By ADRIAN SAINZ and JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A sixth Memphis officer was fired Friday after an internal police investigation showed he violated multiple department policies in the violent arrest of Tyre Nichols, including rules surrounding the deployment of a stun gun, officials said. Preston Hemphill had been suspended as he
Continue ReadingBy MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Nostalgia sells and marketers know it, having used the brands of yesteryear fully aware that consumers will willingly open their wallets to scratch that sentimental itch. That winning formula is being tweaked increasingly to create hybrids, however, products that possess the same heartfelt recognition, with a twist. Companies have
Continue ReadingBy AJ Willingham, CNN The season of Twitter shakeups isn’t over yet. The social media platform has announced it will eliminate free API access for third-party developers. While the concept of an “API restriction” may not sound dramatic, this latest change has users once again worried about Twitter’s future. In simple terms, this means the
Continue ReadingBy Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN America’s major automakers are getting back into Formula 1 racing. Following General Motors’ recent announcement that it’s applying, along with Andretti Global, to field a team in the prestigious racing series, Ford has now announced that it’s getting back into the sport to help build engines. While GM’s plan requires approval
Continue ReadingBy Haley Britzky, CNN As the US and its Canadian partners continue to monitor a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon floating above the northern United States, one question stands out among the rest: Why hasn’t it been shot down? Officials have said that the balloon’s path carries it over a “number of sensitive sites” in the
Continue ReadingBOSTON (AP) — The fifth-tier Welsh club owned by actors Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney will send a team to compete in a $1 million, winner-take-all, seven—on-seven tournament in June in Cary, North Carolina. Wrexham will be part of the 32-team tournament that also includes Mexico’s Necaxa and teams organized by former U.S captain Clint
Continue ReadingBy David Wright and Clare Foran, CNN GOP Rep. Victoria Spartz of Indiana announced Friday that she will not run for any office in 2024, opting out of the race for the seat held by Republican Sen. Mike Braun, who is running for governor, while also declaring her intention to leave Congress. “I won a
Continue ReadingBy Kyung Lah and Taylor Romine, CNN The failed GOP candidate accused of coordinating the shootings at Democratic officials’ homes in Albuquerque, New Mexico, pleaded not guilty Friday. Solomon Peña entered the plea through his attorney Roberta Yurcic at an arraignment hearing. Both appeared via teleconference. Peña was indicted by a grand jury on 14
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN Nick Carter is countersuing two women who accused him of committing sexual assault on two occasions more than 15 years ago. Carter’s legal response comes after Shannon “Shay” Ruth filed a sexual battery lawsuit against him in Clark County, Nevada, in December. Ruth, a 39-year-old woman who says she lives
Continue ReadingBy GARY GERARD HAMILTON Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Tank was nervous after sending his manager a preview of “When We” — he’d never released a song that explicit. “He’s like, ‘You’re crazy, but it’s jammin’!’” the R&B singer recalled. “It ended up being my biggest record ever.” Released in 2017, the seductive chorus
Continue ReadingGermán Padinger (CNN Español) — Los ecuatorianos están llamados a las urnas este domingo 5 de febrero para responder ocho preguntas en el Referéndum 2023 para reformar la Constitución Nacional de Ecuador. En esta ajetreada jornada electoral —de carácter obligatorio— también se votarán autoridades seccionales, entre prefectos, viceprefectos, alcaldes, concejales urbanos, concejales rurales y vocales en
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Hay algo en el aire de Seattle. Y aunque a simple vista pueda parecer que se trata del café, si te fijas un poco más te darás cuenta de que Seattle no funciona con cafeína, sino con innovación. No en vano esta ciudad ha dado origen a Microsoft, Amazon, Boeing y
Continue ReadingCNN By Brad Lendon, CNN News that the Pentagon is monitoring a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon in the skies over the continental United States raises a series of questions — not least among them, what exactly it might be doing. US officials have said the flight path of the balloon, first spotted over Montana on
Continue ReadingCNN, KULR By Brad Lendon, CNN News that the Pentagon is monitoring a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon in the skies over the continental United States raises a series of questions — not least among them, what exactly it might be doing. US officials have said the flight path of the balloon, first spotted over Montana
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISO (AP) — A jury on Friday decided Elon Musk didn’t defraud investors with his 2018 tweets about electric automaker Tesla in a proposed deal that quickly unraveled and raised questions about whether the billionaire had misled investors. The nine-member jury reached its verdict after less that two
Continue ReadingTALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A major hospital system in northern Florida says it is diverting some emergency room patients and canceling surgeries after an security problem with information technology. Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare says the issue began affecting its systems late Thursday night and has forced the hospital to shut down its IT network. It had
Continue ReadingBy FREIDA FRISARO and CURT ANDERSON Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The car owned by a missing 74-year-old Florida Lyft driver has been found in North Carolina and the man who was driving it is wanted in connection with a homicide last week in southwest Florida. Authorities said Friday that Gary Levin has
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By Deja Brown Click here for updates on this story NEW ORLEANS (WDSU) — An overflow of unmentionables accompanied by an odor that’s becoming unbearable, all caused by a broken sewer pipe in Gentilly. One woman, who asked to only be referenced as Ms. Brown, says she has dealt with the terrible smell from the
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By Michelle Bandur Click here for updates on this story DIXON, Califronia (KCRA) — The Dixon Unified School District is investigating a racist post on Instagram that showed pictures of John Knight Middle School students and their principal. Superintendent Brian Dolan said a parent made him aware of the post on Wednesday and called a
Continue ReadingAmarachi Orie, CNN Life simulation game “The Sims 4” has taken a few steps forward in imitating real life. Beyond choosing a Sim character’s body size, fat ratio or hair color, players — known as Simmers — can now give their teenage or adult Sims top-surgery scars or make them wear a chest binder or
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