Month: August 2023

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — The men found dead in two wildfires that ignited in eastern Washington earlier this month have been identified, and the number of homes destroyed has been confirmed at more than 350. Carl Grub, 86, died on Aug. 18 near an intersection in Medical Lake west of Spokane in the area of

By SUSIE BLANN and DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine sent waves of drones deep into western Russia in more than four hours of nighttime attacks that struck military assets, Russian officials and media reports said Wednesday. The drones hit an airport near Russia’s border with Estonia and Latvia, causing a huge

By Wayne Sterling, CNN (CNN) — ESPN’s lead tennis analyst John McEnroe said he tested positive for the virus that causes Covid-19 and will miss some time covering the US Open tennis championships. “Unfortunately, after feeling a bit under the weather, I tested positive for Covid,” McEnroe said in a statement Tuesday. “I’m watching the

By KRYSTA FAURIA Associated Press CULVER CITY, Calif. (AP) — The cast of “Breaking Bad” has reunited to call upon Hollywood studios to resume negotiations with striking screen actors. “We want you to come back to the table with us,” Bryan Cranston said in a plea to the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers

Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Menos de un año después de que el huracán Ian devastara la costa oeste de Florida, los residentes de Pine Island siguen reconstruyendo sus casas, mientras esperan la llegada del siguiente ciclón. El huracán Idalia continúa fortaleciéndose y sus efectos ya empiezan a golpear Florida, donde se pronostica que partes de

By AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Crews in Hawaii have all but finished searching for victims of the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century, authorities said Tuesday, and it is unclear how many people perished. Three weeks after the fire devastated Maui’s historic seaside community of Lahaina, the count of the

Sofía Benavides (CNN) — El sospechoso del tiroteo que tuvo lugar este lunes en la Universidad de Carolina del Norte en Chapel Hill es un estudiante de posgrado, dijo la policía este martes en un comunicado de prensa. Los disparos se cobraron la vida de un profesor de la institución. Tailei Qi, estudiante de posgrado,

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Dolly Parton found herself in the rare position of having to politely decline an invitation to have tea with the Princess of Wales Kate Middleton during a recent trip to London. Speaking with BBC Radio 2 in an interview that aired on Saturday, Parton lamented about how little time

TAPACHULA, Mexico (AP) — Prosecutors in southern Mexico say at least six men have been killed in an ambush in a township near Guatemala border that is known as a migrant smuggling route. Prosecutors in the southern state of Chiapas said the killings occurred Tuesday along a rural road in the township of Siltepec, about

A judge has vacated the double-murder conviction of a Chicago man who has spent the last 34 years in prison for the shooting deaths of two 14-year-old boys. Fifty-two-year-old Francisco Benitez maintained his innocence in a motion for post-conviction relief, saying he had an alibi for the April 28, 1989, slayings of Prudencio Cruz and

LEWISBURG, W.Va. (AP) — A convicted rapist who authorities say used a jet ski during an escape from an Arkansas prison last year was arrested Tuesday in West Virginia, the U.S. Marshals Service said. Samuel Paul Hartman, 39, was arrested along with his wife, his mother and his mother’s boyfriend at a hotel in Lewisburg,

Sofía Benavides (CNN Español) — El clima político en Honduras se está enrareciendo en medio de la pugna entre el oficialismo y la oposición para escoger al fiscal general y el fiscal general adjunto. Para el dirigente del Partido Nacional de Honduras (PNH), Fernando Anduray, la presidenta Xiomara Castro busca hacer de la Fiscalía un

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama legislator was arrested Tuesday on felony voter fraud charges accusing him of voting in a district where he did not live. Madison County jail records show Republican Rep. David Cole of Huntsville was arrested on charges of voting in unauthorized locations. The arrest comes after accusations that Cole did

WASHINGTON (AP) — Five anti-abortion activists, including a woman who was discovered to have five fetuses in her home, have been convicted of illegally blocking a reproductive clinic in Washington, D.C., The Washington Post reports. Lauren Handy of Virginia was part of a group accused of violating federal law when they blocked access to the

By JAMES MARTINEZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — It’s become a stink at the U.S. Open: a pungent marijuana smell that wafted over an outer court, clouded the concentration of one of the world’s top players and left the impression there’s no place left to escape the unofficial scent of the city. While the

By Manu Raju, Chief Congressional Correspondent (CNN) — Mike Rogers, the former GOP congressman who chaired the House Intelligence Committee, is expected to soon announce he will run for the Senate in Michigan, giving Republican leaders a key recruit in a state Democrats need to hold to keep their narrow majority, according to two people

By Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN New York (CNN) — US financial regulators on Tuesday signed off on new rules to prepare large and regional banks in the case of failure. Officials at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Federal Reserve and Office of Comptroller of the Currency approved the rules. That includes a requirement that banks with

By Alexis Dominguez Click here for updates on this story     PHOENIX (KPHO, KTVK) — The owner of an exotic bird rescue in South Phoenix hopes someone will help them track down one very special bird. A Tropical Concept Exotic Bird Rescue has been a safe haven for feathered pets since 1995. The nonprofit sometimes adopts

By AZFamily Digital News Staff Click here for updates on this story     PHOENIX (KPHO, KTVK) — What you will see in this morning’s segment is more than artwork. It’s art for a cause. Some local junior high students are doing Something Good by raising money to send to Maui in the wake of the wildfires.

urielblanco (CNN) — Google Cloud y el Gobierno de El Salvador anunciaron este martes una alianza de siete años para utilizar los servicios de Google Distributed Cloud con el fin de ayudar al país a convertirse en un centro tecnológico en Centroamérica, informó Google Cloud en un comunicado publicado este martes en su página web.

Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Las autoridades revelaron detalles de una llamada al 911 que realizó el padre de Ryan Christopher Palmeter, el atacante que este sábado mató a tres personas en lo que las autoridades calificaron como una masacre por motivos raciales en una tienda Dollar General, en el estado de Florida. Palmeter, de 21

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Josh Seiter, a former contestant on ABC’s dating reality show “The Bachelorette,” says he is “alive and well” after a statement announcing his death was posted to his verified Instagram page on Monday — triggering international coverage. “As you can see, I am alive and well,” Seiter says in

By Nimi Princewill, CNN Abuja, Nigeria (CNN) — Nigerian police arrested more than 200 people at a wedding on Monday, in one of the biggest mass arrests in recent years targeting the country’s LGBTQ community. A police spokesperson in the southern Delta state told reporters Tuesday that 67 people will be prosecuted for “allegedly conducting

By Devan Cole, CNN Washington (CNN) — When Donald Trump urged the judge in his federal election subversion case to set his trial for April 2026 earlier this month, he cited a landmark Supreme Court decision concerning the infamous 1931 Scottsboro Boys cases to bolster his argument that special counsel Jack Smith isn’t giving him

CNN By Devan Cole, CNN Washington (CNN) — When Donald Trump urged the judge in his federal election subversion case to set his trial for April 2026 earlier this month, he cited a landmark Supreme Court decision concerning the infamous 1931 Scottsboro Boys cases to bolster his argument that special counsel Jack Smith isn’t giving

Sofía Benavides (CNN) — La presentación del nuevo iPhone podría estar apenas a unas semanas de distancia. Apple anunció su evento especial del otoño boreal este martes y envió invitaciones de prensa para el 12 de septiembre. Los invitados podrán asistir en persona al Steve Jobs Theatre dentro del Apple Park, la sede que la

By Steve Contorno, CNN (CNN) — With the eyes of the country on Hurricane Idalia as it spins toward Florida’s Gulf Coast, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ presidential ambitions are also under the spotlight as he puts his campaign on hold to manage the crisis at home. DeSantis flew back to Tallahassee from Iowa on Saturday

By Sean Lyngaas, CNN (CNN) — The University of Michigan has been without full internet access for two days after staff shut the school’s connections down in response to a “significant [cyber]security concern” on the eve of the new school year. The internet shutdown affected campus IT systems used for research and fundraising, and could

Opinion by Michael Fanone (CNN) — No weapon has been more in the public eye in America of late than the AR-15, in large part because of its tragic role in some of this country’s deadliest shootings. The AR-15 has the dubious distinction of being America’s most popular semi-automatic rifle. I’m more familiar with the

PHOENIX (AP) — Sweltering heat in Phoenix that has routinely broken records this summer led to yet another canceled concert, with rapper 50 Cent calling the triple-digit temperatures “dangerous.” Rapper 50 Cent said Monday that his scheduled show Tuesday night at Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre, an outdoor venue in west Phoenix, was postponed because of

Analysis by Zachary B. Wolf, CNN (CNN) — While much of the oxygen in the US political conversation is sucked up by former President Donald Trump’s forthcoming trials, there is other news to report. What could in hindsight be a milestone moment occurred Tuesday in Washington when the government announced the first 10 prescription drugs

By Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — The creme de la creme of late night is teaming up for a good cause while their shows remain on hold due to the ongoing writers’ strike. Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel, Seth Meyers, and John Oliver are joining forces for a new limited podcast entitled “Strike Force

By Thomas Schlachter, CNN (CNN) — Home crowd favorite Jessica Pegula made the perfect start to her US Open campaign, beating underdog Camila Giorgi in straight sets. Pegula made light work of her Italian opponent, breezing to a 6-2 6-2 opening-round victory in just an hour and 22 minutes. The 29-year-old American is considered by

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Chan Kim was making a comfortable living on the Japan Golf Tour, winning eight times over five seasons at tournaments like the Japan Open and the Dunlop Phoenix. He was sixth on the Order of Merit last year, making just short of $600,000. But when the

By Joe Pagonakis Click here for updates on this story     CLEVELAND (WEWS) — Ahmed Salem is a Cleveland Glenville homeowner who reports the three families living in his double home have been dealing with a nightmare ever since heavy storms hit Northeast Ohio late last week. Salem told News 5 the families and their six

By Angela Williams Click here for updates on this story     JACKSON, Mississippi (WAPT) — Just days into Mississippi’s alligator season, a group of local hunters set a new state record. Tanner White, of Flora; Don Woods, of Oxford; Will Thomas, of Madison and Joey Clark, of Jackson, harvested a massive male alligator over the weekend

By Kingston Rivera Click here for updates on this story     SEASIDE, California (KSBW) — A Seaside man has been arrested for involuntary manslaughter after one person died from an overdose in the Deer Flats neighborhood. On Sunday, Aug. 20, Monterey police responded to calls of an overdose death. Authorities investigated the circumstances around the death

By Jake Flores Click here for updates on this story     MONTEREY, California (KSBW) — Over the past few weeks, sea lions have returned from their breeding grounds in southern California. They are showing up to the Monterey Bay in mass numbers. Some of these sea lions are entangled with fishing lines wrapped around their neck.

By Diana Pearl Editor’s Note: This article was originally published by The Business of Fashion, an editorial partner of CNN Style. (CNN) — Modern day “It girls” aren’t just born, they’re made. The elusive term, describing a girl or woman with that certain je ne sais quoi, has been part of the cultural vernacular for nearly

Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — El alcalde de Miami, Francis Suarez, anunció este martes que no continuará con su campaña por la candidatura presidencial republicana de 2024. “Aunque decidí suspender mi campaña para presidente, mi compromiso de hacer de esta una nación mejor para cada estadounidense sigue en pie”, dijo Suarez en un comunicado. Vocera de

By Jaclyn Greenberg, CNN (CNN) — When my son was born sick, and eventually diagnosed with severe disabilities, friends helped in a variety of ways. One friend texted several times a day to let me know she was thinking of us without expecting a response in return. Another friend let me vent over the phone

urielblanco (CNN) — La superluna de esta semana empeorará las condiciones en la costa del golfo de México en Florida al aumentar las mareas, lo que se espera que intensifique la marejada ciclónica causada por el huracán Idalia. Superluna azul de agosto 2023: por qué es única, cuándo y dónde verla Una superluna es una

Opinion by Jill Filipovic (CNN) — Throughout the decades, Barbie has been a doctor, an astronaut, a UNICEF ambassador, a rapper, a matador, a Sea World trainer, and president of the United States, among many, many other jobs. And now she’s also a record-breaking movie star: The Barbie film is Warner Bros.’ highest-grossing movie ever,

By ASHOK SHARMA Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s moon rover has confirmed the presence of sulfur and detected several other elements on the surface near the lunar south pole a week after the country’s historic moon landing. The  Indian Space Research Organization says the rover’s laser-induced spectroscope instrument also has detected aluminum, iron,

By Ashley Zavala Click here for updates on this story     SACRAMENTO, California (KCRA) — Attorney General Rob Bonta on Monday announced his office filed a lawsuit against a Southern California school district for its new policy that requires parents to be notified if their child is transgender. The Chino Valley Unified School District Board approved

By Jason Burger Click here for updates on this story     MIDWEST CITY, Oklahoma (KOCO) — Three football coaches in Mid-Del Schools came together to support students. They said now is the time to support students who witnessed the deadly shooting on Friday night. The district knew Monday would be tough for students after the 16-year-old

macamilarincon (CNN) –– Miley Cyrus está compartiendo detalles de su vida en una serie de TikTok de 10 capítulos inspirada en su nueva canción “Used to Be Young”. En un video, la cantante reflexionó sobre su relación con la fama y su padre, la estrella del country Billy Ray Cyrus. “Cuando nací (en 1992), mi

By Anna Bahney, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — The National Association of Realtors, the 1.5 million-member trade association that dominates the real estate industry, announced on Monday that its president, Kenny Parcell, has resigned amid sexual harassment allegations. Parcell’s resignation came two days after the New York Times published an article outlining complaints from current

CNNEspañol sjv (CNN Español) — El huracán Idalia sigue fortaleciéndose a medida que avanza hacia la costa oeste de la Florida. El huracán de categoría 1 que se intensifica ahora tiene vientos sostenidos de 145 kilómetros por hora con ráfagas más fuertes, según la última actualización del Centro Nacional de Huracanes. Los huracanes de categoría

Sol Amaya (CNN Español) — La presidenta de Honduras, Xiomara Castro, convocó a una movilización este martes para exigir al Congreso la elección del nuevo fiscal general y al fiscal general adjunto del país centroamericano. La movilización para “defender el orden constitucional” comenzará en la Casa Presidencial a las 4 p.m. (hora de Miami). “El