By Mariya Knight, CNN Atlanta (CNN) — A Russian court has extended the detention of US-Russian journalist Alsu Kurmasheva, Russian state news agency TASS reported from the courtroom Monday. Kurmasheva, the editor for the Tatar-Bashkir service of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL), will now be detained until June 5, for failing to register as a foreign
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Killough and Ed Lavandera, CNN Enid, Oklahoma (CNN) — When a public official in a small Oklahoma city faced a censure vote that condemned his recent ties to White nationalism, he was saved – at least temporarily – by a Black man. Several residents in Enid blasted city council commissioner Judd Blevins at a public
Continue ReadingBy Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Jon Stewart on “The Daily Show” Monday revealed what led to his abrupt exit from Apple and the cancellation of his short-lived show on its streaming TV platform. Stewart said that the tech giant prohibited him from discussing artificial intelligence or interviewing Federal Trade Commission chair Lina
Continue ReadingCNN By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Jon Stewart on “The Daily Show” Monday revealed what led to his abrupt exit from Apple and the cancellation of his short-lived show on its streaming TV platform. Stewart said that the tech giant prohibited him from discussing artificial intelligence or interviewing Federal Trade Commission chair
Continue ReadingBy NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has exposed the political “maneuvers” used to sway votes during the two most recent elections of popes, while denying he is planning to reform the process for future conclaves, in a book-length interview published Tuesday. The confidential revelations are contained in “The Successor: My
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Happy Tuesday everyone! We have a beautiful sunny day ahead of us! The warming trend will peak today, as highs will reach into the upper 70s to low 80s. These high temperatures are 15-20 degrees above normal for this time of year. The roads are looking dry this morning so you don’t have to worry
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN Español) — El cantautor y recién estrenado cineasta Juan Luis Guerra presentó este lunes en Santo Domingo, República Dominicana, la película animada “Capitán Avispa”. La película la escribió el cantautor y la dirige su hijo, Jean Guerra, junto con Jonathan Meléndez. El músico detalló que el largometraje incluye 41 canciones inéditas que
Continue ReadingCAIRO (AP) — President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi of Egypt has been sworn in for a third six-year term after being re-elected in a December vote in which he faced no serious challengers. El-Sissi took the oath of office Tuesday before parliament, which convened in the new administrative capital in the desert outside Cairo. El-Sissi won 89.6%
Continue ReadingBy George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — LSU Tigers star Angel Reese said that she has been attacked “so many times” over the past year as her team bowed out of the NCAA women’s basketball tournament on Monday. Reese and LSU lost 94-87 in the Elite Eight against a Caitlin Clark-inspired Iowa – a much-anticipated repeat
Continue ReadingBy NICK PERRY Associated Press MEREDITH, N.H. (AP) — As more than 2 million graduating high school students from across the United States finalize their decisions on what college to attend this fall, many are facing jaw-dropping costs — in some cases, as much as $95,000. A number of private colleges — some considered elite
Continue ReadingBy MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Taylor Swift and her Super Bowl-winning boyfriend Travis Kelce, along with Sydney Sweeney, Ryan Gosling and Timothee Chalamet, are among the nominees for this year’s Webby Awards, recognizing the best internet content and creators. Swift’s Instagram message encouraging her 283 million followers to register to
Continue ReadingBy HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press Student journalists across the United States have done their bit to cover small town news for years, but a college paper in Iowa is taking a bigger swing at it. The Daily Iowan of the University of Iowa just bought two struggling weekly papers for an undisclosed price. It’s a
Continue ReadingBy Bryan Mena, CNN Washington (CNN) — The tragic collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge last week claiming the lives of construction workers who were all Hispanic has rattled the Baltimore region to its core. As the local community begins the difficult work needed to return to some sense of normality, experts say that,
Continue ReadingBy Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — About 1 in every 10 people in the US who uses Adderall or similar combination drugs to treat attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has been affected by an ongoing shortage, a new analysis suggests. The US Food and Drug Administration announced that Adderall was in shortage in mid-October 2022, and the share of
Continue ReadingBy Saira Mueller, CNN (CNN) — Are you forcing yourself to continue learning a language? What about holding out for closure in a relationship that ended abruptly? Or continuing a friendship that leaves you feeling drained more often than not? It could be ok — healthy, even — to give things like this up, says Adam
Continue ReadingBy LAUREN SCHWAHN of NerdWallet Adding your child as an authorized user on your credit card can be a simple way to start building their credit file. But if the issuer doesn’t report account details to the credit bureaus or your account isn’t in good standing, their credit score won’t get enhanced. Future lenders also
Continue ReadingBy TIA GOLDENBERG Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — World Central Kitchen, the food charity founded by celebrity chef José Andrés, called a halt to its work in the Gaza Strip after an Israeli strike killed seven of its workers, mostly foreigners. The group, which said it will make decisions about longer-term plans in the region
Continue ReadingBy MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — South Africa’s parliamentary speaker faces imminent arrest over corruption charges after a court on Tuesday dismissed her bid to block police and prosecutors from arresting her. Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, who is a senior member of the ruling African National Congress party, is accused of receiving bribes
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — A severe thunderstorm dumped softball-sized hail in parts of the central and eastern US Monday. Forecasts show the storm will intensify today as it rumbles from the Southeast to the Ohio Valley, threatening to unleash another round of dangerous conditions. Here’s what else you need to know to Get Up
Continue ReadingBy NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — The Vatican will publish next week an eagerly awaited document on gender theory and surrogacy. Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández, the new prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, will hold his first news conference to present the document on human dignity on April 8. Fernandez
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