The $450M painting that continues to stir scandal
The “Salvator Mundi” — the world’s most expensive painting — is also the subject of a $1B battle between a Russian oligarch and a Swiss art dealer,…
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Black classical artists are turning the pain of the Tulsa Race Massacre into music
By AJ Willingham, CNN It’s hard to see art in the smoldering aftermath of the Tulsa Race Massacre, when White Americans destroyed a wealthy…
Continue ReadingChina’s cargo spacecraft docks with space station module
Story by Reuters China’s cargo spacecraft, carrying supplies, equipment and propellant, docked with the space station’s key module Tianhe…
Continue ReadingAtlanta Braves outfielder Marcell Ozuna arrested on domestic violence charges, police say
By Jacob Lev, CNN Atlanta Braves outfielder Marcell Ozuna was arrested Saturday after police in an Atlanta suburb responded to a report of an assault…
Continue ReadingThis New York hotel is offering a 40% discount to anyone named James
By Alessandra Freitas, CNN Anyone named James — that being a first or last name — just got one extra reason to visit New York City this…
Continue ReadingTens of thousands protest in Brazil demanding Bolsonaro’s impeachment and better vaccine access
By Marcia Reverdosa and Rodrigo Pedroso, CNN Tens of thousands of Brazilians took to the streets Saturday to voice their frustrations with President…
Continue Reading Las Vegas police ask for help to identify boy found dead on a trail after woman misidentifies him as her son
By Jennifer Henderson, Kay Jones and Cara-Lynn Clarkson, CNN Authorities in Las Vegas are asking for the public’s help to identify a boy found…
Continue ReadingServicio postal de España finalizó su campaña de sellos inspirados en el color de la piel: los sellos más claros eran los más caros
Alejandra Ramos Barreda (CNN) — Solo tres dÃas después de su lanzamiento, Correos, el servicio postal de España, puso fin a una campaña de…
Continue Reading 7 people are presumed dead after a small plane crashed into a lake near Nashville
By Hollie Silverman, CNN Seven people are presumed dead after a small plane crashed into a lake near Nashville on Saturday, authorities said. The…
Continue ReadingAsà se siente caminar por el espacio
Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Cuando los astronautas se aventuran fuera de la Estación Espacial Internacional para realizar caminatas espaciales, lo…
Continue ReadingCadena venezolana de centros comerciales celebra su aniversario con un prematuro Black Friday
Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN Español) — Un Black Friday en mayo tuvo lugar en Caracas este viernes, en el marco del aniversario número 23 de…
Continue Reading One dead and six wounded in Miami shooting
By Kay Jones, CNN One person has died and six others wounded after a shooting late Friday in Miami, police said. Officers responding to gunshot…
Continue Reading Daughter of ‘Moneyball’ writer and former MTV correspondent killed in car accident
By Hollie Silverman and David Williams, CNN Dixie Lewis, the daughter of “Moneyball” writer Michael Lewis and former MTV correspondent…
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A tragedy high on a mountain was a wake-up call for China’s booming marathon industry
By Nectar Gan, CNN When Zhang Xiaotao set off last weekend on a 100-kilometer (62-mile) ultra-marathon through the jagged mountains of northwestern…
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Heffernan Memorial prepara $20K en becas para estudiantes
Cinco estudiantes de Imperial Valley College (IVC) y 15 estudiantes de último año recién graduados de Calexico High School (CHS) recibirán becas…
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The incredible rise of Samoa’s first female Prime Minister-elect, and the man still standing in her way
By Julia Hollingsworth, CNN Samoa’s first female Prime Minister-elect has had a strange inaugural week in office. When Fiame Naomi…
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B.J. Thomas, ‘Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head’ singer, dies at age 78
By Andy Rose, CNN B.J. Thomas, whose smooth voice made him a country and pop crossover success, died Saturday of complications from lung cancer, his…
Continue Reading Heffernan Memorial prepares $20K in student scholarships
Five Imperial Valley College (IVC) students and 15 recently graduated seniors from Calexico High School (CHS) are set to earn $1,000 scholarships…
Continue Reading Memorial Day weekend is first maskless holiday in over a year for many Americans as mandates lift
By Aya Elamroussi and Jason Hanna, CNN Travel is up, Covid-19 cases are down, and vaccines have been put in many arms. The coronavirus pandemic…
Continue Reading Demonstrators gather outside Nashville hat store that offered ‘not vaccinated’ yellow Star of David badges
By Melissa Alonso, CNN The owner of a Nashville hat store is being accused of anti-Semitism after announcing the sale of yellow Star of David badges,…
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