CNN By Jennifer Hansler and Jeremy Herb, CNN US Ambassador to China Nicholas Burns said Monday that China will have to “be more honest about what happened three years ago in Wuhan with the origin of the Covid-19 crisis” if the US and China are going to be able to work together. Burns added that
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By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The gonzo R-rated horror comedy “Cocaine Bear” sniffed up $23.1 million in its opening weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday, while Marvel’s “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania” shrank unusually quickly in its second weekend. “Quantumania” was still No. 1 with an estimated $32.2 million in
Continue ReadingCNN By Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN At least 64 people including children and women died after a wooden boat carrying migrants from Turkey broke apart on rocks off the coast of Calabria on Sunday, Italian authorities said. More bodies were being pulled from the Mediterranean Sea on Monday, where bad weather hampered search efforts and
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN) — Cuando los anuncios de “Cocaine Bear” empezaron a hacerse virales, la pregunta inmediata fue si se trataba de otro de esos títulos en busca de una película (véase “Snakes on a Plane”) o de una idea digna de una entrada. La respuesta se encuentra en algún punto intermedio, ya que la directora
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By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Tom Cruise was honored for his nearly three decades of work as a producer, and “ Everything Everywhere All at Once ” solidified its status as the frontrunner for the best picture Oscar by taking the top prize at Saturday night’s Producers Guild of
Continue Reading VISALIA, Calif. (AP) — Authorities in central California announced more than two dozen arrests during a gang crackdown following last month’s fatal shootings of six people, including a teenage mother and her baby, that investigators believe stemmed from a gang rivalry. A four-day sweep by multiple law-enforcement agencies led to the arrests of 26 people
Continue ReadingBy Ramishah Maruf, CNN Warner Bros. Discovery filed a lawsuit against Paramount Friday, claiming the rival media company breached its half-billion-dollar exclusivity contract with HBO Max by airing “South Park” on its own streaming platform, Paramount+. HBO Max is a unit of Warner Bros. Discovery, which also owns CNN. Nearly all “South Park” episodes air
Continue ReadingBy Dan Heching, CNN Five times was a charm for Woody Harrelson this weekend, when he returned to host “Saturday Night Live.” The celebrated actor was part of a running gag throughout the show in which he was expecting to be awarded with an honorary jacket for hosting the long-running NBC comedy sketch show five
Continue ReadingBy Emerson Lehmann Click here for updates on this story RACINE, Wisconsin (WDJT) — A rainy February day can’t wipe the smile off of Cindi Franceschina’s face. After all, she’s got an important date. “I post on Facebook every year our date, just because it’s been a tradition for so long now,” Cindi said. February
Continue ReadingBy Chandler Watkins Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND Oregon (KPTV) — Friday marks one year since Russia invaded Ukraine. This time last year, Konstantin Zamrykot, his wife Liliia, and their three kids were living in a town near Kyiv. “Everyone was caught by war at night,” said Yulia Shipulina, a Community Outreach
Continue ReadingBy Jeremy Herb and Natasha Bertrand, CNN The US Department of Energy has assessed that the Covid-19 pandemic most likely came from a laboratory leak in China, according to a newly updated classified intelligence report. Two sources said that the Department of Energy assessed in the intelligence report that it had “low confidence” the Covid-19
Continue ReadingBy Kari Barrows Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — A group of middle schoolers raised almost $900 dollars Saturday in downtown Asheville in order to help stock their school bathrooms with menstrual products. Group of middle schoolers raise money to stock bathrooms with period products The Asheville Middle School
Continue ReadingBy WALA Staff Click here for updates on this story MOBILE COUNTY, Alabama (WALA) — An army of firefighters from several departments enhanced their rescue skills Saturday. Seven Hills Fire Rescue hosted an extrication training. The skills are necessary for rescuing drivers during major accidents. Saturday’s hands-on training allowed participating first responders to take their
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — Un nuevo proyecto de ley en Florida podría significar que Fido no tendrá más viajes de placer. Un proyecto de ley que avanza en la legislatura de Florida prohibiría que los perros saquen la cabeza por las ventanillas de los automóviles, además de una serie de otras medidas. En imágenes, las
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By NICHOLAS RICCARDI and JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated Press PARKER, Colo (AP) — In a basement event space in the Denver suburb of Parker, Tina Peters surveyed a crowd of Colorado Republicans last week and made an unusual pitch for why she should become chair of their beleaguered party: “There’s no way a jury of 12
Continue Reading By JOSEF FEDERMAN Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — A Palestinian gunman on Sunday opened fire on a car in the northern West Bank, killing two Israeli brothers in an attack that came as Israeli and Palestinian officials pledged to calm a year-long wave of violence. The Jordanian government, which hosted Sunday’s talks at the Red
Continue Reading By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press ROME (AP) — A wooden boat crowded with migrants smashed into rocky reefs and broke apart before dawn Sunday off the Italian coast, authorities said. Rescuers recovered nearly 60 bodies, and dozens more people were missing in the rough waters. Officials feared the death toll could top 100 since some
Continue Reading By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and European Union leader Ursula von der Leyen are due to meet, with expectations high they will seal a deal to resolve a thorny post-Brexit trade dispute. The U.K. government and the EU said von der Leyen would travel to Britain on
Continue ReadingBy Ramishah Maruf, CNN Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers said price caps on Russian energy should be stiffened up to maximize the impact of sanctions on the country as the war in Ukraine hits a year. The former Harvard University president said on Fareed Zakaria GPS Sunday, economic sanctions on Russia haven’t bitten hard because
Continue Reading By RICK CALLAHAN and CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press Some Michigan residents faced a fourth straight day in the dark on Sunday as crews continued working to restore power to more than 175,000 homes and businesses in the Detroit metropolitan area following last week’s ice storm. Leah Thomas, whose home north of Detroit in the suburb
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