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By Jennifer Korn Ryan Reynolds is about to have a nice payday. T-Mobile announced Wednesday that it’s buying budget wireless provider Mint Mobile in a larger deal for up to $1.35 billion. The acquisition of Mint Mobile’s parent Ka’ena Corporation will also include Ultra Mobile, an international calling service, and wireless wholesaler Plum. Reynolds, who
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By Sara Smart, Michelle Watson, Brian Todd and Eric Levenson, CNN Seven sheriff’s deputies in central Virginia were arrested and charged with second-degree murder Tuesday in the death of a Black man who prosecutors say was fatally “smothered” while in custody. Irvo Otieno, 28, died on March 6 at a state mental health facility during
Continue ReadingCNN By Rob Picheta, CNN The Russian downing of a US drone over the Black Sea on Tuesday has prompted a diplomatic spat and a race to recover some highly classified technology. The White House slammed Moscow’s actions as “unsafe, unprofessional and reckless” while Russia’s defense ministry denied its aircraft came into contact with the
Continue ReadingBy Rob Picheta, CNN The US has released footage of the moment a Russian plane dumped fuel on a US drone over the Black Sea on Tuesday — a confrontation that has sparked a diplomatic spat and led to a race to recover some highly classified technology. The White House slammed Moscow’s actions Moscow’s actions
Continue ReadingBy Mike Allen Click here for updates on this story LAS VEGAS (KVVU) — Windsor Park, a neighborhood in North Las Vegas, is slowly sinking into the ground. In the early 1990s, a study found the neighborhood, which was built between 1964 and 1966, was built on the juncture of two or more subsidence-related fault
Continue ReadingBy Dani Masten Click here for updates on this story LAS VEGAS (KVVU) — A dog was shot and killed in a Henderson neighborhood over the weekend, but the jogger who shot the dog claims self-defense. The shooting happened on Sunday afternoon near Green Valley and Warm Springs. The dog’s owners spoke to FOX5; the
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ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish officials and media reports say floods caused by torrential rains have killed at least 14 people in two provinces that were devastated by an earthquake last month. The flooding has increased the misery for thousands who already had been left homeless by the quake that killed more than 52,000 people
Continue ReadingBy Michael Bell Click here for updates on this story LAS VEGAS, Nevada (KVVU) — The body of a woman who possibly died by suicide was found inside a car at Harry Reid Airport 23 days after she parked there, according to authorities. The 65-year-old woman was found on Nov. 1, 2022 after a Las
Continue Reading By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV and BASSEM MROUE Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin is hosting Syrian leader Bashar Assad for talks in the Kremlin that are expected to focus on rebuilding Syria after a devastating civil war and mending the country’s ties with Turkey. Welcoming Assad at the start of Wednesday’s meeting that
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By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — For the first time in three decades, the U.S. has a new favorite dog breed, according to the American Kennel Club. Adorable in some eyes, deplorable in others, the sturdy, push-faced, perky-eared, world-weary-looking and distinctively droll French bulldog became the nation’s most prevalent purebred dog last
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GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. (AP) — A $208 million multi-year repair is planned for the Transcanyon Waterline that supplies water for the local community and millions of visitors to Grand Canyon National Park. National Park Service officials said the repairs and upgrades on the waterline within the inner canyon and the South Rim will
Continue ReadingBy Angie Ricono Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV) — Lamar Johnson is celebrating his first month of freedom after spending close to three decades in prison for a murder he didn’t commit. He calls Kansas City home, at least for now. He’s sleeping on an air mattress inside his
Continue ReadingBy Hal Scheurich Click here for updates on this story ORANGE BEACH, Alabama (WALA) — Everybody loves a good fish tale and two shark fishing guides from Pensacola have one they’ll never forget. It was Monday night, March 6, 2023, when they met their clients on the beach near the Flora-Bama in Orange Beach. Little
Continue ReadingBy Daeshen Smith Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — Fentanyl overdoses are continuing across the country. Now health officials are concerned about a new drug called Tranq which is an animal tranquilizer mixed with fentanyl. Virginia Guy with the Drug Education Council says it’s already a problem in other parts
Continue Reading By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER and PHILIPP JENNE Associated Press VIENNA (AP) — Austrian police are warning of a possible “Islamist-motivated attack” targeting churches and other houses of worship in Vienna. They cited undisclosed information the country’s intelligence service had received. Police in Vienna tweeted Wednesday that they had heightened security in front of certain buildings, including
Continue ReadingBy Larry Madowo, CNN A viral video from late February showed a man decrying the incompatibility of Black African “values” with those of Tunisians. Asked by the interviewer if he had ever met any Africans, he retorted implying he knows them well “because my grandfather used to buy and sell them.” The video has garnered
Continue ReadingCNN By Larry Madowo, CNN A viral video from late February showed a man decrying the incompatibility of Black African “values” with those of Tunisians. Asked by the interviewer if he had ever met any Africans, he retorted implying he knows them well “because my grandfather used to buy and sell them.” The video has
Continue ReadingBy Allison Morrow, CNN Credit Suisse, the giant, 167-year-old European bank, was teetering on the brink of failure Wednesday, stoking anxieties about the health of the global financial system. (And frankly giving markets reporters whiplash as sentiment went from “holy-crap-sell” on Monday, to “everyone chill” on Tuesday, and back to freakout mode by Wednesday…) After
Continue ReadingBy Annette Choi and Will Mullery, CNN The Supreme Court on Friday protected access to a widely used abortion drug by freezing lower-court rulings that placed restrictions on its usage. A federal judge in Texas previously ruled to suspend the Food and Drug Administration’s approval of mifepristone, the first drug in the medication abortion process,
Continue Reading By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer T-Mobile will acquire Mint Mobile, partly owned by actor Ryan Reynolds, as part of a cash-and-stock deal worth as much as $1.35 billion. T-Mobile’s purchase of Ka’ena Corp. will give it access to Mint, along with Ultra Mobile and wholesaler Plum. The brands, which already use T-Mobile for their
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