By BRIAN WITTE Associated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Adnan Syed is talking about his protracted legal case, a year after he was released from prison after a judge vacated his conviction in the murder of his ex-girlfriend. Syed emphasized his innocence again on Tuesday, as he faces yet another stage in his long and
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By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Bijou Phillips has filed for divorce from embattled actor Danny Masterson, according to public records. Phillips filed a petition for divorce on Monday in Santa Barbara. The pair were married in 2011 and share one daughter together. The filing comes less than two weeks after Masterson was sentenced to
Continue ReadingBy DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Organizations representing minority journalists say they’re worried that a recently-announced $500 million initiative designed to boost local news would leave them behind. The groups, representing Black, Hispanic, Asian and Indigenous journalists want the group of 20 funders, led by the Knight and MacArthur foundations, to
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CNN By Richard Quest and Joe Minihane, CNN (CNN) — There are cities, there are capitals and then there is Cairo. Chaotic, enchanting and magnificent, the Egyptian capital is awe inspiring and home to a raw energy that’s all its own. A city of a thousand minarets, it has more history, more myths and more
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By Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — Santa may be a little short on helpers this Christmas. America’s retailers are expected to add just 410,000 seasonal positions for this year’s holiday shopping season, according to an estimate from outplacement services firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas. That would mark the industry’s lowest seasonal hiring total
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Astronautical fall is just four short days away. The average high will only continue to fall increasingly in the coming week and months. This means dew points are also on their way to following the same trend of decreasing in this same time span. During the spring and summer months, dew points increase allowing for
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN) –– Hunter Biden, hijo del presidente Joe Biden, señaló en un documento judicial presentado este martes que planea declararse inocente de los cargos federales que enfrenta por posesión de armas. También ha solicitado que su comparecencia inicial ante la corte se realice de forma remota. Acusan a Hunter Biden de tres cargos relacionados
Continue ReadingKaren Esquivel (CNN Español) — Los argentinos acudirán a las urnas el próximo domingo 22 de octubre para elegir a su próximo presidente y vicepresidente, así como 130 diputados de todo el país, 24 senadores y 43 parlamentarios del Mercosur. En Argentina, el voto es obligatorio para las personas mayores de 18 años y hasta
Continue ReadingBy PETER SMITH Associated Press The Southern Baptist Convention has ousted an Oklahoma church whose pastor defended his blackface performance at one church event and his impersonation of a Native American woman at another. The Executive Committee of the nation’s largest Protestant denomination voted Tuesday that Matoaka Baptist Church of Ochelata “be deemed not in
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By Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter Biden, plans to plead not guilty to federal gun charges, he said in a court filing Tuesday. He is also asking for his initial court appearance to be held remotely. In a letter to Magistrate Judge Christopher Burke, attorney Abbe Lowell said Hunter Biden
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN Español) — El Gobierno de Colombia y el denominado Estado Mayor Central de las FARC, bloque disidente de la desmovilizada guerrilla de las FARC, anunciaron este martes en un comunicado conjunto que acordaron cesar de nuevo el fuego e instalar una mesa de diálogo a partir del 8 de octubre. Agregaron que,
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Tensions between Canada and India have escalated over the assassination of a Sikh independence advocate in June. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said his country was investigating credible allegations that Indian government agents were connected to the assassination, but India has rejected the allegations as absurd. Canada was home to about
Continue ReadingSAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — A federal judge has halted implementation of a California law intended to restrict companies’ use of information gathered from young internet users in order to protect the privacy of minors. Judge Beth Labson Freeman on Monday granted a preliminary injunction, saying the legislation interferes with firms’ use of the internet
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By David Shortell, CNN (CNN) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky urged a global front against Russian aggression in a dramatic speech delivered Tuesday during the UN General Assembly – his first in-person address to the global body since Russia’s 2022 invasion. “The goal of the present war against Ukraine is to turn our lands, our
Continue ReadingBy Macie Goldfarb, CNN (CNN) — A Volusia County, Florida, man was arrested early Monday morning after allegedly shooting and killing his neighbor’s 42-year-old son who had been trimming tree limbs along his fence line Sunday evening, the Volusia Sheriff’s Office said in a Facebook post. Edward Druzolowski, 78, confronted Brian Ford about being on
Continue Reading By Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — Geneticists have for the first time isolated and decoded RNA molecules from a creature that died out long ago. The genetic material — which came from a 130-year-old Tasmanian tiger, or thylacine, specimen in the collection of the Swedish Museum of Natural History in Stockholm — has allowed scientists
Continue ReadingPHILADELPHIA (AP) — Temple University says acting president JoAnne A. Epps has died after collapsing at a memorial service at the university. The university says Epps was transported to Temple University Hospital, where she was pronounced dead around 3:15 p.m. Tuesday. She was 72. Board chairman Mitchell Morgan says he has no words to “describe
Continue ReadingBy JOSH FUNK Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Investigators say a blast that prompted evacuations near Union Pacific’s massive railyard in western Nebraska last week appears to be accidental. But it’s not yet clear what caused it. The Nebraska State Fire Marshal’s office is working with the railroad and experts from the Federal Railroad
Continue Reading By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Matthew McConaughey is an Oscar-winning actor, author, activist and, at one point, potential gubernatorial candidate in the state of Texas – but his most important job is being a dad. His job as a father is one of his “non-negotiables,” he said on Monday’s episode of the “Smartless” podcast,
Continue ReadingBy HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press An investigation into a Minnesota trooper fatally shooting a Black man has wrapped up and now it is up to prosecutors to decide if charges are warranted. The Hennepin County Attorney’s Office announced Tuesday that the Minnesota Public Safety Department’s Bureau of Criminal Apprehension had submitted the findings of its
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