Originally Published: 24 AUG 24 09:00 ET Updated: 24 AUG 24 13:44 ET By Scottie Andrew, CNN (CNN) — Chappell Roan’s rise to pop stardom happened slowly, then all at once. She started by singing covers on YouTube over 10 years ago, using her real name, before she earned a record deal out of high school. Her
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Originally Published: 23 AUG 24 13:44 ET Updated: 25 AUG 24 19:03 ET By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — Human brain samples collected at autopsy in early 2024 contained more tiny shards of plastic than samples collected eight years prior, according to a preprint posted online in May. A preprint is a study which has not yet been peer-reviewed and
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AP Sports Writer Sven-Goran Eriksson, the Swedish soccer manager who spent five years as England’s first ever foreign-born coach after making his name winning trophies at club level in Italy, Portugal and Sweden, died Monday. He was 76. Eriksson died at home surrounded by his family, his agent Bo Gustavsson told The Associated Press. His
Continue Reading By Amarachi Orie, CNN (CNN) — John Alfred Tinniswood was born the same year the Titanic sank and when New Mexico and Arizona became US states. Now, the world’s oldest living man, who was born on August 26, 1912, is celebrating his 112th birthday. Tinniswood is marking the occasion with friends and family at his
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By Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN (CNN) — After years of traveling together, Brooke and Rick Gazer, both from Canada, were used to staying in interesting places. And as they bedded down at a guesthouse in San Miguel, Mexico, owned by a couple from Nebraska, Brooke wondered what it would be like to move away and open
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EL PASO, Texas — From west to east El Paso, to Southern New Mexico there’s a construction project in almost every part of the Borderland. Here’s a complete list of TxDOT’s and Las Cruces road closures August 26 to August 30. For updates in El Paso, click here. (https://twitter.com/txdotelp) For a look at more information
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By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Roughly two dozen more Red Lobster locations are scheduled to close within the coming days as part of the seafood restaurant chain’s ongoing bankruptcy proceedings. A recent court filing shows that the company is rejecting the leases of an additional 23 locations by Saturday, August 31, joining
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)– Kicking off the work week we will see cooler temps as rain chances go up. Today temps will still stay just slightly above average but we are seeing a large shift in temperatures as throughout the region they are expected to drop to the 90s. El Paso is expected to reach
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By Amy Woodyatt and Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Former England manager Sven-Göran Eriksson died on Monday at the age of 76, his representatives confirmed to CNN. “Sven-Göran Eriksson has passed away. After a long illness, SGE died during themorning at home surrounded by family,” a statement read. In January 2024, Eriksson revealed that he
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By Kristen Holmes, Priscilla Alvarez, Kate Sullivan and Shania Shelton, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump appeared to undercut his campaign’s efforts to keep the same rules in place for his debate against Vice President Kamala Harris next month. Trump’s team, according to a source familiar with the matter, would like for the microphones
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LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — A Pakistani judge has acquitted a man who was charged with spreading misinformation that helped spark widespread rioting in the U.K. earlier this month. The decision Monday came less than a week after Farhan Asif, a 32-year-old web developer, was arrested in a raid on his home in Lahore, the capital
Continue Reading AP Business Writer Airports, highways, beaches and theme parks are expected to be packed across the U.S. this Labor Day weekend as a lot Americans mark the unofficial end of summer the same way they celebrated the season’s unofficial start: by traveling. After what’s already been a record-breaking summer for air travel, the Transportation Security
Continue Reading By Jack Hillcox, CNN (CNN) — Athletes train their whole lives for the opportunity to win an Olympic medal. The step onto the podium is the culmination of a lifetime of effort, determination and sacrifice. Victorious athletes at Paris received their medal and a box containing the official poster of the Summer Games. But these
Continue Reading By Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN (CNN) — The captain of the luxury Bayesian yacht that sank near Porticello, off the coast of Sicily, last week will face an investigation into possible charges of manslaughter and negligent shipwreck, the Italian prosecutor’s office announced Monday. James Cutfield, 51, was the head of crew aboard the 56-meter (184-foot)
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EL PASO, TX (KVIA) — The University of Texas at El Paso is welcoming students back to campus today. UTEP has many new initiatives in store, along with their yearly, miner traditions! The first event, Texas Western Gold Rush kicks off tonight at 7:00 p.m. at UTEP’s Centennial Plaza. Tune into Good Morning El Paso
Continue Reading Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — One of Gaza’s last functioning hospitals has been emptying out in recent days as Israel has ordered the evacuation of nearby areas and signaled a possible ground operation in a town that has been largely spared throughout the war, officials said Monday. The Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in
Continue Reading By Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — SpaceX’s latest attempt to push the cosmic boundaries is set to kick off this week with a mission called Polaris Dawn: a nail-biting, five-day trek to orbit with a crew of private astronauts traveling into Earth’s radiation belts and hoping to conduct the first commercial spacewalk. The mission is slated
Continue Reading Associated Press SOLINGEN, Germany (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz vowed to toughen knife laws and step up deportations of rejected asylum-seekers Monday as he visited the scene of the knife attack in which a suspected Islamic extremist from Syria is accused of killing three people. Scholz, speaking after he joined regional officials in laying
Continue Reading CAIRO (AP) — Sudan’s health ministry says a dam has collapsed due to heavy rainfall in the eastern Red Sea state, sending water flooding over nearby homes. Local media said dozens of people are missing. In a statement late Sunday, the ministry said that the Arbaat dam had collapsed and that resources had been deployed
Continue Reading Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The official nonprofit organization of the National Park Service is set to receive the largest grant in its history, a $100 million gift the fundraising group described as transformative for the country’s national parks. The National Park Foundation, which Congress created in the 1960s to support national parks, will
Continue Reading By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — After three deep runs at the US Open, Aryna Sabalenka is close to cracking the formula for success at tennis’ final grand slam of the year. Close because, following two semifinal losses and a painful defeat in the final, she hasn’t managed to get her hands on the winner’s
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Sofía Barruti (CNN) — Al menos una persona murió y otras dos están desaparecidas después de que una cueva de hielo se derrumbara parcialmente mientras un grupo de turistas visitaba el glaciar Breidamerkurjokull en el sur de Islandia. En un comunicado publicado en las redes sociales, la Policía local dijo que los socorristas recibieron una
Continue Reading By Jacob Lev and Sam Joseph, CNN (CNN) — American soccer icon Megan Rapinoe had her jersey retired by her former National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) club Seattle Reign FC ahead of its match against the North Carolina Courage on Sunday. The two-time World Cup winner and Olympic gold medalist received her No. 15 jersey
Continue Reading By Jacqui Palumbo, CNN (CNN) — Following the death of the Danish butter magnate Lars Emil Bruun in 1923, his will had a curious order: His vast accumulation of coins, notes and medals, amassed over more than six decades, should be held as an emergency reserve for Denmark’s national collection in case it were ever
Continue Reading By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Lydia Ko completed what she called a “Cinderella-like story” as she clinched the Women’s Open at St. Andrews on Sunday, just a few weeks after winning Olympic gold in Paris. The 27-year-old from New Zealand carded a three-under 69 in her final round, including a birdie on the final
Continue Reading By Lauren Mascarenhas and Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN (CNN) — The Northern Virginia community that rallied to raise awareness and demand answers when a 28-year-old woman was reported missing earlier this month is now coming together to remember the young mother, while her husband faces charges in connection with her disappearance. Naresh Bhatt was ordered held
Continue Reading Sofía Barruti (CNN Español) — Edmundo González Urrutia, candidato opositor en las elecciones presidenciales del 28 de julio en Venezuela, informó este domingo que no está claro en qué condiciones espera el Ministerio Público que comparezca este lunes a la citación que le hizo la semana pasada. A modo de declaración pública, González Urrutia agrega
Continue Reading Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine says it has a new long-range weapon to strike deep into Russia without asking permission from allies — a homegrown combination of missile and drone that the defense minister vowed Monday would provide “answers” to a wave of Russian bombings. The Palianytsia was created due to urgent necessity,
Continue Reading By Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — The University of Michigan has received a notice of allegations from the NCAA related to the sign-stealing investigation, the school confirmed to CNN on Sunday. An NCAA spokesperson also confirmed to CNN it has sent Michigan the notice of allegations to “the school and involved parties in the Michigan
Continue Reading Sofía Barruti (CNN) — Las fuerzas rusas lanzaron una serie de ataques con drones y misiles contra la infraestructura energética en Ucrania durante la noche, matando al menos a tres personas, mientras que funcionarios ucranianos informaron cortes de energía en varias ciudades. La fuerza aérea de Ucrania dijo el lunes que detectó decenas de misiles
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