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Month: December 2023

Former NFL player Mike Williams died of dental-related sepsis, medical examiner says

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Former NFL player Mike Williams died from a rare form of sepsis related to dental health problems, according to a medical examiner’s report released Friday. Williams, 36, died Sept. 12 after being hospitalized following a construction accident while working as an electrician. The wide receiver played four seasons with the Tampa

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UN approves watered-down resolution on aid to Gaza without call for suspension of hostilities

By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council adopted a watered-down resolution Friday calling for immediately speeding aid deliveries to hungry and desperate civilians in Gaza but without the original plea for an “urgent suspension of hostilities” between Israel and Hamas. The long-delayed vote in the 15-member council was

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¿Qué vino antes, el árbol o los regalos? Lo que tal vez no sabes del origen de estas tradiciones de Navidad

Ángela Reyes Haczek (CNN Español) — Cuando decoras el árbol de Navidad, tal vez recuerdas con nostalgia la ilusión que te daba ese ritual cuando eras pequeño y piensas en las generaciones y generaciones y generaciones que se preparaban así para celebrar esta fecha clave del calendario cristiano. Aunque puede que no sean tantas generaciones

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Authorities encountering record number of migrants at the border each day amid unprecedented surge

By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN Washington (CNN) — Federal authorities reported a seven-day average of more than 9,600 migrant encounters along the US southern border in December, according to a Homeland Security official, among the highest amounts ever recorded as the US wrestles with an unprecedented surge. Authorities are apprehending record levels of migrants at the

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Estadounidenses que estuvieron presos en Venezuela hablan al regresar a EE.UU.: “Tratan de volverte loco”

CNNEspañol sjv (CNN) — Los seis estadounidenses detenidos injustamente en Venezuela regresaron a Estados Unidos el miércoles por la noche. Eyvin Hernández, Savoi Wright, Jerrel Kenemore, Joseph Cristella, Jason Saad y Edgar José Marval Moreno aterrizaron en Kelly Field en San Antonio, Texas. Savoi Wright y Eyvin Hernandez hablaron sobre sus experiencias en Venezuela y

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6 historical mysteries that scientists finally cracked in 2023 — and one they didn’t

By Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — Science is revolutionizing our understanding of the past. Paleogenetics teases out astonishing secrets from DNA hidden in bones and dirt. Artificial intelligence decodes ancient texts written in forgotten scripts. Chemical analysis of molecular residues left on teeth, cooking pots, incense burners and building materials reveals details about past diets,

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