By PAT EATON-ROBB Associated Press STORRS, Conn. (AP) — University of Connecticut officials welcomed a new celebrity on Wednesday, and they say he’s a very good boy. Jonathan XV is a 2-month old Siberian husky who will take over as the official UConn Husky mascot this fall. The puppy was born in Ontario, Canada, on
Continue ReadingBy PAT EATON-ROBB Associated Press STORRS, Conn. (AP) — University of Connecticut officials welcomed a new celebrity on Wednesday, and they say he’s a very good boy. Jonathan XV is a 2-month old Siberian husky who will take over as the official UConn Husky mascot this fall. The puppy was born in Ontario, Canada, on
Continue ReadingReview by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — It’s always interesting to see what actors have been up to while working on a for-the-ages show like “Succession,” which sets a high bar for what comes next. Two low-key examples arrive this week, with Sarah Snook anchoring “Run Rabbit Run,” a creepy little macabre Australian thriller, while
Continue ReadingBy Ingrid Formanek, CNN (CNN) — Nearly 2.8 million people have fled the war in Sudan, latest data from the United Nations International Organization for Migration, (IOM), shows. Some 2,152,936 people are estimated to have been internally displaced, while another 644,861 fled across Sudan’s borders into neighboring countries, according to the IOM’s Displacement Tracking Matrix
Continue ReadingBy Ingrid Formanek, CNN (CNN) — Nearly 2.8 million people have fled the war in Sudan, latest data from the United Nations International Organization for Migration, (IOM), shows. Some 2,152,936 people are estimated to have been internally displaced, while another 644,861 fled across Sudan’s borders into neighboring countries, according to the IOM’s Displacement Tracking Matrix
Continue ReadingJuan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — El líder del grupo Wagner, Yevgeny Prigozhin, planeó apoderarse de dos de los principales oficiales militares rusos cuando lanzó un motín de corta duración el sábado, informó el diario The Wall Street Journal este miércoles, citando a funcionarios occidentales. El complot de Prigozhin consistía en capturar al ministro de Defensa
Continue ReadingReview by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — Idris Elba is another right guy in the wrong place in “Hijack,” a tense real-time thriller in the mode of “24,” which follows a hijacked plane from the perspectives of its passengers, their captors and authorities on the ground. Crisp and tense, the seven-episode Apple TV+ series overcomes
Continue ReadingReview by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — At first blush, “Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed” seems determined to find every movie phrase uttered by the actor – famously closeted throughout his career as a leading man – that could be construed to have a double meaning hinting at who he really was. Yet the
Continue ReadingHELSINKI (AP) — The deputy mayor of Finland’s capital is facing possible legal action and calls for him to pay compensation for damages and to resign after he was caught red-handed spray-painting graffiti in a railway tunnel last weekend. The Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency told public broadcaster YLE on Wednesday that cleaning up the graffiti
Continue ReadingBy Mark Morales, CNN (CNN) — Daniel Penny, a Marine veteran charged in the death of a homeless Black man he put in a chokehold on the New York City subway, has pleaded not guilty to charges of second-degree manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide during a court appearance. Penny, who is White, only spoke to
Continue ReadingBelén Liotti (CNN Español) — La Asignación Universal por Hijo (AUH) es un beneficio que brinda el Gobierno argentino para aquellas familias que necesiten una ayuda económica para mantenerse. En particular, le garantiza un ingreso mensual a las madres, padres o titulares que vivan con menores de 18 años. ¿Cuáles son los requisitos para acceder
Continue ReadingBy Thomas Page, CNN (CNN) — Tom Cruise – he’s just like us. Speaking in London ahead of the release of “Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part One,” Cruise shared that, yes, he feels fear. “It’s not that I don’t get scared,” the actor said. “It’s that I don’t mind being scared.” And there ends our
Continue ReadingBy Carmyn Gutierrez Click here for updates on this story WILLIAMSON COUNTY, Tennessee (WSMV) — A horse was rescued from a creek after becoming stuck on Monday. The horse had attempted to jump across the water when it became trapped, according to Williamson County Fire and Rescue. The rescue team assisted the Williamson County Animal
Continue ReadingBy Byron Manley, Curt Merrill, Renée Rigdon and Henrik Pettersson, CNN (CNN) — Millions of people in the US have been under air quality alerts this year, particularly after smoke from wildfires in Canada wafted across the border. This map, which updates every 30 minutes, shows the air quality in your area. The-CNN-Wire™ & ©
Continue ReadingBy Bryan Mena, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell doubled down Wednesday on the hawkish view that the central bank isn’t done tamping down inflation, and could even implement consecutive rate hikes at its upcoming monetary policy meetings. “If you look at the data over the last quarter, what you see
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Jennifer Lawrence is setting the record straight about speculation she and Liam Hemsworth had a “secret fling” while he was with Miley Cyrus. Here’s the backstory: Lawrence costarred with Hemsworth in the “Hunger Games” franchise in which their characters, Lawrence’s Katniss Everdeen and Hemsworth’s Gale Hawthorne, were romantically
Continue ReadingBy Caleb Wethington Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — A man has been charged after allegedly threatening one of his Facebook friends with an air pellet gun at a laundromat, according to an arrest affidavit. Police say officers were dispatched to a laundromat on Nolensville Pike for a report of
Continue ReadingBy Rob Picheta, CNN (CNN) — Wagner leader Yevgeny Prigozhin planned to seize two top Russian military officials when he launched a short-lived mutiny on Saturday, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, citing Western officials. Prigozhin’s plot involved the capture of Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and top army general Valery Gerasimov when the pair
Continue ReadingBy Nathan Brennan Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV) — In an effort to help save more patients, Med-Trans and Community Blood Center have teamed up, supplying blood products during flights. The partnership includes three programs in both Kansas and Missouri, including Healthstar One, Lifestar Kansa, and EagleMed. This is
Continue ReadingBy Zoe Brown Click here for updates on this story LENEXA, Kansas (KCTV) — Police say a 22-month-old was taken to the hospital in critical condition after he was left inside a hot car at a church in Lenexa on Monday. According to the Lenexa Police Department, officers went to a church in the 15300
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