By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — As little as one alcoholic drink a day increased systolic blood pressure — the top number in a blood pressure reading — even in men and women with no existing hypertension, a new study found. “We found no beneficial effects in adults who drank a low level of alcohol
Continue ReadingMOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE, Calif. (AP) — Crews battled “fire whirls” in California’s Mojave National Preserve as a massive wildfire crossed into Nevada amid dangerously high temperatures and raging winds. The York Fire was mapped at roughly 120 square miles (284 square kilometers) on Monday night, with no containment. The blaze erupted Friday near the remote
Continue ReadingMOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE, Calif. (AP) — Crews battled “fire whirls” in California’s Mojave National Preserve as a massive wildfire crossed into Nevada amid dangerously high temperatures and raging winds. The York Fire was mapped at roughly 120 square miles (284 square kilometers) on Monday night, with no containment. The blaze erupted Friday near the remote
Continue ReadingAnalysis by Zachary B. Wolf, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump’s fortunes seem to be moving in opposing directions. He is burning cash on an expanding, multipronged legal war with fronts in courtrooms up and down the East Coast: New York, Florida, Georgia and Washington, DC. Trials are already scheduled for March in Manhattan
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By Lucy Nelson Click here for updates on this story OGDEN, Utah (KSTU) — One-week-old Finnean made his way into the world in the middle of the parking lot at Browning Park in Ogden. “It was not, not what we expected. but he had other plans,” said mom Tiana Hutter. On July 21, Tiana began
Continue ReadingSARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — The U.S. has imposed sanctions on four ranking Bosnian Serb officials for undermining a 1995 peace agreement that ended a war that left more than 100,000 dead and millions homeless. The officials sanctioned by the U.S. Treasury include Zeljka Cvijanovic, a Serb member of the tripartite collective Bosnian presidency, as well
Continue ReadingBy ANWARULLAH KHAN and RIAZ KHAN Associated Press KHAR, Pakistan (AP) — An Afghan branch of the Islamic State group on Monday claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing in Pakistan that killed at least 54 people at a pro-Taliban party’s election rally, in one of the region’s worst attacks in recent years. Islamic State in
Continue ReadingBy Michelle Watson and Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — A concertgoer has filed a report with the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD) after being “struck by an item that was thrown from the stage,” police said in a statement to CNN Monday. Police did not mention Cardi B in their statement, but the address
Continue ReadingHAMPTON BEACH, N.H. (AP) — A small plane that crashed into the ocean just off a New Hampshire beach over the weekend flipped upside down when it hit the water before slowly rolling back into an upright position. The pilot of the single-engine Piper PA-18 plane that had been pulling a banner made his own
Continue ReadingJuan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — Rusia puede verse obligada a utilizar un arma nuclear si la contraofensiva de Ucrania tiene éxito, dijo este domingo el alto funcionario ruso Dmitry Medvedev en la última de una serie de amenazas nucleares hechas durante la invasión de Moscú por el aliado clave del presidente Vladimir Putin. “Imagínense que
Continue ReadingBy PETER SMITH and MICHAEL RUBINKAM Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — A jury is set to deliberate whether to impose the death penalty or a sentence of life in prison without parole on a truck driver who fatally shot 11 worshippers at a synagogue in the heart of Pittsburgh’s Jewish community. The same jurors who
Continue ReadingBy Jill Martin and Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — Damar Hamlin took another step in his comeback as he donned pads for a Buffalo Bills practice for the first time since his cardiac arrest. The Bills put on the pads Monday for the first time during training camp as they prepare for the upcoming NFL
Continue ReadingBy ABBY SEWELL and DAVID KEYTON BEIRUT (AP) — Iraq’s foreign minister has called for the Organization for Islamic Cooperation to form a committee for talks with the European Union over its member countries permitting the desecration of the Quran and to enlist volunteers to file lawsuits to halt the practice. Foreign Minister Fouad Hussein
Continue ReadingBy JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer PITTSFORD, N.Y. (AP) — Of the thousands of emotions — trepidation among them — running through Damar Hamlin’s head Monday while pulling on his pads for practice for the first time at training camp, the one that ultimately won out was joy. For everything the Buffalo Bills safety has
Continue ReadingBy COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — The mother of an 18-year-old who is accused of trying to become a fighter for the Islamic State group says he has never had the motivation to follow through with things. Deanna Meyer testified in federal court Thursday that she does not think her son, Davin Meyer,
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By John Franchi Click here for updates on this story SALINA, Utah (KSTU) — An unexpected relationship developed inside the kennels of the Fullmer Menagerie Animal Rescue. Earlier this month, an employee found a kitten fighting for its life near the Gunnison State Prison. “This kitten was in the middle of the road,” said Jeannine
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CNN By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Paul Reubens, who found fame as the quirky man-child character Pee-wee Herman, has died, his publicist announced. He was 70. “Last night we said farewell to Paul Reubens, an iconic American actor, comedian, writer and producer whose beloved character Pee-wee Herman delighted generations of children and adults
Continue ReadingBy MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng says Beijing has invested $25.4 billion dollars in Pakistan in the past ten years under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, or CPEC package. The flagship project includes everything from the building of roads to power plants. The Chinese Vice Premier is in Pakistan
Continue ReadingBy REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho mother Lori Vallow Daybell has been sentenced to life in prison without parole Monday in the murders of her two youngest children and a woman she saw as a romantic rival in a case that included bizarre claims that her son and daughter were zombies
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By Emily Tencer Click here for updates on this story SARATOGA SPRINGS, Utah (KSTU) — A six-year-old in Utah received the surprise gift of a lifetime after asking his mom to invite a celebrity to his birthday party. One day, Ren Lamoreaux wants to be as famous as his favorite singer. “I don’t want a
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