Review by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — For a show about giant monsters, “Skull Island” feels puny in every conceivable way, from the characters to the story to the uninspired animation. Designed as a TV foray into the cinematic “MonsterVerse” occupied by Kong and Godzilla, the series that washes ashore via Netflix is mostly aimed
Continue ReadingBy DIANE JEANTET Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A federal court has sentenced Brazilian engineer Mário Marcelo Santoro to 27 years in prison after he confessed to the murder of his ex-girlfriend Cecília Haddad in Australia. Santoro, today in his mid 40s, was convicted of aggravated homicide, asphyxiation, femicide and concealment of a
Continue ReadingBy EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations put Russian forces on its annual blacklist of countries that violate children’s rights in conflict for killing boys and girls and attacking schools and hospitals in Ukraine, according to a new report seen Thursday by The Associated Press. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said
Continue ReadingBRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union says that Ukraine is making progress on political reforms and other sectors, staying the course towards opening membership talks with the 27-nation bloc. Ukraine sees EU membership as an essential part of its Western-oriented future and for over a year now it has worked on paving the way to
Continue ReadingSTARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi State has hired Kansas State associate athletic director Josh McCowan as its deputy AD for athletics advancement. Bulldogs athletic director Zac Selmon cited McCowan’s success in fundraising and leadership qualities in statement announcing the hire. McCowan had been Kansas State’s senior associate AD of development since 2017 and oversaw the
Continue ReadingBy JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema is taking credit for helping broker legislation that would target executives of failed banks. The Democratic defector turned independent has been criticized as too closely aligned with Wall Street interests. Sinema, who hasn’t said whether she’ll seek a second-term in 2024, tells
Continue ReadingSAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s Santos has been ordered to play for 30 days without fans after flares were thrown onto the field on Wednesday night during the team’s 2-0 home defeat against rival Corinthians. The referee ended the Brazilian league match in the 88th minute and left the field. Many of the flares were
Continue ReadingBy FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans have released testimony from two IRS whistleblowers who allege that the Justice Department interfered with their yearslong investigation into President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter. It was a charge the department swiftly denied. The testimony from the two IRS agents detailed what they called a pattern
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The first gene therapy for a deadly form of muscular dystrophy received preliminary U.S. approval on Thursday despite concerns from some government scientists about the treatment’s ability to help boys with the inherited disease. The Food and Drug Administration approval provides a new option for some
Continue ReadingTALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The Florida Supreme Court has refused to reinstate a Florida prosecutor who was removed by Gov. Ron DeSantis after making comments opposing prosecutions for abortions or gender-affirming health care. Florida’s highest court said Thursday that Andrew Warren had waited too long to file a petition. In a 6-1 decision, the Florida
Continue ReadingBy Marshall Cohen, Evan Perez, Alayna Treene, Lauren Fox and Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — Two whistleblowers told Congress that IRS investigators recommended charging Hunter Biden with attempted tax evasion and other felonies, which are far more serious crimes than what the president’s son has agreed to plead guilty to, according to transcripts of their
Continue ReadingBy BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Attorney General Daniel Cameron’s office has asked the FBI to investigate an infusion of campaign donations linked to a credit card. The donations flowed to the Kentucky Democratic Party and Gov. Andy Beshear’s campaign. Cameron is the Republican nominee for governor in this year’s election. Media
Continue ReadingBy KTRK Staff Click here for updates on this story HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A Houston-area grandmother was arrested after authorities said she left her granddaughter in a food area at an airport and boarded a plane to Honduras. Euceda Letbia Maldonado, 51, has been charged with abandoning a child. According to court documents, on
Continue ReadingBy Chaz Miller Click here for updates on this story HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A tree over 100 feet tall fell on a newly renovated home in Humble as storms blew through parts of the Houston area late Wednesday night. Thankfully, no one was hurt at the home on Charpiot Lane, according to Richard, the
Continue ReadingBy KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Nearly three months after a shooter killed six people at her daughter’s school in Nashville, Katherine Heath watches the third-grader lie on her husband’s chest whenever her child has a “sad day.” After losing multiple classmates, Heath’s daughter is now visibly withdrawn, attending counseling, and learning
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Two Buffalo Bills trainers say they stuck to their pre-planned treatment when Damar Hamlin suffered cardiac arrest during an NFL game in January. Now they’re encouraging schools and youth leagues to also make their own potentially life-saving plans. Nate Breske and Denny Kellington described their experience
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France and Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — James Cameron, who directed the hit 1997 film “Titanic” and has himself made 33 dives to the wreckage, offered his thoughts Thursday after it was announced that a missing Titanic-bound submersible suffered a “catastrophic implosion,” killing all five people on board. “I think there’s a
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — James Cameron, director de la exitosa película “Titanic” y quien ha realizado 33 inmersiones a los restos del naufragio, compartió este jueves algunas palabras, luego de que se conociera que el submarino desaparecido en una expedición al trasatlántico sufrió una “pérdida catastrófica” que causó la muerte de cinco personas a bordo.
Continue ReadingBy Rachel Ramirez, CNN (CNN) — The scene is unsettling: hundreds of sea lions and dolphins are sprawled across the beaches in Southern California, either dead or sick and exhibiting abnormal behavior. Officials have received more than 1,000 calls in recent weeks from beachgoers, tourists and residents reporting sick, dying and dead sea mammals washed
Continue ReadingBy Alexis Scott Click here for updates on this story CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (KRIS) — The hottest days of the summer are ahead of us. Not only does the summer heat make people in South Texas uncomfortable, it can also impact farmers and their livestock. Many of them have had to adjust in order to
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