CNN By Evan Perez and Ryan Nobles, CNN The House select committee investigating the January 6 Capitol insurrection is still trying to nail down a witness list for an upcoming hearing about former President Donald Trump’s efforts to use the Justice Department to help support his false election fraud claims, according to sources familiar with
Continue ReadingBy Evan Perez and Ryan Nobles, CNN The House select committee investigating the January 6 Capitol insurrection is still trying to nail down a witness list for an upcoming hearing about former President Donald Trump’s efforts to use the Justice Department to help support his false election fraud claims, according to sources familiar with the
Continue ReadingReview by Brian Lowry, CNN Emma Thompson lays herself bare in the dramedy “Good Luck to You, Leo Grande,” but it’s the emotional aspects that deserve the most attention, in this funny and sensitively told two-hander that, understandably, is making its debut on Hulu. Taking place almost entirely inside a hotel room, it’s a movie
Continue ReadingCNN Review by Brian Lowry, CNN Emma Thompson lays herself bare in the dramedy “Good Luck to You, Leo Grande,” but it’s the emotional aspects that deserve the most attention, in this funny and sensitively told two-hander that, understandably, is making its debut on Hulu. Taking place almost entirely inside a hotel room, it’s a
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — La Administración de Alimentos y Medicamentos de Estados Unidos (FDA, por sus siglas en inglés) amplió este viernes las autorizaciones de uso de emergencia para las vacunas contra el covid-19 de Moderna y Pfizer/BioNTech para incluir a niños desde los 6 meses. La vacuna de Moderna ahora está autorizada para
Continue ReadingReview by Brian Lowry, CNN “Spiderhead” was made for promos — Chris Hemsworth! Miles Teller! The director of “Top Gun: Maverick!” The writers of “Deadpool!” — without adding up to much of a movie. Produced for Netflix, it’s another sci-fi concept set about 10 minutes in the future, although its techno-babble about manipulating the brain
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN Drake surprised followers Thursday with news that new music was coming and so it did. “Honestly, Nevermind” dropped at midnight and has begun its race up the charts. The album features Drake mostly singing instead of rapping. “I let my humbleness turn to numbness at times letting time go by
Continue ReadingBy Jacqueline Howard, CNN The Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccines are now authorized for emergency use in young children. The US Food and Drug Administration expanded the authorizations for the vaccines Friday to include children as young as 6 months. However, shots can’t be given until the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s vaccine
Continue ReadingAMSTELVEEN, Netherlands (AP) — England has broken its own record for the highest-ever score in the history of one-day international cricket by making 498-4 to set up a 232-run win over the Netherlands. England’s huge total surpassed the 481-6 made by the team against Australia at Trent Bridge in June 2018. Jos Buttler, Dawid Malan
Continue ReadingBy Clare Duffy, CNN Business Elon Musk spent weeks raising alarms that Twitter may have far more fake, spam and bot accounts than previously disclosed and threatening to abandon his $44 billion deal to buy the company if it didn’t provide him with more information to evaluate the matter. Now, Twitter apparently plans to provide
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN McGRATH Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — The European Union’s executive arm has recommended granting Moldova — a tiny, non-NATO country that borders Ukraine — EU candidate status. That marks the beginning of its path to joining the 27-nation bloc. The European Commission at the same time recommended the same status be given
Continue ReadingBy ED WHITE Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — The Michigan Supreme Court has rejected a final appeal from sports doctor Larry Nassar, who was sentenced to decades in prison for sexually assaulting gymnasts, including Olympic medalists. The court declined to take the case Friday. Nassar says he was treated unfairly in 2018 and deserved a
Continue ReadingBy ED WHITE Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — The Michigan Supreme Court has rejected a final appeal from sports doctor Larry Nassar, who was sentenced to decades in prison for sexually assaulting gymnasts, including Olympic medalists. The court declined to take the case Friday. Nassar says he was treated unfairly in 2018 and deserved a
Continue ReadingBy LINDSEY TANNER AP Medical Writer U.S. regulators on Friday authorized the first COVID-19 shots for infants and preschoolers, paving the way for vaccinations to begin next week. The Food and Drug Administration’s action follows its advisory panel’s unanimous recommendation for the shots from Moderna and Pfizer. That means U.S. kids under 5 — roughly
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Strickland, CNN A warship carrying about 330 people — including James Stuart, future King of England — ran aground and sank on May 6, 1682. Now the shipwreck’s location has finally been revealed off the coast of England 340 years later. When the HMS Gloucester sank, it became half buried in the seabed.
Continue ReadingEAGLE POINT, Ore. (AP) — More than 12,000 marijuana plants in 32 greenhouses were seized from a marijuana grow site in southern Oregon on Thursday, according to the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office. A search warrant was served by Illegal Marijuana Enforcement Team detectives along with Jackson County Sheriff’s Office deputies at a rural property in
Continue ReadingBy Matt Egan, CNN The Biden administration is unlikely to advocate for sending households gas rebate cards as officials continue to weigh all options to ease the pain at the pump, an official familiar with the matter tells CNN. Gas cards could be popular with families grappling with surging prices at the pump. The Washington
Continue ReadingBy ALEX DANIELS of The Chronicle of Philanthropy Chronicle of Philanthropy Following a string of union victories at Amazon and Starbucks, a group of prominent progressive grantmakers is seeking to put a total of $20 million into a coalition with organized labor that will steer funds to organizing and advocacy campaigns in the South. A
Continue ReadingBy ALEX DANIELS of The Chronicle of Philanthropy Chronicle of Philanthropy Following a string of union victories at Amazon and Starbucks, a group of prominent progressive grantmakers is seeking to put a total of $20 million into a coalition with organized labor that will steer funds to organizing and advocacy campaigns in the South. A
Continue ReadingJuan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — Esta semana, el oeste de Estados Unidos ha sido testigo de un aspecto de la crisis climática sobre el que los científicos llevan años advirtiendo. En medio de una prolongada megasequía que induce a la escasez de agua, una zona, Yellowstone, se vio abrumada por las lluvias torrenciales y el
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