By HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press The family of a Black teenager who was shot by a white homeowner when he mistakenly went to the wrong Kansas City, Missouri, address filed a lawsuit Monday, described by the family’s attorney as an attempt to put pressure on the criminal trial later this year. The complaint, filed by
Continue ReadingBy ADITHI RAMAKRISHNAN AP Science Writer DALLAS (AP) — NASA’s Webb Space Telescope has revealed the sharpest images yet of a portion of a horse-shaped nebula, showing the “mane” in finer detail. The Horsehead Nebula, in the constellation Orion, is 1,300 light-years away. A light-year is nearly 6 trillion miles (9.7 trillion kilometers). Discovered over
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Un devastador brote de tornados de varios días de duración arrasó barrios enteros y negocios a partir del viernes, trastocando vidas en varios estados del corazón de Estados Unidos. Decenas de tornados, varios de categoría EF2 o superior, fueron confirmados por los estudios de daños en las zonas. Las tormentas resultaron
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Paramount Global announced that Bob Bakish is stepping down as CEO of the film, television and multimedia company. Bakish will be replaced by a troika of executives who will form a new “Office of the CEO.” The group includes George Cheeks, the CEO of CBS; Chris McCarthy, CEO of Showtime/MTV Entertainment
Continue ReadingBy ALICIA RANCILIO Associated Press As the Wrexham A.F.C. Red Dragons are celebrating another advancement in the English soccer system to the third tier, its owners, actors Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney are still “all in” on their efforts to help turn around the once-struggling team. The experience is filmed for a FX docuseries called
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Britney Spears and her father Jamie Spears will avoid what could have been a long, ugly and revealing trial with a settlement of the lingering issues in the court conservatorship that controlled her life and financial decisions for nearly 14 years. A hearing on those
Continue ReadingKABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The IMF says it will immediately release the final $1.1 billion tranche of a $3 billion bailout to Pakistan. Pakistan needs the money to overcome one of the worst economic crises in its history. As part of the bailout conditions, the government had to reduce subsidies intended to cushion the impact
Continue ReadingBy SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico has reached a record settlement with a Texas-based company over air pollution violations at natural gas gathering sites in the Permian Basin. The $24.5 million agreement with Ameredev announced Monday is the largest settlement the state Environment Department has reached for a civil
Continue ReadingBy Faith Karimi, CNN (CNN) — Opening statements in the high-profile murder trial surrounding the 2022 death of a Boston police officer drilled Monday into two key questions that have long dominated the case: Is the officer’s girlfriend a killer? Or is she a victim of a sprawling coverup involving law enforcement? Karen Read is
Continue ReadingBy HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press The family of a Black teenager who was shot by a white homeowner when he mistakenly went to the wrong Kansas City, Missouri, address filed a lawsuit Monday, described by the family’s attorney as an attempt to put pressure on the criminal trial later this year. The complaint, filed by
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Editor’s note: Shackelford’s name was corrected. There were two different spellings in court documents. Additional information about the information was provided on Tuesday by Pettis County Sheriff Brad Anders. SEDALIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Sedalia man was charged with child enticement on Sunday. Bill Shackelford, born in 1954, had a warrant issued for his arrest on
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By Oliver Darcy, CNN New York (CNN) — Paramount Global on Monday parted ways with its chief executive, Bob Bakish, in a seismic move that sent reverberations through the media conglomerate as it actively engages in acquisition talks with Skydance Media. In place of Bakish, who led the company since controlling shareholder Shari Redstone reunited
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN Español) — Ministros y altos funcionarios del Gobierno del presidente de Colombia, Gustavo Petro, se reunieron este fin de semana en la ciudad de Paipa, Boyacá, en el centro del país, para evaluar los avances, errores y desafíos en la gestión que el 7 de agosto completará dos años. El
Continue ReadingBy Maya Blackstone and Mary Gilbert, CNN (CNN) — It was Friday afternoon in a western suburb of Omaha, Nebraska, and Roger Slatten had just left for work when he got a phone call that would change his life. A tornado was spotted near his home in an Elkhorn neighborhood, and he needed to get
Continue ReadingBy AHMED AL-HAJ Associated Press SANAA, Yemen (AP) — An explosive device has killed six troops loyal to a United Arab Emirates-backed secessionist group in southern Yemen. A military spokesman blamed the attack on al-Qaida militants. The spokesman for the military arm of the secessionist Southern Transitional Council said the explosion hit a military vehicle
Continue Reading By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN New York (CNN) — GNC, the vitamin and dietary supplement chain, has been struggling for years. The brand hopes a new strategy tailored to people taking GLP-1 drugs for weight loss will help draw customers into stores and grow its business. GNC announced Monday that it was adding a dedicated section
Continue ReadingBy LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court will hear an appeal from a Vista, California, CBD hemp oil company fighting a lawsuit from a truck driver who says he got fired after using a product falsely advertised as being free from the active ingredient in marijuana. The court agreed Monday to
Continue Reading By Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — The far-right cable network One America News retracted a story and apologized Monday after it falsely claimed former President Donald Trump’s ex lawyer Michael Cohen was the one who had an affair with adult film star Stormy Daniels and secretly used it to “extort” the Trump Organization. Cohen and
Continue ReadingSANFORD, Fla. (AP) — Authorities say none of the 10 people who were wounded in a shootout at a Florida restaurant over the weekend, including Houston Texans wide receiver Tank Dell, suffered life-threatening injuries. The shootout happened early Sunday during a party at the Cabana Live restaurant in Sanford, north of Orlando. Seminole County Sheriff
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By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — Food safety officials say they are testing beef, including ground beef from grocery stores, for the presence of the H5N1 bird flu virus that’s spreading in dairy cattle. The United States Department of Agriculture said on Monday that it is conducting three separate beef safety studies. The agency is sampling ground beef
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