By MARIA CHENG Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Whales sing loud enough that their songs travel through the ocean, but knowing the mechanics behind that has been a mystery. Scientists now think they have an idea, and it’s something not seen in other animals: a specialized voice box. Experts say the discovery, while based on
Continue ReadingBy Oliver Darcy, CNN New York (CNN) — Jimmy Kimmel on Tuesday night responded to a lawsuit filed by former Rep. George Santos, mocking the disgraced politician’s legal action as “preposterous.” “Did anyone else get sued by George Santos this weekend? I am currently embroiled in what may be the most preposterous lawsuit of all
Continue ReadingReview by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — If David Lynch’s 1984 “Dune” movie raced through the book, the second half of director Denis Villeneuve’s version at times moves as if it’s walking in sand, figuratively as well as literally. Still visually dazzling and overwhelming in its scale, “Dune: Part Two” becomes enmeshed in the political
Continue ReadingBy ALICIA RANCILIO Associated Press PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — Love can blossom in the strangest of places, even in a post-apocalyptic world where your life is threatened by zombies all day, every day. That’s what happened for “The Walking Dead” characters Rick Grimes and Michonne, played by Andrew Lincoln and Danai Gurira. Just friends in
Continue ReadingBy Angela Dewan, CNN (CNN) — Scientists pursuing fusion energy say they have found a way to overcome one of their biggest challenges to date — by using artificial intelligence. Nuclear fusion has for decades been hailed as a near-limitless source of clean energy, in what would be a game-changing solution to the climate crisis. But
Continue ReadingBy Spencer Van Dyk Click here for updates on this story OTTAWA (CTV Network) — NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says he expects Canada to lay out when it will reach the alliance’s target of spending two per cent of GDP on defence. In an exclusive Canadian interview airing on CTV News Channel’s Power Play with
Continue ReadingBy Heather Butts Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — For people living in rental housing, it’s not a secret: it can be stressful. A new study from Statistics Canada says renters report a lower quality of life compared to people who own their homes. Canadians who rent reported feeling financial
Continue ReadingBy Nimi Princewill, CNN (CNN) — The Russian Ministry of Agriculture said Tuesday it had shipped 200,000 tons of grain in humanitarian aid to six African nations, fulfilling the Kremlin’s pledge to the continent last July. Agriculture Minister Dmitry Patrushev said late Tuesday that Burkina Faso, Mali, Eritrea, and Zimbabwe each received 25,000 tons of grain while the
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — Two people are dead and another is missing on Mexico’s Pico de Orizaba, the highest mountain in the country. Authorities in the central state of Puebla said late Tuesday that rescuers had found the body of a guide who was leading an ascent of the 18,619 feet volcanic peak. The guide’s
Continue ReadingBy DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The German government says Europe’s largest economy is in “troubled waters.” It’s slashing its growth forecast for this year as it struggles with a lack of skilled labor, excessive bureaucracy, high interest rates and lagging investment in new projects. Meanwhile, a relatively modest set of
Continue ReadingBy Rashad Walker, CNN (CNN) — Regina King runs for the White House in her next project. The Academy Award-winning King stars as political trailblazer Shirley Chisholm in a newly released Netflix trailer for the biopic, “Shirley.” The movie chronicles Chisholm’s historic 1972 bid to become president, the first Black candidate to seek a major
Continue ReadingBy Kristin Fisher and Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — Hundreds of thousands of miles beyond Earth, a phone booth-size spacecraft is en route to take on a challenge no vehicle launched from the United States has attempted in more than 50 years. The lunar lander called Odysseus or IM-1, created by Houston-based company Intuitive Machines,
Continue ReadingBy MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A new entry in the “Avatar” franchise is about to soar and James Cameron has no part in it. “Avatar: The Last Airbender” is a completely different fictional world from Cameron’s blue moon Pandora, but the two similarly named dueling sci-fi fantasy properties keep throwing
Continue ReadingBy MELANIE LIDMAN Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — The Association of Rape Crisis Centers in Israel on Wednesday said it has found evidence of “systematic and intentional” rape and sexual abuse during the Hamas attack on Oct. 7 that ignited the war in Gaza. The report said the attacks were more widespread than
Continue ReadingBy Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — Talk to a group of 100 people born in the United States, and chances are two of them were born as the result of in vitro fertilization, said Dr. Zev Williams, director of the Columbia University Fertility Center. “In many ways, IVF is actually one of the great triumphs
Continue ReadingBy Mira Cheng, CNN (CNN) — Maternal mental illness is the leading cause of pregnancy-related deaths in the US, according to a new evidence review, but national initiatives developed to combat the issue often fail to prioritize mental health. The maternal mortality rate in the US is two- to threefold greater than in other high-income
Continue ReadingBy NICOLE WINFIELD Associated press ROME (AP) — One of the first women who accused a once-exalted Jesuit artist of spiritual, psychological and sexual abuse went public Wednesday to demand transparency from the Vatican and a full accounting of the hierarchs who covered for him for 30 years. Gloria Branciani, 59, appeared at a news
Continue ReadingBy CHEYANNE MUMPHREY AP Education Writer For as long as schools have policed hairstyles as part of their dress codes, some students have seen the rules as attempts to deny their cultural and religious identities. Nowhere have school rules on hair been a bigger flashpoint than in Texas, where a trial this week is set
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — Futuristic London landmark the BT Tower is to become a hotel. Owner BT Group PLC said Wednesday that it has agreed to sell the tower to U.S. company MCR Hotels for $347 million. The 581-foot structure was completed in 1964 and was London’s tallest building until 1980. A further section of aerial
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN) — Un ‘día en la vida’ de los cuatro miembros de The Beatles llega a la gran pantalla. Sam Mendes, ganador del Oscar, dirigirá cuatro largometrajes biográficos separados que narran la historia de The Beatles a través de los ojos de cada uno de sus miembros; Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr y los fallecidos
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