By Haley Brink and Allison Chinchar, CNN Meteorologists More than 65 million people from California to Tennessee are under some type of heat alert Sunday, as dangerously high temperatures persist across the Southwest and the southern and central Plains. Among the heat alerts in places Sunday are heat advisories, excessive heat watches and excessive heat
Continue ReadingBy Jamie Gangel, Annie Grayer, Zachary Cohen and Jeremy Herb, CNN Conservative Republican election attorney Ben Ginsberg will be among the witnesses testifying Monday before the House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol, as the panel seeks to scrutinize how former President Donald Trump’s election lies led to the
Continue ReadingBy Yenny Sanchez, CNN The Little Mermaid famously sang “flipping your fins, you don’t get too far.” Apparently, she’s never seen Merle Liivand swim. Liivand, also known as “Eco Mermaid,” broke a Guinness World Record in May by completing a 26.22-mile swim using a silicone monofin. The champion ice swimmer and marine conservationist accomplished the
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Ahead of a potential presidential bid, South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem handily won the Republican nomination last week for a second term. Many of the candidates she hoped to elect to the Statehouse, however, did not have such a good night. She had hoped to
Continue ReadingBy Chris Cillizza, CNN Editor-at-large The most memorable quote of the first public hearing of the January 6 committee came from the panel’s vice chair, Liz Cheney. “There will come a day when Donald Trump is gone,” the Wyoming Republican said. “But your dishonor will remain.” But, while Cheney’s quote is the one that is
Continue ReadingJANUARY 6 SELECT COMMITTEE, CNN, POOL, GETTY IMAGES, FOX NEWS By Chris Cillizza, CNN Editor-at-large The most memorable quote of the first public hearing of the January 6 committee came from the panel’s vice chair, Liz Cheney. “There will come a day when Donald Trump is gone,” the Wyoming Republican said. “But your dishonor will
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL KUNZELMAN and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press An Ohio couple climbed through a broken window of the U.S. Capitol and livestreamed a video of themselves inside. A Texas mortgage broker posed for a selfie in front of rioters breaching the building. An Indiana hair salon owner celebrated on Facebook a day after she
Continue ReadingHALLE, Germany (AP) — Former East Germany soccer player Bernd Bransch has died at the age of 77. He captained East Germany at its only World Cup appearance and a symbolic Cold War win over West Germany. Bransch’s former club Hallescher FC says in a statement that he died on Saturday following “a long, severe
Continue ReadingBy Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business The Federal Reserve is widely expected to raise interest rates by a half of a percentage point for the second consecutive time at the end of its next meeting on June 15. After that, all bets are off. Bigger rate hikes could be in the cards as consumer
Continue ReadingBy Zahra Ullah, Fred Pleitgen and Josh Pennington, CNN The golden arches and Big Mac may have gone, but Russians saw 15 McDonald’s restaurants reopen on Sunday under new branding and ownership, according to its owner Alexander Nikolaevich Govor. The American fast-food giant has been renamed “Vkusno & Tochka,” which translates to “Tasty and that’s
Continue ReadingBy JIM HEINTZ Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Three months after McDonald’s suspended operations in Russia, hundreds of people streamed into its famous former outlet on Moscow’s Pushkin Square as the restaurant reopened Sunday under a Russian owner and a new name. In March, McDonald’s halted operations of its company-run restaurants in Russia. Although some
Continue ReadingBy JIM HEINTZ Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Three months after McDonald’s suspended operations in Russia, hundreds of people streamed into its famous former outlet on Moscow’s Pushkin Square as the restaurant reopened Sunday under a Russian owner and a new name. In March, McDonald’s halted operations of its company-run restaurants in Russia. Although some
Continue ReadingMADRID (AP) — Spain´s weather service says a mass of hot air from North Africa has brought the country’s first major heat wave of the year. Temperatures are expected to reach 43 degrees Celsius (109.4 degrees Fahrenheit) in the southern cities of Seville, Cordoba and Badajoz on Sunday. Meteorologists said the temperature in Madrid could
Continue ReadingBy Katie Hunt, CNN The stereotypes of dominant male and docile female creatures have shaped zoology since the time of Charles Darwin. This interpretation all too often still goes unchallenged today in textbooks and nature documentaries. A new book takes down this sexist, ahem, fallacy and tells a more complete story about the role of
Continue ReadingBy Tierney Sneed, CNN The Supreme Court on Friday reversed Roe v. Wade, the 50-year-old court precedent enshrining a right to abortion. Doing so now gives state lawmakers the green light to aggressively limit or ban abortion. Since a draft for Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization was leaked last month, CNN readers have asked
Continue ReadingISLAMABAD (AP) — The military says a Pakistani soldier has been killed during an exchange of fire with militants in the tribal district of North Waziristan near the Afghan border. A military statement Sunday says the shootout took place in the Datta Khel area and security forces quickly started a search-and-clearance operation to locate militants
Continue ReadingHANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KOLONSCHYNA, Ukraine (AP) — A 15-year-old boy is being hailed in Ukraine for stealthy aerial reconnaissance work he did with his father when Russia invaded their country. The father-son team used their drone to help the country’s military spot, locate and destroy Russian armor and other targets in the early days
Continue ReadingBy SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Libyan officials have returned to the Egyptian capital for a third round of talks on constitutional amendments for elections. The North African nation once again finds itself at a political impasse with two rival administrations claiming legitimacy. The talks Sunday in Cairo come on the heels of
Continue ReadingBy DAVID KEYTON and JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Kremlin-installed officials in occupied southern Ukraine celebrated Russia Day on Sunday and began issuing Russian passports to residents in one city who requested them, as Moscow sought to solidify its rule over captured parts of the country. At one of the central squares
Continue ReadingBy CNN Sport staff South African Charl Schwartzel won the inaugural individual stroke-play competition of the controversial Saudi-backed LIV Golf Invitational Series on Saturday. With the victory, Schwartzel earned $4 million for the three-round, 54-hole event. The 37-year-old shot 7-under at the Centurion Golf Club outside London, finishing one stroke clear of Hennie du Plessis.
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