By Sara Murray, Jason Morris and Zachary Cohen, CNN As Donald Trump badgered Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger on an hour-long call to “find” the votes necessary to flip the battleground state to Trump’s column after the 2020 election, a Raffensperger aide fired off a plea for help. “Need to end this call,” Jordan
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By SCOTT McFETRIDGE Associated Press DUBUQUE, Iowa (AP) — Vera Rasnake laughed as she led a trio of barking, jostling dogs into the Iowa Greyhound Park, but her smile faded when she acknowledged that after 41 years of being around the sleek animals, her sport was teetering on extinction. After the end of a truncated
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By SCOTT McFETRIDGE Associated Press DUBUQUE, Iowa (AP) — Vera Rasnake laughed as she led a trio of barking, jostling dogs into the Iowa Greyhound Park, but her smile faded when she acknowledged that after 41 years of being around the sleek animals, her sport was teetering on extinction. After the end of a truncated
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By SCOTT McFETRIDGE Associated Press DUBUQUE, Iowa (AP) — Vera Rasnake laughed as she led a trio of barking, jostling dogs into the Iowa Greyhound Park, but her smile faded when she acknowledged that after 41 years of being around the sleek animals, her sport was teetering on extinction. After the end of a truncated
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By Simone McCarthy Hazmat suit-clad workers spraying clouds of disinfectant over city streets, building fronts, park benches and even parcels have become a common sight in pandemic-era China. In Shanghai, the epicenter of the country’s largest outbreak, state media report that thousands of workers have been organized into teams to disinfect areas, with a focus
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Lauren Said-Moorhouse, Isa Soares, Madalena Araujo, Oleksandra Ochman, CNN; Photographs by Serhii Korovayny/Redux for CNN With the audience waiting eagerly in its seats, a familiar message echoes through the hall, reminding patrons to turn off phones and immerse themselves in the experience. It’s immediately followed by a more abnormal announcement. “Dear guest, our event will
Continue Reading PARIS (AP) — France’s Greens and the party of far-left leader Jean-Luc Mélenchon have reached an agreement to join forces against newly reelected President Emmanuel Macron ahead of next month’s parliamentary election. Both parties agreed Monday not to compete against each other in the two rounds of voting on June 12 and 19. Mélenchon came
Continue Reading By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — Figure skating’s governing body has detailed a proposal to raise the athlete age limit to 17 at the Olympics and other international events. The proposal was expected even before 15-year-old Kamila Valieva’s doping case dominated the women’s event at the Beijing Olympics in February. The International
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — La Met Gala, conocida como la noche más importante de la moda, regresa a su tÃpica programación, el primer lunes de mayo, después de dos años de interrupciones debido a la pandemia de covid-19. El evento, realizado en el Museo Metropolitano de Arte de la ciudad de Nueva York, coincide
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By Sara Murray, Jason Morris and Zachary Cohen, CNN As Donald Trump badgered Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger on an hour-long call to “find” the votes necessary to flip the battleground state to Trump’s column after the 2020 election, a Raffensperger aide fired off a plea for help. “Need to end this call,” Jordan
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By Megan Thomas and Chris Boyette, CNN Actor and comedian Bill Murray addressed the production shutdown of his latest film, “Being Mortal,” in the wake of reports of a complaint against him. Fox Searchlight told the film crew in an email last month that the film was being shut down due to an unspecified complaint
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By Katelyn Polantz, CNN Reporter, Crime and Justice A federal judge has decided to allow the House Select Committee investigating the Capitol Hill insurrection to obtain the Republican National Committee’s marketing email data leading up to January 6, 2021. The decision — issued late Sunday night by Trump-appointed Judge Timothy Kelly of the DC District
Continue Reading By Katelyn Polantz, CNN Reporter, Crime and Justice A federal judge has decided to allow the House Select Committee investigating the Capitol Hill insurrection to obtain the Republican National Committee’s marketing email data leading up to January 6, 2021. The decision — issued late Sunday night by Trump-appointed Judge Timothy Kelly of the DC District
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By Ben Morse, CNN Facing the NBA’s No. 1 defense in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinals, Giannis Antetokounmpo was still able to blow people’s minds with a crazy highlight play. In the fourth quarter in Boston on Sunday, Antetokounmpo — with a defender draped all over him — had picked up his dribble
Continue Reading By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Global shares fell Monday and oil prices lost about $3 a barrel as European energy ministers were set to meet to discuss Russian supply issues and sanctions. U.S. futures advanced after a rout Friday on Wall Street. Trading was closed for holidays in China, many other
Continue Reading By CARA ANNA and INNA VARENYTSIA Associated Press ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine (AP) — A first group of civilians trapped for weeks inside a steel plant in Mariupol under Russian siege was expected to reach a Ukrainian-controlled city on Monday, as a new attempt was launched to allow people sheltering elsewhere in the city to leave. Video
Continue Reading YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Police in Armenia’s capital have detained 125 anti-government demonstrators that were blocking streets to protest against the country’s prime minister. The demonstrators were detained Monday morning. Protests demanding that Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan step down reignited in Armenia last month. Armenia and Azerbaijan have been locked in a decades-old conflict over
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Francesca Street, CNN Waking up in a chic hotel room with a view of the solar system could be the future of travel, at least if space company Orbital Assembly has anything to say about it. The US-based company has revealed new information and concepts for its space hotel idea, designs for which have been
Continue Reading Francesca Street, CNN Waking up in a chic hotel room with a view of the solar system could be the future of travel, at least if space company Orbital Assembly has anything to say about it. The US-based company has revealed new information and concepts for its space hotel idea, designs for which have been
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By Ben Morse, CNN When Walter Hagen won the PGA Championship for the second year in a row in 1925, he did what any champion would do: head out to celebrate. So, he grabbed the famous Wanamaker Trophy — given to the winner of the major — jumped in a nearby taxi and headed to
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