LONDON (AP) — An 11-person collective from Belfast that aims to transcend Northern Ireland’s political and religious divides has won the U.K.’s prestigious Turner Prize for art. The Array Collective took the 25,000 pound ($33,000) prize on Wednesday for “The Druithaib’s Ball,” a recreation of a traditional Irish shebeen, or speakeasy full of references to
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Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Suricatas curiosas, un delfín del río Amazonas rescatado y un banco de barracudas figuran en la lista de imágenes preseleccionadas para el concurso Premio del Público al Fotógrafo de Vida Silvestre de 2021, y los aficionados pueden votar por su favorita. Las 25 imágenes se exhiben actualmente en una exposición en
Continue Reading By Web staff Click here for updates on this story ATTLEBORO, Massachusetts (WBZ) — You will be hard-pressed to find a more “heartwarming” lottery story than what recently happened to an Attleboro man. Alexander McLeish, who had open-heart surgery in early November, won a $1 million prize from the Massachusetts State Lottery’s “$5,000,000 100X Cashword”
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By Lauren del Valle and Eric Levenson, CNN A woman who said she was sexually abused by Ghislaine Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein more than two decades ago testified in court Wednesday that she met Donald Trump when Epstein took her to Mar-a-Lago when she was 14 years old. The woman, identified in court under the
Continue Reading By DAVID KLEPPER and AMANDA SEITZ Associated Press Facebook says it removed hundreds of fake accounts linked to an effort to spread unfounded claims that the U.S. was pressuring scientists to blame the coronavirus on China. The platform says the disinformation operation began in July when someone claiming to be a Swiss biologist posted the
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By DAVID KLEPPER and AMANDA SEITZ Associated Press Facebook says it removed hundreds of fake accounts linked to an effort to spread unfounded claims that the U.S. was pressuring scientists to blame the coronavirus on China. The platform says the disinformation operation began in July when someone claiming to be a Swiss biologist posted the
Continue Reading By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS and LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Abortion activists are protesting in Mississippi’s capital as the state takes center stage in a pivotal U.S. Supreme Court case that could end a nationwide right to abortion. At Mississippi’s only abortion clinic, men took turns on a loudspeaker Wednesday urging women
Continue Reading By JAMES MacPHERSON Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A legal battle is headed to North Dakota’s Supreme Court over access to thousands of documents related to the developer of the Dakota Access Pipeline and the company that oversaw security during construction. Pipeline developer Energy Transfer and a subsidiary sued the state board that regulates
Continue Reading By Ali Bauman Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WCBS) — More than two decades after the crime, police have made an arrest in the killing of a teenage girl in the Bronx. On Monday, CBS2’s Ali Bauman spoke with victim’s family, which has been tortured by the cold case. Joseph Martinez,
Continue Reading By Dr. Mallika Marshall Click here for updates on this story BOSTON (WBZ) — Millions of patients who have had COVID-19 — many with only mild illness — still have symptoms months later. One local hospital has established a program dedicated to helping these patients heal. In March of 2020, Phil Baczewski developed fever, a
Continue Reading By Julia Jones, CNN Alec Baldwin told ABC News he never pulled the trigger of the gun that shot director of photography Halyna Hutchins on the set of “Rust.” “The trigger wasn’t pulled. I didn’t pull the trigger,” Baldwin said in an excerpt released Wednesday from the sit-down interview — his first since the October
Continue Reading By MICHAEL R. BLOOD Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A proposed oil pipeline in California that could allow ExxonMobil to resume production at three offshore platforms is expected to enter a critical phase of its government review next year. The $300 million project by Houston-based Plains All American Pipeline would replace a line near
Continue Reading By Matt Petrillo Click here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA (KYW) — The young woman who was brutally beaten as a group of Asian American students were attacked aboard a SEPTA train earlier this month is speaking for the first time since the assault. The 18-year-old Central High School student spoke outside the Municipal
Continue Reading By Omar Jimenez, CNN On January 25, 2019, a few days before Jussie Smollett reported an alleged hate crime attack, he told an acquaintance he “wanted me to beat him up,” the man testified Wednesday. Abimbola Osundairo, also known as “Bola,” said the “Empire” actor’s comment was puzzling. “I was confused,” Osundairo continued to testify.
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By Dan Merica and Michael Warren, CNN Georgia Democrat Stacey Abrams announced on Wednesday that she is running for governor, setting up a possible rematch with Georgia GOP Gov. Brian Kemp in what could become one of the most closely watched races in the country. The voting rights advocate and former top Democrat in the
Continue Reading By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Citing an improved supply of automotive computer chips, General Motors raised its financial guidance on Wednesday and said it expects to return to a normal production rate by the end of next year. Chief Financial Officer Paul Jacobson told investors on a virtual chat with Credit
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OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A new monthly survey of business leaders in nine Midwest and Plains states shows the region’s economy remains healthy, and overall confidence in the economy over the next six months has improved. But about half of supply managers surveyed expect supply chain disruptions to get worse for the first six months
Continue Reading OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A new monthly survey of business leaders in nine Midwest and Plains states shows the region’s economy remains healthy, and overall confidence in the economy over the next six months has improved. But about half of supply managers surveyed expect supply chain disruptions to get worse for the first six months
Continue Reading OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A new monthly survey of business leaders in nine Midwest and Plains states shows the region’s economy remains healthy, and overall confidence in the economy over the next six months has improved. But about half of supply managers surveyed expect supply chain disruptions to get worse for the first six months
Continue Reading By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Democrat Stacey Abrams says she is making another run for governor of Georgia. Her announcement Wednesday could set up a rematch against Republican Gov. Brian Kemp four years after her narrow defeat led her to create a nationwide voting rights organization that helped the state elect Joe
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