By Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — Ryan Reynolds this week unveiled arguably the most anticipated and sure-to-be coveted merchandise tied to his upcoming film “Deadpool & Wolverine”: the movie’s novelty popcorn bucket. Said to be designed by Deadpool himself, the bucket, modeled after Wolverine, features a large opening akin to the quick-healing mutant’s wide-open mouth,
Continue ReadingBy JEFF LATZKE Associated Press MADISON, Ill. (AP) — Michael McDowell ran a lap at 138.598 mph Saturday to take the pole for the NASCAR Cup Series race at World Wide Technology Raceway. It’s the third pole for McDowell’s No. 34 Ford in 15 races this year, but the first since he announced he will
Continue ReadingBy JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — A crowd of tens of thousands has gathered in Hungary’s capital in a show of strength behind Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. The Saturday demonstration took place a week before the European Parliament election. It’s a contest that Orbán has cast as an existential turning point between
Continue ReadingBy SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — A court run by Yemen’s Houthi rebels has sentenced 44 people to death, including a businessman working with aid groups, on spying charges. A defense lawyer said Saturday they were among 49 people who were detained by the Iran-backed rebels and accused of collaborating with the enemy,
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — Voters in Iceland are choosing a president and selecting from a field of 12 people including a former prime minister. The candidates in Saturday’s election are vying to replace outgoing President Gudni Th. Johannesson who didn’t seek reelection for the largely ceremonial post. The winner will be the seventh president of Iceland
Continue ReadingBOISE, Idaho (AP) — A jury in Idaho unanimously agreed Saturday that convicted killer Chad Daybell deserves the death penalty for the gruesome murders of his wife and his girlfriend’s two youngest children, ending a grim case that began in 2019 with a search for two missing children. The 55-year-old Daybell, wearing a dress shirt
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN) — El viernes, Cristiano Ronaldo se quedó sollozando en el campo después de que Al-Nassr perdiera la final de la Copa del Rey de Arabia Saudita en la tanda de penaltis ante su rival Al-Hilal. La agonizante derrota, después de que la tanda de penales terminara 5-4, significó que Al-Nassr terminó la
Continue ReadingBy WILL GRAVES AP National Writer FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Gymnast Skye Blakely says working on her mental health has helped put her in the mix for the 2024 Olympics. The 19-year-old says she went to a “dark place” after getting injured at the 2021 Olympic trials. At the gentle urging of her parents,
Continue ReadingAnalysis by Zachary B. Wolf, CNN (CNN) — While American voters are looking at the same old options in their coming election, Mexican voters will choose between two women as the major-party candidates in their presidential election this weekend. Women in Mexico did not enjoy universal suffrage until 1953, a full 33 years after women
Continue ReadingTEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s state TV is reporting a high-ranking general in the Revolutionary Guard has died after an illness. Gen. Vajihollah Moradi was one of the commanders of the foreign wing of the Guard, TV said. He was also a comrade of Gen. Qassem Soleimani, who was slain in a U.S. drone strike
Continue ReadingThe Associated Press Live Nation is investigating a data breach at its Ticketmaster subsidiary, which dominates ticketing for live events in the United States. Live Nation, based in Beverly Hills, California, said in a regulatory filing Friday that on May 27 “a criminal threat actor” offered to sell Ticketmaster data on the dark web. Other
Continue ReadingFRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — A German court ordered a 25-year-old man born in Afghanistan held on suspicion of attempted murder in connection with a knife attack that left six people injured. But there’s no word yet on the motive. Police say the suspect who was shot by police isn’t in a condition to be questioned.
Continue ReadingBy MATÍAS DELACROIX and JUAN ZAMORANO Associated Press GARDI SUGDUB, Panama (AP) — On a tiny island off Panama’s Caribbean coast, about 300 families are packing their belongings in preparation for a dramatic change. Generations of Gunas who have grown up on Gardi Sugdub in a life dedicated to the sea and tourism will trade
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN) — Corea del Norte lanzó más globos de basura a Corea del Sur este sábado, según informó el Estado Mayor Conjunto (JCS) de Corea del Sur. El lanzamiento forma parte de una nueva estrategia con la que el gobierno de Kim Jong un se enfrenta a su vecino del sur: enviar bolsas flotantes
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By Michael Rios, CNN (CNN) — Honduras has declared a national health emergency after reporting a rise in hospitalizations and deaths from dengue, the health ministry announced on Friday. The government has instructed health officials to take all necessary actions, including applying prevention and control measures and identifying funds to manage the outbreak. The Honduran
Continue ReadingBy ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s son was in federal court, prepared to plead guilty to misdemeanor tax offenses. The culmination of a sprawling investigation, the deal between Hunter Biden and prosecutors was going to spare him a politically explosive trial in the middle of his father’s reelection campaign
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By Michael Rios, Jessie Gretener and Eve Brennan, CNN (CNN) — The UK ambassador to Mexico was quietly fired earlier this year after pointing a rifle at a local embassy employee, the Financial Times reported Friday. The incident was captured in a video shared on social media. The five-second video, published May 26 on an X account called Subdiplomatic, appears
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN) — El embajador de Reino Unido en México fue despedido a principios de este año después de que un video compartido en las redes sociales lo mostrara apuntando con un rifle a un empleado de la embajada local, informó el viernes el Financial Times. El video de cinco segundos de duración, publicado
Continue ReadingBy BRENDAN FARRINGTON Atlanta officials were slowly repressuring the city’s water system Saturday after corroding water pipes burst in downtown and Midtown, forcing many businesses and attractions to close and affecting water service in area homes. The city was handing out cases of water and setting up portable toilets at several fire stations and first
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — New York City police say they took 34 people into custody following a pro-Palestinian protest at the Brooklyn Museum. Hundreds of protesters marched on the museum Friday afternoon, set up tents in the lobby and unfurled a “Free Palestine” banner over the building. Museum officials say there was damage to artwork
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