By Dan Heching, CNN Twenty-five years after she first played the role of Cinderella, Brandy is stepping into her glass slippers again. The singer and actress will reprise her role as the fairytale heroine, first seen in the 1997 television movie “Cinderella,” in a new installment of the “Descendants” franchise for Disney+, the Mouse House
Continue ReadingBy Caitlin Hu and Etant Dupain, CNN Hundreds of children have been expelled from the Dominican Republic without their parents, according to UNICEF, amid a sweeping government push to remove suspected undocumented migrants from the country. The United Nations Children’s Agency has received at least 1,800 unaccompanied children delivered by Dominican immigration authorities into Haiti
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — Jay Leno fue dado de alta del hospital después de sufrir quemaduras graves por una explosión de gasolina hace aproximadamente nueve días. Jay Leno se recupera de quemaduras graves tras una explosión de gasolina El expresentador de “Tonight Show”, de 72 años, salió del Grossman Burn Center en Los Ángeles este
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TONIGHT: Mostly clear with lows in the low 30s. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny and mild with highs in the upper 50s to around 60. EXTENDED: We’ll be clear overnight with lows falling into the low 30s. Tomorrow and Wednesday look similar with highs in the upper 50s to around 60. I’m tracking a cold front that
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By The Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Led by Craig Porter Jr.’s 14 points, the Wichita State Shockers defeated the Grand Canyon Antelopes 55-43 on Monday. The Shockers moved to 3-1 with the win and the Antelopes fell to 3-2.
Continue Reading By The Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Led by Craig Porter Jr.’s 14 points, the Wichita State Shockers defeated the Grand Canyon Antelopes 55-43 on Monday. The Shockers moved to 3-1 with the win and the Antelopes fell to 3-2.
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SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Former two-time UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez has pleaded not guilty to felony attempted murder, assault and weapons charges in a case involving a man who allegedly sexually abused one of Velasquez’s children. Velasquez entered the plea Monday. He was charged in March in San Jose, California, after he allegedly
Continue Reading NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) — Gianna Kneepkens scored 21 points, Alissa Pili added 18 points and Jenna Johnson had 17 to help No. 17 Utah beat Alabama 93-86. Utah moved up eight spots in The AP Top 25 poll after setting a school record for points in a 124-78 victory over then-No. 16 Oklahoma last week.
Continue Reading By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press Oregon Gov. Kate Brown has announced she is pardoning an estimated 45,000 people convicted of simple possession of marijuana, a month after President Joe Biden did the same under federal law. Biden has been calling on governors to issue pardons for those convicted of state marijuana offenses, which reflect the
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AL RAYYAN, Qatar (AP) — Gareth Bale converted a penalty kick in the 82nd minute to offset Tim Weah’s first-half goal and give Wales a 1-1 draw against the United States in the return to the World Cup for both nations. Weah is the son of former FIFA Player of the Year and current Liberian
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By CURT ANDERSON Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Manatees that are dying by the hundreds mainly from pollution-caused starvation in Florida should once again be listed as an endangered species. Environmental groups said Monday in a petition filed with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service that it was an error to take manatees
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — Mientras los residentes y líderes de Colorado Springs acogen a las 17 personas heridas y a los otros sobrevivientes del tiroteo en el Club Q de Colorado Springs, las familias de las cinco víctimas mortales empiezan a recordar sus vidas y el vacío que dejan. Al menos 5 personas muertas y
Continue Reading By DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers Stocks closed lower on Wall Street Monday, as a slide in technology companies offset gains elsewhere in the market. The S&P 500 fell 0.4% and the tech-heavy Nasdaq composite dropped 1.1%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average held up better, ending down just 0.1% The Dow
Continue Reading WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — Federal investigators say a plane that crashed in North Carolina, killing two people from Illinois, was experiencing engine trouble. Pete Wentz is an air safety investigator with the National Transportation Safety Board. He told the Winston-Salem Journal the pilot reported engine trouble to the tower at Smith Reynolds Airport as he
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By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Simon & Schuster’s corporate parent has officially ended the agreement for Penguin Random House to purchase the publisher, a proposed merger a federal judge already had blocked early this month. Paramount Global also announced Monday that it still plans to sell Simon & Schuster, a
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By Melissa Alonso and Devan Cole, CNN Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey has asked the state’s attorney general to pause executions and requested a “top-to-bottom” review of the state’s capital punishment system following multiple failed lethal injections. “Ivey on Monday asked Attorney General Steve Marshall to withdraw the state’s two pending motions to set execution dates
Continue Reading By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — An attorney for the widow of a former University of Southern California football player has asked a jury to award her more than $50 million in a lawsuit accusing the NCAA with failing to protect her husband from repetitive head trauma. Attorneys in Los Angeles Superior
Continue Reading By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — An attorney for the widow of a former University of Southern California football player has asked a jury to award her more than $50 million in a lawsuit accusing the NCAA with failing to protect her husband from repetitive head trauma. Attorneys in Los Angeles Superior
Continue Reading By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A Pennsylvania woman linked to the far-right “Groyper” extremist movement has been convicted of several federal charges. Prosecutors say she was part of a group that stormed House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office during the attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Riley June Williams was
Continue ReadingBy Marielle Mohs Click here for updates on this story ROSEDALE, Minnesota (WCCO) — This is expected to be the busiest holiday shopping season since the pandemic, and stores and online websites are trying to spread out those deals a lot longer than one day. Major retailers like Target, Kohl’s and Best Buy started their
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