By Caitlin Chatterton, CNN (CNN) — Singing about the perils of fame, being dragged out from beneath a fallen chandelier then bleeding to death in front of a roomful of celebrities: Lady Gaga was not shy about making her debut at the MTV Video Music Awards. The year was 2009 — many will remember it
Continue ReadingBy Betsy Klein, Nikki Carvajal and Michael Williams, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Joe Biden on Wednesday condemned the death of American activist Aysenur Eygi, who was killed at a protest last week in the occupied West Bank by Israeli soldiers. “I am outraged and deeply saddened by the death of Aysenur Eygi,” Biden said
Continue ReadingAP Health Writer A drug approved to treat obesity in adults and teens is safe and effective for use in kids as young as 6, when combined with diet and exercise. That’s according to a new study on liraglutide, which is sold as Saxenda. A new small study shows that it lowered body mass, slowed
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman has unveiled plans to create a statewide drug prevention program. He says the youth-focused initiative will fill a hole in the state’s fight against an addiction epidemic. Coleman presented the details Tuesday to the Kentucky Opioid Abatement Advisory Commission. The group approved his request to make a $3.6
Continue ReadingBy Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — Children who used the weight loss drug liraglutide in a late-stage trial lost significantly more weight than children who got a placebo, according to a new study. Doctors say it can be extremely difficult for anyone with obesity to lose weight, no matter their age. Most adults and children
Continue ReadingAssociated Press/Report for America TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — State police in Florida are showing up at the homes of voters who signed a petition to get an abortion rights amendment on the ballot. It’s part of a probe by state officials into alleged petition fraud. Gov. Ron DeSantis has defended the investigation. Critics have called
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — Dave Grohl says he recently fathered a daughter outside his 21-year marriage to Jordyn Blum, with whom he has three older daughters. “I’ve recently become the father of a new baby daughter, born outside of my marriage. I plan to be a loving and supportive parent to her,” the Foo Fighters
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Continue ReadingAssociated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s Fulton County has hired a team of independent monitors to observe its operations for this year’s general election. The monitoring of Fulton’s elections was proposed during the discussion of a resolution of a State Election Board case against the county stemming from an election recount in 2020. The county
Continue ReadingAP Film Writer TORONTO (AP) — Many of the expected conventions of music biopics are present in “Piece by Piece,” about the producer-turned-pop star Pharrell Williams, and “Better Man,” about the British singer Robbie Williams. There’s the young artist’s urge to break through, fallow creative periods and regrettable chapters of fame-addled excess. But there are
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer Auburn quarterback Payton Thorne has taken heat from a different source after struggling in a loss to California: Angry sports bettors. Thorne said on The Next Round podcast that he has heard from some fans in person and on social media while others “hit you up on Venmo, all types of stuff.”
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Hundreds of protesters pushed into Mexico’s Senate as lawmakers weighed a contentious plan to overhaul the country’s judiciary, forcing the body to temporarily suspend its session. The shutdown Tuesday came just hours after the Morena ruling party appeared to have wrangled the votes it needed to jam through the
Continue ReadingBy Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN New York (CNN) — No more soup for the Campbell’s company. The 155-year-old Campbell Soup Company plans to drop “soup” from its corporate name, rebranding as The Campbell’s Company. More consumers are reaching for snacks and ditching ready-to-serve soups, and the company has bought up other food lines to grab them. In addition to its lineup of soups, Campbell
Continue ReadingBy David Close, CNN (CNN) — It was a championship hoops kind of day at the White House. President Joe Biden and presidents before him have welcomed hundreds of title-winning champions to the presidential mansion over the years, but Tuesday’s visits felt a little different. Rarely has a president been privy to such a public
Continue ReadingBy Hira Humayun and Tara John, CNN (CNN) — An Israeli official has floated the possibility of offering Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar safe passage out of Gaza, once all remaining hostages held in the Palestinian territory are released. Israel’s coordinator for hostages and the missing, Gal Hirsch, told CNN’s Jessica Dean on Sunday that if
Continue ReadingBANGOR, Maine (AP) — A residential care center employee in Maine is going to prison after pleading guilty to what prosecutors described as “grotesque and pervasive” assaults on a disabled man. Zachery Conners was accused of waterboarding, choking and assaulting a nonverbal adult male client for three years at Lee Residential Care in Hampden. Prosecutors
Continue ReadingIvan Sarmenti, CNNE (CNN) — The last captive orca in all of Latin America cuts a lonely figure. “Kshamenk” has lived in the Mundo Marino oceanarium in the Argentine city of San Clemente del Tuyú since 1992 – the majority of that time, following the death of his female companion in 2000, as the lone
Continue ReadingAssociated Press DETROIT (AP) — A suburban Detroit police officer who punched a young Black man in the face and slammed his head to the ground has been sentenced to a year in federal prison for a civil rights violation. Matthew Rodriguez, a police officer for 30 years, has acknowledged using unreasonable force against the
Continue ReadingBy Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Musician Dave Grohl has shared some personal news about his family. The Foo Fighters frontman announced that he recently became a father again, writing in a statement on his Instagram page on Tuesday that his new baby girl was born “outside” of his marriage to his wife Jordyn Blum.
Continue ReadingBy Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — The US Secret Service official who oversees protective operations of elected officials, foreign dignitaries and high-profile events is retiring this week – marking the second high-ranking official to leave the agency as it grapples with the aftermath of Donald Trump’s near assassination in July. Michael Plati, an assistant director
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