By Barbie Nadeau and Sharon Braithwaite, CNN Rome (CNN) — In a scene reminiscent of La Dolce Vita era, French actor Gerard Depardieu has been accused of attacking celebrity photographer Rino Barillari outside Harry’s Bar on the famed Via Veneto in Rome. Depardieu was dining at an outdoor table with a female companion and two
Continue ReadingValeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN Español) — Los herederos del fallecido exfutbolista Diego Armando Maradona buscan frenar la subasta del Balón de Oro que la FIFA le entregó a su padre en 1986 por ser el mejor jugador del Mundial de México, dijo su abogado a CNN. La casa de subastas Aguttes programó la puja por el
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — Nicaragua’s National Police appear to confirm that retired Gen. Humberto Ortega, brother of President Daniel Ortega, has been under guard since local media reports emerged two days earlier that police had surrounded his home. The police said in a statement that the Health Ministry had visited 77-year-old Humberto Ortega, who suffers
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — El primer ministro de Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, negó las acusaciones de que estaba matando de hambre a los palestinos en Gaza como método de guerra en una entrevista con Jake Tapper de CNN el martes, diciendo que una solicitud de orden de detención actualmente en revisión en la Corte Penal Internacional
Continue ReadingBEAUMONT, Texas (AP) — A Texas petrochemical company has pleaded guilty to a violation of the Clean Air Act and agreed to pay more than $30 million in connection with two explosions that injured workers and caused the evacuation of thousands. The U.S. Justice Department announced the plea on Tuesday. Two explosions at a TPC
Continue ReadingBy JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — The head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency has toured the Houston area to assess the damage from last week’s deadly storms. Local officials are reassuring residents still without power that their lights will be back on and they can soon begin rebuilding their lives. CenterPoint
Continue ReadingLUQUE, Paraguay (AP) — Coaches at the Copa America will be able to make a 6th and extra substitution in cases of suspected head trauma or concussion. South American soccer’s governing body CONMEBOL announced the decision Tuesday, making it valid for all its competitions once the Copa America starts in the United States on June
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By Eric Bradner, CNN (CNN) — Two key figures in former President Donald Trump’s election interference trial in Georgia fended off challengers in their elections Tuesday. Fani Willis, the Fulton County district attorney who is prosecuting Trump, won her Democratic primary rematch with attorney and author Christian Wise Smith. And Judge Scott McAfee, who is overseeing
Continue ReadingOpinion by Peter Bergen Doha, Qatar (CNN) — To a rogue’s gallery that has included the late Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi and Russian President Vladimir Putin, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu could soon be added now that prosecutors for the International Criminal Court are seeking a warrant for his arrest. The ICC is a criminal tribunal that prosecutes
Continue Reading By Alayna Treene, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump’s campaign has brought in Corey Lewandowski, the former president’s 2016 campaign manager who was later ousted from a pro-Trump super PAC in 2021, to serve as an adviser for the Republican National Convention in July, two Trump campaign officials told CNN. Lewandowski’s return to Trump world comes
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Storms rolled through Mid-Missouri on Tuesday afternoon and caused several power outages and closed a portion of Interstate 70. There were 1,764 electricity customers in Benton County that experienced a power outage during the outage’s peak. The outage was reduced to 165 people by 7:50 p.m. According to the Association of Missouri
Continue ReadingBy PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s legal team has rested its case in his hush money trial after calling just two witnesses and opting not to have the former president take the stand in his own defense. But criminal defense lawyers say that isn’t all that unusual, despite what Hollywood
Continue ReadingBy ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A bill before California lawmakers would require new cars sold in the state in coming years to beep a warning whenever drivers exceed the speed limit by at least 10 mph. The state Senate on Tuesday passed a bill that would require all new cars sold
Continue ReadingBy JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Forecasters say this year’s hurricane season for waters around Hawaii will likely be “below normal” with one to four tropical cyclones across the central Pacific region. That estimate includes tropical depressions, tropical storms and hurricanes. The outlook is for the overall tropical cyclone activity in the
Continue ReadingBy MARK THIESSEN Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The family of an Alaska man who was fatally attacked by a moose said the amateur photographer died doing what he loved. And Dale Chorman’s family says the moose that attacked him should not be killed for protecting her newborn calves. Chorman and a friend were
Continue ReadingTACOMA, Wash. (AP) — A Washington state police officer acquitted in the 2020 death of Manuel Ellis — a Black man who was shocked, beaten and restrained as he pleaded for breath — has filed multimillion-dollar claims against state and local officials alleging defamation. Media outlet KNKX reported Monday that former Tacoma Police Department officer
Continue ReadingBy Jo-Carolyn Goode Click here for updates on this story May 22, 2024 (Houston Style Magazine) — The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Electricity (OE) has announced the allocation of $10.5 million in funding to support the research, development, and demonstration (RD&D) of microgrid-related technologies. This initiative aims to bring reliable, clean energy
Continue ReadingBy RICK CALLAHAN Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A coroner says a renewed effort to identify thousands of bones found at the Indiana estate of a long-deceased businessman suspected in a string of killings has pushed the number of his presumed victims to 13. Hamilton County Coroner Jeff Jellison says four new DNA profiles have
Continue ReadingBy FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats have introduced legislation that would prohibit U.S. officials from accepting money, payments or gifts from foreign governments without congressional consent. It is their response to a yearslong probe into former President Donald Trump’s overseas business dealings. The proposal led by Rep. Jamie Raskin and Sen. Richard
Continue ReadingBy SARA CLINE Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A conservative legislative committee in Louisiana has blocked an effort by the Jewish community to bar nitrogen gas as an execution method. Religious leaders, relatives of Holocaust survivors and representatives of a local coalition called Jews Against Gassing argue that the method invokes trauma from
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