Analysis by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — As symbolism goes, a fall TV season whose highest-profile new series is “The Golden Bachelor” – a retirement-age seniors version of ABC’s dating franchise – is a pretty good metaphor for a network TV business that was already fading into the sunset, and risks getting there that much
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By Marlon Sorto, CNN (CNN) — The alligator that was rescued last week after being reported wandering in Central Florida with the top half of its jaw missing is now under the care of an Orlando alligator park, according to a news release. The animal was taken on Saturday to Gatorland, a gator park in Orlando, where a veterinarian
Continue Reading By Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson made a surprise return to the WWE. The WWE’s official account on X (formerly known as Twitter), showed a clip of Johnson facing off with John Cena during the WWE SmackDown! Friday night at Ball Arena in Denver. The video shows ESPN sports analyst Pat
Continue ReadingBy JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Toronto International Film Festival may be over but it’s biggest sale has just gone through. Netflix has acquired Richard Linklater’s “Hit Man,” starring Glen Powell, for $20 million. “Hit Man,” which Linklater and Powell co-wrote, stars the “Top Gun: Maverick” star as a New
Continue ReadingBy Shawna Khalafi Click here for updates on this story LAS VEGAS, Nevada (KVVU) — Hayden Buckland is battling Ewing’s Sarcoma – a rare, aggressive cancer that accounts for only 2-3% of all children’s cancers. “It can become very aggressive once it starts to spread. It starts in soft tissue around the bone and once
Continue ReadingBy AAMER MADHANI, BRIAN SLODYSKO and COLLEEN LONG Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — President Joe Biden has told a packed Broadway theater full of big-name stars hosting a fundraiser in his honor that he is running for reelection because Donald Trump was determined to destroy the nation. Biden told the audience Monday night at
Continue Reading By Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN (CNN) — A university observatory in Russia has been inscribed onto the UNESCO World Heritage List. The astronomical observatories of Kazan Federal University, located in the city of Kazan, were added to the esteemed list on Monday as UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee continued its deliberations in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The site
Continue ReadingBy Kim Passoth Click here for updates on this story LAS VEGAS, Nevada (KVVU) — Morocco continues to reel from a 6.8 magnitude earthquake that hit one week ago. More than 2,900 people were killed, and more than 300,000 were impacted in some way by the disaster, many in remote areas out the country requiring
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By Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — Prices at the pump climbed to their highest level of the year on Monday as oil prices push past $92 a barrel. Normally, gas prices cool off after the summer driving season ends on Labor Day. But the opposite has happened this year as Saudi Arabia’s and
Continue ReadingBy MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Bill Maher has delayed returning to his HBO talk show during the ongoing strike by writers and actors, a decision following similar pauses in the past few days by “The Drew Barrymore Show,” “The Talk” and “The Jennifer Hudson Show.” Maher last week said he
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By Nimi Princewill, CNN (CNN) — Sudan’s warring factions have traded blame over a massive blaze that engulfed landmark towers in the capital Khartoum, amid fierce fighting in the conflict between the country’s armed forces and a paramilitary group. Black smoke billowed from the 18-story Greater Nile Petroleum Oil Company tower on Sunday as fire
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By Kate Sullivan, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump plans to ramp up his campaign in Iowa over the next several weeks as he looks to solidify his lead over GOP 2024 field in the state that will hold the first presidential nominating contest, according to a Trump campaign spokesperson. Trump plans to make
Continue Reading By Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — London’s Metropolitan Police said Monday they were investigating an allegation of sexual assault in 2003, after a joint investigation into the comedian and actor Russell Brand by three British media outlets was published Saturday. The Sunday Times, The Times and Channel 4’s “Dispatches” published an investigation in which four
Continue ReadingBy VALENTINA PETROVA and STEPHEN McGRATH Associated Press PERNIK, Bulgaria (AP) — Farmers across Bulgaria protested Monday after the government lifted a ban on food products from Ukraine, complaining that the move will cause an influx that drives down prices for local growers. Hundreds of farmers around the country converged in their tractors, many of
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By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business New York (CNN) — Bill Maher has changed his mind and isn’t bringing back his HBO talk show amid the ongoing writer’s strike. “My decision to return to work was made when it seemed nothing was happening and there was no end in sight to this strike,” Maher wrote on
Continue ReadingINDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A complaint has been filed alleging that Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita violated professional conduct rules in statements about a doctor who performed an abortion on a 10-year-old rape victim last year. The Indianapolis Star reports Monday that the Indiana Supreme Court’s disciplinary commission references an interview Rokita gave in July 2022
Continue Reading By Anna Bahney, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — Home builder confidence took a hit in September as average mortgage rates for a 30-year fixed-rate loan stayed above 7%. Builder confidence in the market for newly built single-family homes in September fell five points to 45, according to the National Association of Home Builders / Wells
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s president is defending the participation of a contingent of Russian soldiers in a military parade over the weekend. The presence of the Russians drew criticism because of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Mexico has condemned the invasion but refused to participate in sanctions. It also continues to buy vintage COVID vaccines
Continue ReadingBy SARA BURNETT Associated Press Donald Trump is facing new blowback from anti-abortion activists for refusing to commit to national abortion restrictions and for calling Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ signing of a six-week ban on the procedure a “terrible mistake.” Speaking Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” Trump repeatedly declined to say whether he would
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CNN, KYW By Celina Tebor and Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — All nine teenagers who escaped from a juvenile detention center in Morgantown, Pennsylvania, Sunday evening were captured Monday morning, police said, after a multiagency search that prompted school closures and warnings to the surrounding community. The teens, ages 15 to 17, broke out of
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