TOKYO (AP) — Heavy rain has hit northern Japan, triggering floods and landslides, disrupting transportation systems and sending hundreds of residents to take shelter at safer grounds. The Japan Meteorological Agency Thursday issued emergency warnings of heavy rain for several municipalities in the Yamagata and Akita prefecture, where warm and humid air was flowing. According
Continue ReadingBy Elizabeth Wagmeister, CNN (CNN) — Jennifer Aniston is criticizing JD Vance for comments he made in his past about women without children. Aniston shared a screenshot of Vance’s appearance on her Instagram stories, and wrote, “I truly can’t believe this is coming from a potential VP of The United States.” In a 2021 appearance
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — After 80 years, a World War II sergeant killed in Germany has returned home to California. On Thursday, community members lined the roads to honor U.S. Army Air Force Tech. Sgt. Donald V. Banta as he was brought from Ontario International Airport to a burial home in Riverside, California. Banta, 21,
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — After 80 years, a World War II sergeant killed in Germany has returned home to California. On Thursday, community members lined the roads to honor U.S. Army Air Force Tech. Sgt. Donald V. Banta as he was brought from Ontario International Airport to a burial home in Riverside, California. Banta, 21,
Continue ReadingAssociated Press JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A walrus calf seemingly left behind by her herd near Alaska’s northernmost city is alert and “sassy” as she receives care at a nonprofit wildlife response center hundreds of miles away following her recent rescue, a center spokesperson said Thursday. Alaska SeaLife Center spokesperson Kaiti Grant said the nearly
Continue ReadingAitana Ocana (CNN Español) — Los Juegos Olímpicos de París 2024 están a pocas horas y la Ciudad de la Luz se prepara para recibir a miles de atletas de todo el mundo. Esta edición de los Juegos Olímpicos de verano se celebra del 26 de julio al 11 de agosto de 2024, siendo la
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The New York judge who presided over Donald Trump’s civil fraud trial says he won’t step aside from the case, vehemently denying a claim that another lawyer had advised him ahead of the verdict. In the eight-page ruling, Judge Arthur Engoron said he had been accosted by the attorney
Continue ReadingAssociated Press California Gov. Gavin Newsom has issued an executive order directing state agencies “to move urgently to address dangerous” homeless encampments and clear them from state land while giving city and local leaders a push to do the same. The order comes a month after a Supreme Court ruling allowing cities to enforce bans
Continue ReadingAssociated Press California Gov. Gavin Newsom has issued an executive order directing state agencies “to move urgently to address dangerous” homeless encampments and clear them from state land while giving city and local leaders a push to do the same. The order comes a month after a Supreme Court ruling allowing cities to enforce bans
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, a longtime leader of Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel, and Joaquín Guzmán López, a son of another infamous cartel leader, were arrested by U.S. authorities in Texas on Thursday, the U.S. Justice Department said. A leader of the powerful Sinaloa cartel for decades alongside Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán,
Continue ReadingPaulina Nares (CNN) — La última década ha sido muy lucrativa para los superricos del mundo, lo que ha alimentado el impulso de algunos defensores de imponerles más impuetos. Según un nuevo análisis de Oxfam Internacional, publicado en vísperas de la reunión de ministros de finanzas y gobernadores de bancos centrales del G20 en Brasil,
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN Español) — Un equipo de deportistas refugiados competirá en los Juegos Olímpicos de Paris 2024 y, aunque no representarán a sus países, sí lo harán en nombre de los millones de desplazados en el mundo. El Equipo Olímpico de Refugiados está conformado por 36 atletas de 11 países, en su mayoría de
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN Español) — Colombia es uno de los países latinoamericanos que participan en los Juegos Olímpicos de París 2024. Desde Los Ángeles 1932 y hasta Tokio 2020, el país sudamericano —que solamente ha faltado a la justa olímpica de Helsinki 1952— ha ganado 34 medallas (cinco de oro, 13 de plata y 16 de
Continue ReadingAitana Ocana (CNN Español) — Desde sus inicios en 1900, Cuba ha dejado huella en la historia de los Juegos Olímpicos, destacándose por sus éxitos tempranos y por el dominio de sus atletas en diversas disciplinas. Cuba ha acumulado un total de 235 medallas olímpicas (84 de oro, 69 de plata y 82 de bronce),
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The California Supreme Court ruled Thursday that app-based ride-hailing and delivery services like Uber and Lyft can continue treating their drivers as independent contractors rather than employees. The unanimous decision by the state’s top court is a big win for tech giants. It also ends a yearslong legal battle
Continue ReadingBy Edward-Isaac Dovere, CNN (CNN) — Four days into the most consequential week of Kamala Harris’ political life, she confronted the most fraught foreign policy issue facing the country by looking directly into the eyes of an Israeli prime minister who decided not to even give her a passing name check in his address to Congress
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Ending an eight-year legal battle, chemical giant Monsanto has agreed to a $160-million settlement with Seattle for its part in polluting the Lower Duwamish River with toxins that posed a threat to humans, fish and wildlife. Seattle City Attorney Ann Davison says she is glad the company will contribute to
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — La exgobernadora de Carolina del Sur, Nikki Haley, no se disculpó el jueves por las “cosas duras” que dijo sobre Donald Trump durante su enfrentamiento en las primarias republicanas, pero le dijo a Jake Tapper de CNN que no duda de su decisión de apoyar al expresidente en lugar
Continue ReadingAssociated Press DOVER, Del. (AP) — A forensic review commissioned by the state Department of Elections has uncovered improprieties in the campaign finances of Delaware’s lieutenant governor, who is seeking the Democratic nomination for governor. The report was obtained by The Associated Press on Thursday. It found Bethany Hall-Long and her husband had received payments
Continue ReadingCNN By Sam Fossum and Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN (CNN) — Vice President Kamala Harris vowed to “not be silent” about suffering in Gaza amid the Israel-Hamas war, saying she expressed her “serious concern” to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Thursday while telling him it is time to lock down a ceasefire deal. “Israel has a
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