Jake Gyllenhaal is ripped in first look at remake of Patrick Swayze classic ‘Road House’
By Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — Jake Gyllenhaal is taking a tip from the late, great Patrick Swayze and bringing the brawn in the first look at a…
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For decades, human remains tied to the ‘Green River killer’ were known only as Bones 17. Now, DNA testing has revealed a name
CNN, KING By Sara Smart and Aya Elamroussi, CNN (CNN) — For nearly 40 years, a set of human remains discovered near Seattle in 1985 were known…
Continue ReadingPharmacist refused emergency contraception prescription. Court to decide if that was discrimination
By TRISHA AHMED Associated Press/Report for America MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Attorneys for a woman who was denied emergency contraception in 2019 told…
Continue ReadingWayfair CEO: Employees need to work longer hours
CNN By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN New York (CNN) — Wayfair’s CEO has an end-of-year message for employees of the online furniture company:…
Continue ReadingUS Air Force to reclaim Pacific airfield that launched atomic bombings as it looks to counter China
By Brad Lendon, CNN (CNN) — The US Air Force plans to bring the Pacific island airfield that launched the atomic bombings of Japan back into…
Continue ReadingTexas National Guard denies ignoring a migrant’s call for help
By Caroll Alvarado and Cheri Mossburg, CNN (CNN) — The Texas National Guard Thursday denied claims from an immigration activist that it ignored…
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New Oregon Transparency website launches with links to meetings, records, data, budgets and more info
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ)— The state of Oregon’s Enterprise Information Services has launched a new Oregon Transparency website, which went live last…
Continue ReadingEl Gobierno de Nicaragua detiene a Isidoro Mora, segundo obispo arrestado en el país centroamericano
Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — El Gobierno de Nicaragua detuvo la noche de este miércoles al obispo Isidoro Mora, de la diócesis de…
Continue ReadingPornhub owner agrees to pay $1.8M and independent monitor to resolve sex trafficking-related charge
By PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The owner of Pornhub, one of the world’s largest adult content websites, has admitted to…
Continue ReadingHuman rights group accuses Meta of restricting pro-Palestine speech
By Clare Duffy, CNN New York (CNN) — Human Rights Watch on Thursday accused Meta of repeatedly removing or restricting content supporting…
Continue ReadingCristina Pacheco, foremost chronicler of street life in Mexico for half a century, has died at 82
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Cristina Pacheco, the foremost chronicler of street life in Mexico City for half a century, has died at 82. With her newspaper…
Continue ReadingFormer NBA G League player confessed to kidnapping and killing missing woman in Las Vegas, police say
By Cheri Mossburg and Cindy Von Quednow, CNN (CNN) — Chance Comanche, a former player with the NBA G League’s Stockton Kings, confessed to…
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Jury clears 3 Washington officers in death of Manuel Ellis, a Black man who said he couldn’t breathe
By MARTHA BELLISLE and MADDY GRASSY Associated Press TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — A jury cleared three Washington state police officers of all criminal…
Continue ReadingJury clears 3 Washington officers in death of Manuel Ellis, a Black man who said he couldn’t breathe
By MARTHA BELLISLE and MADDY GRASSY Associated Press TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — A jury cleared three Washington state police officers of all criminal…
Continue ReadingLongtime Chicago Alderman Ed Burke found guilty of corruption
CHICAGO (AP) — A federal jury has convicted former Chicago Alderman Ed Burke on 13 counts of corruption alleging he used his power to win private…
Continue ReadingMassachusetts police apologize after officer searched a middle school for LGBTQ book
By Nicole Chavez, CNN (CNN) — Police in western Massachusetts apologized Thursday after an officer was sent to a middle school to search for a…
Continue ReadingVin Diesel accused of sexual battery by former assistant in lawsuit
LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Fast and Furious” star Vin Diesel has been accused by his former assistant of sexual battery while working for him in 2010.…
Continue ReadingUS Commerce Secretary says US Steel sale to Japanese rival may face government scrutiny
By Samantha Delouya, CNN (CNN) — US Steel’s potential acquisition by a Japanese rival steelmaker may face pushback by the US government,…
Continue ReadingA voter pushed Nikki Haley to call Donald Trump a ‘grave danger’ to the US. Here’s how she responded
By THOMAS BEAUMONT Associated Press ANAMOSA, Iowa (AP) — Nikki Haley stopped short Thursday of answering one Iowa voter’s question the way…
Continue ReadingIsrael struck some areas it directed civilians to in Gaza, CNN analysis shows
By Jake Tacchi, CNN (CNN) — Israel has struck at least three locations in Gaza to which it had ordered civilians to evacuate since the…
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