By Lisa Respers France, CNN Your bad, Taika Waititi. The “Thor: Love and Thunder” director told Rolling Stone he forgot about his film’s star, Natalie Portman, being part of the “Star Wars” franchise. According to Waititi, his initial conversation with Portman went like this: “Natalie said to me, what do you do next? And I
Continue ReadingBy George Ramsay, CNN Simona Halep said she’s playing her best tennis since winning Wimbledon in 2019 as she reached the semifinals at SW19 with a 6-2 6-4 victory against Amanda Anisimova. Halep, who had to take an extended break from the sport last year while she recovered from a calf injury, looked to be
Continue ReadingBy DENISE LAVOIE and SARAH RANKIN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Police in Richmond, Virginia, say they thwarted a planned Fourth of July mass shooting after receiving a tip that led to arrests and the seizure of multiple guns. Police announced the alleged plot Wednesday. Chief Gerald Smith says the investigation began after a
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN) — Otra masacre más está dando lugar a horribles descripciones de las matanzas provocadas por las máquinas de asesinar que eligen los atacantes en masa de Estados Unidos. Los rituales ya conocidos de estas tragedias adquieren una nueva dimensión: los médicos describen exactamente lo que hacen esas armas, detalles que antes no se
Continue ReadingGOOD WEDNESDAY MORNING, EVERYONE… We are expecting mostly clear skies all day, but moisture moving in over slightly warmer temperatures will give us a slight chance a seeing some pop-up thunderstorms. Highs will be in the mid 70’s and NW breezes will stay pretty gentle at 5-15 mph. With some late day cooling, the chances
Continue ReadingBy Chloe Melas, CNN Noah Cyrus is opening up about her addiction to prescription medication. In a new interview with Rolling Stone, the singer, 22, says that when she turned 18, she began taking Xanax. “My boyfriend at the time, when I was 18, was the first person that gave me a Xanax, and it
Continue ReadingBy CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. employers advertised fewer jobs in May as the economy has shown signs of weakening, though the overall demand for workers remained strong. Employers advertised 11.3 million jobs at the end of May, the Labor Department said Wednesday, down from nearly 11.7 million in April. Job
Continue ReadingCNN By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Business Two years after then-President Donald Trump said he would ban TikTok in the United States through an executive order, the short-form video platform is once again under scrutiny in Washington. And the underlying issue remains largely the same: TikTok’s ties to China through its parent company, Bytedance. A growing
Continue ReadingBy Brian Fung, CNN Top lawmakers on the Senate Intelligence Committee called for a Federal Trade Commission probe of TikTok on Tuesday, amid allegations the social media company has made “repeated misrepresentations” to Congress and others on its data security practices. In a letter to FTC Chair Lina Khan, Sens. Mark Warner and Marco Rubio,
Continue ReadingBy DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer Sue Bird and Diana Taurasi have been linked for more than two decades, playing together at UConn and then helping the U.S. Olympic women’s basketball team win five gold medals. Now the basketball greats will appear on the cover of the NBA 2K23 WNBA edition video game that will
Continue ReadingOpinion by Charles K. Whitehead for CNN Business Perspectives In the startup world, pushing regulatory limits to promote a new business is often seen as “entrepreneurial” or “disruptive.” But breaking securities laws, as Elon Musk has allegedly done, is something different. It’s well known that Musk has a strained history with the Securities and Exchange
Continue ReadingBy EMILY ROSE Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — A key witness in former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s corruption trial has taken the stand. Hadas Klein has described the gifts of champagne and cigars she was instructed to deliver to Netanyahu and his wife by her boss, Hollywood mogul Arnon Milchan. The allegations are at
Continue ReadingBy CHRIS LEHOURITES AP Sports Writer WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Simona Halep’s first appearance at Wimbledon since winning the title three years ago is going just as good as it did the last time. The 16th-seeded Romanian reached the semifinals and stretched her winning streak at the All England Club to 12 matches by beating
Continue ReadingBy CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. employers advertised fewer jobs in May as the economy has shown signs of weakening, though the overall demand for workers remained strong. Employers advertised 11.3 million jobs at the end of May, the Labor Department said Wednesday, down from nearly 11.7 million in April. Job
Continue ReadingBy HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Rankings are a significant part of every professional tennis player’s life. They are a form of currency in the sport. One athlete called it “the most stressful thing about our job.” Adding to the angst for some at Wimbledon is the women’s and men’s tours’
Continue ReadingBy THOMAS ADAMSON AP Fashion Writer PARIS (AP) — An enfant terrible has appeared in a new guise as designer Olivier Rousteing of Balmain took a one-off shot at a couture collection for the house of Jean Paul Gaultier. Taking the codes of Gaultier — structured tailoring, Breton striped tops and the conical bra —
Continue ReadingBy EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A new UN report says world hunger rose in 2021, with around 2.3 billion people facing moderate or severe difficulty obtaining enough to eat. And that was before the Ukraine war which has sparked increases in the cost of grain, fertilizer and energy. “The State
Continue ReadingMOSCOW (AP) — A top Russian official has warned the U.S. that it could face the “wrath of God” if it pursues efforts to help establish an international tribunal to investigate Russia’s action in Ukraine. Dmitry Medvedev, the deputy secretary of Russia’s Security Council chaired by President Vladimir Putin and former Russian president, denounced the
Continue ReadingANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Somalia’s president has called for assistance from Turkey to combat the effects of severe drought that is threatening the Horn of Africa. Hassan Sheikh Mohamud made the comments Wednesday during his first visit to Turkey since returning to office following an election in May. The two countries have forged close ties
Continue ReadingANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Somalia’s president has called for assistance from Turkey to combat the effects of severe drought that is threatening the Horn of Africa. Hassan Sheikh Mohamud made the comments Wednesday during his first visit to Turkey since returning to office following an election in May. The two countries have forged close ties
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