Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk preps for Memorial Day weekend
Memorial Day crowds are getting ready to hit the…
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Florida teen accused of stabbing girl 114 times facing first-degree murder charge
A 14-year-old Florida teen is being charged as an adult with first-degree murder in the brutal stabbing of 13-year-old Tristyn Bailey, prosecutors…
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Suspected Times Square shooter extradited from Florida, charged with attempted murder
Farrakhan Muhammad was extradited from Florida to New York City and charged Friday evening in connection to a shooting at New York City’s Times…
Continue Reading CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky will throw 1st pitch at Boston Red Sox game
She’s spent the past four months pitching health guidance as head of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Now, CDC director and…
Continue ReadingEducation Department rescinds Trump-era policy restricting state oversight of student loan servicing companies and debt collectors
The Department of Education under the Biden administration is rescinding a Trump-era policy that restricted states’ access to records and…
Continue Reading Florida man accused of stealing ventilators intended for Covid-19 patients
A Florida man has been arrested in connection with the theft of nearly 200 ventilators intended for critically ill Covid-19 patients in Central…
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ANÁLISIS | De príncipe a productor: Harry tiene un éxito en las manos
(CNN) — Cualquiera que dudara de la capacidad del príncipe Harry para transformarse en un productor de Hollywood exitoso bien podría estar…
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How to snap the perfect photo of Manhattanhenge, and everything else you need to know
The New York City sunset can be a sight to behold, with sky high buildings reflecting magnificent colors and clouds peeking in between. But twice a…
Continue Reading Red piranha caught in a lake near LSU. Louisiana wildlife authorities are making sure there aren’t more
Louisiana wildlife authorities are investigating after someone caught a red piranha in a lake near the Louisiana State University campus in Baton…
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California prosecutors will not seek to restore death penalty against Scott Peterson
Prosecutors won’t seek to restore the death penalty against Scott Peterson, convicted of killing his wife and unborn child nearly two decades…
Continue ReadingRising crime in New York has gripped the mayoral race. Eric Adams says he alone can fix it.
For the first few months of New York City’s Democratic mayoral primary, the campaign seemed to be trundling along in search of a defining…
Continue Reading Policía investigará posibles hechos de policías y civiles disparándole a manifestantes en Cali
(CNN Español) — El mayor general Jorge Ramírez, inspector general de la Policía Nacional de Colombia informó este viernes a través de un…
Continue Reading Riskiest job in space and more top science stories this week
Try to imagine for a moment, if you will, what it must be like to walk in space. After suiting up, you step outside the airlock. The International…
Continue Reading At least 7 wounded in Miami shooting
At least seven people were wounded during a shooting late Friday in Miami, police said. Officers responding to gunshot detection system alerts in…
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How a pastor’s spread of Covid misinformation divided one Tennessee family
Pastor Greg Locke has grown his congregation over the last year by preaching that Covid-19 is a “fake pandemic” and the vaccine is a…
Continue Reading Democratic Republic of Congo hit with 61 earthquakes in a day following volcano eruption
Seismologists in the Democratic Republic of Congo reported 61 earthquakes in a 24-hour period on Saturday around the Mount Nyiragongo volcano, which…
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Brood X cicadas offer pets a moveable feast of irresistible proportions
Bonnie is a very good girl. But every time the 4-year-old Shepherd mix goes outside in the yard to play or relieve herself right now, her owner,…
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What we know so far about Covid-19 immunity — and what it means for vaccine boosters
Since the start of the pandemic, scientists have been seeking to better understand immunity to the novel coronavirus. How long is a person immune…
Continue Reading7 signs that summer is about to be lit
This weekend kicks off “Hot Vax Summer,” an unofficial term meaning that vaccinated Americans are ready to go wild and make up for lost…
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Summer travel outlook: ‘We’re seeing the light at the end of the tunnel’
Top US vacation spots are welcoming travelers for the first big holiday weekend of the Covid-19 vaccine era. Now that, according to the US Centers…
Continue ReadingTruckers are getting big pay hikes, but there’s still a shortage of drivers
America’s truck driver shortage is driving pay higher. But it’s not solving the scarcity of truckers. Massive increases in online…
Continue Reading Salmonella Fast Facts
Here’s some background information about Salmonella. Facts Salmonellosis, the infection caused by the bacteria Salmonella, is one of the most…
Continue Reading Police ask for help identifying the body of a boy found by hikers in Las Vegas
Las Vegas police are asking for the public’s help in identifying the body of a child found by hikers Friday morning. The boy is believed to be…
Continue Reading Colorado is banning legacy preferences in college admissions
As more schools reconsider the role of legacy status in college admissions, Colorado has taken a significant step toward leveling the playing field.…
Continue ReadingNew Covid-19 origination intelligence push aimed at elevating scientific analysis
The intelligence community’s push to uncover the origins of the Covid-19 pandemic has largely relied on traditional intelligence-gathering…
Continue Reading Scientists discover new ‘chocolate frog’ in swamp
A team of Australian scientists has discovered a curious “chocolate frog” tree frog in the lowland rainforests of New Guinea. Tree frogs…
Continue Reading Atacante de San José tenía 22.000 municiones en su casa, que la oficina del sheriff cree que incendió adrede
(CNN) — Encontraron más de 22.000 municiones, una docena de armas de fuego, supuestos cócteles Molotov y múltiples latas de gasolina en la casa…
Continue Reading A near-normal Memorial Day weekend ahead as most states ditch mask mandates for vaccinated Americans
It’s all true. Memorial Day weekend may very well look like it did before the coronavirus pandemic upended life more than a year ago. Vaccines…
Continue Reading Restaurant owner celebrates birthday with 510-foot-long cheesesteak
A Philadelphia restaurant owner celebrated his birthday and a return from lockdown in the most Philadelphia way possible — a 510-foot-long…
Continue ReadingMarjorie Taylor Greene may be politically safe, but her conservative Georgia constituents have concerns about her tactics
Marjorie Taylor Greene has turned herself into one of the most visible Republicans in the country — stoking an endless stream of controversies…
Continue Reading OPINIÓN | 7 lecciones que dejó la lucha por el aborto legal en Argentina para América Latina
Nota del editor: Mariela Belski es directora ejecutiva de Amnistía Internacional Argentina. Fue docente, investigadora e integrante de la Clínica…
Continue Reading Adiós al almacenamiento ilimitado de Google Photos: estas son 5 alternativas de almacenamiento de fotos en la nube
(CNN Español) — A lo largo de cinco años, Google ofreció almacenamiento gratuito ilimitado para fotografías y videos en alta calidad, oferta…
Continue Reading Se estima que 2.600 latinos murieron a manos de la policía o bajo custodia en los últimos seis años, según un informe preliminar
(CNN) — Aunque el alcance real del impacto de la brutalidad policial es difícil de cuantificar, un nuevo informe indica que más de 2.600 latinos…
Continue Reading Covid-19 cases and deaths in the US will fall over the next four weeks, forecast predicts
There is good news for the United States as people get ready for Memorial Day weekend. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is…
Continue Reading Hundreds of detained Tigrayans released following CNN report
Hundreds of men in Ethiopia’s restive region of Tigray were released on Thursday evening, eyewitnesses and aid workers said, following a CNN…
Continue Reading Then and now: Areas destroyed in the Tulsa race massacre
These sliders show what some areas of Tulsa, Oklahoma, look like now, compared with what they looked like 100 years ago following the Tulsa race…
Continue ReadingWeekend Forecast
WEATHER STORYA big ridge of high pressure will build in from the southwest which will bring much warmer air to the region starting Sunday. It looks…
Continue Reading 31 states don’t require schools to teach about the Holocaust. Some laws are changing that
Politicians like Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene and others shouldn’t liken contemporary events to the Holocaust because such comparisons cheapen…
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Here are 100 things to do this summer with or without kids
How to make the most of your summer.…
Continue Reading ‘Things can be replaced, but lives cannot’
(CNN) — Weam Elastal was bonding with her dad over a broken television set the night an Israeli military plane bombed their family home in…
Continue Reading Arrestan a posible feminicida en Atizapán, en el Estado de México
(CNN Español) — La Gobernación del Estado de México informó a través de un comunicado que este martes 18 de mayo la Fiscalía General del…
Continue Reading La aparición de las cigarras está causándole ansiedad a algunas personas
(CNN) — Rosalie Lacorazza ya ha vivido la aparición de dos ciclos de cigarras de 17 años y teme lo que se avecina. A medida que las cigarras de…
Continue Reading La Generación X de miles de millones de cigarras está emergiendo en el este de EE.UU.
(CNN) — El amor está en el aire esta primavera en el este de Estados Unidos, donde miles de millones de cigarras están apareciendo en el evento…
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Two suspects arrested for attempted vehicle burglary in Watsonville
WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION) Two male suspects have been arrested by Watsonville Police after they were caught breaking into a car early Friday morning…
Continue ReadingA lot of people are waiting for porta potties — and not just folks who need to go
After more than a year of staying at home, avoiding crowds and other Covid-19 precautions, many Americans are looking forward to a summer of…
Continue Reading Las disparidades en las tasas de vacunación contra el covid-19 entre los condados de Estados Unidos coinciden con la brecha digital y económica
(CNN) — Más del 40% de la población de Estados Unidos ya está totalmente vacunada contra el covid-19, pero muchos de los habitantes del 60%…
Continue Reading Linchan a funcionario de la Fiscalía de Colombia que disparó a varias personas en Cali
(CNN Español) — Un funcionario de la Fiscalía General de Colombia murió este viernes linchado luego de que habría disparado contra “varios…
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Salinas middle school renamed after beloved principal
SALINAS, Calif. (KION) Scores of family, community members and local teaching staff and students took time to remember a beloved teacher and…
Continue Reading Estos conceptos de cabina de avión de dos pisos podrían ser el futuro de los vuelos
(CNN) — Los diseñadores de asientos de avión llevan mucho tiempo ideando conceptos innovadores para las cabinas económicas, buscando el…
Continue Reading Down Syndrome Fast Facts
Here’s a look at Down syndrome, a genetic condition that affects cognitive ability, causing mild to severe learning disabilities and…
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