By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — What were you made for if not to be part of Billie Eilish’s inner Instagram circle? Followers who recently clicked on the story portion of the two-time Oscar-winner’s verified Instagram account may have noticed a small green bubble circling her profile picture – which is a simple blue
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By Parija Kavilanz, CNN New York (CNN) — Millions of packets of popular laundry detergent pods made by Procter & Gamble have been recalled due to faulty packaging, which pose a serious risk of accidental ingestion by young children and may cause facial injuries, the US Consumer Product Safety Commission said Friday. The recall involves
Continue ReadingBy COLLEEN BARRY Associated Press MILAN (AP) — Italian police say that underpaid and exploited Chinese laborers working for an unauthorized subcontractor made handbags and accessories for the Giorgio Armani fashion house. They say there was a series of supply chain abuses that the in-house production company failed to properly monitor. The Giorgio Armani fashion
Continue ReadingBy Lacey Beasley Click here for updates on this story JACKSON, Alabama (WALA) — One student was stabbed by another student at Jackson High School Thursday morning. The victim is in “very serious” condition, according to Jackson police. Police said two boys got into a fight behind the school near the baseball field. Investigators said
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As Mid-Missouri prepares for another eclipse we thought we’d stroll down memory lane and dig up our 2017 special.
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Zach Edey of Purdue is The Associated Press Player of the Year in men’s college basketbal. He is the first back-to-back winner since Ralph Sampson at Virginia in the 1980s. Edey is a 7-foot-4 center who led his team to its first Final Four
Continue ReadingBy SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says the levels of the crucial heat-trapping gases in the atmosphere reached historic highs last year, growing at near-record fast paces. Friday’s NOAA calculations show carbon dioxide, the most important and abundant of the human-caused greenhouse gases, rose in 2023 by the third
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — El rey Carlos III abrirá las puertas del castillo de Balmoral este verano boreal en lo que serán las visitas más íntimas jamás permitidas a la residencia privada de la familia real británica en Escocia. Las visitas se realizarán a diario del 4 de julio al 11 de agosto, pero los
Continue ReadingBy JESSICA DONATI Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The United Nations has begun distributing food in Sudan’s war-ravaged western Darfur region for the first time in months, following two successful cross-border delivery operations. However, the population there still faces widespread hunger unless more help arrives. The yearlong conflict in Sudan between rival military and
Continue ReadingMARSHALL, Mich. (AP) — Wildlife officials say an animal a Michigan hunter thought was a big coyote when he shot it in January has been determined to be a gray wolf. That’s the first time the species has been found in southern Michigan in more than a century. Michigan’s Department of Natural Resources says the
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By Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — Israel’s military said its troops made a series of “grave” mistakes and violated protocol in their strikes that killed seven aid workers in Gaza this week. An Israeli inquiry published Friday found troops mistakenly thought they were attacking Hamas gunmen when drone strikes targeted three vehicles of the World
Continue ReadingBy SEUNG MIN KIM and COLLIN BINKLEY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will announce his latest effort to broaden student loan relief next week for new categories of borrowers, according to three people familiar with the plans, nearly a year after the Supreme Court foiled his administration’s first attempt to cancel debt
Continue ReadingBy MARYCLAIRE DALE Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Three long-retired Philadelphia police detectives must stand trial, accused of lying under oath at the 2016 retrial of a man the jury exonerated in a 1991 rape and murder. Experts in innocence cases say it’s unusual for police or prosecutors to face criminal charges over misconduct that
Continue ReadingBy SUMAN NAISHADHAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday said it would pause the implementation of its new climate disclosure rule while it defended the regulation in court. Wall Street’s top regulator voted in March on the final rule, which requires some public companies in the U.S. to
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By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — Close relatives of people with treatment-resistant depression are nine times more likely to develop depression that also does not respond to traditional treatment, a new study found. For people with treatment-resistant depression, also known as TRD, standard treatments such as psychiatric therapy and antidepressants may not work well, if at
Continue ReadingBy BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Bronny James will enter the NBA draft after one season at Southern California that was shortened by his recovery from cardiac arrest. The 19-year-old son of LeBron James announced Friday on his Instagram account that he also plans to retain his college eligibility and will
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By JIM SALTER Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Missouri’s execution protocol allows for “surgery without anesthesia” if the typical process of finding a suitable vein to inject the lethal drug doesn’t work, lawyers for a death row inmate say in an appeal aimed at sparing his life. Brian Dorsey, 52, is scheduled for execution
Continue ReadingBy JIM SALTER Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Missouri’s execution protocol allows for “surgery without anesthesia” if the typical process of finding a suitable vein to inject the lethal drug doesn’t work, lawyers for a death row inmate say in an appeal aimed at sparing his life. Brian Dorsey, 52, is scheduled for execution
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By Cheri Mossburg and Elizabeth Wagmeister, CNN (CNN) — Christian Combs, son of rapper, producer and businessman Sean “Diddy” Combs, is accused of sexual assault in a new lawsuit that names both men. The 31-page lawsuit was filed in Los Angeles Superior Court on Thursday, according to an attorney for the plaintiff, Grace O’Marcaigh. O’Marcaigh
Continue ReadingBY FARAI MUTSAKA Associated Press HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe has launched a new currency to replace its previous one that in recent months has been battered by depreciation, and in some instances rejection by the population. Authorities hope the new measure will halt a currency crisis underlining the country’s yearslong economic troubles. Reserve Bank
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