By Ariel Edwards-Levy, CNN (CNN) — The guilty verdict against Donald Trump in his New York hush money trial is a momentous news story in itself. What’s far less clear, and what no polling can predict, is the effect it will have on voters’ willingness to support Trump in the presidential election. That’s not for a
Continue ReadingBy PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer COPPER MOUNTAIN, Colo. (AP) — One of freestyle skier Jay Riccomini’s priceless life moments came this year in Switzerland, when he was recognized on the podium for a third-place finish in a major global competition. It was a breakthrough performance — and the announcer used his correct pronouns. “I
Continue ReadingThe Associated Press A daughter of actors Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt filed paperwork to legally remove “Pitt” from her name on the day she turned 18. Shiloh Nouvel Jolie-Pitt submitted a petition in Los Angeles County Superior Court on May 27 to change her name to Shiloh Nouvel Jolie, the Los Angeles Times reported.
Continue ReadingOpinion by Allison Hope (CNN) — Billie Eilish’s new song, “Lunch” is the definitive queer anthem of 2024. At the beginning of Pride Month and in the throes of yet another exhaustive legislative season with LGBTQ people under attack, the paradox of queer celebration and terror dance in the shadows of the ferociously sexy and affirmative “Lunch.” From her new album, “Hit
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By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Few teams have faced down Real Madrid in a Champions League final with as much conviction as Borussia Dortmund displayed at Wembley Stadium on Saturday night. In the end, however, the result was the same as it always is. Despite suffering and defending for the vast majority of the
Continue ReadingKYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Officials in Ukraine said Russia pummeled the country’s energy infrastructure with a large-scale drone and missile attack, injuring at least 19 people. The Ukrainian military reported that it had downed 35 out of the 53 missiles launched across the country overnight on June 1. Forty-six out of 47 attack drones were
Continue ReadingVictoria Fernandez (CNN Español) — La UEFA Champions League es el torneo de clubes de fútbol más prestigioso de Europa. En ella se concentran los mejores equipos en busca de la copa de los campeones, la histórica Copa de Europa. Actualmente, hay un solo rey que se encuentra en solitario en la cima de campeones,
Continue ReadingISLAMABAD (AP) — A Taliban official said that at least 20 people were killed as a river ferry sank in eastern Afghanistan. Quraishi Badlon, provincial director of the information and culture department in Nangarhar province said that the boat sank Saturday morning when crossing a river in Mohmand Dara district, killing 20 people including women
Continue Reading By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Cricket is the second most popular sport around the globe – it has over one billion fans – but one market it has failed to crack is the US. That is despite cricket’s first ever international match having been played in Manhattan in 1844. And now, 180 years later,
Continue ReadingBEIJING (AP) — China says it will be “‘hard to meet” calls for discussions on the Russia-Ukraine war because of problems with arrangements. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said Friday that “China’s hopes appear to be hard to meet at the meeting.” Mao also said “there is still a clear gap between the arrangements for
Continue ReadingBy Dalia Faheid and Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — Minneapolis police are searching for motive as they investigate a pair of shootings Thursday night that left two people dead – including an officer hailed as a hero – and also wounded four others. Minneapolis Officer Jamal Mitchell, 36, was one of two people killed by a
Continue ReadingBy GERALD IMRAY and MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The African National Congress party lost its majority in a historic election result Saturday that puts South Africa on a new political path for the first time since the end of the apartheid system of white minority rule 30 years ago. With more than
Continue ReadingJulia Hernández (CNN) — Israel ha advertido que la guerra en Gaza puede prolongarse hasta finales de año. El asesor de seguridad nacional Tzachi Hanegbi declaró el miércoles que el país prevé “siete meses más de combates” para lograr su objetivo de destruir a Hamas, una meta que sigue sin cumplirse tras más de siete
Continue Reading By Steve Contorno, CNN (CNN) — The next time former President Donald Trump holds a campaign rally will be his first as a convicted felon. When that will be remains to be seen – one of countless unknowns heading into an unprecedented election made more extraordinary by the events of the past week. The 34-count
Continue ReadingBy SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer As climate change makes disasters such as cyclones, floods and droughts more intense, more frequent and striking more places, fewer people are dying from those catastrophes globally because of better warning, planning and resilience, a top United Nations official said. The world hasn’t really noticed how the type of
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By Jeanne Sahadi, CNN New York (CNN) — Moving somewhere new when you retire isn’t uncommon. But deciding whether to take out a new mortgage to buy a home is a big deal. Much of your financial life is changing as you transition from a steady paycheck to a mix of fixed and variable income
Continue ReadingBy JULIA FRANKEL Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Patients lying shackled and blindfolded on more than a dozen beds inside a white tent in the desert. Surgeries performed without adequate painkillers. Doctors who remain anonymous. People who have worked at Israel’s only hospital dedicated to treating Palestinians detained in the Gaza Strip say these are
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