By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — There has been conversation and surprise after Greta Gerwig, who helmed the top-grossing film of the year in “Barbie,” did not receive an Oscar nomination on Tuesday for best director. Yet, she was not the only female director behind a critically acclaimed film who went overlooked. Outcry over
Continue ReadingKaren Esquivel (CNN) – Este miércoles comenzaron las discusiones en la Asamblea Nacional francesa para debatir un proyecto de ley sobre la consagración del derecho al aborto en la Constitución francesa, que cuenta con un fuerte respaldo del gobierno de Macron. “El proyecto de ley para consagrar este derecho en nuestra Constitución se presentará a
Continue ReadingBy GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Legal online sports betting in North Carolina is poised to begin in March on the eve of the region’s beloved Atlantic Coast Conference men’s basketball tournament. Members of the state lottery commission voted Tuesday to set noon on March 11 as the time in which
Continue ReadingAnalysis by Zachary B. Wolf, CNN (CNN) — One distressing headline out of New Hampshire as voters prepared to cast in-person primary ballots was that a fake version of President Joe Biden’s voice had been used in automatically generated robocalls to discourage Democrats from taking part in the primary. It’s not distressing because of the
Continue ReadingBy MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Comedian Jon Stewart is rewinding the clock, returning to “The Daily Show” as a weekly host and executive producing through the 2024 U.S. elections cycle. Comedy Central on Wednesday said Stewart will host the topical TV show, the perch he ruled for 16 years starting
Continue ReadingHOUSTON (AP) — Heavy rains in Texas on Wednesday closed schools and elevated flooding risks around Houston in another round of soaking downpours that have made for a soggy and dangerous week across large portions of the U.S. A stretch of wet and freezing winter weather has swept away vehicles in San Diego, led to
Continue Reading By Oliver Darcy, CNN (CNN) — Jon Stewart is heading back to “The Daily Show.” The comedian, who during his 16-year run as host of the Comedy Central program established it as an entertainment and cultural force, will return to host the show each week on Mondays starting February 12, Showtime and MTV Entertainment Studios
Continue ReadingBy JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — An American scientist has sparked a trans-Atlantic tempest in a teapot by offering Britain advice on its favorite hot beverage. Bryn Mawr College chemistry professor Michelle Francl says one of the keys to a perfect cup of tea is a pinch of salt. The tip is included
Continue ReadingAnalysis by Zachary B. Wolf, Renee Rigdon, Matt Stiles and Ethan Cohen, CNN (CNN) — A record number of New Hampshire voters – more than 320,000 when all votes are counted, according to CNN’s estimate – turned out to choose between former President Donald Trump and former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley in the state’s
Continue ReadingINDEPENDENCE, Ohio (AP) — Former Ohio congressman and two-time Democratic presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich is running for Congress again, this time as an independent. The 77-year-old Kucinich, a former Cleveland mayor who was consistently rated as one of the most liberal House members, announced Wednesday that he is seeking the 7th District seat now held
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By Christian Edwards, Catherine Nicholls and James Frater, CNN (CNN) — Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban told NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg that his government supports Sweden’s membership bid, potentially removing the final hurdle to accession after months of fraught negotiations. “I reaffirmed that the Hungarian government supports the NATO membership of Sweden,” Orban wrote Wednesday
Continue ReadingBy SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Republicans are scrambling to come up with new legislative district maps that would win Democratic Gov. Tony Evers’ approval and head off the state Supreme Court from drawing lines that could be even worse for the GOP. The Assembly planned to vote on new maps
Continue ReadingBy KRYSTA FAURIA Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — For a rock star, Ty Segall may come across as surprisingly unassuming and demure. Perhaps even quiet. And although the indie musician doesn’t make a habit of talking during his shows, that muted posture shifts when he steps onstage with his electric guitar and facilitates the
Continue ReadingBy MARK LEWIS Associated Press STAVANGER, Norway (AP) — The specter of academic plagiarism — a hot topic in the U.S. — has now reached the heart of Norwegian politics. It has toppled one government minister and leaving a second fighting for her political career. Sandra Borch, Norway’s minister for research and higher education, resigned
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The Missouri General Assembly has only been in session for a few weeks now and that short time has been marked by infighting among the Republican supermajority.
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN Español) — Alabama ejecutó este jueves a Kenneth Smith, condenado a muerte por un asesinato en 1988, con el método de hipoxia de nitrógeno. Esta es la primera vez en Estados Unidos que una ejecución se realiza con el procedimiento de gas nitrógeno. Ejecutan a Kenneth Smith en Alabama, el primero en morir por gas nitrógeno
Continue ReadingBy GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar’s military government is denying reports that it sentenced six army generals to death or life imprisonment for their surrender of a regional military command headquarters to an alliance of ethnic armed groups. The fall of Laukkaing near the border with China was the biggest defeat suffered
Continue ReadingBy BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s parliament has overwhelmingly approved an internet regulation bill being criticized as a move to stifle speech in an election year. The bill would allow the government to set up a commission with a wide range of powers, which includes ordering people and internet
Continue ReadingBy SUSIE BLANN Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees says that he’s worried that the war in Ukraine has been forgotten as the country prepares to mark two years since Russia’s full-scale invasion. UNHCR chief Filippo Grandi also told The Associated Press in an interview on Wednesday that it
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By Michael Nam, CNN New York (CNN) — Cute video game creatures with guns have become a surprise monster hit. Japanese developer Pocketpair hit an unexpected home run with its game “Palworld,” selling 7 million units in less than a week on the PC Steam service alone, according to the company’s X account, but with
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