Review by Brian Lowry, CNN Editor’s note: The following contains spoilers about the series finale of “Billions,” titled “Admirals Fund.” After seven twisty seasons, with more double and triple crosses than you can shake a stock certificate at, “Billions” successfully landed the plane (OK, private jet) with its series finale, in a satisfying finish that
Continue ReadingReview by Brian Lowry, CNN “The Gilded Age” returns for a second (and possibly final) season that feels even more conspicuously like “Downton Abbey Lite.” That’s not necessarily a bad thing, as the show remains highly watchable as a finely tailored, lushly decorated soap, with the added benefit of incorporating 19th-century history, like early struggles
Continue ReadingBy ALEX BROWNING Click here for updates on this story NORTHEAST MIAMI-DADE, Florida (WSVN) — A large yacht went up in flames in Northeast Miami-Dade, leaving it destroyed. Fire rescue officials said the incident happened at Haulover Park Marina, at around 4:45 a.m. on Saturday. They also expressed concern about the fuel of the boat
Continue ReadingBy KARI BARROWS Click here for updates on this story CHEROKEE COUNTY, North Carolina (WLOS) — A wildfire burning on national forest land in Western North Carolina continues moving westward. A press release from the U.S. Forest Service on Sunday said the Collett Ridge Fire, burning about four miles north of Andrews, North Carolina, experienced
Continue ReadingMOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin called a meeting of security and law enforcement officials Monday, the day after a mob stormed the airport in the southern region of Dagestan after a flight from Israel landed there. Hundreds of angry men, some carrying banners with antisemitic slogans, rushed onto the tarmac of the airport
Continue ReadingLAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) — Six teenagers were shot at a Louisiana house party Saturday night, leaving one in critical condition. Calcasieu Parish sheriff’s deputies responded to a reported shooting at a home in the southeast Louisiana town of Lake Charles on Saturday, shortly before midnight. The Sheriff’s Office says deputies found several teenagers with
Continue ReadingBy CARMYN GUTIERREZ Click here for updates on this story SPARTA, Tennessee (WSMV) — A White County Middle School teacher has been arrested and charged with rape of a child, according to District Attorney General Bryant Dunaway. Warrants were issued Friday night for Austin Damon Allen, 27, after authorities said an investigation revealed he had
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — Podría decirse que la audición de Matthew Perry para el papel que lo convirtió en una superestrella tuvo una inspiración divina. Perry, quien murió este sábado a los 54 años, relató en su autobiografía publicada en 2022 que tres semanas antes de la audición para el papel de Chandler Bing en
Continue ReadingBy HOPE DEAN Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA, Georgia (WANF) — Police are investigating a shooting by Georgia State University in downtown Atlanta, they told Atlanta News First. Officers responded to a RaceTrac gas station on Piedmont Avenue at 5 a.m. on Sunday. Four people were shot, including three women and one
Continue ReadingCNN By Karol Suarez, Ashley R. Williams and Duarte Mendonca, CNN (CNN) — At least 45 people have died after powerful Hurricane Otis tore through southern Mexico’s Guerrero state as a devastating Category 5 storm last week, the region’s governor said Sunday. At least 47 people remain missing, Guerrero Gov. Evelyn Salgado Pineda said in
Continue ReadingMARSEILLE, France (AP) — The French league soccer game between host Marseille and Lyon has been postponed after Lyon coach Fabio Grosso suffered a head injury when the team bus came under attack from fans throwing projectiles. A few minutes before the scheduled kickoff time, a message on the giant screen at Stade Velodrome said:
Continue ReadingBy JILL COLVIN and MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Mike Pence has a resume most White House hopefuls would dream of. A congressman. A governor of a big Midwestern state. A one-time vice president. In normal times, someone with such credentials would be well-positioned to win their party’s presidential nomination. But
Continue ReadingBy TOM KRISHER and FRANK BAJAK Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — The United Auto Workers union has widened its strike against General Motors, the lone holdout among the three Detroit automakers, after reaching a tentative contract agreement with Jeep maker Stellantis. The escalated walkout began Saturday evening at a Spring Hill, Tennessee plant, GM’s largest
Continue ReadingBy CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has met with Nigerian President Bola Tinubu as part of a West Africa tour as the European country looks to diversify its trade partners and expand economic partnerships in the energy-rich region. In his third trip to Africa since he took office
Continue ReadingBy DAVID A. LIEB and EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Most voters in Mississippi will have no choice this year when it comes to who represents them in the state House and Senate. That’s because the vast majority of Republicans and Democrats running for the Legislature face no major-party opposition in
Continue ReadingBy RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer Oklahoma dropped four spots to No. 10, the top five teams held their places and Kansas and Kansas State both entered The Associated Press college football poll on Sunday. Georgia is No. 1 for the 20th straight week, receiving 48 of 63 first-place votes, distancing itself from
Continue ReadingBy RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer Oklahoma dropped four spots to No. 10, the top five teams held their places and Kansas and Kansas State both entered The Associated Press college football poll on Sunday. Georgia is No. 1 for the 20th straight week, receiving 48 of 63 first-place votes, distancing itself from
Continue ReadingBy Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — Like many stars best known for a major hit, Matthew Perry’s association with “Friends” and the “Could he BE any funnier?” role of Chandler Bing loomed over the rest of his career. That included the movies that came his way during the series as well as various encores in
Continue ReadingCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio Supreme Court is upholding a 65-year prison term for a central Ohio woman who plead guilty to stealing jewelry and other valuables from elderly residents at nursing homes and assisted living facilities. The high court ruled last week that a trial court properly imposed consecutive sentences on former nurse’s
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NeighborImpact put on its 22nd annual Empty Bowls event at COCC on Sunday, part of a national fundraiser to bring attention to and help relieve food insecurity. Hundreds of people lined up to take part in the sold-out event.
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