By Thomas Schlachter and Vasco Cotovio, CNN (CNN) — Cristiano Ronaldo or Lionel Messi? It’s the debate that has kept soccer fans entertained for over a decade. While some are content to appreciate both players, others sit very firmly on one side or the other of the debate. But according to Ronaldo himself, the “rivalry”
Continue ReadingBy BRIAN WITTE Associated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Lawyers have agreed to a May trial date for a Maryland man facing hate crime charges after authorities said he fatally shot three Latino men and wounded three other people during a parking dispute earlier this year in Annapolis. Charles Robert Smith, who remains in custody,
Continue ReadingMIAMI (AP) — A Florida man who was attempting to cross the Atlantic Ocean in a man-made hamster wheel is facing federal charges after it took the U.S. Coast Guard five days to bring him ashore. According to a criminal complaint filed in Miami the Coast Guard spotted 51-year-old Reza Ray Baluchi Aug. 26 off
Continue ReadingBy Kara Scannell, CNN New York (CNN) — Ryan Salame, a former top executive of FTX, the now-bankrupt cryptocurrency trading platform, has pleaded guilty to criminal charges in a New York courtroom on Thursday afternoon. He has also agreed to forfeit $1.5 billion. The plea comes less than one month before Sam Bankman-Fried, co-founder of
Continue ReadingBy Clare Duffy, CNN New York (CNN) — Snapchat says it’s working to make its app even safer for teen users. Parent company Snap said Thursday that it is rolling out a suite of new features and policies aimed at better protecting 13- to 17-year-old users, including restrictions on friend suggestions and a new system
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Henderson, CNN (CNN) — An adult grizzly bear with “a history of conflict” was euthanized Saturday after breaking into a home through a kitchen window while with a cub and taking a container of dog food, Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks said in a news release. With permission from the US Fish &
Continue ReadingBy Tessa DiTirro Click here for updates on this story EASTLAKE, Ohio (WEWS) — A Westlake senior knows exactly what he wants to do after high school. His goal is to be a sports broadcaster, specifically a color commentator. The way he’s honed his craft is quite surprising. It’s not by seeing but by listening.
Continue ReadingBy Wayne Sterling, CNN (CNN) — Carl Nassib, the first out gay NFL player, is retiring from the league after seven seasons. Nassib made the “bittersweet” announcement on social media on Wednesday. “This is a bittersweet moment for me but after seven seasons and just over 100 NFL games I am officially retiring from football
Continue ReadingBy Chris Isidore, CNN New York (CNN) — President Joe Biden may hope the United Auto Workers union will not strike the nation’s three unionized automakers. But right now about all he can do is hope. Biden doesn’t have the legal authority he would have if a freight railroad or airline was threatening to strike.
Continue ReadingBy LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump White House official Peter Navarro was found guilty Thursday of contempt of Congress charges for refusing to cooperate with a congressional investigation into the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. The verdict came after a short trial for Navarro, who served as a White
Continue ReadingBy Bob Jones Click here for updates on this story MEDINA, Ohio (WEWS) — The Medina County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a string of crimes committed against Amish people. Detectives are trying to figure out who is responsible for throwing railroad spikes, rocks and other items into homes, shattering windows and creating fear. Deputies have
Continue ReadingBy DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The MacArthur Foundation is leading a group of donors who have pledged $500 million to help the struggling local news industry. They hope to provide seed money for news outlets that can make up for those that have closed or been hollowed out over the
Continue ReadingBALTIMORE (AP) — Former Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon is again running for office after her previous mayoral tenure ended in a criminal conviction. She announced her candidacy Thursday in an op-ed published in The Baltimore Sun. Dixon resigned from office in 2010 after a jury convicted her of embezzling donated gift cards that were intended
Continue ReadingBy DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Prince Harry is attending a charity event Thursday night in London, though he isn’t expected to meet with King Charles III or Prince William as Britain prepares to mark the first anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II’s death. Harry’s relationship with his family has been strained since he
Continue ReadingBy Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — The boys are back with more drama. The powerful British series “Top Boy,” which streams on Netflix, has returned for a final season. The series is set in the fictional Summerhouse estate in East London, and focuses on the lives of Dushane and Sully, along with their rivals in
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — El covid-19 llegó para quedarse. Para demostrarlo, los contagios del virus están aumentando en muchos lugares del mundo, justo cuando la inmunidad a las vacunas está disminuyendo y la mayoría de las personas se han acostumbrado a la vida sin usar mascarillas y sin distanciamiento físico. Si bien sabemos que
Continue ReadingBy Jacopo Prisco, CNN (CNN) — The inaugural Africa Climate Summit drew to a close on Wednesday, with the host, Kenya’s president William Ruto, saying that a total of $23 billion had been pledged to green projects by governments, investors, development banks and philanthropists. The summit, which focussed on driving green growth and climate finance
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — Five retired British police officers have admitted sending offensive and racist social media messages about the Duchess of Sussex and others. The men were arrested after a BBC investigation last year sparked an internal police inquiry. The charges say the messages posted in a closed WhatsApp group referred to Meghan and husband
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — En los últimos meses, los economistas han añadido otro término a su léxico: desinflación inmaculada. Aunque no existe una definición oficial para ese concepto, la expresión se utiliza para describir un escenario en el que la inflación se enfría sin provocar un repunte del desempleo. Históricamente, esto ha sido difícil de
Continue ReadingBy BOBBY CAINA CALVAN, ROBERT BUMSTED and ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Damien, age 5, was giddy with excitement as he left a Manhattan homeless shelter, sometimes running and skipping along the sidewalk accompanied by his wistful mother, a migrant from Ecuador. “What I want for him is a future,” Kimberly Carchipulla
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