By The Associated Press A Moscow court has remanded a German citizen into custody after his arrest for possession of cannabis gummies and accusations of smuggling drugs. Russian state news agency Tass said Wednesday Patrick Schobel was detained at Pulkovo airport in St. Petersburg last month and will remain in custody until at least March
Continue ReadingBy GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar’s military government on Wednesday said it will draft 60,000 young men and women yearly for military service under its newly activated conscription law, with call-ups beginning after the April festival marking the country’s traditional New Year. The conscription measure was activated on Saturday by order of
Continue ReadingBy MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The mild-mannered Franklin — the first Black character in the “Peanuts” comic strip — gets to shine in his own animated Apple TV+ special this month in a story about friendship. Franklin is a newcomer who bonds with Charlie Brown and is welcomed to the
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story DAYTONA BEACH, Florida (WESH) — Documents from Daytona Beach police have shed more light on the death of a 14-year-old boy. Talia Nelson, 43, was arrested last week on the charges of first-degree felony murder, aggravated child abuse and aggravated manslaughter of a child. According
Continue ReadingBy Jeremy Diamond, Nadeen Ebrahim and Mick Krever, CNN The Hague, The Netherlands (CNN) — About 100 family members of Israeli hostages, including two former hostages, arrived in the Dutch city of The Hague on Wednesday to file a legal complaint against Hamas at the International Criminal Court (ICC). The complaint, spearheaded by the Hostage
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Hinson Click here for updates on this story LANSDOWNE, Maryland (WBAL) — New details have emerged from a shooting that injured a 4-year-old girl in Lansdowne last Thursday. Baltimore County police have placed the father of the child in custody, and WBAL-TV has more on what the charging documents reveal. According to police,
Continue ReadingBy Christina Maxouris, Eric Levenson and Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — A suspect accused of shooting three officers with the Metropolitan Police Department in Washington, DC, while they were attempting to serve an arrest warrant for animal cruelty surrendered after an hourslong standoff, police said. The suspect, 46-year-old Julius James, was arrested and charged with
Continue ReadingBy Faith Egbuonu Click here for updates on this story ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico (KOAT) — Bernalillo County Metropolitan court judge Yvette Gonzales ordered Steven Byers to remain in custody until trial on Monday, Feb. 12. The Bernalillo County Sheriff’s office arrested Byers on Friday, Feb. 9. Byers has been on law enforcement’s radar for decades.
Continue ReadingBy LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Three police officers were shot trying to make an animal cruelty arrest that touched off an hourslong standoff in the nation’s capitol on Wednesday. It ended late at night with the arrest of 46-year-old Julius James. The officers were hospitalized and expected to recover from gunshot wounds,
Continue ReadingBy Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — William “Bill” Post, who helped create Pop-Tarts, the pantry staple that reinvented breakfast for the masses, has died. He was 96. “We are deeply saddened to share the news that William ‘Bill’ Post passed away over the weekend,” Pop-Tarts owner Kellanova said in a statement. “He played
Continue ReadingBy Karin Johnson Click here for updates on this story COLERAIN TOWNSHIP, Ohio (WLWT) — A Colerain High School student accused of attacking a teacher said he heard echoes and felt like he was in a dream before assaulting her. Clyde Bennett, the attorney representing the 15-year-old student, said the teen unknowingly ingested a drug
Continue ReadingBy TERRY SPENCER Associated Press PARKLAND, Fla. (AP) — The family of a teen murdered at Parkland’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School is launching a campaign where re-created voices of gun violence victims will call federal lawmakers. The parents of 17-year-old Joaquin Oliver launched the project on Wednesday, the massacre’s sixth anniversary. Oliver and 16
Continue ReadingReview by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — Despite offering Kingsley Ben-Adir the breakout role that has clearly awaited him, “Bob Marley: One Love” comes across too much as a licensed product, a family-blessed movie that avoids the detail (and potential rough edges) of an actual biopic to focus on one narrow slice of the reggae
Continue ReadingBy Dan Heching and Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Like so many other holidays, Valentine’s Day can evoke a staggeringly wide range of feelings. The good news: Whether you lean in to the romance of it all or run screaming from it, there’s a movie out there for you. In light of the very subjective
Continue ReadingBy Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Wendy’s is sweetening its breakfast lineup with a new treat that comes from an unusual place: another fast food chain. It’s a risky bet that other chains have made before. Partnerships between rivals can boost sales, but they can also anger restaurant owners. And they risk diluting
Continue ReadingBy Kolby Terrell Click here for updates on this story OKLAHOMA CITY (KOCO) — The woman Oklahoma City bombing survivors called “Mother Goose” has died. Florence Rogers led the Federal Credit Union and was instrumental in rebuilding after the blast, but was really known for helping survivors of the bombing. Rogers was one of more
Continue ReadingBy HUIZHONG WU Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Taiwan’s Coast Guard says two Chinese fishermen have drowned while being chased by the coast guard off the coast of Taiwan’s Kinmen archipelago. The coast guard says the vessel had been trespassing about one nautical mile off the coast. An official says four fishermen fell into the
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story PLUMAS COUNTY, California (KCRA) — California officials said a train derailed in Plumas County on Sunday and spilled coal into the Middle Fork of the Feather River. The freight train was carrying 118 tons of coal, with all cars fully loaded, when 15 of the
Continue ReadingBy Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — Brothers and NFL stars Travis Kelce and Jason Kelce talked Super Bowl, and of course, Taylor Swift, on the latest episode of their “New Heights” podcast. Older brother Jason, a center for the Philadelphia Eagles, watched the game from a suite with Swift and recalled some big names coming
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN Español) — El nombre de Jeremy Allen White no es para nada nuevo en Hollywood: durante una década interpretó a Phillip “Lip” Gallagher en “Shameless”, una serie de comedia dramática estadounidense cuyo último episodio se emitió un año antes de que se estrenara la multipremiada “The Bear” que catapultó su carrera y
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