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Month: May 2024

Singer-songwriter Jessica Pratt’s latest album is a distinct shift from her austere sound

By KRYSTA FAURIA Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — When Jessica Pratt released her debut self-titled album in 2011, the singer-songwriter was critically praised for her austere guitar and hypnotic voice. She says it had virually no post-production. The album’s imperfections were a feature rather than a drawback. It should come as no surprise then

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Texas school board accepts separation agreement with superintendent over student banned from musical

SHERMAN, Texas (AP) — A Texas school board has accepted a voluntary separation agreement with its superintendent who was suspended after removing a transgender student from a role in the musical “Oklahoma!” The board did not reveal the terms of the settlement it agreed to Wednesday with Tyson Bennett. The board in November apologized and

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Japan’s ‘Moon Sniper’ keeps baffling experts by waking up. It has shared images from its latest lunar ‘day’

By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — Japan’s “Moon Sniper” lander has defied the odds for a third time, surviving yet another long, frigid lunar night despite not being designed to endure such harsh conditions, according to the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency. Temperatures during the lunar night can plunge to minus 208 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 133

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Drew Barrymore explains how she accidentally left a list of her romantic partners at Danny DeVito’s house

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Danny DeVito had the opportunity to know way more about Drew Barrymore than the rest of us. On Wednesday’s episode of “The Drew Barrymore Show,” the daytime host was joined by Ross Matthews and “the boys” of “CBS Mornings,” Tony Dokoupil, Nate Burleson, and Vladimir Duthiers. Talk turned

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American oil tycoon accused of trying to conspire with OPEC to inflate prices

By Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — Scott Sheffield, founder and longtime CEO of a leading American oil producer, attempted to collude with OPEC and its allies to inflate prices, federal regulators alleged on Thursday. The Federal Trade Commission said Sheffield, then CEO of Pioneer Natural Resources, exchanged hundreds of text messages discussing pricing, production and

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Biden expands 2 national monuments in California significant to tribal nations

By ALEXA ST. JOHN Associated Press President Joe Biden has expanded two culturally significant California landscapes: the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument in Southern California and Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument in Northern California. The move follows calls from tribal nations, Indigenous community leaders and others for the permanent protection of nearly 120,000 acres of

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What women need to know about exercise and nutrition, according to a fitness expert on sex differences

By Melanie Radzicki McManus, CNN (CNN) — As reproductive health remains a key issue in the 2024 US presidential election, a recent executive order signed by President Joe Biden to improve women’s health research grabbed headlines. The March 18 directive is notable for its aim to integrate women’s health across federal agencies and drive new

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President Joe Biden calls Japan and India ‘xenophobic’ nations that do not welcome immigrants

By SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has called Japan and India “xenophobic” countries that do not welcome immigrants, lumping the two with adversaries China and Russia as he tried to explain the four countries’ economic circumstances and contrasted them with the U.S. on immigration. The remarks from the U.S.

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