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By Katia Hetter, CNN (CNN) — There is a new coronavirus variant in town. KP.2, a member of the so-called FliRT variants, nicknamed after their mutations, has become the dominant coronavirus strain in the United States, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. These FliRT variants have certain mutations in common but are still part
Continue ReadingCNN By Katia Hetter, CNN (CNN) — There is a new coronavirus variant in town. KP.2, a member of the so-called FliRT variants, nicknamed after their mutations, has become the dominant coronavirus strain in the United States, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. These FliRT variants have certain mutations in common but are still
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CNN By Michael Rios, Mia Alberti and Fidel Gutierrez and Ivana Kottasová, CNN (CNN) — Nine people were killed and a presidential candidate was briefly taken to hospital after a stage collapsed under heavy winds at a campaign rally in Mexico on Wednesday. Candidate Jorge Álvarez Máynez said he was not injured in the incident,
Continue ReadingBy YURI KAGEYAMA and MATT OTT AP Business Writers Wall Street rebounded in off-hours trading Thursday, pulled higher by technology companies after chipmaker Nvidia posted another huge profit after the bell a day earlier. Futures for the S&P 500 rose 0.7%, while futures for the tech-heavy Nasdaq shot up 1.1%, carried by Nvidia and other
Continue ReadingBy JAMES POLLARD Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Red Nose Day has raised $370 million since 2015 to fund anti-poverty efforts. This year, Comic Relief U.S. wants to draw donations for its campaign by encouraging childlike wonder. It’s a sensation that the charity says millions of needy children miss out on each year. That’s
Continue ReadingBy Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — A new portrait of Catherine, Princess of Wales has stoked controversy online, with some royal fans criticizing the work for its portrayal of the future British Queen. The painting, by British-Zambian artist Hannah Uzor, features on the cover of the July issue of Tatler magazine. It aims to honor
Continue ReadingPHILADELPHIA (AP) — Protesters packed up their belongings and left a pro-Palestinian encampment at Drexel University on Thursday after the school announced a decision to have police clear the encampment. University President John Fry said in a statement that he decided to have campus police and public safety officers join Philadelphia police in clearing the
Continue ReadingBy STEVE LeBLANC Associated Press CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Harvard University planned to hold its commencement Thursday following a weekslong pro-Palestinian encampment that shut down Harvard Yard to all but those with university ties and roiled tensions on the campus. Those tensions were ticked up a notch on Wednesday when school officials announced that 13
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Sofía Benavides (CNN) — Las tensiones diplomáticas entre los gobiernos de Argentina y España, aunque no son nuevas, llegaron este martes a un nuevo nivel, con el anuncio del ministro de Asuntos Exteriores del país europeo, José Manuel Albares, de que retirarán de forma definitiva a su embajadora en Buenos Aires, María Jesús Alonso. La
Continue Reading Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Valera Kucherenko ya había servido en el Ejército ucraniano cuando Rusia invadió el país en 2022. Pero volvió a alistarse y, en una fatídica noche de octubre de 2023, perdió ambas manos en un ataque con granadas. Es una historia demasiado común entre los soldados ucranianos. Desde el comienzo de
Continue ReadingKATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — A Kenyan climber attempting to scale the world’s highest mountain has been found dead near the summit. A government official based at the base camp of Mount Everest says the body of Cheruiyot Kirui was found on the mountain. It was unclear when the body would be recovered because it would
Continue Reading By Rob Picheta, CNN London (CNN) — UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced a snap general election for July 4 in a statement outside Downing Street on Wednesday evening, as his Conservative Party faces an uphill struggle to extend its 14 years in power. Sunak said outside Downing Street that he had informed King Charles III of the
Continue ReadingBy ABBY SEWELL Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — The World Bank says poverty in Lebanon has tripled over the course of a decade during which the small Mediterranean country slid into a protracted financial crisis. The percentage of people in Lebanon living below the poverty line rose from 12% in 2012 to 44% in 2022.
Continue ReadingBy HANNAH SCHOENBAUM and JESSICA DONATI Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (AP) — The family of an American caught up in a failed coup attempt in Congo says their son, Tyler Thompson, was in Africa on vacation with family friends and had not previously engaged in political activism. His stepmother, Miranda Thompson, said in
Continue Reading Germán Padinger (CNN Español) — La comunidad internacional ha intentado desde hace siglos juzgar los crímenes de guerra, pero hacerlo ha sido muy difícil y el derecho internacional humanitario se ha enfrentado a numerosas obstáculos. La guerra de Rusia en Ucrania, que empezó en febrero de 2022, puso desde su inicio el foco en los
Continue ReadingBy AAMER MADHANI and SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and Kenya’s William Ruto want economies around the globe to take action to reduce the enormous debt burden crushing many developing nations. Their call to action comes as Biden presses his argument to African nations that the U.S. can be
Continue ReadingBRUSSELS (AP) — The European Commission has imposed a fine of 337.5 million euros ($366 million) on food company Mondelez, the owner of Oreo cookies and other snack brands, for obstructing sales of its products between EU member states. Mondelez owns the Cadbury and Toblerone chocolate brands as well as Oreo and Chips Ahoy cookies,
Continue ReadingBy Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — College athletes could soon get dramatically different paychecks. At issue is a lawsuit called House v. the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA), a class action that seeks to change how collegiate players get paid for the endorsements referred to as name, image and likeness (NIL) deals as well as
Continue ReadingBy Oliver Darcy, CNN New York (CNN) — Editor’s Note: A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. Sign up for the daily digest chronicling the evolving media landscape here. On Wednesday, Will Lewis, the newly minted publisher and chief executive of The Washington Post, strode on stage before gathered staffers at the company’s D.C.
Continue ReadingBy REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho Democrats are caucusing across the state to select their nominee for the White House, giving President Joe Biden more delegates after he already clinched his party’s 2024 nomination. Caucusgoers on Thursday also will elect delegates pledged to the nominee for the state convention, being held
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