Review by Brian Lowry, CNN After a two-and-a-half-year gap between seasons with a two-part special in between, “Euphoria” returns, offering the latest permutation of youthful angst. Despite Zendaya’s attention-getting, award-winning presence, the HBO series remains so unrelentingly bleak and nihilistic that it’s overly defined by how far series creator Sam Levinson will push standards in
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By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Like most young skaters, Brandon Frazier had developed a carefully crafted picture in his mind of what it would be like to learn he finally realized his Olympic dreams. Reality looked a whole lot different. There was no hugging family members. No tearful celebration with
Continue Reading YAOUNDE, Cameroon (AP) — The African Cup of Nations soccer tournament in Cameroon has opened with a colorful ceremony but also under the shadow of the coronavirus. Africa’s monthlong soccer showpiece was delayed for a year by the pandemic but is being played with the virus on the surge again because of the rapid spread
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By Geneva Sands, CNN A year after the attack on the US Capitol, homeland security and law enforcement officials nationwide are bracing for potential “unprecedented” levels of violence this year as midterm elections kick into gear and the pandemic continues to affect everyday life. The country remains polarized, and many people are angry and frustrated
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By Jennifer Hansler, CNN Secretary of State Antony Blinken says he doesn’t expect to see any breakthroughs in the meetings with Russia this week, reiterating that while the US is prepared to listen to Moscow’s concerns, it will be hard to achieve any progress unless Russia de-escalates tensions on the border with Ukraine. “It’s hard
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By George Ramsay, CNN Figure skater Nathan Chen broke his own US scoring record in the men’s short program at the US Figure Skating Championships in Nashville, Tennessee, on Saturday. Performing to music from “La Boheme,” Chen scored 115.39 points — breaking the record of 114.13 he had set in 2020 — to take the
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By Marianne Garvey The 2022 Golden Globe Awards are happening, but also not really happening. There will be a ceremony thrown by The Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) on Sunday, Jan. 9, at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles — the traditional location for the event — but it will not be televised, there
Continue Reading By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer DENVER (AP) — Vic Fangio was fired Sunday morning as coach of the Denver Broncos after going 19-30 in three seasons, a person familiar with the decision told The Associated Press. The person, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the decision wasn’t immediately announced by the team,
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By Haley Brink, Gene Norman and Holly Yan, CNN As frigid, arctic air engulfs the Upper Midwest and Northeast, some Gulf Coast states are at risk for more tornadoes. About 10 million people are under wind chill advisories in parts of North Dakota, Minnesota and Wisconsin, where wind chills are expected to plummet to -25
Continue ReadingRocÃo Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — Desde que se unió a la familia real en 2011, Catalina, duquesa de Cambridge, conocida por muchos como Kate, rara vez ha vacilado en su obligación no escrita de parecer arreglada e inmaculadamente vestida ante el público. Y aunque la duquesa es famosa por sus tweed de muy buen gusto y
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By Daniel Dale, CNN Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor made a significant false claim on Friday about Covid-19’s impact on children. Sotomayor made the remark during a Friday hearing about the legality of the Biden administration’s attempt to require large employers to force workers to be vaccinated for the virus or undergo weekly testing. Here
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By Devan Cole, CNN Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson urged large businesses in the state not to comply with the Biden administration’s Covid-19 vaccine mandate, saying employers should not follow the “oppressive” rule hours before the order is set to partially go into effect. “They should wait until they get the Supreme Court decision, and of
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By AJ Willingham, CNN The demand for Covid-19 tests is so high and supplies are so low that some desperate people are going online to buy them. This Covid test “black market” could hurt buyers who may be preyed upon in their desperation. It could also hurt sellers who think they can make a quick
Continue Reading By AJ Willingham, CNN The demand for Covid-19 tests is so high and supplies are so low that some desperate people are going online to buy them. This Covid test “black market” could hurt buyers who may be preyed upon in their desperation. It could also hurt sellers who think they can make a quick
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By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq’s new parliament has reelected its speaker for a second term, the first step toward forming a new government after a general election whose results have been contested by powerful Iran-backed factions. In a reflection of the tensions, the meeting was marked by disarray with the eldest
Continue ReadingBy Haley Brink, Gene Norman and Holly Yan, CNN As frigid, arctic air engulfs the Upper Midwest and Northeast, some Gulf Coast states are at risk for more tornadoes. About 10 million people are under wind chill advisories in parts of North Dakota, Minnesota and Wisconsin, where wind chills are expected to plummet to -25
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By DAVID PITT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa Legislature begins the 2022 session Monday with nearly $2 billion in the bank and a strong urge by Republican legislative leaders and the governor to cut taxes. There will be pushback from Democrats and others who will call for spending some of the
Continue Reading By JOHN O’CONNOR AP Political Writer SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois officials are seeking answers after the killing last week of a state child welfare worker during a home visit — the second such tragedy to occur in less than five years. Illinois Department of Children and Family Services investigator Deidre Silas was stabbed to
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By Raja Razek, CNN At least 34 people were rescued on Saturday after being stranded on a large chunk of floating ice off the shore of Point Comfort on Green Bay, according to the Brown County Sheriff’s Office in Wisconsin. At about 10:15 a.m., Brown County received a report that a large chunk of ice
Continue Reading By Raja Razek, CNN At least 34 people were rescued on Saturday after being stranded on a large chunk of floating ice off the shore of Point Comfort on Green Bay, according to the Brown County Sheriff’s Office in Wisconsin. At about 10:15 a.m., Brown County received a report that a large chunk of ice
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