By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON, KELLI KENNEDY and STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — As coronavirus infections rise among young Americans, so too have deaths in a population once thought to be largely shielded from the worst of the pandemic. It marks a sharp contrast to the elderly and frail, many living in nursing homes,
Continue ReadingCNNEE (CNN) — La depresión tropical Fred ha degradado a una onda tropical, y todas las advertencias han sido levantadas, según el aviso de las 11 am EDT del Centro Nacional de Huracanes. Los restos de Fred se encuentran actualmente a unos 80 km de La Habana, Cuba. A pesar de que el sistema se
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Strickland, CNN If you could live on another world, would you? Even though we’re all on the same planet, each person has a unique existence. So much of that is rooted in what it’s like where you live, including the culture, climate and environment. Just traveling to another place unlocks a new experience
Continue ReadingBy VANESSA GERA and JOSEF FEDERMAN Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Israel is condemning Poland’s approval of a law that restricts the rights of former Polish property owners, including Holocaust survivors and their descendants, to reclaim property seized by the country’s former communist regime. Israel also has recalled its top diplomat in protest. The
Continue ReadingMariana Toro (CNN) — Un fuerte terremoto de magnitud 7,2 sacudió Haití este 14 de agosto. Se espera que haya un gran número de víctimas y devastación generalizada, según el Servicio Geológico de Estados Unidos (USGS, por sus siglas en inglés). Es el golpe más reciente al país, que todavía no se ha recuperado del
Continue ReadingBy Rebekah Riess and Steve Almasy, CNN A Georgia grand jury has indicted one man for murder and another on related charges in the shooting death of an 8-year-old Atlanta girl during a protest last year, according to prosecutors. Secoriea Turner was riding in a vehicle with her mother and a friend on July 4,
Continue ReadingVANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) — Clark County, Washington, has agreed to pay $72,000 to settle a civil rights lawsuit filed by a man who said an argument with a deputy led to deputies harassing and arresting him over several months. Oregon Public Broadcasting reports Steven Klug said the run-ins with deputies stemmed from a 2017 argument
Continue ReadingVANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) — Clark County, Washington, has agreed to pay $72,000 to settle a civil rights lawsuit filed by a man who said an argument with a deputy led to deputies harassing and arresting him over several months. Oregon Public Broadcasting reports Steven Klug said the run-ins with deputies stemmed from a 2017 argument
Continue ReadingBy ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press As the United States ends the nearly 20-year war in Afghanistan and as the Taliban recapture much of the country, Americans are asking if the longest war in their history was worth the cost. A U.S. Marine who served four deployments in Afghanistan says he’s convinced that even a handful
Continue ReadingBy ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press HENNING, Tenn. (AP) — The life and legacy of late author and former Tennessee resident Alex Haley is being honored 100 years after he was born. A ribbon-cutting at the newly renovated Alex Haley Museum museum took place Friday, and a community celebration featuring music, food and a fashion show
Continue ReadingBy JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Buffalo Bills owners Terry and Kim Pegula are committed to paying a portion of the projected $1.4 billion in their proposal to build a stadium. A company vice president released a statement to The Associated Press saying the owners have all along known the project
Continue ReadingBy PAT EATON-ROBB Associated Press NORWALK, Conn. (AP) — Gov. Ned Lamont calls Connecticut’s shoreline the Napa Valley of Oysters. A quarter century after a parasite nearly killed off the state’s oyster industry, it is thriving again. Government and private efforts to clean up Long Island Sound, develop disease resistant shellfish and find new markets,
Continue ReadingBy PAT EATON-ROBB Associated Press NORWALK, Conn. (AP) — Gov. Ned Lamont calls Connecticut’s shoreline the Napa Valley of Oysters. A quarter century after a parasite nearly killed off the state’s oyster industry, it is thriving again. Government and private efforts to clean up Long Island Sound, develop disease resistant shellfish and find new markets,
Continue ReadingRodrigo Aguiar (CNN) — Este es un vistazo a la vida de Raúl Castro, quien fue presidente de Cuba. Personal: fecha de nacimiento: 3 de junio de 1931 Lugar de nacimiento: Birán, Cuba Nombre de nacimiento: Raúl Modesto Castro Ruz Padre: Ángel Castro, un acaudalado hacendado español Madre: Lina Ruz, cocinera y empleada de la
Continue ReadingCNN By John Sinnott, CNN Manchester United paraded new signing Raphaël Varane before its match against Leeds United at Old Trafford on Saturday and then treated the French international to an impressive win in its first match of the new Premier League season. Varane, who has joined the Manchester club from Real Madrid until June
Continue ReadingBy John Sinnott, CNN Manchester United paraded new signing Raphaël Varane before its match against Leeds United at Old Trafford on Saturday and then treated the French international to an impressive win in its first match of the new Premier League season. Varane, who has joined the Manchester club from Real Madrid until June 2025
Continue ReadingBy AnneClaire Stapleton and Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN The Haitian government declared a state of emergency after at least 304 people died in a 7.2 magnitude earthquake that hit the country Saturday morning, Prime Minister Ariel Henry announced in a news conference. More than 1,800 people were injured, the country’s civil protection service said. “When it
Continue ReadingTAMPA, Fla. (AP) — A former accounts manager for a nonprofit affiliated with the University of South Florida’s medical school has pleaded guilty to embezzling almost $13 million. Ralph Puglisi spent most of the stolen funds at an adult website with some of it coming back to him. He is facing up to 20 years
Continue ReadingTAMPA, Fla. (AP) — A former accounts manager for a nonprofit affiliated with the University of South Florida’s medical school has pleaded guilty to embezzling almost $13 million. Ralph Puglisi spent most of the stolen funds at an adult website with some of it coming back to him. He is facing up to 20 years
Continue ReadingBy Ella Nilsen and Natasha Bertrand, CNN In a summer of deadly and life-altering extreme weather, the Biden administration and Democrats are walking a tightrope, with a razor-thin majority in Congress, to enact policies that will reroute the US economy away from fossil fuels and show the world that the US will lead on climate
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