By SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Hollywood writers’ strike that’s snarling the television and movie industries has now scrambled the White House schedule. A MTV special on mental health that was expected to feature Vice President Kamala Harris next week has been postponed, according to her office. A person familiar with
Continue ReadingBy HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Oprah Winfrey’s latest book project is one she helped write. Winfrey has teamed with the author, educator and Atlantic columnist Arthur C. Brooks on “Build the Life You Want: The Art and Science of Getting Happier,” to be published Sept. 12 by Portfolio Books. “I
Continue ReadingBy Amy Woodyatt, CNN Former NFL star JJ Watt has taken to the bars and drinking establishments of northwest England — all in the name of “research.” Watt and his wife — former US Women’s National Team (USWNT) player Kealia — announced their investment in English club Burnley FC last week, after he retired from
Continue ReadingCNN By Amy Woodyatt, CNN Former NFL star JJ Watt has taken to the bars and drinking establishments of northwest England — all in the name of “research.” Watt and his wife — former US Women’s National Team (USWNT) player Kealia — announced their investment in English club Burnley FC last week, after he retired
Continue ReadingSOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — A European Union commissioner from Bulgaria has been nominated for the post of prime minister as the Balkan country struggles to end a two-year period of political instability and economic hardship. Maria Gabriel was tipped on Wednesday by the center-right GERB party to receive a mandate from Bulgaria’s president to nominate
Continue ReadingBy Stacey Cameron Click here for updates on this story LEBANON, Tennessee (WSMV) — In Middle Tennessee, and across the state, dozens of books are being challenged for removal in public schools. The process, set up under a 2022 law called the Age-Appropriate Materials Act, allows any person living in a school district to call
Continue ReadingDUBLIN (AP) — A female referee has been included in the list of match officials for a men’s Rugby World Cup for the first time. Joy Neville of Ireland is among a group of 26 match officials representing nine nations announced by World Rugby. Neville was the referee for the Women’s World Cup final in
Continue ReadingBy Carmyn Gutierrez Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — Police in Tennessee received a tip from a woman in Colorado regarding threatening tweets she saw online, according to an arrest report. The threats posted to Twitter on May 9 by user ICEBERG 0971 were made toward Paragon Mills Elementary in
Continue ReadingROME (AP) — Fabio Fognini edged fellow 35-year-old Andy Murray in a nearly three-hour battle in the opening round of the Italian Open. Fognini hit more than twice as many winners as Murray in a 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 win on Campo Centrale. Stan Wawrinka was another veteran who advanced with a 6-2, 6-4 win over
Continue ReadingJuan Pablo Elverdin Washington (CNN) — E. Jean Carroll dijo este miércoles que la conclusión de un jurado federal de Manhattan de que Donald Trump abusó sexualmente de ella en la primavera de 1996 —concediéndole US$ 5 millones por agresión y difamación— es una victoria para todas las mujeres que son víctimas de agresión sexual.
Continue ReadingBy Jordan Valinsky, CNN Fans of Starbucks’ Refresher drinks will have to pay more if they don’t add water. Effective as of Tuesday, a Refresher beverage customized without water will be charged an additional $1 because the company said it “requires extra ingredients.” “This change allows us to provide a more consistent approach to customization,
Continue ReadingReview by Brian Lowry, CNN Disney’s stewardship of the Muppets yields a pretty flat set with “The Muppets Mayhem,” which milks the idea of the Electric Mayhem Band recording their first studio album for more than it’s worth. A horde of celebrity cameos provide occasional pop along the way, but beyond Muppets completists the 10-episode
Continue ReadingBy Kalie Strain Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS, Missouri (KMOV) — A Maplewood Police Officer has been charged with child pornography and suspended without pay Tuesday morning. Maplewood Police Officer Cory Younger was charged with child pornography, according to a Maplewood Police Department press release. Younger has been suspended without pay
Continue ReadingBy KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Saudi Arabia has invited Syrian President Bashar Assad to the upcoming Arab League summit in the oil-rich kingdom. The Syrian president’s office Wednesday did not specify whether he will attend the May 19 summit in Jeddah. It comes as Damascus slowly returns to the Arab fold, following
Continue ReadingBy FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press ROME (AP) — Italian police say they have arrested 29 people and smashed a transnational operation that brought migrants illegally into Italy by sea and then smuggled them in vehicles into northern Europe. The investigation was led by prosecutors in Calabria, the “toe” of the Italian peninsula, where many of
Continue ReadingBy Annie Grayer, Alayna Treene, Jeremy Herb and Sara Murray, CNN House Oversight Chairman James Comer laid out new details to support allegations that members of Joe Biden’s family including his son Hunter received millions of dollars in payments from foreign entities in China and Romania including when Biden was vice president, according to a
Continue ReadingBy SUSIE BLANN and YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s atomic energy company is claiming that Russia plans to relocate around 3,100 Ukrainian staff from Europe’s largest nuclear plant. Energoatom warned Wednesday that the plan could result in a potential “catastrophic lack of qualified personnel” at the Zaporizhzhia facility in Russia-occupied southern
Continue ReadingBy Shawna Mizelle, CNN E. Jean Carroll said Wednesday that a Manhattan federal jury’s finding that Donald Trump sexually abused her in the spring of 1996 — awarding her $5 million for battery and defamation — is a victory for all women who are victims of sexual assault. “The old view of the perfect victim
Continue ReadingCNN By Shawna Mizelle, CNN E. Jean Carroll said Wednesday that a Manhattan federal jury’s finding that Donald Trump sexually abused her in the spring of 1996 — awarding her $5 million for battery and defamation — is a victory for all women who are victims of sexual assault. “The old view of the perfect
Continue ReadingBy JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — Authorities in eastern Switzerland ordered residents of the tiny village of Brienz to evacuate by Friday evening because geology experts say a mass of 2 million cubic meters of Alpine rock looming overhead could break loose and spill down in the coming weeks. Local leaders said during
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