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HOOVER, Ala. (AP) — Hoyt Garland Harwell, a longtime reporter for the Associated Press who covered key events in the American South, has died. He was 93. Harwell died June 12 at his home following an illness and his funeral was held Monday. Harwell worked at the AP for 42 years, including stints in Atlanta
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Belén Liotti (CNN) — Es probable que en los últimos años se haya producido una colisión entre asteroides gigantes en un sistema estelar vecino llamado Beta Pictoris. Dos observatorios espaciales diferentes ayudan a contar la historia. El sistema Beta Pictoris, ubicado a 63 años luz de la Tierra, intrigó durante mucho tiempo a los astrónomos
Continue ReadingBy Alyssa Dzikowski Click here for updates on this story PASCO COUNTY, WFOR (WFOR) — A Florida alligator named Archer has died after being rescued from being used as a “target practice,” according to a social media post by Chris Gillette, president of the animal sanctuary Bellowing Acres. X-rays posted on Gillette’s Facebook show an
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By Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Social media poses a huge threat to children and urgent action is needed, according to the US surgeon general. Dr. Vivek Murthy wants Congress to put warning labels on the apps like the ones on cigarettes and alcohol. Here’s what else you might have missed during your
Continue ReadingBy Matt Schooley Click here for updates on this story WAREHAM, Massachusetts (WBZ) — A 14-year-old boy died Saturday after crashing at a Massachusetts dirt bike track. It happened around 12:30 p.m. at Diamond MC on Atwood Farm Way in Wareham. Teenager killed at Diamond MX track The DA did not release the name of
Continue ReadingBy Laura Fay Click here for updates on this story WILMINGTON, Delaware (KYW) — Delaware State Police are asking the public for help identifying a person who stole more than $11,000 in cigarettes from a Walgreens in Wilmington last week. While an employee was busy in another part of the store, police said, the suspect
Continue ReadingBy TODD RICHMOND Associated Press A federal appellate panel says a Michigan state judge will have to decide whether to shut down a portion of an aging petroleum pipeline running beneath the Straits of Mackinac. Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel filed a lawsuit in state court in 2019 seeking to void a 1953 easement that
Continue Reading Belén Liotti (CNN) — El 11 de septiembre los etíopes celebrarán el fin de un año y el comienzo de otro. Sin embargo, cuando el país de África Oriental reciba su Año Nuevo dentro de unos meses, técnicamente será 2017, según el calendario etíope. Entonces, ¿por qué Etiopía, el segundo país más poblado de África,
Continue ReadingBy COREY WILLIAMS and JIM SALTER Associated Press FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. (AP) — It’s hot and getting hotter for workers and everyone else outdoors as the first significant heat wave of the year makes its way eastward across the United States. More than 70 million people were under extreme heat alerts Monday. What’s more, the
Continue Reading Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — El pastor Robert Morris, líder de una megaiglesia del área de Dallas, admitió haber tenido “un comportamiento sexual inapropiado con una joven” cuando tenía poco más de 20 años, según una declaración obtenida por WFAA, afiliada de CNN. La admisión se produce después de que la acusadora, Cindy Clemishire, dijera
Continue ReadingBy Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — There’s a crack of light shining through the dark clouds of America’s battle with poor nutrition and subsequent health issues, according to a new study that analyzed two decades of nutritional data. “There is good news. Americans are starting to hear the message about nutrition, and some companies and
Continue ReadingBy Faith Egbuonu Click here for updates on this story ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico (KOAT) — State Auditor Joesph Maestas sent NMED a letter alleging Cabinet Secretary James Kenney and its division director “misspent or misused public funds” on a trip to Sydney, Australia, to attend the Asia Pacific Hydrogen Summit to take part in a
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press MOUNT VERNON, Va. (AP) — George Washington never did cut down the cherry tree, despite the famous story to the contrary, but he did pack away quite a few bottles of the fruit at his Mount Vernon home. Dozens of bottles of cherries and berries — impossibly preserved in storage
Continue Reading Melissa Velásquez Loaiza Hong Kong (CNN) — ¿Te gustaría rematar tu viaje a Hong Kong con un fin de semana largo en Beijing o Shanghai? Un nuevo servicio de trenes-cama de alta velocidad hace que esa posibilidad sea más fácil que nunca. El 15 de junio entraron en servicio dos nuevas rutas nocturnas que conectan
Continue Reading Belén Liotti (CNN Español) — Al menos 11 personas murieron en El Salvador por las fuertes lluvias que causaron desbordes de agua, derrumbes y obstrucción de vialidades, entre otros daños, de acuerdo con información de las autoridades. Este lunes, Luis Alonso Amaya, director de Protección Civil, explicó en conferencia de prensa que las primeras defunciones
Continue ReadingBy Erika Tulfo, CNN (CNN) — McDonald’s is pulling the plug on artificial intelligence ordering technology it was testing at more than 100 restaurant drive-thru systems in the US, a possible hiccup in the rapid rollout of AI in the fast food industry. The company had worked with IBM to develop and test AI-driven, voice-automated
Continue ReadingBy Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — Hunter Biden asked a judge for a redo of his federal gun trial, but then quickly withdrew the request without explanation, one week after he was convicted by a jury of three felony offenses. His defense attorneys filed the motion seeking a new trial in the morning but then
Continue ReadingLAWRENCE, Massachusetts (AP) — Authorities say a small plane with one pilot aboard has crashed into a Massachusetts river. It wasn’t immediately clear if the pilot survived the crash or was injured. The Federal Aviation Administration said the single-engine Van’s Aircraft crashed into the Merrimack River in Lawrence on Monday afternoon. Televised video footage showed
Continue ReadingNEWNAN, Ga. (AP) — Authorities say six people — including three children — have been killed in a fire that destroyed a home southwest of Atlanta and injured a half-dozen others. The Coweta County Coroner’s Office says the ages of the children killed in Monday’s blaze are 6, 12 and 13. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports
Continue ReadingBy Tori Yorgey, Gary Sheridan Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE, Maryland (WBAL) — A woman attacked by stray dogs Friday night in west Baltimore has died and two others are injured, police said. City police said officers were called around 9 p.m. to the 2000 block of North Pulaski Street, blocks away
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