CNN By Jason Hanna, Jamiel Lynch, Chuck Johnston, Shawn Nottingham and Andy Rose, CNN Tyre Nichols screamed for his mother and Memphis police officers struck him multiple times — including in the face while his hands were restrained — toward the end of the Black man’s deadly encounter with the officers this month, video released
Continue ReadingBy MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A comet is streaking back our way after 50,000 years. The dirty snowball last visited during Neanderthal times, according to NASA. It will come within 26 million miles (42 million kilometers) of Earth Wednesday before speeding away again, unlikely to return for millions of
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. plans to make it easier for gay and bisexual men to give blood. The Food and Drug Administration proposed easing restrictions on groups that typically face higher risks of HIV. The agency wants to drop the three-month abstinence requirement for donations from men who
Continue ReadingBy JENNIFER O’MAHONY and ARITZ PARRA Associated Press MADRID (AP) — Spain’s national police agency says a counterterrorism intelligence unit is questioning a suspect accused of killing a Catholic church officer with a machete and wounding four more people, including a priest. The Spanish National Police had asked for two more days to interrogate the
Continue ReadingCNN By Jen Christensen, CNN Video of the violent arrest of Tyre Nichols, which officials have said they’ll release Friday, is expected to be difficult to watch — but it may also be hard to avoid. Some people might even feel duty-bound to watch it as a way to pay tribute to Nichols, who died
Continue ReadingReview by Brian Lowry, CNN Although we’re almost past the point of having the stench of death surround movies when they head directly to streaming, that assessment applies to “Shotgun Wedding,” which loads both barrels with Jennifer Lopez, late-replacement Josh Duhamel and Jennifer Coolidge and still fires blanks. The movie arrives in the US via
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — It’s been nearly a decade since Smokey Robinson’s last album, but new music from the King of Motown is on the horizon. Robinson will release the nine-track album “Gasms” on April 28, the music legend behind hits like “My Girl” and “The Way You Do the Things You Do” announced Friday.
Continue ReadingBy Niamh Kennedy and Christian Edwards, CNN Alan Cumming has returned a prestigious royal award in an effort to sever his association with the “toxicity” of the British Empire. “Today is my 58th birthday and I want to tell you about something I recently did for myself. I returned my OBE,” the Scottish actor said
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN Jay Leno says he broke multiple bones in a motorcycle accident months after suffering severe burns to his face after another mishap. In an interview with the Las Vegas Review-Journal, the former late-night talk show host said he was knocked off his bike on January 17 and suffered a broken
Continue ReadingCNN, WHBQ By Christal Hayes, CNN It’s only been 20 months since Cerelyn “CJ” Davis took charge of the Memphis Police Department. Known nationally as an advocate for police reform, she touted big plans that included forging new relationships with community leaders to tackle police reform and lower violent crime — issues she hoped would
Continue ReadingBy Ben Morse, CNN As British two-tone band The Specials once sang: “You’ve done too much, much too young.” That brings us to the ages — 27, 26, 24 and 23 — of the starting quarterbacks this weekend in the NFL conference championship round of the playoffs. There’s no 45-year-old Tom Brady. There’s no 39-year-old
Continue ReadingDETROIT (AP) — Ford is recalling nearly 383,000 SUVs in the U.S. because the touch screens may not display a camera image when backing up. The recall covers certain 2020 to 2023 Ford Explorers and Lincoln Aviators, and some 2020 to 2022 Lincoln Corsairs. All are equipped with 360-degree cameras. Ford says in government documents
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN Español) — Auschwitz es el nombre en alemán de la ciudad de Oświęcim, que está ubicada en el sur de Polonia y que fue el lugar de origen de uno de los sitios más funestos de la historia mundial. Aquí, la Alemania nazi alzó el complejo de campos de concentración Auschwitz, que fue
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GOOD FRIDAY MORNING, EVERYONE… The first evidence of the advancing storm will be an increased cloud cover and gusty winds through the afternoon. Highs will be in the upper 30’s to mid 40’s and NW winds at 10-20 mph will gust as high as 30 mph. Cooling temperatures will also be evidence of the advancing
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By Zoe Brown Click here for updates on this story LEAVENWORTH COUNTY, Kansas (KCTV) — A 21-year-old Leavenworth, Kansas, resident has been sentenced after the authorities found 11 bags of marijuana in his vehicle. According to Leavenworth County Attorney Todd Thompson, Tyler Jacob Chappell was sentenced to 88 months in prison for possession with the
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN) — El indicador de inflación preferido de la Reserva Federal (Fed) mostró que los precios subieron a un ritmo más lento en diciembre, lo que indica un mayor progreso en la batalla del banco central con los precios más altos. El índice de precios de Gastos de Consumo Personal, o PCE, aumentó
Continue ReadingBy Olivia Bowden, CTVNews.ca Producer Click here for updates on this story Toronto, Ontario (CTV Network) — Representatives from the largest transit workers union in Canada say recent violent attacks are emblematic of larger issues at play. “We’ve never been exposed to this kind of violence before. We can’t keep calling them isolated incidents, if
Continue ReadingBy Rachel Aiello and Olivia Bowden, CTV News Digital Reporters Click here for updates on this story Toronto, Ontario (CTV Network) — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has named Amira Elghawaby as Canada’s first special representative on combatting Islamophobia, who is tasked with aiding Ottawa in tackling hate as communities have urged the government to take
Continue ReadingBy CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge eased further in December, and consumer spending fell — the latest evidence that the Fed’s series of interest rate hikes are slowing the economy. Friday’s report from the Commerce Department showed that prices rose 5% last month from a year
Continue ReadingBy CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge eased further in December, and consumer spending fell — the latest evidence that the Fed’s series of interest rate hikes are slowing the economy. Friday’s report from the Commerce Department showed that prices rose 5% last month from a year
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