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By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — An executive with Discovery Inc. says the U.S.-owned company will fight hard to keep control of a television network it owns in Poland, a $3 billion investment that is threatened by a new media bill that passed in parliament this week. The bill would ban any
Continue Reading By MIKE SILVERMAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Marian Anderson broke barriers throughout her career, from her 1939 Easter Sunday performance on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial to her 1955 performance at the Metropolitan Opera, both of which struck blows against segregation. Her voice, described as a once-in-a-hundred year phenomenon, is getting new
Continue ReadingReview by Brian Lowry, CNN “Coda” is a small movie, exquisitely made. Touching, funny and stirring, it would be the kind of movie you’d urge a friend to run out and see, except they’ll only need to stay home and ante up to stream it on Apple TV+. The tech giant’s streaming service stepped up
Continue ReadingCNN Review by Brian Lowry, CNN “Coda” is a small movie, exquisitely made. Touching, funny and stirring, it would be the kind of movie you’d urge a friend to run out and see, except they’ll only need to stay home and ante up to stream it on Apple TV+. The tech giant’s streaming service stepped
Continue ReadingBy Mark Thompson, CNN Business Discovery has accused Poland of violating an international treaty by introducing new legislation the US company says amounts to an “assault” on media freedom and a direct attack on its business. In a statement on Thursday, Discovery said it had notified the Polish government of its intent to take legal
Continue ReadingReview by Brian Lowry, CNN If you’re the type who enjoys consuming an eight-episode limited series and thinking “What the heck did I just watch?” when it’s over, “Brand New Cherry Flavor” might be for you. Otherwise, this bizarre Netflix drama will likely be an acquired taste, mashing up bad-old Hollywood with the supernatural, witchcraft
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CNNEE Nota del editor: Geovanny Vicente-Romero es abogado, politólogo y estratega político con experiencia como asesor de políticas públicas, gobernanza y comunicación gubernamental. Es profesor asociado de comunicación estratégica (ERM) de Columbia University, Nueva York. Es director de Comunicaciones del Instituto Interamericano de Justicia y Sostenibilidad (IIJS), en Washington. Entre sus estudios cuenta con maestría
Continue ReadingBy Leah Hope Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WLS) — Matthew Lipinski is a registered nurse anesthesiologist from Logan Square. In his spare time he’s a surf and scuba instructor. Wednesday he was at Vans Beach in Leland, Mich., with his family when three people got pulled into a rip current, including
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By ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is facing a fresh hurdle to passing President Joe Biden’s multitrillion-dollar domestic policy aspirations. Nine moderate House Democrats are threatening to derail a budget blueprint crucial to opening the door to much of that spending. They’ve written a letter to the California Democrat
Continue Reading By ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is facing a fresh hurdle to passing President Joe Biden’s multitrillion-dollar domestic policy aspirations. Nine moderate House Democrats are threatening to derail a budget blueprint crucial to opening the door to much of that spending. They’ve written a letter to the California Democrat
Continue Reading By MARK GILLISPIE and TOM KRISHER Associated Press CANTON, Ohio (AP) — Hydrogen, the most abundant element in the universe, is viewed, along with electric vehicles, as one way to slow the environmentally destructive impact of the planet’s 1.2 billion vehicles, most of which burn gasoline and diesel fuel. Manufacturers of large trucks and commercial
Continue Reading By MARK GILLISPIE and TOM KRISHER Associated Press CANTON, Ohio (AP) — Hydrogen, the most abundant element in the universe, is viewed, along with electric vehicles, as one way to slow the environmentally destructive impact of the planet’s 1.2 billion vehicles, most of which burn gasoline and diesel fuel. Manufacturers of large trucks and commercial
Continue ReadingBy Cate Cauguiran Click here for updates on this story OAK FOREST, Illinois (WLS) — A 52-year-old cancer survivor and mom in Oak Forest got a double lung transplant after a severe case of COVID-19, despite being vaccinated. “This is not going to stop me because I have a long life ahead of me. I
Continue Reading By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s defense minister has hailed joint war games with China this week as a sign of increasingly close military cooperation, and vowed to further bolster it. Sergei Shoigu flew to China to attend the drills that wrapped up Friday in the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. He noted
Continue ReadingBy James Paxson Click here for updates on this story BAY COUNTY, Michigan (WNEM) — A joke about an ex-wife’s cooking made one man shoot at his brother, according to the Bay County Sheriff’s Office. On the night of June 25, sheriff’s deputies responded to a domestic violence report in Bangor Township that involved gunfire.
Continue ReadingBy Stephen Borowy Click here for updates on this story LANSING, Michigan (WNEM) — Attorney General Dana Nessel is reminding Michiganders to watch out for disaster scams after the latest round of storms swept through the state, leaving thousands without power. Con artists can take advantage of those trying to make speedy repairs, Nessel said.
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PHOENIX (AP) — An east-central Arizona highway that was closed because of extensive storm damage has been reopened. However, authorities say drivers using U.S. 60 between Miami and Superior should anticipate periodic delays and lane restrictions in coming weeks and months as long-term repairs continue. A major route between metro Phoenix and eastern Arizona’s high
Continue ReadingBy Chris Oberholtz Click here for updates on this story OVERLAND PARK, Kansas (KCTV) — Two house fires within an hour of each other were both likely caused by lightning strikes, firefighters say. The first fire was reported just after 11 p.m. Thursday. Crews from Overland Park, Leawood and Johnson County Fire District No. 2
Continue ReadingBy Stephanie Baumer Click here for updates on this story JEFFERSON COUNTY, Missouri (KMOV) — A woman has been charged 17 years after her live-in boyfriend was found shot to death in Jefferson County. Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt was in St. Louis Thursday morning to announce a second-degree murder charge against Alice P. Weiss
Continue Reading By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press ROME (AP) — Intense heat baking Italy is creeping northward towards the popular tourist destination of Florence while wildfires charred the country’s south, and Spain appears headed for an all-time record high temperature as a heat wave keeps southern Europe in a fiery hold. Italy saw temperatures in places upwards
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