By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press LIBERTY, Mo. (AP) — A white 84-year-old homeowner who is accused of shooting a Black teenager after the high-schooler mistakenly came to his Kansas City home entered a not guilty plea Wednesday. Andrew Lester is charged with first-degree assault and armed criminal action in the April 13 shooting of Ralph
Continue ReadingBy Leah Dolan and Nicole Mowbray, CNN London (CNN) — London Fashion Week kicked off on Friday in the glow of a sweltering UK heatwave, and concluded on Tuesday after biblical showers and thunderstorms. The energy across the style set throughout the five day schedule was equally split, as anticipation for blockbuster shows from Burberry,
Continue ReadingBy JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer TORONTO (AP) — For nearly four decades, “Stop Making Sense,” directed by Jonathan Demme, has exerted an inexorable pull on all who encounter the frenetic fever of arguably the finest concert film ever made. Its power to bring together – it opens with David Byrne alone on a spare
Continue ReadingBy JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — An estranged son of Thailand’s king who has spent almost all his adult life away from his homeland has unexpectedly gone public with his belief that open discussions about the country’s monarchy should be allowed, in a rejection of a harsh royal anti-defamation law. Vacharaesorn Vivacharawongse posted
Continue ReadingBy JONEL ALECCIA AP Health Writer The U.S. Food and Drug Administration declined to approve a nasal spray to treat severe allergic reactions, calling for more research on what would have been the first alternative to injections using devices such as an EpiPen. The agency told ARS Pharmaceuticals Inc. of San Diego that the company
Continue ReadingBy Ella Nilsen, CNN (CNN) — The Biden administration on Wednesday announced new competitive grants totaling $4.6 billion that states, cities and tribes can apply for to reduce the planet-warming pollution that is fueling the climate crisis. The Climate Pollution Reduction Grants program, which will be managed through the Environmental Protection Agency, is a second
Continue ReadingBy EDITH M. LEDERER and JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Ukraine’s president accused Russia of waging “a criminal and unprovoked aggression” that undermines all norms of war and the U.N. charter Wednesday at a meeting of the U.N. Security Council. Volodomyr Zelenskyy also urged world leaders to strip Russia of its veto
Continue ReadingMAYWOOD, Ill. (AP) — Police in suburban Chicago are checking on the authenticity of Instagram videos that appear to show missing former NFL player Sergio Brown discussing the recent death of his mother, who died following an assault. Brown, 35, is still considered a missing person, Maywood police spokesperson Carmen Rivera said in an email
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN Español) — La operadora ferroviaria mexicana Ferromex anunció en la mañana de este miércoles la suspensión del servicio de 60 trenes en rutas hacia el norte con destino a ciudades fronterizas con Estados Unidos. Horas después, la compañía empezó a mover algunas de las formaciones que no tuvieran migrantes en ellos, dijo a
Continue ReadingBy Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN (CNN) — What do Sen. Ted Cruz, Oscar-winning actor Ariana DeBose and a puzzled kid stumbling to answer questions on live TV have in common? They’re all Latinos who’ve been shamed for the way they speak Spanish. The issue regularly emerges in debates online – and even on stage during
Continue ReadingBy JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The trauma Migos rapper Quavo suffered after witnessing his nephew Takeoff being gunned down last year is a disturbing experience he says he doesn’t want anyone else to endure. These days, Quavo has turned his pain into purpose as a vocal advocate for gun
Continue ReadingCNN By Jack Forrest, CNN (CNN) — Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi said the five Americans freed this week from Iranian detention were released with “purely humanitarian motives.” “There was an opportunity for this exchange to take place. And this exchange was, as I said, prompted by purely humanitarian motives, and I do think that the
Continue ReadingBy Morgan Rimmer and Shania Shelton, CNN (CNN) — Nearly every Senate Republican signed a letter sent to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on Tuesday asking him to continue enforcing the Senate’s previous, more formal unwritten dress code. Axios reported earlier this week that Schumer recently asked the Senate sergeant-at-arms to no longer enforce the
Continue ReadingBy Kareem Khadder, Hadas Gold and Ibrahim Dahman, CNN Jerusalem and Gaza (CNN) — Six Palestinians have been killed and dozens injured by Israeli military fire in three separate incidents across the occupied West Bank and Gaza over the past 24 hours, the Palestinian Ministry of Health in both areas said. Four people were killed
Continue ReadingLJUBLJANA, Slovenia (AP) — Police in Slovenia say that a U.S. citizen has been killed and two others have been injured in a rafting accident. The accident happened Tuesday on the Soca river in northwestern Slovenia. Police say two rafts carrying 16 passengers and a guide were going down the river when one of the
Continue ReadingBy JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer TORONTO (AP) — For nearly four decades, the Talking Heads documentary “Stop Making Sense” has exerted an inexorable pull on all who encounter the frenetic fever of arguably the finest concert film ever made. Its power to bring together – director Jonathan Demme opens with David Byrne alone on
Continue ReadingBy Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Rafael Nadal believes long-time rival Novak Djokovic is the greatest tennis player of all time and says “there is nothing to discuss” about the sport’s GOAT debate. The Serb recently won a record-extending 24th grand slam singles title at the US Open, taking him two clear of Nadal in
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Demi Lovato released a single in 2015 titled “Confident,” and now the singer is talking about what most makes them feel that way. Lovato, who uses she/they pronouns, appeared on a recently released two-part episode of the “LadyGang” podcast and got personal. “I feel the most confident when
Continue ReadingJoaquin Doria (CNN Español) — El ministro de Economía y candidato a presidente de Argentina, Sergio Massa, anunció la semana pasada una serie de medidas orientadas a “compensar y paliar” los efectos de la inflación. En agosto, el indicador alcanzó la cifra mensual más alta en los últimos 32 años, con 12,4% y acumula 80,2%
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Gisele Bündchen ha encontrado su equilibrio en medio de las adeversidades que ha enfrentado en los últimos años, incluyendo seguir adelante después de su divorcio de la leyenda del fútbol americano Tom Brady. “Ha sido muy duro para mi familia. Ha sido mucho, en todos los ámbitos de mi vida”,
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