Associated Press British singer-songwriter Griff’s career has been an undeniable whirlwind. Less than two years after releasing her first single — and finishing her A-level exams — she won the Brit Award for Rising Star. Then she opened for Dua Lipa. Then Ed Sheeran. Then Coldplay. Then Taylor Swift. In between those gigs, solo shows
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal judge is reining in the use of “strip searches” by police in Louisiana’s capital city. The Baton Rouge policy that was blocked by Friday’s order allowed police to strip search people who had not been arrested based on a “reasonable suspicion” that the person might be armed
Continue ReadingValeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN) — El caso de homicidio involuntario contra el actor Alec Baldwin fue desestimado de manera dramática el viernes después de que la jueza que supervisaba el caso dictaminara que los fiscales no entregaron adecuadamente las pruebas a la defensa. Los abogados de Baldwin habían presentado una moción para desestimar el caso,
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (KMIZ) A report from the Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Commission has provided new details into what occurred in the hours leading up to Riley Strain’s death. The University of Missouri student went missing on March 8 after being kicked out of a downtown Nashville bar. He was later discovered floating in the Cumberland River
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LIBERTY, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri man is facing trial on kidnapping and sexual assault charges after a woman said she escaped weeks in his captivity. He has now been arraigned on a new charge of murder. Authorities say they have linked him to the remains of a woman found in a barrel
Continue ReadingOpinion by Julian Zelizer (CNN) — As President Joe Biden continues to face calls from Democrats to withdraw from the 2024 race, Republicans are preparing for their national convention next week. The biggest outstanding question is who former President Donald Trump will select as his vice president. In Trumpian fashion, he has teased the possibilities on
Continue ReadingCOCOA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A 375-pound sea turtle has been released back into the Atlantic Ocean after three months of rehabilitation in Florida. Officials with the Brevard Zoo released a male loggerhead named Bubba on Wednesday afternoon in Cocoa Beach. Officials say biologists with Inwater Research found Bubba in St. Lucie County on April
Continue ReadingSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — American Airlines says a smoking laptop in a passenger’s bag prompted an evacuation on one of its flights headed to Miami from San Francisco International Airport. The airline said in a statement that one person sustained minor injuries while exiting the plane on Friday, which required transport to a hospital. Passengers
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama has agreed to forgo an autopsy of a Muslim inmate who is scheduled to be executed Thursday. Keith Edmund Gavin said the post-mortem procedure would violate his religious beliefs. The Alabama Department of Corrections said Friday that no autopsy will be performed. The 64-year-old inmate is scheduled to
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — El sexo y el género son términos que con frecuencia se confunden o equiparan en las conversaciones cotidianas, y la mayoría de los adultos estadounidenses creen que el género de una persona está determinado por el sexo asignado al nacer. Sin embargo, un nuevo estudio realizado con casi 5.000 menores de
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By Dan Heching and Sarah Moon, CNN (CNN) — Nicolas Cage’s son Weston Cage has turned himself in to police in Los Angeles after an incident that took place earlier this year. According to a statement from the Los Angeles Police Department, the younger Cage “voluntarily surrendered himself” to authorities on Wednesday, following an incident
Continue ReadingAP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — Nancy Pelosi’s phone lit up the night of President Joe Biden’s debate performance with a question that has yet to be fully resolved: Now what? Calls kept coming the morning after Biden’s agonizing face-off against Republican Donald Trump, and anxious lawmakers surrounded Pelosi later on the House floor. Two
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A man who killed two Alaska Native women and was heard while videotaping the torture death of one say that in his movies “everybody always dies” was sentenced in Anchorage Friday to 226 years in prison. Brian Steven Smith was sentenced for the deaths of Kathleen Henry in 2019
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CNN By Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — Rudy Giuliani is no longer entitled to bankruptcy protection, a judge decided Friday, making it possible for creditors to immediately pursue his assets within days. The former mayor of New York sought bankruptcy protection after a jury awarded two Georgia election workers $148 million because Giuliani defamed them after the 2020 election. The judge’s
Continue ReadingValeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN) — Meta anunció este viernes que eliminaría las restricciones impuestas a las cuentas de Facebook e Instagram del expresidente Donald Trump antes de la Convención Nacional Republicana de la próxima semana. La compañía dijo que la decisión se tomó para garantizar que Trump, el virtual candidato republicano a la presidencia, tuviera la
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries has a one-word answer on whether President Joe Biden is a liability for the most vulnerable House Democrats seeking reelection. “No,” he tells reporters. But a growing number of House Democrats are indicating otherwise. It’s not just some of the lawmakers representing true battleground districts but
Continue ReadingAP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Since Donald Trump’s emergence on the political scene, late-night comics like Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Kimmel have made him a relentless target. But since President Joe Biden’s poor showing in the debate with Trump two weeks ago, the comics have retrained their guns. It shows that comedy —
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Officials say the U.S. Department of Transportation is providing nearly $400 million to build a new Interstate 55 bridge connecting Tennessee and Arkansas across the Mississippi River. The work would replace the existing 75-year-old span. The Tennessee governor and a congressman from Memphis said in separate news releases Friday
Continue ReadingJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri Supreme Court is moving forward with execution plans for Marcellus Williams, even as a prosecutor tries to overturn his murder conviction. Judges on Friday decided against halting Williams’ execution despite the prosecutor’s efforts. The prosecutor filed a motion in January to vacate Williams’ 1998 conviction, citing DNA evidence.
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By Jeremy Diamond, CNN Jerusalem (CNN) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has reversed on a key Israeli concession in ceasefire negotiations, demanding that armed men be barred from returning to northern Gaza during an eventual ceasefire, an Israeli source familiar with the talks told CNN. Israel had previously agreed to allow Palestinians unrestricted access to
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