RocÃo Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — Las autoridades de la ciudad de Zaporiyia ponen a disposición de los residentes pastillas de yoduro a medida que aumentan los temores sobre un posible accidente nuclear en la planta de energÃa nuclear de Zaporiyia. Según las autoridades, los vecinos podrán obtener pastillas de yoduro en 13 puntos de lunes a
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By YESICA FISCH Associated Press SLOVIANSK, Ukraine (AP) — Russia and Ukraine traded claims of rocket and artillery strikes at or near Europe’s largest nuclear power plant on Sunday, intensifying fears that the fighting could cause a massive radiation leak. Ukraine’s atomic energy agency painted an ominous picture of the threat Sunday by issuing a
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By YESICA FISCH Associated Press SLOVIANSK, Ukraine (AP) — Russia and Ukraine traded claims of rocket and artillery strikes at or near Europe’s largest nuclear power plant on Sunday, intensifying fears that the fighting could cause a massive radiation leak. Ukraine’s atomic energy agency painted an ominous picture of the threat Sunday by issuing a
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CNN By Zoe Sottile and Sara Smart, CNN Bystanders had an up-close and personal encounter with an alligator in Philadelphia’s Love Park. But the reptile isn’t a wild beast: It’s the emotional support animal of a Philadelphia man who runs several social media accounts documenting his loving relationship with Wally the alligator. Several visitors to
Continue Reading RocÃo Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — Dos buques de guerra de la Marina de Estados Unidos ingresaron al Estrecho de Taiwán en lo que es el primer tránsito naval estadounidense en la vÃa fluvial desde que las tensiones entre Estados Unidos y China aumentaron este mes debido a una visita a la isla de la presidenta de
Continue Reading By Zoe Sottile and Sara Smart, CNN Bystanders had an up-close and personal encounter with an alligator in Philadelphia’s Love Park. But the reptile isn’t a wild beast: It’s the emotional support animal of a Philadelphia man who runs several social media accounts documenting his loving relationship with Wally the alligator. Several visitors to the
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Within 12 years, California wants to phase out the sales of new gas cars, which would end up forcing car buyers to make the switch to zero-emission vehicles. This regulation is the first of its kind in the world to end the sale of traditional gas cars. Other states have set voluntary regulations. California Air
Continue Reading By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Militias patrolled nearly deserted streets in Libya’s capital a day after clashes killed over 30 people and ended Tripoli’s monthslong stretch of relative calm. The fighting broke out early Saturday and pitted militias loyal to the Tripoli-based government against other armed groups allied with a rival administration
Continue ReadingBy WLOS Staff Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — Thousands of people in Asheville competed Saturday for the chance to find a rare coin worth $1,000. It was all part of The Great U.S. Treasure Hunt, which came to Asheville Saturday, Aug. 27. According to organizers, close to 7,000
Continue ReadingBy Jamarlo Phillips Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA (WGCL) — A tip to law enforcement led to the discovery of a multi-million dollar meth lab in North Georgia. The lab was run from a horse stable equipped to manufacture millions of dollars worth of crystal methamphetamine, officials say. Drug agents began investigating
Continue Reading By DUSAN STOJANOVIC Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Opposition parties in Serbia and international rights groups have denounced a decision by populist President Aleksandar Vucic to cancel next month’s pan-European LGBTQ EuroPride events because of what he said were threats from right-wing extremists. Most of the groups said Sunday that they would ignore the
Continue Reading CHICAGO (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency has lifted a federal rule for fuel sales in four states in response to a fire last week at an Indiana oil refinery that could affect prices and supply. EPA Administrator Michael Regan said the emergency waiver was granted Saturday for Indiana, Illinois, Michigan and Wisconsin. In a
Continue Reading WEST WINDSOR, Vt. (AP) — Kenyan cyclist Sule Kangangi has died in a crash during a gravel race in Vermont. Kangangi was competing in the Vermont Overland race on Saturday when he died in a crash at high speed. The wife of president-elect William Ruto of Kenya posted on Twitter that she was shocked to
Continue ReadingBy Jamarlo Phillips Click here for updates on this story GAINESVILLE, Georgia (WGCL) — Hundreds of friends and family members gathered Saturday afternoon in the Ramsey Conference Center at Lanier Technical College to celebrate the life of former Georgia first lady Sandra Deal. Deal died after a long battle with breast cancer that metastasized to
Continue Reading By DAVID SHARP Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Diesel and heating oil supplies in the Northeast are more than 50% below the recent average, raising concerns that an extreme weather event could cause supply disruptions, federal officials said. Fuel supplies are lower than normal across the country for a variety of reasons, including the
Continue Reading By DAVID SHARP Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Diesel and heating oil supplies in the Northeast are more than 50% below the recent average, raising concerns that an extreme weather event could cause supply disruptions, federal officials said. Fuel supplies are lower than normal across the country for a variety of reasons, including the
Continue ReadingBy Chris Isidore, CNN Business Few companies flourished more amid the pandemic’s economic upheaval than Peloton. With people unable (or unwilling) to go to the gym, consumers rushed to buy its exercise equipment and, more importantly, sign up for its online classes. Peloton posted its first quarterly profits in calendar year 2020 as revenue jumped
Continue ReadingBy Oleksandra Ochman, Kostan Nechyporenko, Hira Humayun, Darya Tarasova and Michelle Velez, CNN International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspectors are expected to go to the Russian-held Zaporizhzhia power plant later this week, as the city’s authorities made iodine pills available to residents due to fears over a possible nuclear accident. On Monday, IAEA chief Rafael
Continue ReadingBy Devan Cole, CNN A Republican governor is calling on President Joe Biden to apologize for suggesting that the driving force behind some GOP supporters of former President Donald Trump was akin to “semi-fascism.” “The fact that the President would go out and just insult half of America … effectively call half of America semi-fascist
Continue ReadingCNN By Devan Cole, CNN A Republican governor is calling on President Joe Biden to apologize for suggesting that the driving force behind some GOP supporters of former President Donald Trump was akin to “semi-fascism.” “The fact that the President would go out and just insult half of America … effectively call half of America
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