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Month: May 2024

Opinion: Did Trump’s defense think this strategy would work on Cohen?

Opinion by Norman Eisen (CNN) — The forceful direct examination of former Trump fixer-turned-star prosecution witness Michael Cohen concluded Tuesday in the Manhattan criminal trial of former President Donald Trump. Cohen’s convincing testimony deepened the proof beyond a reasonable doubt that, in my view, the prosecution secured Monday. Later Tuesday, lead defense counsel Todd Blanche

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Sheriff faces questions from Arkansas lawmakers over Netflix series filmed at county jail

By ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas lawmakers are questioning a sheriff’s decision to allow a Netflix documentary series to be filmed at a county jail. Pulaski County Sheriff Eric Higgins on Tuesday appeared before a legislative panel and defended the decision to allow the series, “Unlocked: A Jail Experiment” to

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FIFA meets with women’s soccer decisions, anti-racism pledge and retreat from key reforms on agenda

By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer FIFA’s gravest crisis erupted with police raids at its annual meeting in 2015. Nine years later soccer’s 211 member federations gather this week with some of the resulting anti-corruption reforms now in retreat. Three days of meetings start Wednesday in Bangkok. International soccer’s governance standards are set to distract

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Boeing may be prosecuted after breaking safety agreement that prevented criminal charges for 737 crashes, US DOJ says

By Evan Perez, CNN (CNN) — The US Justice Department on Tuesday notified Boeing that it breached terms of its 2021 agreement in which the company avoided criminal charges for two fatal 737 Max crashes. After a series of safety missteps earlier this year, including a door plug that blew off an Alaska Airlines flight shortly after

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Christina Applegate reveals past struggle with an eating disorder: ‘I just deprived myself of food for years’

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Christina Applegate spoke for the first time about her once-private struggle with an eating disorder on a new episode of her podcast. Addressing her experience on her podcast “MeSsy,” which she co-hosts with actor Jamie-Lynn Sigler, Applegate said that her self-described “body dysmorphia” began when she was a teenager

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Científicos resuelven el misterio del colibrí gigante con la ayuda de una mochila diminuta

Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) —  El colibrí más grande del mundo lleva siglos escondiéndose a plena vista, y los científicos apenas descubrieron que se trata de una especie distinta de otra gigantesca hasta que le colocaron mochilas diminutas para entender sus patrones migratorios. Los investigadores también identificaron el viaje migratorio más largo de un colibrí: 8.368

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California to make $3.3 billion available for mental health, substance use treatment centers

By TRÂN NGUYỄN Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Tuesday the state will make $3.3 billion available by July for counties and private developers to start building more behavior health treatment centers. The funding comes from a ballot measure backed by Newsom and narrowly approved by voters in March. It

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