Heat alerts in effect for parts of the South and Northwest
Parts of the South and the Northwest will see hot temperatures today as monsoon rains continue in the Southwest. CNN meteorologist Pedram Javaheri has the latest.
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Heat wave bringing triple-digit temperatures from the Pacific to the Gulf Coast this week
By Hannah Gard and Monica Garrett, CNN The latest heat wave to grip the US is here, delivering triple-digit temperatures and heat indices across the country. The heat will last through the coming weekend and into next week as a high-pressure system moves across the country. This massive ridge of high pressure will continue to
Continue ReadingUS Covid-19 cases rise 65% in 1 week
The US is now averaging more than 43,000 cases of Covid-19 a day as the Delta variant fuels a 65% jump in cases. CNN’s Polo Sandoval reports.
Continue ReadingNonprofit uses TikTok to help teen’s dream come true
By Shelby Montgomery Click here for updates on this story OKLAHOMA CITY (KOCO) — A TikTok video that’s going viral also is making dreams become a reality for a teenager with cancer. Gary Perkins, 17, is undergoing treatment at OU Children’s Hospital in Oklahoma City, where he will soon get a visit from someone he
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Justice Department opposition kills major insurance merger
By Chris Isidore, CNN Business A proposed $30 billion insurance industry merger is off, one month after the Justice Department’s antitrust regulators sued to block it. It’s another sign of the tough stance the Biden administration is taking against corporate deal-making. The deal between Aon, which is incorporated in England and Wales, and Ireland-based Willis
Continue ReadingMaking candles gives women dealing with addiction, domestic violence hope
By Aleah Hordges Click here for updates on this story INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Local manufacturer Calumet has donated 600 pounds of candle wax to Restored Creations at Wheeler Mission’s Women and Children’s Shelter. It’s a year’s supply of wax that can make anywhere between 1,500 and 3,000 candles. Restored Creations is the social enterprise for
Continue ReadingPD searching for mother wanted for infant’s death
By Kyle Bloyd Click here for updates on this story KOKOMO, Indiana (WISH) — Police are searching for a woman wanted for her child’s death. The Kokomo Police Department is searching for 30-year-old Nicole Groleau. Groleau is wanted for one count of battery with death to a person under 14 years old and two counts
Continue ReadingMan struck and killed while changing tire on Long Island Expressway
By WABC Staff Click here for updates on this story FLUSHING, Queens (WABC) — A man was struck and killed while changing a tire overnight on the Long Island Expressway in Queens. It happened just after 12 a.m. Monday near the overpass at Main Street off Exit 23 in Flushing. Police say the 52-year-old motorist
Continue ReadingVegetables spilled all over Expressway when tractor trailer overturns
By WABC Staff Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WABC) — A tractor-trailer crashed on the Brooklyn Queens Expressway early Monday morning, spilling vegetables everywhere. It happened on the eastbound BQE at Flushing Avenue. Newscopter 7 was over the scene. A mess of vegetables, believed to be peppers, were all over the
Continue ReadingWoman walking dog shoots and kills homeless woman outside store, deputies say
By Steven Romo Click here for updates on this story HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Deputies say a woman called them to say she shot another woman while walking her dog overnight, and the woman who was shot died. The woman told Harris County deputies it all started when she was walking her dog and got
Continue ReadingVandalism of BLM mural called “horribly painful”
By Alani Letang Click here for updates on this story SANTA CRUZ, California (KSBW) — Santa Cruz Police Chief Andrew Mills and Santa Cruz Mayor Donna Meyers hosted a community meeting Sunday, following the vandalism of the Black Live Matter mural downtown. One community member said, “This is not an isolated event. And it’s not
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Swimming Day 4 preview: Lilly King, Ryan Murphy eye repeat golds; Regan Smith on WR watch
Three of Team USA’s brightest swimming stars chase gold medals on the fourth day of competition from the Tokyo Aquatics Center
Continue ReadingLa segunda dosis de la vacuna covid-19 es segura incluso después de una reacción alérgica a la primera, según un estudio
Juan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — Una segunda dosis de la vacuna contra el covid-19 es segura para las personas que tuvieron reacciones alérgicas a la primera dosis, informaron investigadores este lunes. Incluso las personas que tuvieron reacciones anafilácticas graves a la primera dosis toleran una segunda, informaron los investigadores en la revista JAMA Internal Medicine.
Continue ReadingCanada’s first Indigenous governor general is installed
By Paula Newton, CNN Indigenous leader and advocate Mary Simon has been installed as Canada’s governor general. Simon is the first Indigenous person to serve as the official representative of Queen Elizabeth II in Canada and commander-in-chief of the Canadian Armed Forces. It is a largely ceremonial role although the Queen must approve the appointment
Continue ReadingAgency picks up equivalent of a 4 story building in trash just one year
By Stephanie Muñiz Click here for updates on this story ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico (KOAT) — During the past few weeks we have seen piles of trash float down the arroyos during rainstorms. Once the rain passes the empty bottles, plastic bags and styrofoam need to be picked up. The Executive Engineer, Jerry Lovato, at the
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ROC’s Khramtsov kicks to men’s 80kg taekwondo gold medal
Maksim Khramtsov handily beats Saleh Elsharabaty to win the men’s 80kg and become the first Russian to win a gold medal in taekwondo.
Continue ReadingPolice: Man arrested after attempting to steal catalytic converter in N. Portland
By KPTV Staff Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — A 38-year-old man was arrested early Monday morning after attempting to steal a catalytic converter from a vehicle in north Portland, according to police. Just after 3:30 a.m., officers were called out to the report of a theft in progress in
Continue ReadingDeputies searching for missing, endangered teen
By KPTV Staff Click here for updates on this story YAMHILL COUNTY, Oregon (KPTV) — The Yamhill County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help locating a teenage boy who is considered missing and endangered. Skyler Ray Fowler, 16, was first reported as a runaway on July 20, according to the sheriff’s office. He was
Continue Reading¿Es apropiación cultural usar el traje nacional de un país cuando viajas?
Alexandra Ferguson (CNN)– Entrar a la tienda de alquiler de qipaos de Pandora Cheng, en el centro de Hong Kong, es como viajar en el tiempo. Un sofá Chesterfield de cuero café se encuentra en una esquina junto a un tocadiscos, frente a filas y filas de qipaos hechos a medida, el tradicional vestido de
Continue ReadingNeighbors hoping alligator living in retention pond is gone for good
By Ashlyn Irons Click here for updates on this story GULF SHORES, Alabama (WALA) — After making itself a little too comfortable, a more than 8 foot alligator hopefully finding a new home away from Stonegate Estates in Gulf Shores. “Didn’t see him. Didn’t see him Friday. Didn’t see him Saturday, and I don’t see
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