By Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — Dolly Parton’s wish has come true. During a 2022 interview with “The Daily Show,” Parton was asked about the hundreds of cover versions of her 1973 country classic “Jolene” and the one artist yet to record the song who Parton hoped would do so, Beyoncé. “I don’t know if
Continue ReadingBy Zinnia Maldonado Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WCBS) — A New York City teenager is using technology to help people experiencing homelessness. At just 15, sophomore Vedant Vohra created an app that links people in need to nearby resources. “We have a phone and we can use that to help
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN) — Trabajaban durante el turno de la noche arreglando baches en el famoso puente Francis Scott Key de Baltimore, en el que 30.000 habitantes de Maryland confiaban cada día. Pero su labor resultó en tragedia la madrugada del martes, cuando un barco de carga de más de 96.600 toneladas chocó contra el puente,
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Dingman said when Strain was found he was not wearing jeans or boots and his wallet was not found.
Continue ReadingANTANANARIVO, Madagascar (AP) — A tropical cyclone that swept across Madagascar has killed 18 people and left four missing after making landfall on the island’s north earlier this week. The storm has also caused severe flooding that partly submerged entire villages. The National Office for Disaster Management also said on Friday that Cyclone Gamane has
Continue ReadingBy Ray Sanchez, CNN (CNN) — When it opened 47 years and six days ago on “a spectacularly clear” March morning, the steel-arched Francis Scott Key Bridge was hailed as an engineering wonder offering “some of the most spectacular vistas in Maryland.” “You could almost see forever,” read an editorial in The Evening Sun newspaper,
Continue ReadingBy WANF Staff Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA (WANF) — Never look directly at the sun. You’d think that statement would be a no-brainer — but it counts during an eclipse, too, according to Avnish Deobhakta, an ophthalmologist and assistant professor at the New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai.
Continue ReadingMINEOLA, N.Y. (AP) — A former New York City police officer has been acquitted of murder in the shooting of his childhood friend during a confrontation on Long Island. A jury on Thursday convicted 30-year-old Errick Allen only of menacing in the May 12, 2020, shooting of Christopher Curro. Allen was off duty when he
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN) — Louis Gossett Jr., estrella de cine y televisión que ganó un Oscar por su actuación en “An Officer and a Gentleman”, falleció a los 87 años, según un comunicado de su familia. “Lamentamos de todo corazón confirmar que nuestro amado padre falleció esta mañana. Nos gustaría agradecer a todos por sus
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press A Moscow court has ordered a Russian journalist who covered the trials of late Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny and other dissidents to remain in custody pending an investigation and trial on charges of extremism. Antonina Favorskaya, also identified by court officials as Antonina Kravtsova, was arrested earlier in March. On
Continue ReadingBy Grace Smith Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV) — A stolen van parked behind a Ronald McDonald house has left one family desperately trying to pick up the pieces. KCPD said they found the van Monday afternoon, but it was completely trashed. It’s an ongoing investigation, and no one
Continue ReadingBy Chandler Watkins Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV) — A Kansas family is now without their vehicle after it was stolen from the Ronald McDonald House early Thursday morning. Denise Johnson says she went outside to throw out some trash and clean her car out when she discovered it
Continue ReadingAnalysis by Harry Enten, CNN (CNN) — I can’t recall a recent baseball story that has captured the public imagination like the current one involving Los Angeles Dodgers phenom Shohei Ohtani, his former translator Ippei Mizuhara and gambling. I won’t recite all of the facts here, but the story has a lot going for it
Continue ReadingBy HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Doris Kearns Goodwin, Laurie Anderson and the president of the Harlem School of the Arts, James C. Horton, are being honored by the American Academy of Arts and Letters. Goodwin, the Pulitzer Prize-winning historian, is receiving a Gold Medal for biography. Anderson, the avant-garde performer,
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By Keith Allen and Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN (CNN) — Louis Gossett Jr., who won an Academy Award for his performance in “An Officer and a Gentleman” and an Emmy for the groundbreaking miniseries “Roots,” has died at age 87, according to a statement from his family. “It is with our heartfelt regret to confirm our
Continue ReadingBy CHRISTINA LARSON AP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — While eclipse watchers look to the skies, people who are blind or visually impaired will be able to hear and feel the celestial event. Sound and touch devices will be available at public gatherings on April 8, when a total solar eclipse crosses North America, the
Continue Reading By Leah Asmelash, CNN (CNN) — Kim Kardashian’s oft-divisive interior design aesthetic is under new scrutiny. The estate of minimalist contemporary artist Donald Judd filed a lawsuit against Kardashian this week, claiming the fashion and beauty mogul promoted “cheap knockoffs” of his furniture designs. The basis of the suit is a 2022 video Kardashian posted
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By Shania Shelton and Rashard Rose, CNN (CNN) — A sitting federal judge on Thursday harshly criticized Donald Trump’s attacks on the judge overseeing the former president’s criminal case tied to alleged hush money payments, telling CNN that such statements threaten the viability of the American legal system. US District Judge Reggie Walton spoke with
Continue Reading By Emily Blumenthal, CNN (CNN) — Arnold Schwarzenegger has shared a photo of himself days after revealing he’d had a pacemaker fitted, as he confirms he will be “ready” to start filming next month. Thanking fans for their support throughout his recovery, he said in the Instagram post on Thursday that he has “gotten so
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN Español) — El Gobierno de China reiteró este viernes su apoyo a “la soberanía e independencia” de Venezuela en alusión a las elecciones presidenciales del próximo 28 de julio. El portavoz del ministerio de Exteriores chino, Lin Jian, señaló que Beijing se opone a la “interferencia extranjera” en los asuntos internos de
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