James Briggs and Zamira Rahim, CNN A car given to Princess Diana by Prince Charles as an engagement present has sold for more than £52,000 ($72,000) at auction. The 1981 Ford Escort Ghia sold for about $30,000 more than the lower range of the expected price. The auctioneer’s estimate had suggested that the car would
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By Amir Vera, Dave Alsup and Raja Razek, CNN An Idaho woman who is accused of killing her two children has been charged in the death of her former husband. Lori Vallow was charged by an Arizona grand jury with one felony count of conspiracy to commit first-degree murder, the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office said
Continue Reading By Rob Frehse and Sahar Akbarzai, CNN Four people have been arrested and charged in connection with a fatal fire at a residential assisted living center in Spring Valley, New York, that killed a firefighter and a resident in March, the Rockland County District Attorney Thomas Walsh announced Tuesday. Arrest warrants were also issued for
Continue ReadingBy Ben Westcott, CNN One hundred years ago this July, in a small brick house in Shanghai’s former French Concession, Mao Zedong and around a dozen other delegates gathered together in secret to form a new political party. Much has changed since 1921, but the Chinese Communist Party, which today boasts more than 95 million
Continue ReadingBy Chloe Melas, CNN In the week since Britney Spears’ bombshell court hearing in which she asked to terminate her nearly 13-year court-ordered conservatorship, CNN has learned from a source close to the singer’s family that she has “begged” her attorney, Samuel Ingham, III to file a petition to end the arrangement once and for
Continue ReadingBy Yoonjung Seo, Jake Kwon and Joshua Berlinger, CNN Kim Jong Un fired several senior officials who failed to enforce North Korea’s stringent Covid-19 prevention, a dereliction of duty which the young dictator said will have “grave consequences” for the impoverished and isolated nation, state media reported Wednesday. It is unclear who or exactly how
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Alexandra Ferguson (CNN)– Un ratón que se creía extinto hace más de 150 años ha sido encontrado vivo en una isla de la costa de Australia Occidental, según descubrieron investigadores. Científicos compararon muestras de ADN de ocho roedores australianos extintos y 42 de sus parientes vivos, y descubrieron que el extinto ratón de Gould era
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN)– Un automóvil que el príncipe Carlos le regaló a la princesa Diana como obsequio de compromiso fue subastado por más de £ 52.000 (US$ 72.000).El Ford Escort Ghia de 1981 se vendió por unos US$ 30.000 más que el rango inferior del precio esperado. Según la estimación del subastador, el coche podría
Continue ReadingBy Laura He, CNN Business China is in the middle of a huge power crunch as extreme weather, surging demand for energy and strict limits on coal usage deliver a triple blow to the nation’s electricity grid. It’s a problem that could last for months, straining the country’s economic recovery and weighing on global trade.
Continue Reading Ángela Reyes (CNN) — La variante delta es la «más prevalente entre los nuevos casos positivos de covid-19 en Estados Unidos», dijo William Lee, vicepresidente científico de Helix, una empresa cuyas pruebas han identificado una gran parte de los casos de variantes en todo el país. Lee dijo que la modelización actualizada de Helix estima
Continue Reading By Jill Martin and Alexandra Meeks, CNN The Pasadena Police Department is looking into an allegation of assault involving Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer, a spokesman with the department told CNN on Tuesday. “It is an active investigation,” said Lt. Bill Grisafe. The attorney for the accuser, Marc Garelick, said in a statement that
Continue ReadingBy Rob Picheta, CNN When the United Kingdom emerged from one of the world’s longest and most stringent coronavirus lockdowns in April, it did so believing that the worst of the pandemic was over. Prime Minister Boris Johnson touted the successes of the country’s vaccination rollout, and promised a “cautious but also irreversible” roadmap that
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN Megan Fox is a movie star, yes, but also a mom and like many a parent during a pandemic she’s been trying to juggle work with having children in the house. On Monday viewers of “Today” got to see that in action. The actress was on the morning show to
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN Megan Fox is a movie star, yes, but also a mom and like many a parent during a pandemic she’s been trying to juggle work with having children in the house. On Monday viewers of “Today” got to see that in action. The actress was on the morning show to
Continue ReadingBy Chloe Melas, CNN In the week since Britney Spears’ bombshell court hearing in which she asked to terminate her nearly 13-year court-ordered conservatorship, CNN has learned from a source close to the singer’s family that she has “begged” her attorney, Samuel Ingham, III to file a petition to end the arrangement once and for
Continue ReadingBy Jacqueline Howard, CNN Two House committees have launched an investigation into the approval and pricing of the Alzheimer’s disease drug aducanumab, made by the company Biogen and sold under the brand name Aduhelm. The US Food and Drug Administration approved the drug earlier this month under its “accelerated approval” program, although an FDA advisory
Continue ReadingBy Katelyn Polantz and Christina Carrega, CNN Attorney General Merrick Garland said Tuesday that the Justice Department has informed news industry leaders it will change its regulations around seeking records from journalists, in what appears to be a win for media outlets. News organizations have pushed for lasting change from the department to shut down
Continue ReadingBy Katelyn Polantz and Christina Carrega, CNN Attorney General Merrick Garland said Tuesday that the Justice Department has informed news industry leaders it will change its regulations around seeking records from journalists, in what appears to be a win for media outlets. News organizations have pushed for lasting change from the department to shut down
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The city of Palm Springs warned residents of early morning flights departing from the airport during the Fourth of July holiday weekend. Due to increased demand for air travel over the holiday, American Airlines will have one flight departing from Palm Springs International Airport at 12:45 a.m. on Friday, July 2, Saturday, July 3 and Tuesday, July 6. “Palm Springs
Continue ReadingBy Jessie Yeung, CNN It was approaching midnight on June 30, 2020, when news broke that Beijing had promulgated a national security law in Hong Kong, effective immediately. Since China’s rubber-stamp parliament revealed its plans for such legislation the month before, Hong Kongers had been nervously awaiting the details of a law that would reshape
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