By BRUCE SHIPKOWSKI Associated Press The fiance of an Ohio art student who went missing nearly 13 years ago has pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter. John Carter had been charged with two counts of murder when he was arrested in March 2023. He now faces up to three years in prison when he’s sentenced July
Continue ReadingBy Parija Kavilanz, CNN New York (CNN) — Adults bought more toys for themselves than for any other age group last quarter for the first time ever, surpassing toys for even the historically-dominant preschooler market. Consumers 18 years of age and up spent $1.5 billion in toy-related purchases in the period from January through April,
Continue ReadingCNN By Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — Vanna White grew emotional as she said a tearful early goodbye to host Pat Sajak on “Wheel of Fortune.” The longtime host will leave the show on Friday after 41 seasons. The two have co-hosted the show together since 1982. Speaking in a video the show played on
Continue ReadingPARIS (AP) — French authorities have given a Russian-Ukrainian citizen preliminary terrorism charges, accusing him of plotting a bombing. The national counterterrorism prosecutor’s office said Friday the 26-year-old man was detained in a hotel north of Paris after an explosive device detonated in his room. He was treated for serious burns and questioned. Investigators are
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Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Celine Dion compartió detalles sobre lo difícil que se ha vuelto su vida debido a que padece el síndrome de la persona rígida. En un fragmento de una entrevista con Hoda Kotb de la NBC, la aclamada cantante reveló que cuando intenta cantar es “como si alguien te estuviera estrangulando”. “Es
Continue ReadingBy Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN (CNN) — Kia is warning owners of almost 463,000 of its popular Telluride SUVs in the United States to keep them parked outside and away from buildings because the front seats could start burning. Seat control switches on the front power seats of the SUVs can become misaligned and stuck if
Continue ReadingBy Chandelis Duster and Justin Gamble, CNN (CNN) — The father of a Minnesota transgender high school student who says she was beaten in school said Thursday he wants the students who beat or harassed his daughter to face criminal charges. Mark Walztoni tells CNN his 17-year-old daughter Cobalt Sovereign, a junior at Hopkins High School in Minnetonka, was in the
Continue ReadingBy MARK STEVENSON Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s outgoing president has pledged to press ahead with judicial reforms despite nervousness among investors, and suggestions from his own handpicked successor that he should wait. President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said he would pursue 20 constitutional changes after his Morena party won a two-thirds majority
Continue ReadingBy STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Former Los Angeles police detective Mark Fuhrman, 72, who was convicted of lying on the witness stand in the O.J. Simpson trial three decades ago, is now barred from law enforcement under a California police reform law meant to strip the badges of police officers who
Continue ReadingBy Michael Franklin and Mason Depatie Click here for updates on this story CALGARY, ALBERTA (CTV Network) — Calgary officials are urging the public to follow all the guidelines around water conservation because at the current rate of consumption, the city could run out of water. “Yesterday, Calgary saw a significant reduction in water use
Continue ReadingROME (AP) — Pope Francis has gathered the Israeli and Palestinian ambassadors to the Vatican Gardens to pray for an end to the war in Gaza. The event on Friday marked the 10th anniversary of a similar encounter with the Israeli and Palestinian presidents in the gardens. Francis said too many children had been killed
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW BARAKAT AP Business Writer ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A judge rather than a jury will decide whether Google violated federal antitrust laws by building a monopoly on the technology that powers online advertising. The decision Friday by U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema was a defeat for the Justice Department, which sought a jury
Continue ReadingBy TERRY SPENCER Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Former Miami Dolphins star cornerback Xavien Howard has been accused of sending a male teenager a sexually explicit photo of the young man’s mother because she refused to get an abortion. The allegation was made Thursday in a lawsuit filed last year by a woman
Continue ReadingBy Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Friday marks the last day of Melinda French Gates’ more than two-decade run as the co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation she ran with her ex-husband. “I’m holding a complicated mix of emotions today,” she wrote in a letter to staff posted on her X
Continue ReadingBy GARY GERARD HAMILTON Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Michael Rainey Jr.’s reign as a rising drug kingpin on “Power Book II: Ghost” is coming to an end. The fourth and final season of the popular Starz show premieres Friday. While fans and critics have voiced their disappointment that the show is ending. Rainey
Continue ReadingBy Alex Bozarjian Click here for updates on this story HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A mother wants answers from Houston ISD after her 3-year-old left school Monday with a head injury. Her mother, Jazzlyn Price, said her daughter Harmoni is both autistic and nonverbal. She’s in pre-kindergarten at Briargrove Elementary in the Greater Uptown. “I
Continue ReadingBy Luke Jones Click here for updates on this story HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — Authorities are looking for two juveniles they say set a 6-week-old kitten on fire Thursday morning. The cruel crime was captured on multiple surveillance cameras around 1 a.m. on the 12600 block of Drifting Woods Drive in northeast Harris County.
Continue ReadingKTRK, SURVEILLANCE VIDEO VIA HARRIS COUNTY CONSTABLE, SURVEILLANCE VIDEO, HARRIS COUNTY CONSTABLE, SPCA, CNN By Luke Jones Click here for updates on this story HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — Authorities are looking for two juveniles they say set a 6-week-old kitten on fire Thursday morning. The cruel crime was captured on multiple surveillance cameras around
Continue ReadingBy Sam Joseph, CNN (CNN) — Mike Tyson’s return to boxing will now take place on November 15, after his fight against Jake Paul was postponed due to the former world heavyweight champion experiencing a medical issue. The match was originally slated for July 20 but was delayed after Tyson suffered an ulcer flareup during
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