By SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — New research says the contamination of fruits and vegetables produced in the European Union by some of the most toxic pesticides has substantially increased over the past decade. The study published Tuesday by the Pesticide Action Network Europe group says European citizens have been exposed to a
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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Miles Teller feels the need, the need for speed. The “Top Gun: Maverick” actor will get it as the honorary starter for what should be the fastest Indianapolis 500 in history. Teller will wave the green flag for “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing” at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Sunday. The 35-year-old Teller
Continue ReadingCNN By Brian Fung, CNN Key parts of a Florida law restricting social media platforms’ ability to moderate content likely violate the First Amendment, a federal appeals court ruled Monday, in a victory for the tech industry amid a wider battle over digital speech. The opinion by a three-judge panel in the Eleventh Circuit Court
Continue ReadingBy Brian Fung, CNN Key parts of a Florida law restricting social media platforms’ ability to moderate content likely violate the First Amendment, a federal appeals court ruled Monday, in a victory for the tech industry amid a wider battle over digital speech. The opinion by a three-judge panel in the Eleventh Circuit Court of
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By MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — Actor Amber Heard rested her case Tuesday in the civil suit between her and ex-husband Johnny Depp without calling Depp to the stand. Heard’s lawyers had initially suggested they would call Depp as a witness, but ultimately opted against it. Depp is suing Heard for
Continue Reading By MARK KENNEDY Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former White House press secretary Jen Psaki has officially landed at MSNBC, where she is expected to make appearances on the network’s cable and streaming programs as well as host a new original show. The program, set to debut in the first quarter of 2023, will
Continue ReadingOpinion by Mark Wolfe for CNN Business Perspectives In March, the US Department of Commerce opened an investigation to determine if four countries that supply the US with solar panels — Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam — have been using components made in China that should be subject to US tariffs. If the Commerce Department
Continue ReadingBy Kara Scannell, CNN The New York attorney general’s office has subpoenaed former President Donald Trump’s longtime executive assistant for testimony as part of its civil investigation into the Trump Organization’s finances. Lawyers for the attorney general’s office said in a new court filing that Rhona Graff, who was Trump’s executive assistant for decades until
Continue ReadingBy Sonia Moghe, CNN The head of DC Films, which produced “Aquaman,” testified that the creative team had concerns about Amber Heard’s role in the film’s sequel over a lack of chemistry with co-star Jason Momoa. On Tuesday, a March recorded deposition of Walter Hamada, President of DC Films, which is a division of Warner
Continue Reading WASHINGTON (AP) — Korean automaker Hyundai is recalling 239,000 cars because the seat belt parts can explode and injure vehicle occupants. Three injuries have been reported, two in the U.S. and one in Singapore. Government regulators said that the driver’s and front passenger’s seat belt pretensioners, which tighten the belts in preparation for a crash,
Continue ReadingBy Lacey Beasley Click here for updates on this story ORANGE BEACH, Alabama (WALA) — The search for a missing 14-year-old swimmer continues off the coast of Baldwin County, but all-new Monday, a good Samaritan came forward saying he was one of many who dove into rough waters trying to save him. Tyreke Walker hasn’t
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at conjoined twins. Conjoined twins are physically connected to one another at some point on their bodies. Conjoined twins occur once every 200,000 live births, according to the University of Minnesota. About 70% of conjoined twins are female. Conjoined twins are identical – they are the same sex. According
Continue ReadingCNN By Amanda Davies and Matias Grez, CNN After managing to hold onto his star player when it looked likely he would depart for Real Madrid, Paris Saint-Germain President Nasser Al-Khelaifi has promised “a lot of changes” in order to “create a new era” at the club. Even as recently as a couple of weeks
Continue Reading By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — The Eastern Conference finals between the Heat and Celtics are as close as can be, heading back to Miami all tied up at two wins apiece. But the individual games have been anything but. Boston scored 18 of the first 19 points in Game 4 on
Continue Reading By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Social media has had a rough 2022 with lingering questions about advertising spending, political ads and a $44 billion takeover of Twitter that may or may not be happening, depending on which Elon Musk tweet you read. Then late Monday Snap, which runs the Snapchat app that features vanishing
Continue Reading By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Social media has had a rough 2022 with lingering questions about advertising spending, political ads and a $44 billion takeover of Twitter that may or may not be happening, depending on which Elon Musk tweet you read. Then late Monday Snap, which runs the Snapchat app that features vanishing
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are opening lower on Wall Street Tuesday, led by drops in tech heavyweights like the parent companies of Facebook and Google. The S&P 500 index fell 1.2% in the early going, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq was down almost twice as much, 2.3%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average, which tracks 30
Continue Reading By The Associated Press PGA TOUR CHARLES SCHWAB CHALLENGE Site: Fort Worth, Texas. Course: Colonial CC. Yardage: 7,209. Par: 70. Prize money: $8.4 million. Winner’s share: $1.512 million. Television: Thursday-Friday, 4-7 p.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday, 2-5:30 p.m. (Golf Channel), 5:30-7 p.m. (CBS); Sunday, 1-2 p.m. (Golf Channel), 2-6:30 p.m. (CBS). Defending champion: Jason Kokrak. FedEx
Continue Reading By The Associated Press PGA TOUR CHARLES SCHWAB CHALLENGE Site: Fort Worth, Texas. Course: Colonial CC. Yardage: 7,209. Par: 70. Prize money: $8.4 million. Winner’s share: $1.512 million. Television: Thursday-Friday, 4-7 p.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday, 2-5:30 p.m. (Golf Channel), 5:30-7 p.m. (CBS); Sunday, 1-2 p.m. (Golf Channel), 2-6:30 p.m. (CBS). Defending champion: Jason Kokrak. FedEx
Continue ReadingBy Scottie Andrew, CNN After a whopping 17 years away from the “Star Wars” universe, Ewan McGregor returns this week as our beloved bearded Jedi, Obi-Wan Kenobi. “Patience, you must have,” INDEED. But what was Master Kenobi up to when we saw him last? Does one need to watch several animated series to know what’s
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