By Lisa Respers France, CNN It’s his first season of “The Morning Show,” but it sounds like Hasan Minhaj has been training for his role for quite some time. “I’ve been playing a fake TV anchor for seven years, so this wasn’t a stretch for me,” Minhaj joked about going from “The Daily Show” to
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By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business Shoppers these days may need to take a cue from a Rolling Stones hit when it comes to setting their expectations: You can’t always get what you want. For years, Amazon and the rise of online shopping trained consumers to expect everything from groceries to furniture delivered to their doorsteps
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By LYNN ELBER AP Television Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — As busy as Cedric the Entertainer is with his sitcom “The Neighborhood,” he quickly said yes when asked to host his first major awards show. Then he sought advice on how to handle Sunday’s Emmy ceremony. He reached out to Steve Harvey and others on
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Boone County Prosecutor Dan Knight told ABC 17 News on Wednesday that he plans to dismiss the case against JT McLean. The Boone County Sheriff’s Office sent a notice on Tuesday that McLean had died last week.
Continue Reading By STEVE LeBLANC Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Boston voters have for the first time narrowed the field of mayoral candidates to two women of color who will face off against each other in November. City Councilors Michelle Wu and Annissa Essaibi George topped the five-person race in Tuesday’s preliminary runoff. They bested acting Mayor
Continue Reading By MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s military says its security forces have raided a militant hideout in a former northwestern tribal region bordering Afghanistan, triggering a shootout that killed seven soldiers and five militants. The Pakistani Taliban released a statement claiming responsibility for the incident and saying they ambushed the soldiers. Wednesday’s
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By ALAN FRAM and RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A House committee has dealt an ominous if tentative blow to President Joe Biden’s social and environment package. The House Energy and Commerce Committee voted to derail a money-saving plan to let Medicare negotiate the price it pays for prescription drugs. That vote to
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ISTANBUL (AP) — The World Anti-Doping Agency has warned Russia not to interfere in drug-testing in the country and asked that a year-old vacancy at the top of the national anti-doping body be filled. WADA president Witold Banka met with Russian Sports Minister Oleg Matytsin in Turkey for talks on the future of the still-suspended
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — TikTok is facing two EU data privacy investigations, one into its handling of children’s personal data and another over its data transfers to China. Ireland’s data privacy watchdog said Tuesday that it has started two inquiries to examine whether the popular short video app has breached stringent EU data privacy regulations. The
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story WASHINGTON COUNTY, Oregon (KPTV) — Five generations of showing draft horses at a farm in Aloha has come to an end. The McInnis family says the pandemic and development in Aloha gave them no choice but to sell nearly all their Clydesdales. One remains, a
Continue Reading ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — Cabbage Patch Kids touched off the first big holiday toy craze nearly 40 years ago. Now the dolls are among 12 finalists vying for induction into the National Toy Hall of Fame. The finalists were announced Wednesday at The Strong museum in Rochester, which houses the hall. The finalists also include
Continue Reading ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — Cabbage Patch Kids touched off the first big holiday toy craze nearly 40 years ago. Now the dolls are among 12 finalists vying for induction into the National Toy Hall of Fame. The finalists were announced Wednesday at The Strong museum in Rochester, which houses the hall. The finalists also include
Continue ReadingBy Paul Drewes Click here for updates on this story HONOLULU (KITV) — As more Hawaii residents head back to work, unemployment claims have dropped in half from a year ago. But the amount of groceries given out in island food pantries has gone up, with even more people food insecure. Every Tuesday, dozens lined
Continue Reading By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The path is now clear for Canadian Pacific’s $31 billion acquisition of Kansas City Southern railroad to move forward after Canadian National dropped out of the bidding war Wednesday. The deal could still face tough scrutiny from regulators at the federal Surface Transportation Board, which
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By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The path is now clear for Canadian Pacific’s $31 billion acquisition of Kansas City Southern railroad to move forward after Canadian National dropped out of the bidding war Wednesday. The deal could still face tough scrutiny from regulators at the federal Surface Transportation Board, which
Continue Reading BERLIN (AP) — The German government has expressed concern at reports on the possible deployment of Russian mercenaries in Mali. Germany has several hundred soldiers taking part in United Nations stabilization and European Union training missions in the West African country. A Foreign Ministry spokeswoman said Germany considers the possibility of such a cooperation between
Continue ReadingBy Joe Wenzel and Cameron Taylor Click here for updates on this story SMYRNA, Tennessee (WSMV) — The mother of a Midstate teen who was stabbed on school grounds is speaking up. It happened at Rocky Fork Middle School in Smyrna before classes began on Tuesday. “I just want to know why,” the student’s mother
Continue ReadingBy Justina Latimer Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — One little boy is making a huge difference by giving back to the Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee. Eight-year-old Lucas and his little brother Sebastian is making a difference through art. “I started having the idea ever since I
Continue Reading By FRANKLIN BRICEÑO Associated Press CCARHUACC LICAPA, Peru (AP) — Halting efforts to promote the Quechua language hit the spotlight last month when Peru’s new prime minister surprised the nation by delivering a speech in the Indigenous tongue to Congress for the first time in Peru’s history. Translation into Spanish was unavailable, angering politicians who
Continue ReadingBy Josh Morgan and Hayley Mason Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA (WGCL) — The United States Department of Justice is launching a statewide civil rights investigation into prisons in the state of Georgia. The announcement was made by Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke of the Civil Rights Division at the U.S. Department
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