CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco. It is a suspension bridge that crosses the Golden Gate, a strait that leads to the San Francisco Bay.CharacteristicsThe bridge is 8,981 feet long (1.7 miles) and contains about 83,000 tons of steel.The total weight of the bridge is
Continue Reading Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Police say a two-story school collapsed during morning classes in north-central Nigeria, killing 22 students and sending rescuers on a frantic search for more than 100 people trapped in the rubble. The Saints Academy college in Plateau state’s Busa Buji community collapsed shortly after students, many of whom were
Continue Reading CNN By Christian Edwards and Bianna Golodryga, CNN (CNN) — When the Gaza sunshine was at its hottest, Andrey Kozlov said the Hamas fighters would cover him with blankets, leaving him to stew in his sweat. When he asked about his family, they would say they had forgotten him. When they pulled the blindfold from
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By Josh Campbell, Cheri Mossburg and Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — The involuntary manslaughter case against actor Alec Baldwin was dismissed in dramatic fashion on Friday after the judge overseeing the case ruled prosecutors did not properly turn over evidence to the defense. Baldwin’s attorneys had filed a motion to dismiss the case, arguing state
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By Sabrina Souza, Nicki Brown, Kara Scannell and Gregory Krieg, CNN (CNN) — The jury in the federal corruption trial against Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey and his co-defendants began deliberations Friday after hearing from 37 witnesses over nine weeks of testimony. Jurors were dismissed for the day after deliberating for approximately three hours
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Captain America has a new villain to fight on the big screen. A teaser trailer for “Captain America: Brave New World ” dropped, showing the Red Hulk battling it out with Anthony Mackie’s Sam Wilson. Comic book fans will recognize the character, but no spoilers here as to
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By Marvin Hurst Click here for updates on this story FORT WORTH, Texas (KTVT) — Gustavo Ayala Santander is waiting for the United States Fifth Circuit of Appeals in New Orleans to reinvigorate his chances to take a former Fort Worth police to court on excessive force allegations. The 29-year-old is suing the peace officer
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By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — Sex and gender are often conflated or equated in everyday conversations, and most American adults believe a person’s gender is determined by sex assigned at birth. But a new study of nearly 5,000 9- and 10-year-olds found that sex and gender map onto largely distinct parts of the brain.
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AP Baseball Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Making Paul Skenes the All-Star Game starting pitcher for the National League after just 11 career appearances was a difficult decision for Arizona manager Torey Lovullo, but one he felt was correct. The positive vibes he received following Friday’s announcement only made the manager more confident. “I think I
Continue Reading By Marissa Wenzke Click here for updates on this story SANTA ANA, California (KCAL/KCBS) — Santa Ana police arrested a person suspected of intentionally throwing fireworks into a yard, leaving a dog burned and bleeding, authorities said Friday. Over the Fourth of July weekend, someone drove up to a home in the 1800 block of
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the Eiffel Tower in Paris.FactsAlmost seven million people visit the Eiffel Tower annually.Designer Gustave Eiffel had a small apartment cloistered away in the upper reaches of the tower. In 2016, a second (temporary) apartment was built inside the tower by vacation rental company, HomeAway. The
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AP Medical Writer Extreme heat can raise the danger of heat-related illnesses and threaten health in a more subtle way — by amplifying the side effects of many common medications. Hot weather, too, can damage medicines such as insulin that require refrigeration. Inhalers can explode. Epinephrine injectors such as EpiPens can malfunction. Meds delivered in
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JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — The family members of Némesis Giselle Aguirre Castrejón will gather today and tomorrow at a Juárez funeral home to say their last goodbye to the 16-year-old girl. In June, Némesis, along 13-year-old Ashley Daniela, and 14-year-old Ixchel Angelica, were killed in a car crash in Juárez allegedly caused by 45-year-old El
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By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Stop & Shop is closing 32 underperforming grocery stores across the US northeast as part of the company’s efforts to improve its financial performance. Shoppers are also being squeezed by higher prices at the grocery store, with food prices experiencing modest upticks last month, according to the newest
Continue Reading By Danielle Radin Click here for updates on this story LONG BEACH, California (KCAL/KCBS) — In what is being called by prosecutors the largest single case of shoplifting in the history of Long Beach, a woman was arrested Thursday under suspicion of shoplifting 30 times from the same store. The Long Beach City Prosecutor’s Office
Continue Reading SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Federal authorities say they have seized $4.6 million worth of cocaine and arrested two U.S. citizens aboard a boat in waters near Puerto Rico. U.S. Customs and Border Protection said Friday that the boat was carrying more than 500 pounds (230 kilograms) of cocaine. It was intercepted Thursday near
Continue Reading Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A World War I veteran is the first person identified from graves filled with more than a hundred victims of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre that devastated the city’s Black community, the mayor said Friday. Using DNA from descendants of his brothers, the remains of C.L. Daniel from Georgia
Continue Reading Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A World War I veteran is the first person identified from graves filled with more than a hundred victims of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre that devastated the city’s Black community, the mayor said Friday. Using DNA from descendants of his brothers, the remains of C.L. Daniel from Georgia
Continue Reading Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Prosecutors in the Karen Read murder case are arguing against dropping any charges after her mistrial. Their motion Friday says the defense request to drop charges of second-degree murder and leaving the scene of a deadly accident is based on what they call “hearsay, conjecture and legally inappropriate reliance as
Continue Reading By Zachary Cohen and Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — An Arizona judge is allowing several people facing criminal charges for allegedly conspiring to overturn the 2020 election results to travel to Milwaukee next week for the Republican National Convention. The Arizona delegation to the convention includes three fake electors who have been charged in that state for
Continue Reading By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — The James Webb Space Telescope has captured a stunning new view of two galaxies, nicknamed the Penguin and the Egg, locked in a cosmic dance to mark the observatory’s second anniversary. Launched on December 25, 2021, the Webb telescope shared its first science observations of the universe on July
Continue Reading By Michael Guise Click here for updates on this story PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — An Ohio mother died after trying to stop her car from being stolen with her 6-year-old son inside outside an apartment complex in Columbus. Alexa Stakely died at a hospital on Thursday morning after the incident, The Columbus Dispatch reported. Police reportedly
Continue Reading Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican authorities have slapped a “closure” order on a 10-foot tall aquatic statue of the Greek god of the sea Poseidon that was erected in May in the Gulf of Mexico just off the beach in the town of Progreso, Yucatan. Mexico’s environmental protection agency said it lacked permits.
Continue Reading By Jessica Guay Click here for updates on this story PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Whooping cough is making a post-pandemic comeback in Allegheny County and around Pennsylvania. Allegheny County doctors are seeing cases climbing to their highest point in nearly a decade. Acting Director of the Allegheny County Health Department Dr. Barbara Nightingale told KDKA-TV that
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Public Libraries partnered with Food City Supermarkets to promote literacy with a unique book drive. They are hosting a Summer Book Drive where the community can donate a book and receive a free pack of flour tortillas. The event is happening Saturday July 13th from 11 a.m.
Continue Reading By Jesse Zanger Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WCBS) — Police are search for several suspects they say are targeting diners at swanky New York City restaurants, robbing them of watches, jewelry and phones at gunpoint. They’ve struck at least six times since March, and tend to target men wearing expensive
Continue Reading TULSA, Okla. (AP) — A World War I veteran is first identification from graves found after 1921 Tulsa massacre of Black community, mayor says.
Continue Reading By Jesse Zanger, John Dias Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WCBS) — A New York City doorman helped rescue an abandoned newborn baby he found on the street early Thursday morning. Police later arrested the child’s mother, Ayatta Swann, 37, who lives at the Latham Hotel shelter at 4 East 28th
Continue Reading Associated Press Here’s a troubling phrase hurricane forecasters hate but often hear: “It’s just a Category 1. Nothing to worry about.” Or even worse: “Tropical storm? Just some wind and rain.” But look at Hurricane Beryl, which hit Texas this week as a “mere” Category 1 storm — far weaker in wind strength than when
Continue Reading Associated Press Here’s a troubling phrase hurricane forecasters hate but often hear: “It’s just a Category 1. Nothing to worry about.” Or even worse: “Tropical storm? Just some wind and rain.” But look at Hurricane Beryl, which hit Texas this week as a “mere” Category 1 storm — far weaker in wind strength than when
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