By Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — Mark-Paul Gosselaar says it can be hard to watch outdated episodes of “Saved by the Bell.” Gosselaar, who played Zack Morris on the series, joined the “Pod Meets World” podcast, where he cited some scenes in the ’90s teen sitcom that particularly bother him. He said that in the
Continue ReadingBy VICKIE WELBORN Click here for updates on this story SHREVEPORT, Louisiana (KTBS) — His mother told him he was going to meet God. That’s when she rolled him off the Cross Lake bridge, and he make a “big splash.” “It felt like a cannonball,” Elijah Black said. It wasn’t fun and he doesn’t want
Continue ReadingFRANKFORT, Ind. (AP) — A man who fatally shot a former girlfriend and her grandmother outside an Indiana automotive seating plant was sentenced to 110 years in prison. The judge called the killings “brutal and heinous.” Gary Ferrell II was sentenced Thursday. He had avoided a possible death sentence by pleading guilty to two murder
Continue ReadingBy Denise Pridgen Click here for updates on this story CHEROKEE, North Carolina (WLOS) — The polls on the Qualla Boundary have closed and members of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians voted overwhelmingly in favor of legalizing marijuana for recreational use. The unofficial 2,464 to 1,057 vote Thursday does not directly legalize marijuana use
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Review by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — Although the final episode aired 10 months ago, “The Walking Dead” was too valuable a commodity for AMC to let the franchise actually die. Instead, the network has splintered off various limbs under that banner, with “Dead City” now followed by “Daryl Dixon,” a slightly undernourished showcase for
Continue ReadingBy DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Students and teachers are sweltering in public schools across Puerto Rico and demanding that the government install air conditioners as the U.S. Caribbean territory bakes under record heat this year. But the island’s governor quietly vetoed a bill last month that would authorize the
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Review by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — Eerie, gothic and gradually a little too weird for its own good, “The Changeling” lays out what feels like a modern-day Grimm’s fairy tale, set in and around the strange land of New York. Adopting a literary tone that includes narration by the author of the book on
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Sarah Francis Jones took the birthday portion of Beyoncé’s birthday concert on September 4 very seriously. The “Hairspray” and “Honey” actress says she went into labor that day during Bey’s “Renaissance Tour.” “Beyonce induced my baby,” read a video shared by Jones and her partner, “The Neighborhood” actor
Continue ReadingBy Hannah Mackenzie Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — A new North Carolina law known as the Parents’ Bill of Rights is ruffling feathers for the new school year. The legislation outlines 10 rights parents have when it comes to their children in North Carolina schools. Some of the
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN Español) — La Fiscalía de España presentó una denuncia contra el presidente suspendido de la Federación Española de Fútbol, Luis Rubiales, “por los delitos de asalto sexual y coerción contra Jennifer Hermoso”, según un comunicado. Esta denuncia —que forma parte del proceso judicial español— allana el camino para que la Audiencia
Continue ReadingMIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Plans are underway for an iconic Miami Beach hotel and bar to be replaced with a high-end restaurant and affordable housing units, the building’s owner announced. The changes being submitted soon to the city of Miami Beach include a development with 40% of the units designated as affordable and a
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CNN By Alli Rosenbloom and Oliver Darcy, CNN (CNN) — Jimmy Fallon has apologized to his colleagues over allegations outlined in a Rolling Stone story published Thursday about a difficult work environment at “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon,” CNN has learned. During a Zoom call with staff of “The Tonight Show” held after the
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By Pau Mosquera and Patrick Sung, CNN (CNN) — The Spanish national prosecutor has filed a complaint against the suspended president of Spain’s soccer federation, Luis Rubiales, “for the crimes of sexual assault and coercion against Jennifer Hermoso,” according to a press release. On Tuesday, La Roja star Hermoso filed an official complaint with prosecutors
Continue ReadingBy MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Fishermen and residents of Fukushima and five other prefectures along Japan’s northeastern coast have filed a lawsuit demanding a halt to the ongoing release of treated radioactive wastewater from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant into the sea. The 151 plaintiffs say the discharge damages the livelihoods of
Continue ReadingBy JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Spanish state prosecutors have accused Luis Rubiales of sexual assault and coercion for kissing a player on the lips without her consent after the Women’s World Cup final, the country’s prosecutors’ office said Friday. Rubiales, the now-suspended president of the Spanish soccer federation, kissed Jenni Hermoso
Continue ReadingBRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s executive branch has strongly criticized the bloc’s representative in Austria for accusing the country of paying “blood money” to Russia for gas supplies. It said Friday that he has been ordered back to Brussels for discussions on the matter. EU representative Martin Selmayr said at a discussion event on
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By Kevin Liptak, CNN New Delhi (CNN) — President Joe Biden arrived in India on Friday for a two-day summit at a moment of division among the world’s leading economies, hoping to seize on an opening created by the absence of the Russian and Chinese leaders. Biden’s first order of business upon arriving was a
Continue ReadingAnalysis by Krystal Hur, CNN (CNN) — The allure of owning stocks over less risky investments is at its lowest level in decades, according to one measure, despite the equity market’s race upward this year. The benchmark S&P 500 index has gained 16% this year, pushed higher by Wall Street’s obsession with artificial intelligence that
Continue ReadingJuan Pablo Elverdin (CNN Español) — A siete años del fallecimiento del icónico cantautor Juan Gabriel, llegó este jueves a las plataformas digitales el tema “Méxxico es todo” como primer sencillo de un álbum de canciones originales e inéditas del artista, informó su familia en la cuenta oficial del cantante en Instagram. “Méxxico es todo”
Continue ReadingOpinion by Patricia Grisafi (CNN) — America loves to punish a “bad mother” — and there is a long history of using prominent celebrities as cautionary figures of abominable motherhood. So when news broke that 34-year-old musician Joe Jonas filed for divorce from 27-year-old actor Sophie Turner, it wasn’t surprising that the media narrative was that Turner wanted to
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