By Jack Guy and Sharon Braithwaite, CNN (CNN) — A new version of Italian artist Michelangelo Pistoletto’s “Venus of the Rags” has been unveiled in Naples after the original was destroyed in a suspected arson attack. The artwork—a statue of Venus, the Roman goddess of love, sex, beauty and fertility, and a heap of rags—stands
Continue ReadingBy SUSIE BLANN and DEREK GATOPOULOS Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The sound of a large explosion reverberated around the Ukrainian port of Odesa as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Greece’s prime minister ended a tour of the war-ravaged southern city Wednesday. Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said the delegations were getting into their vehicles
Continue ReadingBy PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press MINEOLA, N.Y. (AP) — A Republican official in New York City’s suburbs who prohibited girls and women’s sports teams with transgender athletes from using county facilities has asked a federal court to affirm the ban. Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman says in a lawsuit filed Tuesday that the “cease and
Continue ReadingPARIS (AP) — The French president is appealing to the public to collect photos, films, personal journals and testimony from witnesses to liberation from the Nazis, as the country prepares to mark the 80th anniversary of the Normandy landings in 1944. In a video message, Emmanuel Macron called on people to “share and inscribe” family
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CNN By Mira Cheng, CNN (CNN) — One German man has redefined “man on a mission.” A 62-year-old from Magdeburg deliberately got 217 Covid-19 vaccine shots in the span of 29 months, according to a new study, going against national vaccine recommendations. That’s an average of one jab every four days. In the process, he
Continue ReadingBy Eliza Pace Click here for updates on this story SALT LAKE CITY (KSL) — Extreme winds over the weekend sent tumbleweeds rolling across roads, into backyards, and against houses. Several cities around Utah faced an Armageddon of tumbleweeds including Eagle Mountain, Daybreak, South Jordan, and Grantsville. However, despite the challenge, residents of these cities
Continue ReadingPaulina Nares (CNN) — Un alemán redefinió la expresión “hombre con una misión”. Según un nuevo estudio, un hombre de 62 años de Magdeburgo recibió deliberadamente 217 inyecciones de la vacuna contra el covid-19 en un lapso de 29 meses, lo que va en contra de las recomendaciones nacionales de vacunas. Eso es un promedio
Continue ReadingBy Lauren Mascarenhas and Isabel Rosales, CNN Montgomery, Alabama (CNN) — Providers in Alabama are resuming some in vitro fertilization services Thursday, the day after the state’s Republican governor signed a bill into law aimed at protecting IVF patients and providers from the legal liability imposed on them by a controversial state Supreme Court ruling.
Continue ReadingBy Eliza Pace Click here for updates on this story SALT LAKE CITY (KSL) — Like an oasis in the desert, the Gunlock waterfalls have returned. The waterfalls don’t exist year-round and aren’t even guaranteed every year. The waterfalls are a result of when the water level at Gunlock Reservoir overflows its banks and cascades
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — The Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI) is leveraging the attention on Christopher Nolan’s Oscar-nominated film “Oppenheimer” in an attempt to elevate the conversation about nuclear threat. In the run-up to Sunday night’s Academy Awards, the organization is launching a “Make Nukes History” campaign Wednesday in Los Angeles. Utilizing billboards,
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By Rachel Ramirez, CNN (CNN) — Dozens of cities along the US coastline are sinking at alarming rates, leaving them far more exposed to devastating flooding from sea level rise than previously thought, scientists reported Wednesday. As oceans rise and the coasts sink, up to 343,000 acres of land will be exposed to destructive flooding
Continue ReadingBy Lauren Steinbrecher Click here for updates on this story BOUNTIFUL, Utah (KSL) — A Davis County teen is home safe and a man is in jail after police believe the man traveled from California upon meeting the boy online, causing the 14-year-old to send a secret signal for help to his family. That signal,
Continue Reading By AnneClaire Stapleton, Victoria Butenko, Eleni Giokos, Christian Edwards and Radina Gigova, CNN (CNN) — A Russian missile exploded close to a convoy carrying Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis during a deadly attack on the Black Sea port city of Odesa on Wednesday. The group felt the impact of the
Continue ReadingBy LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell endorsed Donald Trump for president on Wednesday, a remarkable turnaround from the onetime critic who blamed the then-president for “disgraceful” acts in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack but now supports his bid to return to the White House. McConnell, who
Continue ReadingBy PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. job openings barely changed in January but remained at a high level, suggesting that the American job market remains healthy. The Labor Department reported Wednesday that U.S. employers posted 8.86 million job vacancies in December, down slightly from 8.89 million in January and about in
Continue ReadingBy KRYSTA FAURIA Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — When director Peter Farrelly set out to make “There’s Something About Mary” more than 25 years ago, he knew it might take some convincing for a studio to open the purse strings for a boundary-pushing comedy. It ultimately became the third highest-grossing film of its year.
Continue Reading CNN By Rebecca Wright, Ivan Watson and Kevin Broad, CNN Near Second Thomas Shoal, South China Sea (CNN) — As dawn slowly broke on the horizon, a large fleet of Chinese vessels came into view from the deck of a Philippine Coast Guard ship as it entered the contested waters of the South China Sea.
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By Manu Raju, CNN Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell announced Wednesday he will support Donald Trump for the presidency, a move that comes more than three years after they have last spoken and after the Kentucky Republican pointedly blamed Trump for the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol. “It is abundantly clear that
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By Janae’ Hancock Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV) — Two Kansas Citians are saying “We’ll Be Fine” after attending one of Drake’s concerts at the T-Mobile Center. Bebe Gist and Jaime Jimenez say the rapper gave them a new meaning to life with a promise of $20,000 Sunday. “We
Continue ReadingBy JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — From the start, the case was highly unusual: a criminal prosecution centered on the disputed ownership of a cache of hand-drafted lyrics to “Hotel California” and other Eagles hits. Its end was even more unexpected. In the middle of trial, New York prosecutors abruptly dropped their
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