By Zachary Cohen and Geneva Sands, CNN Department of Homeland Security officials are warning that the same sort of rhetoric and false narratives that fueled the January 6 attack on the US Capitol could lead to more violence this summer by right-wing extremists. A growing belief among some Donald Trump supporters that the former President
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Alexandra Ferguson (CNN Business) — La Fundación Bill y Melinda Gates anunció este miércoles que destinará más de US$ 2.000 millones a iniciativas de igualdad de género, entre ellas el empoderamiento económico y la salud de la mujer. «El mundo lleva décadas luchando por la igualdad de género, pero los avances han sido lentos», dijo
Continue ReadingBy David Wahlberg Click here for updates on this story VERONA, Wisconsin (madison.com/Wisconsin State Journal) — When Ben Shortreed and friends lit fireworks in his yard before the Fourth of July last year, a shell exploded in his left hand, causing damage so severe a surgeon had to amputate the hand that night. A neighbor
Continue ReadingBy George Ramsay, CNN A turf war is brewing at Wimbledon as organizers have defended the conditions of the grass following injuries to Serena Williams and Adrian Mannarino in back-to-back matches. World No. 60 Nick Kyrgios, meanwhile, complained that the courts are “too slow.” Mannarino was forced to retire against Roger Federer after slipping in
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A 28-year-old man accused in a fatal shooting over the weekend in Cathedral City is scheduled to be arraigned tomorrow. Jose Ernesto Martinez of Desert Hot Springs was arrested Saturday and remains held at the John Benoit Detention Center in Indio on $1 million bail awaiting his arraignment at the Banning Justice Center. Martinez was
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Casi todo el personal de la Escuela de Salud Pública Johns Hopkins Bloomberg está vacunado contra el covid-19. Sin embargo, todos siguen usando mascarillas para trabajar. Estos investigadores, que se encuentran entre los más versados en el manejo del coronavirus, no quieren correr riesgos. Y aconsejan al resto del país y
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Para los alumnos, recibir este obsequio significa muchísimo para ellos.
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — La mujer que presuntamente sostuvo un cartel que provocó el choque de decenas de ciclistas durante la primera etapa del Tour de Francia el pasado sábado fue identificada y está siendo sometida a un interrogatorio policial, informó la fiscalía de Brest a CNN.El accidente se produjo a 45 kilómetros de la
Continue ReadingBy Tami Luhby, CNN While states feared the coronavirus pandemic would wreak havoc on their budgets and force them to slash services, it turns out that many are doing far better than they predicted. So instead of cutting spending in the wake of the pandemic, many states are cutting taxes. Nine states have passed legislation
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The California Department of Housing and Community Development’s No Place Like Home Program (NPLH) awarded $6.4 million to an affordable housing project in Palm Springs, developer West Hollywood Community Housing Corporation (WHCHC) announced on Wednesday. The project, which will be named Aloe Palm Canyon, is a two-story, 71-unit affordable housing project for seniors located on
Continue ReadingBy Sandra Gonzalez, CNN Yay, synergy! Building on the buzz created from its “Simpsons”-“Star Wars” team-up, Disney+ announced on Wednesday its next short will bring the beloved Loki into the animated world of “The Simpsons.” The Marvel-themed short will premiere on Disney+ on July 7. “The Good, the Bart and the Loki” will find the
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN Phylicia Rashad has long been one of Bill Cosby’s staunchest supporters and on Wednesday she shared her reaction to his sentence being overturned. “FINALLY!!!! A terrible wrong is being righted- a miscarriage of justice is corrected!” Rashad tweeted, along with a photo of Cosby. Cosby was released from a Pennsylvania
Continue ReadingBy Jamie Gangel and Alex Rogers, CNN Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney sharply criticized Republican leaders on Wednesday before voting to create a select committee investigating the January 6 attack on the US Capitol. It was the latest attempt by the high-profile Republican to hold former President Donald Trump accountable for his actions before, during and
Continue ReadingSevere storms usher in cooler/drier air for the Northeast. CNN Meteorologist Pedram Javaheri has the forecast and what to expect with the extreme heat out West.
Continue ReadingBy Christina Maxouris, CNN The unprecedented heat wave that’s scorching parts of Northern America isn’t letting up just yet. More than 50 million people are under heat alerts Wednesday across the West and Northeast US, while high temperatures are also continuing to bake parts of western Canada. Lytton, British Columbia, hit 121 degrees Fahrenheit on
Continue ReadingBy Paul LeBlanc, CNN Donald Rumsfeld, a former US secretary of defense who served under two presidents and brought a hardline approach to US foreign policy as he oversaw the global war on terror, died at the age of 88, his family said in a statement Wednesday. Rumsfeld died at his home in Taos, New
Continue ReadingBy Matt Egan, CNN Business American drivers need OPEC and Russia to come to the rescue. Gasoline prices, averaging $3.12 a gallon in the United States according to AAA, are at seven-year highs just as millions of people hit the road for the July 4th holiday weekend. Some gas stations are even running out of
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As the search through debris at Champlain Towers South continues, there are lingering questions about the safety of its sister building, Champlain Towers North, with a nearly identical design. CNN’s Brian Todd has an inside look at Towers North.
Continue ReadingBy Matt Egan, CNN Business Some companies can’t wait to get to get their employees back to the office full-time. Synchrony Financial is not one of them. Synchrony, America’s largest store credit card company, is not allowing employees to return to the office five days a week even as the pandemic winds down. Almost everyone,
Continue ReadingBy Kristin Wilson and Clare Foran, CNN Only two House Republicans — Liz Cheney of Wyoming and Adam Kinzinger of Illinois — voted Wednesday to create a select committee to investigate the deadly January 6 attack on the US Capitol. Both GOP lawmakers, who are frequent critics of former President Donald Trump, were among the
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