By Kristin Wilson, Haley Talbot, Clare Foran and Melanie Zanona, CNN (CNN) — Speaker Kevin McCarthy sent his House members home for the week without a clear plan to avoid a looming government shutdown after hardliners in the Republican conference once again scuttled his spending plans, delivering an embarrassing floor defeat for GOP leadership for
Continue ReadingKANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas man is charged with two counts of murder in connection to the deaths of two women in the 1990s. Detectives in a newly formed cold case unit used DNA evidence to identify 52-year-old Gary Dion Davis. The Kansas City Star reports that Davis is jailed on a $500,000
Continue ReadingBy MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer WWE’s popular television show, “Friday Night Smackdown,” will be moving from Fox to USA Network next year under a new five-year domestic media rights partnership with NBCUniversal. “Smackdown,” a weekly two-hour live program that features wrestlers such as Roman Reigns, Charlotte Flair, Rey Mysterio and Bianca Belair, regularly performs
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By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — Researchers working at a cave in southern Spain have found evidence that the skeletal remains of ancient humans buried there were dug up, modified and even used as tools by subsequent generations. The team, led by scientists from the University of Bern, Switzerland, examined remains found at the Cueva
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By Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — “Sex Education” is back for the final time. Season 4 of the Netflix show debuted Thursday and the streamer announced it will be the show’s last season. According to an official synopsis, this season will have Maeve (Emma Mackey) and Otis (Asa Butterfield) learning a “very important lesson.” “Long-distance
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By Allison Morrow, CNN New York (CNN) — Lachlan Murdoch, the eldest son of Rupert Murdoch, has been anointed to take over his father’s vast media empire, capping years of rampant media speculation and thinly veiled fraternal feuding. The decision, announced Thursday, makes 52-year-old Lachlan the sole chairman of Fox News’ parent company, Fox Corporation,
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN Español) — Myriam Bregman es la candidata a la presidencia de Argentina del Frente de Izquierda y de Trabajadores-Unidad (FIT), fuerza que obtuvo el 2,65% de los votos en las elecciones primarias, abiertas, simultáneas y obligatorias (PASO). Actualmente es diputada de la Nación por la Ciudad de Buenos Aires. Para las elecciones
Continue Reading By Tim Lister, Julia Kesaieva and Olga Voitovych, CNN (CNN) — Ukrainian officials indicated Thursday that further inroads have been made on the southern front, with some units advancing “deep into the Russian defenses” – a possible sign of progress amid Kyiv’s grinding counteroffensive. Colonel Mykola Urshalovych, Deputy Director of Planning with the National Guard,
Continue ReadingCHICAGO (AP) — Chicago officials have signed a nearly $30 million contract with a private security firm to relocate migrants seeking asylum from police stations and the city’s two airports to winterized camps with massive tents before cold weather arrives. GardaWorld Federal Services and a subsidiary sealed the one-year $29.4 million deal with Chicago on
Continue ReadingBy MUTWIRI MUTUOTA and GERALD IMRAY Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Police say banned New Zealand Olympic runner Zane Robertson has been arrested at his home in Kenya over allegations of sexual assault and possession of an unlicensed AK-47 assault rifle. Police obtained a court order to hold Robertson in custody for five days
Continue ReadingBy JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Spain’s women players say a turning point has been reached in their fight for equality. Ballon d’Or winner Alexia Putellas says she is confident the deal reached after a marathon meeting this week between the players, federation and government mediators would lead to real reform inside
Continue ReadingBy Dianne Gallagher, CNN (CNN) — For the first time, Alex Murdaugh has pleaded guilty to crimes. The disgraced former South Carolina attorney, who was convicted in March of murdering his wife and son, pleaded guilty to nearly two dozen fraud and money laundering charges Thursday morning in a federal courtroom in Charleston. The plea
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Weight loss drugs are getting a lot of attention these days, and now Oprah Winfrey is weighing in on the topic. While hosting her Oprah Daily’s “The Life You Want Class: The State of Weight,” the mogul said she was “ready for this conversation.” “You all know I’ve
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By Catherine Thorbecke and Clare Duffy, CNN New York (CNN) — Nnete Matima said she was attracted to work at TikTok because of how the social media platform was “really built upon Black culture” and the work of Black creators. She saw and welcomed TikTok’s public pledge of support for the Black community in the
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN Español) — Juan Schiaretti es peronista y gobierna por tercer periodo Córdoba, la segunda provincia de Argentina en cantidad de electores, que en general tiene la particularidad de votar candidatos locales peronistas, pero a nivel nacional muestra una fuerte impronta antiperonista. ¿Cómo se explica? El peronismo cordobés que hoy lidera Schiaretti no
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN Español) — Shakira regresa con un nuevo éxito y ahora puso a cantar a sus seguidores música regional mexicana. La artista colombiana continúa su racha de hits que inició en 2022 con Te felicito, Monotonía, y sus colaboraciones con Bizarrap y Karol G. Esta vez lo hace a ritmo de música
Continue ReadingBy ALICIA RANCILIO Associated Press Musician Stephen Sanchez is capping off a whirlwind year by releasing his debut album “Angel Face,” out Friday. He released his hit single “Until I Found You” one year ago, which has been streamed more than 1.5 billion times. He was invited to perform the song at Sofia Richie’s April
Continue ReadingSARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — The European Union has urged authorities in the Serb-controlled half of Bosnia to withdraw a draft law that brands non-profit groups funded from abroad as foreign agents. The law is to be adopted by the Republika Srpska parliament at a session starting next Tuesday. The assembly is dominated by lawmakers who
Continue ReadingBy LEANNE ITALIE AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Lighting for the entertainment industry is Ryan Meyer’s lifeblood. Before the Hollywood strikes, he worked 40 hours a week or more as a gaffer or director of photography. He also has a company that usually earns more than a million dollars a year in production
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL GOLDBERG Associated Press/Report for America JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Calling numerous social science and humanities degree programs “indoctrination factories,” Mississippi’s auditor says the state should defund several college majors and invest in subjects that match the state’s workforce needs. In a report published Tuesday, Mississippi State Auditor Shad White, a Republican, argued that
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