By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press ROME (AP) — The head of the U.N. food aid agency says the drought-stricken island nation of Madagascar is a “wake up call” to what the world can expect in coming years due to climate change. David Beasley, executive director of the World Food Program, told The Associated Press on
Continue ReadingBy Frank Pallotta, CNN Business Quentin Tarantino is getting into NFTs. The two-time Academy Award-winning director and screenwriter announced Tuesday that he will sell NFTs of seven original scenes from “Pulp Fiction,” arguably his most famous film. Tarantino will auction the never-before-seen clips as “Secret NFTs,” which will be built on Secret Network — a
Continue ReadingBy Katie Bo Lillis and Zahra Ullah, CNN CIA Director Bill Burns is leading a delegation of senior US officials in Moscow for a two-day series of meetings with Russian officials, a US embassy spokesperson said on Tuesday. “They are meeting with members of the Russian government to discuss a range of issues in the
Continue ReadingMINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The judge who presided over the trial of Derek Chauvin has made public the names of jurors who convicted the former Minneapolis police officer of murder in the death of George Floyd. Hennepin County District Judge Peter Cahill also Monday released the names of alternates who watched the trial but did not
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN) — Miguel Mena, uno de los jinetes más exitosos en la historia de Churchill Downs, murió en un accidente peatonal en Louisville, Kentucky, este domingo por la noche, a solo seis días de su cumpleaños número 35, dijo el hipódromo en un comunicado este lunes. Churchill Downs dijo que Mena, cuyo nombre
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — A TV station says a Los Angeles police helicopter recorded images of what appeared to be a human-shaped inflatable toy floating in the sky about two weeks after the second of three airline crew reports of a possible jetpack flier. KNBC-TV reports the helicopter crew took photos and video of the
Continue ReadingBy Brian Stelter, CNN Business The Justice Department is suing to block Penguin Random House’s proposed acquisition of Simon & Schuster, arguing that the combination of the two book business giants “would likely harm competition in the publishing industry.” Tuesday’s complaint in United States District Court is one of the first major antitrust actions by
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The Interior Department is preparing to offer oil and gas lease sales on large tracts of public land despite concluding that burning fossil fuels from those parcels could carry huge costs and contribute to climate change. Burning oil, natural gas and coal from federally owned lands
Continue ReadingBy TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — The Cleveland Indians have begun removing the scripted logo atop the giant scoreboard at Progressive Field as they transition their name to the Guardians. Crews started dismantling the letters Tuesday, beginning with the “I” on the 80-foot-long sign. It’s another step in the offseason change for
Continue ReadingHUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (AP) — A month after a Southern California offshore oil spill, environmental advocates say they plan to sue the federal government over the failure to review and update plans for platforms off thecoast. The Center for Biological Diversity says it sent notice Tuesday to the Secretary of the Interior of its intent
Continue ReadingHUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (AP) — A month after a Southern California offshore oil spill, environmental advocates say they plan to sue the federal government over the failure to review and update plans for platforms off thecoast. The Center for Biological Diversity says it sent notice Tuesday to the Secretary of the Interior of its intent
Continue ReadingLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The city of Louisville will pay a total of $3.65 million to seven people who say they were sexually abused by police. Attorney Tad Thomas told the Courier Journal that Metro Louisville settled with the plaintiffs, who said they were abused in the department’s now-defunct explorer program for youths interested in
Continue ReadingBy TALI ARBEL AP Technology Writer The U.S. Department of Justice is suing to block a $2.2 billion book publishing deal that would have reshaped the industry, saying consolidation would hurt authors and readers. German media giant Bertelsmann’s Penguin Random House, already the largest American publisher, wants to buy New York-based Simon & Schuster, whose
Continue ReadingBy TALI ARBEL AP Technology Writer The Justice Department is suing to block a $2.2 billion book publishing deal that would have reshaped the industry. It says consolidation would hurt authors and readers. German media giant Bertelsmann’s Penguin Random House is already the largest American publisher. It wants to buy New York-based Simon & Schuster,
Continue ReadingBy GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Moderate candidates were leading in early Seattle election returns following a months-long debate about how to address the city’s problems of homelessness, policing and racial and economic injustice. In the mayor’s race Tuesday, Bruce Harrell, a former City Council president, was ahead of current City Council President
Continue ReadingBy GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Moderate candidates were leading in early Seattle election returns following a months-long debate about how to address the city’s problems of homelessness, policing and racial and economic injustice. In the mayor’s race Tuesday, Bruce Harrell, a former City Council president, was ahead of current City Council President
Continue ReadingBy GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Moderate candidates were leading in early Seattle election returns following a months-long debate about how to address the city’s problems of homelessness, policing and racial and economic injustice. In the mayor’s race Tuesday, Bruce Harrell, a former City Council president, was ahead of current City Council President
Continue ReadingBy GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Moderate candidates were leading in early Seattle election returns following a months-long debate about how to address the city’s problems of homelessness, policing and racial and economic injustice. In the mayor’s race Tuesday, Bruce Harrell, a former City Council president, was ahead of current City Council President
Continue ReadingNICEVILLE, Fla. (AP) — A sheriff’s investigation refutes allegations that a Florida Panhandle teacher subjected her students to pornography by letting them watch the R-rated movie “Alexander.” Parents of a 15-year-old girl told school officials she was traumatized by the Niceville High School teacher showing a movie that they considered to be “porn.” Okaloosa County
Continue ReadingBy Kathryn Vasel, CNN Business You shouldn’t be the only one answering questions during a job interview. While you want to showcase why you are the best candidate for the position, you also want to learn as much as you can about what it’s really like to work there. And that means going beyond benefits
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