By LYNN ELBER AP Television Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Award-winning actor Helen Mirren somehow missed out on starring in the Harry Potter film franchise. But Mirren has found her own path into the magical world. She is making her debut as a quiz host with “Harry Potter: Hogwarts Tournament of Houses.” The weekly, four-part
Continue Reading By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A federal advisory committee found evidence to culturally link remains and funerary objects taken from an ancient settlement in present-day Alabama with seven Native American seeking their return. Tuesday’s ruling could help efforts to have the remains and funerary objects turned over for reburial. The Muscogee
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Sol Amaya (CNN Español) — Un joven cubano relató este martes a CNN que el 15 de noviembre, cuando fueron convocadas las protestas en contra del gobierno en la isla, un grupo de personas, que identificó como seguidores del gobierno cubano, intentó prohibir que se expresara desde su casa contra la detención de un familiar.
Continue Reading WASHINGTON (AP) — Wireless carrier T-Mobile is paying $19.5 million in a settlement with the Federal Communications Commission over a 12-hour nationwide outage in June 2020 that resulted in thousands of failed 911 calls. The FCC said Tuesday that as part of the settlement, T-Mobile will also commit to improving communications of outages to emergency
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Offshore winds will strengthen Wednesday morning. Gusts around the Coachella Valley will range from 30-40 MPH. The gusty Santa Ana winds will drop relative humidity values into the single digits. A Red Flag Warning has been issued, from 10:00 a.m. Wednesday through 6:00 p.m. Friday, as any fire that starts, will likely spread rapidly. Desert
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BOULDER CITY, Nev. (AP) — County officials say a solar power project in the southern Nevada desert has been fined nearly $220,000 since April for failing to control dust during construction. The Las Vegas Review-Journal reports that Rosendin Electric has accepted fines for all but one of eight violations at its Townsite Solar Garden site
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NEW YORK (AP) — The WNBA suspended former Atlanta Dream players Courtney Williams and Crystal Bradford for their roles in an altercation outside of an Atlanta-area club in May and for related health and safety protocol violations. Williams received a two-game suspension and Bradford one. Both players are free agents, and the suspensions will be
Continue Reading By MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writer Samsung said it plans to build a $17 billion semiconductor factory in Texas amid a global shortage of chips used in phones, laptops, cars and other electronic devices. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and Samsung announced the project Tuesday. The chip shortage has emerged as both a business obstacle and
Continue Reading By MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writer Samsung said it plans to build a $17 billion semiconductor factory in Texas amid a global shortage of chips used in phones, laptops, cars and other electronic devices. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and Samsung announced the project Tuesday. The chip shortage has emerged as both a business obstacle and
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By MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writer Samsung said it plans to build a $17 billion semiconductor factory in Texas amid a global shortage of chips used in phones, laptops, cars and other electronic devices. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and Samsung announced the project Tuesday. The chip shortage has emerged as both a business obstacle and
Continue Reading By MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writer Samsung said it plans to build a $17 billion semiconductor factory in Texas amid a global shortage of chips used in phones, laptops, cars and other electronic devices. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and Samsung announced the project Tuesday. The chip shortage has emerged as both a business obstacle and
Continue ReadingBy Matt Egan, CNN Business For months, OPEC and its allies refused pleas from Washington and other world capitals to pump more oil. Now, a US-led coalition of consuming nations is coming together to effectively say: Fine, if you won’t act, we will. The White House announced Tuesday that India, Japan, South Korea and the
Continue Reading By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Just over 5 million viewers tuned in to see Fox opinion host Tucker Carlson talk to Kyle Rittenhouse, who was acquitted of murder last Friday in a Wisconsin case that had the nation talking about guns and self-defense. It was Carlson’s biggest audience since the
Continue Reading By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Just over 5 million viewers tuned in to see Fox opinion host Tucker Carlson talk to Kyle Rittenhouse, who was acquitted of murder last Friday in a Wisconsin case that had the nation talking about guns and self-defense. It was Carlson’s biggest audience since the
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A bounty hunter accused of fatally shooting a knife-wielding fugitive in front of Palm Springs police officers trying to subdue him re-entered a not guilty plea today and is scheduled for a trial readiness conference on Feb. 3. Fabian Hector Herrera, 36, was arrested in April for the shooting death of 33-year-old David Spann. Fabian
Continue Reading By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A person with direct knowledge of the decision says Zach Wilson will return as the New York Jets’ starting quarterback Sunday against the Texans in Houston. The No. 2 overall pick in April missed the past four games with a sprained posterior collateral
Continue Reading By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Associated Press IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Freshman wide receiver Keagan Johnson is the next in a line of Nebraskans who will wear the black and gold of Iowa when the Hawkeyes visit Lincoln on Friday. Four Nebraskans have been Iowa starters over the six straight years the Hawkeyes have beaten the
Continue Reading By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press An 8-year-old boy is the sixth person to die as a result of a man driving his SUV into a suburban Milwaukee Christmas parade. A criminal complaint filed Tuesday alleges that the driver steered side-to-side with the intent of striking marchers and spectators in Waukesha. Darrell Brooks Jr., 39, was
Continue Reading Sol Amaya (CNN) — Un niño murió este martes tras la embestida en un desfile de Navidad en Waukesha, Wisconsin, que tuvo lugar el domingo, lo que eleva a seis el número de víctimas mortales, según informó la fiscalía. El niño era uno de los 16 ingresados en el Hospital Infantil de Wisconsin, según informaron
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By Faith Karimi, CNN A wave of “smash-and-grab” crimes is plaguing upscale stores in major US cities, with mobs of thieves making off with expensive goods in brazen, nighttime raids. At least 18 people broke into a Nordstrom department store in Los Angeles Monday night and stole thousands of dollars in merchandise, the city’s police
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