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By Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — Lucy, a fossilized skeleton unearthed 50 years ago this month, transformed scientists’ understanding of human evolution. The discovery by American paleontologist Don Johanson and graduate student Tom Gray on November 24, 1974, in Ethiopia opened a new chapter in the human story, offering proof that ancient hominins were able
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Julia Hernández (CNN) — Treinta y cinco personas murieron en el sur de China después de que un automóvil atropellara a multitudes que estaban haciendo ejercicio en los terrenos de un centro deportivo al aire libre este lunes por la noche, según la Policía. Más de 40 personas resultaron heridas y fueron hospitalizadas después de
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — The head of the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog will travel to Iran this week to meet with officials including its new president. Rafael Mariano Grossi, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, says he hopes the meetings can lead to a breakthrough in monitoring the country’s nuclear program.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — A dozen students at Salisbury University on Maryland’s Eastern Shore have been charged with hate crimes after police say they assaulted a gay man. Charging documents say one of the defendants made a fake account on a dating app and lured the man to an apartment by promising him sex
Continue ReadingMINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota’s most populous county will pay $3.4 million to settle a lawsuit that alleged jail workers ignored the pleas of a 41-year-old man who died of a perforated bowel after spending days begging to be taken to a hospital. Lucas Bellamy died while in custody at the Hennepin County jail in Minneapolis
Continue ReadingBy Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Ecuador international soccer player Marco Angulo has died at the age of 22, the Ecuadorian Football Federation said in a statement. “The Ecuadorian Football Federation expresses its deepest sympathy over the death of Marco Angulo, who with his talent and dedication defended the colours of our country at every
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” used some rhymes, technology and a chip off the old Rock to spread some holiday cheer. On a recent episode of the late-night show, a small Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson dressed as an Elf on the Shelf to answer some questions. “What
Continue ReadingAP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — 23andMe is laying off 40% of its workforce, or more than 200 employees, and discontinuing its therapeutics division as the struggling genetic testing company attempts to slash costs. The latest restructuring efforts were announced by 23andMe on Monday. The company said it plans to wind down ongoing clinical
Continue ReadingAP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — 23andMe is laying off 40% of its workforce, or more than 200 employees, and discontinuing its therapeutics division as the struggling genetic testing company attempts to slash costs. The latest restructuring efforts were announced by 23andMe on Monday. The company said it plans to wind down ongoing clinical
Continue ReadingBy Dean Fioresi Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES (KCAL, KCBS) — A woman is facing federal charges after security agents discovered more than a dozen shirts soaked with methamphetamine inside of her luggage at LAX in nearly-November. According to court documents from the United States District Court, Myah Saakwa-Mante, a student
Continue ReadingAP Media Writer Chris Wallace says he’s leaving CNN after three years and, at age 77, is eager to see what a transformed media environment has to offer. “When I look at the media landscape right now, the people who are going independent, whether it’s podcasting or streaming, that seems to be where the action
Continue ReadingBy Laurie Perez Click here for updates on this story VENTURA COUNTY, Minnesota (KCAL, KCBS) — Nearly a week after the destructive Mountain Fire destroyed more than a hundred buildings and torched tens of thousands of acres of brush in Ventura County, firefighters are defending their response to the blaze as some residents return to
Continue ReadingBy Alan Shope Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KMBC) — For nearly 80 years, the remains of Kansas City native Elvis Spotts, a Merchant Marine wiper during World War II, lay buried on a remote island in the South Pacific. Spotts, who served as a mechanic on the SS Cape
Continue ReadingBy Ophelie Jacobson Click here for updates on this story AMES, Iowa (KCCI) — A central Iowa couple is reflecting on the meaning of military brotherhood this Veterans Day, especially after a recent loss. Ron and Donna Fennema live in Ames. In October, Donna Fennema’s father, Sgt. Roland “Swede” Henry Meyer, died. He was 91
Continue ReadingBy Sarah Ferris, CNN (CNN) — Plenty of House Republicans are privately jockeying for President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet. There’s one big problem: Speaker Mike Johnson can’t afford to lose their votes in the next Congress. GOP leaders in Congress are signaling that Trump can’t poach more of their members after Trump on Monday named long-time
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By Christopher Lamb and Sana Noor Haq, CNN (CNN) — Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, the most senior leader in the Church of England, has resigned over his handling of a child abuse case, according to his official account. “Having sought the gracious permission of His Majesty The King, I have decided to resign as
Continue ReadingAssociated Press After a tumultuous year filled with anxiety and a legal fight about its future in the U.S., TikTok may have just been thrown a lifeline by the man who was once its biggest foe. President-elect Donald Trump has repeatedly pledged during his most recent campaign to oppose a ban on the short-form video
Continue ReadingBy Katelyn Smith Click here for updates on this story LANCASTER TOWNSHIP, Pennsylvania (WGAL) — A man high on PCP and hallucinating jumped out of moving car, leaving it to crash into a home, before he tried to break into another house, Manheim Township police say. The incident happened Nov. 4 on the 400 block
Continue ReadingBy Bryce Oselen Click here for updates on this story BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (WVTM) — Research shows that 82 percent of individuals released from state prisons were rearrested at least once following their release. Matt Bostic is the chaplain for the Birmingham Squadron and the vice president of Life House University, an organization created to help
Continue ReadingBy Tony Atkins Click here for updates on this story ORANGE COUNTY, Florida (WESH) — A Central Florida mother is raising concerns after her 13-year-old daughter was among the many people across the country who received a racist mass text message this week. The message, which shocked both Autumn McKnight and her mother, claimed that
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