CNN By Chris Lau Hong Kong (CNN) — Dubbed “the world’s hardest dish” – literally – a traditional stir-fry featuring stones as its key ingredient has sparked culinary curiosity on Chinese social media. Patrons are supposed to suck on the small rocks to relish the rich and spicy flavor of the dish, which originated in
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Today, June 23, is officially Hershey Bears Day in the Fourth District of Riverside County. It’s the unfortunate result of a friendly wager between Riverside County Supervisor Manuel Perez and Dauphin County Commissioners Mike Pries, Chad Saylor, and George P. Hartwick III before the start of the Calder Cup Finals. The Bears beat the Coachella
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By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — Sky-gazers across North America are in for a treat in 2024 when a total solar eclipse will pass over Mexico, the United States and Canada. The highly anticipated celestial event doesn’t occur until April 8, but eclipse fans are already booking hotels within the path of totality, and experts
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By Jackie Wattles and Amaya McDonald, CNN (CNN) — Just as Earth’s land surface has enormous peaks and valleys, the oceanic world has similarly varied topography. Perhaps the most intriguing of these features is the Mariana Trench — a chasm in the western Pacific Ocean that spans more than 1,580 miles (2,540 kilometers) and is
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In a unanimous decision, the Palm Desert city council voted Thursday to transition to five voting districts. This move comes several months after voters approved Measure B, which advocated for the shift to five council districts instead of the existing two. The path to this outcome has been marked by a contentious battle, with some
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By Daniel Dale, CNN Washington (CNN) — Many Republicans have criticized Hunter Biden’s plea deal. Some of them have focused on how the prosecutor who negotiated the deal, an appointee of President Donald Trump, agreed not only to endorse a sentence of probation on two misdemeanor tax crimes to which Biden pleaded guilty but to
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By LINDSAY WHITEHURST WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department has for the first time charged China-based companies and employees with supplying chemicals needed to make fentanyl, a primary driver of an overdose crisis gripping the United States, top officials said Friday. The companies openly advertised the chemicals on social media platforms and shipped them surreptitiously
Continue ReadingBy Veronica Haynes, Shaun Ganley Click here for updates on this story MASSACHUSETTS (WCVB) — A former New Hampshire lawmaker and a day care worker have been charged after one of them allegedly took sexually explicit images of children at a Massachusetts day care and sent them to a romantic partner, according to the U.S.
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By Lauren del Valle and Jean Casarez, CNN (CNN) — Michigan school shooter Ethan Crumbley has recently exhibited “sporadic disturbing behavior” in jail, prosecutors have said. In a court filing Thursday, Oakland County prosecutors disclosed incidents of the recent behavior. “Recently, Defendant has started exhibiting sporadic, disturbing behavior. This behavior has been documented via report
Continue ReadingBy Ayron Lewallen Click here for updates on this story BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (WVTM) — The Jefferson County Department of Health is working to provide some life-saving resources in the Birmingham community for free. This comes after the county coroner’s office announced an increase in fentanyl overdose deaths in 2022. That’s why the Department of Health
Continue ReadingBy Leah Mahoney Click here for updates on this story SARANAC, New York (WPTZ) — A 13-year-old Saranac Middle School student was stabbed by a peer during the school day Wednesday, according to New York State Police. The victim was transferred to Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital for one stab wound in his upper back before
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By Hadas Gold, CNN Jerusalem (CNN) — In the hushed, ornate St James cathedral in the Armenian Quarter, one of Jerusalem’s most famous photographers Garo Nalbandian is at work, straddling a ladder as he photographs a massive Armenian carpet from above. As his camera flash illuminates the hundreds of hanging lanterns and precious paintings on
Continue ReadingBy Marcus McIntosh Click here for updates on this story MARION COUNTY, Iowa (KCCI) — Theresa Gbarjolo is one of many family members not ready to entertain the thought that their beloved 21-year-old Urias Gbarjolo drowned over the Memorial Day weekend. “With fresh blood, bleeding from his head. His ear. All scratches on his neck.
Continue ReadingBy Claire Metz Click here for updates on this story DELAND, Florida (WESH) — A DeLand man who murdered a popular Daytona Beach restaurant manager in 2021 will spend 45 years in prison. Michael Harris Jr. pleaded guilty to a crime that started with a chance encounter on a dating app. The 22-year-old did not
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By Rachel Ramirez, CNN (CNN) — Chris Gloninger spent the last 18 years breaking down Iowa’s latest local weather news. This week, he is making the news. After spending the last two years as chief meteorologist at Des Moines news station KCCI, a CNN affiliate, Gloninger announced Wednesday he is resigning as one of the
Continue ReadingBy WXYZ Staff Click here for updates on this story GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan (WXYZ) — The former Kent County gymnastics coach accused of sexually assaulting minors was arraigned Friday afternoon. Shannon Guay was charged with several more counts of criminal sexual conduct, along with a kidnapping charge. The 49-year-old was first charged last month after
Continue ReadingBy Keenan Smith Click here for updates on this story DETROIT, Michigan (WXYZ) — One of the lasting memories of the NAACP Detroit June Jubilee will be the commemoration of the bronze statue of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The work is a lasting reminder of King’s push for America to live up to
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Tras conocerse la “implosión catastrófica” que causó la muerte de los cinco pasajeros del submarino que exploraba los restos del Titanic en el fondo del Atlántico, familiares y amigos de los fallecidos han rendido tributo a su memoria. Las labores internacionales de búsqueda, que se extendieron por varios días, concluyeron este
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By Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — Eli Lilly’s experimental pill for weight loss helped people lose an average of 15% of their body weight after 36 weeks on the highest dose in a midstage trial, rivaling what’s seen with currently approved injectable therapies like Wegovy over longer durations. The drug, orforglipron, had similar side effects
Continue ReadingBy Drew Scofield , Jessi Schultz Click here for updates on this story AVON, Ohio (WEWS) — A 19-year-old Pickering Hill Farm employee in Avon is recovering after an elderly woman crashed into a fruit display full of melons and then ran him over. It happened Wednesday afternoon at the farm store located at 35669
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