Review by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — That rushing sound is “Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom” taking on water, as the five-years-later sequel to DC’s biggest box-office hit reunites the key players before dousing them in questionable choices. Lacking the sense of discovery and world-building that powered the original, director James Wan settles for a
Continue ReadingNICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus’ interior minister says the east Mediterranean island nation is the first European Union member country to repatriate more migrants whose asylum applications have been rejected than have arrived in a single year. Constantinos Ioannou told the state broadcaster Thursday that over 11,000 migrants have been repatriated so far this year.
Continue ReadingBy CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria’s leader has slashed the fees during the holiday season for several public transport routes in half and offered free train rides, hoping to temporarily ease some of the economic hardship caused by his government’s austerity measures. The measures start on Thursday and will last through
Continue ReadingBy Haley Britzky and Natasha Bertrand, CNN (CNN) — The top US and Chinese generals spoke on Thursday for the first time in over a year, marking the end of a strained silence between senior US and Chinese military officials that had deeply concerned the Pentagon. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. CQ
Continue ReadingBy JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer Saturday night’s game between the Buffalo Bills and Los Angeles Chargers already carried significance as the first NFL game to be exclusively streamed on Peacock. The matchup will also feature another milestone as NBC and the NFL announced Thursday morning that the fourth quarter will be commercial free for
Continue ReadingKYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s parliament has voted to legalize medical marijuana after the war with Russia left thousands of people with post-traumatic stress disorder that many believe could be eased by the drug. The new law comes into effect in six months’ time. It also allows cannabis to be used for scientific and industrial
Continue ReadingBy ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump touts his transformation of the U.S. Supreme Court as one of his presidency’s greatest accomplishments. Now his legal and political future may lie in the hands of the court he pushed to the right. With three Trump-appointed justices leading a conservative
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Turns out Rachel McAdams doesn’t think commercials are that “fetch.” In an interview with Variety, the actress shared why she didn’t make an appearance in the Walmart Black Friday commercial that reunited several “Mean Girls” costars, including Lindsay Lohan, Amanda Seyfried, Lacey Chabert, Daniel Franzese and Rajiv Surendra.
Continue ReadingBy Joe Lofaro Click here for updates on this story MONTREAL (CTV Network) — Montreal police are defending the actions of officers who pepper-sprayed American rapper Dave East and some of his fans outside his concert Tuesday night. A video showing part of the altercation that is circulating on social media has gone viral, with
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — High winds from Storm Pia have disrupted holiday travel in northern areas of the U.K. Flights were grounded, train service was suspended and ferries stopped running to islands off Scotland’s west coast on Thursday. A gust of 115 miles per hour (185 kilometers per hour) was recorded on a summit in the
Continue ReadingCNNEE (CNN) — El gobernador de Texas, Greg Abbott, está subiendo la apuesta en sus esfuerzos por transportar inmigrantes a ciudades santuario, llevándolos en avión a Chicago, dijo a CNN el secretario de prensa del gobernador, Andrew Mahaleris. “Hasta que el presidente Biden dé un paso al frente y haga su trabajo para asegurar la
Continue ReadingBy JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer In “Occupied City,” a young woman with an even voice narrates Nazi encounters and crimes throughout Amsterdam during World War II. The accounts go address by address, and so does director Steve McQueen’s camera. Only the images that play throughout “Occupied City” are of modern day Amsterdam. In the
Continue ReadingBy HOLLY RAMER Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Zach Robinson spent decades trying to fight off nightmares about being raped as a child at New Hampshire’s youth detention center. He died last month, still waiting for accountability for his alleged abusers. “I know that I’ll never forget about what happened,” he said in early
Continue ReadingPRAGUE (AP) — The Czech Republic’s central bank has cut its key interest rate to help the country’s struggling economy. The drop by a quarter of a percentage point brought the interest rate to 6.75%. It was for the first time the bank dropped the rate since June 22 last year. After inflation in the
Continue ReadingBy Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — One of the most in-demand toys for kids this holiday season is coming to McDonald’s. Beginning on December 26 for a limited time, US locations of the fast food chain are rolling out the Squishmallows Happy Meal, which contain a miniature-sized version of plush toy. Toys have
Continue ReadingBy JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán says he accepted an invitation from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenksyy to hold a bilateral meeting in the future. Speaking at a news conference in Budapest on Thursday, Orbán said Zelenskyy requested discussions on Ukraine’s ambitions to join the European Union. Such
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN) — Una nueva ley que convierte el ingreso ilegal a Texas en un delito estatal está sembrando confusión e incertidumbre entre los inmigrantes indocumentados y las familias de estatus mixto a lo largo de la frontera entre Estados Unidos y México, según defensores de la inmigración. Muchos de esos defensores le dicen
Continue ReadingBy ABBY SEWELL Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — The World Bank says the ripple effects of the war in Gaza are likely to knock Lebanon’s fragile economy back into recession. Lebanon had been making a tepid recovery after years of crisis. Before the outbreak of the ongoing Israel-Hamas war on Oct. 7, the World Bank
Continue ReadingBy Daniel Otis Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — A majority of Canadians believe both antisemitism and Islamophobia are problems in the country, according to a new survey from the Angus Reid Institute. Published Wednesday, the survey also found notable differences of opinion between age and religious groups. “Indeed, three-quarters
Continue ReadingCNN By Oliver Darcy, David Goldman, Liam Reilly and Jon Passantino, CNN (CNN) — Warner Bros. Discovery Chief Executive David Zaslav met on Tuesday with Paramount Global Chief Executive Bob Bakish, and they broached a potential merger between the two companies, two people familiar with the matter told CNN. A potential merger of the two
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