By Lisa Respers France, CNN Following the recent arrest of Ezra Miller after an incident at a bar in Hawaii, fans on social media are lobbying to get the actor replaced in the forthcoming DC film “The Flash.” Miller, who prefers to be identified by the pronouns they/them, was arrested on charges of disorderly conduct
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DETROIT (AP) — The U.S. government is ending an investigation into complaints of USB charging port fires in some Fiat Chrysler minivans without seeking a recall. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration began the probe of about 170,000 minivans in August of 2020 after getting reports of three fires and one minor injury. The probe
Continue Reading By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s Treasury chief has defended his wife’s decision to take advantage of rules that allow many foreigners to escape U.K. taxes on their overseas income, saying critics have launched a smear campaign against her to get at him. In an interview with the Sun newspaper, Rishi Sunak
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By Steve Almasy and Amanda Musa, CNN Alabama’s Republican-controlled legislature passed two bills on the last day of the session targeting transgender children, including one which makes it a felony for a doctor to administer gender-affirming health care to minors. Another bill, which requires K-12 students to use bathrooms designated for their biological sex, included
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NYON, Switzerland (AP) — Atlético Madrid has been charged by UEFA after a fan was filmed apparently making Nazi salutes at a Champions League game. UEFA says the club has been charged with “discriminatory behavior” and for fans throwing objects during Atlético’s 1-0 loss at Manchester City on Tuesday. UEFA disciplinary rules hold clubs responsible
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By Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Business You know you have to pay taxes. So you may not be eager to spend yet more money to work with a tax professional. But since taxes affect most areas of your life — and since tax laws change all the time — there are several situations when it makes
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EDITOR’S NOTE: Some details related to the shooting have been corrected. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Prosecutors have charged a 20-year-old man with two felonies after a weekend shooting that left one person injured at an east Columbia apartment complex. TC Lee Littrice, of Columbia, was charged Thursday with first-degree assault and armed criminal action. He was
Continue ReadingBy Shain Bergan Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV) — Kansas City firefighters rescued 15 people from an apartment fire early Friday morning, including nine children. Several people were seriously injured, though. Crews responded at 12:30 a.m. to a call of a fire at an east-side three-story apartment building on
Continue ReadingBy WALA Staff Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — One of the three University of South Alabama professors put on leave over controversial photos at a costume party is returning to her duties. The complaint against Dr. Teresa Weldy has been dismissed. Dr. Weldy and professors Bob Wood and Alex
Continue ReadingBy Lee Peck Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — Fentanyl mass overdoses are at an all-time high as dealers lace drugs with the highly-addictive opioid. Users have no idea they’re taking the deadly drug, and deaths from it are accelerating out of control. The Drug Enforcement Administration is sending out
Continue ReadingBy WDJT Staff Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE (WDJT) — The Sheboygan Falls mom accused of killing her son will be evaluated before her trial starts. The judge ruled there is probable cause for Natalia Hitchcock to undergo an competency evaluation ahead of her trial. Hitchcock told police she suffocated her 8-year-old
Continue ReadingBy Victor Jacobo Click here for updates on this story WAUKESHA, Wisconsin (WDJT) — The Waukesha Common Council is set to approve the purchase of a barrier system designed to stop vehicles, as the community aims to move forward with bringing back public events after the Christmas Parade tragedy in November 2021. The city has
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — Russia’s central bank say it’s lowering a key interest rate and said more cuts could be on the way. The central bank decision Friday indicates it thinks strict capital controls and other severe measures are stabilizing Russia’s currency and financial system despite severe pressure from Western sanctions over the war in Ukraine.
Continue Reading The Associated Press Stocks are off to a weak start on Wall Street Friday, led by more drops in chipmakers and other technology companies. The S&P 500 was down 0.3% in the early going, keeping the market benchmark on track for its first weekly loss in the last four. The tech-heavy Nasdaq was down 0.9%
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Más personas ahora pueden recibir una segunda dosis de refuerzo de la vacuna contra el covid-19 después de que los funcionarios federales de salud de Estados Unidos anunciaran que permitirán que un grupo más amplio reciban la cuarta dosis de las dos vacunas de ARN mensajero contra el covid-19 fabricadas
Continue Reading By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer Ukrainian soccer club Shakhtar Donetsk will play a series of charity games on a government-backed “Global Tour for Peace” that will raise money for the country’s military in the war against Russia. The tour starts Saturday against Greek league leader Olympiakos. The club says its squad has gathered in
Continue Reading By DAN PARKS of The Chronicle of Philanthropy Chronicle of Philanthropy Nonprofits of all kinds are getting hit hard by inflation, experts say. Price and wage increases are hurting nonprofits in multiple ways, making it harder to keep up with their own basic operational expenses while also forcing them to curtail the services they provide. At the
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By Janelle Davis and Foren Clark, CNN His mission was a complicated one: Tell the complex story of the late Anthony Bourdain, a man he had never met. Documentary filmmaker Morgan Neville said when he researches a film subject, he tries to get inside the person’s head as much as possible. While researching “Roadrunner: A
Continue Reading By Janelle Davis and Foren Clark, CNN His mission was a complicated one: Tell the complex story of the late Anthony Bourdain, a man he had never met. Documentary filmmaker Morgan Neville said when he researches a film subject, he tries to get inside the person’s head as much as possible. While researching “Roadrunner: A
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EDISON, Neb. (AP) — A wildfire in southern Nebraska fueled by dry conditions and strong winds forced the evacuation of the small village of Edison, and officials reported a volunteer responder died in a crash on the way to fight the blaze. The Nebraska State Patrol called for a mandatory evacuation Thursday night of the
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