By CURT ANDERSON Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Hurricane Ian briefly reached maximum Category 5 status before weakening to a Category 4 storm as it blasted ashore last September in southwest Florida, eventually causing over $112 billion in damage in the U.S. and more than 150 deaths directly or indirectly. The National Oceanic
Continue ReadingBy CHRISTINA MALKIA and JUSTIN KABUMBA Associated Press GOMA, Congo (AP) — A spokesman for the East African regional force says that Ugandan troops took control of Bunagana, a strategic town in eastern Congo that had been in the hands of M23 rebels for more than nine months. Ugandan forces officially deployed to Bunagana and
Continue ReadingBy Jackie Wattles and Ashley Strickland, CNN Astronauts who will helm the first crewed moon mission in five decades were revealed on Monday, queuing up the quartet to begin training for the historic Artemis II lunar flyby that is set to take off in November 2024. The astronauts are NASA’s Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover and
Continue ReadingNASA TV By Jackie Wattles and Ashley Strickland, CNN Astronauts who will helm the first crewed moon mission in five decades were revealed on Monday, queuing up the quartet to begin training for the historic Artemis II lunar flyby that is set to take off in November 2024. The astronauts are NASA’s Reid Wiseman, Victor
Continue ReadingBy TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Nearly 43,000 people died in U.S. traffic crashes in 2021, the highest number in 16 years with deaths due to speeding and impaired or distracted driving on the rise. The 2021 final numbers, released Monday by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, confirmed earlier estimates by
Continue ReadingBy TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Nearly 43,000 people died in U.S. traffic crashes in 2021, with deaths due to speeding and impaired or distracted driving on the rise. The 2021 final numbers, released Monday by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, confirmed earlier estimates showing a 10.5% increase in deaths over
Continue ReadingBy HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press The president of a private Minnesota university says she’s retiring next year. She had been criticized for firing a professor who showed a depiction of the Prophet Muhammad in an art history class. Hamline University President Fayneese Miller acknowledged in a news conference Monday that although the school has been
Continue ReadingBy MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer NASA on Monday named the four astronauts who will fly to the moon by the end of next year, including one woman and three men. The three Americans and one Canadian were introduced during a ceremony in Houston, home to the nation’s astronauts as well as Mission Control. “This
Continue ReadingCNN By Chris Lau, CNN Cruising at a depth of 8,336 meters (over 27,000 feet) just above the seabed, a young snailfish has become the deepest fish ever filmed by scientists during a probe into the abyss of the northern Pacific Ocean. Scientists from University of Western Australia and Tokyo University of Marine Science and
Continue ReadingBy ALICIA RANCILIO Associated Press ABC’s “General Hospital” marks its 60th anniversary this week, making it the longest-running scripted show currently in production in the United States. The soap is marking the milestone with a fan favorite storyline, the Nurses Ball, beginning Monday, where the characters put on a formal gala, complete with musical performances,
Continue ReadingBy ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sport Writer While the women’s national team fought for and won its landmark equal pay contract with U.S. Soccer last spring, new players’ association officer Tierna Davidson believes there is so much more to be done. The women continue to advocate for better wages and treatment in the game both
Continue ReadingCNN By Rob Picheta, Anna Chernova, Radina Gigova and Mariya Knight, CNN Russian authorities have detained a 26-year-old anti-war protester, claiming she was involved in the blast that killed well-known military blogger Vladlen Tatarsky at a cafe in St. Petersburg on Sunday. The country’s interior ministry added Daria Trepova to a wanted list following the
Continue ReadingToyin Owoseje, CNN The white three-piece suit worn by John Travolta in “Saturday Night Fever” fetched $260,000 at a California auction. The monochromatic ensemble went under the hammer as part of the “Hollywood: Classic & Contemporary” sale organized by Julien’s Auctions and Turner Classic Movies (TCM) over the weekend. (TCM, like CNN, is owned by
Continue ReadingJuan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — La NASA anunció este lunes los cuatro astronautas —tres estadounidenses y un canadiense— que orbitarán la Luna el año que viene en la misión Artemis II, que devolverá a los humanos a lo más profundo del sistema solar que se ha alcanzado en cinco décadas. El comandante de la misión
Continue ReadingBy Issy Ronald, CNN Video by Charlie Webster, CNN Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce is one of the greatest ever sprinters — accustomed to winning Olympic and world titles — so when she took part in a race at her son’s sports day, no one else really stood a chance. Fraser-Pryce can be seen sprinting off into the
Continue ReadingCNN By Issy Ronald, CNN Video by Charlie Webster, CNN Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce is one of the greatest ever sprinters — accustomed to winning Olympic and world titles — so when she took part in a race at her son’s sports day, no one else really stood a chance. Fraser-Pryce can be seen sprinting off into
Continue ReadingBy Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN Academy Award winner Leonardo DiCaprio took the stand Monday as the first blockbuster witness in the star-studded trial of former Fugees member Pras Michel. Michel is accused of participating in a global campaign-finance conspiracy funded by Jho Low, a Malaysian businessman who allegedly stole billions of dollars from a Malaysian sovereign
Continue ReadingSTUTTGART, Germany (AP) — Stuttgart has fired Bruno Labbadia as coach and appointed former Hoffenheim coach Sebastian Hoeneß in his place. Stuttgart says Hoeneß has signed a contract through June 2025. The 57-year-old Hoeneß is the club’s third coach this season. Stuttgart fired American coach Pellegrino Matarazzo in October with the club in next-to-last place
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A juried exhibition by the Watercolor Society of Oregon, titled “Spring Experimental Exhibition,” is coming to Central Oregon Community College from April 14 to May 25, with 80 works from artists across Oregon filling the Barber Library Rotunda Gallery.
Continue ReadingBy Clare Duffy, CNN Some VIP Twitter users woke up on Saturday expecting to have lost their coveted blue verification check marks in a previously announced purge by Elon Musk. Instead, Twitter appeared to target a single account from a major publication Musk dislikes and changed the language on its site in a way that
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