By Michelle Toh, CNN Business Hong Kong has long been Asia’s leading financial hub, straddling the West and China. But as Beijing tightens its grip on a city still largely cut off by coronavirus restrictions, it’s increasingly tricky for tech, media and banks to do business — and some fear the end of an era.
Continue ReadingBy Gregory Krieg and Curt Devine, CNN The collapse of a high-rise condo tower in South Florida early Thursday morning has left at least four people dead and 159 more currently unaccounted for. Now, as the search for survivors continues, a critical question looms: What caused the building to fall? Officials are promising an urgent
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN)– Un cráneo escondido en el fondo de un pozo en el noreste de China durante más de 80 años podría pertenecer a una nueva especie de humano primitivo que los investigadores han llamado «hombre dragón». El emocionante descubrimiento es la última adición a un árbol genealógico humano que está creciendo y cambiando
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Temperatures across most of Central Oregon stayed in the low 90s Friday, about 10 degrees above average. Today’s temperatures will slowly creep into triple digits before most of Central Oregon will see those triple digits tomorrow. To go along with our excessive heat warning, some parts of Central Oregon like Black Butte Ranch, Camp Sherman
Continue ReadingBy Madeline Holcombe and Jacqueline Howard, CNN The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention told CNN Friday that the agency is tracking the Delta coronavirus variant, among others — and warned that there is a small chance a fully vaccinated person could still get infected if they’re exposed. “Current data suggest that COVID-19 vaccines
Continue ReadingCNN staff If you’re planning to travel to Mexico, here’s what you’ll need to know and expect if you want to visit during the Covid-19 pandemic. The basics Mexico is open to travelers. There is no need to provide a negative PCR test or quarantine on arrival, though most resorts ask guests to fill out
Continue ReadingCNN Staff If you’re planning to travel to New York City, here’s what you’ll need to know and expect if you want to visit during the Covid-19 pandemic. The basics On June 15, almost all pandemic restrictions were lifted in New York state (including New York City) as 70% of New Yorkers 18 or older
Continue ReadingBy Aya Elamroussi, Rosa Flores and Ray Sanchez, CNN The fire chief helping to lead search and rescue efforts at the South Florida building collapse that killed at least four people had a message Friday for the families of the 159 others unaccounted for. Have hope. “There’s always hope,” Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Chief Andy Alvarez
Continue ReadingBy Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN As the nation continues to move toward a return to normal, CNN will celebrate the reopening of the country with a special, live July 4th prime-time program featuring fireworks displays from coast-to-coast and musical performances celebrating the United States’ diversity. CNN’s “Fourth in America Special” will air Sunday, July 4 starting
Continue ReadingBy Nicole Chavez, CNN George Floyd’s family as well as activists and elected officials said Friday that Derek Chauvin’s sentencing was a rare moment of accountability following a deadly police encounter. Bridgett Floyd, Floyd’s sister and founder of the George Floyd Memorial Foundation, said the 22-and-a-half year prison sentence signals that police brutality is “finally
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — La vicepresidenta Kamala Harris visitó este viernes la frontera sur en El Paso, Texas, para conocer un centro de procesamiento de migrantes, tras las críticas recibidas por no haber visitado la frontera entre Estados Unidos y México y tras un accidentado primer viaje al extranjero a Guatemala y México a principios
Continue ReadingBy Anica Padilla Click here for updates on this story LOVELAND, Colorado (KCNC) — Police in Loveland say a Doberman puppy left in a pickup truck “would surely have died” if a good Samaritan hadn’t called for help. Police say the temperature inside the truck was in the range of 114 to 140 degrees. Loveland
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos Barreda (CNN) — Barbara Poma, propietaria del antiguo club nocturno Pulse, se despertó en el quinto aniversario de uno de los peores tiroteos masivos en la historia de Estados Unidos con la noticia de que ocurrieron más tiroteos masivos. «Hay un problema de violencia con armas de fuego. Hay un problema de odio»,
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN)– Los estragos causados por el covid-19 en la industria de las bodas tenían que dejar su huella de alguna manera. Las ceremonias de 2020 fueron pospuestas indefinidamente o canceladas por completo, y las parejas decididas se adaptaron lo mejor que pudieron: reduciendo las listas de invitados en más de dos tercios y
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos Barreda (CNN Español) — En la madrugada del jueves colapsó parcialmente el edificio Champlain Towers en Surfside, Florida, cerca de Miami. Al momento se desconoce el paradero de 159 personas tras el colapso parcial del edificio de 12 pisos y más de 130 apartamentos. Entre los desaparecidos hay venezolanos, uruguayos, colombianos, paraguayos y
Continue ReadingBy Katie Hunt, CNN A cranium hidden at the bottom of a well in northeastern China for more than 80 years may belong to a new species of early human that researchers have called “dragon man.” The exciting discovery is the latest addition to a human family tree that is rapidly growing and shifting, thanks
Continue ReadingBy Katie Hunt, CNN A cranium hidden at the bottom of a well in northeastern China for more than 80 years may belong to a new species of early human that researchers have called “dragon man.” The exciting discovery is the latest addition to a human family tree that is rapidly growing and shifting, thanks
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Strickland, CNN Where are you now, Mars Ingenuity helicopter? While it seems like the little chopper has been quiet, it turns out that Ingenuity has aced more of its flights — and even got a software update to fix an annoying issue that impacted some of its previous outings. The 4-pound helicopter has
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Strickland, CNN Where are you now, Mars Ingenuity helicopter? While it seems like the little chopper has been quiet, it turns out that Ingenuity has aced more of its flights — and even got a software update to fix an annoying issue that impacted some of its previous outings. The 4-pound helicopter has
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Three wildfires prompted the closures of westbound lanes of Highway 30 and Interstate 84 temporarily in the Columbia River Gorge west of The Dalles on Friday and Oregon State Police troopers ordered an evacuation notice for residents in the Rowena area.
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