Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Una ciudad de 3.400 años en expansión emergió en Iraq luego de que disminuyera rápidamente el nivel de agua de un embalse debido a la sequía extrema. Los arqueólogos kurdos y alemanes realizaron las excavaciones en el sitio arqueológico en el embalse de Mosul, a lo largo del río Tigris en
Continue ReadingDUBLIN (AP) — The vast majority of elite-level rugby players diagnosed with a concussion will not be able to return to play for 12 days as a result of changes being introduced by the sport’s world governing body from July 1. World Rugby is following recommendations by an independent Concussion Working Group following a review
Continue ReadingBy Zahra Ullah and Frederik Pleitgen, CNN Viktoria Shishkina clutches her husband’s hand as she recounts what they lost in Ukraine and all the horrors they now carry with them. Four months ago, they were preparing for the birth of their first child. Now, they sit in an unassuming apartment turned hostel in the center
Continue ReadingBy ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers say they’ll investigate why the state’s gas prices are the highest in the U.S. Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon announced a bipartisan committee on Monday to investigate gas price gouging. The average price per gallon was $6.40 in California on Monday compared to the national
Continue ReadingBy ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers say they’ll investigate why the state’s gas prices are the highest in the U.S. Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon announced a bipartisan committee on Monday to investigate gas price gouging. The average price per gallon was $6.40 in California on Monday compared to the national
Continue ReadingBy Elizabeth Wolfe, Jason Hanna and Claudia Dominguez, CNN Yellowstone National Park could partially reopen as early as Monday as officials continue to assess the damage caused by historic flooding, which now threatens to hamper the peak of the summer tourist season. Heavy rains and rapid snowmelt caused rivers to swallow bridges, sweep away entire
Continue ReadingCNN: PARKER MANNING: STEVE RUPNO: YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK: KECI: KBZK: KTVQ: KTMF: KWYB: KFBB: TWITTER By Elizabeth Wolfe, Jason Hanna and Claudia Dominguez, CNN Yellowstone National Park could partially reopen as early as Monday as officials continue to assess the damage caused by historic flooding, which now threatens to hamper the peak of the summer
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes (CNN Español) — El mapa de las elecciones no deja duda alguna: los olvidados de Colombia, y aquellos que votaron “Sí” en el plebiscito por la paz, fueron los que definieron el destino del país, que con Gustavo Petro y Francia Márquez al frente tendrá por primera vez en su historia un Gobierno
Continue ReadingBy Matt Egan, CNN The White House has kept the door open to a windfall profit tax on Big Oil but economist Mark Zandi is warning such a move could backfire. “I would not be supportive,” Zandi, the chief economist at Moody’s Analytics, told CNN in a phone interview. “You want energy companies to invest
Continue ReadingMarysabel E. Huston-Crespo (CNN Español) – La FDA autorizó la semana pasada las vacuna contra el covid-19 de Moderna y Pfizer/BioNTech para niños a partir del los 6 meses. Durante el fin de semana, los CDC recomendaron dichas vacunas, un paso importante en la implementación de jornadas de vacunación en una población clave: la infantil.
Continue ReadingBy DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico’s governor has signed legislation that will award more rights to private sector workers in the U.S. territory. In signing the measure Monday, Gov. Pedro Pierluisi defied a federal control board that said the move would be considered a violation of a federal
Continue ReadingBy DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico’s governor has signed legislation that will award more rights to private sector workers in the U.S. territory. In signing the measure Monday, Gov. Pedro Pierluisi defied a federal control board that said the move would be considered a violation of a federal
Continue ReadingBy Elizabeth Wolfe, Robert Shackelford and Theresa Waldrop, CNN The persistent heat dome which imposed oppressively high temperatures on the northern Plains and Midwest over the weekend will begin to shift further eastward this week, ending a short reprieve many states in the Great Lakes and Mid-Atlantic have had in recent days. In the coming
Continue ReadingCNN By Elizabeth Wolfe, Robert Shackelford and Theresa Waldrop, CNN The persistent heat dome which imposed oppressively high temperatures on the northern Plains and Midwest over the weekend will begin to shift further eastward this week, ending a short reprieve many states in the Great Lakes and Mid-Atlantic have had in recent days. In the
Continue ReadingBy AMY FORLITI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota prosecutors and a defense attorney for one of two former Minneapolis police officers who still face a state trial in George Floyd’s killing have made dueling requests for a new trial date. Tou Thao and J. Alexander Kueng are charged with aiding and abetting both murder
Continue ReadingBy Christina Fan Click here for updates on this story NEWARK, New Jersey (WCBS) — Newark commemorated Juneteenth on Monday by honoring an abolitionist who dedicated her life to leading enslaved Africans to freedom. The city renamed a popular park Harriet Tubman Square and also commissioned a statue in her honor. CBS2’s Christina Fan spoke
Continue ReadingSHREVEPORT, La. (AP) — A Louisiana judge has acquitted four city police officers in the death of a Black man arrested in April 2020. News agencies report that Caddo District Court Judge Chris Victory ruled Friday that prosecutors failed to prove their case against Brian Ross, James LeClare, Treona McCarter and D’Marea Johnson. Each had
Continue ReadingBy TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A man accused of killing six people and injuring dozens more when he allegedly drove his SUV through a Christmas parade in suburban Milwaukee last year is mounting an insanity defense. Darrell Brooks Jr. faces more than 80 charges in connection with the incident Nov. 21
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Happy Monday, Central Oregon! Temperatures are finally getting back up into the 70s today, with the mercury only heading up from here. Our strong-ish winds have also moderated below 10 mph and will stay that way for the next several days as we start this warming trend. On Tuesday, summer officially begins at 2:14 a.m.
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN Español) — En el contexto de las manifestaciones en contra del gobierno que ya llevan ocho días, la Policía Nacional informó en un tuit que, según los bomberos, tres personas habrían caído a una quebrada en un sector de Guayllabamba, a unos 30 kilómetros al norte de Quito y una de ellas
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