We never tire of cuteness when it comes to our wonderful pets, do you? Lots of wonderful cats and dogs again this week — and a bird! You can see plenty more and submit your own, under the Contests tab, at https://ktvz.com/play/2023/01/03/pet-pics-2023/#/rounds/10/gallery
Continue ReadingBy PETER SMITH Associated Press Thirty percent of Americans don’t identify with a religious group — but not all of them are atheists or agnostics. In fact, 43% of the group known as the “nones” say they believe in God, even if they largely dislike organized religion. Those are among the findings of a new
Continue ReadingBy GIOVANNA DELL’ORTO Associated Press ISOLA DEL GRAN SASSO, Italy (AP) — In small towns like this mountain one a couple of hours east of Rome, and all across Italy, life has changed over the last generation as the Catholic faith loses relevance in people’s routines and choices. From cradle to casket — from buying
Continue ReadingBy LUIS ANDRES HENAO and NATACHA PISARENKO Associated Press MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) — In Uruguay, a nation of some 3.3 million people, more than half identify as “nones” — atheist, agnostic or other religiously unaffiliated — the highest portion in Latin America. Uruguay has a long history of secularization. In the early 20th century, new
Continue ReadingBy Kara Scannell and Lauren del Valle, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump urged a New York judge to dismiss criminal charges relating to hush money payments in sweeping arguments that included claims Trump was indicted to interfere in his 2024 presidential campaign. Trump’s lawyers argued that the Manhattan district attorney’s office waited five
Continue ReadingBy JIM GOMEZ Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Two Philippine supply boats have breached a Chinese coast guard blockade in the South China Sea in a recurring confrontation near a disputed shoal some fear could spark a larger security crisis that could draw in the United States. Two Philippine coast guard ships escorted the
Continue ReadingValeria Ordóñez (CNN Español) — Altos funcionarios de Estados Unidos llegaron a México la tarde de este miércoles para participar este jueves en una reunión bilateral sobre seguridad, informó la Secretaría de Relaciones Exteriores de México (SRE) a través de mensajes en su cuenta de la red social X. Los secretarios de Estado y de
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Reasons to Be Cheerful dives into how flooding in California was turned into an opportunity to revive some of the state’s underground aquifers.
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CoPilot analyzed used car data from U.S. dealerships to rank the used vehicle models that have come down in price the most since the pandemic’s peak.
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Magnifi analyzed historic price data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics to chart the increasing cost of raising kids in today’s world.
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Many seniors opt to live somewhere new when they retire. QMedic analyzed Census data to see how far seniors go when moving out of their homes.
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The Daily Yonder looks at how federal tax credits are encouraging investment in rural businesses and the effect it is having on rural communities.
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN Español) –– El expresidente de Perú Alberto Fujimori, condenado por homicidio calificado y lesiones graves, pidió a la justicia de su país que se reconozca la sentencia del Tribunal Constitucional que validó el indulto humanitario que en 2016 le otorgó el gobierno del entonces presidente Pedro Pablo Kuzcynski, y que fue dejado sin
Continue ReadingBy MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant says it has begun releasing a second batch of treated radioactive wastewater into the sea after the first round of discharges ended smoothly. Plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings says workers activated a pump on Thursday to dilute the treated
Continue ReadingTOKYO (AP) — Japan issued a tsunami advisory after a strong earthquake struck near its outlying islands in the Pacific Ocean, but lifted it about two hours later. No damage was reported. The advisory, the second-lowest of a four-stage warning system, asked people on islands in the Izu chain, which stretches south from the Tokyo
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN) –– Una sala del Tribunal Constitucional de Bolivia admitió un amparo contra el expresidente Evo Morales ––quien dirigió este martes y miércoles el Décimo Congreso del partido Movimiento Al Socialismo (MAS)–– y ordenó suspender la asamblea partidista, informó la Agencia Boliviana de Información. La medida fue tomada en respuesta a un amparo interpuesto
Continue ReadingBy SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer After a summer of record-smashing heat, warming somehow got even worse in September as Earth set a new mark for how far above normal temperatures were, the European climate agency reported Thursday. Last month’s average temperature was 0.93 degrees Celsius (1.7 degrees Fahrenheit) above the 1991-2020 average for September.
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — Esta ha sido una semana fantástica para los aficionados a las fotos divertidas de animales. La semana del Fat Bear está en curso, y la votación pública comienza este miércoles después de que el evento casi resultara víctima del cierre del gobierno de EE.UU. Y, ahora, los Comedy Wildlife Photo Awards,
Continue ReadingBy Mengchen Zhang and Andrew McNicol, CNN Beijing (CNN) — A decade ago, Zhang Weili was handing out flyers to rushing commuters in front of her local subway station. Now she’s considered one of the best women’s mixed-martial arts (MMA) fighters in history. Zhang, born in China’s northern Hebei province, is her country’s first and
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — La tormenta tropical Philippe interactuará con un potente frente frío este fin de semana y canalizará la humedad tropical a través del noreste, aumentando el riesgo de lluvias torrenciales en una zona que se ha empapado repetidamente en las últimas semanas. La tormenta aún está lejos del territorio continental de EE.UU.
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