By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — Imagine: You and your sister are 66-year-old twins on Medicare who share the same family history of Alzheimer’s disease, making an early diagnosis critical for long-term planning and preventive health care. Since Medicare provides coverage for a cognitive screening as part of each year’s wellness visit, you believe that
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — London’s Metropolitan Police say three people were stabbed during the first day of the Notting Hill Carnival, Europe’s biggest street festival, with a 32-year-old woman suffering “life-threatening” injuries. More than 1 million people are expected to attend the carnival, a celebration of Afro-Caribbean culture that takes place every year on the streets
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — Two people have been hospitalized after fire engulfed an apartment building in east London early Monday, sending thick black smoke into the air. The London Fire Brigade said the fire was reported at 2:44 a.m. and the entire building was affected, including scaffolding surrounding the property and the roof. The building has
Continue ReadingSofía Barruti (CNN) –Un deslizamiento de tierra en el sur de Alaska este domingo dejó una persona muerta y varias más heridas, y se ordenó la evacuación de algunos residentes mientras las autoridades advierten que otro deslizamiento podría ocurrir cerca. Varias viviendas, negocios y carreteras resultaron significativamente dañados cuando el deslizamiento de tierra arrasó una
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Writers PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Supermarket chain Albertsons told a federal judge Monday that it might have to lay off workers, close stores and even exit some markets if its planned merger with Kroger isn’t allowed to proceed. The two companies proposed what would be the largest supermarket merger in U.S. history in
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Writers PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Supermarket chain Albertsons told a federal judge Monday that it might have to lay off workers, close stores and even exit some markets if its planned merger with Kroger isn’t allowed to proceed. The two companies proposed what would be the largest supermarket merger in U.S. history in
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NATASHA CLEVENGER By Elizabeth Wolfe and Cheri Mossburg, CNN (CNN) — James Montiver, 70, was relaxing on his sofa early Sunday evening when he suddenly heard a loud roar and saw a bright flash of light. “The whole house was shaking like a roller coaster. It all happened so quickly, next thing I knew I
Continue ReadingSofía Barruti (CNN) — Walmart retiró del mercado casi 10.000 cajas de jugo de manzana vendidas en tiendas de todo Estados Unidos que contenían niveles potencialmente dañinos de arsénico inorgánico. La Administración de Alimentos y Medicamentos de Estados Unidos (FDA) le dio al retiro una clasificación más urgente este viernes después de hacer su anuncio
Continue ReadingAssociated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia battered much of Ukraine on Monday, firing scores of missiles and drones that killed four people, injured more than a dozen and damaged energy facilities in attacks that President Volodymyr Zelensky described as “vile.” The barrage of over 100 missiles and a similar number of drones began around
Continue ReadingAssociated Press THIAROYE-SUR-MER, Senegal (AP) — Salamba Ndiaye was 22 when she first tried to get to Spain, dreaming of a career as a real estate agent. Without her parents’ knowledge, she made it onto a small fishing boat known as a pirogue, but the Senegalese police intercepted the vessel before it could leave. A
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By Dana Karni, Tamar Michaelis, Alex Marquardt and Kathleen Magramo, CNN Tel Aviv, Israel (CNN) — The Israeli military launched what it called “preemptive” strikes against Hezbollah in Lebanon, as the Iran-backed militant group said it carried out its own attacks in response to the killing of a top commander. The overnight strikes are some
Continue ReadingKUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysian authorities are working to salvage a 45-year-old fast attack naval ship that sank after it struck an unknown underwater object. The navy said a leak was first detected in the engine room of the KD Pendekar on Sunday, which quickly flooded the vessel. It said the crew failed to
Continue ReadingAssociated Press PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — An evidentiary hearing is set for a Utah woman who wrote a children’s book about coping with grief after her husband’s death and was later accused of fatally poisoning him. Kouri Richins will appear in court Monday for the start of a multiday hearing that could determine whether
Continue ReadingSofía Barruti (CNN) — Una comunidad de Alabama está de luto tras la muerte de un mariscal de campo de escuela secundaria que sufrió una lesión cerebral durante la apertura de la temporada escolar este viernes por la noche, según declaraciones de los funcionarios escolares y la familia del adolescente. Caden Tellier fue llevado a
Continue ReadingAssociated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The first criminal trial arising from a five-year investigation into allegations of abuse at New Hampshire’s youth detention center is underway. The case involves a different state-run facility, however. Victor Malavet of Gilford is one of nine former state workers charged in connection with the attorney general’s broad criminal
Continue ReadingBEIJING (AP) — China’s military is carrying out armed patrols near the Myanmar border this week, where the government is concerned about potential fallout from fierce fighting in a civil war on the other side. The military’s Southern Theater Command said troops were deployed to Yunnan province in southwestern China on Monday to test their
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BEIRUT (AP) — The ferocious exchange of fire by Hezbollah and the Israeli military is raising fears of a regional war beyond the tense border. The risks for Lebanon are far greater than in 2006, when a monthlong war with Israel ended in a draw. Lebanon has struggled with years of political and
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — At least one person has died and two others are still missing after an ice cave partially collapsed as a group of tourists was visiting the Breidamerkurjokull glacier in southern Iceland. In a statement posted on social media, local police say first responders received a call shortly before 3 p.m. on Sunday
Continue ReadingAssociated Press QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — Gunmen in southwestern Pakistan killed at least 31 people in two separate attacks on Monday and security forces killed 12 insurgents, officials said, in one of the deadliest days of violence in the restive Baluchistan province, with reports of other shootings and destruction in the area. Twenty-three people were
Continue ReadingAssociated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — In Jerusalem’s Old City, nearly all souvenir shops are closed. In Haifa’s flea market, forlorn merchants polish their wares on empty streets. Airlines are canceling flights, businesses are failing and luxury hotels are half empty. Nearly 11 months into the war with Hamas, Israel’s economy is struggling as the country’s
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