Review by Brian Lowry, CNN Kevin Hart stays close to his comfort zone in one respect in “True Story” — playing a wealthy and famous comedian — while stretching in another, in a dark drama of cascading stakes and consequences. Also producing the Netflix limited series with “Narcos’” Eric Newman, Hart delivers a crisp and
Continue ReadingBy Matt Reed Click here for updates on this story NORTHAMPTON, Massachusetts (WCVB) — A health clinic in Massachusetts is getting national recognition when it comes to transgender care. Advocates said Transhealth Northampton could be a model for other communities to serve patients who often have to travel hours for basic care. “They have patients
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Mariana Toro (CNN) — A raíz del tiroteo masivo en la escuela de 2018 en Parkland, Florida, surgió una nueva generación de activistas adolescentes que insistieron en que el viejo ciclo de auge/caída de la política de control de armas en este país ya no existía. Atrás quedaría la poca capacidad de atención del público
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By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — A prosecutor is arguing that the three white men charged with killing Ahmaud Arbery have no right to claim self-defense because they were the ones who first approached the 25-year-old Black man while he was running in his neighborhood. In her final closing arguments Tuesday, prosecutor
Continue ReadingBy JAMES PAXSON Click here for updates on this story https://www.wnem.com/news/three-homes-destroyed-after-explosion-in-flint/article_85225dbe-4c0c-11ec-b0f5-2f0388190851.html?block_id=994426 (WNEM) — First responders are on the scene of a house explosion in the city of Flint. At 9:37 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 22, Consumers Energy received a call about a home explosion in the 3900 block of Hogarth Avenue. Hogarth Avenue between Austin
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By Stella Chan, CNN The crash that killed NBA legend Kobe Bryant and eight others was an “horrific accident,” but the county did not cause it and Vanessa Bryant’s lawsuit claiming photos taken at the crash scene were leaked should be dismissed, lawyers for Los Angeles County said in a court filing Monday. “County personnel
Continue ReadingBy Lauren Adams Click here for updates on this story PAOLI, Indiana (WLKY) — Nola is an answer to a prayer after Tessa and Keegan Higgs tried for years to start a family. They were already fostering a child named Jackson when they were notified by the Department of Children and Family Services that Nola
Continue Reading By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — A prosecutor is arguing that the three white men charged with killing Ahmaud Arbery have no right to claim self-defense because they were the ones who first approached the 25-year-old Black man while he was running in his neighborhood. In her final closing arguments Tuesday, prosecutor
Continue ReadingBy NATHAN VICKERS Click here for updates on this story TOPEKA, Kansas (KCTV) — Both chambers of the KS legislature passed versions of a bill pushing back on federal vaccine requirements. The house bill requires employers to honor religious exemptions. It also outlines procedures for employees to file complaints with the Department of Labor over
Continue ReadingBy Ben Church, Aleks Klosok and David Close, CNN AS Roma player Felix Afena-Gyan says he believes there was “no racist intent” in a comment made by an unidentified person while the Ghanaian forward unboxed a new pair of shoes given to him by manager Jose Mourinho. In a video posted on social media Monday,
Continue ReadingBy Tierney Sneed The Biden administration is asking the 6th US Circuit Court of Appeals to wipe away an order from another appeals court blocking its Occupational Safety and Health Administration vaccine mandate. Several lawsuits were brought challenging the OSHA mandate, and last week the cases were consolidated in the 6th Circuit, an appeals court
Continue ReadingBy Marianne Garvey Michael Bublé may soon become as synonymous with Christmas as Santa Claus. This year he’s got new Christmas music coming out, a Christmas television special and a new video for a song titled “Christmas Sweater.” That’s just the start. He’s also about to do a Las Vegas residency and release a new
Continue ReadingBy Becky Anderson, Eoin McSweeney, Zeena Saifi and Noon Salih, CNN Sudan’s newly reinstated prime minister told CNN on Tuesday that he compromised in a deal with the country’s military in order to “avoid bloodshed” and a civil war. Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok and other ministers were detained during a military coup last month that
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The Associated Press Stocks are off to a mostly lower start on Wall Street Tuesday as drops in several big technology companies offset gains in other parts of the market. The S&P 500 index slipped 0.2% in the early going and the tech-heavy Nasdaq pulled back 0.5%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gave back an
Continue Reading The Associated Press Stocks are off to a mostly lower start on Wall Street Tuesday as drops in several big technology companies offset gains in other parts of the market. The S&P 500 index slipped 0.2% in the early going and the tech-heavy Nasdaq pulled back 0.5%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gave back an
Continue ReadingBy JACKSON HICKS Click here for updates on this story LIBERTY, Missouri (KCTV) — Walgreens and the Kansas City Area Development Council announced today plans to open a new micro-fulfillment center in the metro, bringing hundreds of new jobs with it. The $30 million, 65,000-plus square-foot facility will serve as a micro-fulfillment center dedicated to
Continue Reading By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa have called for increased cooperation to bring peace to conflict-ridden regions in Africa, at the start of the Kenyan leader’s two-day state visit to South Africa. Meeting in Pretoria Tuesday, Ramaphosa said the two leaders
Continue ReadingBy Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business Expect to pay more for some of your favorite cereals, snacks, soups and cooking brands next year. General Mills notified retail customers that it’s raising prices in mid-January on hundreds of items across dozens of brands. They include Annie’s, Progresso, Yoplait, Fruit Roll-Ups, Betty Crocker, Pillsbury, Cheerios, Cinnamon Toast Crunch,
Continue ReadingBy Ella Nilsen, CNN President Joe Biden wants half the vehicles sold in the US to be electric vehicles or plug-in hybrids by 2030. But to reach that goal, not only do Americans need to start buying more electric vehicles, they need more charging stations to plug them into. EVs and plug-in hybrids accounted for
Continue ReadingCNN By Kate Sullivan, Betsy Klein and Devan Cole, CNN President Joe Biden on Tuesday announced the release of emergency oil reserves to combat high energy prices ahead of the busy holiday travel season, but it will be weeks before the barrels hit the market. The Department of Energy will release 50 million barrels of
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