Fabiana Chaparro, CNN (CNN) — Rivers and streams in Alaska are changing color – from a clean, clear blue to a rusty orange – because of the toxic metals released by thawing permafrost, according to a new study. The finding surprised researchers from the National Park Service, the University of California at Davis and the
Continue ReadingCOPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Sweden will give $1.23 billion of military aid to Ukraine in the Scandinavian country’s largest donation so far. It includes air defense, artillery ammunition and armored vehicles. Sweden’s defense minister Pål Jonsson reiterated that the Nordic country has ruled out for now sending any Swedish-built JAS 39 Gripen jets to Ukraine,
Continue ReadingQUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — Officials say a speeding passenger bus fell off a highway into a ravine in southwest Pakistan, killing at least 28 people and injuring 20. Pictures in local media showed the wreckage at the bottom of a rocky ravine. Police said the driver suddenly lost control in Washuk town as the bus
Continue ReadingBy FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A U.S. Treasury official is traveling to Kyiv this week to talk about U.S. financial support for Ukraine, efforts to tighten sanctions on Russia and plans to use immobilized Russian sovereign assets for the benefit of Ukraine as it fends off Russian forces. The visit by Deputy
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Sofía Barruti (CNN) — A Jenna Ellis, quien asistió como abogada a Donald Trump después de las elecciones de 2020 y luego se declaró culpable el año pasado en el caso de interferencia electoral de Georgia, se le suspendió su licencia de abogada en Colorado. La suspensión comienza este 2 de julio, según una orden
Continue Reading By Rhea Mogul and Esha Mitra, CNN (CNN) — More than 50 people have died in India and Bangladesh after Tropical Cyclone Remal lashed the area with torrential rain and heavy winds, according to local officials. Remal made landfall at the start of the week and while it weakened it has brought torrential rain to much of
Continue ReadingBy EMILY TATE SULLIVAN of EdSurge PUEBLO, Colo. (AP) — Standing in her living room, Isabel Valencia sets up her makeshift tennis serve with the materials on hand: a green balloon for a ball and a ruler affixed to a paper plate for a racket. She bats the balloon to her home visitor, Mayra Ocampo,
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The Desert Healthcare District Board of Directors voted unanimously to move a new lease proposal forward tonight. It comes after several community feedback meetings over the past few months, as well as some push-back from nurses on the hospital’s current operator, Tenet Healthcare. The new proposal was heard by both the Board and several dozen
Continue ReadingBy JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Even without last year’s AL Cy Young Award winner, the New York Yankees starting staff has put together a run for the record books. With Nestor Cortes allowing only two runs in 5 1/3 innings on Tuesday night against the Los Angeles Angels, the Yankees
Continue ReadingBy GERALD IMRAY, MOGOMOTSI MAGOME and FARAI MUTSAKA Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africans began voting Wednesday at schools, community centers and in large white tents set up in open fields in an election seen as their country’s most important in 30 years. It could put the young democracy in unknown territory. At stake
Continue ReadingBy SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Around 400 million European Union citizens go to the polls next month to elect members of the European Parliament, or MEPs, in one of the biggest global democratic events. Far-right parties are seeking to gain more power amid a rise in the cost of living and farmers’
Continue ReadingCNN By Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — Hundreds of thousands of Texans are without power and many could be in the dark for several days after fierce and deadly storms tore through the state Tuesday and over the holiday weekend, leaving people to pick up the pieces of devastated homes and businesses amid uncomfortably hot
Continue ReadingBy CHISATO TANAKA Associated Press STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AP) — Sweden became NATO’s 32nd member in March. The abrupt end to the Scandinavian country’s 200 years of neutrality following Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine has worried many. Teenagers are no exception, especially after officials’ warnings about the Russian threat to Sweden itself. Now teachers and Sweden’s
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By BERNIE WILSONAP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Jurickson Profar homered and reliever Jeremiah Estrada extended his club-record strikeout streak to 13 straight batters, the most in the expansion era, for the San Diego Padres, who beat the Miami Marlins 4-0 on Tuesday night for their third straight win. What a moment for @Jeremiah13Estra
Continue ReadingBy BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — In early November, Jeremiah Estrada was waived by the Chicago Cubs. Just more than a month ago, he was in Triple-A. Now he’s enjoying some vibes with the San Diego Padres that are so good that he extended his strikeout streak to 13 straight, the
Continue ReadingYOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (AP) — Authorities say a natural gas explosion has caused extensive damage to a building in an Ohio city, injuring seven people and leaving two missing. WKBN-TV reports that Tuesday’s blast in Youngstown also damaged a building and blew off the facade. Firefighters helped some people get out of the building, which houses
Continue ReadingBy GERALD IMRAY Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South Africans began voting Wednesday in an election seen as their country’s most important in 30 years, and one that could put their young democracy in unknown territory. At stake is the three-decade dominance of the African National Congress party, which led South Africa
Continue ReadingBy Laura He, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — A rebound in Apple’s iPhone sales in China is gaining momentum, after the company aggressively cut prices in its largest overseas market to lure back consumers actively hunting bargains in a weak economy. Shipments of foreign-branded cell phones in China, the vast majority of which are iPhones,
Continue ReadingQUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — Officials say a speeding passenger bus has crashed off a highway and fallen into a ravine in southwest Pakistan, killing at least 20 passengers. Police officer Asghar Ali on Wednesday said the accident happened in Washuk town as the bus was traveling from Turbat, the second largest city in Baluchistan province,
Continue ReadingBy JIM VERTUNO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Republican Rep. Tony Gonzales of Texas has won his primary over a gun-rights activist who forced the border congressman into a runoff and threatened to unseat a House incumbent. Gonzales defeated Brandon Herrera, a gun enthusiast who calls himself “The AK Guy” on social media. He
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