By Oliver Darcy, CNN (CNN) — The exodus from X is bleeding beyond just major advertisers. In recent days, a number of prominent media brands have not only paused their paid marketing campaigns on the embattled Elon Musk-owned social platform, but have ceased posting on it altogether, going silent on the once essential site that sought to be
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By Arya Jyothi, video by Jadyn Sham, Kristie Lu Stout and Kevin Broad, CNN (CNN) — A green pit viper coiled around a drainpipe, three blue-banded bees sleeping on a grass blade, and a gecko climbing a tree against the backdrop of a bustling city. They’re all part of Hong Kong-British wildlife photographer Lawrence Hylton’s
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COLUMBIA, Mo. During last week’s Columbia City Council meeting, council members voted to continue participating in the federal asset forfeiture program. The city has a little more than $400,000 in asset forfeiture funds, with about $86,000 of that coming this year. The funds can be utilized by the Columbia Police Department. However, during the council
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CNN By Jake Tapper, CNN (CNN) — C.J. Rice could soon be a free man. Rice, whose case and ineffective representation in court we told you about on CNNand in a cover story in The Atlantic in October 2022, was granted a petition for writ of habeas corpus on Monday by Judge Nitza I. Quiñones Alejandro,
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Durante más de seis semanas, las condiciones en que se encontraban los rehenes israelíes capturados por Hamas en Gaza fueron prácticamente una incógnita para el mundo exterior. Pero ahora empiezan a aparecer testimonios de algunos de los rehenes liberados por el grupo extremista en los últimos días, que permiten hacerse una
Continue ReadingBy FRANKLIN BRICEÑO and MANUEL RUEDA Associated Press LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peru’s attorney general is blaming President Dina Boluarte for the deaths of “several” anti-government protesters earlier this year, and charged her with first-degree murder before the nation’s congress in a procedure known as a “constitutional complaint.” A congressional committee must now review the
Continue ReadingBelén Liotti (CNN) — Taylor Swift invitó a la familia de Ana Clara Benavides Machado, una fan que murió antes de un concierto de “Eras Tour” en Río de Janeiro, Brasil, a su última presentación en el país este domingo, confirmó a CNN una fuente cercana a la cantante. En redes sociales ha circulado una
Continue ReadingBy Sarah Dewberry, CNN (CNN) — A Montana man died this weekend after falling while ice climbing in part of the Custer Gallatin National Forest, authorities said. The victim was identified as Montana resident and avid ice climber Kyle Allen Rott, 36, according to Gallatin County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue. Officials received two 911 calls
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — La ex primera dama Rosalynn Carter será velada en Atlanta, Georgia, mientras el público presenta sus respetos y comparte sus últimas despedidas, como parte de tres días de ceremonias para conmemorar a Carter y su legado. Carter murió en paz en su casa de Plains el 19 de noviembre, a la
Continue ReadingBy HUIZHONG WU and DAKE KANG Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — A year ago, Li Houchen was on the streets of Shanghai, hollering “Freedom!” to protest China’s harsh “zero COVID” policy and growing authoritarianism. He was one of thousands of people demonstrating across China in what came to be called the White Paper movement, after
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CAMDEN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Sunrise Beach man has been charged after he was accused of causing a fatal boat crash in August at the Lake of the Ozarks. Bobby Gene Childers, 60, was charged on Monday with three boating while intoxicated charges: Causing the death of another, causing serious physical injury and causing physical
Continue Reading By Liam Reilly, CNN (CNN) — Sports Illustrated on Monday said it had deleted several articles from its website after a report found the once-celebrated legacy magazine had published the pieces under fake author names and profile images generated by artificial intelligence. The report, which was published by Futurism, found that the magazine had repeatedly published articles whose authors could not be found online outside the Sports Illustrated website. The articles were all
Continue ReadingBy DAVE COLLINS Associated Press Sandy Hook families who won nearly $1.5 billion in legal judgments against conspiracy theorist Alex Jones for calling the 2012 Connecticut school shooting a hoax have offered to settle that debt for only pennies on the dollar — at least $85 million over 10 years. The offer was made in
Continue Reading By Helen Regan, Salai TZ, Angus Watson and Paula Hancocks, CNN (CNN) — Almost three years on from its bloody coup, Myanmar’s military junta is facing the biggest threat to its hold on power as it fights wars on multiple fronts across the Southeast Asian nation. In recent weeks, powerful armed ethnic militias have joined with
Continue ReadingST. LOUIS (AP) — Authorities allege a former suburban St. Louis police officer charged with sexually assaulting several arrestees also covertly took photos of people in public bathrooms. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that 34-year-old Marcellis Blackwell, of St. Louis, is not charged with the latest allegation. But federal prosecutors discussed the covert photographing allegation Monday
Continue ReadingBelén Liotti (CNN) — Un nuevo aumento en los encuentros de migrantes en la frontera sur de Estados Unidos obligó a los funcionarios federales a reasignar personal, lo que redujo y llevó a la suspensión temporal del procesamiento de vehículos en dos puertos de entrada internacionales entre EE.UU. y México ––en Texas y Arizona, específicamente––,
Continue ReadingBy STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Carolina Panthers fired coach Frank Reich with the team off to an NFL-worst 1-10 record in his first year in charge. The move came a day after the Panthers lost 17-10 to the Tennessee Titans. Owner David Tepper hired Reich to fix one of
Continue ReadingBy SARA CLINE Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Jean Knight, the New Orleans-born soul singer known for her 1971 hit “Mr. Big Stuff,” has died at the age of 80. Family, friends and fans are mourning the loss of Knight, who died Wednesday in Tampa, Florida, where she was living. A family representative
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By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Taika Waititi doesn’t mind getting super candid about why he joined the Marvel Universe with 2017’s “Thor: Ragnarok.” On Monday’s episode of the “Smartless” podcast, the Oscar-winning director admitted that even though the Marvel Cinematic Universe is massively popular, he still initially “had no interest in doing one of
Continue ReadingOSHKOSH, Wis. (AP) — An Oshkosh-based company and a Dutch firm have been awarded a $342 million contract to produce equipment trailers for the U.S. Army. Oshkosh Defense announced Monday that it will partner with Broshuis, B.V., to produce an estimated 557 Medium Equipment Trailers. The six-axle trailer and its tractor can transport military equipment
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