By Ana María Cañizares, Sofia Cox, and Stefano Pozzebon, CNN (CNN) — Ecuador’s government has declared a state of emergency in two provinces after its security crisis escalated over the weekend with the killing of a mayor and uprisings in several penitentiaries across the country. More than 90 prison security agents are currently being held
Continue Reading By Al Goodman, CNN Madrid (CNN) — The smiles on Spain’s election night told part of the story. Although Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez came in second place in the vote and his ally Yolanda Diaz finished fourth with her new Sumar leftist alliance, they both wore big grins when addressing their respective supporters celebrating
Continue Reading CNN By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — NASA is building a telescope to help find life beyond Earth. Engineers are aiming to launch the advanced technology by late 2026, potentially allowing humankind to peer deep into unexplored areas of the cosmos. Here’s what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the British Open. July 16-23, 2023 – Brian Harman wins the 151st Open Championship at Royal Liverpool in Hoylake, Wirral, England, for his first major title. July 14-17, 2022 – Cameron Smith wins the 150th Open Championship on the Old Course at St Andrews, Scotland, for
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s some background information about Willis Tower, formerly the Sears Tower, located in Chicago. Facts The Sears Tower was the world’s tallest building until 1996, when it was surpassed by the Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. With clear weather, four states are viewable up to 50 miles away:
Continue Reading By Virginia Langmaid and Omar Jimenez, CNN (CNN) — A former volleyball player has filed a lawsuit alleging hazing within Northwestern University’s women’s volleyball team – the latest accusation against the school’s athletic programs. According to the lawsuit, filed Monday, a person who was listed as “Jane Doe” experienced “hazing, harassment, bullying and retaliation” as
Continue Reading By Mitchell McCluskey, CNN (CNN) — Children from families in the top 1% financially are more than twice as likely to attend an elite university than those from middle-class families with comparable SAT and ACT scores, a new study found. The research was conducted by Opportunity Insights, a group of Harvard researchers and policy analysts
Continue Reading By Isabel Rosales, Dakin Andone, Raja Razek and Polo Sandoval, CNN (CNN) — The unarmed Black man who was attacked by a police K-9 while surrendering to authorities with his hands up earlier this month told emergency dispatchers that officers were “trying to kill” him and he did not feel safe pulling over, according to
Continue Reading By Amy Cassidy, CNN (CNN) — A Swedish court has fined environmental activist Greta Thunberg after finding her guilty of disobeying law enforcement, a Malmö City Court spokesperson told CNN Monday. Thunberg was charged with “the crime of disobedience to law and order” earlier this month after participating in a protest on June 19 which
Continue Reading EXPRESSEN By Amy Cassidy, CNN (CNN) — A Swedish court has fined environmental activist Greta Thunberg after finding her guilty of disobeying law enforcement, a Malmö City Court spokesperson told CNN Monday. Thunberg was charged with “the crime of disobedience to law and order” earlier this month after participating in a protest on June 19
Continue Reading By Alaa Elassar, CNN (CNN) — For decades, criminologists and true crime documentaries have attempted to understand what causes serial killers to commit the atrocities they do. Dennis Rader, John Wayne Gacy, Jeffrey Dahmer, Albert DeSalvo and Ted Bundy are just a few of more than 3,600 serial killers documented in the United States as
Continue Reading By Ivana Kottasová, Richard Allen Greene, Hadas Gold and Amir Tal, CNN (CNN) — The Israeli parliament on Monday passed a law stripping the Supreme Court of its power to block government decisions, the first part of a planned judicial overhaul that has sharply divided Israeli society and drawn fierce criticism from the White House.
Continue Reading By Melissa Alonso, CNN (CNN) — A portion of the Custer Gallatin National Forest in Montana is closed after a woman was found dead following an apparent bear encounter, wildlife officials said. Grizzly bear tracks were found near the woman’s body, which was discovered Saturday on the Buttermilk Trail, west of the town of West
Continue Reading CNN By Richard Allen Greene, Amir Tal, Hadas Gold and Ivana Kottasová, CNN Jerusalem (CNN) — Israeli lawmakers are set to vote on the first part of the government’s sweeping plan to weaken the power of the country’s courts on Monday, despite six months of street protests, parliamentary maneuvering, compromise talks and increasingly urgent warnings
Continue Reading CNN By Josh Pennington, Simone McCarthy, Sophie Jeong and Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — Ukrainian forces carried out the drone strikes in Moscow early on Monday, a Kyiv official has told CNN. The official from Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence, an arm of its Ministry of Defense, said the agency was responsible for the operation that Russia
Continue Reading By Jacopo Prisco, CNN (CNN) — There is a “gravity hole” in the Indian Ocean — a spot where Earth’s gravitational pull is weaker, its mass is lower than normal, and the sea level dips by over 328 feet (100 meters). This anomaly has puzzled geologists for a long time, but now researchers from the
Continue Reading By Brad Lendon and Gawon Bae, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — A “conversation has commenced” with North Korea over US Army Pvt. Travis King, who crossed the border between North and South Korea last week in the demilitarized zone separating the two nations, the deputy commander of the United Nations Command (UNC) said Monday.
Continue Reading CNN By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — A French photographer is on a mission to capture what our world would look like if humans were to vanish. His collection of eerily beautiful images reveals long-forgotten places completely overrun by nature. Here’s what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your
Continue Reading By Stefano Pozzebon Cajibio (CNN) — On a recent Friday morning, about 200 coca and marijuana farmers gathered in the small town of Cajibio, southwestern Colombia, to hear the government out. Colombian’s government was still licking its wounds after an initiative to legalize recreational marijuana had sunk in Congress less than 10 days before. At
Continue Reading By Joe Sutton and Nouran Salahieh, CNN (CNN) — Residents in parts of Arizona were ordered to evacuate Sunday as firefighters battled several wildfires across the state amid extreme temperatures that have persisted for weeks. About 160 residents were ordered to evacuate from the Sunflower area in Arizona’s Maricopa County Sunday as a wildfire burned
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