By CARLOS VALDEZ and DANIEL POLITI Associated Press LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — A prosecutor in Bolivia has launched an investigation into the mysterious death of the trustee of a bankrupt bank who fell from the 15th floor of a building and his family disputed claims he took his own life. Several of Bolivia’s top
Continue ReadingCarolina Calero (CNN) — La ciudad china de Shanghái registró este lunes la temperatura más alta del mes de mayo en más de 100 años, con un récord de 36,1 grados Celsius (casi 97 grados Fahrenheit). El récord anterior, de 35,7 grados Celsius (96,3 grados Fahrenheit) se registró por primera vez en mayo de 1876
Continue ReadingBy KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea says it plans to launch its first military spy satellite in June. A military official described space-based reconnaissance as crucial for monitoring U.S. military exercises with South Korea. North Korea had told Japan’s coast guard on Monday that it planned to launch a
Continue ReadingCNN By Sydney Kashiwagi, CNN (CNN) — The Senate voted late Thursday on a bill to suspend the country’s debt limit through January 1, 2025 following weeks of contentious negotiations on the legislative deal between the White House and Republicans. The bill is now on its way to President Joe Biden for approval, and once
Continue ReadingWCIV, DANIEL TAYLOR, TWITTER, @CREWCENTER:, CNN By David Williams, CNN (CNN) — Cruise ship Carnival Sunshine was rocked by a storm over the weekend, frightening passengers and delaying the ship’s return to port in Charleston, South Carolina, and the departure of its next voyage. First-time cruise passenger William B. Blackburn was on deck 6 of
Continue ReadingBy David Williams, CNN (CNN) — Cruise ship Carnival Sunshine was rocked by a storm over the weekend, frightening passengers and delaying the ship’s return to port in Charleston, South Carolina, and the departure of its next voyage. First-time cruise passenger William B. Blackburn was on deck 6 of Carnival Sunshine during rough weather that
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Good Memorial Day evening, Central Oregon! I hope you enjoyed (or are still enjoying!) your holiday weekend. After some quick-moving rain showers Saturday that did get heavy at times, we started a string of beautiful weather yesterday with sunny skies and warmer temperatures. We’re looking at a beautiful week of weather ahead filled with sunshine
Continue ReadingINDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Josef Newgarden is cashing in on his first Indianapolis 500 win with a record winner’s check of $3.666 million. The total purse of $17,021,500 also set a record for the second straight year, topping last year’s mark by more than $1 million. Marcus Ericsson earned $1.043 million. Benjamin Pedersen of A.J. Foyt
Continue ReadingBy JAY COHEN AP Baseball Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Liam Hendriks has returned to the mound with the Chicago White Sox, marking another memorable moment in his return from non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Hendriks allowed two runs in the eighth inning against the Los Angeles Angels. The closer was reinstated from the 15-day injured list before the
Continue ReadingCNN By Brad Lendon, CNN (CNN) — Staff Sgt. Ken Wallingford had only days left to serve in the US Army when he found himself trapped – and seconds away from being burned alive. He’d spent the previous night hiding in a bunker with another soldier at a base that had been overrun by the
Continue ReadingCNN By Brad Lendon, CNN (CNN) — Staff Sgt. Ken Wallingford had only days left to serve in the US Army when he found himself trapped – and seconds away from being burned alive. He’d spent the previous night hiding in a bunker with another soldier at a base that had been overrun by the
Continue ReadingBy Christina Maxouris, CNN (CNN) — Mississippi authorities captured one escapee and are still looking for a second man after the pair broke out of a detention facility Monday morning, just a little over a month after four other men had escaped the same jail. Michael Lewis, 31, and Joseph Spring, 31, were discovered missing
Continue ReadingBy WARREN MAYES Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Josh Staumont and Mike Mayers came within six outs of the first combined perfect game in major league history before Nolan Arenado lined a leadoff single in the eighth inning of the Kansas City Royals’ 7-0 win over the St. Louis Cardinals. Staumont,, a 29-year-old right-hander,
Continue ReadingCarolina Calero (CNN) — El horizonte de Nueva York —famoso en todo el mundo— deslumbra a los espectadores desde hace casi un siglo. Pero durante cuatro días al año, el sol se alinea perfectamente a través de los espacios entre los edificios para proyectar un asombroso haz de luz al atardecer que recuerda al antiguo
Continue ReadingBy DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A person with knowledge of the decision says the Philadelphia 76ers have hired coach Nick Nurse weeks after he was fired by the Toronto Raptors. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the team had not announced the move. Nurse led
Continue ReadingBy Jessie Gretener, Sugam Pokharel, Tara John and Sharon Braithwaite, CNN (CNN) — At least 34 soldiers of NATO’s peacekeeping mission in Kosovo were injured during clashes with protesters in the northern part of the country Monday, according to the Italian defense ministry. Tensions have risen in the past week after ethnically Albanian mayors took
Continue ReadingBy Manu Raju, CNN Chief Congressional Correspondent (CNN) — Rep. Chip Roy accused House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Monday of cutting a deal that could complicate negotiators’ efforts to pass a bill to raise the US debt ceiling this week. But McCarthy’s allies quickly refuted the Texas Republican, underscoring the tension ahead of a key
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN Español) — Un tribunal de sentencia de San Salvador condenó en ausencia este lunes a 14 años de prisión al expresidente Mauricio Funes (2009-2014) por los delitos de agrupaciones ilícitas (ocho años) e incumplimiento de deberes (seis años), informó la Fiscalía General de El Salvador. El fallo también incluyó al exministro de
Continue ReadingReview by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — A filmed version of the 2019 play, “Reality’s” stage origins are clearly evident, in an extremely spare and lean movie that serves as a decidedly unglamorous showcase for Sydney Sweeney, already an HBO all-star between “Euphoria” and “The White Lotus.” With dialogue culled directly from Reality Winner’s FBI
Continue ReadingBy Kari Barrows Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — The WNC Nature Center in Asheville is mourning the loss of another beloved animal. In a Facebook post, the center said Mitchell, a cougar who had been there since 2010, had lost his battle with liver cancer on Friday, May
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