By Jennifer Henderson, CNN A fire broke out at the Hoover Dam on Tuesday at about 10 a.m. local time when a transformer caught fire, sending plumes of black smoke into the air, according to the Bureau of Reclamation. The fire was extinguished about 30 minutes later by the Reclamation/Hoover fire brigade, the bureau’s Regional
Continue ReadingBy Naomi Thomas, CNN New York City’s monkeypox case numbers don’t show the full picture of how bad the outbreak is, and demand for vaccines in the city is outstripping supply, city Health Commissioner Dr. Ashwin Vasan said Tuesday. When asked on CNN whether he thought the current numbers reflect the full picture, Vasan replied,
Continue ReadingBy Rosa Flores, Rosalina Nieves and Dakin Andone, CNN The Texas commission that regulates the state’s licensed law enforcement officers says it lacks the authority to act on the findings of the Texas House investigative committee’s report on the Uvalde school massacre, which outlined a series of failures by multiple agencies. “The findings of the
Continue ReadingCNN By Eliott C. McLaughlin, CNN Before she was gunned down with her classmates, 10-year-old Alithia Haven Ramirez, of Uvalde, Texas, wanted to be an artist who shared her creations with the world. Google is obliging. Earlier this year, the search giant asked students to submit entries for its Doodle for Google contest. The winner
Continue ReadingBy Sean Lyngaas, CNN US officials are on alert for multifaceted election interference threats from adversaries like Iran, China and Russia — including hacking, disinformation and influence operations — as the midterm elections approach, FBI Director Christopher Wray said Tuesday. “We have to be concerned about hybrid threats,” Wray said at a cybersecurity conference at
Continue ReadingBy ASHRAF KHALIL Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal prosecutors are accusing former Trump adviser Steve Bannon of willfully ignoring a congressional subpoena in open defiance of the U.S. government. But Bannon’s lawyers argued in court on Tuesday that the charges against him are politically motivated and that Bannon was engaged in good-faith negotiations with
Continue ReadingNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Academy of Country Music Awards is heading to Texas next year as they continue their live-streaming partnership with Amazon Prime Video. The awards show will be held on May 11 at the Ford Center at the Star in Frisco, an indoor football stadium at the Dallas Cowboys team headquarters. After
Continue ReadingBy KEN RITTER and FELICIA FONSECA Associated Press BOULDER CITY, Nev. (AP) — A transformer exploded at Hoover Dam, producing a thick cloud of black smoke and flames that quickly were extinguished. Authorities say no one was hurt in Tuesday’s explosion and electricity continued to flow to the 8 million people in Arizona, Nevada and
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio is dropping out of the crowded race for the Democratic nomination in a redrawn Congressional district that includes his Brooklyn home. De Blasio tweeted Tuesday that it’s clear that the people of New York’s 10th Congressional District “are looking for another option.” The
Continue ReadingBy Sandee LaMotte, CNN Heat-related sickness is top of mind today for many people around the world not used to coping with extreme heat. When the body’s temperature rises faster than it can cool itself, damage to the brain and other vital organs can occur — even death. Here are the key signs of heatstroke
Continue ReadingBy EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS and LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Mississippi abortion clinic that was at the center of the U.S. Supreme Court decision that overturned Roe v. Wade has ended a lawsuit in which it was seeking to block the state from enforcing a law banning most abortions. Jackson Women’s
Continue ReadingSALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah man has pleaded guilty to fatally shooting his mother and three siblings in 2020, when he was a teenager. Colin “CJ” Haynie pleaded guilty Tuesday to four counts of aggravated murder and one count of attempted murder. He was 16 at the time, but charged as an adult
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN) –– Las creencias que desarrollamos en nuestra juventud sobre lo que es saludable o no pueden acompañarnos el resto de la vida, dicen los expertos. Pero, ¿qué pasa si esas suposiciones no resisten una verificación científica? Estas son ocho creencias sobre las dietas, el ejercicio y el sueño que no pasaron la prueba.
Continue ReadingBy Maegan Vazquez and Kate Bennett, CNN Ukrainian first lady Olena Zelenska is at the White House on Tuesday to privately meet with first lady Jill Biden and take part in a larger bilateral meeting with American officials. Zelenska was greeted at the White House by President Joe Biden and Jill Biden. The President handed
Continue ReadingMILWAUKEE (AP) — Serge Ibaka is staying with the Milwaukee Bucks. The Bucks announced Tuesday that they have re-signed the 32-year-old center, who came to Milwaukee as part of a four-team deal at the Feb. 10 trade deadline. Ibaka averaged 7 points, 5.3 rebounds and 17.8 minutes in 19 games with the Bucks this past
Continue ReadingBy Leah Asmelash, CNN Russia’s highest ranked female tennis player came out as gay in an interview, while addressing rising homophobic attitudes in the country. Daria Kasatkina, currently ranked No. 12 in the world, told a Russian blogger that she is in a relationship with a woman, figure skater Natalia Zabiiako. Kasatkina posted photos of
Continue ReadingBy Clare Foran and Kristin Wilson, CNN The Democrat-led House of Representatives on Tuesday voted to pass a bill that would enshrine protections for same-sex marriage into federal law. The bipartisan final vote was 267 to 157 with 47 Republicans joining with Democrats to vote for the bill. It’s not clear, however, whether the bill
Continue ReadingBy SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A lawsuit against the British government says officials at the U.K.’s Foreign Office had misgivings about plans to deport asylum-seekers to Rwanda because of the East African nation’s human rights record. Lawyer Raza Husain said in written submissions filed Tuesday that Foreign Office officials told then Foreign
Continue ReadingMUNICH (AP) — Bayern Munich has signed Netherlands defender Matthijs de Ligt from Juventus for 67 million euros ($68.6 million) on a five-year deal. Juventus says the fee could increase by 10 million euros ($10.2 million) in conditional payments. It is Bayern’s first major signing since agreeing to sell star striker Robert Lewandowski to Barcelona
Continue ReadingBy DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer The All-Star break came at a good time for the Las Vegas Aces and since play resumed they’ve been on a roll. Las Vegas has won three straight — all on the road — averaging 102 points a game in those victories. “We have so many weapons on offense,”
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