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By R.J. RICO Associated Press As a public figure, Johnny Depp faced a high bar to win his libel lawsuit against his ex-wife Amber Heard. According to seven unanimous jurors, he cleared it. Depp said his ex-wife defamed him in a 2018 newspaper op-ed in which she alluded to abuse allegations against Depp. His name
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By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — There’s no mystery about how millions of fans of Netflix’s sci-fi drama “Stranger Things” spent their Memorial Day weekend. The service says seven episodes of the show’s much-awaited fourth season were streamed for 286 million hours, a record for an English-language show. It beat the
Continue Reading SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — Two Southern California tax preparers each pleaded not guilty Wednesday to federal charges they filed 433 phony tax returns using stolen identities as part of a $1 million fraud scheme, prosecutors said. Anton Nguyen, 53, of Fountain Valley, and Rosemary Pham, 64, of Midway City, were arraigned on charges including
Continue Reading RIALTO, Calif. (AP) — A gun battle broke out in a Southern California park where elementary school children were playing during a field trip on Wednesday, authorities said. Two people were shot but neither were students. The shooting in Rialto’s Alec Fergusson Park was during the field trip for first- and second-graders at Fitzgerald Elementary
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By Nicole Chavez and Laura Studley, CNN A panel in California considering reparations for Black Americans released its first report Wednesday detailing the “innumerable” harms of slavery in the state that “have snowballed over generations.” In a 500-page interim report, the California Reparations Task Force detailed California’s involvement in slavery and how it continues to
Continue Reading Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia star Bryce Harper was a late scratch from the lineup prior to Wednesday night’s game against the San Francisco Giants due to right forearm soreness. The news came hours after the slumping Phillies learned second baseman Jean Segura would be sidelined for up to three months. Harper has been
Continue ReadingCNN By Sonia Moghe and Lisa Respers France, CNN The lawyer for Amber Heard says she believes the jury in the defamation case brought against the actress by her ex-husband Johnny Depp was “confused,” and Heard plans to appeal the verdict. Both Heard and Depp were found liable for defamation Wednesday in dueling lawsuits against
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Alexandra Ferguson (CNN Business) — Instagram comenzó a desplegar este miércoles una función de Alerta Amber en su plataforma para notificar a los usuarios la desaparición de niños en tu zona. Las alertas, que estarán disponibles en Estados Unidos y en otras dos docenas de países, incluirán detalles sobre el menor desaparecido, como una foto,
Continue Reading By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Arizona Cardinals coaches and teammates welcomed Kyler Murray’s return to the practice field on Wednesday, saying it was fun to watch their star quarterback do his usual magic throwing a football. One thing’s certain: It sure beats watching his social media accounts. “It was good
Continue Reading By JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A contractor involved in cleaning up the nation’s worst coal ash spill says workers’ claims that they were sickened on the job should fall under a certain Tennessee law that limits legal challenges. The arguments came during a Wednesday hearing before the state’s Supreme Court. Workers
Continue Reading By DENISE LAVOIE AP Legal Affairs Writer FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — A jury sided Wednesday with Johnny Depp in his libel lawsuit against ex-wife Amber Heard, awarding the “Pirates of the Caribbean” actor more than $10 million and vindicating his allegations that Heard lied about Depp abusing her before and during their brief marriage. But
Continue ReadingBy Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Business A former employee at digital marketplace OpenSea has been hit with the first-ever charges related to an alleged insider trading scheme involving digital assets, authorities announced Wednesday. Nathaniel Chastain, a former product manager at OpenSea, was charged with one count of wire fraud and one count of money laundering related
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — El café, esa bebida con sabor terroso y un golpe de cafeína, podría tener más poder que el de despertarte por la mañana. El consumo de café, ya sea endulzado o sin endulzar, se asocia con un menor riesgo de muerte en comparación con no consumir esta bebida, según un nuevo
Continue Reading Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN Español) — Los colombianos le dijeron basta a la clase política tradicional en la primera vuelta de las elecciones presidenciales de 2022, según analistas consultados por CNN. Para muchos, estos comicios fueron un referendo contra la politiquería, el uribismo y el mismo presidente Iván Duque, que llega al final de su gestión con una baja popularidad (27,5%),
Continue Reading By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer DUBLIN, Ohio (AP) — Jon Rahm is ready to start over at the Memorial as tempting as it is to look back. That last shot he hit at Muirfield Village was tapping in for par on the 18th hole that gave him a six-shot lead and a place in
Continue Reading By Tina Burnside and Kate Conerly, CNN A man searching a Florida lake for Frisbees may have died as a result of a possible alligator attack, according to a news release from Largo Police Department. The victim, who authorities have identified as 47-year-old Sean McGuinness, was discovered along the shoreline of Taylor Lake in Largo,
Continue Reading Alejandra Ramos (CNN Español) — Los siete miembros del jurado encontraron que tanto Amber Heard como Johnny Depp se difamaron mutuamente. Pero, ¿es este el final del conflicto para la expareja de Hollywood? Después de un juicio que duró seis semanas —en donde los miembros del jurado escucharon más de 100 horas de testimonios sobre
Continue ReadingBy Fredreka Schouten, CNN The Michigan Court of Appeals on Wednesday rejected efforts by two Republican candidates for governor to have their names placed on the August primary ballot. The candidates, businessman Perry Johnson and financial adviser Michael Markey, filed lawsuits after Michigan’s board of canvassers deadlocked last week, leaving in place a decision by
Continue Reading By BEN WALKER AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Mike Trout’s future, he admits, is very much in doubt. Not as a baseball great. As the commissioner of a fantasy football league that’s suddenly gotten a lot of attention. “Am I going to resign? I haven’t made that decision,” the Los Angeles Angels star
Continue Reading By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) — Bill Cosby used friendly spaces — a film set at a public park, a game room — to give 16-year-old Judy Huth a sense of safety before sexually abusing her, Huth’s lawyer said Wednesday in opening statements at a civil trial. Attorney Nathan Goldberg
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