PARIS (AP) — The Eiffel Tower reopened to visitors on Sunday after a six-day closure because of striking employees demanding better maintenance of the historic landmark, showing traces of rust, and salary hikes. The operator of the 330-meter (1,083-foot) tower said in a statement it reached an agreement with unions representing the workers after promising
Continue ReadingBy Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — After two years of trying to have a baby, Paula Jean Hardin and her husband, Wes, were finally on their way to starting in vitro fertilization, a path to growing their family that Hardin believed was part of a plan from God. But a new state Supreme Court decision,
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Continue ReadingSofía Barruti (CNN) — En Rusia ya está en marcha la elección presidencial que muy probablemente prolongará el Gobierno de Vladimir Putin hasta al menos 2030. La gran mayoría de los votos se emitirán durante tres días a partir del 15 de marzo, aunque la votación anticipada y por correo comenzó antes, incluso en las
Continue ReadingBy Dalia Faheid, CNN (CNN) — The remains of a Portland, Oregon, teenager who vanished in the late 1960s have been identified through advanced DNA testing more than 50 years after she went missing, authorities said. In 1970, a Boy Scout troop leader discovered the remains buried in a shallow grave on Sauvie Island in
Continue ReadingBy Taylor Nicioli, CNN (CNN) — As the Jorō spider continues to spread across the southeastern United States, its spindly homes can be spotted almost anywhere — even on power lines and stoplights hovering over busy roads. Typical spiders — and most creatures — tend to find the noise and wind disturbance from nearby busy roads
Continue ReadingBy Rob Picheta, CNN (CNN) — Russia is nearing a presidential election that is all but certain to extend Vladimir Putin’s rule throughout this decade and into the 2030s. The vast majority of votes will be cast over three days from 15 March, though early and postal voting has already begun, including in occupied parts
Continue ReadingBy TIA GOLDENBERG, WAFAA SHURAFA and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — An Israeli military offensive in Gaza’s southernmost city of Rafah could be “delayed somewhat” if a deal is reached for a weekslong cease-fire between Israel and Hamas, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday, and claimed that total victory in the
Continue ReadingEDMOND, Okla. (AP) — Vigils took place across the nation for an Oklahoma teenager who died the day after a fight in a high school bathroom in which the nonbinary student said they were a target of bullying. Nex Benedict, a 16-year-old who identified as nonbinary and used they/them pronouns, got into an altercation with
Continue ReadingSofía Barruti Nota del editor: La serie original de CNN “Vegas: The Story of Sin City” muestra el corazón y la historia de una de las ciudades más queridas y notorias de Estados Unidos en cuatro episodios inmersivos. Sintonice el estreno este domingo 25 de febrero a las 10 p.m. ET/PT en CNN. (CNN) —
Continue ReadingEssay by Brandon Griggs, CNN (CNN) — The first time I went to Las Vegas was in 1985, on a cross-country road trip with my stepbrother. I was in my 20s and he was a college freshman on spring break. We drove, wide-eyed, down the Strip in my crappy little Honda and gawked at all
Continue ReadingSofía Barruti (CNN) — Más de 30 años después de que una mujer fuera asesinada en Missouri, la policía anunció que tres hombres fueron arrestadoshos en relación con su muerte con la ayuda de una pista. Kelle Ann Workman fue reportada como desaparecida el 30 de junio de 1989 en el condado de Douglas, Missouri,
Continue ReadingBy KRYSTA FAURIA Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Inside the ballroom at the 30th Screen Actors Guild Awards, “Oppenheimer” was front and center literally and figuratively, snagging the night’s top prize along with trophies for Cillian Murphy and Robert Downey Jr. Ahead of this year’s Academy Awards, Christopher Nolan’s summer blockbuster increasingly looks like
Continue ReadingBy JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — Since late last century and the early days of the web, providers of digital media like Netflix and Spotify have had a free pass when it comes to international taxes on films, video games and music that are shipped across borders through the internet. But now, a
Continue ReadingPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Eryk Williamson scored nine minutes into the match, Antony Alves Santos added two goals before halftime and the Portland Timbers rolled to a 4-1 victory over the Colorado Rapids in a season opener on Saturday night. Phil Neville earned the victory in his first match as manager of the Timbers. Neville
Continue ReadingBy LEANNE ITALIE AP Lifestyles Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Leap year. It’s a delight for the calendar and math nerds among us. So how did it all begin and why? Have a look at some of the numbers, history and lore behind the (not quite) every four year phenom that adds a 29th day
Continue ReadingSofía Barruti (CNN) — Pedro Pascal no es alguien que pronuncie un discurso de aceptación de premios en una entrega de premios status quo, y no podríamos estar más felices por ello. Fiel a su estilo, cuando ganó el premio al actor destacado en una serie dramática por “The Last of Us” de HBO en
Continue ReadingBy BARRY HATTON Associated Press LISBON, Portugal (AP) — The official two-week campaign period before Portugal’s early general election began on Sunday, with the country’s two moderate mainstream parties once again expected to collect the most votes but with the expected rise of a populist party potentially adding momentum to Europe’s drift to the right.
Continue ReadingBy RAF CASERT Associated Press WESTROZEBEKE, Belgium (AP) — Across the EU, those battling climate change and defending the environment feel they are ever more on the defensive. A few years ago, the 27-nation bloc agreed its Green Deal with the intention of making the continent carbon-neutral by 2050. Now, one environmental program after another
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) — Dischon Thomas scored 20 points and Montana beat Portland State 82-73 on Saturday. Thomas added eight rebounds for the Grizzlies (19-9, 10-5 Big Sky Conference). Aanen Moody and Brandon Whitney each scored 17 points. The Vikings (16-13, 7-9) were led in scoring by Kaelen Allen, who finished
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