By David Goldman, CNN New York (CNN) — “Buy your mom an iPhone.” That was Apple CEO Tim Cook’s famous response at Vox’s 2022 Code Conference, when a reporter complained that her mother couldn’t see the videos she texted to her mom’s Android phone because they were grainy and slow. It’s also a quip that
Continue ReadingBy Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — Attorney General Merrick Garland said Thursday that it would have been “absurd” for someone in his position to edit or redact a special counsel’s final report. In response to a question about whether former special counsel Robert Hur’s characterization of President Joe Biden was inappropriate in his final report,
Continue ReadingBy MARY CLARE JALONICK and LISA MASCARO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Mike Johnson says he plans to invite Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to address Congress, a show of support from Republicans amid growing Democratic criticism of Netanyahu’s leadership. Republicans have rallied around Netanyahu after Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer called for
Continue ReadingBy DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer The heads of leading U.S. airlines want to meet with Boeing and hear the aircraft manufacturer’s strategy for fixing quality-control problems that have gained attention since a panel blew out of a jetliner in January. A person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press on Thursday that the
Continue ReadingCNN By Brian Fung, Hannah Rabinowitz and Evan Perez, CNN Washington (CNN) — The US Justice Department and more than a dozen states filed a blockbuster antitrust lawsuit against Apple on Thursday, accusing the giant company of illegally monopolizing the smartphone market. It’s the largest in a recent string of Big Tech companies to face
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — On Wednesday, the Deschutes County Board of Commissioners adopted the updated Deschutes County Transportation System Plan (TSP). The plan will go into effect in June. The TSP is a long-range plan that identifies improvements to the County’s transportation facilities and services to accommodate projected population and employment growth within the County
Continue ReadingBy Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — Pro-Trump lawyer Stefanie Lambert surrendered Thursday to Michigan authorities in connection with her 2020 election tampering indictment, after a wild week where she was labeled a fugitive and spent a night in jail after being arrested in Washington, DC. The special prosecutor who charged Lambert in Michigan, DJ Hilson, confirmed that
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A Colorado man who helped other rioters drag a police officer into a mob storming the U.S. Capitol was sentenced to more than five years in prison. On Thursday Jeffrey Sabol expressed remorse for his actions during the Jan. 6, 2021, riot before U.S. District Judge Rudolph
Continue ReadingBy Allison Bamford Click here for updates on this story REGINA, SASKATCHEWAN (CTV Network) — New Zealand’s government announced its plan to ban the sale of disposable e-cigarettes in the country and increase fines for retailers who sell vaping products to anyone under 18. The move is an effort to make it harder for young
Continue ReadingBy Steve Contorno, CNN (CNN) — If not for a pardon from Donald Trump in the final weeks of his presidency, Paul Manafort might still be serving a federal sentence. Instead, Trump’s former campaign manager is a free man – and free to help his old boss get back to the White House. Manafort is
Continue ReadingBy Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — Mark another point against smoking: It may cause an increase in a type of body fat linked to serious disease, according to a new study. Both starting smoking and spending a lifetime smoking cigarettes was associated with an increase in abdominal fat, according to a study published Thursday in
Continue ReadingBy NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — Pope Francis has defrocked a notorious Belgian bishop who admitted 14 years ago that he sexually abused his nephew but faced no Vatican punishment. The case of Roger Vangheluwe, the emeritus bishop of Brugge, long ago became a symbol of the Catholic Church’s hypocrisy and dysfunction in
Continue ReadingBy KATHY McCORMACK Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A judge has dismissed a lawsuit brought against the state of New Hampshire after government officials removed a historical marker dedicated to a feminist and labor activist who also led the U.S. Communist Party. A judge agreed with the state’s argument, saying the sponsors of the
Continue ReadingBy LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer “Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire,” in theaters everywhere March 29, is a sequel to “Godzilla vs. Kong,” the 2021 showdown between the 393-foot Godzilla and 337-foot Kong. It’s also continuation of Legendary’s Monsterverse that goes back to “Kong: Skull Island.” If there seems to be an inherent stakes
Continue ReadingBy Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN (CNN) — After four consecutive years of sales growth, sales of ultra-expensive Bentley cars and SUVs were down 11% last year. Bentley chief executive Adrian Hallmark, in a presentation to reporters, blamed “a level of emotional sensitivity” among the brand’s wealthy clientele. In particular, Bentley buyers were sensitive about high interest
Continue ReadingBy Taylor Nicioli, CNN (CNN) — Paleontologists with the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History have discovered a previously unknown prehistoric species — a 270 million-year-old amphibian with wide eyes and a cartoonish grin — and its name is a nod to an iconic froggy celebrity. Kermit the Frog meet Kermitops gratus, the most recent ancient
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN Español) — “Me fascina el rugby, es lo más importante para mí”, dice Nicolás D’Onofrio, persona con el síndrome del espectro autista y que cada semana practica y juega rugby inclusivo. En estas cuatro palabras Nicolás comprime un mar de sentido en el cual ancla una vida plena, de disfrute
Continue ReadingBy Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — Dana Carvey apologized to Sharon Stone for an offensive sketch that the two were in on “Saturday NIght Live” in 1992. Stone hosted the show at the height of her “Basic Instinct” fame and recalled protestors charging the stage during her monologue over her work as an AIDS activist.
Continue ReadingWest Virginia state police say a 15-year-old boy shot and killed his father in self-defense after the man fired a shotgun at the boy’s mother and then pointed the weapon at him. Officers called to the scene in Rock Cave say Maxwell Laham’s wife and one child fled after he fired at her with a
Continue ReadingBy Leah Dolan, CNN (CNN) — On Tuesday, a starry guestlist poured into the regal halls of London’s National Portrait Gallery for the museum’s first fundraising Gala since its hefty three-year remodel completed in 2023. Against the backdrop of 1700s portraiture, former British Vogue editor-in-chief Edward Enninful, artist Tracey Emin and Dame Kristen Scott Thomas
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