By Marnie Hunter, CNN Anyone who’s been to an airport recently can see that demand for travel is back in a big way. What’s not back with a vengeance are the resources needed to handle the crush of air travelers. Add summer weather to staffing issues at airports and airlines and you have a perfect
Continue ReadingISLAMABAD (AP) — A Nepalese climber has set a new mountaineering record, after having scaled twice each of the 14 of the world’s highest mountains. The announcement by the chief official at the Pakistan Alpine Club came hours after 47-year-old Sanu Sherpa scaled Gasherbrum 2 — the 13th highest mountain in the world at 8,035
Continue ReadingPITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Penguins have avoided arbitration with forward Kasperi Kapanen, re-signing him to a two-year deal with an average annual value of $3.2 million. The deal keeps the former first-round pick at the same salary level as the three-year deal that expired at the end of the regular season. Kapanen was wildly
Continue ReadingJuan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — Amber Heard dio un primer paso para apelar el veredicto en el caso de difamación con su exesposo Johnny Depp y él hizo lo mismo. Los abogados de Heard presentaron un recurso de apelación en Virginia el jueves, diciendo a la corte que tienen la intención de apelar el veredicto del
Continue ReadingBy Lauren del Valle, Sonia Moghe and Sonia Moghe, CNN Amber Heard took a first step toward appealing the verdict in the defamation case with her ex-husband Johnny Depp and he did the same. Attorneys for Heard filed a notice of appeal in Virginia on Thursday, telling the court they intend to appeal the jury
Continue ReadingEVIAN-LES-BAINS, France (AP) — Nelly Korda is just trying to enjoy herself at the Evian Championship after a four-month injury layoff that has given her more perspective about her golf. Not that she felt so great taking a shot while standing barefoot in a slimy lake. Korda’s adventure came at No. 18 midway through an
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If you’ve ever lost something in the Deschutes River … you may have a chance at getting it back.
Continue ReadingBy JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s abortion law changed so abruptly Wednesday afternoon that some patients who were in an office waiting for abortions were sent home. A federal appeals court ruled that the Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade allows the law banning most abortions after six weeks of pregnancy
Continue ReadingBy Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Bitcoin prices were cooling off Thursday following a big spike in the past week. And it appears Elon Musk might be partly to blame. The price of one bitcoin fell 3% Thursday to about $23,000 after Tesla disclosed in its latest earnings report Wednesday that it sold about
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — Elena Delle Donne scored 25 points, Ariel Atkins added 16 points and the Washington Mystics beat New York 78-69 to extend the Liberty’s losing streak to five games. Leading by six late in the game, Atkins disrupted a pass along the 3-point line and Alysha Clark grabbled the loose ball and raced
Continue ReadingBy MARINA VILLENEUVE Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — An outside auditor will review the New York state government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. That includes efforts by the administration of the previous governor to downplay the number of deaths of nursing home residents. Gov. Kathy Hochul’s office released a timeline Tuesday. The independent auditor
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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Lottery officials on Thursday raised the Mega Millions grand prize to $660 million, giving players a shot at what would be the nation’s ninth largest jackpot. The jackpot for Friday night’s drawing has grown so large because there hasn’t been a winner in three months. Those 27 consecutive drawings without
Continue ReadingBy TERRY SPENCER Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A video played at the penalty trial of Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz shows him walking calmly into a sandwich shop just minutes after he murdered 17 people. The video was played in the courtroom on Thursday. It shows that after he visited the sandwich
Continue Readingmerinojavier73 (CNN Español) — El próximo sábado 23 de julio a las 10 p.m. (Miami), CNN en Español presenta el programa “Showbiz, Ojo Crítico: Verónica Falcón”, en el que Juan Carlos Arciniegas conversa con la actriz mexicana Verónica Falcón. Falcón tomó una decisión a los 50 años que, incluso para colegas suyos más jóvenes, siempre resulta difícil
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN) — No, no es tu imaginación: a medida que la subvariante BA.5 del coronavirus se propaga rápidamente y desata un aumento en las infecciones en Estados Unidos, más personas están contagiándose de covid-19 por segunda o tercera vez. Pero, en promedio, estas reinfecciones no parecen ocurrir con mayor frecuencia, según un nuevo análisis
Continue ReadingBy MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — An unvaccinated young adult from New York recently contracted polio, the first U.S. case in nearly a decade, health officials said Thursday. Officials said the patient, who lives in Rockland County, had developed paralysis. The person developed symptoms a month ago and did not recently
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Central Oregon Community College has announced that following a national search, the college has selected Annemarie E. Hamlin, Ph.D., former instructional dean at COCC, to assume the role of vice president of academic affairs.
Continue ReadingBy Chloe Melas, Melissa Alonso and Jean Casarez, CNN A nephew of singer Ricky Martin who claims he and Martin shared a romantic relationship has dropped allegations of harassment against the pop star. A judge lifted a temporary restraining order against Martin on Thursday at a hearing in San Juan, Puerto Rico. According to police
Continue ReadingBy PAUL WISEMAN and GABRIELA SELSER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration dropped Nicaragua from a list of countries that can ship sugar to the United State at low import tax rates, another attempt to put economic pressure on the authoritarian government of Nicaraguan president Daniel Ortega. The Office of the U.S. Trade
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Former South Carolina quarterback Phil Petty, who led Lou Holtz’s teams to consecutive Outback Bowl wins, has died. He was 43. The school announced Petty’s death. No cause of death was given. Petty was a three-year starter under Holtz from 1999-2001. After the Gamecocks went 0-11 in Holtz’s debut season, Petty
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