5 things to know for July 12: Coronavirus, extreme heat, Haiti, Ethiopia, Cuba
By AJ Willingham, CNN He did it. Virgin Galactic founder Richard Branson rocketed to outer space, becoming the first person to ride into space on a…
Continue Reading New York braces for a flash flood threat as the Western heat eases
The West is beginning to ease out of the long, oppressive heat wave and New York braces for a potential flood threat. CNN Meteorologist Tyler…
Continue Reading Record-breaking extreme heat continues to bake the Southwest on Sunday
Over half a dozen locations reached all-time temperature records on Saturday across the Southwest. Meteorologist Allison Chinchar has more on the…
Continue Reading Dr. Fauci weighs in on confusion surrounding Pfizer’s Covid-19 booster
After Pfizer announced that it is seeing waning immunity from its coronavirus vaccine and it will seek emergency use authorization from the FDA in…
Continue ReadingSirisha Bandla, India-born woman and Virgin Galactic executive, flies into space with Richard Branson
By Diksha Madhok, CNN Business Indians on Twitter — from top politicians to business executives — are celebrating one of the women who flew to…
Continue ReadingSpace tourism won’t be affordable for the masses any time soon
CNN’s Rachel Crane speaks with Virgin Galactic founder Richard Branson after his historic trip to…
Continue Reading‘We’ll do this work as long as it takes’: Thompson readies for political fight leading Jan. 6 investigation
By Lauren Fox, Jeremy Herb, Annie Grayer and Ryan Nobles, CNN House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Bennie Thompson avoids making too many…
Continue ReadingEl número de muertos por el colapso del edificio en Miami llega a 90; identifican a 3 de las víctimas más jóvenes
olivertapia (CNN) — Mientras las operaciones en el sitio del colapso de Surfside continúan, ya en su tercera semana, las autoridades…
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Ex-top adviser to Jordanian court and king’s cousin sentenced to 15 years in jail over alleged royal plot
By Jomana Karadsheh and Jassar Al-Tahat, CNN A former top adviser to Jordan’s king and a member of the country’s royal family have been…
Continue ReadingAt least 65 killed by lightning strikes and thunderstorms in northern India
By Esha Mitra and Jack Guy, CNN At least 65 people were killed by lightning strikes and thunderstorms in the north Indian states of Rajasthan and…
Continue ReadingPronto ocurrirá una ‘cantidad sorprendente de muertes’ en estas regiones de EE.UU. debido al aumento de casos de covid-19, advierte un experto
olivertapia (CNN) — A medida que la variante delta se propaga rápidamente, los puntos críticos de EE.UU. han registrado un aumento de casos…
Continue ReadingSchumer and Pelosi face leadership test as infrastructure push kicks into high gear
By Lauren Fox and Clare Foran, CNN Democrats will face a critical month on infrastructure in July as they reckon with deep schisms in their ranks and…
Continue ReadingQué significa “Blackfishing” y por qué la gente lo hace
Alejandra Ramos Barreda (CNN) — Primero estaba el “blackface”. Ahora está el “blackfishing”. El término ha aparecido…
Continue ReadingRichard Branson: lo que debes saber del multimillonario fundador de Virgin Group
olivertapia (CNN) — He aquí un vistazo a la vida del fundador de Virgin Group, Ltd., Richard Branson. El fundador de Virgin Galactic, Richard…
Continue ReadingTokyo hotel apologizes for ‘Japanese only’ elevator sign
By Reuters A Tokyo hotel has apologized and removed signs reading “Japanese only” and “foreigners only” from elevators after…
Continue ReadingStates with low vaccination numbers had Covid-19 case rates last week 3 times higher than others where people are fully vaccinated
By Deidre McPhillips, Steve Almasy and Madeline Holcombe, CNN When you compare states with high vaccination rates to states that are lagging, the…
Continue ReadingLo que la trayectoria de la variante delta en Israel y Reino Unido podría significar para EE.UU.
olivertapia (CNN) — Todos los ojos están puestos en la variante delta que ahora es dominante en Estados Unidos a medida que los nuevos casos…
Continue ReadingLas inusuales temperaturas del Valle de la Muerte se han vuelto más complicadas
olivertapia (CNN) — Es conocido que el Valle de la Muerte de California es un lugar caluroso, pero alcanzó los 130 grados Fahrenheit (54,4…
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Triple digits with light cloud coverage this week
Temperatures will be in the mid-100s throughout the week with a 10% chance of shows spread…
Continue ReadingOne of China’s wandering elephants has finally made it home. But problems exposed by the herd’s journey aren’t going away
By Nectar Gan, CNN Editor’s note: CNN has launched the Meanwhile in China newsletter, a three-times-a-week update exploring what you need to…
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