By DeJanay Booth-Singleton Click here for updates on this story DETROIT, Michigan (WWJ) — A Michigan nurse is charged for allegedly falsifying the medical records of an elderly patient after they fell out of a wheelchair. According to the Michigan Attorney General’s office, Tessy I. Idusuyi, 49, of East Lansing, is charged with one count
Continue ReadingBy DeJanay Booth-Singleton Click here for updates on this story DETROIT, Michigan (WWJ) — A Michigan man who was convicted of diverting the Platte River’s natural flow at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore was sentenced to five years probation for vandalism and tampering. Andrew Blair Howard, 63, was ordered to pay the National Park Service
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By Hanna Ziady, CNN London (CNN) — Dairy farmers in Denmark face having to pay an annual tax of 672 krone ($96) per cow for the planet-heating emissions they generate. The country’s coalition government agreed this week to introduce the world’s first carbon emissions tax on agriculture. It will mean new levies on livestock starting
Continue ReadingSPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — Hogan Windish, a 25-year-old prospect in the Seattle Mariners’ minor league system, had four homers and nine RBIs for the Double-A Arkansas Travelers in a 9-4 win at the Springfield Cardinals. Windish became only the second professional to drive in all nine of his team’s nine runs in a game since
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By Scottie Andrew and Sydney Bishop, CNN (CNN) — It was 1944 when the trolley first started to clang. “The Trolley Song,” a second-act standout from the 1944 movie musical “Meet Me in St. Louis,” was sung by Judy Garland in striking Technicolor. It was released back when gay was more commonly understood to mean
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By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — As heat blankets much of the US, hospitals in many states are seeing extremely high rates of heat-related emergencies, according to data compiled by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and forecasters say more abnormally warm weather is on the way later this summer. According to the
Continue Reading By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Following the success of Connections and Wordle, the pressure was on for the New York Times to find its next hit game. It didn’t have to look far. Strands, a word search game, is officially joining the newspaper’s portfolio of games Friday following a four-month testing phase
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By Svitlana Vlasova and Radina Gigova, CNN (CNN) — Before Russia invaded Ukraine, visitors from abroad frequently travelled to see Chernobyl, the nuclear power station that disastrously went into meltdown in 1986. After the release of the HBO series “Chernobyl” in 2019, record numbers of visitors poured into the exclusion zone around the abandoned city
Continue Reading By Juliana Liu, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Two employees have left Adidas as a result of an ongoing investigation by the German sportswear brand into allegations of corruption in China. Adidas said last week that it was investigating “compliance violations” in China, a key market for its sportswear, after Chinese state media reported that
Continue ReadingAnalysis by Nicole Goodkind, CNN London (CNN) — A version of this story first appeared in CNN Business’ Before the Bell newsletter. Not a subscriber? You can sign up right here. You can listen to an audio version of the newsletter by clicking the same link. Nvidia, Nvidia, Nvidia. The $3 trillion tech darling has seduced
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By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — New Los Angeles Lakers coach JJ Redick has reportedly denied an allegation that he called a woman the N-word during his time at Duke University. Redick, a longtime NBA shooting guard, was introduced as the Lakers coach on Monday, replacing Darvin Ham. He has no prior coaching experience in
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By Mohammad Al Sawalhi, Tareq El Helou, Abeer Salman, Sana Noor Haq, Paula Hancocks, Gianluca Mezzofiore, Avery Schmitz and Florence Davey-Attlee, CNN (CNN) — Bullet holes fleck the bloodstained walls of the Miqdad family home, in Nuseirat camp, central Gaza. CNN footage from the house shows a cream teddy bear perched on a white cupboard,
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — As he campaigned for the presidency, Joe Biden promised to spend billions of dollars to “save the world” from climate change. One of the largest players in the solar industry was ready. Executives, officials and major investors in First Solar, the largest domestic maker of solar panels, donated at least
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By Rikki Klaus, CNN (CNN) — Bejeweled and sequined with her hair teased high, Marissa Teijo, 71, made history last weekend when she donned six-inch heels and walked across the stage of the Miss Texas USA competition, to thunderous applause. “My team told me that I got a standing ovation,” Teijo told CNN. “All I know
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By Jeff Zeleny, David Wright and Eric Bradner, CNN Atlanta, Georgia (CNN) — The headwinds facing President Joe Biden’s reelection bid are as apparent in Georgia as any battleground. So, too, are the questions of whether Donald Trump can capitalize on them. The president and his predecessor are set to face off in a historic
Continue Reading CNN By Helen Regan and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN (CNN) — WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange pled guilty to a single espionage charge in front on a US judge Wednesday and walked free after his 12-year battle against extradition to the United States ended in a plea deal. The controversial figure was released from a British prison
Continue Reading By Rosa Rahimi, CNN (CNN) — Céline Dion insisted that graphic footage of herself having a violent muscle spasm should stay in a new documentary about her life, the film’s director has said. In an interview with Variety, Irene Taylor, the director of “I Am: Céline Dion,” said the legendary singer insisted on keeping the “intensely revealing” moment
Continue Reading By Anna Cooban, CNN London (CNN) — All Snapchill canned coffee products are being recalled across the United States because of fears they may contain a deadly toxin. Snapchill is voluntarily recalling the 296 products because its “current (manufacturing) process could lead to the growth and production” of the botulinum toxin, according to a company
Continue Reading By Jack Bantock, CNN (CNN) — There are a variety of methods golfers can call upon to soothe their anxiety in the face of a dreaded playoff. Some might head out to the driving range, others may listen to music or discuss strategy with their caddie. Faced with an unprecedented level of stress, Nick Bienz
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By Oliver Darcy, CNN (CNN) — Early Wednesday morning, at 2am ET, imprisoned Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich’s trial commenced before a Russian court on bogus espionage charges. Covering the judicial charade will present an unprecedented challenge for The Journal and other news outlets, given that the trial will take place in secret, behind closed doors. Some images
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