CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the 2001 anthrax attacks, also referred to as Amerithrax. Facts about anthrax There are four types of anthrax infection: cutaneous (through the skin), inhalation (through the lungs; the most deadly), gastrointestinal (through digestion) and injection anthrax. Injection anthrax is common in heroin-injecting users in northern Europe.
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Por Jacopo Prisco, CNN Un asteroide que tiene el tamaño aproximado de entre uno y dos autobuses escolares pasará cerca de la Tierra este lunes, y se acercará a una distancia de 91.593 kilómetros, según la Agencia Espacial Europea, que es casi una cuarta parte de la distancia que separa a la Tierra de la
Continue Reading Por Hanna Ziady y Chris Isidore, CNN Los neoyorquinos enfrentarán posibles interrupciones en el transporte este lunes, según han advertido las autoridades de la ciudad, ya que el servicio del vital ferrocarril de Long Island (Long Island Rail Road o LIRR) permanece suspendido debido a una huelga histórica. “La ciudad se está preparando para las
Continue Reading Por Sunlen Serfaty, Devan Cole y Dugald McConnell, CNN Trabajadores con botas teñidas de un “azul bandera estadounidense” han pintado aproximadamente dos tercios de la icónica piscina reflectante del Monumento a Lincoln, cubriendo el gris opaco con un azul brillante tras una directriz del presidente Donald Trump para acelerar el proyecto. Trump presentó este mes
Continue Reading Por Gonzalo Zegarra, CNN en Español El presidente de Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel, afirmó este lunes que las “amenazas de agresión militar” de Estados Unidos a la isla constituyen “un crimen internacional” y advirtió que, en caso de concretarse, “provocará un baño de sangre consecuencias incalculables”, en medio de la renovada tensión entre La Habana y
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PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) – The Palm Desert Aquatic Center is back open following its soft opening this week, just in time for rising summer temperatures across the Coachella Valley. City officials say the reopening comes after months of preparation and upgrades to the facility. The center will offer recreational swim time, swim lessons, fitness
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By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Lululemon has publicly rejected founder Chip Wilson’s ideas to fix the struggling athleisure brand, which includes an overhaul of its board, with some strongly worded criticisms of its former leader. Wilson, who is also the company’s second largest shareholder, launched his latest salvo last December in his
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By Brian Stelter, CNN (CNN) — Stephen Colbert is going out with a smile — and with many jokes at CBS and its parent company Paramount’s expense. Colbert is signing off “The Late Show” this week as CBS ends the iconic late-night TV franchise. Many “Late Show” fans are disappointed, even angry, about the cancellation,
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By Chief Global Affairs Correspondent, Matthew Chance Tehran (CNN) — As night falls over Iran’s sprawling capital, and the snowy peaks of the Alborz mountains fade into the darkness, thousands of Iranians have been routinely taking to the streets for state-sponsored rallies aimed at mobilizing supporters against the United States. Near Tajrish Square, an upscale
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Winds remain a part of our forecast through this afternoon, but those winds are gradually easing. Indian Canyon Drive through the wash remains closed, but Gene Autry Trail has now been reopened in Palm Springs. The breezy conditions will keep temps cooler than normal today, with highs in the upper 80s. A Wind Advisory remains
Continue Reading Por CNN Español Carmen Teresa Navas, madre del preso político venezolano Víctor Hugo Quero Navas, murió este domingo, apenas unos días después de haber enterrado a su hijo, cuya muerte bajo custodia del Estado fue confirmada oficialmente la semana pasada tras meses de denuncias por su desaparición. La muerte de Navas fue confirmada a CNN
Continue Reading Por Christian Edwards, CNN El crucero de lujo afectado por un brote de hantavirus llegó al puerto neerlandés de Roterdam este lunes por la mañana, según mostraron los sitios de seguimiento marítimo, para ser desinfectado por las autoridades. Los 25 miembros de la tripulación y los dos miembros del personal médico a bordo del MV
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at Mount St. Helens, the most active volcano in the Cascade Mountains in Washington. Facts Mount St. Helens is located in Washington, about 55 miles northeast of Portland, Oregon, and 95 miles south of Seattle. It is administered by the National Forest Service, not the National Park
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CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the landmark US Supreme Court ruling, Brown v. Board of Education. About the Case Oliver Brown, an African American welder and assistant pastor, brings a case against the Topeka Board of Education for not allowing his 9-year-old daughter, Linda Brown, to attend Sumner Elementary School, an
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of former Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell. Personal Birth date: February 4, 1953 Birth place: Washington, DC Birth name: Jerome Hayden Powell Father: Jerome Powell, attorney Mother: Patricia (Hayden) Powell, mathematician Marriage: Elissa (Leonard) Powell (1985-present) Children: Samuel, Lucy and Susie Education: Princeton
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of former United States Attorney General Loretta Lynch. Personal Birth date: May 21, 1959 Birth place: Greensboro, North Carolina Birth name: Loretta Elizabeth Lynch Father: Lorenzo Lynch, Baptist minister Mother: Lorine (Harris) Lynch, school librarian Marriage: Stephen Hargrove (2007-present) Education: Harvard College, A.B.,
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of singer-songwriter and Nobel laureate Bob Dylan. Personal Birth date: May 24, 1941 Birth place: Duluth, Minnesota Birth name: Robert Allen Zimmerman Father: Abraham Zimmerman, furniture and appliance salesman Mother: Beatty (Stone) Zimmerman, model and housewife Marriages: Carol Dennis (1986-1992, divorced); Sara Lowndes (1965-1977,
Continue Reading By Sofía Barruti, CNN en Español (CNN) — The water was calm that morning in the Okavango Delta, in Botswana. Belgian diver Alain Brandeleer remembers the visibility was good and that he felt no particular unease. He had spent much of his life seeking ever more extreme experiences in the water, swimming with sharks in
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By Silvia Marchetti (CNN) — Not long after Charly Oliver and Michelle Denton met in the 1990s, they found they had the same dream — to live on a sailboat and explore the world. It took many years for that goal to be realized, but the couple were finally able to sell their home in
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By Jacopo Prisco, CNN (CNN) — An asteroid roughly the size of one to two school buses will fly by Earth Monday, coming as close as 91,593 kilometers (56,913 miles), according to the European Space Agency — equivalent to about one quarter of the distance between Earth and the moon. Astronomers at the Mount Lemmon
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