CNN, KTVN, WTMJ, TWITTER, DAVE STUDINSKI, ELIZABETH NESMITH, COURTESY: RYAN HOLLOWAY, U.S. FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, COURTESY: JENNY MANGELSEN, COURTESY: PAM EASON, DELTA AIRLINES, Twitter/Dave Studinski, Twitter/Elizabeth Nesmith By Pete Muntean, CNN Three major US airlines are in something of a forgiving mood regarding passengers who violated face mask rules during the pandemic while a key US
Continue ReadingBy Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business In a scathing open letter to McDonald’s shareholders, legendary investor Carl Icahn said the company’s leadership was “failing” its investors and misleading the public about its animal welfare practices. “McDonald’s’ Board of Directors … is failing shareholders and stakeholders by presiding over animal welfare violations, supply chain lapses and what
Continue ReadingJuan Pablo Elverdin Nueva York (CNN Business) — CNN+, el servicio de streaming que fue promocionado como uno de los desarrollos más significativos en la historia de CNN, cerrará el 30 de abril, apenas un mes después de su lanzamiento. La decisión fue tomada por la nueva dirección después de que la antigua empresa matriz
Continue ReadingBy Celine Alkhaldi and Ehsan Popalazai, CNN Separate explosions in northern Afghanistan on Thursday have killed at least 15 people and left dozens more injured, local officials said. An explosion at a Shia mosque in the northern city of Mazar-i-Sharif killed at least 10 and injured 32, Ghawsuddin Anwari, the head of a hospital treating
Continue ReadingBy LUIS ANDRES HENAO and MAE ANDERSON Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Some U.S. Jewish families observing Passover are struggling to pay for matzo, eggs and gefilte fish as soaring inflation drives up prices during one of the most important Jewish holidays. Food prices rose 10% in March on a year-on-year basis driven by
Continue ReadingBy JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — “Metropolis.” Bruce Lee. Woody Woodpecker. A pet cobra. All of these things have been inspirations behind Nicolas Cage performances, sometimes private homages that the actor has used like blueprints to build some of his most exaggerated, erratic and affecting characters. A conversation with Cage, likewise,
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — A Republican on the U.S. House Committee for Oversight and Reform blasted Democrats for their investigation into the NFL’s Washington Commanders. James Comer of Kentucky in a letter to Democratic committee chairwoman Carolyn B. Maloney called the investigation into the team’s workplace culture and business dealings a sham that is wasting taxpayer
Continue ReadingBy HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Authors Guild is launching a Banned Books Club, the latest initiative from the literary world in response to the nationwide wave of censorship and restrictions over the past year. Through a partnership with the book club app Fable, the Authors Guild will each month
Continue ReadingBy JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer The Super Bowl champion Los Angeles Rams should have plenty of company sitting out the first round of the NFL draft next week. The franchise that hasn’t made a selection in round one since taking Jared Goff in 2016 and doesn’t currently have another first-round pick until 2024,
Continue ReadingBy TALI ARBEL and DAVID BAUDER Associated Press Writers NEW YORK (AP) — CNN is shutting down its CNN+ streaming service less than a month after its launch. It’s a spectacular flameout for a venture that had attracted stars like Chris Wallace and Alison Roman and was seen as a way to attract a new
Continue ReadingBy TALI ARBEL and DAVID BAUDER Associated Press Writers NEW YORK (AP) — CNN is shutting down its CNN+ streaming service less than a month after its launch. It’s a spectacular flameout for a venture that had attracted stars like Chris Wallace and Alison Roman and was seen as a way to attract a new
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Police have arrested a third suspect named in an Easter weekend mall shooting in South Carolina that wounded nine people. The Columbia Police Department said Thursday that Amari Sincere-Jamal Smith turned himself in to authorities and is now detained in the Lexington County Detention Center. Smith and two other men face
Continue ReadingBy ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer LONDON (AP) — The crowded field to buy Chelsea now features 23-time Grand Slam winner Serena Williams and seven-time Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton. A long-standing fan of Arsenal, Hamilton has seized the opportunity to invest in its London rival as three bidders try to buy the Premier
Continue ReadingBy ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer LONDON (AP) — The crowded field to buy Chelsea now features 23-time Grand Slam winner Serena Williams and seven-time Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton. A long-standing fan of Arsenal, Hamilton has seized the opportunity to invest in its London rival as three bidders try to buy the Premier
Continue ReadingBy JANET McCONNAUGHEY Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Stinky but handsome and widely popular landscape trees have spawned aggressive invaders, creating thickets that overwhelm native plants and sport nasty four-inch spikes. Bradford pears and 24 other ornamental trees were developed from Callery pears — a species brought to America a century ago to save
Continue ReadingNEW ORLEANS (AP) — In a story published April 21, 2022, about invasive pear trees, The Associated Press erroneously reported that fire blight is a fungus. It is a bacterial disease.
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos (CNN Español) — Después de que la reforma eléctrica fue rechazada en el Congreso de México, el presidente Andrés Manuel López Obrador envió una iniciativa de reforma a la Ley Minera, que tiene como tema central el litio; un mineral importante para la fabricación de baterías eléctricas, que también es clave para el
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson Londres/ París (CNN Business) — Uno de los hombres más adinerados de Rusia acaba de dimitir a su puesto como CEO de Lukoil, la segunda petrolera más grande del país. En un breve comunicado publicado este jueves, Lukoil dijo que Vagit Alekperov informó a la compañía “sobre su decisión de dimitir” como director
Continue ReadingBy Angie Orellana Hernandez and Ashley Strickland If you spot a shooting star in the night sky later this week, it might be from the Lyrid meteor shower, which will reach its peak overnight around 12 a.m. ET on April 22, according to EarthSky. Named after the Lyra constellation, the Lyrid meteor shower will end
Continue ReadingDALLAS (AP) — A 25-year-old Texas woman who sued Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones, alleging he is her biological father, has dropped her lawsuit. The Dallas Morning News reports that Alexandra Davis said in court papers filed Wednesday that she now wants genetic testing to verify her claim. Jones’ attorneys had asked in court filings
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