continue Reading BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Hundreds of Novak Djokovic’s supporters have gathered at a rally in downtown Belgrade to protest his confinement in Australia after his entry was denied by border authorities because of COVID-19 vaccination regulations. The top-ranked Serb is hoping to defend his title at the Australian Open and win a men’s record 21st
Continue Reading BRISTOL, Conn. (AP) — Former players David Cone and Eduardo Perez are joining Karl Ravech to form a new broadcast team for ESPN’s “Sunday Night Baseball” telecasts. Alex Rodriguez, the scandal-tainted three-time MVP who had been on the telecasts during the past four seasons, will shift to eight Sunday night alternate telecasts on ESPN2 with
Continue Reading BRISTOL, Conn. (AP) — Former players David Cone and Eduardo Perez are joining Karl Ravech to form a new broadcast team for ESPN’s “Sunday Night Baseball” telecasts. Alex Rodriguez, the scandal-tainted three-time MVP who had been on the telecasts during the past four seasons, will shift to eight Sunday night alternate telecasts on ESPN2 with
Continue Reading CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina’s defensive struggles are leading to changes on Mack Brown’s coaching staff. In a statement, the school said Friday that defensive coordinator Jay Bateman and assistant Jovan Dewitt won’t return to the football staff next season. That comes after the Tar Heels have allowed more points and yards per
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — Tottenham forward Son Heung-min will likely be sidelined until the end of the month because of a leg injury. The South Korea international leads the team with eight Premier League goals this season with sixth-place Tottenham challenging for a Champions League spot. Manager Antonio Conte says Son had a scan after feeling
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