Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Un exchef de la Casa Blanca que trabajaba para la familia Obama fue hallado muerto este lunes en un estanque en la costa sur de Martha’s Vineyard, según la Policía de Massachusetts. Tafari Campbell, de 45 años, “fue empleado del expresidente Obama y estaba visitando Martha’s Vineyard en el momento
Continue ReadingBy ISABEL DEBRE and JULIA FRANKEL Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Thousands of Israeli doctors have walked out of work while labor leaders are threatening a general strike and senior justices have rushed home from a trip abroad. Tuesday’s developments followed a day after the government approved a law weakening the country’s Supreme Court. Critics
Continue ReadingBy Bryan Mena, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — The Federal Reserve is expected to raise its benchmark lending rate this week to the highest level in 22 years — just one month after hitting pause on a historic spate of rate hikes meant to crush decades-high inflation. Moreover, the Fed could also hint at the
Continue ReadingBy Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — Traces of spices detected on a grinding slab and other stone tools unearthed in Vietnam reveal that curry was eaten in the region at least 2,000 years ago — and what was in the dish. The sandstone slab, buried 2 meters (6.5 feet) below the surface, was dug up in
Continue ReadingBy Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — Traces of spices detected on a grinding slab and other stone tools unearthed in Vietnam reveal that curry was eaten in the region at least 2,000 years ago — and what was in the dish. The sandstone slab, buried 2 meters (6.5 feet) below the surface, was dug up in
Continue ReadingBy Simone McCarthy Hong Kong (CNN) — China’s foreign minister Qin Gang was dramatically ousted on Tuesday after a prolonged absence from public view and replaced by his predecessor in a surprising and highly unusual shake-up of the country’s foreign policy leadership. The sudden move, approved by the top decision-making body of China’s rubber-stamp parliament,
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — La oficina del fiscal especial Jack Smith le preguntó a exfuncionarios estadounidenses sobre una reunión en el Despacho Oval de febrero de 2020 en la que el entonces presidente Donald Trump elogió las mejoras en la seguridad de las elecciones estadounidenses, según varias personas familiarizadas con el asunto. En la
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Las olas de calor extremo en tres continentes este mes fueron significativamente más probables debido a la crisis climática causada por el hombre, según un nuevo análisis publicado este martes, mientras las temperaturas aún son altas en partes del hemisferio norte. El “infierno de calor” que abrasaba partes de Estados
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Happy Tuesday morning Central Oregon! Hope you’re able to deal with these hazy conditions. The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality has issued an air quality advisory – in effect, now through Thursday. Wildfires are burning in the region combined with forecasted conditions, will cause air quality to reach unhealthy levels. Widespread haze will continue Tuesday,
Continue ReadingBy Chris Isidore, CNN New York (CNN) — General Motors reported its second-quarter earnings surged 59%, and the company raised its full-year profit outlook. The company said its adjusted earnings reached $2.7 billion, or $1.91 a share. That’s up from the $1.7 billion it reported a year earlier. Analysts surveyed by Refinitiv had been forecasting
Continue ReadingBy JOE LISTER Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Sarina Bolden rose above two defenders and headed the ball toward the goal. New Zealand goalkeeper Victoria Esson bobbled and fumbled it as it crossed the line. Bolden pumped her fist as she sprinted to the sideline to celebrate with her teammates after scoring the
Continue ReadingBy Anna Cooban, CNN London (CNN) — TikTok will now allow users to post text-only content for the first time in a challenge to Elon Musk’s beleaguered X, formerly known as Twitter. Announcing the new post format Monday, the video streaming platform said it would broaden “options for creators to share their ideas and express
Continue ReadingBy Anna Cooban, CNN London (CNN) — TikTok will now allow users to post text-only content for the first time in a challenge to Elon Musk’s beleaguered X, formerly known as Twitter. Announcing the new post format Monday, the video streaming platform said it would broaden “options for creators to share their ideas and express
Continue ReadingCNN By Anna Cooban, CNN London (CNN) — TikTok will now allow users to post text-only content for the first time in a challenge to Elon Musk’s beleaguered X, formerly known as Twitter. Announcing the new post format Monday, the video streaming platform said it would broaden “options for creators to share their ideas and
Continue ReadingCNN By Anna Cooban, CNN London (CNN) — TikTok will now allow users to post text-only content for the first time in a challenge to Elon Musk’s beleaguered X, formerly known as Twitter. Announcing the new post format Monday, the video streaming platform said it would broaden “options for creators to share their ideas and
Continue ReadingPARIS (AP) — The torch that will be used to carry the Olympic flame around France and on its final leg at the opening ceremony of the 2024 Paris Games next July is a sleek silver-colored steel cylinder gracefully tapered at both ends that is being made in limited numbers to save resources. Paris organizers
Continue ReadingCNN By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — NASA is building a telescope to help find life beyond Earth. Engineers are aiming to launch the advanced technology by late 2026, potentially allowing humankind to peer deep into unexplored areas of the cosmos. Here’s what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — NASA is building a telescope to help find life beyond Earth. Engineers are aiming to launch the advanced technology by late 2026, potentially allowing humankind to peer deep into unexplored areas of the cosmos. Here’s what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — En los últimos años, la taquilla de China ha estado dominada por películas locales, a menudo con una inclinación nacionalista, como las epopeyas de la guerra patriótica. Pero este fin de semana, un tipo diferente de película captó la atención nacional, una decididamente estadounidense y rosa chicle. “Barbie” ha ganado
Continue ReadingGonzalo Jimenez (CNN Español) — El exdirector de Inteligencia Militar de Venezuela, Hugo Armando Carvajal Barrios, también conocido como “el Pollo”, permanece recluido en el Centro Correccional de Brooklyn, una prisión de máxima seguridad, acusado de tráfico de drogas a escala, entre otros cargos ante los cuales se declaró inocente, según su defensa informó a
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