CNN revamps schedule, with new roles for Phillip, Coates, Wallace and Amanpour
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — CNN is emphasizing homegrown stars and reporting chops in a schedule reboot that gives weeknight…
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Clarence Avant, ‘Black Godfather’ of entertainment, and benefactor of athletes and politicians, dies
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Clarence Avant, the judicious manager, entrepreneur, facilitator and adviser who helped launch…
Continue ReadingMichael Bublé posed as a Michael Bublé fan to perform with Foo Fighters
By Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — Michael Bublé made a surprise appearance at a Foo Fighters show on Saturday in San Francisco. In what was part…
Continue ReadingOff Alaska coast, research crew peers down, down, down to map deep and remote ocean
By JOSHUA A. BICKEL Associated Press KODIAK, Alaska (AP) — A research vessel motoring off the coast of Alaska is exploring the mounds and craters…
Continue Reading2nd swimmer in a month abandons attempt to cross Lake Michigan, blames support boat problems
DETROIT (AP) — A second swimmer in a month has abandoned an attempt to cross Lake Michigan after spending hours in the water. The Detroit Free…
Continue ReadingNiger junta says ‘high treason’ evidence gathered to prosecute ousted president Bazoum
CNN By Umaro Djau, Hande Atay Alam and Heather Chen, CNN (CNN) — Niger’s junta claimed Sunday it had gathered evidence to prosecute the…
Continue Reading6 ex-officers, some of whom called themselves ‘The Goon Squad,’ plead guilty to state charges in torture of 2 Black men
By Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN) — Six former Mississippi law enforcement officers pleaded guilty Monday to all state charges against them stemming…
Continue ReadingBroadway-bound revival of ‘The Wiz’ finds its next Dorothy, thanks in part to TikTok
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A 24-year-old triple threat who toured in “Hairspray,” competed on “American Idol”…
Continue ReadingLatvia leader to step down this week after coalition partners oppose government reshuffle
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Latvia’s center-right prime minister, Krisjanis Karins, says he will step down later this week after the two other…
Continue ReadingCoast Guard and Navy rescue 4 divers off coast of Carolinas
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (AP) — The Coast Guard and Navy have rescued four divers who were reported missing off the Carolinas. The U.S. Coast Guard…
Continue ReadingIn the shadow of US-China rivalry, Arab allies tread delicate ground
By Nadeen Ebrahim and Aimee Look, CNN Abu Dhabi, UAE (CNN) — As oil-rich Gulf states seek to diversify their military partnerships, they are…
Continue ReadingA throng of interfaith leaders to focus on combating authoritarianism at global gathering in Chicago
By DAVID CRARY AP National Writer More than 6,000 people representing scores of religions and belief systems are expected to convene in Chicago…
Continue ReadingRights group urges rapid international intervention to end spiraling gang violence in Haiti
By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A human rights group has urged the international community to intervene quickly to…
Continue ReadingItaly marks 5th anniversary of Morandi bridge collapse with demands for justice for the 43 killed
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — Italy has marked the fifth anniversary of the collapse of Genoa’s Morandi Bridge with a minute of…
Continue ReadingGreece closes popular mountain gorge in Crete after an earthquake triggers a dangerous rockslide
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Authorities on the Greek island of Crete have ordered the temporary closure of mountain gorges popular with hikers after an…
Continue ReadingPoland arrests 2 Russians on allegations of spreading propaganda for the Wagner group
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s security agency says it has arrested two Russian citizens suspected of having been spreading propaganda for…
Continue ReadingMars is rotating more quickly, NASA mission finds
By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — Mars is rotating more quickly than it used to, according to data that NASA’s InSight lander collected on…
Continue ReadingRailway bridge collapses in southeastern Norway after last week’s torrential rain
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A railway bridge in southeastern Norway that ran across a river swollen by torrential rain collapsed on Monday,…
Continue ReadingIndonesian rescuers search for 7 people missing in waters of Aceh, including 4 Australians
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — An Indonesian search and rescue team is looking for seven people, including four Australian tourists, missing in the…
Continue ReadingMen alleging abuse at Japanese talent agency are interviewed by company investigators
By YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Two men who say they were sexually abused as teenagers by a Japanese entertainment mogul have been…
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