By Forrest Brown, CNN (CNN) — Jennifer and Ryan Burditt of Augusta, Georgia, had a lot on their minds earlier this year as they planned their first out-of-country vacation. They settled on Ireland, Scotland and England, places where Jennifer had ancestral roots. They focused a lot of their prep work on sightseeing – arranging tours
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Casi 1,4 millones de personas se han visto desplazadas en Sudán desde que estalló el conflicto entre dos generales rivales en abril, según informó este domingo la Oficina de Coordinación de Asuntos Humanitarios (OCHA) de Naciones Unidas en un nuevo informe que expone la magnitud de la catástrofe en la
Continue ReadingBy DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Seven men have appeared in court on charges of attempted murder related to the February attack on a senior Northern Ireland police officer who was shot after his son’s soccer practice. The suspects range in age from 28 to 72. They appeared by video link on Monday
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — El presidente de Uganda, Yoweri Museveni, firmó una de las leyes contra el colectivo LGBTQ más duras del mundo, según declaró el portavoz del Parlamento, desafiando así la presión internacional. El proyecto de ley incluye la pena de muerte por “homosexualidad agravada”, que incluye las relaciones sexuales con un menor,
Continue ReadingBy CNN staff (CNN) — President Joe Biden and House Republicans have reached an agreement in principle to address the debt limit and cap spending. The bill text was released on Sunday evening, but the work is far from done. Now leaders in both parties have to convince enough of their members to vote for
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — La tenista ucraniana Marta Kostyuk se negó a estrechar la mano de su rival bielorrusa Aryna Sabalenka tras su partido de la primera ronda del Abierto de Francia, lo que provocó los abucheos de parte del público. Después de que Sabalenka se impusiera por 6-3 y 6-2, Kostyuk se dirigió
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Un recordatorio del profeta Mahoma sobre dar a la “humanidad” está pintado en el exterior de un edificio indescriptible del sur de Brooklyn que abrió sus puertas a migrantes de todas las creencias. Durante los últimos nueve meses, el Centro Comunitario Musulmán ha acogido colectivamente a unos 75 solicitantes de
Continue ReadingBy NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican is urging the Catholic faithful, and especially bishops, to be “reflective, not reactive” on social media. The Vatican’s communications office issued a reflection Monday to try to tame the toxicity on Catholic Twitter and other social media platforms and encourage users to instead be
Continue ReadingBy LIZ WESTON of NerdWallet Streamline how you manage your money to save yourself time and reduce stress. Prioritize addressing and simplifying your money clutter so you can better manage your financial life now, which also will make it easier for your loved ones to step in when you need them to down the line.
Continue Reading
Happy Memorial Day Central Oregon! Expect a lovely holiday. Sunshine and warm weather awaits our Monday. Look forward to temperatures in the upper 70’s to low 80’s. Expect light and variable, northerly wind between 5 to 9 miles per hour. No rain or snow is expected as we enter a new week. By Tuesday, we’ll
Continue ReadingBy HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Explosions have rattled Kyiv during daylight as Russian ballistic missiles fell on the Ukrainian capital. The barrage came hours after a more common nighttime attack on the city by drones and cruise missiles. Debris from missiles intercepted by Ukrainian air defenses Monday fell in Kyiv’s central
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Las autoridades venecianas investigan la aparición de una mancha de agua verde fluorescente en el famoso Gran Canal este domingo por la mañana. “Esta mañana apareció una mancha de líquido verde fosforescente en el Gran Canal de Venecia, según informaron algunos residentes cerca del puente de Rialto. El prefecto ha
Continue ReadingCNN, KWQC By Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — Officials in Davenport, Iowa, say they’re carefully assessing whether rescuers can further search a partially collapsed apartment building – which they say can topple at any moment – for missing residents before they order the structure demolished. Five people are unaccounted for after the back portion of
Continue ReadingBy YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — The shtick that’s gone viral features a soccer player, a Spice Girl, James Bond, you name it, appearing to be naked. Except they’re not really naked at all. The disarming sight gag by Japanese comic Tonikaku Akarui Yasumura is simple and rather silly. But its bare-all message
Continue ReadingBy Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — Growing evidence shows that building muscle strength can have benefits for your heart, even leading to better outcomes after a heart attack. Having a higher level of leg muscle strength appears to be “strongly associated” with a lower risk of developing heart failure after a heart attack, according to
Continue ReadingJuan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — Tras los resultados electores de este domingo, donde el Partido Popular fue la fuerza más votada en los comicios regionales y municipales, el presidente del Gobierno español, Pedro Sánchez, anunció este lunes que disuelve el Parlamento y convoca a elecciones generales para el 23 de julio, cinco meses antes de
Continue ReadingCNN By Al Goodman, CNN Madrid (CNN) — Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has announced snap parliamentary elections in July, hours after his ruling Socialists suffered major setbacks in regional and local elections. In a nationally televised statement, Sanchez said he had informed Spain’s King Felipe VI, the head of state, to hold parliamentary elections
Continue ReadingBy Al Goodman, CNN Madrid (CNN) — Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has announced snap parliamentary elections in July, hours after his ruling Socialists suffered major setbacks in regional and local elections. In a nationally televised statement, Sanchez said he had informed Spain’s King Felipe VI, the head of state, to hold parliamentary elections on
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza Nueva York (CNN) — Se podría esperar que el mercado de valores se disparara después de que la Casa Blanca y los republicanos de la Cámara de Representantes alcanzaran un acuerdo provisional para elevar el techo de la deuda, pero los mercados pueden tener otros planes. El mercado de valores, en su
Continue ReadingMOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s Interior Ministry on Monday issued an arrest warrant for U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham following his comments related to the fighting in Ukraine. In an edited video of his meeting on Friday with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy that was released by Zelenskyy’s office, Graham, a Republican from South Carolina, noted that “the
Continue Reading