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By Christina Zdanowicz, CNN (CNN) — An Arkansas toddler died of a rare brain-eating amoeba infection, which was likely contracted at a splash pad at a country club, according to health officials and the county coroner. The victim died from Naegleria fowleri infection, which “destroys brain tissue, causing brain swelling and in certain cases, death,”
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macamilarincon (CNN) –– El embajador de Francia en Níger y otros diplomáticos franceses son “literalmente rehenes en la embajada francesa”, según dijo el presidente Emmanuel Macron. En declaraciones a los periodistas durante una visita a la región de la Costa de Oro en Francia este viernes, Macron denunció que “se impidió la entrega de alimentos”
Continue ReadingNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Three-time All-Pro wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins missed a third straight practice Friday, making him questionable for the Tennessee Titans’ home opener against the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday with an injured ankle. “I feel good,” Hopkins said Friday. “It’s a process. I’m getting ready and getting my body prepared for whatever
Continue ReadingBy NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni is vowing to take “extraordinary measures” to deal with an influx of migrants. She called anew for a naval blockade of North Africa after a week in which more than 6,000 people arrived within a day on the Italian island of Lampedusa from
Continue ReadingBy Stefano Pozzebon and Eyad Kourdi, CNN (CNN) — Renowned Colombian artist Fernando Botero, celebrated for his iconic style featuring rotund figures used to convey political critique and satire, has died at the age of 91. The news of his death was confirmed by his daughter, Lina Botero, in an announcement made to various Colombian
Continue ReadingCNN By Stefano Pozzebon and Eyad Kourdi, CNN (CNN) — Renowned Colombian artist Fernando Botero, celebrated for his iconic style featuring rotund figures used to convey political critique and satire, has died at the age of 91. The news of his death was confirmed by his daughter, Lina Botero, in an announcement made to various
Continue ReadingBy ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal prosecutors in the case charging Donald Trump with scheming to overturn the 2020 presidential election are alleging that the former president has targeted individuals with threats, harassment and inflammatory statements, a judge says. U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan made the revelation Friday in an order permitting
Continue ReadingBy WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Six Democratic governors are warning the Biden administration that offshore wind projects need more federal funding and planning assistance. Offshore wind is cornerstone of strategies to fight climate change by moving away from burning fossil fuels. The governors wrote to Biden on Wednesday asking him
Continue ReadingBy JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Norfolk Southern’s CEO pledged to continue working to improve safety after the consultant the railroad hired after the fiery Ohio derailment in February recommended making sure that safety is truly a priority at all levels and continuing many of the efforts it has already begun.
Continue ReadingBy DAVID SHARP, ROBERT F. BUTAKY and PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press BAR HARBOR, Maine (AP) — Fishermen removed lobster traps from the water and residents hauled hundreds of boats ashore — leaving some harbors looking like ghost towns — while utility workers from as far away as Tennessee began taking up positions Friday ahead of
Continue ReadingBy KPIX Staff Click here for updates on this story WASHINGTON (KPIX) — Communities across California, including several in the Bay Area, are receiving more than $100 million in federal grants to plant and maintain trees aimed at alleviating the effects of extreme heat. Sens. Dianne Feinstein and Alex Padilla announced Friday that the U.S.
Continue Reading Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — Un riñón de cerdo funcionó con éxito en un cuerpo humano durante aproximadamente dos meses, lo que constituye el caso documentado más largo de un xenotrasplante de este tipo. En julio, investigadores de NYU Langone Health trasplantaron un riñón de cerdo genéticamente modificado al cuerpo de un hombre de
Continue ReadingBy PAUL J. WEBER, JIM VERTUNO and JAKE BLEIBERG Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The impeachment trial of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton moved Friday into the hands of a Senate jury that was deciding whether the embattled Republican should be removed from office over corruption allegations that have shadowed him for years. The
Continue ReadingBy Bryan Mena, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — Rising gas prices haven’t taken their toll on the American consumer just yet, amid growing optimism that inflation is easing, according to the latest consumer sentiment survey from the University of Michigan. The university’s latest consumer survey released Friday showed that Americans’ expectation of inflation rates in
Continue ReadingBy DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers Wall Street capped a choppy week of trading with a broad slide for stocks Friday, giving the S&P 500 its second losing week in a row. The benchmark index fell 1.2%, its first loss in three days. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 0.8% and
Continue ReadingBy CAMERON GLENN Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO (KOVR) — A juvenile was shot in Sacramento late Thursday night, and now police are searching for his assailant. Just after 11 p.m. Thursday, police responded to the report of a shooting in the 1200 block of Front Street where a juvenile said he
Continue ReadingBy KDKA Staff Click here for updates on this story PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Allegheny County is entering into an agreement with a private company to reopen the Shuman Juvenile Detention Center. The county is contracting with Adelphoi, a private company, to begin operating the center at the start of the new year. “The opening of
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By Jennifer Henderson, CNN (CNN) — Video from an Ohio school’s hallway camera shows a school employee chasing a 3-year-old down the hall and hitting him in the head from behind, knocking him to the ground, an attorney for the boy’s family alleges. After the child is on the ground, the employee at Rosa Parks
Continue ReadingBy Thomas Schlachter and Kevin Dotson, CNN (CNN) — New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers, in his weekly interview with “The Pat McAfee Show,” described his season-ending injury that quickly ended what he thought would be an exciting debut with the team. Rodgers, who tore his Achilles tendon Monday night in his first game with
Continue ReadingBy Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden remains focused on his work after a week that saw the launch of an impeachment inquiry and the indictment of his son, according to aides, even as the developments pose new challenges heading into next year’s campaign. Hunter Biden was indicted Thursday by special counsel David
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