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By Jen Christensen, CNN Although a federal judge struck down the Biden administration’s mask mandate for public transportation Monday, some experts say you don’t want to throw out your mask just yet. No matter the form of public transportation — planes, trains, trams, subways, buses or even rideshares — good ventilation can help reduce the
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By KRISHAN FRANCIS and BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has pledged “an impartial and transparent inquiry” into a police shooting that left one person dead and 13 others injured during protests over the country’s worst economic crisis in decades. The president said in a tweet on
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Juan Pablo Elverdin Washington (CNN) — Estados Unidos tiene pocas formas de rastrear el importante suministro de armamento antitanque, antiaéreo y de otro tipo que ha enviado a través de la frontera con Ucrania, según fuentes de CNN, un punto ciego que se debe en gran parte a la falta de botas estadounidenses sobre el
Continue ReadingBy Issy Ronald, CNN British Cycling says it has contacted five-time Olympic champion and 2012 Tour de France winner Bradley Wiggins to offer him support following an interview in which he said that he was sexually groomed by a coach when he was a teenager. “We are deeply concerned by the matter raised by Sir
Continue Reading By DEREK GATOPOULOS and THANASSIS STAVRAKIS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greeks celebrate Easter with other Orthodox Christians on Sunday with most coronavirus restrictions now lifted. A central feature of the celebrations is the Easter candle given as gifts to children and popular designs are pandemic-themed. At a busy store in Athens owner Giorgos
Continue Reading CNNEE (CNN) — Hay algo en el aire hoy. Quizás lo hayas notado. El 20 de abril, o 4/20, es conocido como el ‘día de la hierba’ o el día internacional de la marihuana. Sí, parece arbitrario. ¿Cómo llegó el número 420 a representar el fumar marihuana? Primero, desmintamos algunos mitos. 1. La leyenda del
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CNN, WLS, KSDK, FACEBOOK By Elizabeth Wolfe and Andy Rose, CNN Just one day after mask-wearing was made optional in Milwaukee Public Schools, the district announced it will return to mandating masks as cases of Covid-19 in the city rise. MPS initially announced March 24 that masks would become optional in its schools beginning April
Continue Reading KGO, PHILIP HURST, RICK GARCIA, JEFF BAHAM, CNN By Amir Vera and Cheri Mossburg, CNN The man accused of setting a massive fire that destroyed a Home Depot in San Jose, California, earlier this month is facing multiple charges, including arson, according to prosecutors. Dyllin Jaycruz Gogue, 27, is accused of lighting a fire as
Continue ReadingBy Aya Elamroussi, CNN Hundreds of homes near Flagstaff, Arizona, have been evacuated as a fast-moving wildfire threatened hundreds of structures Wednesday after destroying at least two dozen buildings, officials said. The Tunnel Fire in northern Arizona’s Coconino County had burned more than 19,700 acres as of Wednesday afternoon, according to InciWeb, a US clearinghouse
Continue ReadingBy Michelle Toh, Jake Kwon and Lizzy Yee, CNN Business Hong Kong’s Covid-19 curbs are continuing to severely limit travel into the city, with only one flight from outside the Asia Pacific region landing on Tuesday and Wednesday. The government recently allowed flights from nine countries, including Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States,
Continue Reading HONG KONG (AP) — YouTube has taken down the campaign channel of Hong Kong’s sole candidate to become its next leader, John Lee, citing compliance with U.S. sanctions imposed against the former No. 2 official. Lee had set up a Facebook page and a YouTube channel to promote his campaign, even though he is running
Continue ReadingBy Alicia Wallace, CNN Business April is typically a pretty eventful month for the cannabis industry, with 4/20 celebrations bringing abundant attention — and sales. But things have been heating up much earlier this year. In the first four days of April, the US House of Representatives (once again and narrowly) passed a bill to
Continue ReadingBy Anna Cooban, CNN Business The price of goods leaving German factories has passed an eye-watering milestone. German annual producer price inflation topped 30% in March, the country’s Federal Statistics Office said on Wednesday. That’s its highest level since the agency began collecting data 73 years ago. The biggest culprit? Energy prices, which rose nearly
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By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — After taking a break amid sexual assault allegations, fashion designer Alexander Wang’s comeback to the runway was greeted with adoration during his highly anticipated show in Los Angeles. Some shouted “This is amazing” and “I love it” while others cheered on Wang’s 50-look collection
Continue Reading By SAM KEMMIS of NerdWallet The subscription pricing model is trending in the travel industry. Though it might be a familiar payment option for your favorite streaming platform or at-home meal kit, it’s taking new shapes in tourism. Alaska Airlines recently launched a subscription service for West Coast flyers, offering 1-cent flights (on top of
Continue Reading Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Podría decirse que la subvariante más exitosa de ómicron hasta la fecha ha sido la BA.2, pero esta no se ha dormido en los laureles. La subvariante BA.2 ha estado produciendo mutaciones, a veces cambiando a versiones más elegantes e, increíblemente, incluso más rápidas que sí misma. Los rastreadores de
Continue Reading By Liam Reilly, CNN A multimillion-dollar settlement between the Roman Catholic Diocese of Camden, New Jersey, and victims of child sexual abuse by members of the clergy has been announced by the diocese and a survivors committee. About 300 victims who experienced child sexual abuse will share an $87.5 million trust established by the diocese
Continue Reading By Dakin Andone, CNN The family and advocates of the only Hispanic woman on Texas’ death row are fighting to stop her looming execution, arguing she was wrongfully convicted of the murder of her 2-year-old daughter in 2007. “We don’t want our mother executed,” Melissa Lucio’s oldest son, John, told CNN. “We already lost our
Continue ReadingBy Barbara Starr and Zachary Cohen, CNN The US military is keeping a constant watch on Russia’s nuclear arsenal as the war in Ukraine continues and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is being briefed two or three times a week by the top US general who oversees US nuclear weapons and defenses, according to multiple defense
Continue Reading Juan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — El fundador de Wikileaks, Julian Assange, quedó un paso más cerca de su extradición a Estados Unidos este miércoles después de que un juez británico emitiera la orden, que ahora está sujeta a la aprobación de la ministra de Interior del Reino Unido, Priti Patel. Assange puede apelar el fallo
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