By Steve Contorno, Kristen Holmes, CNN (CNN) — James Blair has six months to defend Republican power in Congress — but first he needed to send a message to his party. Blair, the White House deputy chief of staff, spent weeks plotting to crush a group of Republican lawmakers in Indiana who defied the president’s
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By Mary Beth Sheridan, CNN Cuauhtemoc, Mexico (CNN) — It all started when a 9-year-old boy went with his parents to visit relatives in Seminole, Texas, early last year. After he returned home to Mexico, a red rash erupted on his skin. Within weeks, so many of his classmates fell ill that their school shut
Continue ReadingBy Bryan Mena, CNN Washington (CNN) — The Federal Reserve is yapping too much about the economy, according to Kevin Warsh, the US central bank’s incoming leader. During his confirmation hearing last month, Warsh argued that Fed officials “speak quite frequently” and stressed that “truth-seeking is more important than repetition.” “If one has a press
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By Aleena Fayaz, CNN (CNN) — An all-day prayer event on the National Mall on Sunday — backed by the White House through a mix of taxpayer funds and private donations — marked the latest flashpoint in the Trump administration blurring separation of church and state. The event, dubbed “Rededicate 250: A National Jubilee of
Continue ReadingPor Gawon Bae, Yoonjung Seo y Brad Lendon, CNN Corea del Sur recibió este domingo a atletas norcoreanos por primera vez en más de siete años, cuando un equipo femenino de fútbol llegó para disputar el campeonato de clubes asiático. Treinta y nueve jugadoras y miembros del personal del Club de Fútbol Femenino Naegohyang de
Continue ReadingBy Gawon Bae, Yoonjung Seo, Brad Lendon, CNN Incheon, South Korea (CNN) — South Korea received North Korean athletes for the first time in more than seven years on Sunday, when a women’s soccer team arrived to contest the Asian club championship. Thirty-nine players and staff from Pyongyang’s Naegohyang Women’s Football Club rushed past a
Continue ReadingPor Chris Lau, Yong Xiong, Kosta Gak y Lucas Lilieholm, CNN Al menos tres personas murieron cerca de Moscú después de que Ucrania atacara Rusia con más de 500 drones durante la noche, informó este domingo la agencia estatal de noticias rusa TASS, citando a funcionarios locales y militares. El ataque a Moscú es “el
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By Kosta Gak, Chris Lau, Yong Xiong, Lucas Lilieholm, CNN (CNN) — At least three people were killed near Moscow after Ukraine targeted Russia with more than 500 drones overnight, Russian state news agency TASS reported Sunday, citing local and military officials. The attack on Moscow is “the largest in over a year,” according to
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By Laura Sharman, CNN (CNN) — The bodies of four missing Italian scuba divers who died last week have been found, Maldives government said Monday, following a fraught mission to locate them in an underwater cave. Five Italians died while exploring the Vaavu Atoll caves on Thursday, prompting a multinational effort to find and retrieve
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — With just days until Oregon’s May 19 primary election, voter turnout remains modest statewide, prompting renewed reminders for residents across Central Oregon to return their ballots on time. According to the Oregon Capital Chronicle, election officials had received about 357,000 ballots as of Tuesday, roughly 12% of the 3.1 million sent
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By Patrick Svitek, CNN (CNN) — Louisiana Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy wanted his reelection campaign to be about the “present and the future.” President Donald Trump had other plans. Five years after Cassidy voted to convict Trump in his second impeachment, the senator lost his primary for reelection to a Trump-endorsed challenger – and a
Continue ReadingPor Madeline Holcombe, CNN Si quieres vivir una vida larga y saludable, te iría mejor en Corea del Sur que en Estados Unidos. En la década de 1980, el país estaba más o menos en el promedio en términos de esperanza de vida entre las naciones desarrolladas. Pero desde entonces, gran parte del mundo ha
Continue ReadingPor Katia Hetter, CNN Las tendencias en redes sociales están impulsando una peligrosa forma de consumo de sustancias entre adolescentes en Estados Unidos que involucra productos domésticos y comerciales comunes, incluido el óxido nitroso, o gas de la risa. Más de 500.000 adolescentes estadounidenses reportaron haber usado inhalantes en el último año, según una estimación
Continue ReadingBy Lauren Fox, Sarah Ferris, Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — The push to secure federal dollars for President Donald Trump’s ballroom security just got more difficult on Capitol Hill. Senate Democrats said Saturday the provision that funds Trump’s ballroom in the GOP’s latest budget bill has been deemed out of order by the Senate parliamentarian,
Continue ReadingPor Issy Ronald y Billy Stockwell, CNN Timmy, la joven ballena jorobada que permaneció varada durante semanas en aguas poco profundas, fue hallada muerta frente a la costa de Dinamarca, según informó la Agencia Danesa de Protección Ambiental, apenas semanas después de un controvertido operativo de rescate que la devolvió al mar. “La ballena jorobada
Continue ReadingPor Alessandra Freitas y Mauricio Torres, CNN en Español Alex Saab, quien fuera un cercano aliado del derrocado presidente venezolano Nicolás Maduro, fue deportado a Estados Unidos, según informó el Gobierno de Venezuela. Saab dirigió el Ministerio de Industrias y Producción Nacional de Venezuela desde octubre de 2024 hasta enero de este año. La deportación
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EUGENE, Ore. (KTVZ) — Leonias Juber Ramos-Garcia, a 26-year-old Guatemalan national unlawfully residing in Culver, Oregon, was sentenced yesterday to federal prison. The sentencing came after he traveled across state lines to sexually abuse a minor victim. Ramos-Garcia received a sentence of 30 months in federal prison, followed by 5 years of supervised release. Ramos-Garcia
Continue ReadingPor Amarachi Orie, CNN El descubrimiento de algunos huesos a la orilla de un estanque en Tailandia hace una década permitió identificar un nuevo tipo de dinosaurio, de tamaño colosal, cuello y cola largos, y con una dieta vegetal. Bautizado como “Nagatitan chaiyaphumensis” por investigadores de Tailandia y Londres, este reptil es el dinosaurio más
Continue ReadingStory by Chris Lau, CNN. Photos by Bertha Wang Hong Kong (CNN) — A coffee roaster hums like an idling train in the attic of LCC Roastery, churning out freshly cooked beans at the artisan coffee seller on Hong Kong’s Lantau Island. Owner Ringo Lam is proud of the broad selection of beans on offer:
Continue ReadingPor Daniela Pierre-Bravo, CNN Marco, de 26 años, se graduó la semana pasada de una de las mejores facultades de medicina de Estados Unidos. Encontró su vocación tras presenciar la lucha de su abuela contra el cáncer, y llegó a trabajar entre 40 y 60 horas semanales para costearse sus estudios. Ese sueño ahora está
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