Associated Press The overall health of the Chesapeake Bay has received its highest grade since 2002 in an annual report released by scientists: a C-plus. The health of the nation’s largest estuary is a reflection of what’s happening across its six-state watershed, which includes Delaware, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia along with
Continue ReadingAssociated Press A great-grandmother from Pennsylvania who recently completed radiation treatments for breast cancer won $5 million on a scratch-off state lottery ticket. Seventy-five-year-old Donna Osborne says she only bought the ticket because a scheduled family trip didn’t go as planned. She scored the big prize last month when she bought a $50 “Monopoly Own
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — It’s a role actor Alec Baldwin presumably never wanted: Defendant. Baldwin will stand trial in New Mexico beginning this week. He has pleaded not guilty to a charge of involuntary manslaughter in the 2021 death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, who was shot on set as Baldwin and others were
Continue ReadingBy Bryan Mena, CNN Washington (CNN) — Inflation has come a long way since reaching a four-decade peak two years ago, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Tuesday. However, central bank officials still want to see more progress before cutting interest rates, he noted, though they are also keeping a close eye on the job
Continue ReadingAP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve faces a cooling job market as well as persistently high prices, Chair Jerome Powell said in testimony to Congress, a shift in emphasis away from the Fed’s single-minded fight against inflation that suggests it’s moving closer to cutting interest rates. The Fed has made “considerable progress”
Continue ReadingGermán Padinger (CNN Español) — Hace ya un año de la derrota definitiva de Napoleón en Waterloo, en junio de 1815. La monarquía española, disuelta años atrás por Francia, ha sido restaurada, y el rey Fernando VII se prepara para lanzar una ofensiva final contra los revolucionarios en América. Este es el mundo y la
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writers LONDON (AP) — Novak Djokovic is just one example of a superstar athlete who manages to find motivation wherever possible. Serena Williams, Michael Jordan and Tom Brady are others who come to mind. With Djokovic, it often derives from — or at least his perception that there are — crowds who are
Continue ReadingATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek officials say a French crew member on a boat participating in yacht race on the Aegean Sea has died after falling overboard in strong winds. A coast guard statement says the accident occurred late Monday off the eastern island of Kassos. It says the crew member was a 40-year-old woman.
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Heather Morris “can’t believe it’s been 4 years” since the death of her friend and “Glee” costar Naya Rivera. Morris shared a post on Instagram on the anniversary of Rivera’s passing. The “Glee” star was found drowned six days after going missing during a boat ride with her
Continue ReadingANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish officials say a life raft carrying migrants has crashed into rocks off Turkey’s Aegean coastal town of Cesme, killing seven people on board. Nineteen people were rescued and one person is reported missing. The coast guard says the survivors told them they were put in a life raft and left
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Susan Lucci is tending to her heart. The “All My Children” star spoke with “Entertainment Tonight” about coping with heart disease and the loss of her husband, Helmut Huber, in 2022. The couple married in 1969 and while she understands that love after loss is possible, Lucci said
Continue ReadingAssociated Press HAYWARD, Wis. (AP) — A fraught and violent history for centuries disrupted Indigenous people’s lives in the Upper Midwest, barring them from traditional food gathering practices like spearfishing, hunting and harvesting wild rice. Maintaining their treaty rights to hunt and fish on ancestral lands, and teaching Ojibwe language and activities like spearfishing to
Continue ReadingAssociated Press HAYWARD, Wis. (AP) — Members of the Ojibwe and other tribes in the northern Great Lakes region have spearfished walleye for centuries, where the practice is a right enshrined in 19th century treaties, a historic part of their culture and an important part of food sovereignty. But historically the government and local opposition
Continue ReadingAP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Rent inflation remains a pressure point for small businesses. The Bank of America Institute found that average monthly rent payment growth for the bank’s small business clients rose 12% year-over-year in May. The rent payments per client closely track the nonresidential real estate rents component of the Producer
Continue ReadingAssociated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican said Tuesday that its doctrine office will prepare a document on women in leadership roles in the Catholic Church, a new initiative to respond to longstanding demands by women to have a greater say in the church’s life. The document will be written by the Dicastery of
Continue ReadingATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities have evacuated a children’s hospital and a retirement home on the outskirts of the southern city of Patras after a summer wildfire flared in the area amid hot, windy weather. A fire service spokesman says the evacuations were carried out as a precaution and a large firefighting effort was
Continue ReadingAssociated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — An Israeli airstrike on a school-turned-shelter in southern Gaza killed at least 25 Palestinians on Tuesday, as heavy bombardment in the north forced the closure of medical facilities in Gaza City and sent thousands fleeing in search of increasingly elusive refuge. Israel’s new ground assault in Gaza’s
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN Español) — Nicolás Maduro, actual presidente de Venezuela, fue proclamado ganador de las elecciones de este 28 de julio. Fue reelegido por segunda vez y comenzará un tercer mandato al frente del Ejecutivo, un periodo de enero de 2025 a enero de 2031. En su agenda de campaña incluyó siete transformaciones que
Continue ReadingBy Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt, CNN (CNN) — Election season — with all its arguments about debates, political ads and fundraising text messages — brings a roller coaster of emotions. Whether you’re glued to the news, debating with friends or scrolling through social media, stress and anxiety at this time can be overwhelming. If you feel
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN Español) — Edmundo González fue este 28 de julio uno de los 10 candidatos entre los que millones de venezolanos debían elegir su propio presidente. El líder de la oposición mayoritaria es el principal contrincante del actual presidente, Nicolás Maduro, en estos comicios. Al ser nombrado candidato, González mantuvo la línea discursiva de
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