‘Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes’ reigns at the box office with $56.5 million opening
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes” reigned over the weekend box office with a…
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Rescuers free 2 horses stuck in the mud in Connecticut
LEBANON, Conn. (AP) — Two horses stuck deep in mud for hours in Connecticut were pulled out by more than a dozen rescuers Saturday, emerging messy…
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Not’Cho Grandma’s Bingo draws big, lively Mother’s Day crowd at Bend’s Silver Moon Brewing
(Update: Adding video, comments from faculty) Raises more than $10,000 for Cascade School of Music instruments BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Hundreds of…
Continue ReadingChris Pine gets candid about past struggle with acne: ‘I know how depressing it can be’
By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Chris Pine had to have a thick skin coming up in Hollywood amid a struggle with acne early on in his career In…
Continue ReadingLouisiana jury convicts 1 ex-officer and acquits another in 2022 shooting death
GRETNA, La. (AP) — A Louisiana jury has convicted one former law enforcement officer and acquitted another in the 2022 shooting death of a man who…
Continue ReadingHotel union workers end strike against Virgin Hotels Las Vegas with contract talks set for Tuesday
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The largest labor union in Nevada has ended a planned 48-hour strike meant to pressure Virgin Hotels Las Vegas to agree to a…
Continue ReadingHow Deanne Criswell blazed a trail from fighting fires to running FEMA
CNN By Greg Hughes, Dana Bash and Courtney Pence, CNN (CNN) — Standing in front of a ruined warehouse in tornado-ravaged Marietta, Oklahoma,…
Continue ReadingKari Lake wants to look forward as abortion keeps dominating the conversation in Arizona
By Arit John, CNN (CNN) — Less than 24 hours after Arizona’s near-total abortion ban was repealed, Kari Lake challenged Democratic Rep. Ruben…
Continue ReadingCommuter rail service in northeast Spain has been disrupted by theft of copper cables near Barcelona
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Spanish rail authorities say commuter rail service serving Barcelona and northeastern Spain has suffered major disruption…
Continue ReadingJulia Roberts, George Clooney and Barack Obama to headline Biden fundraiser
By Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden’s campaign will deploy Hollywood star power at a fundraiser in Los Angeles next month –…
Continue ReadingA 19-year-old called 911 in a crisis and ended up dead. For advocates, it’s a call for a better way of policing
By Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — “Please don’t shoot,” Notan Eva Costa, a 48-year-old Bangladeshi immigrant living in Queens, begged the two…
Continue ReadingBlinken delivers some of the strongest US public criticism of Israel’s conduct of the war in Gaza
By JOSH BOAK Associated Press REHOBOTH BEACH, Del. (AP) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday delivered some of the Biden…
Continue ReadingTunisian lawyers call for strike over arrest of their colleague amid crackdown on dissent
By MASSINISSA BENLAKEHAL Associated Press TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Hooded police raided Tunisia’s bar association headquarters and arrested a lawyer…
Continue ReadingHere are all the bad things witnesses have said about Michael Cohen, Trump’s former fixer who is set to testify Monday
By Jeremy Herb, Kara Scannell and Lauren del Valle, CNN (CNN) — Nobody has anything nice to say about Michael Cohen. Donald Trump’s former…
Continue ReadingManchester United wins Women’s FA Cup for first time in its history
By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Manchester United won the Women’s FA Cup for the first time in its history on Sunday, dismantling Tottenham…
Continue ReadingNigeria’s fashion and dancing styles are in the spotlight as Harry and Meghan visit Lagos
By CHINEDU ASADU and DAN IKPOYI Associated Press LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria’s fashion and traditional dances were at full display on Sunday as…
Continue ReadingRoger Corman, the low-budget movie king behind ‘Little Shop of Horrors,’ dies at 98
By Brian Lowry, Alli Rosenbloom and Paradise Afshar, CNN (CNN) — Roger Corman, a colorful producer and director whose low-budget movies –…
Continue ReadingNovak Djokovic suffers shock loss as Alejandro Tabilo beats him at the Italian Open in just 67 minutes
By Aimee Lewis, CNN (CNN) — It took Alejandro Tabilo just 67 minutes to achieve what other tennis players have unsuccessfully tried to do on…
Continue ReadingGen. William T. Sherman Civil War sword and books will go up for auction
By Kaila Nichols, CNN (CNN) — At first, it was the rare binding that caught the eye of Danielle Linn, a senior book specialist with…
Continue ReadingUK foreign secretary says halting arms sales to Israel would only strengthen Hamas
LONDON (AP) — Halting arms exports to Israel is “not a wise path” and would only strengthen Hamas, Britain’s foreign secretary said…
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