By Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — Disney’s visual effects crew filed for an election to unionize with the National Labor Relations Board with the backing of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE), the union announced Monday, just weeks after Marvel’s VFX moved to unionize. More than 80% of Walt Disney Picture’s
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN Español) — La Policía Nacional Civil de Guatemala detuvo este lunes a Claudia González por el presunto delito de abuso de autoridad, informó el Ministerio Público en un comunicado en su cuenta de X (antes Twitter). González integró la desaparecida Comisión Internacional Contra la Impunidad (Cicig), es abogada de Juan Francisco Sandoval, exjefe de la Fiscalía Especial Contra la Impunidad, quien vive en Estados
Continue ReadingBy HANNAH SCHOENBAUM, GARY D. ROBERTSON and SARAH RANKIN Associated Press CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — A shooter killed a faculty member in a science building at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill on Monday, police said after a lockdown that paralyzed the campus community as authorities searched for the suspect. Police arrested
Continue ReadingKaren Esquivel (CNN Español) — Agosto terminará con un evento estelar muy raro y excepcional: la superluna azul, que es la Luna más cercana y brillante del año. Si bien el nombre de esta superluna podría hacernos imaginar un resplandor azul en el cielo nocturno, no será así. El término se remonta a una expresión
Continue ReadingBy Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — Dylan Mulvaney won her first Streamy Award on Sunday. The event honors online creators across music, comedy, food, gaming and more. Mulvaney, who documented her transitioning journey for a year on TikTok, won for breakout creator. She gained a following on the platform for her posts on musical theater
Continue ReadingBy JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Saturday Night Live” star Heidi Gardner will be among several entertainers expected to take part in a virtual tailgate and concert experience before the NFL’s kickoff game in Kansas City next month. The show dubbed as the “World’s Largest Tailgate” looks to celebrate the
Continue ReadingANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Law enforcement has prepared a first-of-its-kind report detailing missing Alaska Natives and American Indian people in Alaska, a newspaper reported. The Alaska Department of Public Safety last week released the Missing Indigenous Persons Report, which includes the names of 280 people, dates of their last contact and whether police believe the
Continue ReadingBy Sara Smart and Steve Almasy, CNN (CNN) — A suspect is in custody after a shooting at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill on Monday afternoon left a faculty member dead and prompted students and others to shelter in place for hours as police looked for the gunman, school officials said. Shots
Continue ReadingBy AMY TAXIN and SOPHIE AUSTIN Associated Press/Report for America SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — California’s attorney general has sued a Southern California school district over its new policy that requires schools to notify parents if their children change their gender identification or pronouns. Attorney General Rob Bonta announced the suit Monday against Chino Valley
Continue ReadingBy KCTV Staff Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV) — Prosecutors have filed a criminal charge against the mother of a baby whose body was found in the woods on Mother’s Day weekend. Raeleena Barlett was charged with abandonment of a corpse, a felony. Her 6-month-old daughter, Kha’liya Bridgewater, was
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press A digital platform where college athletes can alert their administrations anonymously to improper or illegal conduct by coaches, teammates or others is expanding to allow them to report suspected gambling activity. RealResponse’s partnership with U.S. Integrity will come at no additional cost to some 150 athletic departments that are clients. The
Continue ReadingBy Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — “Hannah Montana” actor Mitchel Musso was arrested in Texas on Saturday. Musso, who played Oliver Oken on the hit series, was arrested in Rockwall on charges of public intoxication and theft, according to the Rockwall Police Department. Police were dispatched for a “disturbance at a hotel located in the
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The Oregon Department of Education announced Monday the organizations that will receive federal grant funds for after-school and summer programs, known as the 21st Century Community Learning Centers grant, including $500,000 to Jefferson County School District 509J.
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN Español) — El ministro de Economía de Argentina, Sergio Massa, anunció este domingo que los trabajadores registrados del sector público y privado recibirán una suma fija por única vez junto con sus salarios. En un video en su cuenta de Instagram, el funcionario y candidato presidencial de Unión por la Patria explicó
Continue ReadingBy JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Convicted former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder has been transferred to Oklahoma to begin his time in federal prison. Bureau of Prisons records show the 64-year-old Republican was recently moved to the federal transfer center in Oklahoma City. He had been held in the Butler
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN Español) — El huracán Franklin, que se convirtió en el primer gran huracán (categoría 3 o superior) de la temporada de huracanes del Atlántico en la mañana de este lunes, siguió fortaleciéndose y ahora es un huracán de categoría 4 con vientos máximos sostenidos de 210 kilómetros por hora. Los cazadores
Continue ReadingBy JOHN SEEWER Associated Press TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — Samuel “Joe” Wurzelbacher, who was thrust into the political spotlight as “Joe the Plumber” after questioning Barack Obama about his economic proposals during the 2008 presidential campaign, and who later forayed into politics himself, has died, his son said Monday. He was 49. His oldest son,
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Carl Meinig, 80, of Portland, is the latest winner of Oregon’s Game Megabucks, claiming a ticket for the $3.3 million jackpot. The winning ticket was sold on August 1 for the drawing the following day.
Continue ReadingBy DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will observe next month’s 22nd anniversary of the worst terrorist attack on U.S. soil at an Alaska military base with service members and their families, the White House announced. It will be the first time that a president has not attended any of the
Continue ReadingBy WDJT Staff Click here for updates on this story RACINE COUNTY, Wisconsin (WDJT) — Racine County officials are searching for the person(s) responsible for stealing numerous traffic warning signs valued over $2,000. The Racine County Sheriff’s Office says the signs were stolen on Aug. 20, in the area of Rowntree Road and County Highway
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