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Sol Amaya (CNN) — Un barco desaparecido desde finales del siglo XIX fue descubierto en el lago Michigan, dijo este viernes la Sociedad Histórica de Wisconsin. “Los historiadores y cazadores de naufragios Brendon Baillod y Bob Jaeck localizaron los restos de la goleta Trinidad a 82 metros de agua frente a Algoma a principios de
Continue ReadingBy ALMUDENA CALATRAVA Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — If a baby was taken from their parents four decades ago during Argentina’s military dictatorship, what would that person look like today? Argentine publicist Santiago Barros has been trying to answer that question using artificial intelligence to create images of what the children of parents
Continue ReadingBy TRISHA AHMED Associated Press/Report for America GRANITE FALLS, Minn. (AP) — Golden prairies and winding rivers of a Minnesota state park also hold the secret burial sites of Dakota people who died as the United States failed to fulfill treaties with Native Americans more than a century ago. Now their descendants are getting the
Continue ReadingBy HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Associated Press/Report for America CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — As sirens blared across the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and cell phones lit up with alerts of an active shooter, Micah Baldonado cried quietly at his desk while his teacher proceeded with the lecture. “I know there’s no right way
Continue ReadingBy ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press TIJUANA, Mexico (AP) — As the U.S. government built its latest stretch of border wall, Mexico made a statement of its own by laying remains of the Berlin Wall a few steps away. The 3-ton pockmarked, gray concrete slab sits between a bullring, a lighthouse and the border wall, which
Continue ReadingBy ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press TIJUANA, Mexico (AP) — As the U.S. government built its latest stretch of border wall, Mexico made a statement of its own by laying remains of the Berlin Wall a few steps away. The 3-ton pockmarked, gray concrete slab sits between a bullring, a lighthouse and the border wall, which
Continue ReadingBy CLAUDIA LAUER The Associated Press Body camera video of the fatal police shooting of Ta’Kiya Young, a 21-year-old pregnant mother in a suburb of Columbus, Ohio, has raised questions about how an allegation of shoplifting led to a bullet being fired through her windshield. It was unclear Saturday whether the Blendon Township Police Department
Continue ReadingBy LISA RATHKE Associated Press BERLIN, Vt. (AP) — Seven weeks after catastrophic flooding in Vermont destroyed their mobile home, Sara Morris and her family don’t yet know what they will do for housing long-term. She and her husband, their three kids and his mother have been staying with Morris’ mother since the flooding mangled
Continue ReadingBy NICOLE WINFIELD and SARUUL ENKHBOLD Associated Press ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia (AP) — With China’s crackdown on religious minorities as a backdrop, Pope Francis joined Mongolian shamans, Buddhist monks and a Russian Orthodox priest Sunday to highlight the role that religions can play in forging world peace, as he presided over an interfaith meeting highlighting Mongolia’s
Continue ReadingBy Chris Liakos, Duarte Mendonca and Heather Chen, CNN (CNN) — Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has praised the country’s women’s soccer team – and Spanish society itself – for taking a critical stance against Luis Rubiales for his unwanted kiss of World Cup winner Jennifer Hermoso. The scandal over the kiss has triggered widespread
Continue ReadingBEIJING (AP) — Taiwan suspended flights, rail transport and ferry services along with classes, outdoor events, and officials urged workers to stay home as the island prepared for the arrival of Typhoon Haikui later Sunday. The storm’s approach came as Typhoon Saola continued to weaken while moving along the Chinese coast, where 900,000 people and
Continue ReadingBy BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO. (AP) — Left-hander Blake Snell lowered his major league-leading ERA from 2.60 to 2.50 and struck out eight in six scoreless innings, and Juan Soto, Xander Bogaerts, Gary Sanchez and Garrett Cooper homered to carry the San Diego Padres to a 6-1 victory against the San Francisco
Continue Reading Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — Si la idea de pasar tres años en un crucero te provoca claustrofobia, es hora de mirar hacia otro lado. Life at Sea Cruises, que partirá en noviembre para un crucero de tres años alrededor del mundo, considera que la gente está tan entusiasmada con la idea de navegar
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By Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — Tens of thousands of people attending the Burning Man festival in the Nevada desert are being told to conserve food, water and fuel as they shelter in place in the Black Rock Desert after a heavy rainstorm pummeled the area, festival organizers said. Attendees saw their campsites transformed by
Continue ReadingSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The Sacramento Kings signed 15-year veteran JaVale McGee on Saturday. The 7-foot center most recently played for the Dallas Mavericks, averaging 4.4 points and 2.5 rebounds in 42 games last season. He started seven times and shot 64% and played 8.5 minutes per game. McGee, selected 18th by the Washington Wizards
Continue ReadingBy GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Although Lincoln Riley was pleased by big plays and small improvements alike during No. 6 Southern California’s second straight blowout win, nothing thrilled the head coach and his sideline more than the 23-yard fumble return for a touchdown by 275-pound defensive lineman Stanley Ta’ufo’ou. “When
Continue ReadingRENO, Nev. (AP) — Thousands of Burning Man attendees trudged in sloppy mud on Saturday — many barefoot or wearing plastic bags on their feet — as flooding from storms swept through the Nevada desert, forcing organizers to close vehicular access to the counterculture festival. Revelers were urged to shelter in place and conserve food,
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Burning Man participants continued to shelter in place following Friday’s stormy weather. More than 70,000 people were hit hard by winds and flooding. Palm Springs resident Bob Bogard is there for his seventh burn. He arrived last Saturday and said conditions were beautiful for most of the event, but things took a turn Friday afternoon.
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Friday’s heavy rainfall left overnight forced the city of Coachella to pump water out of flooded parking lots. Local business owner Oscar Gutierrez called the city to help with the clean up efforts. “I had to go get a mechanical pump and work on it last night because I didn’t know if it was going to keep happening,” says
Continue ReadingBy Heather Chen, CNN (CNN) — US heavy metal legends Metallica have been forced to postpone their September 3 concert in Phoenix after announcing that frontman James Hetfield has tested positive for Covid-19. “We’re very sorry to report that tomorrow’s scheduled M72 date at State Farm Stadium has been postponed to Saturday, September 9, 2023,
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