By Helen Regan and Caitlin Danaher, CNN (CNN) — A volcano in southwestern Iceland erupted Wednesday for the fifth time since December, spewing massive lava flows that threatened to cut off the town of Grindavík and prompting the evacuation of the world-famous Blue Lagoon. The eruption began around 1 p.m. local time (9 a.m. ET)
Continue ReadingBy HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer Federal regulators have given Amazon key permission that will allow it to expand its drone delivery program, the company announced Thursday. In a blog post posted on its website, Seattle-based Amazon said that the Federal Aviation Administration has given its Prime Air delivery service the OK to operate drones
Continue ReadingBy Sean Lyngaas, CNN (CNN) — A bipartisan pair of US senators is pressuring the Biden administration to do more to crack down on how drug cartels use cryptocurrency to traffic fentanyl, a drug that kills tens of thousands of Americans each year. Sens.Elizabeth Warren, a Massachusetts Democrat, and Bill Cassidy, a Louisiana Republican, have
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Sol Amaya (CNN Español) — El 1 de octubre, México tendrá otro presidente o presidenta. Ya sea la candidata del partido oficialista, Claudia Sheinbaum, o los aspirantes de la oposición, Xóchitl Gálvez y Jorge Álvarez Máynez, cualquiera que sea electo, recibirá el país con retos por resolver. Expertos consultados por CNN coinciden que quien fuere
Continue ReadingBy LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A unanimous Supreme Court on Thursday cleared the way for a National Rifle Association lawsuit against a former New York state official over claims she pressured companies to blacklist it following the deadly 2018 school shooting in Parkland, Florida. Giving the NRA a new chance to prove
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Jury deliberations in Donald Trump’s criminal hush money trial are set to enter a second day as jurors navigate the weighty task of evaluating the former president’s guilt and innocence alongside the facts of the case. The panel deliberated for more than four hours Wednesday and asked the judge to rehear
Continue ReadingBy STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are drifting Thursday following mixed profit reports from big companies and signals that the economy may be cooling. The S&P 500 was 0.2% lower in afternoon trading, though the majority of stocks within the index and across Wall Street were rising. The Dow
Continue ReadingBy DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer LANCASTER, Pa. (AP) — For Nelly Korda, this was a most imperfect 10. The No. 1 player in women’s golf had a shocker of a start in the U.S. Women’s Open when she made a 10 on her third hole. Korda hit into the water three times on the
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL R. SISAK, JENNIFER PELTZ, ERIC TUCKER and MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The jury in former President Donald Trump’s hush money trial is to resume deliberations Thursday after asking to revisit portions of the judge’s instructions and to rehear testimony from multiple key witnesses about the alleged scheme at
Continue Reading By Leah Asmelash, CNN (CNN) — It’s unclear exactly what the image is. A series of tents? Truck beds against a rust orange background? Multicolored rectangles? Mountains are visible in the background, and in the foreground are the following words: “All Eyes on Rafah” — a reference to the southernmost Gazan city that became the
Continue Reading Paulina Nares (CNN Español) — Las campañas electorales en México, que iniciaron el 1 de marzo, llegan a su fin este miércoles y, a primera hora del 30 de mayo, comienza la veda electoral, prevista en el artículo 251 de la Ley de Instituciones y Procedimientos Electorales. De acuerdo con el Instituto Nacional Electoral (INE),
Continue ReadingBy CAROLINA BORGES, ALEX BROWNING Click here for updates on this story NORTH LAUDERDALE, Florida (WSVN) — Two young teens were hailed as heroes after they bravely rescued a driver whose vehicle plunged into a canal in Broward County. Just before 9 p.m. Wednesday, Broward Sheriff’s Officer deputies and North Lauderdale Fire Rescue units were
Continue ReadingBy Matthew Hinson Click here for updates on this story NEW BERN, North Carolina (WLOS) — A runaway case from Michigan was resolved in New Bern on Tuesday and ended with the arrest of a 34-year-old man. A young girl was reported missing from Michigan and the New Bern Police Department say they received a
Continue ReadingBy Francesca Street, CNN (CNN) — Some travelers pick a city break based on the destination’s cultural offerings – shortlisting the best museums and galleries to visit. Others eye up cities with buzzy nightlife or opt for a destination hosting a festival or event. But for many vacationers, the most exciting part of any trip
Continue ReadingBy TIFFANY FLOURNOY Click here for updates on this story HOMER, Louisiana (KTBS) — Tuesday, a Claiborne Parish district judge stripped Homer Police Chief Van McDaniel from his capacity as the elected police chief. The move by Second Judicial District Judge Walter May is a new condition of McDaniel’s $200,000 bond amount set Nov 6
Continue ReadingANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s president says his country won’t hesitate to act against Kurdish-led groups in northern Syria if they proceed with plans to hold local elections. A Kurdish-led autonomous administration that controls northern and eastern parts of Syria has announced plans to hold municipal elections on June 11. Turkey has launched military operations
Continue ReadingBy Lianne Kolirin, CNN (CNN) — A Stegosaurus skeleton described as the “most complete and best preserved” of its kind ever discovered is expected to fetch up to $6 million at auction this summer – but not everyone is happy about it. The “exceptional” and “virtually complete” dinosaur fossil, which is 11 feet tall and
Continue ReadingCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A judge has postponed a trial to determine how much the Ohio History Connection must pay to restore public access to a set of ancient ceremonial and burial earthworks that has been leased for over a century to a country club. The trial had been set to start Tuesday but will
Continue ReadingTAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — China’s Defense Ministry has denounced U.S. and U.K. affirmations of support for Taiwan’s newly elected government shortly after the island that Beijing claims sovereignty over freely chose its new leaders. Col. Wu Qian accused the United Kingdom of pursuing a “Cold War” mentality and attempting to “instigate confrontation.” The comments Thursday
Continue ReadingSRINAGAR, India (AP) — Officials say a bus carrying Hindu pilgrims skidded and rolled into a deep gorge on a mountainous highway in India-controlled Kashmir, killing at least 21 people. Health official Akhnoor Saleem Khan said 35 passengers were injured in the crash and some were in serious condition. The crash happened in the Jammu
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