By Leah Dolan, CNN (CNN) — This week, Rihanna stunned in a new cover shoot for Interview magazine that challenged much about we know and expect of the traditional image of a nun. The suggestive, lacquer-lipped cover landed not long after the release of new nun movie “Immaculate” in theaters, starring Sydney Sweeney (as a
Continue ReadingBy Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — The sun has set on “The Golden Bachelor’s” Gerry Turner and Theresa Nist’s marriage. Just three months after marrying in a live televised ceremony, the two announced their plans to divorce on “Good Morning America” Friday. “Theresa and I have had a number of heart-to-heart conversations,” Turner said,“We’ve looked
Continue ReadingBy Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — The number of women ages 40 to 64 seen at a hospital because of alcohol misuse nearly doubled during the pandemic, according to a new study. During 10 months between April 2020 and September 2021, complications of alcohol-related disease rose by 33% to 56% among middle-aged women compared with
Continue ReadingBy Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — In the wake of the overturning of Roe v. Wade, more young adults in the United States took pregnancy off the table entirely, new research has shown. In Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization in 2022, the US Supreme Court overturned the 1973 high court decision that gave abortion
Continue ReadingBy Natasha Bertrand, MJ Lee, Kevin Liptak and Samantha Waldenberg, CNN Washington (CNN) — The US expects that Iran will carry out strikes against multiple targets inside Israel in the coming days and is prepared to help intercept any weapons launched at its ally, sources tell CNN, as the Biden administration is on high alert
Continue ReadingBy Jeremy Diamond, Vasco Cotovio, Will Bonnett and Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Jerusalem (CNN) — Israel this week has begun to take several major steps to ramp up humanitarian aid to Gaza amid intense pressure from the United States, but humanitarian officials said progress was slow-going and that much more needed to be done, as warnings
Continue ReadingPITTSBURGH (AP) — Flash flooding caused by relentless heavy rains that soaked western Pennsylvania has spurred numerous rescues and evacuations in the region. The National Weather Service said nearly 3 inches of rain fell in a short time late Thursday in parts of Allegheny County. Rescue crews in the Pittsburgh suburb of Oakdale used water
Continue ReadingBy Krystal Hur, CNN New York (CNN) — US stocks ended the day sharply lower Friday as Wall Street worried about escalating tension in the Middle East and traders rushed to safe havens like bonds and gold. The Dow fell 475 points, or 1.2%, after dropping more than 500 points at the day’s lows. The S&P 500
Continue ReadingBy JERRY HARMER and JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI Associated Press MAE SOT, Thailand (AP) — Thailand’s foreign minister says he has urged Myanmar’s military authorities not to violently respond to its army’s loss of an important border trading town to its opponents. He says that so far they seem to be exercising restraint. Parnpree Bahiddha-Nukara spoke during
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Prosecutors say a New York City man has been charged with stabbing to death and dismembering a man after a drug dispute and keeping the remains in his Brooklyn apartment refrigerator for two years. The district attorney’s office says Nicholas McGee was arraigned Friday on charges including murder, robbery, concealment of
Continue ReadingBy GRAHAM LEE BREWER and AARON MORRISON Associated Press For many people old enough to remember O.J. Simpson’s murder trial, his 1995 exoneration was a defining moment in their understanding of race, policing and justice. Nearly three decades later, it still reflects the different realities of white and Black Americans. Some people recall watching their
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By Jeffrey Lindblom Click here for updates on this story MEDFORD, Oregon (KPTV) — A woman is warning people to be on the lookout for wildlife on the road after her father was hit and nearly killed by a turkey in Medford. Dave Duell was on his normal long-haul trucking route along Interstate 5 South
Continue ReadingBy Rob Polansky Click here for updates on this story WESTPORT, Connecticut (WFSB) — A man ping-ponged his way across highway lanes in Westport and ended up passing out with his foot still on the accelerator, according to Connecticut State police. Alexander Gomez, 33, had two young children in the car at the time, troopers
Continue ReadingBy GARY B. GRAVES AP Sports Writer LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky has hired BYU’s Mark Pope as men’s basketball coach, bringing home a captain of the Wildcats’ 1996 national championship team to succeed John Calipari. The school announced the 51-year-old Pope’s hiring in a release on Friday morning but did not mention any contract
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA, Georgia (WANF) — A man has been sentenced to 50 years in prison for poisoning his baby with antifreeze, according to the City of South Fulton Police Department. On Oct. 10, 2020, Curtis Jack picked up breastmilk from his child’s mother, who was hospitalized
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — Berlin’s zoo is celebrating the 67th birthday of Fatou the gorilla, its oldest resident, who it believes is also the oldest gorilla in the world. Fatou was born in 1957 and came to the zoo in what was then West Berlin in 1959. Ahead of her official birthday on Saturday, keepers on
Continue ReadingBy Bryan Mena, CNN Washington (CNN) — Americans haven’t felt any better about the economy these past few months, but they haven’t felt any worse either. That’s striking because disappointing inflation reports have thrown Wall Street into a tailspin. The University of Michigan’s latest consumer survey showed that sentiment largely held steady in April, according
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — When NASA’s Columbia shuttle launched on January 16, 2003, it carried a crew of seven astronauts who had spent nearly three years getting to know one another before venturing on a 16-day science mission into space. NASA selected astronauts Michael P. Anderson, David M. Brown, Kalpana Chawla, Laurel B.
Continue ReadingBy Chris Isidore, CNN New York (CNN) — US Steel shareholders Friday overwhelmingly approved a deal for the iconic American manufacturer to be purchased by Japan’s Nippon Steel. But the outlook for the controversial merger has never looked so bad. The deal is significant, not just for the future of what is still a key
Continue ReadingBy James Felton and Hannah Mose Click here for updates on this story MIDLAND, Michigan (WNEM) — Police are warning that a game among high school seniors could quickly go south. “Senior assassins” is played across the country using water or water-bead guns, but in today’s day and age, the Midland Police Department worries unaware
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