Apollo 11 legend dies and 5 other top space and science stories this week
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Andrew Brown Jr. shooting exposes disconnect between majority rural Black city and the county
For more than a week, protesters have marched in the streets of a small, quaint, North Carolina city that has been rocked by the police killing of…
Continue Reading Knoxville, Tennessee, is reeling after another Black high school student is killed — this time by police
The Rev. Calvin Skinner has given hundreds of sermons, but he says this past Sunday’s felt more urgent than ever. “The city of Knoxville…
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Three Loveland police officers involved in violent arrest of elderly woman with dementia resign
Three Colorado officers who laughed at body camera footage of the violent arrest of a 73-year-old woman with dementia are “no longer…
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Biden detuvo la construcción del muro fronterizo de Trump. Asà se ve ahora
(CNN) — Aquà antes habÃa una zona de construcción ruidosa. Ahora parece un pueblo fantasma, congelado en el tiempo. La maquinaria pesada se…
Continue Reading He was adopted months after he was born. After decades of searching, he’s finally met his birth family
The door was open and a “frail little voice” called out for the brothers to come inside. Sitting in a medical lifting chair was their…
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Live from LA, it’s Buffettpalooza. What to expect from Berkshire Hathaway’s annual meeting
Forget the Oscars. If you’re looking for star power — in the business world, at least — it doesn’t get any bigger than Warren…
Continue Reading The Siege of Sarajevo lasted for years — now the city’s battle with Covid-19 is dragging on with no end in sight
In the hills above Sarajevo, thousands of uniform white headstones line the slopes, marking the graves of just some of the victims of the Bosnian…
Continue Reading Everyone is worried the economy is ‘overheating’. But what does that actually mean?
The economy is on the path to recovery but it’s still far from repaired. Yet investors and economists are already worried it might be growing…
Continue Reading Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway rebounds from pandemic with $11.7 billion profit
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway returned to profitability in the first quarter of this year after reporting a nearly $50 billion loss…
Continue Reading Eli Broad, LA philanthropist for the arts and education, dies at 87
Eli Broad, an entrepreneur and businessman known for creating two billion-dollar businesses and establishing the iconic Broad Museum in Los Angeles,…
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The Kentucky Derby returns to its regular race day, but fewer fans will attend because of Covid-19
One of America’s most famous sporting events takes place Saturday in front of a reduced crowd, a sign that the country is returning to normal…
Continue Reading Brasil pide a los paÃses con dosis adicionales de vacunas contra el covid-19 que las compartan
(CNN) — El ministro de Salud de Brasil, Marcelo Queiroga, pidió este viernes a los paÃses que tienen dosis adicionales de vacuna contra el…
Continue Reading Tang! The space-age drink that’s still a worldwide staple
When you think of Tang — if you think of Tang at all — you probably think of its association with the United States space program in the…
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Cowboys add more defense with Friday night draft picks on ABC-7
CLEVELAND, Ohio — The Dallas Cowboys have added some serious length to their defensive line with the 84th pick in the draft on…
Continue Reading One officer dead and another injured in Arizona after being struck by suspect in stolen vehicle
An Arizona police officer was fatally struck and another critically injured by a “violent felon in a stolen vehicle following a multi-agency…
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Packers’ Aaron Jones makes good on postseason shoe giveaway pledge with El Paso school kids
EL PASO, Texas — It’s not everyday an NFL superstar comes to your school, let alone gives you a pair of shoes, but for students at El Paso’s…
Continue Reading Encuentran cerca de 90 personas hacinadas en una casa de Houston, en un posible caso de tráfico humano
(CNN) — En una operación por un reporte de secuestro, la PolicÃa de Houston descubrió aproximadamente a 90 personas hacinadas dentro una casa de…
Continue Reading Liberan mosquitos genéticamente modificados en los Cayos de la Florida: es la primera vez que se hace en EE.UU.
(CNN) — Esta semana comenzó en los Cayos de la Florida la primera liberación de mosquitos genéticamente modificados en Estados Unidos. Se trata…
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New Mexico expected to have fewer births, fewer students
SANTA FE, New Mexico — New Mexico researchers are warning that there may be fewer people in the state in the coming decade, with a drop in births…
Continue Reading Prosecution and defense teams in Derek Chauvin’s sentencing argue whether aggravating factors apply
Prosecutors for the state of Minnesota and an attorney for Derek Chauvin argued in separate filings Friday whether additional factors should affect…
Continue Reading Encuentran paquete de munición para defenderse durante un «apocalipsis zombi» que iba rumbo a Honduras
(CNN Español) — La Oficina de Aduanas y Protección Fronteriza de Estados Unidos (CBP, por su siglas en inglés) detectó este viernes, oculto en…
Continue Reading Family is awarded $1.8 million after their son died while in police custody
A California family was awarded nearly $1.8 million after an Anaheim jury ruled that police officers were primarily responsible for the death of a…
Continue Reading Sismo de magnitud 6,8 sacude noreste de Japón
(CNN Español) –– Un sismo de magnitud 6,8 sacudió el noreste de Japón este sábado (hora local), según reportes del Servicio Geológico de…
Continue Reading El promedio semanal de nuevas muertes por covid-19 en Estados Unidos alcanza el punto más bajo desde octubre
(CNN) — El promedio de muertes por covid-19 en Estados Unidos en los últimos siete dÃas alcanzó su punto más bajo desde octubre de 2020, según…
Continue Reading North Carolina governor grants pardon to man who spent 22 years in prison for killings he didn’t commit
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper on Friday pardoned a man who was wrongly convicted of second-degree murder and first-degree arson in 1995, a news…
Continue Reading Argentina extiende las restricciones actuales al coronavirus hasta el 21 de mayo
(CNN Español) — El presidente de Argentina, Alberto Fernández, anunció este viernes en un discurso televisado que las medidas adoptadas frente…
Continue Reading Mitos sobre la vacuna de covid-19: estas razones para no ponerse la vacuna no se sostienen
(CNN) — Los estadounidenses tienen una forma fácil de aplastar el covid-19, una que permitirÃa a las empresas reabrir por completo de manera…
Continue Reading Former Georgia deputy called beating Black man in custody ‘sweet stress relief,’ FBI says
A former Georgia sheriff’s deputy who pleaded guilty to a federal weapons charge also previously discussed assaulting a Black person and…
Continue Reading «No nos dejan vivir en paz»: niños armados en México intentan sobrevivir a la guerra del crimen organizado
(CNN Español) — Tienen solo entre 6 y 16 años, pero ya entrenan con viejas escopetas o armas construidas de madera. En un pequeño poblado de la…
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