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KSNV, LMVPD, CNN By Christy Choi, CNN (CNN) — Another “mysterious” monolith has been spotted. This time, on a Las Vegas hiking trail in Nevada, according to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD). “We see a lot of weird things when people go hiking like not being prepared for the weather, not bringing enough
Continue ReadingBy YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Kazuko Shiraishi, a leading name in modern Japanese “beat” poetry, has died. She was 93. Shiraishi was known for her dramatic readings, at times with jazz music. American poet and translator Kenneth Rexroth dubbed her “the Allen Ginsberg of Japan.” Shiraishi died of heart failure on June
Continue ReadingBy JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A bulk carrier has sunk in the Red Sea, days after an attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels who are believed to have killed one mariner on board. The Tutor is the second ship to be sunk in the rebel campaign. The British military’s United
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By Brad Lendon, CNN The United States has approved the $360 million sale of more than 1,000 small armed drones to Taiwan, as the self-ruled island claimed by China aims to strengthen its asymmetrical warfare abilities with an eye on successful tactics used on the battlefield in Ukraine. Taiwan will receive 720 Switchblade missiles and
Continue ReadingBy Krystal Hur, CNN New York (CNN) — Nvidia, Wall Street’s artificial intelligence poster child, is now the most valuable company in the world, taking the crown from Microsoft. Nvidia’s market capitalization closed at roughly $3.34 trillion on Tuesday, edging past Microsoft’s $3.32 trillion value. Apple is the third most valuable company in the US
Continue ReadingBy MORGAN LEE and ANDRÉS LEIGHTON Associated Press ROSWELL, N.M. (AP) — Air tankers dropped water and red retardant on Wednesday on a pair of growing fires in mountainous New Mexico that killed at least one person, damaged more than 1,400 structures, forced thousands to flee a tourist locale and may now threaten hundreds of
Continue ReadingN’DJAMENA, Chad (AP) — An explosion and fire at a military ammunition depot in Chad’s capital has caused fatalities and injuries. The explosions started late Tuesday at the depot in N’Djamena. President Mahamat Deby Itno said the fire caused human and material damage and an investigation would be conducted. A government spokesman said Wednesday the
Continue Reading By Jerome Taylor, Edward Szekeres and Kathleen Magramo, CNN (CNN) — Nintendo has dropped a fresh surprise for fans – a new Zelda title where gamers will finally be able to play the titular princess from the legendary fantasy series. Nintendo has racked up over 140 million sales of Zelda since the first edition title
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A local organization is alerting the community about a new sexually transmitted disease. Trichophyton mentagrophytes type VII, or TMVII, causes a rash on the skin and is a rare fungus infection. TMVII spreads in a few different ways. Primarily – it’s spread through skin-to-skin contact. It’s also spread through contact with contaminated objects like towels or
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Sofía Barruti (CNN en Español) – – El Gobierno de Colombia anunció este martes que dará permisos especiales a los tutores de 270.000 menores migrantes originarios de Venezuela, una medida que busca regularizar su estancia en el país y proteger a los niños y adolescentes venezolanos que están a su cargo, de acuerdo con las autoridades
Continue ReadingBy KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un promised full support for Russia’s war in Ukraine before beginning a one-on-one meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Pyongyang on Wednesday, in a bid to expand their economic and military cooperation and show a united front against Washington.
Continue ReadingBy ASHWINI BHATIA and KRUTIKA PATHI Associated Press DHARAMSHALA, India (AP) — A bipartisan U.S. congressional delegation met with the Dalai Lama at his residence in India’s Dharamshala, sparking anger from China which views the exiled spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism as a dangerous separatist. The high-level delegation arrived in the hillside town, which the
Continue ReadingBy MORGAN LEE and ANDRÉS LEIGHTON Associated Press ROSWELL, N.M. (AP) — Cooler weather — and the chance of rain — could bring some relief this week to firefighters battling blazes in southern New Mexico that killed one person, damaged hundreds of structures and forced thousands to evacuate. Strong wind pushed the larger of two
Continue ReadingBy KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un promised full support for Russia’s war in Ukraine as he began a summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday. Putin’s visit to Pyongyang comes amid growing concerns about an arms arrangement in which North Korea provides Russia with
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Mortgage rates that surged to their highest levels since late last year hampered home sales in Southern California last month, while the median home price across the state exceeded $900,000 for the second straight month to set another record high, the California Association of Realtors said today. The median home price in Riverside County remained
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Firefighters from the Los Angeles County and Los Angeles fire departments and other agencies will hold a procession Wednesday to transport a county firefighter to his final resting place after he was killed when part of a burning front-loader exploded at a quarry in Littlerock. Andrew Pontious, 52, a 19-year veteran firefighter, died around
Continue ReadingBy VALERIE GONZALEZ and JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of immigrants had reason to rejoice when President Joe Biden unveiled a highly expansive plan to extend legal status to spouses of U.S. citizens but, inevitably, some were left out. Claudia Zúniga, 35, married in 2017, or 10 years after
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL WAGAMAN Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Zack Gelof hit his first home run in nearly three weeks and the Oakland Athletics beat the Kansas City Royals 7-5 on Tuesday night to end a nine-game losing streak. JJ Bleday had a career-high three doubles and drove in two runs, and Miguel Andujar added
Continue ReadingBy Kevin Dotson, CNN (CNN) — The Edmonton Oilers once again staved off elimination in the fifth game of the Stanley Cup Final Tuesday night, defeating the Florida Panthers 5-3 in Sunrise, Florida, to force a Game 6 in the best-of-seven series. After winning Game 4 in an 8-1 blowout, the Oilers jumped ahead early
Continue ReadingBy Kathleen Magramo and Yoonjung Seo, CNN (CNN) — South Korea will soon launch a new visa for foreign nationals who dream of training like a K-pop idol, in a bid to boost its tourism industry back to pre-pandemic levels. The “K-Culture Training Visa” will be open to foreigners who want to train in K-pop
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