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By NARDOS HAILE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Hilary Swank has given birth to twins — a boy and a girl. The 48-year-old “Million Dollar Baby” actor posted a photo of her and her twins looking at the sunset on Instagram Sunday evening with the caption: “It wasn’t easy. But boy (and girl!) was
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By AMY TAXIN Associated Press During California’s prolonged, wet winter, beekeeper Gene Brandi said he had to spend twice as much money on a sugary syrup to feed his honeybees and keep them alive. That’s because the bees sent to pollinate blooming almond orchards took longer than usual to emerge from their hives due to
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Gray, CNN Meteorologist This week will be draining in a literal sense, due to rapid snowmelt. A great thaw is set to begin, which will bring the potential for flooding across at least 10 states. From the West Coast to the Great Lakes, concern is growing about the significant warmup forecast this week
Continue ReadingCNN By Jennifer Gray, CNN Meteorologist This week will be draining in a literal sense, due to rapid snowmelt. A great thaw is set to begin, which will bring the potential for flooding across at least 10 states. From the West Coast to the Great Lakes, concern is growing about the significant warmup forecast this
Continue ReadingBy Deidre McPhillips, CNN As abortion rights become more restricted in the United States, a new study shows that it’s become harder for women to access reproductive health care services more broadly — such as routine screenings and birth control — in recent years. Women seeking reproductive health care were more likely to report challenges
Continue ReadingCNN By Deidre McPhillips, CNN In the six months after the Supreme Court ruling that ended the federal right to an abortion, there were about 32,000 fewer abortions than expected in the United States, according to a new analysis. There were about 5,000 fewer legal abortions each month, on average, than there were in the
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By AMY TAXIN Associated Press During California’s prolonged, wet winter, beekeeper Gene Brandi said he had to spend twice as much money on a sugary syrup to feed his honeybees and keep them alive. That’s because the bees sent to pollinate blooming almond orchards took longer than usual to emerge from their hives due to
Continue ReadingBy Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Parents invest so much of themselves, emotionally and financially, in raising their children — but the time comes when a parent has to stop subsidizing their adult children’s everyday expenses. Think housing, health insurance, car payments, cell phones, credit cards, subscription services, student loans and travel. And, as it turns out,
Continue Reading By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The WNBA is adding charter flights for the entire playoffs this season as well as for teams that have back-to-back games in the regular season, the league announced Monday. The league will pay for all of the flights. “It’s significant dollars,” WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert
Continue Reading By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The WNBA is adding charter flights for the entire playoffs this season as well as for teams that have back-to-back games in the regular season, the league announced Monday. The league will pay for all of the flights. “It’s significant dollars,” WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert
Continue Reading By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Makoto Shinkai was never the same filmmaker after the 2011 earthquake stuck Japan. When the tsunami and quake ravaged the Tōhoku region of northern Japan and prompted a nuclear meltdown, Shinkai, a now 50-year-old director and animator of some of the most popular anime features
Continue ReadingBy Shawna Mizelle, CNN A Republican congresswoman who represents a swing district in South Carolina urged the Food and Drug Administration on Monday to ignore a recent ruling by a federal judge suspending the approval of a medication drug used for abortion. “This is an FDA-approved drug. I support the usage of FDA-approved drugs, even
Continue Reading By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer MIAMI (AP) — Getting to the play-in tournament probably wasn’t the goal of any team when training camps opened back in September. It does, however, beat the alternative. There are 12 teams with playoff spots right now, 10 teams whose seasons are over — and eight teams with a
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CNN, WLKY By Eric Levenson, Kristina Sgueglia, Celina Tebor and John Miller, CNN A 23-year-old bank employee opened fire at his workplace in downtown Louisville, Kentucky, on Monday morning and livestreamed the attack that left four dead and nine others wounded, authorities said. The gunman was identified as Connor Sturgeon, an employee at Old National
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN Pete Davidson and Chase Sui Wonders have not publicly confirmed that they are a couple, but, according to Martha Stewart, they are together. The doyenne of domesticity posted a photo of herself with the pair on her legacy verified Instagram account, writing in the caption that real estate agent Muffin
Continue ReadingBy CBS CHICAGO TEAM Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — Visitation and funeral arrangements have been announced for the two Chicago firefighters who died in the line of duty, battling separate fires last week. The visitation for Chicago Fire Department Lt. Jan Tchoryk will be on Wednesday from 3 p.m. to
Continue ReadingBy WCCO STAFF Click here for updates on this story ST. CROIX COUNTY, Wisconsin (WCCO) — A 26-year-old Illinois woman is in custody after authorities say she was driving under the influence in western Wisconsin at speeds exceeding 100 mph, with seven children in tow. The Wisconsin State Patrol says a trooper clocked the woman
Continue ReadingBy WCCO STAFF Click here for updates on this story RED WING, Minnesota (WCCO) — A family had to be rescued via helicopter from a bluff in Red Wing Sunday. The Minnesota Air Rescue Team posted a video on Facebook and wrote that they helped rescue a family from Red Wing’s He Mni Can-Barn Bluff
Continue ReadingBy CBS BALTIMORE STAFF Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott is calling for a citywide curfew for minors this summer. This comes after a 14-year-old and a 16-year-old were injured after a large fight among minors broke out Sunday night near the Inner Harbor. Police said, at
Continue ReadingBy Celine Alkhaldi, CNN A highly addictive drug that became Syria’s economic lifeline over a decade of isolation may now be serving as a bargaining chip as it tries to normalize ties with neighboring states, analysts say. Captagon, a drug that is relatively unknown outside the Middle East, helped Syria turn into a narco-state after
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