By Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — The new dark comedy “Bottoms” is getting a lot of buzz. The R-rated movie, directed by Emma Seligman, stars Rachel Sennott and Ayo Edebiri, and previously premiered at this year’s SXSW Festival in March. Seligman broke through in 2020 with the hit movie “Shiva Baby.” On the festival circuit,
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. air defense has scrambled fighter jets to wave off a civilian aircraft that had entered temporarily restricted air space near Lake Tahoe, where President Joe Biden and Jill Biden are vacationing. The crews of two F-16s fired flares to catch the attention of the pilot of the civilian craft
Continue ReadingBOSTON (AP) — Boston officials say a new plan to address homelessness includes giving police the power to remove tents and other makeshift shelters at an intersection where a sprawling encampment for the homeless has sprung up. Mayor Michelle Wu and other city officials announced the plan Friday. The plan also calls for a new
Continue ReadingBy RIO YAMAT Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A beloved Las Vegas neighborhood peacock named Pete was killed with a hunter’s bow and arrow, and authorities are trying to find who was behind it. Animal Protection Services officers are investigating the death of the peacock, which belonged to a resident in a small gated
Continue ReadingBy Brynn Gingras, CNN (CNN) — Two women held in Suffolk County jail say they had encounters with the Gilgo Beach killings suspect Rex Heuermann, describing the meetings with him as “violent” and “aggressive,” sheriff’s department spokesperson Vicki DiStefano said Thursday. The alleged encounters with the two female sex workers are believed to have happened
Continue ReadingBy Dacoda McDowell-Wahpekeche Click here for updates on this story OKLAHOMA CITY (KOCO) — Cells within the Oklahoma County Detention Center were in the process of being sanitized and restored on Thursday during an effort to clean up the jail. “We’re going to have to be here for another three to five years. It’s a
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — Astronomers have spotted a large and mysterious dark spot within Neptune’s atmosphere, and it has an unexpectedly bright companion. The observation was made using the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope in Chile. Space-based observatories such as the Hubble Space Telescope have observed vortex-like storms — which appear as
Continue ReadingBy Emily Maher, Jamy Pombo Sesselman, Phil Tenser Click here for updates on this story BOSTON (WCVB) — A proposed ordinance would give the Boston Police Department the authority to remove tents and tarps from the crime-ridden encampment that has become a permanent fixture in a troubled area of the city known as “Mass and
Continue ReadingBy Randi Rousseau Click here for updates on this story GARYVILLE, Louisiana (WDSU) — Emergency crews are responding to a fire and leak at Marathon Petroleum in Garyville Friday morning. The company tells WDSU that local emergency responders are currently responding to a naphtha release and fire at a storage tank at the St. John
Continue ReadingBy HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — One of Iowa’s largest cities repealed its ban on “conversion therapy” — the discredited practice of trying to change a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity through counseling — after a Christian organization threatened legal action, part of a deepening national movement to challenge protections
Continue ReadingBy Tori Yorgey Click here for updates on this story MILL RUN, Pennsylvania (WTAE) — Residents were waking up to storm damage in Mill Run, Fayette County, on Friday morning. Trees were down throughout the area, particularly on Mill Run Road, near and in the Yogi Bear Jellystone Park Campground. “After 2 a.m., when the
Continue ReadingBy Marlei Martinez Click here for updates on this story ORANGE COUNTY, Florida (WESH) — Rowby Severe, 37, is in the Orange County jail accused of shooting and killing one of his sisters and hurting another. The shooting happened at their house on Charles Street in Pine Hills around 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, according to
Continue ReadingBy WGAL Staff Click here for updates on this story GREENE TOWNSHIP, Pennsylvania (WGAL) — Firefighters in Franklin County rescued 13 pets from a house fire Thursday afternoon. Body camera video captured firefighters working to save the animals. You can watch that in the player above. The Franklin Fire Company responded around 2 p.m. to
Continue ReadingBy R.J. RICO Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia activists are furious that Democratic senators haven’t condemned Atlanta officials’ plan to verify every signature on a petition to force a vote on a proposed police and firefighting training center. “Stop Cop City” activists say they’ve gathered more than 100,000 signatures. Officials in the Democratic-led city
Continue ReadingBy ELISE RYAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — With British pop singer Maisie Peters’ tour across North America underway, there’s one city she’s particularly looking forward to playing: Sacramento, California. Why? The Greta Gerwig effect. “That’s like a ‘Lady Bird,’ Greta Gerwig pilgrimage,” Peters told The Associated Press in a recent interview. “So I’m
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At the Deschutes County Fairgrounds this weekend, don’t be fooled by the circus tent. The show inside is more fright than fun, and far from family-friendly.
Continue ReadingBy Anna Bahney, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — For buyers facing affordability challenges getting into a home of their own, Zillow Home Loans is rolling out a new option: a 1% down payment. Through the program, an eligible buyer pays as little as 1% toward a down payment. Zillow Home Loans pays an additional 2%,
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By Melissa Alonso, CNN (CNN) — The Oregon man arrested for allegedly holding a woman captive in a makeshift cinder block dungeon was caught trying to escape jail, officials said. Negasi Zuberi, 29, has been in federal custody since his arrest this month and is now charged with second-degree attempted escape and first-degree disorderly conduct,
Continue ReadingBy James Stratton Click here for updates on this story KENOSHA, Wisconsin (WISN) — Jacob Blake, the man shot seven times in the back by a Kenosha police officer in 2020, filed a new lawsuit against the city of Kenosha, the police officers involved that day and the city’s former police chief. The federal lawsuit,
Continue ReadingCNN By Maureen O’Hare, CNN (CNN) — In travel news this week: tattoos and graffiti cause trouble in Europe, a baby giraffe is born without spots at a Tennessee zoo – plus we want to hear from you if you’re currently chasing your lost luggage with a tracking device. Think before you ink You’ve probably
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