By Karol Suarez and Stefano Pozzebon, CNN Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador threatened to boycott next month’s Summit of Americas, saying Tuesday that his participation will not be confirmed unless host country United States invites Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela. “Participation in the Los Angeles Summit has not yet been resolved because we are proposing
Continue ReadingBy Maria Santana, CNN Former Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernández on Tuesday pleaded not guilty in US court to federal drug trafficking and firearms possession charges. The indictment in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York charges Hernández with cocaine importation conspiracy, possession of machine guns and destructive devices, and conspiracy
Continue ReadingCNN, WFIE By Alaa Elassar and Holly Yan, CNN At 56, Vicky White was on the brink of retiring from an illustrious career as a corrections officer. “She was a model employee,” said Rick Singleton, the sheriff in Lauderdale County, Alabama, where Vicky White worked for nearly two decades. “All of her co-workers, all the
Continue ReadingBy Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business Mondelez is spitting out its gum business. At least, in some parts of the world. Another surprising pandemic casualty, gum sales tumbled in the early days of Covid, as foot traffic at convenience stores slowed and more people stayed home. And who needs fresh breath when you’re wearing a mask?
Continue ReadingBy Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Starbucks is adding a new cold beverage as demand for iced coffee continues to grow. Beginning Tuesday, the coffee chain is adding a new chocolate cream cold brew to its menus. The drink features cold brew coffee topped with a “light, sweet and silky” chocolate cream cold-foam and is sweetened
Continue ReadingBy Kristina Sgueglia, Polo Sandoval and Travis Caldwell, CNN Officials are conducting autopsies to learn more about the circumstances surrounding the deaths of three Americans at a Sandals resort on the Bahamas’ Great Exuma island on Friday, according to the Bahamian police commissioner. The pathologist “consented to doing the autopsies” Monday, Bahamas Police Commissioner Paul
Continue ReadingStory by Reuters Australian police launched a probe on Tuesday after 50 kilograms (110 pounds) of suspected cocaine, estimated to be worth about 20 million Australian dollars ($14 million), was found near the body of a diver washed up on a riverbank in the state of New South Wales. A man wearing high-end diving equipment
Continue ReadingBy Forrest Brown, CNN You start with the location: A deep green hillside lush with jungle plants that overlooks the blue waters of the Pacific Ocean. You add in the amenities: More than 50 stylish, modern bungalows and villas spread across 33 verdant acres. Access to a private, sandy beach with drink service. Colorful birds
Continue ReadingBy Forrest Brown and Marnie Hunter, CNN The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has added one destination — a relaxed Caribbean playground — to its “high” category for Covid-19 risk. The British Virgin Islands moved up to Level 3 on Monday; it previously had been at Level 2. The islands are known for
Continue ReadingBy Jorge Engels, Stefano Pozzebon and Florencia Trucco, CNN A prison riot between rival gangs has left at least 43 dead and 13 injured at a maximum security facility in northern Ecuador. The death toll is likely to increase as many of those injured were taken to hospital in a serious condition, Ecuadorian National Police
Continue ReadingBy David Wilkinson, Max Foster and Jack Guy, CNN Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II will not attend the opening of Parliament on Tuesday due to mobility problems, Buckingham Palace said in a Monday statement. “The Queen continues to experience episodic mobility problems, and in consultation with her doctors has reluctantly decided that she will not attend
Continue ReadingBy Luke McGee, CNN As the British parliament returns on Tuesday to the backdrop of inconclusive local election results and the ongoing “Partygate” scandal now impacting both Boris Johnson and the leader of the opposition Keir Starmer, there’s one major headache facing the United Kingdom that might not get the look in it deserves: making
Continue ReadingBy Polo Sandoval, Theresa Waldrop and Kristina Sgueglia, CNN The three Americans who died last week at a Sandals resort in the Bahamas were from Tennessee and Florida, and scientists and investigators are working to determine their causes of death, the island nation’s police commissioner said Monday. A pathologist is slated to conduct autopsies Monday,
Continue ReadingBy Polo Sandoval and Theresa Waldrop, CNN An American woman hospitalized Friday in the Bahamas, where three other Americans died of unknown causes at a Sandals resort, has left the country and is being treated at a hospital in Miami, the Royal Bahamas Police Force commissioner said Sunday. The woman, whose identity has not been
Continue ReadingBy Martin Goillandeau, CNN A rare case of monkeypox has been diagnosed in a patient in England, the UK Health Security Agency said in a statement Saturday. Monkeypox is a rare viral infection which does not spread easily between people, the agency said, qualifying the overall risk to the general public as “very low.” “The
Continue ReadingBy Jack Guy, Isa Soares and Madalena Araujo, CNN Brazil’s former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva formally announced his pre-candidacy for October’s presidential election on Saturday, marking what could be the beginnings of a stunning political comeback for the once imprisoned ex-leader in a crucial election year. Seventy-six-year-old Lula, as he is commonly known,
Continue ReadingBy Rob Picheta, CNN Northern Ireland is on the cusp of having a nationalist leader for the first time in its history after Sinn Fein, once considered the political wing of the IRA, emerged as the largest party in regional elections. Sinn Fein overtook the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) in voting for the province’s 90-member
Continue ReadingCNN By Polo Sandoval and Theresa Waldrop, CNN An American woman hospitalized Friday in the Bahamas, where three other Americans died of unknown causes at a Sandals resort, has left the country and is being treated at a hospital in Miami, the Royal Bahamas Police Force commissioner said Sunday. The woman, whose identity has not
Continue ReadingBy Hira Humayun, Jason Hanna and Rebekah Riess, CNN Three Americans died of unknown causes Friday at a Sandals resort on the Bahamas’ Great Exuma island, and police are investigating, officials said. Two men and a woman died at the resort, and a fourth American — a woman — was airlifted to a hospital in
Continue ReadingBy Patrick Oppmann, Karol Suarez and Jorge Engels, CNN At least 30 people are dead and at least 24 remained hospitalized Sunday after Friday’s explosion at the Hotel Saratoga in Havana, the Cuban health ministry said. On Saturday, Cuban state media reported 32 dead, and Cuba’s presidency said 26 were killed. It’s not clear what
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