SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A co-host of “Ear Hustle,” the Pulitzer Prize-nominated podcast produced behind bars, was released from San Quentin State Prison on Wednesday, a year after California Gov. Gavin Newsom commuted his sentence. Rahsaan “New York” Thomas, 52, left the lockup near San Francisco and was greeted by his fellow podcast co-hosts Walter
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo El Paso, Texas (CNN) — Patrick Crusius se declaró culpable este miércoles de todos los cargos federales que enfrenta, casi tres años y medio después del tiroteo masivo de 2019 en un Walmart de El Paso, Texas, que dejó 23 personas muertas. Este fue uno de los ataques más letales contra latinos en
Continue ReadingBy Daniel Smithson Click here for updates on this story FRANKLIN, Tennessee (WSMV) — The Franklin Fire Department was dispatched to an explosion Wednesday afternoon at the Williamson County rock quarry. Franklin Fire Marshal Andy King said the blast, near Downs Boulevard and Columbia Avenue, was planned but much larger than expected. The vibration was
Continue ReadingBy ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida lawmakers have advanced proposals to strip Disney of its self-governing status, expand a controversial migrant transportation program and strengthen prosecutions tied to the state’s election police unit. The bills cleared separate committees and the Senate on Wednesday. The measures come as part of a special
Continue ReadingBy ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida lawmakers have advanced proposals to strip Disney of its self-governing status, expand a controversial migrant transportation program and strengthen prosecutions tied to the state’s election police unit. The bills cleared separate committees and the Senate on Wednesday. The measures come as part of a special
Continue ReadingBy Emiko Jozuka and Michelle Toh, CNN Sushi train restaurants have long been an iconic part of Japan’s food culture. Now, videos of people licking shared soy sauce bottles and messing with plates of food on conveyor belts are prompting critics to question their prospects in a Covid-conscious world. Last week, a video taken at
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos (CNN) — El gobierno de Colombia anunció el inicio de un cese del fuego bilateral con el grupo disidente de las FARC conocido como Estado Mayor Central, según informó un comunicado conjunto del Ministerio de Defensa y la oficina del Alto Comisionado de la Paz. CNN no ha conseguido contactar a las disidencias
Continue ReadingHONOLULU (AP) — A former Maui County official was sentenced Wednesday to 10 years in prison for accepting $2 million in bribes from a Honolulu businessman in one of the biggest bribery cases in Hawaii history. Stewart Olani Stant, who was a wastewater manager and the director of Maui’s Department of Environmental Management, was also
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Continue ReadingBy Emily Rittman Click here for updates on this story LEAVENWORTH, Kansas (KCTV) — A fight after a pickup basketball game in Leavenworth, Kansas, has turned into a homicide investigation following the death of a high school senior. The Leavenworth Football Booster Club shared a photo of 18-year-old Eric Miller, who later died from his
Continue ReadingBy JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Sheryl Lee Ralph is living a career dream: The “Abbott Elementary” star won her first Emmy last year and will lend her powerful vocals as a Super Bowl pregame performer this weekend. With all her success, the veteran actor-singer only wishes her late parents were
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Continue ReadingBy Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN Marc Short, the former chief of staff to Vice President Mike Pence, suggested Wednesday that an FBI search of Pence’s Indiana home for any additional classified materials is “not too far off into the future.” “There have been conversations about a consensual search to be conducted, and I presume that’s not
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN Español) — Carolina Ribera, hija de la expresidenta interina de Bolivia Jeanine Áñez, dijo este martes a través de sus redes sociales que el gobierno habría abierto una investigación en su contra como forma de amedrentarla. Ribera agregó que no teme a ser investigada. “Me persigue por denunciar internacionalmente los vejámenes que
Continue ReadingBy Alli Rosenbloom, CNN The Mouse House is not letting go of prize properties “Frozen” or “Toy Story” anytime soon. Disney CEO Bob Iger said on Wednesday during the company’s earnings call that there are plans for additional sequels to both hit franchises in the works. “We’ll have more to share about these productions soon,
Continue ReadingBy Lianne Kolirin, CNN A spectacular image of a snow leopard gazing out across mountains in India has been voted the winner of this year’s Wildlife Photographer of the Year People’s Choice Award. A record 60,466 nature people voted, and German photographer Sascha Fonseca’s “World of the snow leopard” emerged as the firm favorite in
Continue ReadingBy ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Walt Disney Co. will cut about 7,000 jobs as part of an ambitious companywide cost-savings plan and “strategic reorganization” announced Wednesday by CEO Bob Iger. The job cuts amount to about 3% of the entertainment giant’s global workforce and were unveiled after Disney reported
Continue ReadingBy ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Walt Disney Co. will cut about 7,000 jobs as part of an ambitious companywide cost-savings plan and “strategic reorganization” announced Wednesday by CEO Bob Iger. The job cuts amount to about 3% of the entertainment giant’s global workforce and were unveiled after Disney reported
Continue ReadingBy Alli Rosenbloom, CNN Indiana Jones might be a few decades older than when the first film about the titular hero was released, but Harrison Ford doesn’t want the character’s age to be a punchline. “In (new film ‘Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny’) there were a lot of old jokes in the script.
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — New York City police say a shooting outside a Brooklyn high school has injured two students and a school security guard. Authorities say a gunman opened fire outside Williamsburg Charter High School at about 2 p.m. Wednesday around dismissal time during a large fight. Police say the three victims’ injuries were
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