MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s health authorities have belatedly released a report showing a significant spike in heat-related fatalities in the last two weeks. The report was released late on Wednesday and comes after the country’s president repeatedly downplayed the deaths from the recent heat wave. The Health Department normally issues a report on heat-related
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Uno es conocido como el “General armagedón”, el otro como el “Chef de Putin”. Ambos tienen un pasado accidentado y una reputación de brutalidad. Uno lanzó la insurrección; el otro, al parecer, la conocía de antemano. Y ahora mismo no se conoce el paradero de ninguno. Yevgeny Prigozhin, jefe del mercenario
Continue ReadingBy Lilit Marcus and Wayne Chang, CNN Taipei (CNN) — A noodle shop in southern Taiwan has upped the ante by creating “Godzilla Ramen,” where it looks like the famous Japanese movie icon is about to crawl out of the bowl and grab you. The dish, served at Witch Cat Kwai, a restaurant in Douliu
Continue ReadingBy STEVE McMORRAN AP Sports Writer WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Women’s World Cup co-host New Zealand has announced a squad including 10 players who will be playing at the global tournament for the first time. Head coach Jitka Klimkova has trimmed a preliminary squad of 33 to 23 following a seven-week training camp. It’s
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN Español) — El director de Radio Caracas Radio (RCR), Jaime Nestares, confirmó a CNN su decisión de cesar operaciones en las plataformas digitales que utilizó los últimos cuatro años para difundir su programación. RCR, con casi 93 años al aire, había cesado sus transmisiones radiales en 2019 por órdenes de la Comisión
Continue ReadingBy Laura He, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Momentum from an economic recovery in China early this year has faded further, with activity in the services industry and construction sector dropping to its weakest level since December, according to official data released Friday. The non-manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index, an important reading of sentiment in the
Continue ReadingBy WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden rarely gives network interviews, and when he sat down in the MSNBC studio on Thursday, it came at an especially busy time, with the Supreme Court having just overturned the use of affirmative action in college admissions and in the aftermath of a revolt
Continue ReadingSANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A former Catholic priest with a lengthy career at parishes across New Mexico has been arrested on criminal charges of coercion and enticement of a minor to engage in sexual activity through text messages. The U.S. attorney’s office and FBI field office in Albuquerque announced Thursday that Daniel Balizan of
Continue ReadingBy TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer Harrison Barnes is staying with the Sacramento Kings, agreeing Thursday to a three-year, $54 million contract, according to a person with knowledge of the negotiations. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the deal has not been announced by the team. ESPN first reported
Continue ReadingBy IAN HARRISON Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit a two-run homer, Chris Bassitt struck out a career-high 12 over six shutout innings and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the San Francisco Giants 2-1. Guerrero hit a go-ahead 413-foot drive to left off Keaton Winn in the sixth. The homer was Guerrero’s
Continue ReadingCarolina Calero (CNN) — Los datos de al menos 100.000 personas pudieron quedar expuestos por un ataque cibernético a contratistas del Departamento de Salud y Servicios Humanos de EE.UU., informó este jueves un funcionario de la agencia. Esto convierte al Departamento de Salud (HHS, por sus siglas en inglés) en la más reciente dependencia del
Continue ReadingBy MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Hiroshima and Pearl Harbor, two symbols of World War II animosity between Japan and the United States, are now promoting peace and friendship through a sister park arrangement. U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel and Hiroshima Mayor Kazumi Matsui signed a sister park agreement on Thursday for
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In the town of Warm Springs, about 15 minutes away from the Kah-Nee-Ta Hot Springs Resort, residents and tourists alike are wondering when the resort might reopen.
Continue ReadingBy Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Kelsea Ballerini can now be added to the list of artists to fall victim to unruly concertgoers flinging objects on stage during a show, following a string of similar recent incidents. The country artist was struck in the face by an object that was thrown at her on Wednesday
Continue ReadingBy JOHN WAWROW and STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writers A new women’s pro hockey league will begin competing in North America as early as January. A co-owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers has purchased the seven-team Premier Hockey Federation. The new league will bring together North America’s most accomplished female players, likely alongside talented players
Continue ReadingSTEVENS POINT, Wis. (AP) — Rod Pampling shot a 3-under 68 at difficult SentryWorld to take a two-stroke lead after the first round of the U.S. Senior Open. Playing in the morning on the tree-lined course with deep, thick rough, Pampling had seven birdies, a double bogey and two bogeys. The Australian has one PGA
Continue ReadingDENVER (AP) — Elias Diaz of the Colorado Rockies stretched and dove, head first, making quite a splash. The Rockies catcher wasn’t stealing a base or avoiding a tag. Instead, Diaz was sliding on the hail-covered tarp of Coors Field hours before Colorado hosted the Los Angeles Dodgers on Thursday night. The Denver area was
Continue ReadingBy Giri Viswanathan and Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN (CNN) — Decades after aspartame was approved for use in the United States, the sweetener’s safety is getting another look by global health bodies assessing its potential links to cancer. The World Health Organization’s International Agency for Research on Cancer analyzed the potential carcinogenic effects of the sweetener
Continue ReadingBy AARON MORRISON Associated Press A California judge has dismissed a civil lawsuit that grassroots racial justice activists from around the U.S. brought last summer against a foundation with stewardship of the Black Lives Matter movement’s charitable endowment worth tens of millions of dollars. Black Lives Matter Grassroots Inc., a collective of organizers, claimed Black
Continue ReadingBy PAUL NEWBERRY AP National Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Caeleb Dressel is down to his final shot to make the U.S. team for the world championships in Fukuoka, Japan. Dressel tied for fifth in the final of the 100-meter butterfly, making him 0-for-3 at the U.S. national championships. His final opportunity to qualify for worlds
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