By Jennifer Emert Click here for updates on this story UNION, South Carolina (WLOS) — The South Carolina Department of Probation, Parole, and Pardon Services has set a parole hearing date for notorious murderer Susan Smith.The hearing is set as this week marks the 30th anniversary of the horrific crime. Smith was found guilty of
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LONDON (AP) — A London police officer who fatally shot a Black motorist two years ago has been acquitted of murder. A London jury on Monday cleared Metropolitan Police marksman Martyn Blake in the shooting death of Chris Kaba, who was unarmed but who was driving a vehicle that had been involved in a shooting
Continue ReadingLAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) — A man who died in a crash of a small plane during a New Mexico air show was an accomplished pilot who had performed stunts at hundreds of air shows, authorities said Monday. Charles Thomas “Chuck” Coleman was the only person on board the two-seat Extra Flugzeugbau EA300 monoplane when
Continue ReadingAP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — President Joe Biden on Monday honored acclaimed filmmakers, singers, writers and others who have made their mark on American culture, awarding the prestigious National Medals of Arts and National Humanities Medals to 39 recipients. Filmmakers Steven Spielberg, Spike Lee and Ken Burns and singers Missy Elliott and Queen
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Twitter may now be X, but it’s keeping up the tradition of prompting celebrities to announce they are leaving the platform. Jelly Roll is the latest star to declare he’s stepping away from the Elon Musk owned X. “This is for sure the most toxic negative app to
Continue ReadingBy Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — In the year and a half following the Supreme Court Dobbs decision that revoked the federal right to an abortion, hundreds more infants died than expected in the United States, new research shows. The vast majority of those infants had congenital anomalies, or birth defects. Earlier research – spurred
Continue ReadingBy Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — McDonald’s has been thrust into the 2024 election, gaining particular attention over the weekend when former President Donald Trump served fries at a Feasterville-Trevose, Pennsylvania, location. But McDonald’s had nothing to do with Trump’s visit. The company operates on a franchise model, which means the vast majority of its
Continue ReadingBy Marnie Hunter, CNN (CNN) — The historic Biltmore Estate in Asheville, North Carolina, plans to welcome guests again starting on November 2, following more than a monthlong closure caused by Hurricane Helene. The estate’s popular Christmas at Biltmore experience will debut for the season when the property reopens and run through January 5. The
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Polish musician and teacher Janusz Olejniczak, who played the piano parts in the 2002 Oscar-winning movie “The Pianist,” has died aged 72. His family said in a statement that Olejniczak died Sunday of a heart attack. His career was launched in 1970 when he was a laureate of the
Continue ReadingAndrea Gomez (CNN Español) — El músico y referente del vallenato colombiano Egidio Cuadrado, conocido por ser acordeonista del cantante Carlos Vives, falleció a los 71 años, informó este lunes en un comunicado la Clínica Universitaria Colombia. El centro médico lamentó la pérdida del músico y destacó que se dedicó la difusión y conservación del género
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, NewsChannel 21 is sharing the stories of survivors and those still on their journey. “In July 2023, I had a clear mammogram, and I get mammograms every year since I was 40. And then I felt a lump in one of my breasts,” breast
Continue ReadingBy Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — Members of the “Central Park Five” sued former President Donald Trump on Monday over “false and defamatory” statements they allege he made about their 1989 case during a presidential debate last month. The five men claim in a federal lawsuit that Trump knew he was acting with “reckless disregard”
Continue ReadingBy Leah Dolan, CNN (CNN) — Zendaya and Cher, two fashion luminaries known to the world only by their first name, added another parallel to their relationship during the 2024 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony. At the event, Zendaya introduced Cher — the Cleveland museum’s newest addition — on-stage dressed as her
Continue ReadingPaulina Nares (CNN Español) — El 19 de octubre cientos de alebrijes gigantes desfilaron en carros alegóricos por las avenidas principales de la Ciudad de México. ¿Qué son y qué representan? Los alebrijes son criaturas fantásticas o míticas hechas con cartonería que nacieron de un sueño profundo del artesano mexicano Pedro Linares López, quien enfermó
Continue ReadingSilvia Marchetti, CNN (CNN) — As they celebrated the milestone of their 50th wedding anniversary in Venice, Italy, in June 2023, Tony Smarrelli, 74, and his wife, Francine, 75, made an important decision. The retired elementary teachers, originally from Syracuse, New York, resolved to leave the US and move to Italy for good. That same
Continue ReadingBy John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court declined Monday to hear an appeal challenging the structure of the Consumer Product Safety Commission, the latest legal case that threatened independent government agencies. The appeal from two “educational organizations,” alleged that the 52-year-old independent consumer protection agency violates the Constitution because its five-member board can
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — The annual gala for the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures raised both money and the profiles of the many entertainment figures who attended. The event held over the weekend raised more than $11 million for the museum, while honoring Paul Mescal, Rita Moreno and Quentin Tarantino, according to
Continue ReadingBy Robert Ilich, CNN (CNN) — More than 2,000 unionized mental health workers in Southern California went on strike against Kaiser Permanente on Monday after the two sides failed to reach a new labor agreement. The National Union of Healthcare Workers (NUHW) — which represents 19,000 healthcare workers in California and Hawaii, including 4,700 mental
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from Michael Cohen, who wanted to hold his former boss ex-president Donald Trump liable for a jailing that Cohen said was retaliation for writing a tell-all memoir. The justices did not detail their reasoning in the brief order Monday. Cohen had asked the
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN) — Era una típica tarde de miércoles para Noland Keaulana, que estaba arreglando su camioneta en casa de sus abuelos cuando recibió una alerta en su teléfono sobre un joven de 17 años desaparecido frente a la costa de Honolulu. Keaulana, socorrista del Departamento de Seguridad Oceánica de Honolulu desde hace 16 años, no
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