By Elizabeth Wagmeister, CNN (CNN) — Kerry Washington, Tony Goldwyn, Mindy Kaling and Ana Navarro will serve as hosts at the Democratic National Convention this week, convention officials told CNN. According to organizers, reported first by CNN, each star will host one night of the four-day convention, in a role similar to an award show
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN) — Katarzyna “Kasia” Niewiadoma ganó una emocionante edición del Tour de Francia Femenino por solo cuatro segundos, resistiendo un fulgurante ataque a distancia en la última etapa de la defensora del título, Demi Vollering, cuando la carrera se decidía en el emblemático Alpe d’Huez. Niewiadoma comenzó el día con el maillot amarillo, con
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) –– Ernesto recuperó fuerza y nuevamente es un huracán de categoría 1 con vientos sostenidos de 120 km/h, según indica la actualización de las 5 p.m. ET del Centro Nacional de Huracanes (NHC, por sus siglas en inglés). “Se pronostica cierta intensificación adicional durante las próximas 12 horas, seguida de un debilitamiento,
Continue ReadingPaulina Nares (CNN) –La cocreadora de “Friends”, Marta Kauffman, compartió lo que considera que son las mejores maneras de honrar al fallecido actor Matthew Perry. Kauffman dijo que “se me ocurren” dos maneras de homenajear a Perry, que detalló en sus memorias de 2022 su lucha durante décadas contra la adicción a las drogas y
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN) — Cuando Barack Obama aceptó su candidatura presidencial en la Convención Nacional Demócrata de 2008 en Denver, Jennifer Lopez estaba en la ciudad, Ben Affleck y Jennifer Garner asistieron juntos al acto y Kanye West dio un espectáculo en una fiesta de la campaña de Obama. Cuatro convenciones más tarde, muchas cosas han
Continue ReadingBy Eugenia Yosef, CNN (CNN) — An explosion in Tel Aviv on Sunday evening has been declared a terror attack by Israeli police and Shin Bet, Israel’s domestic security agency. Hamas’s armed wing, Al-Qassam Brigades, claimed responsibility for the explosion, in a statement on its Telegram account. Police said the person suspected of carrying the
Continue ReadingCALI, Colombia (AP) — Prince Harry and his wife Meghan wrapped up their visit to Colombia on Sunday by participating in a forum on the challenges facing women of African descent as they participate in politics. The couple also met with young people as part of a traditional music festival in the Pacific coast city
Continue ReadingBy Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Kirsten Dunst still has enough spirit to lead the Rancho Carne High School cheer team. The “Bring It On” star proved just as much when she appeared at a special screening of the beloved Y2K movie at Los Angeles’ Hollywood Forever Cemetery on Saturday. Dunst shared a video from
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — Siete miembros de una misma familia murieron el domingo en un ataque aéreo israelí en el centro de Gaza, según informaron fuentes médicas, mientras el secretario de Estado Antony Blinken aterrizaba en Israel para impulsar un cese del fuego y un acuerdo sobre los rehenes. Seis niños y su madre murieron
Continue ReadingCNN By Radina Gigova and Maria Kostenko, CNN (CNN) — Ukraine’s military incursion into Kursk aims to create a “buffer zone” to prevent cross-border attacks by Moscow’s forces, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed Sunday, as his troops blew up a second bridge in the Russian border region. Ukrainian forces are inching forward in Kursk amid
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A Bend man who police said called 911 early Sunday to report he’d struck his roommate in the head with a baseball bat was arraigned on attempted murder and other charges Monday afternoon, as the victim remained in critical condition and authorities revealed more details about the crime.
Continue ReadingFRESNO, Calif. (AP) — An elephant calf has been born at a California zoo that has embarked on an elephant breeding program. The Fresno Chaffee Zoo said African elephant Nolwazi gave birth early Friday and will receive round-the-clock surveillance from staff at the zoo. It is the first time an elephant has given birth at
Continue ReadingBy Daniel Strauss, CNN (CNN) — A trio of Democratic senators running in some of the most competitive races in the country are opting against attending the Democratic National Convention this week in Chicago, even as their party looks to display a heightened level of enthusiasm and unity for newly minted presidential nominee Kamala Harris. Sens. Sherrod Brown
Continue ReadingBy Elizabeth Wagmeister, Samantha Waldenberg and Norma Galeana, CNN (CNN) — When Barack Obama accepted his presidential nomination at the 2008 Democratic National Convention in Denver, Jennifer Lopez was in town, Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner attended the proceedings together, and Kanye West performed at an Obama campaign party. Four conventions later, many things are different in
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Check your freezer. Perdue Foods is recalling more than 167,000 pounds of frozen chicken nuggets and tenders after some customers reported finding metal wire embedded in the products. According to Perdue and the U.S. Agriculture Department’s Food Safety and Inspection Service, the recall covers select lots of three products: Perdue Breaded
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PAULINA, Ore. (KTVZ) — Winds gusted up to 50 mph Saturday on the nearly month-old Crazy Creek Fire, but containment lines held and crews reached 93% containment, allowing Crook County emergency managers to reduce some evacuation levels, officials said Sunday. Here’s the full update on that and the more than month-old, 730-acre Red Fire burning
Continue ReadingSPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina prosecutors will seek the death penalty against a man arrested nearly two years ago and accused of fatally shooting five people. News outlets report the 7th Circuit Solicitor’s Office filed a motion last week expressing its plans to seek capital punishment for James Douglas Drayton. Drayton was arrested in
Continue ReadingPHOENIX (AP) — Dry desert daytime heat is scorching much of the U.S. Southwest, but an overnight storm spelled some brief weekend relief for the city of Phoenix. The National Weather Service in Phoenix reports the temperature dipped around dawn Sunday to a low of 79 degrees after an overnight storm dumped about 1.7 inches
Continue ReadingBy Amarachi Orie, CNN (CNN) — Pop star Bebe Rexha has said she was “threatened” by a Lufthansa airline worker for being Albanian, something the airline says they are reviewing. In tearful posts on her Instagram story Saturday, the singer – who was born in the United States to Albanian parents – wrote: “Lufthansa, l’ve been threatened because I thought the
Continue ReadingBy Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — When Joe Biden traveled to Miami Beach for his first Democratic National Convention in 1972, his presence generated little more than a footnote. “Councilman Joseph R. Biden, D-Faulkland Heights, a non-delegate, also is attending,” reads the only reference to his being there, turned up in a Delaware newspaper archive.
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