By Lisa Respers France, CNN Actor Richard Dreyfuss is not a fan of the Academy Awards’ new diversity guidelines. Officials announced in 2020 that beginning in 2024, movies must meet certain criteria for representation to be eligible for the Academy Award for best picture. Films have to meet at least two of four benchmarks, which
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — Leicester remains mired in relegation trouble in the English Premier League after conceding four goals in the first 51 minutes and losing at Fulham 5-3 in a wild match. Leicester’s goal difference and confidence took a hit at Craven Cottage where Willian and Tom Cairney scored twice each for Fulham along with
Continue ReadingSEATTLE (AP) — The Major League Baseball amateur draft will be held inside Lumen Field as part of All-Star Game week activities in Seattle this summer. The amateur draft will take place on Sunday, July 9 and be held at the home stadium of the Seattle Seahawks, MLB announced Monday. Lumen Field sits across the
Continue ReadingBy Casey Tolan, Paul P. Murphy, Curt Devine, Josh Campbell and Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN A gunman who killed eight people at a Texas shopping mall purportedly wrote online of his support for Nazi ideology, authorities said. Mauricio Garcia, 33, also wounded at least seven others Saturday in Allen, about 25 miles north of Dallas, authorities
Continue ReadingBy Manu Raju, CNN Chief Congressional Correspondent Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell should be brimming with confidence. Republicans are in the driver’s seat to take the Senate majority: with 23 seats held by Democrats, compared to just 11 for Republicans. There are likely just two GOP incumbents whose seats Democrats may try to flip —
Continue ReadingMELFI, Italy (AP) — Michael Matthews has won a wet and long third stage of the Giro d’Italia. Pre-race favorite Remco Evenepoel has extended his overall lead. Matthews edged out Mads Pedersen and Kaden Groves in a bunch sprint on the final kick up to the line. It was the Australian cyclist’s third Giro stage
Continue ReadingBy DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — If one thread ran throughout the festivities marking the coronation of King Charles III, it was the idea of public service. It was there when Charles stood before a choirboy at Westminster Abbey on Saturday and promised to serve. It was there in the words of his
Continue ReadingBy Tierney Sneed The New Orleans-based appeals court panel that will oversee the next stage in the blockbuster legal challenge to the availability of medication abortion drugs is made up of three Republican appointees, including one Trump nominee who has called abortion a “moral tragedy.” Circuit Judges James Ho and Cory Wilson, both Trump nominees, will
Continue ReadingBy Haley Brink, CNN Meteorologist Spring’s severe weather season is in full bloom across the Midwest and Southern and Central Plains. Over the weekend, more than 400 severe storm reports were recorded across the region, including hurricane-force wind gusts, hail the size of softballs, and a few tornadoes. Thousands of people lost power Sunday morning
Continue ReadingBy Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN At the height of election campaigning and just three weeks before polls were set to open, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Russian President Vladimir Putin inaugurated Turkey’s first nuclear plant in a virtual ceremony, in a move that further tethered the two Black Sea neighbors. The event last month saw
Continue ReadingCNN By Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN At the height of election campaigning and just three weeks before polls were set to open, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Russian President Vladimir Putin inaugurated Turkey’s first nuclear plant in a virtual ceremony, in a move that further tethered the two Black Sea neighbors. The event last month
Continue ReadingBy Nicole Chavez, CNN An estimated 1 in 5 Asian Americans in the US have hidden details about their heritage from people who are not Asian, a new report shows. Some of the details that Asian Americans choose not to share include ethnic food or clothing as well as cultural and religious practices, the Pew
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Max Verstappen tuvo una actuación brillante en la pista para ganar su segundo Gran Premio consecutivo de Miami este domingo, mientras el piloto de 25 años se encogía de hombros ante los abucheos de algunas personas del público. El piloto de Red Bull se abrió camino desde el noveno lugar
Continue ReadingBy DANIELLA MATAR AP Sports Writer MILAN (AP) — Fikayo Tomori could hardly have hoped for a better start to life at AC Milan. The English defender helped Milan win the Serie A title in his first full season with the club and the Rossoneri are now back at the top of European soccer. They
Continue ReadingBy Max Foster, Jessie Gretener and Lianne Kolirin, CNN Prince Louis, the youngest child of the Prince and Princess of Wales, has undertaken his first royal engagement at the age of five. The youngster, who is fourth in line to the throne, joined his parents and siblings, Prince George and Princess Charlotte, on Monday as
Continue ReadingBy Thomas Schlachter, CNN After scoring an NBA playoff career high, you would be correct in thinking Nikola Jokić would be the major talking point from Game 4 of the Denver Nuggets vs. Phoenix Suns second round match-up — but not for the reasons you might have expected. The Nuggets center scored a remarkable 53
Continue ReadingMADRID (AP) — The organizers of a women’s running race in Spain have apologized after the winner was offered a food processor to take home. It has sparked accusations of sexism. The 10-kilometer (more than four-mile) Carrera de la Mujer (Women’s Race in Spanish) issued a statement on Twitter on Monday saying organziers hadn’t considered
Continue ReadingMONACO (AP) — Dozens of Ukrainian track and field athletes and officials preparing for their world championships in August can get funding from World Athletics for training camps. World Athletics says it will invest $190,000 ahead of the Aug. 19-27 worlds in Budapest. It is also prioritizing replacing equipment for pole vaulters which has been
Continue ReadingBy Deidre McPhillips, CNN Fatal overdoses involving fentanyl have surged in recent years in the US and new research shows that deaths among children have increased significantly, mirroring trends among adults. More than 5,000 children and teens have died from overdoses involving fentanyl in the past two decades, according to data published Monday in JAMA
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