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By Annie Grayer, CNN Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar is leading a group of Democratic lawmakers in calling on Secretary of State Antony Blinken to create a special envoy to combat Islamophobia, as instances of anti-Muslim hate crimes continue to rise worldwide. Omar, one of three Muslims serving in Congress, is sending a letter to Blinken
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By Ashley Strickland, CNN As the first North American insect to go extinct due to humans, a blue butterfly has become an icon for insect conservation — and what happens when humans destroy habitats without thought for the creatures living in them. The last of the Xerces blue butterflies fluttered through the air in San
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Los dueños de negocios locales reaccionan ante un posible mandato de máscara. El condado de Los Ángeles exige que las personas usen máscaras en el interior, independientemente del estado de vacunación. Esta decisión se tomó con base en el aumento de casos de coronavirus en el condado. Los funcionarios de salud del condado de Riverside
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Alexandra Ferguson Nueva York (CNN Business) — Jeff Bezos, el hombre más rico del mundo, fue al espacio y de regreso este martes por la mañana en un viaje supersónico de 11 minutos a bordo del sistema de cohetes y cápsulas desarrollado por su compañía espacial, Blue Origin. Turismo espacial: las diferencias entre los vuelos
Continue ReadingBy Joe Sutton, Michael Guy and Hollie Silverman, CNN As hot, dry weather conditions continue to fuel wildfires across much of the United States, the Bootleg Fire in Oregon has become so intense that it’s creating its own weather. The fire has scorched more than 606 square miles — an area larger than Los Angeles
Continue Reading By Nicole Chavez, CNN Ariela Rodriguez was sitting in her car when the future that she imagined for herself and her family was crushed. She found out on social media that a program that could shield the undocumented mother from deportation and allow her to work legally ceased to exist for first-time applicants like her.
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson Washington (CNN) — Estados Unidos comenzará a enviar más de 3 millones de vacunas contra el covid-19 adicionales a ciertos países de Centroamérica este martes, dijo un funcionario de la Casa Blanca a CNN. Estados Unidos planea enviar 1,5 millones de dosis de la vacuna contra el covid-19 de Moderna a Honduras y
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It’s been a hot and humid day in the Coachella Valley for yet another day. An average high for the date is 109° but temperatures in Palm Springs climbed six degrees above this afternoon. The bulk of precipitation remains to our east in Arizona, through a few light showers have been moving northwest over Riverside
Continue Reading By Leyla Santiago, Sara Weisfeldt and Madeline Holcombe, CNN Staff at the University of Florida Health Jacksonville figured they had seen the worst of the coronavirus pandemic. “It’s sad and frustrating because we thought that we were toward the end of it,” nurse Lauren Schiller told CNN. “And within not even two days, we’re back
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson Nota del editor: CNN celebrará un foro con el presidente Joe Biden a las 8 p.m. ET este miércoles en Cincinnati, Ohio, que se transmitirá en vivo en CNN, CNN International y CNN Español, se transmitirá en CNN.com y CNNgo y estará disponible bajo demanda para los suscriptores a través de sistemas de
Continue ReadingBy Geneva Sands, CNN A key US senator is launching an investigation into the connection between cryptocurrencies and ransomware attacks in the wake of several recent high-profile attacks. Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Chairman Gary Peters announced Tuesday on CNN’s “New Day” that the bipartisan investigation will seek to better understand how cryptocurrency emboldens
Continue ReadingBy Marshall Cohen A man who pleaded guilty to breaching the Senate chamber during the US Capitol insurrection was sentenced Monday to eight months in prison in a closely watched case that could influence how hundreds of other rioters charged with the same felony are punished. Paul Hodgkins, a 38-year-old Floridian, is now the first
Continue Reading By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN A man who spent two decades in prison for a 1985 double homicide during church bible study has been exonerated, with all charges against him dropped. Newly discovered DNA evidence from a hair sample shows Dennis A. Perry, 59, “may have been acquitted if that evidence had been available” during his
Continue ReadingBy Dakin Andone and Madeline Holcombe, CNN With Covid-19 cases rising in all 50 states, health officials say it’s clear that unvaccinated people are both driving the increase in cases and are most at risk. “This is becoming a pandemic of the unvaccinated,” US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Dr. Rochelle Walensky said during
Continue ReadingBy Kara Fox and Nic Robertson, CNN Three rockets landed in two different areas near the presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan on Tuesday morning, as President Ashraf Ghani joined other high ranking officials for prayers to mark the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha. Images shown on national broadcaster Tolo TV showed Ghani and the group
Continue Reading Juan Pablo Elverdin (CNN Español) — Las recientes protestas inéditas vividas en Cuba resonaron no solo dentro de la isla caribeña sino también en varios países. Los ojos del mundo volvieron a posarse sobre Cuba en medio de una situación que pone en crisis al gobierno de Miguel Díaz-Canel. Y además de las repercusiones políticas,
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Governor Gavin Newsom signed new legislation to commit $6 billion to increase access to high speed internet across the California. LIVE NOW: Governor @GavinNewsom will highlight California’s plan to achieve equitable statewide access to high-speed broadband internet service. https://t.co/2aQHQO973P— Office of the Governor of California (@CAgovernor) July 20, 2021 The newly signed SB 156 includes:
Continue Reading Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — Las protestas contra el gobierno de Cuba siguieron este sábado en Santiago, en el este de Cuba, a unos 900 kilómetros de La Habana, según Yosmary Mayeta, exiliado y activista de Cuba Decide, quien también es miembro de la Unión Patriótica de Cuba. Mayeta compartió con CNN los videos
Continue ReadingBy Barbara Starr and Ellie Kaufman, CNN The Department of Defense inspector general is launching a review of the Pentagon’s and White House’s ability to keep the “nuclear football” secure during a crisis, following an incident on January 6 when rioters came within 100 feet of the backup “football.” The inspector general will evaluate the
Continue ReadingBy Frank Pallotta, CNN Business Netflix posted sluggish subscriber growth when it reported earnings Tuesday, and forecast bigger gains ahead. But Wall Street isn’t satisfied. The streaming service said it has 209 million subscribers globally after adding a little more than a million subscribers in the second quarter of 2021. That beat the company’s own
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