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By Joe Sutton, Nouran Salahieh and Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — Heavy flooding just south of the entrance to Grand Canyon National Park prompted calls to shelter in place at the popular Arizona tourist destination Tuesday and saw more than 100 evacuations of residents and guests, the Coconino County Sheriff’s Office said. About 70 students
Continue ReadingBy Madison Edwards Click here for updates on this story SHREVEPORT, Louisiana (KTBS) — Kian Mattson was born with a unilateral cleft lip and palate, a split in his lip and the roof of his mouth. His mother found out about Dr. Ghali E. Ghali’s specialty with pediatric patients, and has made the trip from
Continue ReadingBy GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Germany plans to ease rules for obtaining its citizenship under legislation approved by the Cabinet. The government contends that the project will bolster the integration of immigrants and help an economy that is struggling with a shortage of skilled workers. The legislation passed on Wednesday still requires
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Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN Español) — La tormenta tropical Franklin, que se formó en el Caribe en los últimos días, se desplaza lentamente hacia la isla La Española, según la actualización de las 8 a.m. ET de este martes del Centro Nacional de Huracanes (NHC). Franklin, que ahora mismo es una tormenta tropical, tiene vientos
Continue Reading Gonzalo Jimenez (CNN) — La tormenta tropical Franklin tocó tierra en la mañana de este miércoles a lo largo de la costa sur de República Dominicana, cerca de Barahona, según la actualización del Centro Nacional de Huracanes de las 8 AM EDT sobre la tormenta. Lluvias muy fuertes se producen en La Española, dijo el centro,
Continue ReadingBy Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN New York (CNN) — The Pumpkin Spice Latte is coming back, again. Starbucks said Wednesday that the signature drink would return to the fall menu on Thursday, marking its 20th anniversary. The perennial Starbucks favorite has become a reliable hit, making it an autumn(ish) mainstay that has given the coffee chain
Continue ReadingBy ASHOK SHARMA Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India on Wednesday landed a spacecraft near the moon’s south pole, an uncharted territory that scientists believe could hold vital reserves of frozen water and precious elements, as the country cements its growing prowess in space and technology. A lander with a rover inside touched down
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Gen. Sergei Surovikin, a former commander of Russia’s forces in Ukraine who was linked to the leader of a brief armed rebellion, has been dismissed as chief of the air force, Russian state media reported Wednesday after weeks of uncertainty about his fate. Surovikin has not been seen in public since
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Some monsoon flow is sliding back toward the Coachella Valley, with a small threat of mountain and high desert thunderstorms by tomorrow. The dew points will be the most notable part of that for us here on the Valley floor, as they will return to the 60s. Then heading into the weekend heat returns across
Continue ReadingBy YURI KAGEYAMA and MATT OTT AP Business Writers Wall Street inched higher Wednesday ahead of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s highly anticipated speech later in the week. Futures for the Dow and S&P 500 each gained 0.2% before the bell. Powell is set to speak Friday at an event in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, the
Continue ReadingBy HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Five high school students from Florida to Utah have been selected as this year’s National Student Poets. Each winner represents a different region in the country and brings their own distinctive background and perspective. The student poets each receive $5,000 and will help oversee workshops,
Continue Reading CNN By Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — India has landed its Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft on the moon, becoming only the fourth nation ever to accomplish such a feat. The mission could cement India’s status as a global superpower in space. Previously, only the United States, China and the former Soviet Union have completed soft landings on
Continue ReadingBy LUIS ANDRES HENAO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A coalition advocating for Native American people impacted by an oppressive system of boarding schools for Native youths plans to digitize 20,000 archival pages related to schools in that system that were operated by the Quakers. The Quakers and other faith groups — including Episcopalians,
Continue Reading Sol Amaya (CNN Español) — Al menos 56 personas fueron detenidas luego de los intentos de robo ocurridos en centros comerciales de las poblaciones argentinas de Moreno, Tigre, Merlo y José León Suárez, informó este miércoles el Ministerio Público de la Provincia de Buenos Aires. El anuncio ocurre en medio de algunos robos aislados y
Continue ReadingBy EVELYNE MUSAMBI Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Meta, Facebook’s parent company, and 184 of its content moderators who were based in Kenya agreed on a mediation attempt to settle out of court. Last year, the moderators — from several African countries — filed a lawsuit against the social media giant and its outsourcing
Continue ReadingBy STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has promoted Natalie Hudson to chief justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court. When she assumes the post this fall, Hudson will be the first Black person to lead the state’s highest court. Hudson was appointed associate justice in 2015 after serving on the
Continue ReadingBy Eric Bradner, CNN (CNN) — With front-runner Donald Trump skipping the first 2024 Republican presidential primary debate, eight of his GOP rivals will vie to emerge as the party’s top alternative to the former president in their first on-stage showdown Wednesday night in Milwaukee. The two-hour debate is set to start at 9 p.m.
Continue ReadingISLAMABAD (AP) — The chairman of a group that has offered scholarships to female Afghan students to study abroad says the Taliban have prevented scores of women from traveling to the United Arab Emirates for education. Khalaf Ahmad Al Habtoor, chairman of the Al Habtoor group, says he is unable to express the disappointment he
Continue ReadingBy SUSIE BLANN Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia and Ukraine traded drone attacks early Wednesday, officials said, with Kyiv apparently targeting Moscow again and the Kremlin’s forces launching another bombardment of Ukrainian grain storage depots in what have recently become signature tactics in the almost 18-month war. Later Wednesday, the Ukrainian intelligence agency
Continue ReadingBy Rex Hodge Click here for updates on this story FRANKLIN, North Carolina (WLOS) — A Franklin woman faces charges for allegedly orchestrating false reports about her own murder. Franklin police say Maggie Sweeney is accused of making anonymous third party false reports to a friend and to DSS that she had been murdered. At
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