By JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — One of the two Black Democrats who were thrown out of the Tennessee House last week appeared likely to get his seat back Monday, just days after the GOP exacted retribution against the lawmakers who protested for more gun control. Nashville’s Metro Council could return Justin
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Un delicado cuenco de porcelana, de menos de 10 centímetros de diámetro, se vendió por más de US$ 25 millones en una semana excepcional de ventas de arte chino en Hong Kong. La antigüedad, descrita por la casa de subastas Sotheby’s como “muy importante”, pertenece a un raro grupo de cerámicas
Continue Reading By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The WNBA is adding charter flights for the entire playoffs and back-to-back regular season games this year. The league announced Monday it will pay for all of the flights. The cost is expected to be around $4.5 million, according to a person familiar with the
Continue Reading By NARDOS HAILE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Hilary Swank has given birth to twins — a boy and a girl. The 48-year-old “Million Dollar Baby” actor posted a photo of her and her twins looking at the sunset on Instagram Sunday evening with the caption: “It wasn’t easy. But boy (and girl!) was
Continue Reading By FERNANDA PESCE Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — After 27 years, the Multiforo Cultural Alicia in Mexico City has closed its doors _ marking the end of an era. It had become an iconic music venue and counterculture hub in the Mexican capital. Sixty-year-old Ignacio Pineda founded the Alicia in 1995 when he started
Continue Reading By ABDUL SATTAR Associated Press QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — A government spokesman says a roadside bomb targeting a police vehicle in volatile southwestern Pakistan has killed at least four people and wounded 18 others. Monday’s attack happened in Quetta, the capital of Baluchistan province. A spokesman for the provincial government said the dead included two
Continue Reading By AMY TAXIN Associated Press During California’s prolonged, wet winter, beekeeper Gene Brandi said he had to spend twice as much money on a sugary syrup to feed his honeybees and keep them alive. That’s because the bees sent to pollinate blooming almond orchards took longer than usual to emerge from their hives due to
Continue Reading By GIADA ZAMPANO Associated Press ROME (AP) — German aid group ResQship says at least two migrants have died and about 20 others are missing after their boat sank in the Mediterranean Sea between Tunisia and Italy. ResQship said its rescuers arrived in the area of the wreck Saturday and found about 25 people in
Continue Reading By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Michael Lerner, the Brooklyn-born character actor who played a myriad of imposing figures in his 60 years in the business, including monologuing movie mogul Jack Lipnick in “Barton Fink,” the crooked club owner Bugsy Calhoun in “Harlem Nights” and an angry publishing executive in “Elf” has died. He was
Continue ReadingBy Shawna Mizelle, CNN A Republican congresswoman who represents a swing district in South Carolina urged the Food and Drug Administration on Monday to ignore a recent ruling by a federal judge suspending the approval of a medication drug used for abortion. “This is an FDA-approved drug. I support the usage of FDA-approved drugs, even
Continue ReadingBy Eric Levenson, Kristina Sgueglia, Celina Tebor and John Miller, CNN A 23-year-old bank employee opened fire at his workplace in downtown Louisville, Kentucky, on Monday morning and livestreamed the attack that left four dead and nine others wounded, authorities said. The gunman was identified as Connor Sturgeon, an employee at Old National Bank, according
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN Pete Davidson and Chase Sui Wonders have not publicly confirmed that they are a couple, but, according to Martha Stewart, they are together. The doyenne of domesticity posted a photo of herself with the pair on her legacy verified Instagram account, writing in the caption that real estate agent Muffin
Continue ReadingBy WCCO STAFF Click here for updates on this story RED WING, Minnesota (WCCO) — A family had to be rescued via helicopter from a bluff in Red Wing Sunday. The Minnesota Air Rescue Team posted a video on Facebook and wrote that they helped rescue a family from Red Wing’s He Mni Can-Barn Bluff
Continue ReadingBy CBS BALTIMORE STAFF Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott is calling for a citywide curfew for minors this summer. This comes after a 14-year-old and a 16-year-old were injured after a large fight among minors broke out Sunday night near the Inner Harbor. Police said, at
Continue ReadingBy Celine Alkhaldi, CNN A highly addictive drug that became Syria’s economic lifeline over a decade of isolation may now be serving as a bargaining chip as it tries to normalize ties with neighboring states, analysts say. Captagon, a drug that is relatively unknown outside the Middle East, helped Syria turn into a narco-state after
Continue ReadingBy JESSICA GUAY Click here for updates on this story LINCOLN BOROUGH, Pennsylvania (KDKA) — A tractor-trailer has overturned in Lincoln Borough, leaking chemicals and diesel fuel into nearby waterways. The crash happened around 1:00 a.m. along Bellbridge Road when the truck lost its brakes and was unable to make a turn on the roadway.
Continue ReadingBy LAUREN WINFREY Click here for updates on this story DETROIT, Michigan (WWJ) — The month of April is National Minority Health Month, a month-long initiative dedicated to advancing health equity across the country. This week is Black Maternal Health Week, bringing awareness to the hundreds of Black women dying during pregnancy each year. “We
Continue ReadingBy Eric Levenson, Kristina Sgueglia, Celina Tebor and John Miller, CNN A 25-year-old bank employee opened fire at his workplace in downtown Louisville, Kentucky, Monday morning and livestreamed the attack that left five dead and eight others injured, authorities said. The gunman was identified as Connor Sturgeon, an employee at Old National Bank, according to
Continue ReadingBy CBS SAN FRANCISCO STAFF Click here for updates on this story ANTIOCH, California (KPIX) — A Contra Costa County judge has released the names of 17 Antioch police officers accused of using racist slurs, jokes and memes in text messages over a period of more than two years. The judicial action took place on
Continue ReadingBy MARLEE GINTER Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO, California (KOVR) — Local man Wayne Osborne thought he was a longtime high school grad, but when he went for his dream job, he hit a nightmare. He discovered he never actually earned his diploma and was short by more than 80 credits. He
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