By Marianne Garvey, CNN The first trailer for “The Last Duel,” Ridley Scott’s period drama, has debuted. Matt Damon, Adam Driver, Jodie Comer and Ben Affleck star in the anticipated film, based on the book by Eric Jager. Affleck plays King Charles VI and Damon plays knight Jean de Carrouges, who must settle a dispute
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By Nimi Princewill, CNN Around 100 women and children abducted in early June by gunmen known locally as “bandits” have been rescued, police authorities in Nigeria’s northwestern Zamfara State said. Zamfara police spokesman, Mohammed Shehu, told CNN on Wednesday that the victims — most of whom are nursing mothers — were released Monday after being
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story BARNSTABLE, Massachusetts (WBZ) — The love story of Arnold and Amelia went viral last week when the New England Wildlife Center’s Cape Cod branch shared that while Arnold the Canadian goose was undergoing treatment, his mate tracked him down and faithfully remained at the glass
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By Karol Suarez, CNN Argentina’s President Alberto Fernandez announced a new National Identity Document (DNI) for nonbinary people on Wednesday. The DNI’s goal is to guarantee the right to gender identity fo people who don’t recognize themselves as either female or male, he said. “There are other identities besides man and woman that must be
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By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business Want to attract employees? Try raising wages and promising a path to a promotion. For Chipotle, those tactics appear to be working. Across the country, restaurants are struggling to hire staff as they try to return to normal and employees quit at elevated levels. In a bid to woo workers,
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By Annie Grayer and Jeremy Herb, CNN House Republicans balked at participating in the House committee that’s investigating the January 6 insurrection on Wednesday after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi rejected two of the five Republicans House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy had tapped for the panel. Pelosi’s decision to reject the two Republicans — and McCarthy’s
Continue Reading House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) announced the GOP is pulling all members from the January 6 select committee after Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) announced the rejection of two Republicans from the committee.
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By Zachary Cohen and Michael Conte, CNN Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley said Wednesday he wouldn’t comment on a recent book excerpt alleging he and other top officials were so deeply concerned that former President Donald Trump and his allies might attempt a coup after the November 2020 election they informally
Continue Reading Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley said he wouldn’t comment on a recent book excerpt alleging he was so shaken that then-President Donald Trump and his allies might attempt a coup or take other dangerous or illegal measures after the November election that the general and other top officials informally planned ways to stop Trump.
Continue ReadingBy Dr. Mallika Marshall Click here for updates on this story BOSTON, Massachusetts (WBZ) — Imagine being told the symptoms you assumed were just related to pregnancy were, in fact, due to a life-threatening heart condition. That’s exactly what happened to a young mother in Maine whose sheer grit got her through her harrowing ordeal.
Continue ReadingBy Cheryl Fiandaca Click here for updates on this story SAUGUS, Massachusetts (WBZ) — Swinging his net to collect insects at Fiske Brook in Saugus, entomologist Tony Kiszewski is looking to solve a mystery. “The key is to find out the source,” Kiszewski said. “Finding any major infestation.” The I-Team brought in the bug expert
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story NATICK, Massachusetts (WBZ) — A Natick couple has filed a lawsuit against eBay for cyberstalking. Ina and David Steiner say eBay employees tortured them for two years because they posted online reviews about the site. Staffers allegedly sent the couple bizarre items, including a pig
Continue ReadingBy Sylvia Rose Click here for updates on this story MISHAWAKA, Indiana (WBND-LD) — The St. Joseph County Metro Homicide Unit is investigating a shooting that happened late Tuesday evening. At 10:53 p.m., police were called to the 800 block of Burdette Street, after receiving a phone call from that address saying a person had
Continue ReadingBy Samantha Johns Click here for updates on this story SOUTH BEND, Indiana (WBND-LD) — Many of the residents living in 501 building say they’ve been subjected to dangerous living conditions for the past several decades. “I lived a whole lot better in the homeless shelters you know what I’m saying. I mean you’ve got
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By David Williams, CNN Becca Meyers won three gold medals and a silver at the 2016 Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, but the swimmer, who’s deaf and blind, said being there without someone to help navigate took its toll. The two-time Paralympian announced on Tuesday that she would not be attending the Tokyo Games next
Continue Reading Becca Meyers, a deaf and blind American swimmer, has withdrawn from the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games after she said the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee (USOPC) denied her request to bring her mother to serve as her Personal Care Assistant. She speaks with CNN’s New Day.
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The state will offer people 12 and older who have had at least one shot of a coronavirus vaccine a chance to enter a drawing for $10,000 starting Aug. 13. Drawings will be held every two weeks through Oct. 8. People under 18 will be entered to win a $10,000 education savings account.
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By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business For years, shopping at Bed Bath & Beyond has meant dealing with chaos. You could lose hours sifting through a hodgepodge of items on cluttered shelves and walk out with nothing. Now, the chain is making an effort to get organized, Marie Kondo-style. At its flagship location in New York
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By Jackie Wattles, CNN Business Jeff Bezos and Richard Branson each took a spin in their supersonic, suborbital rockets over the past two weeks, kicking off a new era of space travel in which billionaire-backed companies offer the high-flying excursions to anyone who can afford it. Bezos’ Blue Origin, which developed a 60-foot-tall vertically launched
Continue ReadingBy Rebekah Riess, Tina Burnside and Theresa Waldrop, CNN Birmingham, Alabama, police are investigating the fatal shooting of an 11-month-old child of a sheriff’s deputy. Police responded to a call of a person shot as well as a domestic disturbance at an apartment complex Tuesday afternoon, Birmingham Police Department Sgt. Rodarius Mauldin said in a
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