By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — Two shots a year of a drug currently used to treat HIV infections were dramatically effective at preventing infections in a study among young women and adolescent girls in Africa. The twice-yearly injection of the drug lenacapavir can provide total protection against HIV infections, demonstrating 100% efficacy in Phase 3 trial data released
Continue Reading By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — There is a “critical shortage” of certain vials used to collect samples for blood cultures, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned health care providers on Tuesday. These tests help diagnose bloodstream infections and related conditions such as sepsis and endocarditis. Identifying the type of bacteria or
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Associated Press PANAMA CITY (AP) — Ten migrants have drowned trying to cross a rushing river in Panama’s Darien Gap that borders Colombia. Panama’s National Border Service said in a statement Wednesday that the victims were swept away by a strong current and their bodies were later seen near the Indigenous community of Carreto. An
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By Charlie Buckley Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — An analyst and an assistant coach with Canada Soccer are being removed from the Canadian Olympic Team and “sent home immediately” from the prelude to this year’s Paris games, according to the Canadian Olympic Committee (COC). “The COC is in contact
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By Amy Woodyatt, CNN (CNN) — The Netherlands’ Olympic chief has said he is “surprised” at reactions towards Steven van de Velde, the Dutch beach volleyball player who served time in prison for raping a child 10 years ago and who will represent the Netherlands at this year’s Olympics. Van de Velde, who is now
Continue Reading By Alyse Jones Click here for updates on this story OKLAHOMA CITY (KOCO) — A recent ruling from the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals says pregnant women using marijuana with a medical marijuana card cannot be prosecuted for child neglect. The court says women with a medical car are using the drug legally, therefore they
Continue Reading Associated Press MATURIN, Venezuela (AP) — Eleven years into Venezuela’s crisis, the days of food shortages are virtually gone. But with many earning under $200 a month, getting the essentials is a constant struggle for families in rural and urban areas alike. Now, that angst-provoking money math is among the reasons why the ruling party’s
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By Scott McLean and Umut Sevdi Tangor, CNN (CNN) — It’s been well over a decade since millions of Syrians flooded into Turkey en masse, seeking refuge from the civil war at home. But today, there are increasing signs the refugees may have worn out their welcome. This month, anti-Syrian riots took place in several
Continue Reading By Meghan Mosley Click here for updates on this story LOGAN COUNTY, Oklahoma (KOCO) — A litter of kittens were found on the side of a rural Logan County road on Saturday, leading nonprofits to raise a red flag on the issue. For the second time this year, cats were dumped on the road in
Continue Reading AP Sports Writer PARIS (AP) — Uzbekistan lost the match but won over the crowd on Wednesday as competition at the Paris Olympics officially began with soccer matches in Paris and Saint-Etienne. Uzbekistan fans chanted and danced throughout a 2-1 defeat to Spain, to the rhythm of a furiously fast drum beat at Parc des
Continue Reading By Lindsay Weber Click here for updates on this story TAHOMA, California (KCRA) — A man died on Monday after he was trapped and pinned between a pickup truck and a tractor trailer in a Tahoma parking lot, the California Highway Patrol said. CHP said it responded to the parking lot on West Lake Boulevard
Continue Reading Originally Published: 23 JUL 24 20:01 ET Updated: 23 JUL 24 20:43 ET By Kristen Holmes, Kate Sullivan and Fredreka Schouten, CNN (CNN) — The Trump campaign on Tuesday filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission arguing money raised for President Joe Biden’s reelection bid cannot be transferred to Vice President Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign. The complaint
Continue Reading By Eric Levenson, Taylor Romine, Melissa Gray, Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — Bryan Kohberger, who pleaded guilty to the murders of four University of Idaho students in their off-campus home in 2022, has filed a petition to reopen the case and take back his guilty plea.One year after a stunning hearing in which Kohberger admitted
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AP Sports Writer PARIS (AP) — France’s hopes of leaving the Paris Olympics with a men’s basketball gold medal primarily rest on the shoulders of its tallest players. Those two 7-footers –- NBA stars Rudy Gobert and Victor Wembanyama –- said Wednesday that they believe there’s still time for the host nation to find itself
Continue Reading By Lindsay Weber Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO COUNTY, California (KCRA) — First responders rescued two people who were stranded on a tree on the American River in Sacramento on Monday. The Sacramento Fire Department responded to the river near La Riviera Drive around 4:48 p.m. “Life is precious, man. And so,
Continue Reading By Kai Reed Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE, Maryland (WBAL) — Several community members gathered for two separate vigils in Baltimore Monday night. The first was held to remember 12-year-old Breaunna Cormley, who was shot and killed inside a house on North Kenwood Avenue on Friday. Friends, neighbors and members of Safe
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Sofía Benavides (CNN) — Las autoridades de la ciudad de Moscú están ofreciendo una bonificación récord de inscripción a nuevos reclutas para luchar en Ucrania, en la última señal de su campaña por aumentar el número de tropas rusas. El endulzante financiero llega mientras el presidente Vladimir Putin lucha por reclutar soldados para su ejército
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By Oliver Darcy, CNN New York (CNN) — The right-wing media machine is throwing everything but the kitchen sink at Kamala Harris. As she held a rally Tuesday for the first time as the likely Democratic presidential nominee, Fox News, talk radio, and the constellation of digital news websites and online personalities were busy blitzing
Continue Reading CNN By Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN (CNN) — The ongoing controversy surrounding diversity, equity and inclusion has spilled over into the 2024 presidential race with Vice President Kamala Harris on the path to becoming the Democratic nominee. Earlier this week, Tennessee Republican Rep. Tim Burchett suggested in an interview with CNN’s Manu Raju that President
Continue Reading By Wayne Sterling, CNN (CNN) — Reigning US Open champion and women’s world No. 2 tennis player Coco Gauff has been named Team USA’s female flag bearer for the Opening Ceremony of the Paris Olympic Games, the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC) announced Wednesday. Gauff will join male flag bearer and three-time Olympian LeBron James front
Continue Reading By Tori Yorgey Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE, Maryland (WBAL) — A car crashed into a northeast Baltimore home, trapping people inside. The family who lives in the Knell Avenue home said there were four people inside Saturday night when the car crashed into the side of the house. One teenager and
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — A terminal at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport was briefly evacuated because an escalator was on fire. The Fire Department of New York says the fire at JFK’s Terminal 8 was reported at around 7 a.m. Wednesday. A spokesperson for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
Continue Reading AP Technology Writer Meta says it has removed about 63,000 Instagram accounts engaging in sexual extortion scams. It has also taken down Facebook groups and pages that were trying to organize, recruit and train new scammers. The accounts were located in Nigeria. Meta said it also removed a coordinated network of about 2,500 accounts as
Continue Reading By Jack Guy, CNN London (CNN) — Komodo dragons, the world’s largest species of lizard, have iron-tipped teeth that help them to rip their prey apart, according to new research. The metal is concentrated in the cutting edge and tips of their curved, serrated teeth, staining them orange, scientists wrote in a paper published Wednesday
Continue Reading Sol Amaya (CNN Español) — La selección argentina sub-23 de fútbol comienza su participación este miércoles en los Juegos Olímpicos París 2024 en busca de la tercera medalla dorada. El equipo dirigido por Javier Mascherano integra el grupo B junto con Marruecos, Iraq y Ucrania. Con cuatro jugadores campeones del mundo entre sus filas, Nicolás
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CNN By Clare Foran, Michael Williams and Jennifer Hansler, CNN Washington (CNN) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu lashed out against protests of Israel’s ongoing war against Hamas in Gaza, broadly disparaging anti-Israel protesters as “Iran’s useful idiots” in an address to Congress on Wednesday. Netanyahu’s address to Congress comes at a crucial crossroads for the war. US officials have voiced optimism about
Continue Reading By Anna Cooban, CNN London (CNN) — King Charles III was a champion of environmental causes long before he ascended to the British throne. And, fittingly, in the first full year of his reign, the British monarchy introduced a slew of measures to tackle its rising carbon emissions. According to the Royal Household’s latest accounts,
Continue Reading AP National Writer PARIS (AP) — Sip a cool caipirinha cocktail in Brazil. Sample a spicy samosa in India. Boogie down with a DJ in France ’til the early hours. Or, do all three in a day and perhaps meet some athletes, too. If you’re in Paris but don’t have tickets for the Olympics, organizers
Continue Reading Associated Press The majority of Venezuelans are religious — just like parts of the country’s political history. But as they prepare for the upcoming presidential election, it’s hard to say exactly how religious Venezuelans are and what specifically they believe. The government has not released official figures in more than a decade. Most estimates provided
Continue Reading Julia Hernández (CNN) — Kamala Harris se encuentra en el umbral de la historia. Si es elegida para suceder al presidente Joe Biden, Harris –hija de padre jamaicano y madre india– no solo sería la primera mujer, sino también la primera indioamericana, la primera asiática, la primera mujer negra y la primera persona de ascendencia
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