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Month: November 2024

What to stream: Michael Fassbender spies, yacht rock doc, Ben Stiller, the Beatles and Lindsay Lohan

The Oscar-nominated animated charmer “Robot Dreams” and the romantic comedy “Sweethearts” are some of this week’s new streaming entertainment releases. On the small screen, Michael Fassbender plays an undercover CIA agent who has a hard transition to real life in the new TV series “The Agency,” while the Fab Four’s first trip to America is

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Quebec man, 81, gets prison sentence after admitting to killing wife with Alzheimer’s disease

By Maria Sarrouh Click here for updates on this story     MONTREAL (CTV Network) — An 81-year-old Quebec man has been sentenced to prison after admitting to killing his wife with Alzheimer’s disease. Gilles Brassard received a life sentence for second-degree murder with no chance of parole for 10 years and six months. Brassard claimed he

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Turkey removes two more pro-Kurdish mayors from office for links to banned group

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey has ousted two more elected pro-Kurdish mayors from office, citing terrorism-related charges against them An Interior Ministry statement said the mayors were replaced with state-appointed administrators over their past convictions or current investigations for links to the banned Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK. The two mayors belong to the pro-Kurdish

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El papel de Mujica en las elecciones de Uruguay: “Tenemos que salir de este pozo en el cual nos hemos metido”

Sofía Benavides (CNN Español) — En plena recuperación de un tratamiento de radioterapia contra un cáncer de esófago, el expresidente de Uruguay José “Pepe” Mujica privilegió la campaña preelectoral, dio entrevistas y participó en varios actos pidiendo el voto para su “hijo político”, el candidato de centroizquierda Yamandú Orsi, porque, como lo ha dicho en

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Ancient meets modern as a new subway in Greece showcases archaeological treasures

Associated Press THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — Greece’s second largest city, Thessaloniki, is getting a brand new subway system that will showcase archaeological discoveries made during construction that held up the project for decades. The 9.6-kilometer inaugural line will officially open on Nov. 30, using driverless trains and platform screen doors. Construction began in earnest in

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Matt Gaetz says he won’t return to Congress next year after withdrawing name for attorney general

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Rep. Matt Gaetz said Friday that he will not be returning to Congress after withdrawing his name from consideration to be attorney general under President-elect Donald Trump amid growing allegations of sexual misconduct. “I’m still going to be in the fight, but it’s going to be from a new

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At least 19 people are sick in Minnesota from ground beef tied to E. coli recall

AP Health Writer At least 19 people in Minnesota have been sickened by E. coli poisoning tied to a national recall of more than 167,000 pounds of potentially tainted ground beef, federal health officials said. Detroit-based Wolverine Packing Co. recalled the meat this week after Minnesota state agriculture officials reported multiple illnesses and found that

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