Ángela Reyes Haczek (CNN Español) — Cinco exagentes del Departamento de Policía de Memphis se declararon inocentes el viernes en su comparecencia por los cargos relacionados con la muerte en enero de Tyre Nichols, quien recibió una paliza brutal tras un control policial de tráfico que quedó grabada en video. Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley, Justin
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN It sounds like Penn Badgley has great respect for his former costar and girlfriend, Blake Lively. In an interview with Variety, Badgley talked about his former relationship with Lively, whom he was romantically involved with for three years during their time on “Gossip Girl,” which aired from 2007 to 2012.
Continue ReadingCNN By Lisa Respers France, CNN It sounds like Penn Badgley has great respect for his former costar and girlfriend, Blake Lively. In an interview with Variety, Badgley talked about his former relationship with Lively, whom he was romantically involved with for three years during their time on “Gossip Girl,” which aired from 2007 to
Continue ReadingSOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Police in Bulgaria have discovered an abandoned truck containing the bodies of 18 people who are believed to be migrants who suffocated to death. The Interior Ministry said that according to initial information, the truck was carrying about 40 migrants and the survivors were taken to nearby hospitals for emergency treatment.
Continue ReadingBy Sandee LaMotte, CNN This year’s Random Acts of Kindness Day falls on Friday, but you may want to consider being kind every day. The foundation behind the day wants you to be a “RAKtivist,” or a “Random Acts of Kindness activist.” Here’s why: Spreading kindness not only helps others feel better about themselves —
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Strickland, CNN In 1660, a ship carrying a treasure trove of luxury goods sank off the coast of Texel, the largest island in the North Sea. Nearly four centuries later, little remained of the wooden unidentified Dutch merchant ship. But as the silt and sand covering the wreck washed away, broken chests began
Continue ReadingISLAMABAD (AP) — A Taliban spokesman says security forces have arrested a man allegedly behind the killing of Afghan female lawmaker Mursal Nabizada. The spokesman said Friday the arrested man had “confessed to his crime” of killing Nabizada and her bodyguard earlier this year. Nabizada was among the few female parliamentarians who stayed in Kabul
Continue ReadingBy CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — A top Federal Reserve official is downplaying recent signs that the economy is strengthening, but also said he is prepared to keep raising interest rates in smaller increments as often as needed to quell inflation. Richmond Federal Reserve President Thomas Barkin said Friday that recent reports
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Hollywood is gearing up for the 95th Academy Awards, where “Everything Everywhere All at Once” comes in as the lead nominee and the film industry will hope to move past “the slap” of last year’s ceremony. Here’s a few key details to know about the upcoming ceremony.
Continue ReadingBy EDNA TARIGAN Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian police have fired tear gas outside a soccer stadium to disperse fans who were trying to force their way into a match in Central Java province, months after the use of tear gas in another stadium caused one of the world’s worst sporting disasters. No
Continue ReadingBy Paula Reid and Zachary Cohen, CNN Kathy Chung, President Joe Biden’s former executive assistant, has agreed to sit for an interview with the House Oversight Committee as part of its investigation into classified documents found at Biden’s home and office, CNN has learned. The Republican-led committee sent a letter to Chung last month demanding
Continue ReadingMADRID (AP) — Spain’s National Court has agreed to the extradition to the U.S. of a British citizen who allegedly took part in computer attacks including the hacking in 2020 of Twitter accounts of public figures such as Joseph Biden, Barack Obama and Bill Gates as well as for extortion and theft via internet. A
Continue ReadingMADRID (AP) — Spain’s National Court has agreed to the extradition to the U.S. of a British citizen who allegedly took part in computer attacks including the hacking in 2020 of Twitter accounts of public figures such as Joseph Biden, Barack Obama and Bill Gates as well as for extortion and theft via internet. A
Continue ReadingBy GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — The sale of Manchester United is set to test European rules designed to protect soccer’s integrity from the risks of owners controlling multiple clubs. Three widely expected bids to buy the most storied brand in English soccer are closely tied to clubs already established in UEFA
Continue ReadingBy Alasdair Howorth, CNN Barcelona and Manchester United played a thrilling 2-2 draw at the Camp Nou in the first leg of their Europa League knockout playoff match, leaving the tie finely poised ahead of the second leg at Old Trafford. In a fixture that fans are accustomed to seeing in the Champions League instead
Continue ReadingBy JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A flurry of political and diplomatic activity on Friday signaled a potential breakthrough on a rancorous post-Brexit trade dispute between Britain and the European Union. British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak flew to Belfast for talks with political leaders, and Foreign Secretary James Cleverly met EU chief negotiator
Continue ReadingBy Laura Paddison, CNN Dangerous climate feedback loops are increasing global warming and risk causing a permanent shift away from the Earth’s current climate, according to a new study. Climate feedback loops are cyclical chain reactions that happen when one change triggers further changes, in a process that keeps on repeating itself. Some of these
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Bruce Willis’ family has announced that he has been diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia. The announcement Thursday came about a year after his family said that Willis would step away from acting after being diagnosed with aphasia, a brain disorder that leads to speaking, reading and writing problems. Here’s some details on
Continue ReadingInke Kappeler, CNN The director of a leading German ballet company is being investigated by police and has been fired for smearing dog feces on a critic’s face after taking offense to a review she wrote. According to journalist Wiebke Hüster, Marco Goecke, the head of Hanover State Opera’s ballet company, verbally attacked her during
Continue ReadingBy Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Shortly before leaving for his first state visit to China on Tuesday, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi issued a thinly veiled criticism of his powerful ally, saying the two countries’ relationship has not lived up to expectations. The first Iranian president to arrive in China on a state visit in two decades,
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