Month: July 2022
As ‘Run 3’ begins, CERN touts discovery of exotic particles
GENEVA (AP) — The physics lab that’s home to the world’s largest atom smasher announced on Tuesday the observation of three new “exotic particles” that could provide clues about the force that binds subatomic particles together. The observation of a new type of pentaquark and the first duo of tetraquarks at CERN, the Geneva-area home
Continue Reading Funerals begin for 3 Kentucky officers killed in ambush
By DYLAN LOVAN Associated Press The first of three Kentucky police officers killed in an ambush last week has been laid to rest. Dozens of uniformed officers attended the funeral Tuesday for Floyd County Deputy William Petry. Petry and two Prestonsburg city police officers were killed while serving a warrant at a home in the
Continue Reading Body parts, gear found on Italian glacier after avalanche
By PAOLO SANTALUCIA, ANDREA ROSA and NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press CANAZEI, Italy (AP) — Rescuers are finding body parts and equipment as they search for hikers missing following a powerful avalanche in the Italian Dolomites. Officials initially feared 13 hikers were still missing, but the province of Trento on Tuesday reduced the number of people
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College of the Desert ‘cooperating with FBI’ on investigation into ‘computer network disruption’
Update: Wednesday July 6, 2022 College of the Desert has confirmed to News Channel 3 that it is working to mitigate the impacts of what administrators describe as a “computer network disruption,” according to Public Information Officer Nicholas Robles. A federal investigation is now underway. COD administrators say they contacted the FBI as soon as
Continue Reading Synagogue member, father among the dead in parade shooting
By GRANT SCHULTE, CLAIRE SAVAGE and HARM VENHUIZEN Associated Press One person who died in the Independence Day parade shooting in suburban Chicago was an active member of a local Jewish congregation, who once taught preschool and coordinated bar and bat mitzvah ceremonies. Another was a beloved grandfather and father of eight who went to
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Judge throws out Trump-era rollbacks on endangered species
By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday threw out a host of actions by the Trump administration to roll back protections for endangered or threatened species, a year after the Biden administration said it was moving to strengthen such species protections. U.S. District Judge Jon Tigar in Northern California
Continue Reading Judge throws out Trump-era rollbacks on endangered species
By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday threw out a host of actions by the Trump administration to roll back protections for endangered or threatened species, a year after the Biden administration said it was moving to strengthen such species protections. U.S. District Judge Jon Tigar in Northern California
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Profiles of Sunak and Javid, who quit Johnson’s Cabinet
By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s government is facing a fresh crisis after two of his most senior Cabinet ministers resigned within minutes of each other. Treasury chief Rishi Sunak and Health Secretary Sajid Javid quit saying the government under Johnson’s leadership was no longer competent or “acting
Continue Reading Profiles of Sunak and Javid, who quit Johnson’s Cabinet
By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s government is facing a fresh crisis after two of his most senior Cabinet ministers resigned within minutes of each other. Treasury chief Rishi Sunak and Health Secretary Sajid Javid quit saying the government under Johnson’s leadership was no longer competent or “acting
Continue Reading 2 key UK Cabinet ministers quit Boris Johnson’s government
By DANICA KIRKA and SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Two of Britain’s most senior Cabinet ministers resigned on Tuesday, a move that could spell the end of Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s leadership after months of scandals. Treasury chief Rishi Sunak and Health Secretary Sajid Javid resigned within minutes of each other after a
Continue Reading CDC: Florida ice cream possible source of listeria outbreak
MIAMI (AP) — The estate of an Illinois woman who died earlier this year from a listeria infection has filed a federal lawsuit against a Florida ice cream company that health officials have connected to a multistate outbreak. The lawsuit filed Tuesday in the Middle District of Florida claims that Mary Billman died in January
Continue Reading Body believed to be a woman recovered from a Phoenix canal
PHOENIX (AP) — Authorities are trying to identify a body that recovered from a Phoenix canal early Tuesday. Phoenix Fire Department officials said crews were initially called out to a possible water rescue around 5 a.m. But when crews reached the scene, they said the person believed to be a woman was already dead. Authorities
Continue ReadingMike Grier becomes first Black general manager in NHL history
By David Close, CNN Mike Grier has been named the San Jose Sharks new general manager. Grier’s hire is historic as he becomes the National Hockey League’s (NHL) first Black general manager, according to the team. The Sharks say Grier, who has spent nearly a lifetime around the game as a player and later as
Continue ReadingRead top UK ministers Sajid Javid and Rishi Sunak’s resignation letters
By CNN and Reuters, CNN Read below the full text of resignation letters by Chancellor Rishi Sunak and Health Secretary Sajid Javid addressed to Prime Minister Boris Johnson and posted on Twitter on Tuesday. Rishi Sunak Dear Prime Minister,It is with deep sadness that I am writing to you to resign from the Government. It
Continue ReadingHuge blow for Boris Johnson as two senior UK government ministers resign
CNN By Ivana Kottasová, CNN British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was dealt a huge blow on Tuesday when two of his top ministers announced their resignations, saying they could no longer work for a government mired in scandal. Chancellor Rishi Sunak and Health Secretary Sajid Javid both announced they were quitting in letters posted to
Continue Reading Mexico leader to end daylight saving, keep “God’s clock”
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s president has submitted a bill to end daylight saving time and end the practice of changing clocks twice a year. Health Secretary Jorge Alcocer said Tuesday that Mexico should return to “God’s clock,” arguing that setting clocks back or forward damages people’s health. The change would mean an hour less
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Revelan nuevos detalles del tiroteo cerca de Chicago: del disfraz que utilizó el sospechoso hasta los detalles de su arresto
Germán Padinger (CNN Español) — La policía del condado de Lake, Illinois, reveló este martes detalles adicionales sobre el tiroteo del lunes en Highland Park, cerca de la ciudad de Chicago, que dejó al momento un saldo de siete muertos. Estos son los principales hallazgos mencionados por Christopher Covelli, portavoz de la Oficina del Sheriff
Continue Reading El Gran Colisionador de Hadrones del CERN se encenderá una tercera ocasión para descubrir más secretos sobre el universo
Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Hace una década, el Gran Colisionador de Hadrones de la Organización Europea para la Investigación Nuclear (CERN), el acelerador de partículas más poderoso de la Tierra, comprobó la existencia de una partícula subatómica llamada el bosón de Higgs, considerado una piedra angular del universo que se puede rastrear al “Big Bang”,
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