By Dan Heching, CNN Sydney Sweeney is taking on the timely role of imprisoned informant Reality Winner in a new film from Max. The teaser for “Reality,” released on Wednesday, promises an eye-opening look into the ordeal of Winner, the US Air Force veteran who was sentenced to prison for more than five years in
Continue ReadingBy Alli Rosenbloom, CNN As viewers continue to mourn the loss of Jennifer Coolidge’s iconic “White Lotus” character Tanya McQuoid following the insane events of the second season’s 2022 finale, a pivotal person from Tanya’s past is set to appear in the Mike White-created show’s upcoming third installment. Natasha Rothwell, who played spa manager Belinda
Continue ReadingBy LEA SKENE Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — A transgender woman says in a federal lawsuit that she was sexually assaulted, frequently ridiculed and subjected to other cruel and unusual punishment when she was held at a men’s jail in Baltimore. The lawsuit filed Tuesday also says Chelsea Gilliam had been receiving hormone therapy for
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Trea Turner homered and had three hits, Brandon Marsh also went deep and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Chicago White Sox 5-2. Taijuan Walker pitched into the seventh inning. Turner hit his first home run for the Phillies with a solo shot in the first. The
Continue ReadingBy ZEKE MILLER AP White House Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is summoning top Democratic donors to Washington next week as he prepares to launch his 2024 reelection bid. That’s according to two people familiar with the matter. They said the event, which is being organized by the Democratic National Committee, is not
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN Español) — La Fiscalía General de Ecuador pidió prisión preventiva contra el expresidente Lenín Moreno, su esposa, su hija y otros siete procesados dentro del llamado caso Sinohydro por el incumplimiento de la presentación periódica ante la justicia dispuesta en marzo por un juez, informó el departamento de Comunicación de la Fiscalía
Continue ReadingBy Forrest Brown, CNN With all the rancor in the air these days, “settling disputes in a gentlemanly manner” sounds like a perfectly wonderful idea, does it not? That is unless you’re planning on employing a shillelagh — a wooden Irish walking stick that can double as a handy club or cudgel — inside the
Continue ReadingBy Katelyn Polantz, CNN Reporter, Crime and Justice Donald Trump’s attorney on Wednesday said the former president “wishes” to appear at next week’s civil trial where a jury will hear columnist E. Jean Carroll’s assault and defamation claims against him — but his attendance should not be necessary because it would be a “burden” on
Continue ReadingSEATTLE (AP) — Seattle prosecutors on Wednesday dropped a misdemeanor charge that former celebrity chief executive Dan Price grabbed a woman’s throat after attempting kiss her, citing problems in proving their case, court records show. Price, 38, gained national attention for raising employees’ salaries and slashing his own while he ran Gravity Payments, a credit
Continue ReadingBy Chris Isidore, CNN Tesla helped kick off an EV price war. Now, those lower prices are hitting the company’s sales and profits. Tesla, which has cut prices on its electric vehicles four times in the quarter and twice so far this month, earned $2.9 billion excluding special items, down 22% from a year ago.
Continue ReadingA contingent of Statehouse Republicans in Ohio has pressed forward with plans to make it harder to amend the state’s constitution. The effort is aimed most immediately at thwarting an abortion rights amendment in the works for this fall. Identical resolutions cleared Senate and House committees Wednesday. Each would ask voters to raise the threshold
Continue Readingby LISA MASCARO and KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Kevin McCarthy unveiled a sweeping package Wednesday that would raise the nation’s debt limit by $1.5 trillion into next year while imposing a long list of Republican priorities, including new spending caps, work requirements for recipients of government aid and others that
Continue ReadingBy Jeremy Herb, CNN The US government is tracking more than 650 potential cases of so-called “unidentified aerial phenomena,” commonly known as UFOs, according to the director of the office created last year to focus on the sightings. Sean Kirkpatrick, director of the Pentagon’s All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office, told a Senate Armed Services subcommittee Wednesday
Continue ReadingBy SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Land managers in one of the top oil and gas producing states in the U.S. have plugged more than 200 inactive wells on state trust lands. New Mexico officials announced Wednesday that the cleanup costs are being shouldered by the industry as part of the
Continue ReadingBy MARK LONG AP Pro Football Writer JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Recently reinstated receiver Calvin Ridley watched every snap Jacksonville took last season “10 or 12 times” while wrapping up his yearlong suspension for violating the NFL’s gambling policy. He broke down formations, routes and coverages, envisioning himself in each of those situations alongside Trevor
Continue ReadingBy Gabe Swartz Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV) — Sugar, we’re going down to Union Station. The NFL announced Wednesday the headliners for the NFL Draft Concert Series next week in Kansas City. Fans who stick around to hear who the Kansas City Chiefs select with the 31st and
Continue ReadingBy Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Polestar, the electric vehicle brand spun off from Volvo, just unveiled a new SUV that will be for sale in the United States next year. It finally does away with something that’s become increasingly pointless in new vehicles, anyway: The back window. The Polestar 4 is a “coupe-shaped” SUV, with a
Continue ReadingBy Bryan Mena, CNN Businesses across the country said banks have tightened their lending standards since last month’s banking crisis, according to an economic survey from the Federal Reserve released Wednesday. Overall economic activity held steady in recent weeks, with nine of the central bank’s 12 regional districts reporting no change, or slight growth; and
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN) — La Asamblea Nacional de Cuba reeligió al presidente Miguel Díaz-Canel este miércoles para un segundo mandato de cinco años, a pesar de las graves condiciones económicas que enfrenta la isla actualmente. La reelección de Díaz-Canel por parte de la Asamblea, que se compone de 470 miembros, se esperaba ampliamente. Díaz-Canel reemplazó a
Continue ReadingCNN By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito on Wednesday temporarily extended a hold on a lower court ruling that would have imposed restrictions on access to an abortion drug, a move meant to give the justices more time to consider the issue. In a similar order last week,
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