Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A village in a border region of western Russia was evacuated Sunday following a series of explosions after debris from a downed Ukrainian drone set fire to a nearby warehouse, local officials said. Social media footage appeared to show rising clouds of black smoke in the Voronezh region while
Continue ReadingBy Faith Karimi, CNN (CNN) — Steve Fishman was still in his teens when he came face-to-face with a serial killer. At 19, he was hitchhiking from a friend’s place in Boston to Norwich, Connecticut, where he was an intern at a newspaper. Fishman was not far from his destination and sticking out his thumb
Continue ReadingSofía Barruti (CNN) — El presidente Joe Biden se sentó con el presentador de ABC, George Stephanopoulos, para una entrevista de alto riesgo este viernes, una semana después de que un pobre desempeño en el debate provocara preguntas sobre su aptitud para la presidencia y pedidos de que se retire de la carrera de 2024.
Continue ReadingBy Sydney Bishop, CNN (CNN) — When not leading sermons, the Rev. Daniel Cenci is quite the history buff. Cenci’s two passions coincided when a plethora of centuries-old items were found June 20 in the yard of Christ Episcopal Church in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, where Cenci has served as rector since 2019. He said the
Continue ReadingSofía Barruti (CNN) — Los votantes se dirigen a las urnas en toda Francia para votar en la segunda vuelta de una elección anticipada convocada por el presidente Emmanuel Macron , quien corre el riesgo de perder franjas de sus aliados centristas en el parlamento y verse obligado a pasar los tres años restantes de
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MACHAKOS, Kenya (AP) — With dismay, Martha Waema and her husband surveyed their farm that was submerged by weeks of relentless rainfall across Kenya. Water levels would rise to shoulder height after only a night of heavy downpour. The couple had expected a return of 200,000 shillings ($1,500) from their three acres after
Continue ReadingSofía Barruti (CNN) — Cientos de nuevos récords de temperatura podrían batirse la próxima semana, mientras el calor sofocante se extiende por todo el país y afecta a millones de estadounidenses en el oeste y el este de Estados Unidos. Casi 70 millones de personas estaban bajo alerta por calor este domingo, después de que
Continue ReadingBy Paradise Afshar, CNN (CNN) — A third suspect has been arrested in connection with a mass shooting at a Juneteenth celebration that left two people dead and 14 others injured in Round Rock, Texas, according to police. Keshawn Dixon, 18, was arrested on Saturday in Killeen, Texas, and taken to the Bell County Jail,
Continue ReadingBy Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — Voters are turning out in high numbers across France to vote in the second round of a snap election called by President Emmanuel Macron, who risks losing swaths of his centrist allies in parliament and being forced to see out the remaining three years of his presidential term in
Continue ReadingSofía Barruti (CNN) — Miles de manifestantes antigubernamentales se congregaron este sábado en la Plaza de la Democracia de Tel Aviv para pedir nuevas elecciones y la liberación de los rehenes, en medio del descontento por la gestión del primer ministro Benjamin Netanyahu de diversos asuntos, como la guerra de Gaza y el proyecto de
Continue ReadingSofía Barruti (CNN) — La vicepresidenta Kamala Harris puso el foco este sábado en los peligros de un segundo gobierno de Trump, en lugar de las crecientes preocupaciones sobre la candidatura del presidente Joe Biden, mientras intentaba convencer a los votantes negros para dar una vez más una victoria al boleto Biden-Harris. “Esta es probablemente
Continue ReadingBy Richard Quest and Joe Minihane, CNN Osaka, Japan (CNN) — Let’s be honest. Osaka hasn’t got Tokyo’s mind-bending urban sprawl, where every turn opens up a world of adventure. Likewise, it lacks the historic temples, tree-covered hills and ancient history of Kyoto. What it does have, though, are two of the biggest draws any
Continue ReadingBy Manveena Suri, CNN (CNN) — At least seven people have died and several are feared trapped after a building in the western Indian state of Gujarat collapsed on Saturday, according to police and rescue officials. The five-story building collapsed on Saturday afternoon in the city of Surat, Babulal Yadav from the National Disaster Response
Continue ReadingAssociated Press JOANETES, Spain (AP) — Xavier Pallàs plants his feet on the belfry floor, grips the rope, and with one tug fills the lush Spanish valley below with the reverberating peal of a church bell. Clang-clong! Clang-clong! Clang-CLONG! The swinging bronze bell resonates with each strike of the clapper, filling the small stone tower
Continue ReadingAssociated Press JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Each year, a crush of tourists arrives in Alaska’s capital city on cruise ships to see wonders like the fast-diminishing Mendenhall Glacier. Now, long-simmering tensions over Juneau’s tourism boom are coming to a head over a new voter initiative aimed at giving residents a respite from the influx. A
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Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A long-running heat wave that has already shattered previous records across the U.S. persisted on Sunday, baking parts of the West with dangerous temperatures that caused the death of a motorcyclist in Death Valley and held the East in its hot and humid grip. An excessive heat warning —
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A long-running heat wave that has already shattered previous records across the U.S. persisted on Sunday, baking parts of the West with dangerous temperatures that caused the death of a motorcyclist in Death Valley and held the East in its hot and humid grip. An excessive heat warning —
Continue ReadingBy Dalia Faheid, Monica Garrett and Brandon Miller, CNN (CNN) — Hundreds of new temperature records could be broken into next week as sweltering heat drags on across the country, impacting millions of Americans in the Western and Eastern US. Nearly 70 million people are under heat alerts Sunday, after over three dozen high-temperature records
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MATAGORDA, Texas (AP) — Beryl began lashing coastal Texas with rain and intensifying winds Sunday as residents boarded up windows, left beach towns under evacuation orders and prepared for the powerful storm that has already cut a deadly path through parts of Mexico and the Caribbean. Beryl remained a tropical storm late Sunday
Continue ReadingAssociated Press The scammers are winning. Sophisticated overseas criminals are stealing tens of billions of dollars from Americans every year, a crime wave projected to get worse as the U.S. population ages and technology like AI makes it easier than ever to perpetrate fraud and get away with it. Internet and telephone scams have grown
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