By Toyin Owoseje, CNN “Peppa Pig,” the hit cartoon show aimed at preschoolers, has introduced its first same-sex parent family in its 18-year history. The landmark moment arrived during an episode entitled “Families,” which aired on Channel 5 in the UK on Tuesday. In the short scene, Peppa’s classmate Penny Polar Bear talks about her
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By ALICIA RANCILIO Associated Press One of Netflix’s most popular children’s series, “CoComelon,” a giggly, musical series with repetitive lyrics, dropped a new special on Monday., providing many parents, like Arinze Odira, of Windsor, Ontario, a reprieve. “I had a lot of stuff I wanted to do and my my wife was sleeping,” explained Odira,
Continue Reading AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — An early morning power outage Wednesday at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport caused flight delays that continued even after electricity was restored. The airport reported it lost power shortly before 5 a.m., and soon after said flights had been stopped. The lights were back on by 8 a.m., but airport officials told passengers
Continue Reading By JOVANA GEC Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has expressed hope a recent agreement settling a travel document dispute between Serbia and Kosovo can help further stabilize the troubled Balkans. Speaking in the Serbian capital Belgrade, Erdogan said Turkey stands ready to help rival nations in the Balkans resolve
Continue Reading By LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albania’s prime minister says the government has cut diplomatic ties with Iran and expelled the country’s embassy staff. Albania and the U.S. have blamed Tehran for a major cyberattack nearly two months ago that was allegedly carried out by Tehran on Albanian government websites. The White
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A northeast Columbia home was damaged by gunfire on Thursday afternoon. Police said officers responded to the home in the 1600 block of McKee Street for a report of shots fired around 5 p.m. Several witnesses at the scene told officers about hearing the gunshots, according to the Columbia Police Department. Officers
Continue Reading CAIRO (AP) — Egypt’s media regulator has demanded that Netflix and other steaming services adhere to this majority Muslim county’s “societal values” — a veiled reference to programs featuring members of the LGBTQ community. The Supreme Council for Media Regulation said on Wednesday that livestreaming services should comply with “societal principles and values of the
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By Nicole Chavez, CNN It’s been only a few weeks since millions of children returned to America’s schools — but the debate surrounding the teaching of gender identity and race is already at a fever pitch. Dozens of books have been pulled from shelves in Texas, new policies expanding oversight of books are being drafted
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are pushing higher on Wall Street in early trading but remain mostly in the red for the week as traders try to gauge whether the Federal Reserve will succeed in its mission to get inflation under control. The central bank’s policymakers meet again in two weeks, and markets expect them
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TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Carlos Queiroz has been rehired as Iran coach and will take the national soccer team to its third straight World Cup together. Iran will face the United States, England and Wales at the tournament in Qatar. Queiroz will coaching at his fourth World Cup after failing to lead Egypt to this
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By Marianne Garvey The trailer for “Luckiest Girl Alive” is here. Kunis, who plays the lead character from the bestselling book of the same name, says, “Ahhh-nee” — not “Annie,” when pronouncing her name in the trailer. Kunis plays a former teenager named TifAni, who always felt out of place in her old money prep
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By Arlette Saenz, CNN President Joe Biden will deliver a speech on the “Cancer Moonshot” initiative at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum in Boston on Monday, aiming to draw attention to his administration’s efforts to halve the cancer death rate over the next 25 years. Biden’s remarks, which will take place on
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By Chelsea Beimfohr Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA, Georgia (WGCL) — People run on trails, roads, and sidewalks all across Metro Atlanta. But one group is encouraging women to always partner up before they hit the pavement. On Tuesday night, the Alpharetta chapter of Black Girls Run Atlanta (BGR) paired off into
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN It appears that Kenan Thompson is going to try and get by without a little help from his friends. In an interview with the Los Angeles Times, Thompson said he has not asked his “SNL” costars Michael Che and Colin Jost for tips on hosting the Emmys (Che and Jost
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By Crystal Bui and Jamarlo Phillips Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA, Georgia (WGCL) — Newly-uncovered genetic evidence helped authorities figure out who is responsible for a 1988 crime. Authorities believe it’s the first time ever that DNA technology identified both the victim and killer in a single cold case. Stacey Chahorski was
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Cada año, el 7 de septiembre en Brasil es un día de coloridos desfiles, demostraciones militares y orgullo nacional, pues el país celebra su independencia del Portugal colonial. Pero a medida que Brasil se acerca a las elecciones presidenciales en octubre de este año, el presidente Jair Bolsonaro parece estar
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By Jim Sciutto and Tim Lister, CNN One week into a new counteroffensive, Ukrainian forces are making gains in the south, with the ambitious goal of taking back most of the Russian-occupied region of Kherson by the end of the year, senior US officials and Ukrainian officials tell CNN. The last week has seen the
Continue Reading By Jim Sciutto and Tim Lister, CNN One week into a new counteroffensive, Ukrainian forces are making gains in the south, with the ambitious goal of taking back most of the Russian-occupied region of Kherson by the end of the year, senior US officials and Ukrainian officials tell CNN. The last week has seen the
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By Marianne Garvey, CNN Lea Michele received a warm reception in her return to Broadway. The “Glee” star’s turn as Fanny Brice in “Funny Girl” earned her four standing ovations before intermission, according to Deadline. She was celebrated again at the final curtain, with Michele and co-star Tovah Feldshuh accepting bouquets of white roses. Feldshuh
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The University of Missouri Board of Curators on Wednesday unanimously approved changes to time-off policies for employees that had been the subject of union-led protests in recent weeks.
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