By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Actor Bernard Hill, who delivered a rousing cry before leading his people into battle in “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King” and went down with the ship as the captain in “Titanic,” has died. Hill, 79, passed away Sunday morning, agent Lou Coulson
Continue ReadingBEL AIR, Md. (AP) — Police say one person was killed and 23 others were injured when a bus crashed on Interstate 95 in northern Maryland. State police say the bus was carrying 24 people when it lost control on Sunday. It hit a guardrail in Harford County at around 6 a.m. One bus passenger
Continue ReadingBy JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — “The Fall Guy,” the Ryan Gosling-led, action-comedy ode to stunt performers, opened below expectations with $28.5 million, according to studio estimates Sunday, providing a lukewarm start to a summer movie season that’s very much to be determined for Hollywood. The Universal Pictures release opened on
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By Thom Poole and Audry Jeong, CNN (CNN) — British actor Bernard Hill, best known for supporting roles in “Titanic” and “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy, has died, his family announced on Sunday. “It is with the greatest sadness that we must announce that Bernard Hill, renowned actor known for his roles in ‘Titanic’
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By Daniel Dale, CNN Washington (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump continues to make false claims about his New York trial. Trump frequently speaks to media cameras before entering and after exiting the Manhattan courtroom where he is facing charges of falsifying business records.He has peppered his hallway remarks with inaccurate assertions about a variety
Continue ReadingBy Alessandra Freitas and Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — A Texas man is seeking a court order so he can depose a woman he was dating who traveled to Colorado to get an abortion, in a case that may have ramifications in the ongoing legal battles over abortion rights. Collin Davis, a resident of Brazos County,
Continue ReadingBy Kaila Nichols, CNN (CNN) — It was a normal end to the school day in late April for Acie Holland III, an eighth grader at Glen Hills Middle School in Glendale, Wisconsin. He followed his routine and got on the school bus to go home. The bus driver joked with students, Holland said, before
Continue ReadingBy ERICK KAGLAN Associated Press LOME, Togo (AP) — Togo’s ruling party has won a majority of seats in the West African nation’s parliamentary election. Provisional results announced late Saturday show the ruling Union for the Republic party won 108 out of the 113 parliamentary seats. The vote was rejected by the opposition as part
Continue ReadingBy JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press DEBRECEN, Hungary (AP) — A rising challenger to Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has held what he called the largest countryside political demonstration in the country’s recent history. It’s the latest stop on his campaign tour that has mobilized thousands across Hungary’s rural heartland. Some 10,000 people gathered Sunday in
Continue ReadingBy ELÉONORE HUGHES Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Massive floods in Brazil’s southern Rio Grande do Sul state have killed at least 75 people over the last seven days, and another 103 were reported missing, local authorities said Sunday. At least 155 people were injured, while damage from the rains forced more than
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By Stephanie Halasz, CNN (CNN) — A 17-year-old boy handed himself in to police after admitting that he attacked a German politician on Friday. Police say that Matthias Ecke, the candidate for the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) in the upcoming European elections, was attacked when putting up campaign posters. According to Saxony Police,
Continue ReadingBy STEVE PEOPLES and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) — It’s six months before Election Day, and Joe Biden and Donald Trump are locked in a presidential rematch. The race is highly in flux as many voters are only just beginning to embrace the reality of the 2024 contest. Wars, trials, the independent
Continue Reading By Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — Boeing’s spaceflight program may reach a significant milestone Monday night with the launch of its Starliner spacecraft, carrying — at long last — two NASA astronauts to orbit. The mission, dubbed the Crew Flight Test, could take off as soon as Monday at 10:34 p.m. ET from Cape Canaveral
Continue ReadingBy Allison Chinchar, CNN (CNN) — More than 25 million people are under the threat of severe storms Monday from Dallas to Sioux Falls, South Dakota. “Multiple strong/potentially long-track tornadoes, very large to giant hail, and severe/damaging winds all appear likely,” the Storm Prediction Center said Sunday. A Level 4 of 5 risk for severe
Continue ReadingPARIS (AP) — Chinese President Xi Jinping kicked off a three-country trip to Europe on Sunday with the continent divided over how to deal with Beijing’s growing power and the U.S.-China rivalry. European carmakers are losing ground to subsidized Chinese electric vehicles. Diplomats fret about alleged Chinese spies in European capitals. And China’s continued defense
Continue ReadingCNN Opinion by Richard Galant, CNN (CNN) — “A safe pair of hands is of paramount importance,” wrote William John Abbott Davies in his 1933 book, “How to Play Rugby Football.” Davies had reason to know. He has been called one of the greatest rugby players of all time and was acclaimed for captaining England’s
Continue Reading By Alayna Treene, Kristen Holmes and Aaron Pellish, CNN (CNN) — The Republican National Committee’s chief counsel Charlie Spies has resigned two months after accepting the position. Spies’ departure follows weeks of growing tension with RNC officials, a source familiar with the situation told CNN. His hiring rankled many Donald Trump loyalists who viewed the veteran
Continue ReadingBy Sara Tonks, CNN Meteorologist, Joe Sutton, Paradise Afshar, and Melissa Alonso, CNN (CNN) — The body of a 4-year-old boy was recovered from floodwaters near Fort Worth, Texas, on Sunday, as search and rescue teams statewide continue to patrol streets and neighborhoods inundated by rainfall. The death is the first of at least two
Continue ReadingBy Andrew Torgan and Daniel Wine, CNN (CNN) — Today is Cinco de Mayo, a holiday celebrated in some parts of Mexico that’s become a marketing bonanza for the US food and beverage industry. And there’s no better time than the present to bring back CNN’s helpful guide to what Cinco de Mayo is …
Continue ReadingCNN By Andrew Torgan and Daniel Wine, CNN (CNN) — Today is Cinco de Mayo, a holiday celebrated in some parts of Mexico that’s become a marketing bonanza for the US food and beverage industry. And there’s no better time than the present to bring back CNN’s helpful guide to what Cinco de Mayo is
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