Here’s why there is still so much lead pipe in Chicago
By MICHAEL PHILLIS and CAMILLE FASSETT Associated Press Even though lead in drinking water damages children’s development, the Environmental…
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Takeaways from AP’s investigation of a Texas sheriff’s history of alleged corruption and dysfunction
By JAKE BLEIBERG Associated Press COLDSPRING, Texas (AP) — Sheriff Greg Capers was the picture of a Texas lawman as he announced the capture of a…
Continue ReadingDeputies accused a Texas sheriff of corruption and dysfunction. Then came the mass shooting
By JAKE BLEIBERG Associated Press COLDSPRING, Texas (AP) — Sheriff Greg Capers was the classic picture of a Texas lawman as he announced the…
Continue ReadingSome cities are digging up water mains and leaving lead pipe in the ground
By MICHAEL PHILLIS Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Prandy Tavarez and his wife were expecting a baby when they bought a four-bedroom house…
Continue ReadingTaylor Swift invites ex Taylor Lautner on stage to debut music video for ‘Speak Now (Taylor’s Version)’
By Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — It was a double helping of Taylors on Friday night, when superstar Taylor Swift welcomed her ex, Twilight…
Continue ReadingAuthorities swoop on Chinese restaurant that challenged customers to eat 108 dumplings
By Chris Lau, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — A restaurant in China that challenged its customers to eat more than 100 dumplings in return for a free…
Continue ReadingNo jackpot winners after Saturday’s Powerball drawing, prize jumps to an estimated $650 million
By Nouran Salahieh, Ashley Williams and Melissa Alonso, CNN (CNN) — There were no jackpot winners after Saturday’s Powerball drawing for the…
Continue ReadingMegan Rapinoe anuncia que se retirará al final de la temporada
Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — La estrella de la Selección Nacional Femenina de EE.UU. Megan Rapinoe, dos veces ganadora de la Copa…
Continue ReadingAuthorities swoop on Chinese restaurant that challenged customers to eat 108 dumplings
By Chris Lau, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — A restaurant in China that challenged its customers to eat more than 100 dumplings in return for a free…
Continue ReadingProtests across Israel ahead of vote on judicial overhaul bill vote
By Amir Tal and Ingrid Formanek, CNN Jerusalem (CNN) — Large crowds of protesters across Israel have come out in the 27th consecutive week of…
Continue ReadingProtests across Israel ahead of vote on judicial overhaul bill vote
By Amir Tal and Ingrid Formanek, CNN Jerusalem (CNN) — Large crowds of protesters across Israel have come out in the 27th consecutive week of…
Continue ReadingEl premio mayor de Powerball para el sorteo del lunes creció a US$ 650 millones: el noveno premio más grande de la historia
Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — No hubo ganador del premio gordo de Powerball de este sábado, según informó la página web de la…
Continue ReadingThe world is big enough for US and China, Yellen says as she concludes Beijing trip
By Jennifer Hansler, Nectar Gan and Juliana Liu, CNN Beijing/Hong Kong (CNN) — The world is big enough for both the United States and China to…
Continue ReadingJudge holds Washington state in contempt for not providing services to mentally ill people in jails
By MARTHA BELLISLE Associated Press A federal judge has found Washington state in contempt and ordered it to pay more than $100 million in fines for…
Continue ReadingGustavo Petro y Lula da Silva se reunieron en Leticia para conversaciones bilaterales sobre la selva amazónica
Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — El presidente de Colombia, Gustavo Petro, recibió a su homólogo brasileño, Luis Inácio Lula da Silva,…
Continue ReadingAt least 22 killed in airstrike in Sudan
By Sahar Akbarzai and Heather Chen, CNN (CNN) — At least 22 people have been killed and dozens injured in an airstrike in the city of Omdurman,…
Continue ReadingAt New York’s Lincoln Center, love is definitely in the air with a post-pandemic mass wedding
By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN Associated Pess NEW YORK (AP) — New York’s Lincoln Center is accustomed to hosting grand events, but Saturday’s…
Continue ReadingBBC suspends presenter following sexual misconduct allegations
By Mitchell McCluskey, Niamh Kennedy and Chris Liakos, CNN (CNN) — The BBC has suspended “a male member of staff” following allegations of…
Continue ReadingBBC suspends presenter following sexual misconduct allegations
By Mitchell McCluskey, Niamh Kennedy and Chris Liakos, CNN (CNN) — The BBC has suspended “a male member of staff” following allegations of…
Continue ReadingUzbekistan’s leader poised for landslide victory in presidential election
MOSCOW (AP) — Uzbekistan is holding a snap presidential election, a vote that follows a constitutional referendum that extended the incumbent’s…
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