By Chelsea Bailey, CNN (CNN) — As Jim Stephens approached the podium at the University of Alabama’s main graduation ceremony in May 2007, the United States was entering its fourth year of the Iraq War, with troops across the region – and the death toll – surging. For Stephens, a former soldier who’d become the
Continue ReadingBy Clare Duffy, CNN New York (CNN) — Companion-like artificial intelligence apps pose “unacceptable risks” to children and teenagers, nonprofit media watchdog Common Sense Media said in a report published Wednesday. The report follows a lawsuit filed last year over the suicide death of a 14-year-old boy whose last conversation was with a chatbot. That
Continue ReadingBy Ariel Edwards-Levy, CNN (CNN) — A rising share of Americans say that President Donald Trump’s deportation policies have gone too far, a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS finds. Just over half, 52%, say Trump has gone too far in deporting undocumented immigrants, up from 45% in February. A similar 52% now say that
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By Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — There is happiness, and then there is flourishing. And as new research has found, having one doesn’t always mean having the other, too. Flourishing indicates you’re living a good life, and it is more than individual happiness — it is evaluated from multiple dimensions, including health, financial security, meaning
Continue ReadingPor Jamiel Lynch y Norma Galeana, CNN Un juez federal de Nueva Jersey dictaminó este martes que Mahmoud Khalil, residente permanente legal y recién graduado de la Universidad de Columbia, puede seguir adelante con su demanda, alegando su detención ilegal por sus opiniones políticas en apoyo a los derechos de los palestinos, según documentos judiciales.
Continue ReadingBy George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Maya Merhige eventually stopped counting her jellyfish stings, such was the frequency with which they were getting scorched against her skin. At this point, Merhige was already several hours into her 27-mile swim across the Cook Strait in New Zealand and had slowly become immune to the small, burning
Continue ReadingBy Jessie Yeung and Hilary Whiteman, CNN Brisbane, Australia (CNN) — Lawyers for an Australian woman accused of fatally poisoning three family members with deadly mushrooms have told the jury their deaths were a “terrible accident.” Erin Patterson is standing trial for the 2023 deaths of her mother-in-law Gail Patterson, father-in-law Donald Patterson and Gail’s
Continue ReadingBy Nicole Mowbray, CNN (CNN) — From stopping dust and dirt getting into the eyes to prompting our blink reflex, eyelashes do more than just look pretty. Which makes it hard to explain the social media trend of men trimming down — or even entirely shaving off — their eyelashes in a bid to look
Continue ReadingPor David Goldman, CNN En una dura crítica a la guerra comercial del presidente Donald Trump, el Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores de China publicó en las redes sociales un impactante video que llama a la comunidad internacional a enfrentarse al líder “matón” de Estados Unidos. “Cederle la mano a un abusador es como beber veneno
Continue ReadingBy Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo said the confrontation between him and the father of Indiana Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton at the end of Game 5 of their first-round playoff series was sparked by “disrespectful” behavior. Haliburton had hit what would be a game-winning shot with 1.3 seconds remaining in
Continue ReadingPor Jessie Yeung, CNN Las fuerzas armadas británicas lanzaron este martes ataques aéreos contra objetivos hutíes en Yemen junto con fuerzas estadounidenses, según informó el Ministerio de Defensa de Reino Unido. Esta es la primera vez que se reconoce públicamente una operación conjunta desde que la administración Trump intensificó la campaña estadounidense contra el grupo
Continue ReadingBy Edward-Isaac Dovere, CNN Manchester, New Hampshire (CNN) — JB Pritzker greeted Rep. Maggie Goodlander with a joke. Answering his own question about how the New Hampshire congresswoman’s first few months in office have been, the Illinois governor laughed: “Awful, right?” But the conversation immediately became a mini-huddle about the debates they’ve each been having
Continue ReadingPor Kevin Liptak y Jeff Zeleny, CNN En su centésimo día, Trump se manifestó. Cruzando la barrera simbólica entre los primeros 100 días de su presidencia y los 1.361 que le quedan, Trump se deleitó con la adulación de una multitud que lo apoyaba y declaró que acababa de completar “los primeros 100 días más
Continue ReadingBy John Liu, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — China’s factory activity contracted at its fastest pace in 16 months in April, as steep US tariffs took a heavy toll on the manufacturing sector, adding urgency to Beijing’s efforts to roll out fresh economic stimulus. The manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) fell to 49.0 in April,
Continue ReadingAnálisis por Stephen Collinson, CNN Se suponía que Donald Trump destruiría a los centristas del establishment con una revuelta populista global anti-woke. Pero su desenfrenada segunda presidencia podría estar logrando lo contrario. Muchas democracias occidentales están experimentando los mismos problemas políticos insolubles que impulsaron a Trump a su sorprendente regreso electoral el año pasado, incluyendo
Continue ReadingBy Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — Britain’s military launched airstrikes against Houthi targets in Yemen on Tuesday with US forces, its defense ministry said – the first public acknowledgment of a joint operation since the Trump administration escalated the US campaign against the militant group. The strikes targeted “a cluster of buildings” south of the
Continue ReadingBy Brad Lendon, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — The world is arming itself at the fastest rate since near the end of the Cold War, according to a new report, as major wars rage in Ukraine and Gaza and military tensions spike from Europe to Asia. The 9.4% year-on-year rise to $2.718 trillion in
Continue ReadingPor Andy Rose y Karina Tsui, CNN Horas después de que la Universidad de Harvard se enfrentara por primera vez a la administración Trump en la corte en su intento de restaurar más de US$ 2.000 millones en fondos federales bloqueados, la universidad más antigua y rica del país hizo una concesión simbólica a las
Continue ReadingBy Lilit Marcus, CNN (CNN) — Hanoi’s Metropole Hotel sits imposingly on a corner in the city center, bright white with neat black shutters. As guests pull up in front of the French Colonial building, they are greeted by staff members wearing chic silk tunics. Framed photos throughout the lobby show some of the hotel’s
Continue ReadingBy Karina Tsui, CNN (CNN) — A runaway kangaroo temporarily shut down a portion of an interstate highway in Alabama on Tuesday as state troopers and the animal’s owner attempted to remove it from harm’s way. The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency said part of the southbound and northbound lanes of Interstate 85 in Tuskegee, around
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AUSTIN PRICE By Taylor Lang & Liza Coffin Click here for updates on this story MACON COUNTY, Alabama (WVTM) — An unexpected sight in Alabama turned heads on the interstate Tuesday – a kangaroo named Sheila. The pet kangaroo had gotten loose and decided to see if it could race cars on Interstate 85 between
Continue ReadingPor Ana María Cañizares, CNN en Español La Policía de Ecuador reportó este martes un nuevo golpe al narcotráfico en el mar que rodea a las emblemáticas islas Galápagos. La institución indicó que dos toneladas y media de droga fueron identificadas a una distancia de 175 millas náuticas al noreste de la isla San Cristóbal,
Continue ReadingBy Lauren Fox and Sarah Ferris, CNN (CNN) — As top Republicans give themselves just two months to pass President Donald Trump’s sweeping tax and spending cuts package, some GOP lawmakers are worrying it’s not enough time to resolve their biggest intraparty fights. Under fierce pressure from the White House, GOP officials are attempting to
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By Rhea Mogul, CNN (CNN) — Tensions between India and Pakistan have escalated further after a top Pakistani official claimed early Wednesday it has “credible intelligence” that New Delhi will carry out a military action against Islamabad within the next two days. The claim came as both the United States and China urged restraint. “Pakistan
Continue ReadingAnálisis de Tom Foreman, CNN Con una altura de tres pisos, el inmenso globo de un hombre hinchado frunce el ceño ante la escena que tiene abajo. Con manos diminutas, un uniforme militar falso y un mechón de pelo amarillo, la parodia del presidente Donald Trump se balancea y se dobla con el viento como
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By Kevin Liptak and Jeff Zeleny, CNN Warren, Michigan (CNN) — On the 100th day, he rallied. Crossing the symbolic barrier between the first 100 days of his presidency and the 1,361 that remain, Trump basked in adulation from a supportive crowd and declared that he had just completed the “the most successful first 100
Continue ReadingPor Shimon Prokupecz y Rachel Clarke, CNN El Gobierno de Trump ordenó que los estudiantes internacionales fueran designados efectivamente como criminales sin verificar si la información era verdadera, muestran registros judiciales revisados por CNN, junto con la nueva información que fue revelada por un funcionario del Gobierno en una audiencia judicial este martes. Miles de
Continue ReadingPor Rhea Mogul y Aishwarya S. Iyer, CNN Las tensiones entre India y Pakistán se intensificaron aún más después de que un alto funcionario pakistaní afirmara la madrugada de este miércoles que tiene “información fidedigna” de que Nueva Delhi llevará a cabo una acción militar contra Islamabad en los próximos dos días. India cerró su
Continue ReadingPor Andi Babineau, CNN El Tribunal Supremo de Wisconsin dictaminó este martes que a Hannah Dugan, una jueza de Milwaukee acusada de obstruir a los agentes de inmigración, se le “prohibirá temporalmente ejercer las facultades de juez de un tribunal de circuito” mientras el caso avanza en el sistema judicial, según muestran los registros judiciales.
Continue ReadingCNN Español Alejandro Gertz Manero, fiscal general de México, afirmó este martes que el Rancho Izaguirre, en Teuchitlán (Jalisco, en el oeste del país), era un centro de “reclutamiento, adiestramiento y operación del Cártel Jalisco Nueva Generación”. “Tenemos ya totalmente probado que ese era un centro de reclutamiento, adiestramiento y operación del Cártel Jalisco Nueva
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