By Chloe Melas and Lisa Respers France, CNN Will Smith will not be allowed to attend the Academy Awards for the next 10 years, as a result of his slapping comedian Chris Rock on stage during this year’s Oscar ceremony, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences announced in a statement obtained by CNN.
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By Ryan Nobles, Zachary Cohen and Annie Grayer, CNN Two days after the 2020 presidential election, as votes were still being tallied, Donald Trump’s eldest son texted then-White House chief of staff Mark Meadows that “we have operational control” to ensure his father would get a second term, with Republican majorities in the US Senate
Continue ReadingBy Shawnte Passmore Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO, California (KOVR) — Recent hot temperatures are sending people to the river for a little fun in the sun, but they’re also raising concerns about our water supply. When Christina Coffee of Oakland saw Thursday’s forecast, she knew she’d spend the day at Discovery
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By Kate Sullivan, CNN Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson marked her historic confirmation to the Supreme Court with a moving speech from the White House on Friday, in which she celebrated the “hope and promise” of a nation where it was possible for her family to go from living under segregation to a Supreme Court appointment
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By Stella Chan and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN One of the men charged in the shooting of Lady Gaga’s dog walker last year was mistakenly released from police custody Wednesday because of a “clerical error,” the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department confirmed to CNN. James Howard Jackson is one of five people charged for their alleged
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By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer Kent Johnson has signed a three-year entry-level contract with the Columbus Blue Jackets that begins immediately. He’s the first of several University of Michigan players expected to jump to the NHL after their college season ended with a loss in the Frozen Four. The Blue Jackets also signed free
Continue Reading By PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — A decorated former water polo coach at the University of Southern California has been found guilty in the college admissions bribery scandal. A federal jury in Boston convicted Jovan Vavic of fraud and bribery on Friday. He declined to comment after the hearing and left court with
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson Nota del editor: Frida Ghitis, (@fridaghitis) exproductora y corresponsal de CNN, es columnista de asuntos mundiales. Es colaboradora semanal de opinión de CNN, columnista del diario The Washington Post y columnista de World Politics Review. Las opiniones expresadas en este comentario le pertenecen únicamente a su autora. Ver más opiniones en CNN. (CNN)
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN Thomas Robsahm was 10 years old when he saw the 1970 documentary “Let It Be” about the Beatles. It sparked his interest in music documentaries, and on Friday, one Robsahm directed debuts in theaters. “A-Ha – The Movie” examines the Norwegian synth-pop trio who had the hit “Take On Me”
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN Español) — Una manifestación de comunidades indígenas en el centro de Bogotá el miércoles generó intervención de la Policía Nacional en la que el Escuadrón Móvil Antidisturbios (Esmad) lanzó gases lacrimógenos y bombas aturdidoras contra los indígenas, entre ellos embarazadas y niños, que están asentados en el Parque Nacional desde hace
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By DAMIAN J. TROISE and STAN CHOE AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks were mixed on Wall Street Friday, as gains in energy companies were offsetting declines in tech stocks. The S&P 500 was 0.1% higher, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.7% and the Nasdaq fell 0.8%. The benchmark S&P 500 remains
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Greg Wallace, CNN Two airplane passengers accused of hitting and biting crew and other passengers are facing a total of nearly $160,000 in fines, US officials announced Friday. The Federal Aviation Administration said the $81,950 and $77,272 fines are the two largest it has ever brought against an individual passenger for acting out on an
Continue Reading MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Seattle Mariners have signed Gold Glove shortstop J.P. Crawford to a $51 million, five-year contract ahead of the start of the regular season. Crawford, 27, had agreed last month to a $4.85 million, one-year deal and would have been eligible for free agency after the 2024 season. He gets a $5
Continue Reading TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — The Tampa Bay Buccaneers bolstered their depth at running back by re-signing free agent Giovani Bernard to a one-year, $1.12 million contract. The 30-year-old who spent the first eight years of his career with the Cincinnati Bengals initially joined the Bucs as a free agent in 2021, when injuries limited him
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By Sara Ashley O’Brien, CNN Business One week after Amazon workers at a New York City warehouse made history by voting to form a union, the tech giant is calling for a do-over election in filing Friday that lays out 25 objections that form the basis of its appeal. In its filing to the National
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By Ben Morse, CNN Tiger Woods made the cut at the Masters after a roller coaster Friday, continuing his excellent return to competitive golf, and is scheduled to tee off at 1 p.m. in Saturday’s third round. The five-time Masters champion had to overcome a poor start to his round, before an up-and-down back nine
Continue ReadingCNNEE Nota del editor: Mari Rodríguez Ichaso ha sido colaboradora de la revista Vanidades durante varias décadas. Es especialista en moda, viajes, gastronomía, arte, arquitectura y entretenimiento, productora de cine y columnista de estilo de CNN en Español. Las opiniones expresadas en esta columna son exclusivamente suyas. Lee más artículos de opinión en cnne.com/opinion. (CNN
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou men’s basketball coach Dennis Gates made his inaugural hire official on Friday morning, as he and newly named associate head coach Charlton “C.Y.” Young hosted a press conference. https://youtu.be/bZqIkKhN2Rk “He’s over-qualified to be an associate head coach in thee SEC,” Gates said. Young will bring more than 25 years of coaching
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — Kelsie Whitmore has signed a contract with the Staten Island FerryHawks of the Atlantic League, becoming one of the first women to join a league connected to Major League Baseball. The 23-year-old Whitmore pitched and played in the outfield for the U.S. women’s baseball team from 2014-19. She also played college
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By Melissa Alonso and Jason Hanna, CNN Hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses in Puerto Rico still were without power Saturday, more than two days after the start of an island-wide outage that began with a fire at a power plant. Power has been restored to more than 1 million of the island’s roughly
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