CNN, HLN, KCBS, KCAL By Oliver Darcy, CNN Business A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free right here. Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva is the subject of national scrutiny right now. On Tuesday he alarmed press freedom advocates by lashing out at a
Continue ReadingBy TED ANTHONY AP National Writer ALLISON PARK, Pa. (AP) — When you live in a home passed down from previous generations, deep-time design opportunities lurk around every corner. Opportunities to blend past and present abound. And the weight of history can rise up and knock you down at the most unexpected moments. This was
Continue ReadingBy CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer Athletes Unlimited and ESPN have reached a new rights agreement for women’s pro softball and lacrosse. At least 90 Athletes Unlimited events will be televised on linear networks over the two years of the deal, including 34 on ESPN or ESPN2 and 56 on ESPNU. The remaining games will
Continue ReadingTEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s state media say President Ebrahim Raisi expressed his government’s desire for closer cooperation with China during a visit to Tehran by the Chinese defense minister. The report says Raisi told China’s Minister of National Defense Wei Fenghe that such “strategic” ties would serve to confront what he described as U.S.
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the phone hacking scandal in the United Kingdom. Journalists at British newspapers are accused of making payments to police and hacking into the phones of celebrities, law makers, royalty, murder victims and other figures in the news. Most cases involve News Corp.’s News of the World, but the
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at notable cases in which US judges have been targets of lethal violence. Three federal judges were targeted and murdered from 1979 to present, Judge John Wood, Judge Richard Daronco and Judge Robert Vance, as well as several judges from lower courts. US Marshals Service The US Marshals Service
Continue ReadingReview by Brian Lowry, CNN Hello again, Norma Jean, as the 60th anniversary of Marilyn Monroe‘s death brings renewed opportunities to revisit her life and legacy, without really bringing anything substantially new to the party. “The Mystery of Marilyn Monroe: The Unheard Tapes” has one hook in recorded interviews with those who knew her, but
Continue ReadingCNN By Kara Scannell, CNN Former President Donald Trump said in a sworn affidavit that he doesn’t have any documents sought by the New York attorney general in its investigation of the Trump Organization’s finances. The one-page signed affidavit filed with the court Friday was Trump’s unsuccessful attempt to end the civil contempt and daily
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — The German government is forecasting that the country’s economy, Europe’s biggest, will grow by only 2.2% this year as Russia’s war in Ukraine weighs on prospects. The Economy Ministry on Wednesday chopped the outlook for gross domestic product from the 3.6% growth it forecast in January. It sees only slightly faster growth
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — The German government is forecasting that the country’s economy, Europe’s biggest, will grow by only 2.2% this year as Russia’s war in Ukraine weighs on prospects. The Economy Ministry on Wednesday chopped the outlook for gross domestic product from the 3.6% growth it forecast in January. It sees only slightly faster growth
Continue ReadingMEDFORD, Ore. (AP) — A southern Oregon man was sentenced Tuesday for shooting at a Bureau of Land Management employee while the employee was taking photos of a campsite the man was occupying, officials said. Scott Dye, 56, was sentenced Tuesday to time served and three years’ supervised release, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office
Continue ReadingReview by Brian Lowry, CNN The underlying story is better than the movie in “The Survivor,” but that material is so harrowing as to win on what amounts to a split decision. Timed to Holocaust Remembrance Day, the film isn’t equal to the awards bait HBO has traditionally offered in the TV-movie genre, but it
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Russia’s playing hardball on natural gas. State-owned exporter Gazprom says it’s stopping pipeline deliveries to Poland and Bulgaria. Russia is demanding payment in rubles, not dollars and euros. European leaders have rejected ruble payments, saying one side can’t change longstanding contracts in dollars and euros. But it’s about more than that.
Continue ReadingBy OMAR AKOUR and WANJOHI KABUKURU Associated Press SABHA, Jordan (AP) — Efforts to restore damaged but once fertile land in Jordan’s desert is sprouting hope for one of the world’s most water-scarce nations, as a land assessment report Wednesday warned of the growing scale of global degradation. Local organizations believe projects that reintroduce native
Continue ReadingLianne Kolirin, CNN Life in plastic is certainly looking fantastic for Margot Robbie, as Warner Bros. teased Barbie fans with a glimpse of its upcoming new movie. In a first image of the 2023 release, posted on social media, the Australian actress sports a big, sparkly smile as she grips the wheel of the shocking
Continue ReadingPARIS (AP) — Newly reelected French President Emmanuel Macron has narrowly avoided being pelted by what looked like cherry tomatoes as he waded through a boisterous and packed crowd. Video of the incident northwest of Paris on Wednesday showed about six of the small fruits in a blue bag flying over the French leader’s head.
Continue ReadingBy Chris Isidore, CNN Business The bad news keeps piling up for Boeing. The company is delaying the debut of its newest passenger jet to 2025, and it reported a much bigger-than-expected quarterly loss. The aircraft builder announced Wednesday it would temporarily pause the start of production for its 777X passenger jet, which it planned
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN Megan Fox would like to clear up what people think about her and fiancé Machine Gun Kelly drinking each other’s blood. “So, I guess to drink each other’s blood might mislead people or people are imagining us with goblets and we’re like ‘Game of Thrones,’ drinking each other’s blood,” she
Continue ReadingBRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union moved Wednesday to lift visa requirements for people from Qatar and Kuwait to make it easier for them to enter many European countries for stays of up to 90 days.The EU’s executive branch, the European Commission, said it recommended allowing people from the two Mideast countries who hold biometric
Continue ReadingBy Mark Johanson, CNN Travelers to Antarctica always remember the first place they planted their feet on the frozen continent. For me, it was Portal Point, a narrow tip of land jutting westward from the Peninsula just north of the Antarctic Circle. Crackling sea ice had formed a thin cap of white atop water the
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