By Marcus McIntosh Click here for updates on this story GREENFIELD, Iowa (KCCI) — Five adults and four dogs sheltered in a basement for safety as the Greenfield tornado barreled over them last Tuesday. One of those people, Erika Christensen, shared with KCCI the video from before, during and after the tornado hit the home.
Continue ReadingBelén Liotti (CNN) — Al menos 134 personas murieron en El Fasher, la capital del estado sudanés de Darfur del Norte, desde el 10 de mayo debido a intensos combates, según un comunicado de Médicos Sin Fronteras (MSF) del domingo. MSF informó que uno de sus colegas, un vigilante de la farmacia de la organización,
Continue ReadingCOLYUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Federal officials have notified Ohio’s former House speaker that they have closed their investigation of him and he will not face any charges. Cliff Rosenberger, a Republican from Wilmington, had resigned the post in 2018 after it went public that he was the target of a federal probe into his travel
Continue ReadingBy GONZALO SOLANO Associated Press QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — It’s been almost two months since police raided the Mexican embassy in Ecuador’s capital. Now, the South American country’s government wants to re-establish communication with officials in Mexico and reach a solution to the diplomatic rift that followed the extraordinarily unusual use of force. Ecuadorian Foreign
Continue ReadingBy Malcolm Shields Click here for updates on this story JENSEN BEACH, Florida (WPBF) — The Martin County Sheriff’s Office announced it arrested a man in connection to a hit-and-run. The sheriff’s office said it arrested 49-year-old Peter Bradford Swing of Jensen Beach on Friday. “We are so happy that he was caught and that
Continue ReadingBy Ricardo Tovar Click here for updates on this story SANTA CRUZ, California (KSBW) — The pirating sea otter who stole the hearts of people around the world has seemingly returned after months of avoiding the public eye. Otter 841 was the hit of the summer in 2023. The aggressive sea otter was seen on
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — U.S. trade authorities have filed a labor complaint with Mexico over allegations that a Volkswagen auto plant in central Mexico unfairly fired union activists. The U.S. Trade Representative’s office said Tuesday the complaint includes the temporary suspension of tariff exemptions for the VW plant in Puebla, just east of Mexico City.
Continue ReadingNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Vanderbilt coach Mark Byington has added Kijani Wright as a transfer from Southern California, giving him a 6-foot-9 former McDonald’s All-American for his first roster. Byington announced the addition Tuesday. Wright averaged 3.9 points and 2.6 rebounds in 12 minutes in his 28 games played as a sophomore at USC. He
Continue ReadingBy AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House on Tuesday condemned the loss of life of dozens of civilians as a result of an Israeli airstrike in Rafah, but said it is not planning any policy changes as a result of the Israeli actions. National security spokesman John Kirby told reporters that
Continue ReadingBy Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — Highly pathogenic avian influenza, sometimes called bird flu, has been confirmed in alpacas for the first time, according to the US Department of Agriculture’s National Veterinary Services Laboratories. The animals that tested positive were on a farm in Idaho where poultry had tested positive for the virus and were
Continue ReadingBelén Liotti (CNN) — Tener un bebé es energéticamente mucho más costoso de lo que comúnmente se piensa, según una nueva investigación. De hecho, en el transcurso de un embarazo, crear y llevar un bebé requiere 49.753 calorías, el equivalente a 199 barras de chocolate Snickers, dijo el Dr. Dustin Marshall, coautor del estudio publicado
Continue ReadingBy Peyton Furtado Click here for updates on this story LAKE HARTWELL, South Carolina (WYFF) — A Lake Hartwell diving team helped a happy couple, reuniting them with a wedding ring that was lost for 25 years. The rescue and the relationship were rocky roads with a happy ending. It’s a love that came full
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN Español) — El Gobierno de México solicitó el viernes a la Corte Internacional de Justicia (CIJ) que le sea autorizado intervenir en el caso que presentó Sudáfrica contra Israel por supuestas violaciones a la Convención sobre Genocidio de la ONU durante su guerra en Gaza, según un comunicado de prensa
Continue ReadingBy MICHELLE CHAPMAN and THALIA BEATY AP Business Writers Melinda French Gates says she will be donating $1 billion over the next two years to individuals and organizations working on behalf of women and families globally, including on reproductive rights in the United States. It’s the second billion-dollar commitment French Gates has personally made in
Continue ReadingBy Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — Having a baby is energetically much more expensive than commonly thought, according to new research. In fact, over the course of a pregnancy, creating and carrying a little one takes 49,753 dietary calories — the equivalent of 199 Snickers candy bars each containing 250 calories, said Dr. Dustin Marshall, a
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL R. SISAK, JENNIFER PELTZ, ERIC TUCKER and JILL COLVIN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump engaged in “a conspiracy and a cover-up,” a prosecutor told jurors during closing arguments Tuesday in the former president’s hush money trial, while a defense lawyer branded the star witness as the “greatest liar of all
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CNN By Francesca Street, CNN Hamburg, Germany (CNN) — It’s the airplane seat design that launched a thousand memes, kickstarted a media storm and became a byword for innovation in aviation, for better or for worse. And now the double-level airplane seat is back – only this time, with a twist. Designer Alejandro Núñez Vicente
Continue ReadingBy BRUCE SCHREINER and GEORGE WALKER IV Associated Press BARNSLEY, Ky. (AP) — Devin Johnson’s life has been uprooted for a second time by a tornado in Kentucky. A twister flattened his home in the Barnsley community over the Memorial Day weekend. It was on the same lot where another tornado struck, leaving him homeless
Continue ReadingBy PETE IACOBELLI AP Sports Writer Scholarships are not going away in college athletics. But how many there are and which sports they will apply to in coming years are among the many questions stemming from a mammoth antitrust settlement and athlete revenue-sharing plan proposed by the NCAA and its five largest conferences. Nearly $2.8
Continue ReadingBy KEVIN FREKING and MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump has endorsed the Republican opponent of a Virginia congressman who leads the hard-right House Freedom Caucus. The endorsement of John McGuire, a state senator, provides a jolt of momentum for the challenger and could be difficult for the incumbent,
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