By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British cellphone company Vodafone has confirmed that it’s selling its Italian business to Switzerland’s Swisscom for about $8.7 billion. It said Friday that it will hand back half of the proceeds to its shareholders through the buyback of company shares. Vodafone said the move represents an “attractive
Continue ReadingBy Alex Love Click here for updates on this story JOHNSON COUNTY, Kansas (KCTV) — Kansas could soon join Missouri and 21 other states in banning gender reaffirming care. The ‘Help Not Harm’ act passed in the Kansas House of Representatives today and now heads to the state senate. Kansas House Republicans argue this bill
Continue ReadingKITV, HONOLULU DISTRICT COURT, HONOLULU POLICE DEPT., HHHNEWZ, CNN By Kristen Consillio Click here for updates on this story HONOLULU (KITV) — The woman who was attacked with acid outside a Mililani gym in April 2023 spoke with Island News following the revelation from Honolulu Police that the Ala Moana acid attack in January 2024
Continue ReadingBy Kristen Consillio Click here for updates on this story HONOLULU (KITV) — The woman who was attacked with acid outside a Mililani gym in April 2023 spoke with Island News following the revelation from Honolulu Police that the Ala Moana acid attack in January 2024 may have been a part of a murder-for-hire plot
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By CNN staff (CNN) — Judge Scott McAfee ruled on Friday that Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis can stay on and prosecute the Georgia 2020 election interference racketeering case against former President Donald Trump and 14 of his co-defendants. McAfee said, however, that Willis would have to remove special prosecutor Nathan Wade from the case in
Continue ReadingBy OMAR FARUK Associated Press MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Security forces in Somalia say they have killed all five attackers who laid siege to a hotel in a normally secure area of the capital. Police say three soldiers were killed and 27 people injured in the attack Thursday night on the SYL Hotel in Mogadishu.
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By Andrea Kane, CNN Editor’s note: Season 9 of the podcast Chasing Life With Dr. Sanjay Gupta explores the intersection between body weight and health. We delve into a wide range of topics, including the science behind new weight loss drugs, weight gain around menopause, and the evolutionary reasons behind why losing weight is so hard. You
Continue Reading By Jason Morris, Nick Valencia and Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis can stay on and prosecute the Georgia 2020 election interference racketeering case against former President Donald Trump and 14 of his co-defendants, Judge Scott McAfee ruled Friday, but only if she removes the special prosecutor with whom she
Continue ReadingBy ROBERT YOON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Voting in the races for the Democratic and Republican presidential nominations happens again Tuesday. It’s a week after President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump secured enough delegate support to become their parties’ presumptive nominees. California, Illinois and Ohio also will hold primaries for other offices
Continue ReadingPRAGUE (AP) — Hospital officials say former Czech President Milos Zeman is in serious but stable condition a day after undergoing surgery for a blood clot in his leg. Motol University Hospital in Prague says Zeman had an insufficient blood supply in one of his legs because of the blood clot. It says the supply
Continue ReadingBy ROBERT YOON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Three incumbent congressmen face tough challenges from within their own parties in Tuesday’s primaries in Illinois. Democratic congressmen Chuy Garcia and Danny Davis have drawn strong challengers, as has Republican congressman Mike Bost. The seats are not expected to change hands in November. At the top of
Continue ReadingBy ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — More homeowners eager to sell their home are lowering their initial asking price in a bid to entice prospective buyers as the spring homebuying season gets going. Some 14.6% of U.S. homes listed for sale last month had their price lowered, according to Realtor.com. That’s
Continue ReadingBy HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A Russian ballistic missile attack blasted homes in the southern Ukrainian city of Odesa on Friday, followed by a second missile that targeted first responders who arrived at the scene, officials said. At least 16 people were killed. The attack occurred as Russians began voting in
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By Francesca Street, CNN (CNN) — Christian Friese was standing in the arrivals area in Honolulu Airport, Hawaii, peering at a large airport map. “You are here,” read the sign above the map. Christian was assessing the airport layout, working out where she needed to go next, when, out of the corner of her eye,
Continue ReadingBy MAYA SWEEDLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The most high-profile election in Ohio’s primary on Tuesday will be the Republican contest to take on the state’s Democratic U.S. senator. Sen. Sherrod Brown was first elected in 2006 and is among the most vulnerable members of a closely divided chamber. Brown has held onto his
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By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — A giant blueberry that tips the scales at a whopping 20.4 grams (0.71 ounces) officially entered the record books this week. The fruit was picked on November 13 and the record for heaviest blueberry was confirmed this week, a spokesperson for Guinness World Records told CNN on Friday. The
Continue Reading Review by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — What sounds like an enticing historical thriller mostly falls flat in “Manhunt,” an Apple TV+ series about the frantic search for John Wilkes Booth after he assassinated Abraham Lincoln. Using flashbacks to flesh out the seven episodes, the show lacks the narrative momentum the title would suggest, feeling
Continue Reading By Michael Williams and Samantha Waldenberg, CNN Washington (CNN) — Vice President Kamala Harris said Friday that it is “absurd” and “patently unfair” that marijuana is treated the same as heroin and other Schedule I drugs – and more seriously than fentanyl – under federal law. “Marijuana is considered as dangerous as heroin and more
Continue ReadingBy JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Pattie Boyd was at the epicenter of the Swinging 60s, but not always the center of attention. The model and photographer, who was often in the shadow of her rock icon husbands George Harrison and Eric Clapton, comes into sharp focus through a trove of letters, photos
Continue Reading By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — Five years ago, in a wheelchair, Julia Hum was admitted to a state mental hospital in Massachusetts. After treatment with targeted deep brain stimulation, she hopes to walk out soon and, for the first time in her adult life, live independently, in her own apartment. Hum, 24, has severe
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