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BEIJING (AP) — Chinese state media say 30 people have died and 35 others are missing in a city in southeastern China after days of heavy rains tied to a tropical storm. The death toll rose sharply Thursday from a previously reported four deaths in villages in the city of Zixing in Hunan province. Chinese
Continue ReadingBy Leah Dolan, CNN (CNN) — While most Olympic divers sitting poolside at Paris’ Aquatic Center are anxiously twiddling their thumbs, one athlete has been twiddling a pair of knitting needles. Tom Daley, the 30-year-old Team GB diver who won his fifth Olympic medal earlier this week, has unveiled his latest achievement: a handknitted Paris
Continue ReadingATLANTA (AP) — Authorities say the teenage brother of a U.S. Air Force airman who was shot and killed in his home by a Florida sheriff’s deputy in May was shot to death this week near Atlanta. The killing of Senior Airman Roger Fortson made global headlines in May. Now, the family is grieving the
Continue ReadingMANORVILLE, N.Y. (AP) — Authorities say a cab driver was killed and his passenger was injured when a commuter train hit the taxi at a grade crossing on Long Island. The crash happened at about 12:45 p.m. Tuesday at a Long Island Rail Road crossing gate in Manorville. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority says cabbie Daniel
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Sofía Benavides (CNN Español) — Las elecciones en Venezuela provocaron un terremoto político en la región. Con algunas pocas excepciones —entre las que pueden apenas contarse Cuba, Nicaragua y Bolivia— la mayoría de los países de América y Europa exigieron al Gobierno de Nicolás Maduro transparencia en la publicación de los resultados, que hasta mediados
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — El expresidente Donald Trump afirmó falsamente el miércoles que su rival demócrata para 2024, la vicepresidenta Kamala Harris, “se volvió negra de repente” hace unos años, diciendo que “de repente, dio un giro” en su identidad. Los comentarios de Trump en una reunión de periodistas negros en Chicago se produjeron cuando
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson Washington (CNN) — El expresidente Donald Trump, candidato presidencial republicano, provocó exclamaciones de asombro el miércoles cuando dijo en la convención de la Asociación Nacional de Periodistas Negros que la vicepresidenta Kamala Harris, presunta candidata demócrata, había adoptado “de repente” una identidad negra. El padre de Harris es jamaicano y su difunta madre
Continue ReadingBy Ulrike Lemmin-Woolfrey, CNN (CNN) — Being a parent is tiring, no doubt about it. Add balancing a career, a household, plus maybe being a single parent without support or a caregiver to ailing parents, and burnout is practically guaranteed. Before you know it, mothers and fathers find themselves at their doctor’s office with symptoms
Continue ReadingAP Business Writer The Federal Trade Commission says that CarShield will pay $10 million to settle charges that its advertisements and telemarketing for vehicle service contracts are deceptive and misleading. The agency said Wednesday that many buyers found that repairs were often not covered, despite making payments of up to $120 per month. The FTC
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Former Presidents Barack Obama and George W. Bush will join an effort to commemorate America’s 250th anniversary in 2026. They’re highlighting the initiative’s attempts to build bipartisan momentum in an era of extreme political polarization. The former presidents and first ladies Michelle Obama and Laura Bush will serve as honorary national co-chairs of
Continue ReadingAssociated Press HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — A group of lawyers say Zimbabwe police have arrested 18 political activists in what has been criticized as another clampdown on opposition by President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his administration. State security agents removed four of the activists from a plane at an airport in the capital, Harare, on Wednesday.
Continue Reading Sofía Barruti (CNN) — El mayor incendio forestal del año en California ha quemado un área más grande que la ciudad de Phoenix, ha destruido decenas de edificios y obligó a miles de residentes a huir de sus hogares mientras los incendios forestales causan estragos en el oeste de Estados Unidos. Mientras tanto, las casas
Continue ReadingBy Alicia Wallace, CNN (CNN) — The pandemic threw the US job market into chaos, but four years later, things finally seem to be back to normal. Monthly job gains have slowed but remain stable, labor demand and supply have come more into sync, there hasn’t been a rash of layoffs and the overall economy
Continue ReadingBy Matthew Nuttle Click here for updates on this story HONOLULU (KITV) — An Army soldier stationed at Schofield Barracks on Oahu has been charged with producing and distributing child pornography. According to court documents, from July 2023 to June 2024, Tyler Ray Daughtry produced and distributed child pornography in Hawaii and elsewhere. Federal investigators
Continue ReadingWildfire Nixon continues to burn in Riverside County. On Thursday morning, the fire is 14% contained, and burning across more than 5,000 acres. Up north the Park Fire continues to spread. As of Thursday morning, it shows to be 18% contained, burning across nearly 400,000 acres. Captain John Clingingsmith from CalFire says containing fires of
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Smoke from the Nixon Fire remains a problem for the region, dropping air quality in the “Unhealthy” range so a smoke advisory remains in effect. In addition, an Excessive Heat Warning will go into effect Saturday and Sunday as temps rise to near 115. High pressure will dominate the forecast through the weekend and into
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By Emma Tucker and Jillian Sykes, CNN (CNN) — The day before the fatal police shooting of Sonya Massey in Illinois, her mother called 911 and said her daughter was having a mental breakdown but wasn’t dangerous: “I don’t want you guys to hurt her. Please.” It’s unclear whether the deputies who responded the next
Continue ReadingAP National Writer GARHMUKTESHWAR, India (AP) — They were found in gutters, on streets, in bushes. They were boarded on trains, deserted in hospitals, dumped at temples. They were sent away for being sick or outliving paychecks or simply growing too old. By the time they reached this home for the aged and unwanted, many
Continue ReadingBy Ellie Nakamoto-White Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE (WDJT) — For the last 30 years, Our Next Generation has worked year-round to empower children in the Milwaukee community through academic enrichment. The local non-profit helps support students from the first grade all the way to the twelfth. Nearly four years ago, Tamahl
Continue ReadingBy Sara Powers Click here for updates on this story DETROIT, Michigan (WWJ) — An F-16 fighter jet from the Ohio Air National Guard landed safely in Ohio after having an emergency while flying over Michigan. The jet needed to drop two fuel tanks, one of which exploded in a lake. At about 1:15 p.m.
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