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By Rashard Rose and Andrea Cambron, CNN A Virginia police officer has been fired and is under criminal investigation after police say he shot and killed an unarmed shoplifting suspect, Fairfax County police announced Thursday. Officers suspected the man who was killed, Timothy Johnson, 37, had stolen items from a Tysons Corner shopping center February
Continue Reading By Jalen Brown Langston University announced this week it will clear student balances for a second time in recent years to “lessen the burden” of those enrolled in the school. More than $4.5 million in student debt is being canceled at the historically Black university in Oklahoma, Langston President Kent J. Smith Jr. said Wednesday
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By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer On paper, Utah’s sweeping social media legislation passed this week is an ambitious attempt to shield children and teens from the ill effects of social media. It empowers parents to decide whether their kids should be using apps like TikTok or Instagram. What’s less clear is whether and how
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By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Columbus Blue Jackets general manager Jarmo Kekalainen knows if the season ended today, his team could have the best odds to land who many consider the next generational talent in the NHL. He is also keenly aware that the odds remain higher not to win
Continue Reading By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Columbus Blue Jackets general manager Jarmo Kekalainen knows if the season ended today, his team could have the best odds to land who many consider the next generational talent in the NHL. He is also keenly aware that the odds remain higher not to win
Continue Reading By Jackie Wattles, CNN Deadly spores lurk in the water and infect the skin of the creatures they touch. Spreading on contact and then invading the body, this fungal disease causes ulcers and peeling so severe skin comes off in sheets. Joints in the leg begin to lock up, and, shortly after symptoms set in,
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Reese Witherspoon and her husband say they are divorcing after nearly 12 years of marriage. The actor-producer and her husband, Hollywood agent Jim Toth, announced their breakup Friday in a joint statement on Instagram. Their wedding anniversary is Sunday. “It is with a great deal of care and consideration that we
Continue Reading By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer The Texas Rangers aren’t wasting any time in seeing what they have in Jacob deGrom. The ace right-hander, who signed a five-year, $185 million contract with the Rangers in the offseason, will face Philadelphia’s Aaron Nola when the 2023 Major League Baseball season opens next Thursday. All 30 clubs
Continue Reading By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer The Texas Rangers aren’t wasting any time in seeing what they have in Jacob deGrom. The ace right-hander, who signed a five-year, $185 million contract with the Rangers in the offseason, will face Philadelphia’s Aaron Nola when the 2023 Major League Baseball season opens next Thursday. All 30 clubs
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A 19-year-old man and a 14-year-old teen were arrested on suspicion of attempted murder today, with authorities accusing the Coachella residents of shooting at two other Coachella teenagers last month. The teens were arrested without incident Thursday after authorities served warrants at their Coachella residences, according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. The 19-year-old was
Continue ReadingBy Chloe Melas, CNN If it feels like Kiernan Shipka is everywhere, you’re right. The 23-year-old who rose to fame on the hit series, “Mad Men,” is at the helm of an indie flick that’s getting quite a bit of buzz called, “Wildflower.” Shipka plays Bea Johnson a high school senior who is at a
Continue Reading By BRENDAN FARRINGTON Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — From expanding gun rights to going after “woke” investors, the Florida Legislature is quickly moving on a list of bills that will give Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis conservative-pleasing policy successes as he prepares to launch a presidential campaign. The usually slow-moving Legislature ended the week by
Continue Reading By PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Former President Donald Trump’s rally in Waco, Texas, this weekend comes amid the 30th anniversary in the city of the infamous deadly standoff at the Branch Davidians compound. Trump, who is facing the possibility of becoming the first president in U.S. history to be indicted,
Continue Reading By TRISHA AHMED and MATTHEW DALY Associated Press MONTICELLO, Minn. (AP) — A Minnesota utility has begun shutting down a nuclear power plant near Minneapolis after failing to stop the release of radioactive material. Officials say it is not dangerous, but nearby residents are concerned. Xcel Energy started shutting down the plant in Monticello on
Continue Reading By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A powdery substance was found Friday with a threatening letter in a mailroom at the offices of Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, the latest security scare as the prosecutor weighs a potential historic indictment of former President Donald Trump, authorities said. New York City police
Continue ReadingBy Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN Four sea otters in California have died from a rare strain of the Toxoplasma gondii parasite that scientists said could pose a risk to human health. Researchers called the finding a “complete surprise” because this strain of T. gondii had never been reported in any aquatic animal or in coastal California.
Continue Reading By The Associated Press This week’s new entertainment releases include fresh albums from Lana Del Rey and Ellie Goulding, the landing of “Top Gun: Maverick” on Amazon Prime Video and a TV show about an FBI agent who gets pulled into danger and secret missions aboard “The Night Agent” streams on Netflix. Apple TV+ has
Continue Reading By JOSH BOAK and ROB GILLIES Associated Press OTTAWA, ONTARIO (AP) — President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau are celebrating the U.S.-Canada relationship, declaring the two nations’ shared values have never been more important for a world facing both tumult and possibility. Biden, making his first visit to Canada as president, said that
Continue Reading By LOU KESTEN, BASSEM MROUE and JON GAMBRELL Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — President Joe Biden said Friday that the U.S. does not seek conflict with Iran, but will respond “forcefully” to protect its personnel in Syria and elsewhere, a day after a U.S. contractor was killed and six other Americans were injured in an
Continue Reading By SAM METZ Associated Press PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — “I didn’t engage in risky behavior. I wouldn’t with my children there or without my children there,” Paltrow said when asked about a 2016 ski collision. Gwyneth Paltrow took the stand on Friday to testify in a trial over a ski crash at a Utah
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