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By Angela Fritz, CNN (CNN) — The photos and videos out of the Northeast look like scenes from “Mad Max,” as a monstrous cloud of smoke spewed by Quebec’s wildfires engulfed communities. The air is an eerie shade of orange and the visibility is low. Distant buildings that you would otherwise be able to see
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By ASHOK SHARMA Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — A replacement plane for an Air India flight diverted to Russia because of an engine problem landed in San Francisco on Thursday, carrying all passengers and crew, the airline said. The original Boeing 777, which left New Delhi carrying 216 passengers and 16 crew members, landed
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By ASHOK SHARMA Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — A replacement plane for an Air India flight diverted to Russia because of an engine problem landed in San Francisco on Thursday, carrying all passengers and crew, the airline said. The original Boeing 777, which left New Delhi carrying 216 passengers and 16 crew members, landed
Continue ReadingBy Aya Elamroussi and Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — Around 75 million people in the United States are experiencing dangerous air conditions because of smoke from wildfires raging across Canada, with officials urging them to limit time outdoors and mask up for safety. Forecasts show the dangerous air conditions could linger for days but are
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Stacker compiled a list to spotlight 25 iconic child stars from the 1970s using various sources for research, such as IMDb and Time.
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Stacker celebrated the legacy of music icon Tina Turner, drawing information from news accounts, biographies, magazine interviews, and more.
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Moneywise has found that cashing out your 401(k) early — whether because you’re changing employers or desperately need the funds — is something personal finance experts consider one of the worst financial fumbles. Here’s why it gets the experts so heated — and what you should be doing instead.
Continue Reading PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia and Indonesia have signed agreements to end longstanding sea border disputes and vowed to bolster cooperation to fight “highly detrimental discriminatory” measures against palm oil. Visiting Indonesian President Joko Widodo and Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim on Thursday witnessed the signing of two landmark treaties on the delimitation of the
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macamilarincon (CNN Español) –– Las elecciones generales del 23 de julio serán las primeras que se celebren en plena época veraniega, momento en que muchos españoles optan por tomarse un merecido descanso y salir de viaje. Ante este escenario, algunos analistas creen que se podría disparar el número de solicitudes de voto por correo, dado
Continue Reading Gonzalo Jimenez (CNN) — Una niña de 10 años fue encontrada sana y salva este lunes, más de 24 horas después de que se denunciara su desaparición en el valle del río Cle Elum, en las montañas Cascade de Washington, al norte de la ciudad de Cle Elum. Shunghla Mashwani, que se trasladó de Afganistán
Continue ReadingBy Hanna Ziady, CNN London (CNN) — The vast majority of the world’s biggest companies have done almost nothing in the past five years to cut their planet-heating pollution enough to avoid catastrophic climate change. Large companies are either more likely to contribute to extreme levels of warming or are not disclosing their greenhouse gas
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By LAURIE KELLMAN Associated Press HARISH, Israel (AP) — The sound of children and music echoed down a narrow basement hallway in Israel as they scrambled in a pool of balls, climbed on a jungle gym, munched popcorn and laughed. The atmosphere changed suddenly on that Saturday last month, as at least a dozen religious
Continue Reading By RICK RYCROFT and ROD McGUIRK Associated Press SYDNEY (AP) — An Australian man who admitted killing a gay American by punching him off a cliff top in Sydney in 1988 was sentenced on Thursday to nine years in prison, ending the victim’s family’s 35-year battle for justice. Scott Phillip White, 52, had pleaded guilty
Continue Reading SYDNEY (AP) — An Australian man who admitted to killing a gay American by punching him off a cliff top in Sydney in 1988 was sentenced on Thursday to nine years in prison. Scott Phillip White, 52, had pleaded guilty in the New South Wales state Supreme Court to Los Angeles-born Scott Johnson’s manslaughter. White
Continue Reading JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli army says it has demolished the West Bank home of a Palestinian suspected of involvement in twin bombings in Jerusalem that killed two and wounded at least 18 others in November. The military released videos Thursday showing a controlled explosion that destroyed an apartment in the city of Ramallah. Israeli
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By Jessie Yeung, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — For days, images of New York choking in smoke have stunned the United States, as residents struggle to deal with the unfamiliar challenge of severe air pollution. The smoke, originating from wildfires in Canada, has prompted authorities to issue air quality alerts down the East Coast and
Continue Reading CNN By Jessie Yeung, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — For days, images of New York choking in smoke have stunned the United States, as residents struggle to deal with the unfamiliar challenge of severe air pollution. The smoke, originating from wildfires in Canada, has prompted authorities to issue air quality alerts down the East Coast
Continue Reading By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tupac Shakur received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Wednesday, just several days before the hip-hop legend’s birthday. The late rapper’s sister, Sekyiwa “Set” Shakur, accepted the star on behalf of their family. During her speech, she shed tears while describing
Continue Reading By Josh Campbell and Steve Almasy, CNN (CNN) — Joran van der Sloot has landed in the United States, where he is accused of extorting money from the mother of Natalee Holloway, the Alabama teen who was last seen with the Dutch national and two others 18 years ago in Aruba. FBI agents flew with
Continue ReadingCNN By Eric Bradner, Gregory Krieg, Jeremy Herb and Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN (CNN) — Former Vice President Mike Pence staked out a series of clear differences with boss-turned-2024 rival Donald Trump, and needled other Republican contenders, including Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, in a CNN town hall in Iowa on Wednesday night. Hours after he launched
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