By DAVID PITT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa Supreme Court on Friday cleared the way for lawmakers to severely limit or ban abortion in the state, reversing a decision by the court just four years ago that guaranteed the right to abortion under the Iowa Constitution. The court, now composed almost
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 YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Naomi Kawase had more material than she knew what to do with after being commissioned by the International Olympic Committee almost four years ago to make a documentary about the Tokyo Olympics. She wound up making two films looking at the Games themselves and also looking at
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — British health officials have reported another 50 cases of monkeypox across the country, for a total of 574 cases. That makes the U.K.’s outbreak the biggest to date beyond Africa. In a statement on Friday, Britain’s Health Security Agency said most of the cases have been identified in gay or bisexual men,
Continue ReadingCNNEE Nota del editor: Wendy Guerra es escritora cubanofrancesa y colaboradora de CNN en Español. Sus artículos han aparecido en medios de todo el mundo, como El País, The New York Times, el Miami Herald, El Mundo y La Vanguardia. Entre sus obras literarias más destacadas se encuentran “Ropa interior” (2007), “Nunca fui primera dama”
Continue ReadingCNN 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.
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