KSBY By Alexandra Meeks and Joe Sutton, CNN The Alisal Fire near Santa Barbara, California, has quickly exploded in size, prompting evacuation orders and warnings. The fire began Monday afternoon near the Alisal Reservoir and now covers approximately 8,000 acres, fire officials said. It was 0% contained as of late Tuesday, according to InciWeb, a
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Blustery winds are still surging through California after downing trees, fanning wildfires and shutting off power to about 21,000 customers in the northern and central regions. Red flag warnings of dry, gusty and dangerous fire conditions continue Tuesday in mountains, valleys, canyons and deserts around the state. Pacific Gas & Electric
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Blustery winds are still surging through California after downing trees, fanning wildfires and shutting off power to about 21,000 customers in the northern and central regions. Red flag warnings of dry, gusty and dangerous fire conditions continue Tuesday in mountains, valleys, canyons and deserts around the state. Pacific Gas & Electric
Continue Reading By LAURIE KELLMAN Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett is calling on the United Nations Security Council to take action against Iran over its escalating nuclear program. Bennett spoke on Tuesday at a conference in Jerusalem. He suggested that Iran’s conduct is every nation’s problem and therefore subject to
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olivertapia (CNN) — Un sismo de magnitud preliminar 6,4 sacudió este martes la isla griega de Creta, de acuerdo con un reporte del Servicio Geológico de Estados Unidos (USGS, por sus siglas en inglés). El epicentro se ubicó en la localidad de Palekastro y tuvo 10 kilómetros de profundidad, de acuerdo con el reporte. The-CNN-Wire™
Continue Reading BERLIN (AP) — Hundreds of police officers are searching for a missing 8-year-old girl in a forested area along the German-Czech border in Bavaria. The girl went missing with her brother and nephew as their family took a break from a hike in the Bohemian Forest on Sunday. The boys, ages 6 and 9, were
Continue Reading By Katie Hunt, CNN Space experts have detected unusual radio waves coming from the center of the Milky Way galaxy. The energy signal is unlike any phenomenon studied before and could suggest a previously unknown stellar object, according to a new study. The brightness of the object varies dramatically, and the signal switches on and
Continue Reading CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Katie Hunt, CNN Space experts have detected unusual radio waves coming from the center of the Milky Way galaxy. The energy signal is unlike any phenomenon studied before and could suggest a previously unknown stellar object, according to a new study. The brightness of the object varies dramatically, and the signal switches
Continue ReadingBy Vasco Cotovio, Sharon Braithwaite and Helen Regan, CNN The British government failed to act quickly enough in its initial Covid-19 response, enabling the virus to spread rapidly through communities and resulting in thousands of deaths, lawmakers said in a damning report published Tuesday. The report, an initial assessment by the British Parliament’s Health and
Continue ReadingCNN By Vasco Cotovio, Sharon Braithwaite and Helen Regan, CNN The British government failed to act quickly enough in its initial Covid-19 response, enabling the virus to spread rapidly through communities and resulting in thousands of deaths, lawmakers said in a damning report published Tuesday. The report, an initial assessment by the British Parliament’s Health
Continue Reading By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A key pre-trial hearing has opened for an alleged Central African Republic rebel leader, to establish whether evidence against him is strong enough to merit putting him on trial on charges of crimes against humanity and war crimes. Mahamat Said Abdel Kani is accused of
Continue ReadingBy Harry Enten, CNN Death is a five-letter word, but it may as well be a four letter word to many Americans. We don’t like talking about our eventual demise or planning for it. Far less than 50% of Americans have a clear end of life plan. My father was the same way. I remember
Continue Reading By DEREK GATOPOULOS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A strong earthquake has jolted the Greek island of Crete three weeks after another temblor killed a man and damaged hundreds of buildings. The undersea quake had a preliminary magnitude of 6.3, and was followed by aftershocks of up to magnitude 4.6. The main quake was
Continue ReadingBy Scottie Andrew, CNN Superman’s done a lot since he first appeared in comic books 80 years ago, almost. He’s saved the world more than a few times. He’s died and come back to life. He dodged punches from Muhammad Ali and even faced off against White supremacists. Until this year, though, every comic iteration
Continue Reading By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A U.K. parliamentary report says Britain’s Conservative government waited too long to impose a lockdown early in the COVID-19 pandemic, a delay that cost thousands of lives. A joint report from the House of Commons’ science and health committees published Tuesday says the deadly delay resulted from
Continue Reading By BASSEM MROUE and SARAH EL DEEB Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s state news agency says the judge leading the investigation into last year’s massive explosion at Beirut’s port has issued an arrest warrant for a former Cabinet minister after he didn’t show up for questioning. It wasn’t immediately clear if and when the
Continue Reading By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — A European court has ruled that the Vatican can’t be sued in a local court for sexual abuse committed by Catholic priests. The European Court of Human Rights affirmed that it enjoys sovereign immunity and that the misconduct of priests and their superiors cannot be attributed to
Continue Reading By Madeline Holcombe and Eric Levenson, CNN Gabby Petito’s cause of death was ruled to be strangulation and the manner of death was homicide, Teton County Coroner Dr. Brent Blue said on Tuesday. In particular, the cause of death was “manual strangulation/throttling,” according to the coroner’s verdict, a legal document Blue filed on October 5
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By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Members of the House are scrambling to Washington to pass a short-term lift of the nation’s debt limit. The vote Tuesday evening will ensure the federal government can continue fully paying its bills into December. House Democrats expect to have enough votes on their own to ensure
Continue Reading By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Members of the House are scrambling to Washington to pass a short-term lift of the nation’s debt limit. The vote Tuesday evening will ensure the federal government can continue fully paying its bills into December. House Democrats expect to have enough votes on their own to ensure
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