Idaho drag performer awarded $1.1 million in defamation case against far-right blogger
COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho (AP) — A jury has awarded more than $1.1 million to an Idaho drag performer who accused a far-right blogger of defaming…
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Hundreds in Peru mark Clown Day in hopes of getting the holiday official recognition
LIMA, Peru (AP) — Hundreds of clowns have gathered in the streets of Peru’s capital to mark Clown Day, a holiday for which they have sought for…
Continue ReadingAmerican who carried ammunition in Turks and Caicos gets suspended sentence and heads home. Fate of others charged is unclear
WPXI, WTAE, CNN By Michael Rios, Holly Yan and AnneClaire Stapleton, CNN (CNN) — The first of several Americans recently charged with…
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At least 10 people killed in drone attack on Gaza school used as shelter
By Abdel Qadder, Sarah El Sirgany and Kareem Khadder, CNN (CNN) — At least 10 people, including children, died in Gaza on Saturday after a…
Continue ReadingBaltimore police fatally shoot a man who pulls gun during questioning; detective injured
BALTIMORE (AP) — Authorities say police officers in Baltimore have fatally shot a man who pulled a gun while they questioned him in a different…
Continue ReadingNicki Minaj apologizes to fans for postponing concert after arrest in the Netherlands
By Dan Heching and Mitchell McCluskey, CNN (CNN) — Rapper Nicki Minaj apologized to fans outside her hotel in Manchester early Sunday morning…
Continue ReadingCalifornia teenager arrested after crowd pounded and kicked a deputy’s car
HIGHLAND, Calif. (AP) — Southern California authorities say a teenager has been arrested on suspicion of attempted carjacking and felony vandalism…
Continue ReadingNicki Minaj’s England concert postponed after rapper was detained by Dutch authorities over pot
MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Nicki Minaj’s concert in Manchester scheduled for Saturday night was postponed after police in the Netherlands…
Continue ReadingGrayson Murray dies at age 30 a day after withdrawing from Colonial, PGA Tour says
By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer Two-time PGA Tour winner Grayson Murray died Saturday morning at age 30, one day after he withdrew from the Charles…
Continue ReadingKansas City Chiefs kicker defends controversial commencement speech
By Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — In his first public comments following a controversial speech at a recent college commencement, Kansas City Chiefs…
Continue ReadingGroups claim South Florida districts are racially gerrymandered for Hispanics in lawsuit
MIAMI (AP) — Progressive civic groups have challenged how four congressional districts and seven state House districts in South Florida were drawn…
Continue ReadingAmerican who carried ammunition in Turks and Caicos gets suspended sentence and heads home. Fate of others charged is unclear
By Michael Rios, Holly Yan and AnneClaire Stapleton, CNN (CNN) — The first of several Americans recently charged with possession of ammunition…
Continue ReadingThe West is tapping Russian money to arm Ukraine. Much more could follow
By Hanna Ziady, CNN London (CNN) — Money generated by Russian financial assets frozen in Europe will soon start flowing to Ukraine, giving Kyiv…
Continue ReadingWashington Post: Justice Samuel Alito’s wife said upside-down American flag was ‘an international signal of distress’ in 2021
By Shania Shelton, CNN (CNN) — Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito’s wife previously said the inverted American flag flown at the couple’s…
Continue ReadingFire at gaming arcade kills at least 20 people in India
By Esha Mitra and Kunal Sehgal, CNN (CNN) — At least 20 people are dead after a fire broke out at an arcade in the western Indian city of…
Continue ReadingRepublican-appointed University of Wisconsin regent refuses to step down when term ends
By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A conservative University of Wisconsin regent says he won’t step down when his term…
Continue ReadingEscaped pet primate in South Carolina was not captured alive
By Rebekah Riess, Zoe Sottile, Sharif Paget, Brammhi Balarajan and Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — An escaped monkey recently recovered in South…
Continue ReadingGlobe-trotting anthropologist who drew comparisons to Indiana Jones dies at age 94
By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Schuyler Jones, a globe-trotting American adventurer who went on to run an Oxford University…
Continue ReadingNew York man pleads guilty to snatching officer’s pepper spray during US Capitol riot
WASHINGTON (AP) — A New York man has pleaded guilty to charges that he snatched away a police officer’s can of pepper spray during a chaotic…
Continue ReadingBillionaire GOP donor Stephen Schwarzman backs Trump in ‘vote for change’
By Kayla Tausche, CNN (CNN) — Billionaire businessman and lifelong Republican Stephen Schwarzman said Friday he will support the candidacy of…
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