By Morgan Rimmer and Clare Foran, CNN (CNN) — Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey remained defiant on Monday after being indicted on bribery charges at the end of last week, saying he believes he will be exonerated as he responded to some of the specific charges and evidence outlined by prosecutors. Menendez’s comments
Continue ReadingJuan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — Ucrania afirmó que mató al comandante de la Flota del mar Negro de Rusia, en uno de los ataques más audaces de Kyiv en la península ocupada de Crimea. Las Fuerzas de Operaciones Especiales de Ucrania dijeron en una actualización que el ataque del viernes mató a Viktor Sokolov junto
Continue ReadingBy MEG KINNARD and ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON Associated Press Republican presidential hopefuls have largely shunned TikTok, the hugely popular video-sharing app that many conservatives accuse of being a spy mechanism for China. But entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy recently became the first 2024 candidate to join the platform, which has over 150 million U.S. users. That’s even
Continue ReadingBy Nicole Nielsen Click here for updates on this story IRVING, Texas (KTVT) — Inspiration for art comes in all different ways, but for one North Texan, his muse is your home. Aaron Estrada never really knew what he wanted to do for a career. He was good at art but didn’t know how to
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Usher isn’t nervous about being the featured performer for the upcoming Super Bowl. In his first television interview since it was announced he would headline the halftime show, the Grammy-winning singer talked to “CBS Morning” on Monday. “Thirty years ago I made a commitment to offer my best
Continue ReadingBy DEEPTI HAJELA and MIKE CATALINI Associated Press UNION CITY, N.J. (AP) — Democratic U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey defiantly pushed back against federal corruption charges on Monday, saying nearly half a million dollars in cash authorities found in his home was from his personal savings, not from bribes, and was on hand
Continue ReadingBy Tony Garcia Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — Three women are in custody after police say they tried to steal items from a train near Watkins Park on Saturday. According to their arrest affidavits, Metro Nashville officers were dispatched to the railroad crossing at 17th Avenue North for reports
Continue ReadingBy Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — It’s “hard to know” whether Hollywood star Bruce Willis is aware that he is suffering with frontotemporal dementia (FTD), his wife, Emma Heming Willis, has said in an update on his condition. Speaking to Hoda Kotb on the Today show on NBC Monday, Heming Willis described how the diagnosis
Continue ReadingCNN By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — It’s “hard to know” whether Hollywood star Bruce Willis is aware that he is suffering with frontotemporal dementia (FTD), his wife, Emma Heming Willis, has said in an update on his condition. Speaking to Hoda Kotb on the Today show on NBC Monday, Heming Willis described how the
Continue ReadingCNN By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — Nearly 50,000 mattresses sold exclusively at Costco have been recalled due the to risk of mold exposure. Federal safety regulators said Monday the mattresses could have been exposed to water during the manufacturing process, potentially leading to health risks for consumers with compromised immune systems or some allergies.
Continue ReadingBy Sarah McGrew Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE (WTMJ) — It may sound strange to think of a cemetery as a resource for the living, but that’s exactly what Forest Home Cemetery in Milwaukee says it is. The 189-acre grounds is the first certified arboretum in Milwaukee. On any given day you
Continue ReadingBy Shaun Gallagher, Samantha Calderon Click here for updates on this story PORT WASHINGTON, Wisconsin (WTMJ) — Flamingos were spotted at a Port Washington beach on Friday, bringing dozens of people to catch a glimpse. The birds, normally suited for a warmer place like South Beach in Miami, were spotted at South Beach in Port
Continue ReadingBy Steve Almasy and Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — More than a month after catastrophic flames raced across Lahaina, annihilating most of the historic town and killing 97 people in Maui, some residents were finally able to return to the charred remains of their homes Monday. According to CNN affiliate KHNL, residents in what has
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN) — La cuatro veces medallista de oro olímpica Simone Biles dijo que le “rompió el corazón” ver a una joven negra ignorada para una medalla en una ceremonia de gimnasia en Irlanda, cuyas imágenes se hicieron virales. En el video de un evento de GymStart de marzo de 2022, que volvió a circular
Continue ReadingBy Sharon Braithwaite and Stephanie Halasz, CNN (CNN) — Oscar-winning Italian actress Sophia Loren, 89, was taken to hospital on Sunday for surgery after falling in her home in Geneva, Switzerland. Loren suffered several fractures to her hip and thigh-bone, her agent Andrea Giusti told CNN. “The surgery went very well,” Giusti said, adding that
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Authorities say two people killed three teenagers and wounded a fourth in South Carolina’s capital city in an escalation of an old quibble over a burglary. Sunday afternoon’s shooting happened at an abandoned house where the four teenagers were hanging out. Two 17-year-old Eau Claire High School students were arrested on
Continue ReadingBy Hunter Geisel Click here for updates on this story PLANT CITY, Florida (WFOR) — Six people, including three children, are dead after a train crashed into their SUV in central Florida on Saturday evening while they were on their way to a birthday party. The collision happened in Plant City, which is about 25
Continue ReadingBy BABA AHMED Associated Press BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — A spokesperson says Mali’s military-led government has postponed a presidential election that was expected to return the West African nation to democracy following a 2020 coup. He told reporters on Monday that the election scheduled for February 2024 is being postponed for “technical reasons” and a
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — Lecturers and other staff at some 40 U.K. universities are staging a new round of strike action in a long-running dispute over pay and work conditions. The walkouts will disrupt college students as many turned up at campus for “freshers’ week,” or their first week at university. The University and College Union,
Continue ReadingBENNINGTON, Vt. (AP) — A Vermont driver has pleaded not guilty to a charge in the June crash that killed actor Treat Williams. Thirty-five-year-old Ryan Koss could be sentenced to up to 15 years in prison if he’s convicted of gross negligent operation with death resulting. He pleaded not guilty Monday. Authorities say Koss was
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