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Month: July 2024

15 people dead, more than 195 missing after boat carrying migrants capsizes off Mauritania

By Michael Rios, CNN (CNN) — At least 15 people have died and more than 195 are missing after a boat carrying migrants capsized near Mauritania’s capital Nouakchott, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said Wednesday. The Mauritanian coastguard has rescued 120 people since the boat capsized Monday, including unaccompanied and separated children, according to

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Surprise Yellowstone geyser eruption highlights little known hazard at popular park

Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A surprise eruption of steam in a Yellowstone National Park geyser basin that sent people scrambling for safety as basketball-sized rocks flew overhead has highlighted a little-known hazard that scientists hope to be able to predict someday. The hydrothermal explosion on Tuesday in Biscuit Basin caused no injuries as

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Boric habla del caso de Eduardo Macaya, condenado por abuso sexual de menores: “Nadie puede tener privilegios”

Sofía Benavides (CNN Español) —  El presidente de Chile, Gabriel Boric, se refirió este martes al caso del empresario chileno Eduardo Macaya Zentilli (72) —padre del senador del partido tradicional de derecha Unión Demócrata Independiente (UDI), Javier Macaya—, condenado en primera instancia a seis años de cárcel efectiva por abuso sexual de menores y quien

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Michael Regan’s EPA is facing the harshest legal headwinds in history. Here’s why he’s still bullish

By Ella Nilsen, CNN (CNN) — Environmental Protection Agency administrator Michael Regan is bullish on his agency’s prospects against the harshest headwinds in its history, as Republicans, anti-climate industry and an ultra-conservative Supreme Court take aim at its core mission. “I feel extremely confident in the product we put out,” Regan told CNN in an

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