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By Forrest Brown, CNN Mardi Gras 2021 was a very quiet, socially distanced event. And festivities were still a bit subdued in 2022, at least by pre-pandemic standards. But this year, New Orleans is ready to go full throttle for its famous party. Lifelong Big Easy resident Sarah Barnett, who has missed only a couple
Continue ReadingBy Amanda Hara Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — A woman was killed when gunfire outside her apartment traveled through a window, according to the Metro Nashville Police Department. Gunfire erupted near 500 Summer Place, across the interstate from Nissan Stadium near Cayce Homes, just after 10 p.m. Sunday. When
Continue ReadingBy Sammy Mngqosini and George Ramsay, CNN Football authorities have called on social media companies and officials to take “the strongest action” after Tottenham Hotspur said forward Son Heung-min was subjected to “reprehensible” online abuse. Son scored Tottenham’s second goal in a 2-0 win against West Ham on Sunday, moving the club up to fourth
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By SHARON LURYE Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The air-conditioning gave out as students returned from summer break last year to Jim Hill High School in Jackson, Mississippi, forcing them to learn in sweltering heat. By Thanksgiving, students were huddling under blankets because the heat wasn’t working. Along the way students dealt with broken
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Local law enforcement is claiming public safety issues would arise if the legislation passed a bill banning police from using K-9s to apprehend suspects or conduct crowd control. AB-742 was introduced by Assemblymember Dr. Corey Jackson who represents District 60 last week. During his announcement, Jackson said, “By prohibiting the use of police K-9s for
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By REBECCA SANTANA Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — The woman flying out of Philadelphia’s airport last year remembered to pack snacks, prescription medicine and a cellphone in her handbag. But what was more important was what she forgot to unpack: a loaded .380-caliber handgun in a black holster. The weapon was one of the 6,542
Continue Reading By REBECCA SANTANA Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — The woman flying out of Philadelphia’s airport last year remembered to pack snacks, prescription medicine and a cellphone in her handbag. But what was more important was what she forgot to unpack: a loaded .380-caliber handgun in a black holster. The weapon was one of the 6,542
Continue ReadingBy Hadas Gold, Richard Allen Greene, Mia Alberti and Amir Tal, CNN A controversial set of bills that would weaken the independence of Israel’s judicial system passed its first reading in the Knesset, Israel’s parliament, in the early hours of Tuesday morning local time. Both bills passed 63 to 47. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition
Continue ReadingBy Chris Isidore, CNN For the moment at least, Elon Musk is working at Tesla for free. Depending on how you look at it. Musk still has the potential to continue pulling in staggering sums of money, thanks to Tesla, but not in the way that his regular workers make their money. That’s because the
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By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Jean Case, who rose to fortune and fame as an executive at America Online, has been a fan of impact investing since before it had that name. It looks to invest in projects that make an impact on society, not just financial returns. Case is
Continue ReadingBy Paul Workman, Chief International Correspondent, CTV National News Click here for updates on this story UKRAINE (CTV Network) — In a landscape of ruins in southern Ukraine, battered and punished by a year of Russian bombardment, the town of Orikihiv stands out as much for the regular pounding it endures as the stamina, suffering
Continue ReadingBy Glen McGregor, CTV National News Senior Political Correspondent Click here for updates on this story OTTAWA (CTV Network) — Despite numerous claims to the contrary, the judge who led the Public Order Emergency Commission (POEC) examining the federal government’s invocation of the Emergencies Act to end the “Freedom Convoy” protests last year is not
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KABC, PHOTOS COURTESY OF ST. RITA SCHOOL, VO FROM CATHEDRAL OF OUR LADY OF THE ANGELS,, CNN By Cheri Mossburg, Camila Bernal and Kelly McCleary, CNN A man was taken into custody in connection with the shooting death of a Catholic bishop renowned for his work as a community peacemaker, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s
Continue Reading By EVAN VUCCI, JOHN LEICESTER, AAMER MADHANI and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — President Joe Biden paid an unannounced visit to Ukraine on Monday to meet with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in a defiant display of Western solidarity with a country still fighting what he called “a brutal and unjust war” days before
Continue Reading By SOPHENG CHEANG Associated Press PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — A spectacular collection of centuries-old Cambodian jewelry has been returned to the Southeast Asian country, the latest treasures to be retrieved from the estate of well-known antiquities collector and dealer Douglas Latchford, who was accused of buying and selling looted artifacts. Cambodia’s Ministry of Culture
Continue Reading BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union has imposed sanctions on 32 Iranians, including the culture and education ministers, intelligence officials and lawmakers accused of links to the security crackdown on protesters. The bloc on Monday also targeted two organizations. The protests began after the Sept. 16 death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini following her arrest by
Continue ReadingBy Brian Fung, CNN The Supreme Court is set to hear back-to-back oral arguments this week in two cases that could significantly reshape online speech and content moderation. The outcome of the oral arguments, scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday, could determine whether tech platforms and social media companies can be sued for recommending content to
Continue Reading BERLIN (AP) — Russian pranksters posing as Ukraine’s ex-President Petro Poroshenko managed to contact Angela Merkel by phone to discuss developments in Ukraine and Belarus, although the former German chancellor appeared wary during the call. Merkel’s office said Monday that the former German leader received a call Jan. 12 from someone claiming to be Poroshenko.
Continue Reading By Cheri Mossburg, Camila Bernal and Kelly McCleary, CNN A man was taken into custody in connection with the shooting death of a Catholic bishop renowned for his work as a community peacemaker, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department announced Monday. Auxiliary Bishop David O’Connell was found dead Saturday in his home in the community
Continue Reading By MAURICIO SAVARESE Associated Press SAO PAULO (AP) — Heavy rain caused flooding and landslides that have killed 36 people on the northern coast of Brazil’s Sao Paulo state, officials said Monday, while fatalities could rise. Sao Paulo’s state government said in a statement that 35 died in the city of Sao Sebastiao and a
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