HOMESTEAD, Fla. (AP) — A man visiting the Florida Everglades was bitten by a crocodile as he attempted to swim to shore when he fell off his sailboat, officials said. The attack occurred Sunday afternoon at the Flamingo Marina in Everglades National Park, according to the National Park Service. The Everglades is one of the
Continue ReadingBy Thomas Schlachter and Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — It’s that time of year when the NFL’s biggest and best free agents test the market to see just how much their talent is really worth. This year’s free agency period officially opens at 4 p.m. ET on Wednesday, March 13, although teams can negotiate with
Continue ReadingBy Dimitris Sideridis, CNN (CNN) — For miles on end, there is nothing but huge swathes of desert and the burning blue of the sky. In this corner of southeastern Qatar, nestled within the stunning Inland Sea nature reserve, the silence is only broken by the soft rustling of the wind and maybe the hum
Continue ReadingMOSCOW (AP) — A Russian military transport plane with 15 people on board crashed on Tuesday while taking off from an air base in western Russia, the Defense Ministry said. It said the Il-76 aircraft with eight crew and seven passengers crashed in the Ivanovo region. It didn’t say whether there were any survivors. Ivanovo
Continue ReadingBy Nadine Schmidt, CNN Berlin (CNN) — An American man has been sentenced to life in prison for the rape and murder of a tourist and the attempted murder of her friend – both US citizens from Illinois – in a gruesome attack near one of Germany’s most popular tourist sights. A German court convicted
Continue ReadingBy JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Democratic congressman Ruben Gallego has started airing the first television ads of his Arizona U.S. Senate campaign. The ads hit the airwaves Tuesday as the crucial race takes shape after incumbent Kyrsten Sinema decided against running for a second term. Gallego’s ad introduces him to voters
Continue ReadingBy Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Stella Artois, the nearly century-old brew, isn’t immune to the difficulties facing beer sales, so it’s drafting one of the world’s most recognizable personalities to help the lager return to its former glory: David Beckham. On Tuesday, the Anheuser-Busch InBev-owned brand introduced the former soccer superstar as
Continue ReadingBy Jeanne Sahadi, CNN New York (CNN) — March 12 marks Equal Pay Day in the United States, a symbolic date representing the number of days women have to work into the current year just to make the same amount of money men made in the prior one. Put another way, to make 12 months’
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — If loving coffee is wrong, then I don’t want to be right. Many Americans have ingrained coffee in their everyday habits, with the average adult drinking over three cups daily, according to the National Coffee Association. But if you’re a hard-core coffee aficionado like myself, it may be wise
Continue ReadingCNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — If loving coffee is wrong, then I don’t want to be right. Many Americans have ingrained coffee in their everyday habits, with the average adult drinking over three cups daily, according to the National Coffee Association. But if you’re a hard-core coffee aficionado like myself, it may be
Continue ReadingSTOCKHOLM (AP) — Nile Rodgers, American songwriter and co-founder of the 1970s influential disco band Chic and esteemed Finnish classical music composer and conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen have won the 2024 Polar Music Prize, a Swedish music award.The award panel said Tuesday of the American musician who is a guitarist, composer and producer that “there are
Continue ReadingSnow levels will be dropping throughout the day resulting in a rain/snow mix developing across Central Oregon by the late afternoon into the evening, while the remainder of the lower elevations will see rain showers. While light to moderate snow showers are anticipated across the mountains through tonight, a period of heavy snow showers coinciding
Continue ReadingWORCESTER, Mass. (AP) — Police in California have arrested a man wanted in connection with the deaths of a mother and her 11-year-old daughter in Massachusetts who were fatally shot while sitting in a parked SUV. Police say the man was arrested Monday during a motor vehicle stop in San Diego, nearly a week after
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Good Tuesday, Central Oregon. This morning brings a wintry mix to the area. Snow mainly in the Cascades and rain mainly in the lower elevations. Sunriver, La Pine, Lava Butte and Sisters may experience some Snow and resulting travel issues this morning but areas to the north and east will be primarily above the freezing
Continue ReadingBy Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — Mars may be around 140 million miles away from Earth, but the red planet is influencing our deep oceans by helping drive “giant whirlpools,” according to new research. Scientists analyzed sediments, drilled from hundreds of deep-sea sites over the past half century, to look back tens of millions of
Continue ReadingBy Laura He, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Chinese banks are reportedly scrambling to bail out one of the country’s biggest property developers after its credit rating was downgraded to “junk” status by Moody’s on Monday. Beijing has been struggling to restore confidence in the country’s ailing real estate industry and appears to be working
Continue ReadingCNN By Parija Kavilanz, CNN New York (CNN) — Tweens are obsessed with skincare. Their curiosity for all kinds of creams, gels, face masks and facial peels has even earned them a viral moniker: “Sephora Kids.” “The Sephora Kid trend is a real phenomenon,” said Dr. Lauren Penzi, a New York-based dermatologist. And skincare experts
Continue ReadingBy JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — Swiss federal prosecutors say they have referred former Syrian Vice President Rifaat Assad, the uncle of the war-battered country’s current president, for trial on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity for allegedly ordering murder and torture more than four decades ago. The attorney general’s office
Continue ReadingBy Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Novak Djokovic was stunned by world No. 123 Luca Nardi in the third round of the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells on Monday as the Italian secured a remarkable 6-4 3-6 6-3 win. Nardi was only playing after been awarded a ‘lucky loser’ spot having already lost in
Continue ReadingBy Martin Goillandeau and Amy Croffey, CNN (CNN) — Controversial internet influencer Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan were detained in Romania on Monday over UK sex offense charges, and will ultimately be extradited to Britain, Romanian authorities said on Tuesday. Officers from the country’s Criminal Investigation Service and officers from the town of Voluntari
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