By Harmeet Kaur, CNN (CNN) — Alray Nelson and his partner Brennen Yonnie are married in all but name. They’ve been together for 12 years. They’ve raised a child together. They wear wedding rings and refer to each other as husbands. Unlike straight married couples, however, they can’t benefit from each other’s insurance, file taxes
Continue ReadingBELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — A lion cub, only a few months old, was taken to a zoo in northern Serbia on Thursday after it was seen wandering on a local road, officials and media said. The female cub, found on the outskirts of Subotica, a town near the border with Hungary, was malnourished and weak,
Continue ReadingBy MUHAMMAD HATTA and EDNA TARIGAN Associated Press PALEMBANG, Indonesia (AP) — A court in Indonesia has convicted a woman of inciting religious hatred and sentenced her to two years in prison for saying a Muslim prayer and then eating pork in a TikTok video. Eating pork is considered forbidden in Islam. Judges at Palembang
Continue ReadingBy Anna Kathman Click here for updates on this story OTSEGO CO., Michigan (WNEM) — A woman heard yelling for help was found by first responders in a place most people don’t want to get stuck. Michigan State Police said first responders were called to the DNR boat launch at Dixon Lake in Otsego County
Continue ReadingBy Rachel Ramirez, Eric Zerkel and Brandon Miller, CNN (CNN) — Water levels along the Mississippi River are plummeting for the second year in a row after this summer’s blistering heat and low rainfall triggered extreme drought across parts of the Central US. The low water levels have made a unique rock formation in the
Continue ReadingBy Emily Brown Click here for updates on this story OAKLAND CO., Michigan (WNEM) — A former bridal store owner has been charged for allegedly defrauding customers who bought thousands of dollars of merchandise from her store. On Friday, Sept. 15, Oakland County Prosecutor Karen McDonald charged 58-year-old Nadica Ristivojevic, of West Bloomfield, with four
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Angelica Ross has thanked Emma Roberts after Ross initially accused Roberts of misgendering her. “Thank you @RobertsEmma for calling and apologizing, recognizing your behavior was not that of an ally,” the “Pose” actress shared Wednesday on X (formerly known as Twitter) “I will leave the line open to
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By Anna Bahney, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — Home prices continued to climb in August, even as home sales dropped, a result of the low inventory of homes for sale pushing prices up and stubbornly high mortgage rates keeping would-be buyers out of the market, according to a monthly report from the National Association of
Continue Reading By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business New York (CNN) — McDonald’s is being sued over a hot coffee spill, again. This time, a San Francisco location is being accused of serving a “scalding” cup of coffee with an improperly attached lid, which allegedly resulted in the coffee pouring out on plaintiff Mable Childress’ body and causing
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By Marissa Sulek Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — A Mount Juliet man said he went to the movies with his wife at a local theater. The next morning, they woke up with dozens of bed bug bites, now Michal Steplowski said Regal Cinemas refused to cover their losses. It
Continue ReadingBy MSTYSLAV CHERNOV and LORI HINNANT Associated Press ANDRIIVKA, Ukraine (AP) — The Russian bullet struck the sergeant just above the left ear. The leader of the Ukrainian platoon was down. Headquarters radioed a battlefield promotion to the private who had called him “brother” — a man known as Courier. Courier knew the platoon’s orders
Continue Reading By Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — Although the hyperbole came mostly from its critics, “NYPD Blue” was supposed to change broadcast television forever, and it didn’t. Yet as the show reaches the 30th anniversary of its premiere, its legacy includes introducing a few new curse words and carefully shot body parts to ABC, and 11
Continue ReadingCNNEE (CNN Español) — Bogotá tendrá este jueves un Día sin Carro, una jornada con la que busca reducir el tráfico de automóviles y de motos y la contaminación del aire, fomentar el uso del transporte público e impulsar una nueva cultura de movilidad. Aquí presentamos lo que debes saber. ¿Cuánto dura el Día sin
Continue Reading By Chris Isidore, CNN New York (CNN) — The negotiators for the Writers Guild of America and heads of major media companies are set to return to the table after a productive day of talks Wednesday. But filming of movies and shows still wouldn’t be able to resume unless the union representing actors also reaches
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — British authorities have charged five Bulgarians living in the U.K. with spying for Russia. The Crown Prosecution Service said Thursday it had authorized charges of conspiracy to conduct espionage against three men and two women. The Bulgarians are accused of “conspiring to collect information intended to be directly or indirectly useful to
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CNN Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — All hope is not dead for Donald Trump’s Republican rivals, but anyone seeking to emerge as a genuine challenger must soon begin to coalesce opposition to the ex-president to slow his chase toward a third straight GOP nomination. A new CNN/SSRS poll showing the ex-president’s big lead
Continue ReadingBy Caleb Wethington Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — An evangelist is facing a slew of child rape and sexual abuse charges in Murfreesboro, according to court records. Murfreesboro Police said 32-year-old Benjamin Garlick has been charged with five counts of aggravated rape of a child, five counts of aggravated
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos (CNN Español) — El Estatus de Protección Temporal (TPS, por sus siglas en inglés) es un beneficio migratorio temporal que estableció el Gobierno de Estados Unidos para las personas de ciertas nacionalidades que no pueden regresar a sus países de origen de forma segura, ya sea por un conflicto armado en curso, un
Continue ReadingROME (AP) — An ancient Roman imperial palazzo atop the city’s Palatine Hill was reopened to tourists on Thursday, nearly 50 years after its closure for restoration. The nearly 2,000-year-old Domus Tiberiana was home to rulers in the ancient city’s Imperial period. The sprawling palace allows for sweeping views of the Roman Forum below. The
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By Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Abu Dhabi, UAE (CNN) — Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) said that his country was moving “closer” each day toward reaching a normalization deal with Israel, the first time he has publicly acknowledged the process. “Every day we get closer” to reaching an agreement, the 38-year-old heir to
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