By Scottie Andrew, CNN Pop singer Shawn Mendes has canceled the rest of his tour, weeks after he postponed concert dates to tend to his mental health. The Grammy nominee “wasn’t totally prepared for the toll that being back on the road would take on (him)” and decided to cancel the tour after consulting with
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By Nicole Chavez, CNN A former editor at The New Yorker says she was fired after sending an email with concerns about the magazine’s gender equality and inclusion. Erin Overbey also alleged in a tweet last week that while she was under a performance review, the magazine’s editor-in-chief, David Remnick, added errors to her copy.
Continue ReadingBy Rudy Villarreal Click here for updates on this story GALVESTON, Texas (KTRK) — Oyster reefs are one of the worlds most threatened marine habitats. In Galveston Bay alone, more than 50 percent of the oyster reefs have been damaged or destroyed in recent years, in part because of major hurricanes like Ike and Harvey.
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CINCINNATI (AP) — Cincinnati Bengals coach Zac Taylor says quarterback Joe Burrow has had a successful appendectomy but there is no timetable for his return to the field. Taylor says he doesn’t expect the star quarterback to fall behind in practice. He expects Burrow to be released from the hospital Wednesday, which happened to be
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CINCINNATI (AP) — Cincinnati Bengals coach Zac Taylor says quarterback Joe Burrow has had a successful appendectomy but there is no timetable for his return to the field. Taylor says he doesn’t expect the star quarterback to fall behind in practice. He expects Burrow to be released from the hospital Wednesday, which happened to be
Continue Reading By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — There’s not a lot of on-field drama surrounding the Washington Commanders at the start of their first training camp with the new name. That’s not necessarily a bad thing for an organization that was at the center of plenty of off-field storylines throughout the offseason
Continue Reading By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — There’s not a lot of on-field drama surrounding the Washington Commanders at the start of their first training camp with the new name. That’s not necessarily a bad thing for an organization that was at the center of plenty of off-field storylines throughout the offseason
Continue ReadingBy Amanda Sealy and Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN After weeks of mounting frustration over limited supplies of monkeypox vaccines, about 786,000 additional doses are being made available in the United States, the US Department of Health and Human Services announced on Wednesday. The US Food and Drug Administration said Jynneos monkeypox vaccine doses filled and finished
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By KATHLEEN RONAYNE Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A new plan to reroute how water moves from wetter Northern California to drier Southern California would ferry some of it through a single, 45-mile (72-kilometer) underground tunnel, wrapping around the state’s existing water delivery system and dumping it into the main aqueduct that flows south
Continue ReadingBy Maddie White Click here for updates on this story LAS VEGAS (KVVU) — Teachers are prepping their classrooms to welcome students in less than two weeks. As such, Clark County School District is advising staff on best practices for keeping classrooms safe from COVID-19 during high community levels. The district sent an email to
Continue ReadingBy Alexis Fernandez Click here for updates on this story LAS VEGAS, Nevada (KVVU) — A man and his family are in shock after discovering human remains at Lake Mead on Monday afternoon. Jesus Catalan said shortly after he and his family arrived to Swim Beach, his daughter noticed something in the water. “When my
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FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — The Coconino County Board of Supervisors has approved the immediate transfer of $5 million to the county’s flood control district to deal with monsoonal flooding problems. Meanwhile Wednesday, Flagstaff Mayor Paul Deasy declared a state of emergency to make the city eligible for additional resources to support disaster response. The disaster
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Seis de los 13 niños Turpin, que fueron torturados durante años por sus padres biológicos, fueron colocados en un hogar de acogida donde soportaron una “segunda tanda” de abusos, incluyendo abusos sexuales, físicos y emocionales, y sus informes fueron ignorados por la agencia de acogida, dijo un abogado de dos de
Continue Reading JERSEYDALE, Calif. (AP) — Firefighters have significantly slowed the spread of a California forest fire near Yosemite National Park, allowing officials to lift some evacuation orders for residents of remote mountain communities. By Wednesday, the Oak Fire in Mariposa County had churned through more than 29 square miles (75 square kilometers) of tinder-dry trees and
Continue Reading CNN By Lisa Respers France, CNN According to Candace Cameron Bure, everything is “all good” between the actress and JoJo Siwa after Siwa pegged her as the “rudest celebrity” she’s ever met. Siwa posted a video on TikTok over the weekend that went viral in which she shared a photo of Bure, but no details
Continue ReadingBy Payton Major and Monica Garrett, CNN Heat warnings and advisories are coating the Pacific Northwest as daily temperatures soar to record-breaking levels in Portland, Oregon, and Seattle, stirring memories of the blistering heat wave that brought all-time records last year. And the heat isn’t limited to one region. Nearly 40 million people are under
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CNN By Dakin Andone and Anna Chernova, CNN US basketball star Brittney Griner testified in a Russian courtroom Wednesday as part of her ongoing trial on drug charges, telling the court she had no intention of smuggling drugs into the country. “I still don’t understand to this day how they ended up in my bags,”
Continue Reading By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Deshaun Watson is practicing and waiting. He’s had plenty of work at that. Cleveland’s controversial quarterback is getting on the field as the Browns open training camp still not knowing if Watson will be suspended by the NFL for violating its personal conduct policy. Watson
Continue Reading By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Cleveland quarterback Deshaun Watson practiced on Day 1 of training camp as the Browns began preparing for the upcoming season still not knowing if he will be suspended by the NFL for violating its personal conduct policy. Watson has been accused by more than two
Continue Reading CNN, KTVT By Amy Simonson, CNN The Dallas Police Department released edited surveillance and body camera video of a woman who fired a gun at Dallas Love Field Airport Monday and was taken down by a police officer. Portia Odufuwa, 37, has been charged with aggravated assault against a public servant, and other federal charges
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