Andrea Gomez (CNN) — Los científicos descubrieron un rinoceronte lanudo tan bien conservado en el permafrost ruso durante más de 32.000 años que su piel y pelaje aún están intactos. Este rinoceronte lanudo murió cuando tenía unos cuatro años y esa edad, combinada con su buen estado de conservación, permitió a los científicos aprender más
Continue ReadingBy Annie Grayer, Morgan Rimmer and Danya Gainor, CNN Washington (CNN) — House Democrats immediately tried to reprimand GOP Rep. Clay Higgins of Louisiana from the floor of the chamber on Wednesday over a since deleted social media post calling Haitian migrants “thugs” and “slapstick gangsters” who needed to get “their a** out of our
Continue ReadingAssociated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Attorney General Merrick Garland says the prosecution of six former law enforcement officers who tortured two Black men in Mississippi is an example of the Justice Department’s action to build public trust after it is violated. Garland spoke Wednesday in Jackson, Mississippi — in the same courthouse where the
Continue ReadingBy Jack Springgate Click here for updates on this story DETROIT (WWJ) — Attendees of Sunday evening’s rescheduled “Bridgerton” ball at Harmonie Club in Detroit are airing their frustrations online, claiming the event didn’t live up to expectations. Fans of the TV show “Bridgerton” already expressed some frustrations when the event was rescheduled from August
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A former Memphis police officer has testified under a plea deal that he told his supervisor the arrest of Tyre Nichols was handled “by the book” because he wanted to protect his job and hide a beating that was ultimately fatal for Nichols. Desmond Mills returned to the stand
Continue ReadingAssociated Press A Georgia judge has ordered a halt to a special election initiated by residents of the one of the South’s last remaining Gullah-Geechee communities of Black slave descendants, who hoped to undo zoning changes that they say threaten island homes. The judge’s ruling Wednesday comes after hundreds had already voted early in coastal
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s Supreme Court says presidential candidates Cornel West and Claudia De la Cruz aren’t qualified to be on the state’s ballots and votes for them should not count. The names of West and De la Cruz will appear on Georgia’s ballots, but election officials said Wednesday that any votes for
Continue ReadingAssociated Press HOUSTON (AP) — A Black high school student in Texas who was punished for nearly all of his junior year over his hairstyle has left his school district rather than spend another year of in-school suspension, according to his attorney. But Darryl George, 18, would like to return to his Houston-area high school
Continue ReadingValeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN Español) — La Alcaldía de Quito declaró este miércoles emergencia, debido a los incendios que el martes se intensificaron en varios puntos de la capital de Ecuador. El alcalde Pabel Muñoz dijo en conferencia de prensa que el Comité de Operaciones de Emergencia (COE) tomó la decisión por recomendación de un informe
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge has directed New York City officials to work on a plan for a possible federal takeover of Rikers Island jail. U.S. District Judge Laura Taylor Swain said Wednesday that she will also rule later on whether to hold the city in contempt of court orders mandating
Continue ReadingKTVT By Robbie Owens Click here for updates on this story DALLAS (KTVT) — At 17, Delila Vasquez has decided that her disabilities don’t define her. “It made me become stronger,” shares the Woodrow Wilson senior. “And you realize I have a life ahead of me.” Delila communicates with confidence, signing her words to ensure
Continue ReadingBy Robbie Owens Click here for updates on this story DALLAS (KTVT) — At 17, Delila Vasquez has decided that her disabilities don’t define her. “It made me become stronger,” shares the Woodrow Wilson senior. “And you realize I have a life ahead of me.” Delila communicates with confidence, signing her words to ensure the
Continue ReadingBy Holmes Lybrand, Tierney Sneed and Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — Two people charged with conspiracy to damage energy facilities – a neo-Nazi leader and a woman with whom he had a personal relationship – allegedly planned to attack electrical substations encircling Baltimore and “completely destroy” the entire city, according to federal court documents. The
Continue ReadingBy Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Artem Chigvintev will not face charges after he was arrested in Napa County last month on suspicion of felony domestic violence. The Napa County District Attorney’s office announced on Tuesday in a news release that “after a thorough review of the criminal investigation and careful evaluation of the evidence
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — A slow-motion catastrophe has been playing out in the coastal North Carolina village of Rodanthe, where 10 houses have fallen into the Atlantic since 2020. Three have been lost since Friday. The most recent collapse was Tuesday afternoon, when the wooden pilings of a home nicknamed “Front Row Seats”
Continue ReadingBy Michael Guise Click here for updates on this story PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A Pittsburgh police officer involved in the tasing death of Jim Rogers cannot get his job back, a judge ruled on Wednesday. Allegheny County Common Pleas Court Judge Alan Hertzberg issued a ruling vacating an arbitration decision reinstating Keith Edmonds as an
Continue ReadingCNN By Mary Gilbert, Taylor Ward, Emma Tucker and Dalia Faheid, CNN (CNN) — Hurricane Helene is now forecast to reach catastrophic Category 4 strength by the time it makes landfall in Florida on Thursday, the National Hurricane Center says, with storm surge potentially climbing to 20 feet along some parts of the coast. Helene
Continue ReadingCNN By Mary Gilbert, Taylor Ward, Emma Tucker and Dalia Faheid, CNN (CNN) — Hurricane Helene is now forecast to reach catastrophic Category 4 strength by the time it makes landfall in Florida on Thursday, the National Hurricane Center says, with storm surge potentially climbing to 20 feet along some parts of the coast. Helene
Continue ReadingBy Jacob Lev and Brandon Miller, CNN (CNN) — As rain poured down on Atlanta Wednesday, Major League Baseball announced two pivotal games were postponed due to the wet conditions. Wednesday’s and Thursday’s New York Mets-Atlanta Braves games, set to take place at the Braves home stadium Truist Park, have been postponed due to “the
Continue ReadingCNN By Clare Foran, Sarah Ferris, Lauren Fox and Haley Talbot, CNN Washington (CNN) — Congress set up a chaotic, high-stakes fight over spending at the end of the year, after both chambers voted on Wednesday to avert a government shutdown. The Senate approved the stopgap spending bill – which will fund the government until
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