By Lisa Respers France, CNN Olivia Rodrigo is planning on hitting the road in 2022. The “Drivers License” singer has announced her “Sour” tour in support of her debut album of the same name. Rodrigo, 18, will kick off the tour in San Francisco in April and winds down in London in July. Meanwhile, the
Continue ReadingTHE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Judges at the United Nations’ top court have ordered Azerbaijan to protect all the prisoners it captured during the country’s war last year with neighboring Armenia and to prevent incitement of racial hatred against Armenians. The orders came at an early stage of a pair of cases Armenia and Azerbaijan
Continue ReadingIn a story published December 7, 2021, The Associated Press reported on legal scholars’ reactions to Supreme Court arguments over abortion. The story should have made clear that the 1954 Brown v. Board of Education decision rejected the “separate but equal” doctrine of the 1896 Plessy v. Ferguson decision that affirmed state segregation laws.
Continue ReadingBEIRUT (AP) — A Lebanese court has cleared the way for the judge leading the investigation into last year’s massive blast at Beirut’s port to resume his work. It was suspended for more than a month following legal challenges by former officials who were charged. State-run National News Agency said an appeals court judge in
Continue ReadingBy BETSY WEBSTER Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Kansas (KCTV, KSMO) — Almost four weeks ago to the day, a stabbing at Schlagle High School prompted one dad to get parents in the hallways as mentors and watchful eyes. He called for volunteers three weeks ago and so far, 30 people
Continue ReadingBy Anneken Tappe, CNN Business The US stock market was off to the races on Tuesday, extending its rally from the start of the week as all three major indexes were sharply higher. The S&P 500, Wall Street’s broadest gauge, finished the day up 2.1%, while the Dow rose 1.4%, or just under 500 points.
Continue ReadingBy Marianne Garvey, CNN Colton Underwood is happy and in love. The former “Bachelor” star, who is currently in Netflix’s “Coming Out Colton,” about his coming out journey, made it Instagram official in honor of his boyfriend Jordan C. Brown’s 39th birthday. Brown is a political strategist. Underwood posted photos of the two looking happy
Continue ReadingBy Rachel Metz, CNN Business Drew, a 21-year-old in Irvine, California, needs help: He’s transgender, and after starting hormone replacement therapy he’s facing harassment from coworkers. It’s gotten so bad, Drew tells a crisis counselor via a text-based chat session, that he’s considering suicide. He can’t quit his job, however, because he needs the money.
Continue ReadingGermán Padinger (CNN) — Las tensiones entre Ucrania y Rusia están en su punto más alto en años, con informes de una acumulación de tropas rusas cerca de la frontera que alimenta los temores sobre las intenciones de Moscú de una invasión en las próximas semanas o meses. Ucrania advierte que Rusia trata de desestabilizar
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN Now we know Mr. Big really is Team Carrie. At least the actor who portrayed him on “Sex and the City” is sticking up for the actress who portrayed her. In an interview with The Guardian promoting the new series “And Just Like That…,” the latest in the “SATC” franchise,
Continue ReadingBy Tierney Sneed, CNN US District Judge Carl Nichols on Tuesday set a July 18 start date for the trial of Steve Bannon, the ex-adviser to former President Donald Trump who has been charged with contempt of Congress. The schedule puts the high-profile case front-and-center as the 2022 midterm campaign is full swing, though Bannon
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Golf is down to the silly season now in America. The QBE Shootout will be held at Tiburon Golf Resort. The tournament host is Greg Norman, and the tournament for years was known as the Shark Shootout. Harris English and Matt Kuchar are the defending champions of the team event. They
Continue ReadingBy ABBY DODGE, NICK SLOAN Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Kansas (KCTV, KSMO) — Family members are mourning the loss of 16-year-old Hugo Hernandez. Hernandez was shot while out dancing with friends at a venue off of Southwest Boulevard in KCK on Friday evening. His family and friends hosted a vigil
Continue ReadingWARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland is introducing mandatory vaccination by March 1 for teachers, medical workers and uniformed security workers like police, the military, firefighters and security guards. Health Minister Adam Niedzielski said Tuesday that after March 1 vaccination will be a condition for performing jobs in these sectors. He said amid a continuing high
Continue ReadingBy Mostafa Salem and Walé Azeez, CNN Business The United Arab Emirates and its international finance hub Dubai are switching to a four-and-a-half-day work week ending at midday Friday to make it easier to do business globally. The move away from the current Sunday to Thursday schedule — the first by a Gulf state —
Continue ReadingBy Melissa Alonso, CNN Authorities investigating the murders of Abigail Williams, 13, and Liberty German, 14, in Delphi, Indiana, are asking for help finding the creator of a fake social media profile named ‘anthony_shots,’ according to an Indiana State Police (ISP) news release. In February 2017, Abby and Libby set out to hike at the
Continue ReadingCNN By Maegan Vazquez, CNN The White House says President Joe Biden told Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday that the United States is prepared to launch strong economic measures should Russia invade Ukraine — signaling that these new measures would pack a bigger punch than the sanctions issued in 2014 that failed to stop
Continue ReadingBy Natasha Bertrand, Katie Bo Lillis, Jim Sciutto and Kylie Atwood, CNN The Biden administration is exploring options for a potential evacuation of US citizens from Ukraine if Russia were to invade the country and create a dire security situation, half a dozen sources tell CNN. The contingency planning is being led by the Pentagon,
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN) — Justo un día antes de que el director de Instagram se enfrente a las preguntas de los legisladores sobre sus prácticas de seguridad infantil, la compañía está desplegando un puñado de nuevas funciones destinadas a dificultar que los usuarios, especialmente los adolescentes, caigan en lagunas que podrían ser perjudiciales para su salud
Continue ReadingMOSCOW (AP) — Authorities and Russian media say a gunman opened fire in a Moscow government services center and killed two people, reportedly after being told to put on a face mask. Four other people were wounded. Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said on Twitter that a suspect was detained. Sobyanin didn’t offer any details about
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