CNN By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — R&B superstar Monica is being praised for helping an audience member at the Riverfront Music Festival in Michigan on Saturday after a video of the altercation went viral on social media over the weekend. In the clip, the “Boy Is Mine” singer is seen jumping off stage after
Continue ReadingCNN by Oliver Darcy, CNN New York (CNN) — The White House condemned Fox News on Tuesday over remarks made by one of its top hosts about the holocaust, denouncing the comments as a “horrid, dangerous, and extreme lie” that “insults the memory of the millions of people who suffered from the evils” committed by
Continue ReadingCNN By Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — The monthslong calm in gas prices is over. The national average price for a gallon of regular gasoline surged by 4 cents on Tuesday to $3.64, according to AAA. That marks the biggest one-day increase since June 7, 2022, according to a CNN review of AAA
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In Part 2 of our week-long tribute to retiring NewsChannel 21 Chief Meteorologist Bob Shaw, we learn about the interesting origins of what has become one of the most memorable catchphrases in local broadcast history: “Have a sparkling day!” Also, if you have any special photos with Bob through the years to share, or wish
Continue ReadingCNN By Eric Levenson and David Close, CNN (CNN) — Bronny James, the older son of NBA star LeBron James, suffered a cardiac arrest during basketball practice at the University of Southern California and was hospitalized Monday, according to a statement from a family spokesperson. He is out of the intensive care unit and in
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Here are NewsChannel 21’s Sunrise Birthdays for Tuesday, July 25th. Happy Birthday! You can see more recent entries and submit an upcoming birthday to air at: https://ktvz.com/share/sunrise-birthdays/.
Continue ReadingCNN By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN New York (CNN) — “Sound of Freedom,” a movie about a US federal agent who quit his job to chase child sex traffickers, has become what is, by the numbers, a summer blockbuster, taking in around $125 million in theaters since its debut. But it’s relying on an unusual strategy
Continue ReadingCNN By Hilary Whiteman, Angus Watson and Paul Devitt, CNN Brisbane, Australia (CNN) — Former Marine Daniel Duggan once flew Harrier jets for the United States, taking off and landing on Navy carriers during international missions as part of Marine Attack Squadron 214, based in Yuma, Arizona. That was over 20 years ago, but his
Continue ReadingCNN By Melanie Zanona, Manu Raju and Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — Speaker Kevin McCarthy in recent weeks has heard similar advice from both a senior House Republican and an influential conservative lawyer: prioritize the impeachment of President Joe Biden over a member of his Cabinet. Part of the thinking, according to multiple sources familiar
Continue ReadingCNN By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Ryan Gosling may or may not be your ideal Ken in the new “Barbie” movie, but one of the film’s casting directors has shared who else might have gotten the role. In an interview with Vanity Fair, Allison Jones — who cast the hit film along with
Continue ReadingCNN, KGO By Jamiel Lynch and Parija Kavilanz, CNN New York (CNN) — A 68-year-old woman has her job back after she was fired last month for attempting to stop shoplifters at a Lowe’s store in Georgia. On June 25, three suspects loaded over $2,000 worth of merchandise into shopping carts and left a Lowe’s
Continue ReadingCNN By Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN Business) — “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer” have been such blockbuster movies that their impact appears to be showing up in economic statistics. Bank of America cardholders increased their non-gasoline spending by 1.9% year over year during the week ending July 22, the bank said Thursday. While spending in
Continue ReadingCNN By Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden plans to name a new national monument Tuesday honoring Emmett Till and his mother amid a national debate over how to teach painful facts about American history in classrooms. Till was a Black teenager whose murder in 1955 helped galvanize the civil rights movement. Biden
Continue ReadingCNN, WPVI, WSB By Danny Freeman (CNN) — An 83-year-old former pastor has been charged with the kidnapping and murder of a neighboring pastor’s daughter in 1975, Pennsylvania officials announced Monday. The suspect, David Zandstra, was arrested on July 17 in Cobb County, Georgia, where investigators say he confessed to killing 8-year-old Gretchen Harrington nearly
Continue ReadingCNN By Anna Cooban, CNN London (CNN) — TikTok will now allow users to post text-only content for the first time in a challenge to Elon Musk’s beleaguered X, formerly known as Twitter. Announcing the new post format Monday, the video streaming platform said it would broaden “options for creators to share their ideas and
Continue ReadingCNN By Anna Cooban, CNN London (CNN) — TikTok will now allow users to post text-only content for the first time in a challenge to Elon Musk’s beleaguered X, formerly known as Twitter. Announcing the new post format Monday, the video streaming platform said it would broaden “options for creators to share their ideas and
Continue ReadingCNN By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — NASA is building a telescope to help find life beyond Earth. Engineers are aiming to launch the advanced technology by late 2026, potentially allowing humankind to peer deep into unexplored areas of the cosmos. Here’s what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with
Continue ReadingCNN, KTVK, KPHO, KNXV By Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — Extreme heat waves across three continents this month were made significantly more likely by the human-caused climate crisis, according to a new analysis released Tuesday as temperatures are still blazing in parts of the Northern Hemisphere. The “heat hell” searing parts of the United States
Continue ReadingCNN By Sebastian Shukla, Alex Marquardt and Sana Noor Haq, CNN (CNN) — Ukraine’s Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov says that Ukraine will continue carrying out attacks on Russian-occupied Crimea and the Kerch Bridge that connects it to the Russian mainland, while also admitting that Ukraine’s plan for its sluggish counteroffensive is behind schedule. As Russia
Continue ReadingCNN By Sebastian Shukla, Alex Marquardt and Sana Noor Haq, CNN (CNN) — Ukraine’s Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov says that Ukraine will continue carrying out attacks on Russian-occupied Crimea and the Kerch Bridge that connects it to the Russian mainland, while also admitting that Ukraine’s plan for its sluggish counteroffensive is behind schedule. As Russia
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