By Lisa Respers France, CNN Anna Kendrick has opened up about a relationship with someone she says was “for all intents and purposes my husband.” The “Pitch Perfect” star spoke with Monica Padman and Dax Shepard for their “Armchair Expert” podcast and addressed a past romantic relationship with an unidentified person she said she lived
Continue ReadingBy Pete Muntean and Gregory Wallace, CNN Federal officials say they are acting on “thousands” of complaints by Southwest Airlines customers after its days-long holiday travel meltdown — including complaints that Southwest is not making good on its pledge to issue refunds. The Department of Transportation “has sent every complaint directly to Southwest” and is
Continue ReadingBy Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Disney CEO Bob Iger is clamping down on remote workers. Iger, who recently returned to Disney’s helm after a brief hiatus, ordered employees to return to corporate offices four days a week beginning March 1. In an email sent to employees obtained by CNN, he said that employees work better
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By Ashley Kaster Click here for updates on this story GREEN BAY, Wisconsin (WLUK) — Two children are safe after a Green Bay police officer found one of them wandering alone in a dark and cold downtown parking ramp. The police department says Officer Kendal Herwald was on patrol Saturday around midnight, helping look for
Continue ReadingBy DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Lizards that once dwelled in forests but now slink around urban areas have genetically morphed to survive life in the city, researchers have found. The Puerto Rican crested anole, a brown lizard with a bright orange throat fan, has sprouted special scales to better
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Llegó el día: China reabrió sus fronteras a algunos viajeros por primera vez desde el inicio de la pandemia de coronavirus a principios de 2020. Aunque la primera gran ola de viajeros que lleguen al país probablemente serán ciudadanos chinos que viven en otros lugares y desean reunirse con sus
Continue ReadingBy NOEL SICHALWE Associated Press LUSAKA, Zambia (AP) — Eight Croatian nationals have pleaded not guilty to charges of child trafficking before a magistrates court in Ndola, Zambia. In the charges brought before the court, they are accused of attempting to traffic named children “within the territorial boundary of Zambia for the purpose of exploitation.”
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By Mike DeForest Click here for updates on this story LEESBURG, Florida (WKMG) — The day before Thanksgiving, tow truck driver Gary Leady sent a text message to his employer claiming he needed to stay home to care for his kids because his wife was sick. But Leady admits he had an ulterior motive for
Continue ReadingBy Michael Warrick Click here for updates on this story ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, Florida (WKMG) — A driver was killed early Tuesday when a vehicle crashed and rolled off a bridge in Seminole County, becoming partially submerged in a river, police said. The fatal crash happened around 4:15 a.m. on State Road 436 at Orange Avenue
Continue ReadingBy CHRISTOPHER RUGABER and DAVID MCHUGH Associated Press Writers WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve has only a limited role to play in combating climate change, Chair Jerome Powell said Tuesday, a stance that puts him at odds with environmental activists who have pushed central banks worldwide to take steps to restrict lending to energy
Continue ReadingBy Donie O’Sullivan, CNN Elon Musk’s Twitter has restored the accounts of two prominent election deniers who were banned from the platform following the January 6, 2021 attack on the US Capitol. “Stop the Steal” organizer Ali Alexander’s account was restored on Monday. Alexander assumed a leadership role in the movement that discredited the 2020
Continue ReadingBy Chloe Melas, CNN The 80th Golden Globe Awards will be presented — and televised — on Tuesday. The Globes, which celebrate some of the best movies and TV shows of the year, come as its organizers in the Hollywood Foreign Press Association work to redeem themselves from controversy, which resulted in the 2022 ceremony
Continue ReadingCNN By Chloe Melas, CNN The 80th Golden Globe Awards will be presented — and televised — on Tuesday. The Globes, which celebrate some of the best movies and TV shows of the year, come as its organizers in the Hollywood Foreign Press Association work to redeem themselves from controversy, which resulted in the 2022
Continue ReadingBy Maureen O’Hare, CNN A trio of Asian passports offer their holders greater global travel freedom than those of any other countries, according to a new quarterly report released by London-based global citizenship and residence advisory firm Henley & Partners. Japanese citizens enjoy visa-free or visa-on-demand access to a record 193 destinations around the world,
Continue ReadingBy TERESA CRAWFORD Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — After nearly three months of lottery losing, will someone break the trend Tuesday night and win a $1.1 billion Mega Millions jackpot? Regardless of how long it takes, the odds of winning the top lottery prize don’t change, and they’re formidable at 1 in 302.6 million. But
Continue ReadingLeah Dolan, CNN A punchy slogan t-shirt, papped at the right moment, can become an enduring image in our cultural history. In 2002, shortly after her public split with Justin Timberlake, Britney Spears’ stepped out wearing a baby blue tee with the all caps mandate “DUMP HIM,” a look which quickly became enshrined in the
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By Michael Warrick Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — Neighbors living in an East Nashville neighborhood are expressing concern over short-term rentals after a weekend shooting left multiple teens injured, including one dead. Metro Police say an 18-year-old was killed, and a 17-year-old was injured during a shooting at a
Continue ReadingBy CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The global economy will come “perilously close” to a recession this year, led by weaker growth in all the world’s top economies — the United States, Europe and China — the World Bank warned Tuesday. In an annual report, the World Bank, which lends money to
Continue ReadingBy CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The global economy will come “perilously close” to a recession this year, led by weaker growth in all the world’s top economies — the United States, Europe and China — the World Bank warned on Tuesday. In an annual report, the World Bank, which lends money
Continue ReadingBy Julia Horowitz, CNN The global economy is just one more knock away from a second recession in the same decade, something that hasn’t happened in more than 80 years. That’s the latest warning from the World Bank, which on Tuesday sharply lowered its forecast for global economic growth. The group now projects that the
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