By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — Like all good lawyers, Supreme Court justices can argue over anything — including, it turns out, how best to argue. Quiet grumbling for years over how the court conducts its oral argument sessions has increasingly slipped into public view during a series of appearances by some of the justices.
Continue ReadingAnálisis por Zachary Wolf, CNN La Casa Blanca se ha retirado intencionalmente de su enfoque de deportaciones agresivas después de que estallaran enfrentamientos entre funcionarios federales y estatales en varios estados, cuando un video de agentes enmascarados matando a manifestantes en Minneapolis a principios de este año provocó indignación y protestas. Los funcionarios, además de
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By Eryn Mathewson, CNN (CNN) — Sometimes the hardest news comes at the end of the day. Late afternoon on May 12, NBA commissioner Adam Silver announced that former NBA player and LGBTQ advocate Jason Collins had died. The 47-year-old had been battling stage 4 glioblastoma, an aggressive and often terminal form of brain cancer,
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By Asim Khan in Quetta, and Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — At least 23 people have been killed and 71 injured after a suicide bomb attack near a railway station in the southwestern Pakistani city of Quetta on Sunday as a train was passing through. The militant organization Baloch Liberation Army (BLA), which demands independence
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By Nina Giraldo, Taylor Romine, Emma Tucker, Alaa Elassar, Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — Officials have lifted all evacuation orders related to an overheating chemical tank in southern California, a day after a crack in the structure eliminated the risk of a catastrophic blast. Pressure inside the tank at GKN Aerospace in Orange County had
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By Chris Isidore, CNN (CNN) — Americans are packing the highways and airports this holiday weekend – even with gas and airfares significantly more expensive than last year. AAA projected that a record number of Americans are traveling this weekend, with 45 million either flying or driving at least 50 miles from home, up from
Continue ReadingPor Daniel Dale, CNN Hay tantas cosas sucediendo en las noticias que puede ser fácil pasar por alto el hecho de que el presidente sigue diciendo una gran cantidad de mentiras. El presidente Donald Trump hizo una asombrosa variedad de afirmaciones falsas en sus declaraciones públicas durante la semana pasada. Estas incluyeron afirmaciones inexactamente optimistas
Continue ReadingBy Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — The mother’s calls to police Monday morning painted an alarming picture: Her 17-year-old son was missing, along with several of her weapons and his car. The boy had left a possible suicide note before vanishing with a man he met online whom she had never seen before – both
Continue ReadingPor Lauren Kent y Erikas Mwisi, CNN Hélène Akilimali dice que está tomando todas las precauciones para no contraer el ébola, incluyendo el uso constante de mascarilla en público. Pero su trabajo como vendedora de cacao en el este de la República Democrática del Congo (RDC), epicentro del último brote, la pone en contacto diario
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PACIFIC NORTH WEST (KTVZ) — A surprising number of rodents in the Pacific Northwest are carrying hantavirus, raising concerns about potential human exposure in parts of the region, including eastern Washington. A recent study, reported by Scientific American, found that about 10 percent of rodents tested had active infections of the Sin Nombre virus, a
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By Lauren Kent, Erikas Mwisi, CNN (CNN) — Hélène Akilimali says she’s taking every precaution against contracting Ebola, including always wearing a face mask in public. But her work as a cocoa seller in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the epicenter of the latest outbreak, brings her into daily contact with other people, some
Continue ReadingPor Curt Devine, CNN Nasire Best, el hombre de 21 años que fue muerto a tiros por agentes frente a la Casa Blanca el sábado, había tenido encuentros previos con el Servicio Secreto, según muestran registros judiciales, incluyendo una ocasión en la que fue internado involuntariamente en un hospital psiquiátrico y otra en la que
Continue ReadingBy Curt Devine, CNN (CNN) — Nasire Best, the 21-year-old man shot and killed by agents outside the White House on Saturday, had previous encounters with the Secret Service, court records show — including one occasion where he was involuntarily committed to a psychiatric hospital and another where local police arrested him while he claimed
Continue ReadingPor Rodrigo Estrada, CNN en Español Después de 28 años de ausencia, Noruega está de vuelta en una Copa del Mundo, y lo hace con una generación que muchos consideran la mejor de toda su historia. Liderados por figuras consolidadas en la élite europea, los nórdicos buscarán dejar huella en Norteamérica y demostrar que están
Continue ReadingPor Kasha Patel, CNN En el sur de Georgia, llamas que avanzaban rápidamente destruyeron una cifra récord de viviendas; en las Grandes Llanuras, en Nebraska, el mayor incendio en la historia del estado dejó una persona muerta y arrasó más de 600.000 acres (242.811 hectáreas) de zonas ganaderas; y en las afueras de Los Ángeles,
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon residents and travelers are facing significantly higher costs for gas and groceries this Memorial Day, impacting travel plans and household budgets. Gas prices in Oregon have reached a record high, while grocery expenses have seen substantial increases, forcing many to adjust spending. The average gas price in Oregon has risen
Continue ReadingPor Anabella González, CNN en Español La líder opositora de Venezuela, María Corina Machado, dijo este sábado que será candidata cuando haya elecciones presidenciales en su país, según anunció en una conferencia de prensa desde la ciudad de Panamá. “Yo seré candidata, pero podrán haber otros, por supuesto. A mí me encantaría competir con todo
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Photos by Catherine Phillips. Story by Chris Lau Hong Kong (CNN) — Zigzagging through bustling streets, trolleys piled high with sheets of discarded cardboard, these elderly scavengers are hard to miss in Hong Kong. Many are in their 70s or older, hauling tens of kilograms of cardboard for a pittance in order to scrape by
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CNN By Alejandra Jaramillo, Evan Perez, Holmes Lybrand, Josh Campbell, Julia Benbrook, CNN (CNN) — Secret Service officers shot and killed a person who the agency said approached a security checkpoint Saturday near the White House and fired at them. Shortly before 6 p.m. ET, an individual approached a checkpoint just outside the White House
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Central Oregon is serving up a spectacular start to the holiday weekend, locking in a warm, clear pattern for Saturday and Sunday. If you are planning to fire up the grill, hit the trails, or explore the Cascades, the next 48 hours are your absolute prime window. According to the National Weather Service, a major
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