By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — There are two new members of the esteemed EGOT club. Benj Pasek and Justin Paul’s win Sunday night at the 2024 Creative Arts Emmys gave them the “E” they needed to attain EGOT status, joining about 20 other artists who have won Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony Awards.
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes Haczek (CNN Español) — El director de la Policía Nacional Civil de El Salvador, Mauricio Arriaza Chicas, murió al estrellarse el helicóptero UH-1H de la Fuerza Aérea Salvadoreña en el que viajaba en Pasaquina, departamento de La Unión, a unos 190 kilómetros de San Salvador, según confirmó la Policía a través de la
Continue ReadingBy Emma Tucker, CNN Rancho Palos Verdes, California (CNN) — Residents living on the largest area of natural vegetation on the Palos Verdes Peninsula, 30 miles south of downtown Los Angeles, used to call the coastal ground movement slowly shifting beneath their feet the best thing that ever happened to them. An ancient complex of
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — Well-preserved fossils of ancient large reptiles called pterosaurs have revealed that some species flew by flapping their wings, while others soared like vultures, according to a new study. Pterosaurs dominated the skies during the time of the dinosaurs and met the same deadly fate 66 million years ago after
Continue ReadingThe top leader of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is celebrating a milestone birthday, his 100th. Like the president of the Utah-based faith — commonly known as the Mormon church — leaders of religions worldwide commonly stay at the helm well past normal retirement age. Counting Latter-day Saints -100 Russell M. Nelson,
Continue ReadingAssociated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A young golden eagle attacked a toddler in Norway in what an ornithologist says is likely the same bird’s fourth such attack on humans in the past week. The unusual aggression occurred over five days across a vast mountainous area of southern Norway. The golden eagle — which is
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Leaders of worldwide religions commonly stay at the helm well past retirement age, but it’s not often you find centenarians overseeing major faiths. That’s what The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has as of Monday when church president Russell M. Nelson turned 100. He had already
Continue ReadingWARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s security officials say they have foiled cyberattacks and online blackmail attempts by groups acting for Russian and Belarusian services. Poland has registered up to 1,000 online attacks daily targeting government institutions and agencies and has linked them to its support for neighboring Ukraine in its 2 1/2-year war against Russia’s
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Many Palestinian Americans, in recent months, have been reeling from the double blow of the rising Palestinian death toll and suffering in Gaza and their own government’s support for Israel in the war. Alongside pro-Palestinian allies, they’ve grieved, organized, lobbied and protested as the killings and destruction unfolded on their TV screens or
Continue ReadingBy Brian Stelter, CNN New York (CNN) — The Washington Post is trying to fix one of its biggest problems: an outdated homepage loathed by its own staff. The facelift is a key facet of Post publisher and chief executive Will Lewis’s plan to turn around the publication’s fortunes on behalf of owner Jeff Bezos This year the Post is forecast to lose about $50
Continue ReadingBy Hanna Ziady, CNN London (CNN) — Local governments across England, Scotland and Wales face a £4.3 billion ($5.6 billion) hole in their finances in the coming year, according to a new report. That could force cuts to jobs and vital services, such as rubbish collection. In a paper Monday, Unison, the United Kingdom’s largest
Continue ReadingBy Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 901st career goal on Sunday as he rescued a 2-1 victory for Portugal against Scotland in the UEFA Nations League. The 39-year-old tapped home from close range in the 88th minute to complete Portugal’s comeback having gone a goal behind in Lisbon. Scott McTominay’s powerful
Continue ReadingMEREDITH, N.H. (AP) — A man says he’s grateful New Hampshire’s governor came to his aid when he started choking during a lobster roll eating contest. Gov. Chris Sununu says Monday that he performed four or five Heimlich maneuver compressions on Christian Moreno before first responders took over. Moreno recovered and resumed eating at the
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union countries are buying too much of their defense equipment abroad, much of it U.S.-made, and failing to invest in joint military projects, a landmark report is warning. The report comes as the EU struggles to find enough weapons and ammunition to help Ukraine survive the full-scale Russian invasion.
Continue ReadingBy Sam Joseph, CNN (CNN) — Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark achieved yet another WNBA milestone on Sunday, becoming the fastest player in league history to reach 300 career assists in her team’s 104-100 overtime win against the Atlanta Dream. The 22-year-old scored 26 points and had 12 assists – along with five rebounds –
Continue ReadingBy Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Big Lots, the beleaguered discount retailer that previously warned it had “substantial doubt” about its survival, has filed for bankruptcy. As part of its Chapter 11 filing, the retailer announced that private equity firm Nexus Capital Management is acquiring “substantially all” of Big Lots stores and business
Continue ReadingBy Claudia Elorza, CNN (CNN) — Think of surfing and your mind might jump to the beaches of Hawaii, perhaps the Atlantic rollers of Portugal or more classic spots like California or Australia. Probably not Angola. But, it turns out, the southern African country, which has only recently begun establishing itself on the tourism map,
Continue ReadingPESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Officials say a roadside bomb has hit a vehicle carrying officers assigned to protect health workers conducting a polio immunization drive in a former stronghold of the Pakistani Taliban in northwestern Pakistan, wounding six officers and three civilians. No polio workers were hurt in the attack Monday in South Waziristan, a
Continue ReadingBy Clare Duffy, Samantha Murphy Kelly and Samantha Delouya, CNN (CNN) — Apple on Monday unveiled a host of new technology, including the iPhone 16, which features some impressive updates the company hopes will convince customers – many of whom have been holding onto their older gadgets – to upgrade. Since the 2020 launch of
Continue ReadingBy Andrew Torgan and Tricia Escobedo, CNN (CNN) — The NFL season just got underway and already the Super Bowl is in the spotlight — just not the game itself. Pulitzer Prize-winning rapper Kendrick Lamar announced Sunday that he will be the headlining act for the Super Bowl LIX halftime show. Here’s what else you
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