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By Sana Noor Haq, CNN A prominent Iranian human rights lawyer has told CNN that while a brutal state crackdown has succeeded in quieting the demonstrations that gripped the country for months, many Iranians still want regime change. In an exclusive interview Wednesday from her home in Tehran, Nasrin Sotoudeh told CNN’s Chief International Anchor
Continue ReadingCNN By Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN The husband of prominent Iranian human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh will be forced to serve the rest of a five-year prison sentence, Sotoudeh told CNN on Tuesday. Reza Khandan was summoned to report to the judiciary within 30 days to begin serving out the sentence, which was initially handed down
Continue ReadingBy Kayla James Click here for updates on this story DES MOINES, Iowa (KCCI) — A coalition made up of Des Moines community leaders and businesses is coming together to encourage the youth to speak up in a town hall against anti-violence next Monday. The Youth Town Hall is scheduled for Monday, Feb. 13, at
Continue ReadingBy KHBS Staff Click here for updates on this story FORT SMITH, Arkansas (KHBS) — Police said two people at the game were threatened by a person with a weapon. School officials canceled the game around 8 p.m. Fort Smith Public Schools police Chief Bill Hollenbeck says the school resource officer on duty locked down
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By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer Los Angeles Clippers coach Tyronn Lue will replace Phoenix’s Monty Williams on the USA Basketball men’s national team coaching staff for this year’s World Cup and next year’s Paris Olympics. Lue joins head coach Steve Kerr of Golden State and fellow assistants Erik Spoelstra of the Miami Heat and
Continue Reading By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer Los Angeles Clippers coach Tyronn Lue will replace Phoenix’s Monty Williams on the USA Basketball men’s national team coaching staff for this year’s World Cup and next year’s Paris Olympics. Lue joins head coach Steve Kerr of Golden State and fellow assistants Erik Spoelstra of the Miami Heat and
Continue ReadingBy Gregory Wallace Congress is set to receive new evidence Thursday of internal chaos at Southwest Airlines over the Christmas holiday meltdown. The pilots’ union is prepared to characterize the operation as held together by “duct tape,” while Southwest’s chief operating officer is expected to apologize and say the airline “is intensely focused on reducing
Continue Reading By MORGAN LEE and PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press EL PASO, Texas (AP) — A Texas man pleaded guilty Wednesday to federal charges accusing him of killing nearly two dozen people in a racist attack at an El Paso Walmart, changing his plea weeks after the U.S. government said it wouldn’t seek the death penalty
Continue ReadingCNN By CNN staff President Joe Biden delivered his second State of the Union address on Tuesday. Here is a fact check of some of the claims from Biden and the Republican response by Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders: Cutting the deficit Biden claimed his administration cut the federal deficit by “more than $1.7 trillion.”
Continue ReadingBy Kim Dacey Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE (WBAL) — Magnet fishing is a new craze that’s quickly catching on in Baltimore and helping to clean up the waters of the Inner Harbor. Evan Woodard formed a magnet-fishing group in Baltimore that’s growing by the week. He started the group about a
Continue ReadingBy Jere Gish Click here for updates on this story LEWISTOWN, Pennsylvania (WGAL) — Firefighters in Mifflin County got a very unusual call: A mom needed help because her daughter’s head was stuck in a cake pan. Erin Meixel was forced to call 911 on Monday when 2-year-old Quinnley got her head stuck while playing
Continue Reading By ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Walt Disney Co.’s latest quarterly results topped Wall Street’s forecasts, as solid growth at the entertainment giant’s theme parks helped offset tepid performance in its video streaming and movie business. Disney said Wednesday that it earned $1.28 million, or 70 cents per share, in
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Super Bowl celebrants planning to consume alcoholic beverages during the big game Sunday should stay off Riverside County roads unless they’re sober, or else they could be arrested in any one of a number of anti-DUI operations planned countywide, sheriff’s officials said today. Saturation patrols and sobriety checkpoints are scheduled before, during and after Super
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By Kiely Westhoff and Steve Almasy, CNN The suspect in the shooting death of off-duty New York Police Department officer Adeed Fayaz has been charged with murder, the Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office announced Wednesday. Randy Jones, 38, was arraigned Wednesday and did not enter a plea. He was remanded to police custody, according to the
Continue ReadingBy Nadia Kounang, Ben Morse and John Sinnott, CNN Just over a month after Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin went into cardiac arrest after making a tackle in a game against the Cincinnati Bengals, the Buffalo Bills safety has received an optimistic prognosis on his playing future from the NFL players union doctor. “I guarantee
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Alejandra Ramos (CNN) — La muy publicitada nueva herramienta de chatbot de IA de Google, Bard, que aún no se ha lanzado al público, ya está siendo criticada por dar una respuesta inexacta durante una demostración esta semana. En la demostración, que fue publicada por Google en Twitter, un usuario le pregunta a Bard: “¿Qué
Continue ReadingBy Alli Rosenbloom, CNN Derek Zoolander is back and, yes, he remains “really, really, really ridiculously good looking.” Ben Stiller — who first appeared as the vapid supermodel character in the 2001 movie “Zoolander” and the 2016 sequel — is blue steeling once again, this time for Pepsi’s new Super Bowl LVII ad, which was
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EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — Mattel Inc. (MAT) on Wednesday reported fourth-quarter earnings of $16.1 million. The El Segundo, California-based company said it had net income of 4 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs and restructuring costs, came to 18 cents per share. The results missed Wall Street
Continue Reading By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy will undergo surgery on his injured elbow later this month and should be fully recovered by training camp. A person familiar with the decision said Purdy will undergo the surgery on Feb. 22 to repair the torn ligament in his right elbow.
Continue Reading THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (AP) — THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (AP) — Atara Biotherapeutics Inc. (ATRA) on Wednesday reported a loss of $74.6 million in its fourth quarter. The Thousand Oaks, California-based company said it had a loss of 72 cents per share. The drug developer posted revenue of $221,000 in the period. For the year, the
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