Month: July 2024
Kevin Bacon wore a disguise to spend the day like a normal person and discovered it ‘sucked’
By Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — As the game “Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon” suggests, actor Kevin Bacon is pretty famous, and has been for a long time. The “Footloose” and “Friday the 13th” actor – who’s been in the business for well over 40 years and has two movies out this week, “Beverly Hills
Continue ReadingHow Labour beat the Conservatives in Britain after 14 years, by the numbers
LONDON (AP) — Great Britain’s Labour Party has defeated the Conservatives in a historic parliamentary election. Here’s a breakdown of the numbers. Labour has won 412 seats of the 650 seats in the lower house of Parliament. That’s a 63% majority. Meanwhile, the Conservatives have 121 seats. It’s the smallest number in the party’s two-century
Continue ReadingAngels place 3B Luis Rengifo on 10-day injured list with wrist inflammation
CHICAGO (AP) — The Los Angeles Angels placed third baseman Luis Rengifo on the 10-day injured list on Friday because of inflammation in his right wrist. Rengifo exited Wednesday’s game at Oakland after fouling a ball off his lower right arm near the wrist. He had an MRI on Friday. Rengifo ranked fifth in the
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Heat-related illnesses spike in Riverside County amid heatwave, vulnerable populations at-risk
With an extreme heat warning in place for the next week throughout the Coachella Valley, heat-related illnesses should be on everyone’s mind. Temperatures are expected to surpass 115 degrees all week, according to our First Alert Weather team. According to the county’s health department, there have been 237 heat-related emergency department visits so far this
Continue ReadingBiden assails Project 2025, a plan to transform government, and Trump’s claim to be unaware of it
Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — Former President Donald Trump claims he knows nothing about a plan for a massive overhaul of the federal government drafted by some of his former administration officials. President Joe Biden isn’t buying that. Some involved in the Project 2025 plan are expected to take high-level administration jobs if Trump wins
Continue ReadingPlague is among the deadliest bacterial infections in human history. Cases still happen today
By Susan Scutti and Katie Hunt (CNN) — Plague, one of the deadliest bacterial infections in human history, caused an estimated 50 million deaths in Europe during the Middle Ages when it was known as the Black Death. While extremely rare, the disease is still around today, with a man in New Mexico dying of
Continue ReadingBiden cancels speech at teachers union convention in Philadelphia after union staff goes on strike
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — President Joe Biden has canceled a planned speech in Philadelphia at the annual conference of the National Education Association after the union’s staff announced a strike. It set up picket lines Friday around the Pennsylvania Convention Center in downtown Philadelphia. Biden had planned to speak Sunday, but his campaign says the
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SIG Alert issued on I-10 near Dillon Rd after big rig crash
A SIG alert has been issued on the westbound side of Interstate 10 east of Dillon Road near Coachella after a crash involving a big rig. The crash was reported just before 9:20 a.m. According to the California Highway Patrol, the #1 lane on the roadway will be closed for 5 to 6 hours for
Continue ReadingFlag theft victim, widow of WWII veteran receives emotional surprise
By Michael Chen Click here for updates on this story CHULA VISTA, California (KGTV) — More than a month after ABC 10News talked to a flag theft victim and widow of a World War II veteran, she received an emotional surprise. “This means everything for me,” said Maria Bowers. Maria Bowers can’t help but stare
Continue ReadingWhite House now says Biden was seen by his doctor days after debate
By MJ Lee, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden was examined by his physician in the days following last week’s CNN presidential debate, the White House tells CNN — despite the White House press secretary having said Wednesday that the president has had no medical exams since his February physical. “Several days later, the president was seen to
Continue ReadingMan arrested for ramming van into police cars, attacking K9 with wrench
By Pat Mueller Click here for updates on this story SAN DIEGO, California (KGTV) — The Coronado Police Department says it arrested a man who rammed into two patrol cars before attacking a K9 with a wrench Wednesday night. According to a CPD Facebook post, officers were sent to the Coronado Bridge around 11 p.m.
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El primer ministro de Hungría, Viktor Orban, se reúne con Putin en una visita a Moscú que es condenada por Ucrania y la UE
Sofía Benavides (CNN) — El primer ministro de Hungría, Viktor Orban, viajó a Moscú este viernes para reunirse con el presidente de Rusia, Vladimir Putin, lo que provocó una gran indignación entre sus colegas líderes de la Unión Europea (UE). Orban fue el primer líder de la UE en visitar Moscú desde abril de 2022
Continue Reading‘We still matter’: Flooding forces homeless out of encampments overnight
By Rachel Henderson Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KSHB) — Flash flooding early Thursday morning left dozens of homeless individuals in disarray after waking up to their belongings and encampments overrun by rushing water. A spokesman for the Kansas City Fire Department said there were 11 reported rescues Thursday morning
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Pope’s chief of staff gives evidence in landmark London property trial
By Christopher Lamb, CNN London (CNN) — One of Pope Francis’ closest aides has undergone an intense cross-examination as he gave evidence in a case that marks the first time the Vatican has stood trial in an English court. Archbishop Edgar Peña Parra, who holds the role of “sostituto” (“substitute”), the equivalent of a papal
Continue Reading La justicia española aplaza la declaración de Begoña Gómez en calidad de investigada para el 19 de julio
Paulina Nares (CNN) — Begoña Gómez, esposa del presidente del Gobierno de España, Pedro Sánchez, estaba llamada a declarar este viernes ante el Juzgado de Instrucción número 41 de Madrid por la presunta comisión de los delitos de corrupción en los negocios y tráfico de influencias. Son posibles delitos que esta sala empezó a investigar el pasado 16 de abril y sobre los que Gómez no se ha pronunciado públicamente. Sí lo ha hecho su esposo,
Continue Reading El núcleo de la Tierra se ha desacelerado tanto que está retrocediendo, confirman los científicos. Esto es lo que podría significar
Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — En las profundidades de la Tierra hay una bola de metal sólido que gira independientemente de nuestro planeta, como una peonza que gira dentro de otra peonza más grande, envuelta en el misterio. Este núcleo interno ha intrigado a los investigadores desde su descubrimiento por la sismóloga danesa Inge Lehmann en
Continue ReadingSpecial adviser to Syrian President Assad dies following car crash under unclear circumstances
DAMASCUS (AP) — Syrian President Bashar Assad’s office says a close adviser to Assad has died following a car accident that left her hospitalized for four days. Luna al-Shibl, a former journalist, had worked as the director of Assad’s political and media offices and as a special adviser to the president. She was slapped with
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