By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business “We Make Movies Better.” That’s the tagline of a new advertisement from AMC Theatres. The world’s biggest movie theater chain debuted a $25 million national ad campaign Wednesday that it hopes will bring audiences back to the movies. It’s an unusual move because movie theater chains typically don’t advertise outside
Continue ReadingCNN, NETFLIX, INSTAGRAM, IAMCARDIB, DISNEY+ By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business “We Make Movies Better.” That’s the tagline of a new advertisement from AMC Theatres. The world’s biggest movie theater chain debuted a $25 million national ad campaign Wednesday that it hopes will bring audiences back to the movies. It’s an unusual move because movie theater
Continue ReadingBy Brooke Taylor Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — While some countries are already committed to providing COVID-19 booster shots to their populations, Canada has not yet released a third dose plan and some experts say it’s still too early to tell if a booster is necessary for the general
Continue ReadingBy BOUBACAR DIALLO and KRISTA LARSON Associated Press CONAKRY, Guinea (AP) — Guinea’s new military rulers have released dozens of political prisoners jailed by the previous civilian government. The move is likely to win them favor with the opposition that had protested against now-deposed President Alpha Conde. The 79 prisoners freed late Tuesday had been
Continue ReadingBy WEB STAFF Click here for updates on this story SHREVEPORT, La. (KTBS) — Shreveport police are investigating a fatal shooting at the Pinecrest Mobile Village. LaDerrick Grant, 19, was killed and a suspect is in custody. Multiple witnesses were detained for questioning. Police got the call about the shooting around 7:45 p.m. Tuesday, according
Continue ReadingBy REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho’s move to crisis standards of care this week is allowing some hospitals to ration health care amid an onslaught of coronavirus patients and officials are warning the the rationing could spread to hospitals statewide. The main hospital currently affected by the designation is Kootenai Health
Continue ReadingBy REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho’s move to crisis standards of care this week is allowing some hospitals to ration health care amid an onslaught of coronavirus patients and officials are warning the the rationing could spread to hospitals statewide. The main hospital currently affected by the designation is Kootenai Health
Continue ReadingBy REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho’s move to crisis standards of care this week is allowing some hospitals to ration health care amid an onslaught of coronavirus patients and officials are warning the the rationing could spread to hospitals statewide. The main hospital currently affected by the designation is Kootenai Health
Continue ReadingBy WEB STAFF Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA, GA (WGCL) — A former Glynn County district attorney was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of violation of oath and obstruction relating to the Ahmaud Arbery case. The arrest comes after Jackie Johnson, 49, was indicted by a grand jury last week. According to the
Continue ReadingBy Martin Savidge and Angela Barajas, CNN A former district attorney in Georgia has been charged after allegedly interfering with the arrest of a man involved in the 2020 shooting death of 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery. Former Brunswick District Attorney Jackie Johnson has been indicted on charges of violating her oath as a public officer and
Continue ReadingMIAMI (AP) — Law enforcement officials say they’ve arrested several people suspected of stealing the identities of victims who died in the Champlain Towers South condominium building collapse. The Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office said it will provide details of the investigation during a news conference later Wednesday. The oceanfront condominium in Surfside collapsed in the
Continue ReadingBy Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business At a Munich auto show Monday, Volkswagen unveiled the ID. Life, a tiny, boxy electric SUV, designed for driving on tight city streets. It’s just an endearingly cute concept vehicle now, but VW plans to put something like it into production around 2025. Priced for young, first-time car buyers, the
Continue ReadingISTANBUL (AP) — East Mediterranean rivals Turkey and Egypt say they have agreed to further talks aimed at stabilizing relations after the end of a second round of negotiations. After a two-day meeting in Ankara on Wednesday, government officials agreed to extend consultations “confirming (the mutual) desire to make progress in areas under discussion and
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — The highly anticipated fraud trial of fallen Silicon Valley star Elizabeth Holmes began Wednesday with dueling portraits of the former entrepreneur sketched by prosecutors and defense lawyers. A federal prosecutor cast Holmes as a conniving entrepreneur who duped investors, customers and patients for years,
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — The highly anticipated fraud trial of fallen Silicon Valley star Elizabeth Holmes began Wednesday with dueling portraits of the former entrepreneur sketched by prosecutors and defense lawyers. A federal prosecutor cast Holmes as a conniving entrepreneur who duped investors, customers and patients for years,
Continue ReadingBy DREW COSTLEY AP Science Writer Climate scientists from University College London say strict limits on fossil fuels taken from the ground are needed to meet goals of the Paris Climate Agreement. Nearly 60% of the world’s oil and gas reserves and 90% of the coal reserves need to stay in the ground by 2050,
Continue ReadingBy MARTIN CRUTSINGER and ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is warning Congress that she will run out of maneuvering room to prevent the U.S. from broaching the government’s borrowing limit in October. In a letter to congressional leaders Wednesday, Yellen said that she still could not provide a specific
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The USDA Forest Service will waive fees at day‐use recreation sites in Washington and Oregon on National Public Lands Day, Saturday, Sept. 25. Fees also will be waived in honor of our veterans on Veterans Day, Thursday, Nov. 11.
Continue ReadingBy CALEB JONES Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Researchers have completed a comprehensive online map of the world’s coral reefs by using more than 2 million satellite images. The Allen Coral Atlas was named after late Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen and will act as a reference for reef conservation, marine planning and coral science as
Continue ReadingBy LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A federal appeals court has affirmed the conviction of one of ex-New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s top aides for fraud and accepting bribes. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in the case of Joseph Percoco on Wednesday. A three-judge panel wrote that the public
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