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By Toyin Owoseje, CNN Meghan Trainor has apologized for her “careless” remarks about teachers, saying she was “fired up” over the recent school shootings in the United States. The Grammy award-winning singer-songwriter provoked controversy last week when she exclaimed “F**k teachers!” during a discussion about parenthood on her podcast, “Workin’ On It,” which she co-hosts
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Celebrities and other high-profile Twitter users are once again being verified by the social media platform and they don’t know why the blue check marks reappeared — nor do they seem too happy about it. Twitter removed the blue marks last week from accounts that don’t pay a monthly fee. But
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Sofía Narváez (CNN Español) — Este año, el primer ciclón tropical con nombre de la temporada de huracanes del océano Atlántico se llamará Arlene, según el listado de la Organización Meteorológica Mundial. Le seguirán Bret, Cindy y Don. La temporada de huracanes del Atlántico se extenderá oficialmente, como es habitual, del 1 de junio al
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TORONTO (AP) — Defenseman Justin Braun has decided to retire at age 36 after 13 NHL seasons. The NHL Alumni Association announced Braun’s retirement Monday, a week and a half after he played in Philadelphia’s season finale. Braun skated in 961 regular-season and playoff games with the San Jose Sharks, Flyers and New York Rangers.
Continue ReadingBy Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Miles of empty fields where you might expect a build-up of armor. Tank tracks that emerge in the mud from nowhere, and lead there too. Distant artillery duels that locals say peak and ebb. The silence is beginning to be telling. Ukraine has made extraordinary efforts to conceal the start
Continue Reading By JESSICA GRESKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court said Monday it will decide whether public officials can block critics from commenting on their social media accounts, an issue that previously came up in a case involving former President Donald Trump. Two years ago the Supreme Court dismissed a case over Trump’s efforts
Continue Reading By JESSICA GRESKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court said Monday it will decide whether public officials can block critics from commenting on their social media accounts, an issue that previously came up in a case involving former President Donald Trump. Two years ago the Supreme Court dismissed a case over Trump’s efforts
Continue Reading By KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Banks are paying up for savers’ deposits in a much bigger way than they have in a long time. After a decade of low interest rates, the Federal Reserve has unleashed a rapid series of rate hikes to combat inflation. a move that has also
Continue Reading By CORA LEWIS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — After years of paying low rates for savers, banks are finally offering better interest on deposits. Moving your savings around by opening a new account and closing an old one can seem like a hassle, but it’s a use of time that can pay off. As
Continue Reading WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday rejected appeals from oil and gas companies that are fighting lawsuits from state and local governments over whether they can be held responsible for harms resulting from global warming. The justices handed the companies a setback in their legal fight with city, county and state governments that
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By AMY BETH HANSON Associated Press HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A silenced transgender lawmaker in Montana who was deliberately misgendered by some Republican lawmakers plans to keep trying to speak on the House floor Monday despite Republican leaders insisting that won’t happen until she apologizes for saying lawmakers would have “blood on their hands” if
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN For those wondering where he has been for the last few years, Richard Lewis has an answer. The comedian, actor and writer posted a video Sunday on social media to celebrate his completion of filming the 12th season Larry David’s hit series, “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” which Lewis described as “an
Continue ReadingCNN, WSOC By Mitchell McCluskey and Pete Muntean, CNN Two incidents involving American Airlines flights — one of them an apparent bird strike — frightened passengers who saw flames flowing from their aircraft. In one of the incidents, Phoenix-bound Flight 1958 returned to the airport in Columbus, Ohio, Sunday morning after the crew calmly reached
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CNN, WCCO By Adrienne Broaddus, CNN Former Minnesota officer Kimberly Potter has been released from prison after serving 16 months of a two-year sentence in the fatal shooting of Daunte Wright, whom she shot after mistaking her gun for a Taser during a traffic stop in Brooklyn Center, according to the Minnesota Department of Corrections.
Continue ReadingBy Jacqueline Howard, CNN Elementary students lined up behind a white curtain in the middle of a grand gymnasium at their school in northern California. They stood still as a dog handler walked a yellow Labrador along the other side of the curtain. Hidden from the children’s view, the 2-year-old female pup sniffed each child’s
Continue ReadingBy Shoshana Stahl Click here for updates on this story FLORISSANT, Missouri (KMOV) — The Florissant Valley Fire Protection District held the Fire Up St. Louis female firefighter camp this weekend. Firefighter and paramedic Kate Freshman said 30 women between the ages of 18 and 40 signed up. “These women can take these experiences into
Continue ReadingBy Jon Passantino Disney is laying off several thousand workers across the company this week in the second and largest wave of cuts as part of the media giant’s previously announced plan to slash its workforce by 7,000 employees. The latest round of job cuts will impact ESPN, Disney’s entertainment division, Disney Parks, and its
Continue ReadingBy Joel Seymour Click here for updates on this story LEICESTER, North Carolina (WLOS) — It was all things quilts in Leicester this weekend, in honor of Community Quilt Day. The free two-day event wrapped up Sunday, April 23, at the Sandy Mush Community Center. Attendees got to learn about the ins and outs of
Continue ReadingBy Brenda Goodman, CNN The World Health Organization has elevated the fast-growing Omicron sublineage XBB.1.16 as a new variant of interest, and says it is outcompeting the previously dominant XBB.1.5 in many regions. XBB.1.16 is a descendant of the recombinant XBB, which is a mashup of two BA.2 sublineages. On social media, the variant has
Continue Reading By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer The NFL never really stops, so the offseason continues with the draft starting Thursday night. The Carolina Panthers have the No. 1 overall pick and, as usual, a lot of the hype surrounds the quarterbacks. Alabama’s Bryce Young, Ohio State’s C.J. Stroud, Kentucky’s Will Levis and Florida’s Anthony Richardson
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