By Daniel Otis Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — Actor and comedian Eugene Levy remembers his longtime friend Ivan Reitman as a “born producer” who “went on to literally change the face of comedy in Hollywood.” “We all knew he was destined to be a great producer and director,” Levy
Continue ReadingBy Josh Campbell and Rosa Flores, CNN A Mexican national arrested by US authorities in 2020 and accused of assisting Russian intelligence pleaded guilty Tuesday to one charge of acting as an agent of a foreign government in the United States, according to court documents. The government alleged that Hector Alejandro Cabrera Fuentes, 36, who
Continue ReadingBy Kaitlan Collins, Jeremy Diamond, Kate Sullivan and Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden has rejected a request by former President Donald Trump to shield White House visitor logs from the committee investigating the January 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, including appointments for individuals granted entry to the White House complex that day. In
Continue ReadingBy Julia Horowitz, CNN Business Wall Street is convinced it’s discovered the future of Silicon Valley. But early bets on the “metaverse” are running into some turbulence. What’s the metaverse? It’s a virtual world in which people hang out, attend meetings and play games as avatars. It’s generating tons of buzz. But shares of video
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Several players, including Alex Carpenter, could play crucial roles in the gold medal game between the U.S. and Canada.
Continue ReadingBy Rosa Flores, CNN Two neighborhoods in northeast Harris County were littered with hundreds of racist and anti-Semitic flyers over the weekend, resident Stacie Brady told CNN. “It was just so disgusting,” Brady said. Brady said she and her family found the flyers on the driveway of her Houston-area home around midnight on Saturday after
Continue ReadingBy AYA BATRAWY Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Leaders of the world’s most consequential energy bodies have gathered for a forum to discuss the uncertain future of oil. It comes as demand rebounds and prices climb to their highest in years even as nations pledge to transition to cleaner forms of energy.
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All the U.S. men’s curling needs to do is defeat Denmark on Wednesday night and the defending Olympic gold medalists will advance to the medal round for the second straight Olympics.
Continue ReadingBy MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A 76-year-old Afghan man has gone on trial in the Netherlands on charges of mistreating political prisoners in a notorious Kabul prison in the 1980s. The suspect, identified as Abdul Razzaq Rafief, told judges at The Hague District Court on Wednesday that his prosecution was
Continue ReadingJuan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — Brasil apoya los esfuerzos de paz para resolver las tensiones entre Rusia, Estados Unidos, la OTAN y Ucrania, dijo el presidente Jair Bolsonaro durante su viaje oficial a Moscú este miércoles, en el que se reunió con su par Vladimir Putin. Bolsonaro especuló que el anuncio de Rusia de que
Continue ReadingBy MEG KINNARD Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm is visiting a historically Black university in South Carolina this week to tout what the Biden administration says is a commitment to funding nuclear engineering at such institutions. Officials tell The Associated Press Granholm will tour the nuclear engineering program at
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Qi Guangpu landed a beautiful back double full-full-double full (quintuple-twisting triple backflip) for a 129.00 in the men’s aerials super-final, capturing gold to earn China its first title in the event since 2006.
Continue ReadingBy AYA BATRAWY Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Leaders of the world’s most consequential energy bodies have gathered for a forum to discuss the uncertain future of oil. It comes as demand rebounds and prices climb to their highest in years even as nations pledge to transition to cleaner forms of energy.
Continue ReadingBy SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union leaders are hosting their African counterparts during a two day-meeting in Brussels starting Thursday. The EU aim is to re-engage with African nations and to counter the growing influence of China and Russia across the continent. The EU-African Union gathering was initially planned for 2020
Continue ReadingBy LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO defense ministers are examining new ways to bolster the defenses of member countries on the organization’s eastern flank closest to Russia. Over two days at NATO headquarters in Brussels, defense ministers were to discuss how and when to rapidly dispatch troops and equipment to countries closest
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — The Austrian government says it plans to end the country’s main COVID-19 restrictions on March 5, though wearing masks will remain obligatory in some places. Chancellor Karl Nehammer announced the decision at a news conference Wednesday in Vienna, stressing the pandemic is not yet over but the situation allows Austria to open
Continue ReadingBy COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is ordering the release of Trump White House visitor logs to the House committee investigating the riot of Jan. 6, 2021, once more rejecting former President Donald Trump’s claims of executive privilege. The committee has sought a trove of data from the National Archives,
Continue ReadingBy Matt Rivers, CNN Business The suspension of avocado imports from Mexico came after a US safety inspector received a credible death threat, according to a US official with knowledge of the matter. The inspector had denied permission for a shipment from the Mexican state of Michoacán. The threat led the US Department of Agriculture
Continue ReadingCNN By Kaitlan Collins, Jeremy Diamond, Kate Sullivan and Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden has rejected a request by former President Donald Trump to shield White House visitor logs from the committee investigating the January 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, including appointments for individuals granted entry to the White House complex that day.
Continue ReadingZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — Qi Guangpu of China finally flipped his way onto an Olympic podium in men’s aerials by winning a gold medal after near misses in Sochi and Pyeongchang. Qi cleanly landed a quintuple-twisting triple back flip in the medal round when five of his six competitors tried the same trick and only
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