By Graham Hurley, CNN (CNN) — A statue honoring civil rights hero and US Congressman John Lewis was unveiled Saturday outside of Atlanta, replacing a Confederate monument that had stood there for more than a century. Renowned Jamaican sculptor Basil Watson created the statue, coined the John Lewis Memorial. It was installed August 16 in
Continue ReadingAssociated Press A rare but deadly disease spread by mosquitoes has one town in Massachusetts closing its parks and fields each evening. Four other towns are urging people to avoid going outdoors at night. They’re concerned about eastern equine encephalitis. State health officials announced last week a man in his 80s had caught the disease,
Continue ReadingGonzalo Zegarra (CNN) — Una investigación de restos humanos del asentamiento británico del siglo XVII en Jamestown, Virginia, ha desenterrado un escándalo oculto durante mucho tiempo en la familia del primer gobernador de la colonia. Thomas West se convirtió en el líder de Jamestown en 1610; allí se le unieron tres de sus hermanos y
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A fire involving a tractor-trailer hauling hazardous materials shut down both sides of the I-10 near the Cactus City Rest Stop in Mecca overnight. According to CalFire, the fire was contained as of 7 o’clock this morning. Eastbound lanes have been reopened, but the westbound I-10 remains closed for another two to three hours as
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — An unusually cold weather system from the Gulf of Alaska interrupted summer along the West Coast on Saturday, bringing snow to mountains in California and the Pacific Northwest and prompting the closure of part of a highway that runs through a national park. Parts of Highway 89 through Lassen
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — An unusually cold weather system from the Gulf of Alaska interrupted summer along the West Coast on Saturday, bringing snow to mountains in California and the Pacific Northwest and prompting the closure of part of a highway that runs through a national park. Parts of Highway 89 through Lassen
Continue ReadingBy Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN New York (CNN) — It’s never been harder to be Mister Softee. Once, there were more than 2,000 Mister Softee trucks in 38 states during the company’s peak in the 1960s. Now, there are only around 630 Mister Softee trucks looping around neighborhoods and parks in 21 states. Competition and rising
Continue ReadingMINEOLA, N.Y. (AP) — A disability rights organization is challenging a suburban New York ban on wearing masks in public except for health and religious reasons. They argue in the class action lawsuit that it is unconstitutional and discriminates against people with disabilities. Filed by Disability Rights of New York on behalf of people with
Continue ReadingGonzalo Zegarra Nota del editor: Esta historia incluye descripciones gráficas que algunos lectores pueden encontrar perturbadoras. (CNN) — Naresh Bhatt dijo a los periodistas que estaba “sufriendo” mientras las autoridades buscaban a su esposa desaparecida en Virginia. Una semana después, en la mañana de este viernes, sin embargo, se presentó ante un juez acusado de
Continue ReadingBy Marnie Hunter, CNN (CNN) — Shayne Burke let out a scream. A grizzly bear had just taken a “good chomp right to the bone” on his leg. The bear dropped him. “And then she was up on my back, and then just went to bite down on the back of my head,” Burke said
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By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — American F1 driver Logan Sargeant escaped unharmed after losing control of his car during practice at the Dutch Grand Prix Saturday, as it crashed into a wall, crumpled on impact and burst into flames. Sargeant sat in the car for a moment afterwards, saying “I’m good” over the team
Continue ReadingBy Andy Scholes, CNN (CNN) — Welcome to the 2024 college football season, where everyone makes the playoffs! Well, not everyone, but, for the first time, 12 schools will be playing in college’s postseason and this is how it will work. Get ready for a new look college football. New conference layout The realignment dust
Continue ReadingBy Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — In the waning weeks of summer, the hottest spot for celebrities to be seen in New York isn’t the beaches of Montauk or the polo fields in Bridgehampton. Rather, it’s slightly uncomfortable, blue plastic chairs in Queens — but surrounded by luxury. Monday kicks off the US
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Romanian authorities towed away a fleet of luxury vehicles Saturday from the home of the divisive social media personality Andrew Tate, days after he was placed under house arrest following new human trafficking allegations. Tate, 37, and his brother Tristan Tate, 36, both former kickboxers and dual British-U.S. citizens
Continue ReadingBy Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani became just the sixth MLB player to join the 40-40 club on Friday and he did so in dramatic fashion – with a walk-off grand slam. Ohtani accomplished the feat of hitting 40 home runs and stealing 40 bases in a single season
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN) — Las autoridades italianas han abierto una investigación por homicidio involuntario en el hundimiento de un superyate, en el que murieron el magnate tecnológico británico Mike Lynch y otras seis personas en la costa de Sicilia a principios de esta semana. Al anunciar la investigación, el fiscal Ambrogio Cartosio dijo que los
Continue ReadingAnabella González (CNN Español) — Casi en la clandestinidad menos de un mes después de las elecciones del 28 de julio en Venezuela, la líder opositora María Corina Machado parece haber encontrado en influencers, comediantes y en las redes sociales una plataforma para continuar con el reclamo por el cuestionado resultado de los comicios. La
Continue ReadingAP Business Writer On a hot summer day in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, dozens of men removed pipes, asbestos and hazardous waste while working to decontaminate a nuclear facility and prepare it for demolition. Dressed in head-to-toe coveralls and fitted with respirators, the crew members toiling in a building without power had no obvious respite from
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — The Perseverance rover has begun a long climb up the steep rim of Jezero Crater on a quest to discover some of the most ancient rocks on Mars — and the potential for environments that may have once hosted life on the red planet. Landing in Jezero Crater 3
Continue ReadingBy Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Several Los Angeles Chargers players and staff got stuck in a hotel elevator on Friday and had to be rescued by the Dallas fire department, the team announced later that day. When Dallas Fire-Rescue arrived on the scene, they helped everyone escape from the “inoperable elevator … through its
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