Oscar Holland, CNN Buzz Aldrin is auctioning off a trove of personal items and historic artifacts from his storied career — including the jacket he wore during the moon landing. The only space-flown garment from the Apollo 11 mission still in private hands, the coverall is expected to attract bids of up to $2 million,
Continue ReadingBy MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The toxic chemical methanol has been identified as a possible cause of the deaths of 21 teenagers at a bar in the South African city of East London last month. Methanol was found in all of their bodies and investigations are continuing to determine whether the levels
Continue ReadingBy BERNARD CONDON Associated Press The Uvalde, Texas, gunman gave off so many warning signs that he was obsessed with violence and notoriety in the months leading up to the attack that teens who knew him began calling him “school shooter.” He was once bullied as a fourth-grader in one of the same classrooms where
Continue ReadingEUGENE, Ore. (AP) — A judge has sentenced a 27-year-old man to at least 50 years in prison for the murder of his grandparents in Eugene. Nicholas Borden-Cortez was sentenced last week in Lane County for two counts of first-degree murder, The Register-Guard reported. Borden-Cortez pleaded guilty in June to the May 6, 2021, murder
Continue ReadingMONROE, Wash. (AP) — A school district superintendent northeast of Seattle will resign and receive nearly $400,000 after an investigation showed employee claims of his behavior creating a toxic work environment were mostly credible. Under a settlement agreement announced last week, Monroe School District Superintendent Justin Blasko agreed to resign July 31 and that he
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN Limp Bizkit will not be kicking off the UK and European leg of their “Still Sucks” tour. Frontman Fred Durst and the band posted a note on their verified Instagram account. “For personal health concerns and based on medical advice given by my personal physician to take an immediate break
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Hansler, CNN President Joe Biden signed a new executive order Tuesday that senior administration officials say is meant to deter hostage taking and wrongful detentions around the world and strengthen efforts to bring unlawfully detained Americans home. In the executive order, Biden declared a national emergency to deal with the hostage taking and
Continue ReadingBy ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has signed an executive order designed to impose sanctions on criminals, terrorists or government officials who hold Americans captive abroad. The order also aims to increase the flow of information to families of detained Americans. The order signed Tuesday comes as WNBA star Brittney
Continue ReadingBy ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has signed an executive order designed to impose sanctions on criminals, terrorists or government officials who hold Americans captive abroad. The order also aims to increase the flow of information to families of detained Americans. The order signed Tuesday comes as WNBA star Brittney
Continue ReadingBy Theresa Waldrop, Amir Vera, Artemis Moshtaghian and Holly Yan, CNN The gunman who killed three people and injured two others at a mall in Greenwood, Indiana, Sunday evening was armed with two rifles, a Glock pistol and more than 100 rounds of ammunition, police said. The 20-year-old man, identified as Douglas Sapirman, used only
Continue ReadingBy Caroll Alvarado, Michelle Watson and Jacquelyne Germain, CNN The mother who posted a video showing a costumed character appearing to ignore two Black children during a parade at Sesame Place in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, says the theme park’s explanation of the incident as a “misunderstanding” is not enough. Jodi Brown and her attorney told
Continue ReadingSEATTLE (AP) — As midterm voting kicks into high gear, Republican activists in Washington are organizing surveillance of ballot drop boxes, generating complaints and concern from some elections officials. Signs were posted near ballot boxes in several Seattle-area locations over the weekend. They had red letters warning the boxes are “Under Surveillance” and stating that
Continue ReadingBy FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press ROME (AP) — Italy’s art squad police said Tuesday they have thwarted the potential illegal sale by a Vienna auction house of a 17th-century painting by Artemisia Gentileschi, a celebrated Baroque artist. Carabinieri police said that art merchants had allegedly described the work as being painted by a follower of
Continue ReadingBy DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Jill Biden and Education Secretary Miguel Cardona are kicking off a summer learning tour this week with stops in Connecticut, Georgia and Michigan over two days. The first lady’s office says the purpose is to highlight summer learning programs that are helping children who fell behind on
Continue ReadingSergio Gomez (CNN Español) — Desde el momento de su presentación, el videojuego “Stray” ya tenía elementos atractivos y diferenciadores para llamar la atención de los jugadores: su propuesta y estética. Un videojuego de controlar a un gato callejero en una ciudad cibernética del futuro con atmósfera cyberpunk. Si a esto se le suma que
Continue ReadingBy Betsy Klein and Kevin Liptak, CNN The White House is preparing a plan to take executive action on climate after Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin last week torpedoed his party’s efforts on sweeping legislation. President Joe Biden said last week that he would take “strong executive action” on climate, but did not provide details on
Continue ReadingBy Julia Horowitz, CNN Business Global supply chains are still a snarled mess, disrupting deliveries of goods, adding to headaches for businesses and feeding the worldwide surge in inflation. The good news: There are some indications that the situation is beginning to get better. The bad news: Huge risks — from another spike in coronavirus
Continue ReadingBy Rhythm Sachdeva and Jill Macyshon Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — A family of eight was left waiting for an hour for help to arrive after a black bear broke into their Manitoba cottage overnight, leaving them with a broken window. Kat Devuone and her family were awoken at
Continue ReadingBy Daniel Otis Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — Hot and humid summer temperatures are here, and so are the dangers of heat-related illnesses like heat stroke. “Heat-related illnesses are those illnesses attributable to excess heat on the body causing dysregulation and dysfunction of normal organ systems, and in severe
Continue ReadingBy DEREK GATOPOULOS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s Orthodox Church says it will send a letter of protest to the archbishop who heads the church in the United States after he baptized the children of celebrity fashion designer Peter Dundas and his partner, Evangelo Bousis. Archbishop Elpidophoros of America presided at the July
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