By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — “Top Chef” alum Shirley Chung has gone public with her cancer diagnosis. Sharing a video on social media in which her hair is getting shaved, Chung wrote that she had some “personal news.” “Since last year December, I had a series of dental issues, I bit my tongue
Continue ReadingAssociated Press/Report for America ATLANTA (AP) — During the Civil Rights Movement, young people put their bodies on the line as Freedom Riders, boarding buses to protest segregation. One of those riders spoke to young leaders in Atlanta as Democrats adjust to the entry of Vice President Kamala Harris in the presidential race. Her campaign
Continue ReadingCNN By Amanda Davies and Sam Joseph, CNN (CNN) — It was a dream debut on the Olympic basketball stage for the world’s youngest country. South Sudan’s men’s basketball team defeated Puerto Rico 90-79 in Paris on Sunday in its first ever appearance at the Games, but the result meant more than just picking up
Continue ReadingBy Amanda Davies and Sam Joseph, CNN (CNN) — It was a dream debut on the Olympic basketball stage for the world’s youngest country. South Sudan’s men’s basketball team defeated Puerto Rico 90-79 in Paris on Sunday in its first ever appearance at the Games, but the result meant more than just picking up two
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Julia Hernández (CNN)– Los mensajes de texto publicados y las conversaciones de radio detalladas este lunes muestran que los agentes de la ley perdieron de vista al posible asesino de Donald Trump, Thomas Matthew Crooks, e ilustran aún más las confusas comunicaciones en torno a su seguimiento en el mitin del 13 de julio. Según los
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ANNANDALE-ON-HUDSON, N.Y. (AP) — A demagogue and religious fanatics impose a theocracy. What sounds like a ripped-from-the-headlines 21st century story portrayed by Giacomo Meyerbeer 175 years ago in “Le Prophète” was brought back in a compelling production by Bard’s SummerScape festival. A success at Paris’ Salle Le Peletier in 1849, “Le Prophète” became
Continue Reading Valeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN Español) — El Gobierno de Estados Unidos insistió en su llamado a que haya transparencia en los resultados de la elección presidencial en Venezuela donde el Consejo Nacional Electoral (CNE) proclamó ganador al presidente Nicolás Maduro, al tiempo que rechazó los llamados del propio Maduro y otros políticos del oficialismo a detener
Continue Reading Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — El enviado del presidente brasileño Luis Inácio Lula da Silva para la política exterior, Celso Amorim, se reunió con el presidente venezolano Nicolás Maduro y con el candidato opositor Edmundo González en Caracas el lunes, dijo a CNN el portavoz de Amorim. Amorim reforzó su pedido de una mayor
Continue Reading Sol Amaya (CNN) — En medio de las continuas consecuencias diplomáticas entre las autoridades mexicanas y estadounidenses por la captura de los líderes del cártel de Sinaloa, Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada y Joaquín Guzmán López, una fuente policial familiarizada con la situación dijo que los funcionarios estadounidenses dudaban en informar a sus homólogos mexicanos con anticipación
Continue ReadingAssociated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — President Nicolás Maduro on Wednesday asked Venezuela’s high court to conduct an audit of the presidential election after opposition leaders disputed his claim of victory, drawing criticism from foreign observers who said the court is too close to the government to produce an independent review. Maduro told reporters that
Continue Reading Sofía Barruti (CNN) — ¿Cómo un supuesto capo de un cártel que evadió su captura durante más de medio siglo terminó en manos de agentes federales estadounidenses? Según los funcionarios, todo comenzó con un acto de traición. Todavía se están conociendo detalles sobre lo que llevó la semana pasada a una de las redadas contra
Continue ReadingAP Film Writer The second part of Kevin Costner’s “Horizon: An American Saga” will have its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival in September, organizers said Wednesday. “Chapter Two” was originally set for a mid-August theatrical debut but was pulled from the schedule after “Chapter One” underperformed. The continuation of the Western epic will
Continue Reading Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — Israel afirma que lanzó un ataque en Beirut, Líbano, contra un comandante de Hezbollah al que culpó de un ataque mortal en los altos del Golán ocupados por Israel. Según la agencia estatal de noticias libanesa NNA, al menos una persona murió y varias resultaron heridas en el ataque. Los
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Kathie Lee Gifford’s recovery from hip replacement surgery has suffered a set back. The 70-year-old former daytime TV talk show host told People magazine she fell and fractured her pelvis in two places. Gifford told the publication she “moved 300 books by myself” during recent book signings in
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson París (CNN) — Era todo lo que ella podría haber esperado que fuera. Tres años después de retirarse de la final de gimnasia por equipos, Simone Biles estaba sola una vez más en los Juegos Olímpicos. Pero la energía no podía ser más diferente. Biles, la última gimnasta de la noche, se subió a
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By Svitlana Vlasova and Lauren Kent, CNN Kyiv, Ukraine (CNN) — Russia has launched one of the largest drone attacks on Ukraine since the war began, mainly targeting overnight the region in and around the capital Kyiv, according to the Ukrainian military, which said all 89 drones fired were shot down. It marks the largest
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LONDON (AP) — Within hours of a stabbing attack in northwest England that killed three young girls and wounded several more children, a false name of a supposed suspect was circulating on social media. Hours after that, violent protesters were clashing with police outside a nearby mosque. Police say the name that was
Continue ReadingAP Business Writer Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian says the airline is facing $500 million in costs related to a global tech outage this month that disrupted emergency services, communications and thousands of businesses. Speaking on CNBC, Bastian said Wednesday that the monetary amount represents lost revenue as well as “the tens of millions
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Smoke from the Nixon Fire continues to create air quality issues for the region today, with a Smoke Advisory now extended into Thursday. Air quality has deteriorated significantly in areas south of the Valley, dipping into the “Very Unhealthy” range this morning. Highs today will again top our near 112 with fairly low dew points
Continue ReadingBy Sean Lyngaas, CNN (CNN) — A cyberattack has hit a blood-donation nonprofit that serves hundreds of hospitals in the southeastern US. The hack, which was first reported by CNN, has raised concerns about potential impacts on OneBlood’s service to some hospitals, multiple sources familiar with the matter said, and the incident is being investigated as a potential ransomware
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