CBS game show ‘Superfan’ celebrates musicians like Shania Twain, Kelsea Ballerini and Pitbull
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — CBS’ latest game show doesn’t ask its contestants to have any skills — no…
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Moroccan navy recovers bodies of 5 Senegalese migrants whose boat capsized and rescues 189 others
RABAT, Morocco (AP) — The Moroccan navy has recovered the bodies of five Senegalese migrants and rescued 189 others after their boat capsized off…
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Incluso Zoom está haciendo que su personal regrese al trabajo presencial
Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Zoom, la empresa que impulsó la revolución del trabajo remoto durante la pandemia, les está pidiendo a sus…
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Ne-Yo apologizes for comments about parents of trans kids
By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Ne-Yo has apologized for remarks he made about gender identity and parenting trans children. The singer…
Continue Reading‘I want to make a difference’ First foster care housing project brought to NC county
By Taylor Thompson Click here for updates on this story HENDERSON COUNTY, North Carolina (WLOS) — A local nonprofit…
Continue ReadingCornhole growing in popularity and competitiveness in Hawaii
By Cynthia Yip Click here for updates on this story HONOLULU, HAWAII (KITV) — 808 Cornhole has been around in Hawaii…
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Only 1 in 5 adults with an opioid use disorder received medication to treat it in 2021
By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — As drug overdose deaths reached record levels in the United States, evidence-based treatments for substance…
Continue Reading El premio mayor de Mega Millions: ¿qué probabilidad hay de ganar la lotería?
Rocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN Español) — ¿Qué harías si ganas la lotería? El premio más grande de Mega Millions fue de US$ 1.537.000 millones y…
Continue Reading‘Of course’ Trump lost the 2020 election, DeSantis says after years of hedging
By MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis said definitively that rival Donald Trump lost…
Continue ReadingEscaped bear delays flight in Dubai
By Celine Alkhaldi, CNN Abu Dhabi (CNN) — A bear being transported on an Iraqi Airways flight from Baghdad to Dubai Friday caused delays after…
Continue ReadingFairway police officer critically wounded after shootout with stolen car suspect
By Gabe Swartz and Melonne McBride Click here for updates on this story JOHNSON COUNTY, Kansas (KCTV) — A police…
Continue Reading Kaitlyn Bristowe and Jason Tartick call off their engagement
By Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — Kaitlyn Bristowe and Jason Tartick have ended their engagement. “The Bachelor” franchise alums took to…
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3 people are dead after a tour bus crashes with another vehicle in Pennsylvania
By Michelle Watson and Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — A tour bus crash in Pennsylvania killed at least three people and left numerous others injured,…
Continue ReadingSlovenia floods kill at least six in ‘worst natural disaster to ever hit’ the country, says PM
By Duarte Mendonca, CNN (CNN) — Devastating floods and other adverse weather conditions in Slovenia have killed at least six people and caused…
Continue ReadingSlovenia floods kill at least six in ‘worst natural disaster to ever hit’ the country, says PM
CNN By Duarte Mendonca, CNN (CNN) — Devastating floods and other adverse weather conditions in Slovenia have killed at least six people and…
Continue ReadingPeople are losing more money to scammers than ever before. Here’s how to keep yourself safe
By CORA LEWIS and ADRIANA MORGA Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Business for scammers is booming. The most recent Federal Trade Commission data…
Continue ReadingAt least 12 people were injured in a blast at a port in northwest Turkey
ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkish officials say at least 12 people have been injured in an explosion at a port in the country’s northwest. The blast at…
Continue Reading Beyoncé’s tour paid $100,000 to extend DC Metro hours after weather delayed show
By Michelle Watson, CNN (CNN) — Beyoncé’s “Renaissance” tour paid $100,000 to keep all 98 Metro stations in the Washington, DC, area…
Continue Reading Beyoncé’s tour paid $100,000 to extend DC Metro hours after weather delayed show
CNN By Michelle Watson, CNN (CNN) — Beyoncé’s “Renaissance” tour paid $100,000 to keep all 98 Metro stations in the Washington, DC, area…
Continue Reading Elon Musk says he may need surgery before proposed ‘cage match’ with Mark Zuckerberg
NEW YORK (AP) — Elon Musk says he may need to get surgery before a proposed “cage match” with Mark Zuckerberg. The two tech billionaires…
Continue ReadingElon Musk says he may need surgery before proposed ‘cage match’ with Mark Zuckerberg
NEW YORK (AP) — Elon Musk says he may need to get surgery before a proposed “cage match” with Mark Zuckerberg. The two tech billionaires…
Continue Reading De Filadelfia a Atlanta, más de 120 millones de personas en EE.UU. están bajo el riesgo de tormentas severas que podrían traer granizo y vientos dañinos
Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Más de 120 millones de personas en el este de Estados Undos corren el riesgo de tormentas eléctricas…
Continue ReadingIndigenous leader inspires an Amazon city to grant personhood to an endangered river
By FABIANO MAISONNAVE, TERESA DE MIGUEL AND ANDRÉ PENNER Associated Press GUAJARA-MIRIM, BRAZIL (AP) — On the banks of the Komi Memem River, the…
Continue ReadingThe Mega Millions jackpot has soared to $1.55 billion. Here’s how hard it is to win
By The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — There’s no shaking it. Your chances of winning the lottery are extremely slim. After no big winner Friday…
Continue ReadingWWE’s SummerSlam pulls in $7M in sponsorship revenue, up 23% from a year ago
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer WWE’s sponsorship revenue for SummerSlam rose 23% from a year ago to $7 million, the most for any event…
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30,000 workers bid goodbye to 99-year-old Yellow as it files for bankruptcy
By Chris Isidore and Michelle Toh, CNN New York/Hong Kong (CNN) — Yellow Corp., a once-dominant US trucking company, has filed for bankruptcy…
Continue Reading El homenaje a Sinéad O’Connor en una colina costera en Irlanda antes de su funeral
Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Una obra que le rinde homenaje a Sinéad O’Connor apareció en la ladera irlandesa en Bray, la ciudad…
Continue Reading WWE’s SummerSlam pulls in $7M in sponsorship revenue, up 23% from a year ago
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer WWE’s sponsorship revenue for SummerSlam rose 23% from a year ago to $7 million, the most for any event…
Continue Reading2 people are fatally shot on a fifth day of protests in the South African city of Cape Town
By GERALD IMRAY Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Two people have been fatally shot on a fifth day of violent protests in the South…
Continue Reading Greta Gerwig got a ‘Barbie’ flash mob from Ryan Gosling for her birthday
By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Ryan Gosling knew just what to get his “Barbie” director Greta Gerwig for her birthday. According to…
Continue ReadingCorrection: Child Killed-Noise story
CHICAGO (AP) — In a story published Aug. 7, 2023, and resent Aug. 8, 2023, about a Chicago girl who was shot and killed while riding a scooter, The…
Continue ReadingCooling it Down a Bit, Watching Some Tropical Moisture
The weather pattern evens out as we head into the work week. High pressure will ease over the region with the stronger high centers to our southwest…
Continue ReadingUkraine replaces Soviet-era hammer and sickle symbol with a trident on Kyiv statue
By Tim Lister, Olga Voitovych, Ivana Kottasová and Sana Noor Haq, CNN (CNN) — Ukraine has removed Soviet-era signage from a hilltop monument…
Continue Reading Inglaterra y Australia avanzan a los cuartos de final del Mundial Femenino
Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Inglaterra y Australia avanzaron a los cuartos de final del Mundial Femenino de fútbol tras vencer a…
Continue Reading Bajo turbulencia: así se cumple el primer año de Gustavo Petro en la presidencia de Colombia
Gonzalo Jimenez (CNN Español) — El jueves 3 de agosto fue, quizá, uno de los días más duros para el presidente de Colombia, Gustavo Petro.…
Continue Reading Los dos grandes escándalos que sacudieron al Gobierno de Gustavo Petro en Colombia, en su primer año
Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN Español) — El Gobierno del presidente Gustavo Petro ha sido sacudido por una escándalos que le han costado en…
Continue ReadingRussian court imposes 3- to 6-year sentences for distributing tainted drinks that killed 44
MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian court on Monday sentenced seven defendants to as little as three years in prison for distributing methanol-tainted drinks…
Continue ReadingSelf-driving pods could transport freight in tunnels beneath Switzerland
By Mark Tutton, CNN (CNN) — In Switzerland, an ambitious proposal could see the construction of an expansive underground network through which…
Continue ReadingIllinois to ban advertising for guns allegedly marketed to kids and militants
By JOHN O’CONNOR AP Political Writer SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois will soon outlaw advertising for firearms that officials determine…
Continue ReadingDemocrats see Michigan and Minnesota as guides for what to do with majority power
By STEVE KARNOWSKI and JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Fueled by election gains, Democrats in Minnesota and Michigan this…
Continue Reading2 Russian missile strikes hit a city in eastern Ukraine, killing at least 5 people, officials say
By HANNA ARHIROVA and JIM HEINTZ Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Two Russian missile strikes hit the city center of the Ukrainian city of…
Continue ReadingThe UK government moves asylum-seekers to a barge moored off southern England in a bid to cut costs
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A small group of asylum-seekers was moved Monday onto a barge moored in southern England as the U.K.…
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Trump claims he can’t get a fair trial in DC as latest indictment dominates GOP primary
By Shawna Mizelle and Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump, who is facing charges in Washington, DC for allegedly…
Continue ReadingAt least 2 buildings destroyed in flooding in Alaska’s capital from glacial lake water release
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — At least two buildings have been destroyed and residents of others have been evacuated from Juneau after flooding caused by a…
Continue ReadingStormy weather across northern Europe kills at least 1 person, idles ferries and delays flights
By JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Stormy weather across northern Europe has killed at least one person and caused airport…
Continue Reading El premio mayor de Mega Millions se dispara a un récord potencial después de que no hubo ganador este viernes, dice la lotería
Sol Amaya (CNN) — Un premio mayor récord de Mega Millions puede estar en juego después de que ningún boleto coincidiera con todos los…
Continue Reading Una rara cría de morsa fue rescatada en Alaska, donde fue hallada deambulando sola
Sofía Benavides (CNN) — Una rara cría de morsa se encuentra bajo cuidados las 24 horas del día, los 7 días de la semana, después de que la…
Continue Reading “Oppenheimer” supera los US$ 500 millones y bate el récord de taquilla de una película ambientada en la II Guerra Mundial
Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — El mismo día en que “Barbie” superó el hito de los US$ 1.000 millones en taquilla, la otra…
Continue Reading Militares de EE.UU. respondieron a buques chinos y rusos cerca de Alaska
Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Una patrulla naval rusa y china formada por varios buques operó frente a la costa de Alaska la semana…
Continue ReadingHong Kong government to appeal against court’s refusal to ban popular protest song
By KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong government said Monday it was seeking to appeal against the court’s refusal to ban a…
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