By Scottie Andrew, CNN Carl Nassib’s coming out was casual, matter-of-fact and, evidenced by the ebullient smile he wore throughout the video in which he disclosed his sexuality, a release he’d long waited for. The laid-back nature of his announcement belies how exceedingly rare it was for Nassib to come out at all. The Las
Continue ReadingBy Katie Bo Williams, CNN The US intelligence community on Friday released a hotly anticipated report on what it knows about a series of mysterious sightings of unidentified flying objects by Navy pilots and others. The report, which examined 144 reports of what the government terms “unexplained aerial phenomena” between 2004 and 2021, is among
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Gerardo Lemos (CNN en Español) – – La Policía Nacional de Nicaragua informó este viernes en un comunicado -sin detallar el lugar ni las circunstancias- que detuvo al exdiputado del Partido liberal independiente (PLI) Pedro Joaquín Chamorro Barrios. Según el comunicado policial, Chamorro es investigado por supuestos “actos que menoscaban la independencia, la soberanía y
Continue ReadingBy Rachel Ramirez and Cheri Mossburg, CNN It was only last year when Hannah Lindell-Smith woke up in the middle of the night with the taste of smoke in her mouth. The orange sky over Washington and Oregon was filled with embers as wildfires raged, leading to some of the region’s most prolonged and dangerous
Continue ReadingBy Hannah Gard and Haley Brink, CNN From the Pacific Northwest to the Northeast, the heat is on this weekend, and by next week soaring temperatures could travel as far north as the Arctic Circle. A historic heatwave has prompted excessive heat warnings for Washington and Oregon, as well as most of Idaho and parts
Continue ReadingBy Aya Elamroussi, CNN America is in a far better place now than it was six months ago in its fight against the coronavirus pandemic, with overall cases and deaths down, according to the latest data. It shows that vaccines are effective, experts say, although they have some protection limitations when faced with more aggressive
Continue Reading By Alaa Elassar, CNN One Saturday evening last December, as Peter and Lisa Marshall cuddled on the couch watching their favorite television show, Peter looked at Lisa and asked if she would marry him. What Peter, 56, didn’t remember was that they were already married. Diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s three years ago, Peter had begun
Continue ReadingBy Lilit Marcus, CNN How is it nearly July already? With more than half of 2021 already in the rear view mirror, there’s good news as more and more destinations either open their borders or loosen their regulations. In the United States and Caribbean Good news, Americans who want to travel domestically — more and
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The scouts were out at Palm Springs Stadium Friday night to watch a 30-year-old pitcher play for the Palm Springs Power, as he tries to make a return to professional baseball. Matt Swilley last played in an independent league in 2015. He had Tommy John surgery, and since then, he’s been giving pitching lessons in
Continue ReadingBy John Blake, CNN One evening, Robin DiAngelo became a nice racist. DiAngelo, author of “White Fragility,” remembers the precise moment it happened. A friend invited her to join a few friends of hers for dinner. When DiAngelo arrived at the restaurant, she was excited to see that the couple waiting for them at the
Continue ReadingBy Aya Elamroussi and Hollie Silverman, CNN Two days after the catastrophic partial collapse of a residential building in South Florida, officials remained focused on the search for the dozens of people believed to be under the mountain of rubble as an expert suggested it may be months before the cause of the disaster is
Continue ReadingCNN’s Tom Foreman reports on the possible reasons for the collapse of the 40-year-old building in Florida and the lawsuit filed against the owners.
Continue ReadingCNN’s Tom Foreman reports on the possible reasons for the collapse of the 40-year-old building in Florida and the lawsuit filed against the owners.
Continue Reading By Sahar Akbarzai, CNN There could be a new princess in Disney’s royal court. Nearly two decades after Sarah Culberson discovered that her father was the chief of a village in Sierra Leone, the West Virginia native’s life story could finally come to the big screen. Culberson, who is biracial, was put up for adoption
Continue ReadingBy Tomas Etzler, CNN Five people have been killed after a rare tornado along with tennis ball-sized hailstones hit several villages in South Moravia, in the southeast of the Czech Republic, officials said. A local hospital in the town of Hodonin treated 83 injured people. Forty-five were admitted to hospital, six of whom were in
Continue ReadingBy Tomas Etzler, CNN Five people have been killed after a rare tornado along with tennis ball-sized hailstones hit several villages in South Moravia, in the southeast of the Czech Republic, officials said. A local hospital in the town of Hodonin treated 83 injured people. Forty-five were admitted to hospital, six of whom were in
Continue ReadingOpinion by Allison Hope, CNN Gender reveal parties. Boys don’t cry. That color is for girls. That bathroom is for boys. That sport is only for “real” girls. That’s not the right clothing section, toy, partner, door, major, job or life for you. We are taught before we are even born that there are strict
Continue Reading By Alexandra Meeks, CNN A passenger was injured Friday after jumping out of a United Express flight that was taxiing from a gate area at the Los Angeles International Airport, an LAX police spokesman told CNN. At about 7:10 p.m. local time, the man opened the door of the aircraft, activated the emergency slide, and
Continue Reading By Keith Allen, CNN The man hailed as a hero for preventing further bloodshed after a gunman fatally shot a police officer in Arvada, Colorado, on Monday was himself fatally shot by police, Arvada police said in a statement Friday afternoon. Police say Johnny Hurley, 40, confronted the gunman, identified as Ronald Troyke, after Troyke
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Coachella Valley Volunteers in Medicine is celebrating their ongoing effort to provide health care to underserved residents in the valley. The organization held a ribbon cutting and dedication this morning for their new founder’s plaza in Indio. Officials say they’ve been working to help people in the valley for 10 years. “We’re just so proud
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