By Abby Phillip, CNN (CNN) — Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr., a civil rights leader and political outsider, ran for president in two groundbreaking campaigns that changed American politics. A son of the segregated South who went from nothing to eventually becoming one of the most well-known public figures in America, Jackson’s outsider political campaigns challenged
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By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — For the Seattle Mariners, the wait goes on. One game away from reaching a first World Series in franchise history, Seattle fell heartbreakingly short in Monday’s 4-3 defeat against the Toronto Blue Jays. The gut-wrenching loss ensures that the Mariners’ unwanted record as the only team in Major League
Continue ReadingPor Kevin Liptak, CNN Uno de los principales grupos de preservación histórica de EE.UU. instó este martes a la administración Trump a pausar la demolición del Ala Este de la Casa Blanca, que desde inicios de esta semana llevan a cabo las excavadoras para dar paso al salón de baile planeado por el presidente Donald
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By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — NBA Commissioner Adam Silver has said that WNBA players will get “a big increase” in pay from the league’s new collective bargaining agreement (CBA). Speaking on NBC’s “Today” show on Tuesday before the start of the new NBA season, Silver was asked whether players in the WNBA should be
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By Faye Chiu, CNN Rates of one type of breast cancer — invasive lobular carcinoma — have been rising in the United States more than three times faster than those of all other breast cancers combined over the past decade, according to a new study. This elusive breast cancer that’s hard to spot in routine
Continue ReadingPor Tami Luhby, CNN Los trabajadores federales de Estados Unidos están soportando el peso del cierre del Gobierno, con más de un millón de ellos sin cobrar mientras demócratas y republicanos discuten en el Congreso sobre la financiación de las agencias gubernamentales para el año fiscal actual. Pero a esos legisladores del Capitolio no les
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By Lilit Marcus, CNN Kandal, Cambodia (CNN) — On a humid day in early September, orange-robed monks gathered in the departures hall of Cambodia’s newest airport, chanting blessings over a 30-foot golden statue that now watches travelers as they prepare for departure. Only after the nine-ton Buddha was blessed could planes begin to land at
Continue ReadingPor CNN en Español Maduro ordena crear una app para que la ciudadanía reporte “todo lo que ve, todo lo que oye”. Walmart suspende contrataciones que requieran visa H-1B. ¿Dónde está y hacia dónde se dirige la tormenta tropical Melissa? Esto es lo que debes saber para comenzar el día. Primero la verdad. Suscríbete aquí
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By Leah Asmelash, CNN (CNN) — After a storied, decades-long career, ballerina Misty Copeland — known just as much for her advocacy offstage as her accomplishments on — is retiring from American Ballet Theatre. Copeland, who last performed for the company five years ago, will be honored in a final star-studded Fall Gala on Wednesday,
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By Betsy Klein, Kylie Atwood, CNN (CNN) — While praising first lady Melania Trump’s work to return Ukrainian children from Russian captivity, President Donald Trump last week seemed to downplay the estimates of the number of children allegedly abducted since the war began. Seated across the table in the White House Cabinet Room, Ukrainian President
Continue ReadingPor Brian Stelter, CNN Warner Bros. Discovery, la empresa matriz de CNN (y CNN en Español), está considerando una venta. El gigante de los medios dijo que ha recibido “múltiples” expresiones de interés de posibles compradores, lo que indica que Paramount Skydance no es el único pretendiente para la compañía. En un comunicado emitido el
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By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — The NBA is back for another intriguing season and it began in emphatic fashion on Tuesday night. On an evening which began with the celebration of the Oklahoma City Thunder’s title victory – with players receiving their championship rings and a banner being raised to the rafters of Paycom
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By Jeanne Sahadi, CNN (CNN) — Are you suffering from decision fatigue? Do you have better things to do than oversee a complex portfolio and keep up with the latest on Wall Street? Do you just want to do as little as possible when it comes to investing but still have the money you need
Continue ReadingPor Briana Waxman y Mary Gilbert, meteorólogas de CNN La tormenta tropical Melissa avanza lentamente por el mar Caribe y amenaza con causar inundaciones y deslizamientos de tierra potencialmente mortales en partes de la región a finales de esta semana. Es prueba de que la temporada de huracanes del Atlántico de este año aún no
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By Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — Federal workers are bearing the brunt of the government shutdown, with more than 1 million of them going unpaid while Democrats and Republicans in Congress argue over funding federal agencies for the current fiscal year. Many will miss their first full paychecks on Friday, while others will feel the
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By Matt Egan, Chris Isidore, CNN (CNN) — A key group of American borrowers is falling significantly behind on their car loans. It’s yet another sign that the US economy is forming some serious cracks, leaving the most vulnerable in financial distress. The percentage of subprime borrowers – those with credit scores below 670 –
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By Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — The Pentagon is barring nearly all Defense Department personnel, including military commanders, from talking to Congress or state lawmakers unless they have received prior approval from the agency’s office of legislative affairs, according to a memo signed this month by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and obtained by CNN. “Unauthorized
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By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Outside of arguably the wildest ending to a regular season game in recent NFL history, Week 7 had plenty of other talking points. Whether it be the Philadelphia Eagles finally getting their offense back on track or the never-ending struggles of the New York Jets, the unusually parity-filled season
Continue ReadingPor Svitlana Vlasova, Lex Harvey , Kosta Gak, Victoria Butenko y Michael Ríos, CNN Rusia lanzó un ataque aéreo a gran escala sobre Ucrania la madrugada de este miércoles, causando cortes de energía en la mayor parte del país, incendiando viviendas y matando al menos a seis personas, incluido un bebé de seis meses, dijeron
Continue ReadingPor Juan Fritze, CNN El presidente Donald Trump se apoya en un nuevo fallo de un tribunal de apelaciones que respaldó su despliegue de la Guardia Nacional en Portland, Oregon, mientras insta a la Corte Suprema de Justicia a permitir que su administración lleve a cabo un esfuerzo similar en Chicago. Al describir a quienes
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