By TERRY TANG Associated Press Gene Luen Yang remembers feeling pumped in 2007 when Hollywood came calling about his trailblazing graphic novel “American Born Chinese.” But that excitement turned into exasperation when it became clear the interested party completely missed the point of the book. “It came out that the reason why they were interested
Continue ReadingJack Guy, CNN (CNN) — A 15th century Chinese box which went unnoticed for decades has sold for £288,000 (about $358,000), smashing its expected price at auction. The box was bought for just £19 ($24) in 1946 and was expected to fetch between £6,000 and £10,000 ($7,400 and $12,400) when it went under the hammer
Continue ReadingBy Rebekka Schramm Click here for updates on this story GRIFFIN, Georgia (WANF) — The parents accused of trying to starve their 10-year-old son to death appeared in court Tuesday to ask a judge to let them out of jail on bond. But without attorneys, Judge Ben Coker suggested they postpone the hearing for three
Continue ReadingBy DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Two-time Academy Award nominee Adam Driver will serve as the honorary starter for the 107th running of the Indianapolis 500 on Sunday. Driver grew up in Mishawaka in northern Indiana. He is perhaps best known for playing Kylo Ren in the three most recent “Star Wars”
Continue ReadingReview by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — There’s a genre of unscripted programming that essentially introduces the viewer to small groups of people with unorthodox interests and then subtly or not-so-subtly goofs on them, a la Netflix’s “Tiger King.” “MerPeople,” a four-part docuseries seemingly timed to draft off a certain Disney movie, appears to fit
Continue ReadingOscar Holland, CNN (CNN) — A wristwatch once owned by China’s last emperor, Aisin-Gioro Puyi, has sold for $6.2 million at a sale in Hong Kong. The eye-watering price tag is partly due to the rarity of the Patek Philippe Reference 96 Quantieme Lune, one of just eight known to exist. But according to Phillips
Continue ReadingBy Tina Burnside and Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — Beachgoers in New Jersey are being urged to use caution ahead of the busy Memorial Day weekend after a 15-year-old girl was injured by an apparent shark bite. Emergency personnel responded to Stone Harbor’s 109th Street Beach on Sunday afternoon after receiving reports of someone injured
Continue ReadingWPVI, MAGGIE DROZDOWSKI, CNN By Tina Burnside and Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — Beachgoers in New Jersey are being urged to use caution ahead of the busy Memorial Day weekend after a 15-year-old girl was injured by an apparent shark bite. Emergency personnel responded to Stone Harbor’s 109th Street Beach on Sunday afternoon after receiving
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — India defendió su decisión de acoger una reunión del Grupo de los 20 (G20) en el territorio himalayo de Jammu y Cachemira, a pesar de las críticas de grupos de defensa de los derechos y del previsible boicot de un puñado de países. Está previsto que en Srinagar, la capital
Continue ReadingBy Kit Maher, CNN (CNN) — Ahead of an expected White House bid in the coming days, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis spelled out the possibility to build a “7-2 conservative majority” on the US Supreme Court. The Republican pointed to four justices – three appointed by Republican presidents – who he believed are poised to
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Lupita Nyong’o understands why people may believe she and Janelle Monáe had a romantic relationship. The pair have been friends since they met at the Met Gala in 2014, when Nyong’o was relatively new to the entertainment scene and had just won an Oscar for her performance in
Continue ReadingBy Rob Polansky Click here for updates on this story HARTLAND, Connecticut (WFSB) — A bear looking to score a feast found its way into a homeowner’s garage in Hartland over the weekend. The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection told Channel 3 that it the animal was gone by the time it was able
Continue ReadingBy Hanna Ziady, CNN London (CNN) — Chaotic scenes unfolded at Shell’s annual shareholder meeting Tuesday as climate activists stormed the venue, calling for the oil company to be “shut down” and accusing it of “killing” the planet. Videos posted by journalists to Twitter showed protesters attempting to climb onto the stage in scuffles with
Continue ReadingBy Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business (CNN) — For years, Alexa has been synonymous with virtual assistants that can interact with users and do tasks on their behalf. Now Amazon is trying to keep pace with a new wave of conversational AI tools that have accelerated the artificial intelligence arms race in the tech industry
Continue ReadingBy JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press PARIS (AP) — France’s government has for the first time publicly laid out some of the gritty details of its security planning for the unprecedented opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics. The interior minister, the organizing committee president for the Paris Games and the French capital’s mayor signed an 11-page
Continue ReadingBy Evan Sobol and Audrey Russo Click here for updates on this story NAUGATUCK, Connecticut (WFSB) — Police in Naugatuck are seeking the public’s help in finding who is responsible for abusing a dog. Naugatuck police said a 1-to 2-year-old Siberian husky, now named Justice, sparked concern because of a chain with shiny metal visible
Continue ReadingBy Parija Kavilanz, CNN New York (CNN) — Retailers large and small say they’re struggling to contain an escalation in store crimes — petty shoplifting to organized sprees of large-scale theft that clear entire shelves of products. Target last week said it was bracing to lose half a billion dollars this year because of rising
Continue ReadingBy Anna Katayama Click here for updates on this story BEAVERTON, Oregon (KPTV) — The White House Commission on Presidential Scholars picks high school students each year who show academic or artistic excellence as well as a commitment to community service. This year out of the 3.7 million kids expected to graduate from high school
Continue ReadingBy Rosa Flores and Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — Authorities on both sides of the US-Mexico border are trying to find whoever dropped a 4-year-old boy from a border barrier in San Diego, US Customs and Border Protection said. The incident happened around 9 p.m. on May 15, about half a mile east of the
Continue ReadingBy HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer How much do you know about the French Open? How much do you know about tennis? The AP has put together a quiz to test your knowledge. Rafael Nadal will be sitting out the clay-court Grand Slam tournament this year because of a hip injury that has sidelined him
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