By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Jay Leno and his wife Mavis were full of smiles Tuesday as they supported some of Leno’s comedic colleagues. The couple attended the Los Angeles red carpet premiere for “Unfrosted,” a comedy about the origin of Pop-Tarts, which is the directorial debut of comedian Jerry Seinfeld. The film
Continue ReadingBy LISA MASCARO and KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene said Wednesday she would call a vote next week on ousting House Speaker Mike Johnson, forcing her colleagues to choose sides in a difficult showdown after Democratic leaders announced they would provide the votes to save the Republican speaker’s
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN Español) — En las próximas elecciones presidenciales en México del 2 de junio, más de 99 millones de ciudadanos estarán habilitados para ejercer su derecho al voto, pues cuentan con su credencial vigente, de acuerdo con la lista nominal del Instituto Nacional Electoral (INE), vigente al 27 de marzo, la más reciente
Continue ReadingBy Ellie Nakamoto-White Click here for updates on this story MEQUON, Wisconsin (WDJT) — It’s a beautiful sunny Thursday morning at Newcastle Place, an independent elderly living community in Mequon. Outside, the sun is shining — the perfect scenario for residents to walk around the grounds. Instead, seniors are packed inside, huddled around three exercise
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story KILAUEA, Hawai’i (KITV) — Road closures have been issued in Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park due to a significant increase in earthquake activity. Over the past day, approximately 360 shallow earthquakes have traversed back and forth between regions south of the Kīlauea caldera and the upper
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By Reuters New York (Reuters) — Johnson & Johnson is moving forward with a $6.475 billion proposed settlement of tens of thousands of lawsuits alleging that its baby powder and other talc products contain asbestos and cause ovarian cancer, the company said Wednesday in a statement. The deal would allow it to resolve the lawsuits through a third
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By Jonny Velasquez and Gonzalo Alvarado, CNN (CNN) — Saúl ‘Canelo’ Álvarez has made fighting on Cinco de Mayo weekend – which celebrates Mexico’s victory over France in the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862 – a habit. This year, the undisputed super middleweight champion faces fellow Mexican Jaime Munguía on May 4 in Las Vegas,
Continue Reading By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Watch out “Connections,” LinkedIn says it’s adding a variety of games aimed at making actual connections. The Microsoft-owned platform, best known for professional networking and sharing news, is taking a page from the New York Times and adding three, free “thinking-oriented” games as a way to tap
Continue ReadingBy BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — German tennis legend Boris Becker has been discharged from bankruptcy court in London after a judge found he had done “all that he reasonably could do” to repay his creditors. High Court Judge Nicholas Briggs said in a ruling Wednesday that it would be “perverse” not to
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — Police say a trailer packed with people celebrating May Day has overturned in southern Germany, leaving 30 injured, 10 of them seriously. The German news agency dpa says the accident happened near the city of Freiburg. Police say rescue helicopters were deployed, including some from neighboring Switzerland, as well as a large
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By Haley Talbot, Manu Raju and Clare Foran, CNN Washington (CNN) — GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene announced Wednesday she will force a vote over House Speaker Mike Johnson’s ouster next week – a move that comes after Democrats have said they will vote to kill the effort and ensure Johnson doesn’t lose his job.
Continue ReadingBy JON GAMBRELL Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Iranian prosecutors have filed criminal charges against activists and journalists following a BBC report that alleged security forces “sexually assaulted and killed” a 16-year-old girl during the protests over the death of Mahsa Amini in 2022. Nika Shakarami’s death also sparked widespread outrage. In Shakarami’s case, authorities
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — En los años previos a la menopausia, una persona puede experimentar multitud de síntomas, entre ellos cambios emocionales como la depresión. Ahora, un nuevo estudio cuantificó el riesgo de depresión durante la transición, conocida como perimenopausia, demostrando que las mujeres en esta etapa tienen un 40% más de probabilidades de
Continue ReadingBy LEANNE ITALIE AP Lifestyles Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Not all moms are the same. They like and do different things. Some, gasp, don’t love the idea of flowers and chocolates for Mother’s Day. There’s a lot of ways to pamper mom. Gift cards for mani-pedis, a spa day or a spa weekend may
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story KEACHI, Louisiana (KTBS) — A house in Keachi that pre-dates the Civil War was destroyed by fire Tuesday afternoon. DeSoto fire districts 2, 3 and 9 initially responded to the fire on state Highway 172 around 3 p.m. They arrived within 6 minutes and found
Continue Reading By Alayna Treene, Kristen Holmes, Kate Sullivan and Alison Main, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump returned to the campaign trail Wednesday for the first time since his New York criminal hush money trial began in earnest last month. He spent his one allotted weekday out of the courtroom hosting rallies in Wisconsin and Michigan, two critical
Continue ReadingBy Kelly Doty Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — A bear cub that was pulled from a tree by people who wanted to pose with it for photos is doing well, according to the wildlife rescue that took it in. Savannah Trantham, the executive director of Appalachian Wildlife Refuge,
Continue ReadingBy EVELYNE MUSAMBI Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Tourists have been evacuated by air from Kenya’s Maasai Mara national reserve after more than a dozen hotels, lodges and camps were flooded as heavy rains continue to batter the country. Tourist accommodation facilities were submerged after a river within the Maasai Mara broke its banks
Continue ReadingBy COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The last thing standing between Ashnaelle Bijoux and her college dream is the FAFSA form — a financial aid application that’s supposed to help students go to college, but is blocking her instead. She has tried to submit it over and over. Every time, it fails
Continue ReadingDEARBORN, Mich. (AP) — Ford is recalling nearly 243,000 Maverick small pickup trucks in the U.S. because the tail lights may not illuminate. The company says a computer can falsely detect too much current on one or both of the tail lamps, causing them to stay dark while the trucks are being driven. That can
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