A big congratulations goes out to the winners of this year’s Palm Springs International Festival of Short Films. The festival featured more than 300 films from around the world. Here’s the full list of winners from the festival: Greater Palm Springs CVB “Best of the Festival Award” ● Winner: Unforgivable (El Salvador), Directed by Marlén
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olivertapia (CNN Español) — Una amenaza contra el presidente de Panamá, Laurentino Cortizo, le costó la libertad de forma provisional a un hombre acusado por el Ministerio Público de difundir, a través de una red social, «un video donde se realizan amenazas de muerte y se incita a cometer actos criminales en contra” del mandatario.
Continue ReadingBy Madeline Holcombe and Jacob Lev, CNN Simone Biles has secured a spot on the United States Gymnastics team for next month’s Tokyo Olympics. The four-time Olympic gold medalist competed at the US Gymnastics Olympic trials in St. Louis, Missouri, over the weekend. She finished Sunday with an all-around score of 118.098 to earn her
Continue ReadingBy Madeline Holcombe and Jacob Lev, CNN Simone Biles has secured a spot on the United States Gymnastics team for next month’s Tokyo Olympics. The four-time Olympic gold medalist competed at the US Gymnastics Olympic trials in St. Louis, Missouri, over the weekend. She finished Sunday with an all-around score of 118.098 to earn her
Continue Reading urielblanco (CNN) — La variante delta del nuevo coronavirus sigue siendo una gran amenaza para la lucha de Estados Unidos contra la pandemia de covid-19 y la aplicación de más vacunas es una forma de combatirla, según una experta. Esta variante altamente contagiosa y agresiva se detectó por primera vez en la India y ya
Continue Reading olivertapia (CNN) — El presidente de Estados Unidos, Joe Biden, ordenó ataques aéreos de precisión defensivos contra las instalaciones utilizadas por los grupos de milicias respaldados por Irán en la región fronteriza entre Iraq y Siria el domingo por la noche, según un comunicado de prensa del Departamento de Defensa. «Los objetivos se seleccionaron porque
Continue ReadingBy Pauline Lockwood, CNN As someone who has tested positive for Covid-19 in both Britain and Hong Kong, I’ve experienced the worst of both worlds. In one, I fell victim to the complete failure to check the disease’s spread, and in the other I got caught up in a zealous system intended to completely eradicate
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By Mitchell McCluskey, Kay Jones and Karol Suarez, CNN John Langley, the creator and executive producer of the reality television series “Cops,” died after experiencing a heart attack while competing in an off-road race in Baja California, Mexico, on Saturday, the race’s organizer told CNN. Langley, 78, died around 3 p.m. during the Coast to
Continue Reading urielblanco (CNN) — Desde enero de este año, se ha denunciado la desaparición de al menos 57 personas que viajaban por la «carretera de la muerte» de México, cerca de la frontera sureste entre Estados Unidos y México, informó el viernes la Fiscalía General de Justicia del estado mexicano de Tamaulipas. Al tramo de carretera
Continue Reading Five people have died after a hot-air balloon crash in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The balloon crashed into a power line, causing power to go out in the area, Albuquerque Police Department (APD) confirmed on Twitter.
Continue ReadingBy Artemis Moshtaghian and Hollie Silverman, CNN Former Skid Row singer Johnny Solinger has died, according to a post on the Official Skid Row Instagram page. He was 55. “We are saddened to hear the news of our brother Johnny Solinger,” the band said in the post Saturday. “Our thoughts are with his family, friends
Continue ReadingBy Artemis Moshtaghian and Hollie Silverman, CNN Former Skid Row singer Johnny Solinger has died, according to a post on the Official Skid Row Instagram page. He was 55. “We are saddened to hear the news of our brother Johnny Solinger,” the band said in the post Saturday. “Our thoughts are with his family, friends
Continue Reading By Ganesh Setty, CNN A 21-year-old man was the unintended victim of a shooting in New York’s Times Square on Sunday evening, according to police. The man was shot once in the back amid a dispute between a group of males he didn’t know, a New York City Police Department (NYPD) spokesperson told CNN. The
Continue ReadingCNN’s Brian Stelter speaks with Los Angeles Times owner Patrick Soon-Shiong and editor Kevin Merida as the publication expands its digital footprint in an effort to “redefine the modern American newspaper.”
Continue ReadingBy Brian Stelter, CNN Business A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free right here. All day long on Sunday, the Miami Herald homepage was dominated by a single all-caps word: “SEARCHING.” The searching continued around the clock at the site of the condo collapse
Continue ReadingBy Tomas Etzler and Mitchell McCluskey Czech President Milos Zeman called transgender people “disgusting” in an interview on CNN affiliate CNN Prima News on Sunday, during a discussion of a controversial new law in Hungary. The Hungarian law bans all educational materials and programs for children that are considered to promote homosexuality, gender reassignment and
Continue ReadingBy Pauline Lockwood, CNN As someone who has tested positive for Covid-19 in both Britain and Hong Kong, I’ve experienced the worst of both worlds. In one, I fell victim to the complete failure to check the disease’s spread, and in the other I got caught up in a zealous system intended to completely eradicate
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Record-breaking heat has hit the West Coast, including here in Palm Springs. An Excessive Heat Warning remains in effect for the area through Monday night. Monday is expected to be a bit cooler than Sunday, but still above seasonal average of 107°. Temperatures return closer to seasonal by Tuesday with increased moisture. There’s a chance
Continue ReadingThe BET Awards, honoring Black excellence in entertainment and sports, are being presented Sunday. See below for the full list of nominees with winners indicated in bold. Album of the year After Hours – The Weeknd Blame It on Baby – DaBaby Good News – Megan Thee Stallion Heaux Tales – Jazmine Sullivan King’s Disease
Continue ReadingThe current acting director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, Brandon Wales, sits down with CNN’s Pamela Brown to talk ransomware attacks and what everyone in the country can do to prevent them in a CNN exclusive interview.
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