By Mike Schwartz and Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Jerusalem and Abu Dhabi (CNN) — Tensions are escalating on the Israel-Lebanon border as the Israeli military warned it was prepared to launch a large-scale attack in the north to deter the Iran-backed Islamist group Hezbollah. Cross-border attacks from Lebanon led to large fires blazing through Israel’s northern
Continue ReadingBy ELENA BECATOROS and SUZAN FRASER Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s culture minister says the comments made by a Turkish official at a UNESCO meeting last week, casting doubt on the existence of proof long cited by Britain that it had legally acquired the Parthenon Marbles, have bolstered Athens’ stand in the dispute.
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Chris Colfer played a character on the hit series “Glee” who was gay, but he had not yet publicly identified himself as a gay man when he first started playing the role. Colfer played Kurt Hummel, one of the first openly gay teen characters on prime time television,
Continue ReadingThe Associated Press A court in Russia has convicted a dual U.S.-Russian citizen for “rehabilitating Nazism” over posts on social media. Yuri Malev was sentenced to three-and-a-half years in a minimum-security penal colony. Malev was arrested in December after sharing images on a Russian social media site featuring the black-and-orange Saint George’s ribbon — a
Continue ReadingBy Oren Liebermann and Gawon Bae, CNN (CNN) — The United States flew a B-1B bomber over the Korean Peninsula on Wednesday in the first live munitions drop over South Korea in seven years as part of joint air exercises between the two countries, the US and South Korea said Wednesday. As part of the
Continue ReadingBy Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — General Mills, the manufacturer of Cheerios and other well-known cereals, is being sued by eight Black employees working at a Georgia plant who say it’s rampant with racism under the control of its White managers. In the federal lawsuit filed June 2, the employees accuse the managers
Continue ReadingBy Haley Britzky and Oren Liebermann, CNN (CNN) — US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s chief of staff, Kelly Magsamen, is stepping down at the end of the month, Austin said in a statement on Wednesday. Magsamen was most recently at the center of Austin’s secretive hospitalization which drew criticism from lawmakers; officials said at the
Continue ReadingBy Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — A former FBI employee who raised questions about the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol had his security clearance reinstated and was awarded 27 months of backpay after being suspended since February 2022, his lawyer told CNN. FBI staff operations specialist Marcus Allen had his security clearance
Continue ReadingBy JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres has called for a “windfall” tax on profits of fossil fuel companies to help pay for the fight against global warming. He calls them the “godfathers of climate chaos.” Guterres spoke in a bid to revive the world’s focus on climate change at
Continue ReadingWARSAW, Poland (AP) — The Polish prime minister says that a special commission tasked with investigating Russian and Belarusian influence in Poland is starting its work. At a news conference in Warsaw, Tusk and other officials described the commission as a non-partisan body of experts whose aim is to protect national security. Its work begins
Continue ReadingLAKE ZURICH, Ill. (AP) — The body of a 77-year-old man has been found after a house exploded in suburban Chicago. The Lake County sheriff’s office says first responders found the home leveled after the explosion about 8:30 p.m. Tuesday in Lake Zurich. The man’s body later was recovered from the rubble. His identity has
Continue ReadingReview by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — For all the violence in “Bad Boys: Ride or Die” (and there’s plenty), the fourth entry in a near-30-year-old franchise, the movie feels like a safe space for Will Smith, a strategic retreat after a string of prestige roles and that unfortunate Oscar slap. The result has that
Continue ReadingBy JAMEY KEATEN and KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — The U.N.’s refugee agency has expressed concern over plans for new asylum restrictions in the United States. President Joe Biden on Tuesday unveiled plans to enact immediate significant restrictions on migrants seeking asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border as the White House tries to neutralize
Continue ReadingBy Dean Fioresi Click here for updates on this story San Bernardino County (KCAL/KCBS) — Nearly 70 dogs trapped in cages were recovered from a home in an unincorporated part of San Bernardino County over the weekend. Deputies were dispatched to the 39200 block of North Shore drive on Saturday at around 10 a.m. after
Continue ReadingBy Matthew Rodriguez, Amy Maetzold Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES (KCAL/KCBS) — An elderly woman was found stabbed to death inside her own home in a South Pasadena neighborhood on Tuesday night. The attack happened around 8:45 p.m. in the 820 block of Brent Avenue, according to the Los Angeles County
Continue ReadingBy Hanna Ziady, CNN London (CNN) — The UK Treasury has flatly contradicted Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s claim that its impartial officials had calculated that the opposition Labour Party would “put up everyone’s taxes by £2,000.” Sunak made the claim during a televised debate Tuesday ahead of July’s election, as he and Labour leader Keir
Continue ReadingBy Laurie Perez Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES (KCAL/KCBS) — Hancock Park residents hailed Actor Jonathan Tucker as a hero after he ran barefoot into his neighbor’s home Sunday night to save a family from an intruder. A Ring security camera captured the ordeal at about 6:30 p.m. In the footage,
Continue ReadingBy Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN New York (CNN) — Champion, the more than century-old sportswear brand, has a new owner. Hanes has been under pressure from activist investors to cut costs. Known for its underwear brands and basic clothing lines, Hanes is getting back to its roots. Hanesbrands announced Wednesday that it will sell Champion to
Continue ReadingBy JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — NBC has partnered with several entertainers and non-Olympic athletes like Megan Thee Stallion, Dolly Parton and Peyton Manning to promote the Paris Games this summer. The network wants to build anticipation and entice more viewers after drawing lackluster ratings following the Games in Beijing
Continue ReadingBy RONALD BLUM Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Damiano Michieletto has been prominent on European stages for two decades, known for contemporary reconsiderations that at times cause controversy. The 48-year-old Italian’s latest production, Massenet’s rarely performed “Don Quichotte,” is running at the Paris Opéra through June 11 in a staging that suggests Don Quijote may
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