By JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press GALLATIN, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Republican Gov. Bill Lee says he thinks workers at a Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga made a mistake by voting to unionize under the United Auto Workers in a landslide election. Before the vote, Lee and five other Southern Republican governors spoke out publicly against the
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By Liam Reilly, CNN (CNN) — Taylor Swift is breaking records. Again. Swift’s latest album, “The Tortured Poets Department,” which dropped on Friday, became the most-streamed album on its first day across Spotify, Amazon Music, and Apple Music. The pop star’s 11th studio album raked in a stunning 300 million streams in a single day
Continue ReadingCNNEspañol sjv (CNN) — Gabriela Bryan ganó su primer campeonato mundial en el Margaret River Pro de Australia Occidental el domingo y, en un momento “mágico” de la final, la surfista hawaiana compartió ola con una manada de delfines. Bryan, de 22 años, quien fue nombrada. antes novata del año, venció a Sawyer Lindbald, de
Continue ReadingBy GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar’s Vice President Henry Van Thio is stepping down. He served in the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi and then continued in the position after the military ousted her to seize power in 2021. State television MRTV announced on Monday night that 65-year-old Van Thio
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — A new report finds that the Mexican government has largely abandoned protection and enforcement measures for loggerhead sea turtles. That has led to a spike in the number of turtles being caught up and killed in fishing nets. The findings were announced by the Commission for Environmental Cooperation, which functions as
Continue ReadingBy HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Facing widespread unhappiness over its response to the Israel-Hamas war, the writers’ group PEN America has called off its annual awards ceremony. Dozens of nominees had dropped out of the event, which was to have taken place next week. PEN, a literary and free expression
Continue ReadingOpinion by Allison Hope (CNN) — Lesbian Visibility Week, celebrated each year at the end of April, was first observed in California in 1990 and is marked around the world and in lesbian living rooms across America — including mine. Having been rendered largely invisible in the past, lesbians today have reason to celebrate our
Continue ReadingBy AMANDA SEITZ Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The medical records of women will be shielded from criminal investigations if they cross state lines to seek an abortion where it is legal. That’s according to a new rule the Biden administration finalized Monday. The regulation is intended to protect women who live in states where
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — A London judge says a climate protester who could have faced up to two years in prison for holding a sign outside a courthouse reminding jurors of their right to acquit defendants should not be charged with contempt of court. High Court Justice Pushpinder Saini said Monday that Trudi Warner’s act was
Continue ReadingGOOSE CREEK, S.C. (AP) — Out of air and pinned by an alligator to the bottom of the Cooper River in South Carolina, Will Georgitis decided his only chance to survive might be to lose his arm. Georgitis told The Post and Courier of Charleston he put his feet on the gator and pushed as
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson Hong Kong (CNN) — En un ingenioso video con motivo del Día de la Educación para la Seguridad Nacional, la principal agencia de espionaje de China lanza un severo mensaje a los chinos: los espías extranjeros están en todas partes. Mientras suena una música siniestra, un hombre de cara ancha y ojos pequeños
Continue ReadingBy HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — After a marathon day that stretched into Saturday’s early hours, Iowa lawmakers wrapped up a four-month legislative session that focused on reforming the way special education is managed and speeding up tax cuts. The Republican-led General Assembly also waded into issues like immigration and religious
Continue ReadingBy Jonathan Greco Click here for updates on this story YUKON, Oklahoma (KOCO) — An investigation is underway after five people, including at least two children, were found dead Monday morning at a Yukon home. Oklahoma City police said they were notified around 9:35 a.m. about five people dead at a home in the 2800
Continue ReadingBy JON GAMBRELL Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Satellite photos taken Monday suggest an apparent Israeli retaliatory strike targeting Iran’s central city of Isfahan hit a radar system for a Russian-made air defense battery, contradicting repeated denials by officials in Tehran of any damage in the assault. The strike on an S-300 radar in what
Continue ReadingBy Da Lin Click here for updates on this story SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX) — People in San Francisco’s Noe Valley neighborhood celebrated the opening of a public toilet on Sunday that made headlines for its $1.7 million estimated cost before eventually being built for much less. About 100 people packed Noe Valley Town Square to
Continue ReadingBy Steve Large Click here for updates on this story SOLANO COUNTY, California (KOVR) — The people behind the effort to build a new city in Solano County are also promising to build the biggest solar farm in the western United States in partnership with UC Davis. And this one would share space with livestock.
Continue ReadingBy AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy the U.S. will send badly needed air defense weaponry once the Senate approves a massive national security aid package that includes $60 billion for Ukraine. Zelensky said in a posting on X on Monday that Biden also assured
Continue ReadingBy Amy Maetzold Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES (KCAL, KCBS) — Construction is expected to begin Monday, April 22, on a high-speed rail line connecting Southern California and Las Vegas. The $12 billion passenger rail line, called Brightline West, will aim to lay 218 miles of new track between a station
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By Rochelle Beighton, CNN (CNN) — Not that the film needs one, but “Challengers” actor Josh O’Connor has an alternate title idea in case the need arises: “This could be called ‘Co-dependency: The movie.’” “That was our other title!” Zendaya quips. “Challengers” – its official title – is a tennis drama from director Luca Guadagnino
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THIS AFTERNOON: Mostly sunny with a few clouds filtering in. Highs in the upper 60s to near 70. TONIGHT: Increasing clouds with near 50. Showers moving in to areas north of Highway 36 by daybreak. EXTENDED: Clouds begin moving in tonight ahead of a cold front that will bring a chance for light showers on
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