PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Police in Cambodia say they have arrested six men who admitted killing five members of a family they believed were using sorcery to kill other people in their village. A report on the website of the national police says the five victims in the Feb. 1 killings included two 15-year-old
Continue ReadingBy JONATHAN MATTISE and KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has approved a proposal to split fast-growing Nashville into multiple congressional seats, as Republicans line up to try to flip a Democratic seat. Democrats have warned the map will unfairly affect Black voters. The Republican governor on Sunday also
Continue ReadingBy Tara Subramaniam and Clara Grudberg, CNN Covid-19 is spreading less quickly in the US communities that were hit first with the Omicron variant. But misinformation about coronavirus vaccines continues to spread widely on social media. Here are the facts around a few of the many false claims that were circulating in January. A fake
Continue ReadingBy DÁNICA COTO and EVENS SANON Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Schools and businesses across Haiti have shuttered their doors and large numbers of police are patrolling the streets as the country confronts a grim anniversary. Monday marked not only seven months since President Jovenel Moïse was slain at his private residence but also
Continue ReadingBy Kate Bennett, CNN First lady Jill Biden said Monday that she was “disappointed” one of her key causes, free community college, was cut from President Biden’s Build Back Better agenda. “Joe has also had to make compromises,” Biden said of her husband’s $2.2 trillion spending plan during remarks at the Community College National Legislative
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U.S. speed skater Joey Mantia is a medal contender in the men’s 1500m event at the 2022 Winter Olympics.
Continue ReadingBy Sandee LaMotte, CNN Want to lose weight from sleeping? Try extending your sleep time so you are not sleep deprived. That’s the startling outcome of a randomized trial that asked young, overweight adults who typically slept less than six and a half hours to try to sleep about eight and a half hours a
Continue ReadingBy Tasnim Ahmed, CNN Michel Roccati lost the ability to walk after a motorcycle accident in 2017, when he had a complete spinal cord injury. But today, equipped with an electrode device implanted on his spinal cord, Roccati can enjoy the simple things again: standing at a bar for drinks with friends, taking a shower
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Recaps and results from the biggest competitions held on Monday, February 7 at the 2022 Winter Olympics.
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN The best of the worst of 2021 cinema has been announced. The 42nd Razzie Award nominations were announced Monday, and they included a musical tribute to the late Princess Diana, Jared Leto in “House of Gucci,” the movie “Karen” and a special category for Bruce Willis. Netflix’s “Diana the Musical”
Continue ReadingCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has temporarily renamed three state parks in honor of the Super Bowl-bound Cincinnati Bengals. The Bengals face the Los Angeles Rams in Los Angeles on Sunday. DeWine said Monday he renamed Burr Oak State Park in southeastern Ohio “Burrow Oak State Park” in honor of Bengals quarterback
Continue ReadingBy Celine Alkhaldi and Nimi Princewill, CNN Crowds gathered in Morocco’s northern Chefchaouen province on Monday to attend the funeral of five-year-old Rayan Aourram, who died after being trapped in a well for four days. Hundreds of mourners carried Rayan’s coffin, and laid him to rest two days after he passed away. Rayan was confirmed
Continue ReadingBy Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business If you’ve been hurt by the volatile moves in bitcoin lately, you’re in good company. Tesla, run by the world’s richest person, Elon Musk, has been hit by the crypto craziness too. The EV maker disclosed in its annual report to the Securities and Exchange Commission that it
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL WARREN Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — There’s a problem with putting someone on a pedestal: Exposed on all sides, a hero to some can be seen as a traitor to others. So it is in Atlanta with a statue of Chief Tomochici, a Native American man who welcomed the British to colonize Georgia
Continue ReadingCNN, CNNBUSINES, WCCO By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business Politicians are under huge pressure to fight inflation as a rapid uptick in prices hits consumers’ wallets and offsets wage hikes. That could fuel a tougher stance from regulators on mergers, as leaders like US President Joe Biden try to show they’re on the side of anxious
Continue ReadingBy Eliott C. McLaughlin and Steve Almasy, CNN The parents of Amir Locke, a 22-year-old Black man killed during a police raid in Minneapolis last week, are calling for an end to no-knock warrants in the city — describing them as a failure of law enforcement. “The no-knock warrant is what caused Amir’s death,” his
Continue ReadingKABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — An Afghan official says an avalanche in a remote corner of northeast Afghanistan near the border with Pakistan has killed at least 12 people. The official in northeastern Kunar province said another nine people were hurt. One person was missing after the late Sunday avalanche near the border. The landslide followed
Continue ReadingBy Blake Summers Click here for updates on this story LA VERGNE, Tennessee (WSMV) — A family is out of a home Monday in La Vergne after a fire caused a total loss to the home. The man living in the home on Ridgemont Drive said he and his wife began to smell smoke and
Continue ReadingLAS VEGAS (AP) — Add Allegiant Air to the list of airlines getting a new CEO this year. Parent company Allegiant Travel said Monday that Maurice Gallagher will step down as CEO on June 1 and be replaced by company president John Redmond. Gallagher has led Allegiant since 2001. He will remain chairman. The announcement
Continue ReadingCLEVELAND (AP) — The inaugural NBA HBCU Classic between Howard and Morgan State will be televised nationally as part of All-Star weekend festivities as the league expands support of historically Black colleges and universities. The Feb. 19 game will be broadcast on TNT and ESPN2 from Wolstein Center, Cleveland State’s home arena. Along with the
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