By Madeline Holcombe, CNN The mercury kept climbing Monday in heat-baked Portland, Oregon, and Seattle, again setting record highs. Canada and US cities in the Northwest are all reporting their hottest temperatures on record in a wave that has more heat in store. Seattle had topped its all-time record high Sunday when thermometers climbed to
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By Leah Asmelash, CNN The United Nations’ human rights chief is calling on the US to reform its criminal justice system, reimagine policing nationwide and provide reparations for descendants of enslaved Africans. In a report published on Monday, the UN’s High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet urged the US to make “transformative change for
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Sentencing was rescheduled today to Aug. 20 for an admitted gang member who pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter in the drug-related robbery and killing of a Palm Desert man on Christmas Day 2016. Alejandro Zendejas, 27, of Indio was arrested along with 24-year-olds Anthony Garcia of Indio and Roger Rodriguez of La Quinta in the
Continue ReadingBy Sandee LaMotte, CNN Physical punishment does not appear to improve a child’s positive behavior or social competence over time, according to a review of 69 studies from the US, Canada, China, Colombia, Greece, Japan, Switzerland, Turkey and the United Kingdom. The review, published Monday in the journal Lancet, found physical punishment such as spanking
Continue ReadingBy Sandee LaMotte, CNN Physical punishment does not appear to improve a child’s positive behavior or social competence over time, according to a review of 69 studies from the US, Canada, China, Colombia, Greece, Japan, Switzerland, Turkey and the United Kingdom. The review, published Monday in the journal Lancet, found physical punishment such as spanking
Continue ReadingBy Chris Isidore, CNN Business When tens of millions of Americans hit the road this holiday weekend, they’re going to find the highest prices for gasoline in nearly seven years. But many will also find stations that don’t have any gas at all. The national average price for a gallon of regular stands at $3.10,
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Alejandra Ramos Barreda (CNN Español)— Cada año, Estados Unidos otorga miles de visas H-2 a trabajadores con o sin experiencia (no profesionales y sin un título académico) para trabajar temporalmente en el país. Esta categoría se divide en dos tipos de visas: la H-2A para trabajadores agrícolas y la H-2B para trabajadores no agrícolas. En
Continue ReadingBy Alexis Benveniste, CNN Business Morgan Stanley is doubling its quarterly dividend from 35 cents a share to 70 cents a share, and buying back up to $12 billion of stock, the company announced Monday. The powerful Wall Street bank “has accumulated significant excess capital over the past several years” Morgan Stanley chairman and CEO
Continue Reading Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Equipos de rescate han llegado a la ciudad costera de Surfside, Florida, mientras las familias esperan noticias sobre sus seres queridos luego del colapso de un edificio de condominios el jueves. Al menos 10 personas murieron, 151 están desaparecidas y 135 fueron contabilizadas en el colapso de Champlain Towers South
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The Palm Springs Convention Center is set to welcome back its first convention since closing during the start of the pandemic. The convention center was heavily impacted by the closure. As we reported in February 2021, 52 events were cancelled during the closure, equating to $7 million in lost revenue for the facility alone. The center
Continue ReadingBy Da Lin Click here for updates on this story SAUSALITO, California (KPIX) — People living in a Sausalito homeless encampment are running out of time. The city ordered them to leave by Tuesday but many said they will fight the eviction order. About 35 people live at the Dunphy Park encampment, right next to
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story DICKSON CITY, Pennsylvania (KDKA) — People don’t normally associate the words “Home Depot” and “exorcism” together, but that’s exactly what was happening in a Home Depot in Lackawanna County, according to police. The Dickson City Police Department said around 3:30 p.m. on June 21, they
Continue ReadingBy KCAL/KCBS Staff Click here for updates on this story YUCAIPA (KCAL/KCBS) — A Yucaipa woman was nearly killed when a big chunk of ice, presumably from an aircraft flying overhead, crashed through the roof of her home. “It was like an explosion,” Charlett Yablonsky said. Yablonsky said she and her little dog, Doodles, had
Continue ReadingSen. Mark Warner (D-VA) discusses reports that rockets landed on a US military base in eastern Syria, a day after the US carried out airstrikes on Iranian-backed militias.
Continue ReadingSen. Mark Warner (D-VA) discusses reports that rockets landed on a US military base in eastern Syria, a day after the US carried out airstrikes on Iranian-backed militias.
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA (KYW) — A 10-year-old boy is dead after he got a hold of a gun at home and accidentally shot and killed himself in North Philadelphia. Police tell Eyewitness News the boy and his sister were home alone Saturday when the shooting happened. He
Continue ReadingPresident Joe Biden directed military forces to conduct defensive precision airstrikes against facilities used by Iran-backed militia groups in the Iraq-Syria border region on June 27, according to a news release from the Department of Defense. CNN’s Barbara Starr and Arwa Damon report.
Continue ReadingBy Katie Bo Williams, CNN President Joe Biden’s decision to conduct airstrikes against Iran-backed militia groups on the Iraq-Syria border Sunday night follows a recent spate of attacks against US military assets in Iraq by a new class of Iranian-made drones that US officials say can evade US surveillance and defenses. The latest of these
Continue ReadingPresident Joe Biden directed military forces to conduct defensive precision airstrikes against facilities used by Iran-backed militia groups in the Iraq-Syria border region on June 27, according to a news release from the Department of Defense. CNN’s Barbara Starr and Arwa Damon report.
Continue ReadingBy Kati Weis Click here for updates on this story AURORA, Colorado (KCNC) — A woman says she and her neighbors have been living in hazardous conditions for months at the Raft Club apartment complex in Aurora. Nicola Lucero says she’s had a leak in her ceiling for eight months, and despite multiple maintenance requests,
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