By Brenda Goodman, CNN Cape May, New Jersey (CNN) — First come the horseshoe crabs. Hoisting their round, tank-like shells, they trundle out of the Delaware Bay under the first full moon in May to mate and lay their eggs. The birds soon follow. Hundreds of thousands of squawking, migrating shorebirds descend on these beaches
Continue ReadingPor CNN en Español ¿Por qué se estrelló el avión de Azerbaijan Airlines? México dialoga con países latinoamericanos ante amenaza de deportaciones. Los retos del Gobierno de España para 2024. Los celulares que se quedarán sin WhatsApp. Esto es lo que debes saber para comenzar el día. Primero la verdad. Suscríbete aquí para recibir el
Continue ReadingBy Amy Woodyatt, CNN (CNN) — Have you ever dreamed of running the length of Africa? How about summiting Mount Everest three times in less than two weeks? Endurance athletes often seem like they have “a whole different wiring system,” Outside magazine columnist and ultrarunner Brendan Leonard tells CNN Sport. “A lot of us go
Continue ReadingBEIJING (AP) — The Chinese government has placed sanctions on seven companies in response to recent U.S. announcements of military sales and aid to Taiwan, the self-governing island that China claims as part of its territory. The Chinese Foreign Ministry said Friday that the sanctions also come in response to the recent approval of the
Continue ReadingBy Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — The US hasn’t learned lessons from the Covid-19 pandemic that it could use to mitigate the threat of pathogens like H5N1 bird flu that keep showing signs of their own pandemic potential, health experts told CNN Friday. “We kind of have our head in the sand about how widespread
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Rain and snow have fallen through the night and into early this morning. Areas south of bend have accumulated some snow, which could make for a difficult commute. Be careful of ice and slush this morning if you’re hitting the roads early.Showers should clear this morning and we’ll see a mostly dry afternoon, even some
Continue ReadingRussian air defense systems may have brought down an Azerbaijani airliner this week, a U.S. official said Friday after an Azerbaijani minister also suggested the plane was hit by a weapon, citing expert analysis and survivor accounts. Friday’s assessments by Rashan Nabiyev and White House national security spokesman John Kirby echoed those made by outside
Continue ReadingPor Brad Lendon y Nectar Gan, CNN China lanzó su primer buque de asalto anfibio, añadiendo un poderoso buque de guerra de última generación a la Armada del país, en rápida expansión, en su carrera por rivalizar con el poder militar de Estados Unidos. El buque de asalto anfibio Tipo 076 entró en el agua
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Years before Las Vegas Raiders defensive end Malcolm Koonce was born, his father spent time in prison for an armed robbery conviction that prosecutors now say was tainted by a detective’s lies and “highly suggestive” photo identification techniques. Jeffrey Koonce, now 67, had his conviction vacated and his indictment
Continue ReadingAssociated Press TOKYO (AP) — Osamu Suzuki, the charismatic former boss of Suzuki Motor Corp. who helped turn the Japanese mini-vehicle maker into a globally competitive company, has died, the company said Friday. He was 94. Suzuki was known for his candid remarks and friendliness, calling himself an “old guy from a small to mid-size
Continue ReadingBy Hanna Park, Gloria Pazmino and Sabrina Shulman, CNN (CNN) — The man accused of setting fire to a woman who was asleep on a New York City subway has been indicted on charges of murder in the first and second degree and arson, according to Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez. Sebastian Zapeta-Calil was not
Continue ReadingBy Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — Although President-elect Donald Trump wanted to start 2025 without having to worry about the debt ceiling, he did not get his wish. Addressing the debt ceiling, which will be reinstated on January 2, is still on the list of congressional Republicans’ New Year’s resolutions. The House last week fell
Continue ReadingBy Edward-Isaac Dovere, CNN Asheville, North Carolina (CNN) — Josh Stein’s victory in this year’s North Carolina governor’s race was huge. And his opponent was widely seen as the weakest Republican in a major race this cycle. That doesn’t mean Stein thinks Democrats should miss the lessons of what he did this year. Unlike in
Continue ReadingBy Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN New York (CNN) — Three weeks after the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, companies and executives are closely monitoring threats from customers and shoring up their security vulnerabilities. A Texas man was arrested Friday for allegedly threatening Capital One executives over email, in which he expressed frustration over a disputed
Continue ReadingGaza’s Health Ministry says Israeli soldiers stormed and burned a hospital after forcibly removing staff and patients. The Israeli military said Friday the hospital in northern Gaza was being used by Hamas fighters as a base, although it did not provide evidence. Last week, the medical aid group Doctors Without Borders accused Israel of systematically
Continue ReadingBy Gawon Bae, Victoria Butenko, Edward Szekeres and Kostyantyn Hak, CNN (CNN) — Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky said Friday that several “seriously wounded” North Korean soldiers died from their injuries after being captured by Ukrainian forces. “Our soldiers managed to take them prisoner. But they were very seriously wounded and could not be resuscitated,” Zelensky
Continue ReadingPor Eric Cheung, CNN La oficina presidencial de Taiwán llevó a cabo este jueves un ejercicio de simulación de una escalada militar por parte de China, el primer simulacro de este tipo en el que participan organismos gubernamentales, además de las fuerzas armadas, y que pone de manifiesto la urgencia de Taipéi por prepararse para
Continue ReadingPor Abeer Salman y Irene Nasser, CNN El personal de un hospital en el norte de Gaza dijo que el edificio fue rodeado por fuerzas israelíes y se les ha ordenado evacuar junto con todos los pacientes, tras los informes de un ataque aéreo cercano que, según el Ministerio de Salud local, mató a unas
Continue ReadingPor Clare Sebastian, Vasco Cotovio, Allegra Goodwin, Victoria Butenko y Darya Tarasova-Markina, CNN En un techo de Kyiv a finales de noviembre, un pequeño grupo de voluntarios con uniformes desajustados mantiene una vigilancia ansiosa. Durante el día, todos son jueces en los tribunales superiores de Ucrania, pero una vez cada 15 días se reúnen como
Continue ReadingAssociated Press FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Friday ordered parliament dissolved and set new elections for Feb. 23 in the wake of the collapse of Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s coalition, saying it was the only way to give the country a stable government capable of tackling its problems. Scholz lost a confidence
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