Record heat: Stocks winners and losers
By Krystal Hur, CNN New York (CNN) — As Americans desperately seek to cool off, some stocks are rising with the temperature. Shares of…
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A powerful storm sweeps Balkans region after days of heat, killing at least 5 people
ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — A powerful storm with strong winds and heavy rain has killed at least five people and injured dozens of others in Croatia,…
Continue ReadingNew Hampshire Republican Gov. Chris Sununu won’t seek reelection in 2024
By KATHY McCORMACK and STEVE PEOPLES Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu announced Wednesday that he will not…
Continue ReadingMacKenzie Scott’s $250 million open call for donations yields applications from 6,353 nonprofits
By THALIA BEATY Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott’s first open call for grants yielded 6,353…
Continue ReadingWagner’s Prigozhin apparently seen in public for first time since failed mutiny
CNN By Vasco Cotovio, Katharina Krebs, Gianluca Mezzofiore, Paul P. Murphy and Allegra Goodwin, CNN (CNN) — A video emerged on Wednesday that…
Continue ReadingPowerball is fun, but here are 3 better ways to increase your wealth
By Jeanne Sahadi, CNN New York (CNN) — There are zero things wrong with fantasizing about winning tonight’s billion-dollar Powerball jackpot…
Continue ReadingTornado damages Pfizer plant in North Carolina as scorching heat and floods sock other parts of US
By BEN FINLEY and HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A tornado has heavily damaged a major Pfizer pharmaceutical plant in…
Continue ReadingStructural racism may contribute to mass shootings, study says
By Nicole Chavez, CNN (CNN) — Mass shootings in major metropolitan areas in the United States disproportionately affect Black people, and…
Continue ReadingJust 1% of all US homes changed hands so far this year
By Anna Bahney, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — Just 1% of all US homes changed hands in the first half of this year, the lowest share in at least a…
Continue ReadingJan. 6 charges against Trump would add to his mounting legal peril as he campaigns for 2024
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Hush-money payments. Classified records. And now, his efforts to…
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State to reopen Oregon Homeowner Assistance Fund Program to new applicants on Aug. 3
Oregon Housing and Community Services will resume accepting new applications for the Oregon Homeowner Assistance Fund program at 10 a.m. on…
Continue ReadingStanford president to resign following findings of manipulation in academic research
By Nadia Bidarian, CNN (CNN) — Stanford University President Marc Tessier-Lavigne said on Wednesday he would resign from his post after a…
Continue ReadingGolden Gate Bridge Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco. It is a suspension bridge that crosses the Golden…
Continue ReadingIndustrial fire at Washington paper mill worsens air quality in Portland
LONGVIEW, Wash. (AP) — A commercial fire fueled by wood chip piles at a paper mill in southwest Washington is worsening air quality in the Portland…
Continue ReadingRead the full email a Texas DPS trooper sent over concerns of alleged inhumane handling of migrants
By KEN MOLESTINA Click here for updates on this story TEXAS (KTVT) — Allegations of inhumanity and mistreatment of…
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Merkley introduces bills to protect Americans from hazardous wildfire smoke, extreme heat
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., announced Wednesday the introduction of two bills aimed at protecting communities across the nation…
Continue ReadingWheat prices soar as Russia-Ukraine tensions flare
By Nicole Goodkind and Anna Cooban, CNN New York (CNN) — Global inflation is finally coming down, but heightened geopolitical tensions could…
Continue ReadingDesfile militar del 20 de julio por la Independencia de Colombia: horario y cómo ver por televisión e internet
Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN Español) — Cada 20 de julio los colombianos celebran el Día de la Independencia y este 2023 marca 213 años…
Continue ReadingLouisiana juveniles are suffering dangerous heat and isolation in an old death row facility built for adults, a lawsuit states. Experts say the harm could be irreversible
By Amy Simonson and Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — Children in the custody of Louisiana’s Office of Juvenile Justice being held in a former…
Continue ReadingGrandfather of boy abandoned at Colorado hospital pleads for help as lawmakers consider overhaul of child welfare and behavioral health systems
By SHAUN BOYD Click here for updates on this story COLORADO (KCNC) — LOCAL NEWS Grandfather of boy abandoned at…
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