CNN By Andy Rose and Eric Levenson, CNN Hawaii Gov. David Ige asked tourists to voluntarily stay away from the state amid a record surge in Covid-19 cases and hospitalizations, though he stopped short of placing onerous restrictions on out-of-state visitors. “We know that it is not a good time to travel to the islands,”
Continue ReadingBy Andy Rose and Eric Levenson, CNN Hawaii Gov. David Ige asked tourists to voluntarily stay away from the state amid a record surge in Covid-19 cases and hospitalizations, though he stopped short of placing onerous restrictions on out-of-state visitors. “We know that it is not a good time to travel to the islands,” Ige,
Continue ReadingELY, Minn. (AP) — Ely is typically teeming this time of year with visitors heading out on or returning from excursions into the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. But about the only cars in the northeastern Minnesota town with canoes strapped to their tops this week are leaving. Several fires inside and just outside the
Continue ReadingELY, Minn. (AP) — Ely is typically teeming this time of year with visitors heading out on or returning from excursions into the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. But about the only cars in the northeastern Minnesota town with canoes strapped to their tops this week are leaving. Several fires inside and just outside the
Continue ReadingBy Taylor Romine, CNN Outgoing New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo commuted the sentence of the San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin’s father on Monday evening as part of six people granted clemency, according to a release from his office. David Gilbert, 76, was convicted of three counts of second-degree murder and four counts of first-degree
Continue ReadingMINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The militia leader convicted of masterminding the bombing of a Minnesota mosque is asking a judge to legally acknowledge her transgender identity. Emily Claire Hari was previously known as Michael Hari. Hari was found guilty last year of civil rights and hate crime charges in the bombing of the Dar Al-Farooq Islamic
Continue ReadingJuan Pablo Elverdin Londres (CNN Business) — McDonald’s se ha visto obligado a dejar de vender batidos y bebidas embotelladas en casi 1.300 restaurantes del Reino Unido. Es que la escasez de personal relacionada con el brexit y los retrasos en la cadena de suministro causados por la pandemia siguen azotando a las empresas. “Al
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story WEST MIFFLIN, Pennsylvania (WTAE) — A WWII Air Force veteran was selected to take part in a “dream flight” over Pittsburgh Saturday. 97-year-old George Russell was selected for the “dream flight” in a refurbished Boeing Stearman biplane. Russell’s flight took off from the Allegheny County
Continue ReadingBy GENE CHAMBERLAIN Associated Press LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — The Chicago Bears will start rookie quarterback Justin Fields in the preseason finale Saturday at Tennessee against the Titans. Although Fields is starting that game, he still is regarded as the Bears’ backup to veteran Andy Dalton for the regular-season opener against the Los Angeles
Continue ReadingBy CURT ANDERSON Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The coronavirus is disrupting more classrooms in Florida, while lawyers for Gov. Ron DeSantis argue against school mask mandates in a Tallahassee courtroom. Three more school districts announced hearings Tuesday to discuss stricter mask policies. Orange, Pinellas and Monroe counties may join eight other districts
Continue ReadingBy Claire Metz Click here for updates on this story DAYTONA BEACH, Florida (WESH) — On Monday, a funeral was held for fallen Dayton Police Officer Jason Raynor. The Ocean Center hosted a private service for family and more than 1,000 other mourners, including Gov. Ron DeSantis. A 21-gun salute was given as officers stood
Continue ReadingBy PETER FAIRLEY InvestigateWest March of 2019 opened with a deep chill across Cascadia. Arctic air poured south, jacking up energy consumption and straining energy supplies in Oregon, Washington and British Columbia. It conjured a “perfect” storm for the region’s electricity grid. As temperatures plummeted, Cascadia’s hydropower reservoirs sat at record lows following weak fall
Continue ReadingBy Ben Morse, CNN Sixteen days after the closing ceremony of the Olympics, Japan is hosting its next global sporting event as the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games get underway. Like the Olympics, the Paralympics are taking place a year after originally planned because of the delay caused by the coronavirus pandemic. According to the International
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A noncommissioned Army officer depicted in a viral video accosting and shoving a man in a South Carolina neighborhood has been convicted of third-degree assault. A judge found Fort Jackson Army Sgt. Jonathan Pentland guilty of the misdemeanor Monday after a two-day trial. He will have to choose between 30 days
Continue ReadingBy Matt Reed Click here for updates on this story CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts (WCVB) — A sport utility vehicle plunged into the Charles River after a crash in Cambridge early Tuesday. The SUV collided with a pickup truck a 6:13 a.m. on Memorial Drive near the Western Avenue bridge, and the SUV plunged into the river.
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Los investigadores capturaron el momento en que un animal vegetariano de toda la vida cruzó la línea y comió carne. Y lo que lo hizo aún más “horroroso” es que se trata de una tortuga. Los científicos capturaron el momento en video cuando una tortuga gigante de las Islas Seychelles,
Continue ReadingBy Chris Isidore and Pete Muntean, CNN Business The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating whether Boeing employees who are supposed to flag safety problems with aircraft are being pressured by the company not to raise concerns, according to a letter the agency sent to the aircraft maker. The FAA depends on Boeing employees to carry
Continue ReadingBy DON BABWIN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago’s watchdog agency has concluded in a scathing report that the gunshot detection system the police department uses rarely produces evidence of gun-related crime in the city. The Office of Inspector General’s Public Safety section says its analysis of the ShotSpotter system that has cost Chicago tens
Continue ReadingBy ZACH GILCHRIEST, CONTENT PRODUCER Click here for updates on this story WAVERLY, TN (WSMV) — President Joe Biden approved a disaster declaration for the state of Tennessee after devastating flooding that killed at least 22 in Humphreys County. The president’s approval frees up federal funding to assist in state and local recovery efforts in
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN) — Si te levantaste esta mañana con la sensación de que los últimos dos días han durado dos semanas, no estás solo. Decenas de miles de nuestros amigos en EE.UU. se despertaron sin electricidad, con árboles caídos alrededor de sus casas y, en Tennessee, hay una devastación desgarradora. Estamos con ustedes. El clima
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