Sofía Benavides (CNN) — Al elevarse alto en el cielo, los parapentistas están acostumbrados a disfrutar de fascinantes vistas aéreas de algunos de los monumentos antiguos más famosos del mundo. Pero los monumentos generalmente no tienen perros en la cima. Mientras volaba sobre las famosas Grandes Pirámides de Egipto al amanecer a principios de esta semana,
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Former U.S. Rep. Rick Nolan, a Democrat who represented two different Minnesota districts during two separate stints in office three decades apart, has died. He was 80. His wife, Mary, said he died early Friday at their home in Nisswa. She said husband had heart issues, but that he had
Continue ReadingBy Marnie Hunter, CNN (CNN) — Burnt ends, whole hogs, smoked brisket or dry-rub ribs? Few foods stir more debate than barbecue, and a new museum opening next year aims to look at all aspects of beloved barbecue culture. “With big flavors and big personalities, you’re going to have an opinion about barbecue. And once you’ve
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Oregon election officials were screening phone and email messages Friday after their system was overwhelmed and shut down because of a barrage of calls from people responding to a false claim that the state’s voter pamphlet doesn’t include Republican nominee Donald Trump. The pamphlet does list Trump as a candidate, and Trump will
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Oregon election officials were screening phone and email messages Friday after their system was overwhelmed and shut down because of a barrage of calls from people responding to a false claim that the state’s voter pamphlet doesn’t include Republican nominee Donald Trump. The pamphlet does list Trump as a candidate, and Trump will
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — Hundreds of protesters have gathered in the Iraqi city of Nasiriyah demanding the release of activists arrested over earlier demonstrations, with clashes breaking out between protesters and security forces. The city in the southern province of Dhi Qar has frequently been a flashpoint of anti-government discontent. The renewed protests come
Continue ReadingDONALDSONVILLE, La. (AP) — Seventeen cars of a train have derailed in south Louisiana. Officials say several cars have leaked a chemical used to sanitize swimming pools. Authorities say the leak is not a threat to the public. Union Pacific Railroad said the accident happened Friday around 7:30 a.m. about 60 miles southwest of New
Continue ReadingBy Sam Joseph, CNN (CNN) — Two athletes died while participating at the World Triathlon Championships in Spain on Thursday, the sport’s governing body has confirmed. Both competitors – one from Mexico and one from Great Britain – were participating in the sprint category on the first day of competition at the Torremolinos-Andalucia Triathlon Championship
Continue ReadingBy Dave Savini, Michele Youngerman Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — Sean McDonnell was first given the name John Winters Doe. He was found abandoned outside an Arlington Heights apartment complex on a cold day in 1983. Sean was just hours old when he was left inside a dirty garbage dumpster
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN Español) — Geoff Payne, padre del fallecido músico británico Liam Payne, visitó el lugar de homenaje afuera del hotel en la calle Costa Rica en el barrio de Palermo, Buenos Aires, donde murió su hijo. También saludó y agradeció a los fans que se encontraban en el lugar por el apoyo y cariño a
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — El hombre apodado por Israel “hombre muerto andante” está muerto. La muerte del dirigente de Hamas Yahya Sinwar en Gaza es una importante victoria para Israel tras un año de persecución del que se cree es el cerebro del atentado terrorista más letal de la historia del país. Y podría acercar el
Continue ReadingLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Federal prosecutors have accused four Kentucky men of plotting to smuggle dozens of handguns to Iraq inside the panels of two cars. Federal agencies say the Louisville men were arrested earlier this month after a multiagency investigation. The Justice Department says three of them allegedly bought the firearms at gun shops
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Liam Payne’s former partner, Cheryl Cole, paid tribute to the late singer in a statement on Friday in which she pleaded for sensitivity in coverage of his death. Payne and Cole, a recording artist and former judge on the UK version of “The X Factor,” were in a
Continue ReadingSOUTHPORT, Conn. (AP) — Diamond Sports Group’s channels will soon bear the name of FanDuel Sports Network. The two organizations announced the deal Friday. The changeover will take place Oct. 21. Diamond Sports Group has 16 regional sports networks that broadcast games from eight MLB teams, eight NHL teams and 13 NBA teams. Diamond has
Continue ReadingAssociated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Robert Roberson, who had been set to be the first person in the U.S. to be put to death for a murder conviction tied to a diagnosis of shaken baby syndrome, had his execution delayed after a dramatic few hours of legal wrangling among three different Texas courts. A bipartisan
Continue ReadingBy Alex Dowd Click here for updates on this story TUCSON, Arizona (KGUN) — Two Wildcats from the University of Arizona found two wild cats at Hi Corbett Field, where the University’s baseball team plays. One was Easton Gerou, a student manager for the University of Arizona Baseball team. He’s in charge of their analytics.
Continue ReadingCNNEspañol sjv (CNN Español) – La cantante Cheryl, también conocida como Cheryl Cole, quien fue pareja de Liam Payne, publicó un mensaje en sus redes sociales dos días después de la muerte del artista con un contundente llamado al respeto por la “dignidad” del músico que falleció en Buenos Aires. “Mientras intento sobrellevar este acontecimiento
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN) — La inminente elección presidencial de EE.UU. influyó en una reunión de jefes de defensa de la OTAN esta semana, mientras los aliados de la alianza militar se preparaban para que el apoyo de EE.UU. a Ucrania disminuya el próximo año si Donald Trump gana, incluso cuando Irán, Corea del Norte y
Continue ReadingAssociated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Assyrian Americans got an influx of attention when former President Donald Trump mangled the word “Assyrian” while giving a shout out at a rally in Arizona. Assyrians are Christians tracing their ancestry to ancient Mesopotamia in the modern Middle East. Much of the community has fled their homeland following centuries
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BEIRUT (AP) — The killing of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar by Israeli forces in Gaza this week leaves the Palestinian militant group considering new leadership for the second time in less than three months. Will Hamas now turn away from its hard-line wing or will it double down, and what will it mean
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