By Eric Bradner, Raja Razek and Amanda Jackson, CNN Hours after seven people were arrested Monday for their protests of Montana House Republicans’ silencing of a transgender lawmaker, those who had been arrested joined Rep. Zooey Zephyr for a late dinner, where they discussed what would come next. The group, along with fellow activists, pushed
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By Marianne Garvey, CNN “Succession” star Brian Cox will next appear in James Bond-inspired unscripted competition show. Cox will appear as “The Controller” in “007’s Road to a Million” for Prime Video. According to the show’s official synopsis, he “will control the fate of the contestants” as a “villainous and cultured” character. Contestants compete in
Continue ReadingBy ANNIE GIMBEL Click here for updates on this story FERRIS, Texas (KTVT) — The Ellis County Sheriff’s Office is investigating after a bull killed a 60-year-old man in the 200 block of James Road in Ferris. It happened the afternoon of April 24. The victim’s father called police saying he thought the bull had
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By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — When President Barack Obama flew to California to dedicate a national monument to Latino labor leader Cesar Chavez, a group of the activist’s relatives were invited to pose for photos with the president. Julie Chavez Rodriguez, Chavez’s granddaughter, hung back. As a member of Obama’s staff, she
Continue Reading By MATT OTT AP Business Writer Consumer confidence dipped again in April as anxiety over a slowing economy and possible recession weighed on American households. The Conference Board reported Tuesday that its consumer confidence index fell to 101.3 in April from 104 in March. Optimism about current conditions ticked up again, although consumers are less
Continue Reading By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s defense minister has hosted his counterparts from Iran, Syria and Turkey for talks as part of the Kremlin’s efforts to help broker a rapprochement between the Turkish and Syrian governments. The Russian Defense Ministry said Tuesday’s talks focused on “practical steps to strengthen security in the
Continue ReadingBy Matias Grez, CNN It’s becoming quite the season for goalkeepers in Chile. Just weeks after Leandro Requena scored what could be the longest range goal in history, Deportes Temuco goalkeeper Yerko Urra also got himself on the scoresheet. With his team trailing 1-0 at home to San Marcos de Arica in the 97th minute,
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story FORT WORTH, Texas (KTVT) — Three people were arrested after a scuffle during a protest at a drag show event in Fort Worth on Sunday. Fort Worth police say a small number of people from a group called “Protect Texas Kids” gathered to protest the
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By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business The Chevrolet Bolt EV, General Motors first fully electric vehicle to be built and sold on a large scale, will go out of production by the end of this year. The Michigan assembly plant where it’s produced will be turned over to electric pickup truck production as part of GM’s
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By Anna Bahney, CNN New home sales rose in March, climbing for the fourth month in a row as mortgage rates eased and buyers looked to new construction as an alternative to the tight inventory of existing homes for sale. Sales of newly constructed homes were up 9.6% in March from February, but were down
Continue Reading By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer McDonald’s reported higher-than-expected sales in the first quarter as store traffic grew despite higher prices. The Chicago burger giant said Tuesday that its global same-store sales rose 12.6% compared to the January-March period last year. That was well above the 8.7% increase Wall Street forecast. McDonald’s said it raised
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First Republic Bank’s stock plunged at the opening bell Tuesday after it said depositors withdrew more than $100 billion during last month’s crisis, with fears swirling that it could be the third bank to fail after the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank. The San Francisco bank said late Monday that it was
Continue Reading First Republic Bank’s stock plunged at the opening bell Tuesday after it said depositors withdrew more than $100 billion during last month’s crisis, with fears swirling that it could be the third bank to fail after the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank. The San Francisco bank said late Monday that it was
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN Español) — El presidente de México, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, dio positivo por covid-19 el pasado domingo por tercera vez desde que se inició la pandemia. Por ello, la atención sobre su estado de salud ha aumentado y el Gobierno del país ha proporcionado actualizaciones diarias. De hecho, el propio mandatario reapareció en
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN) — Harry Belafonte, el apuesto cantante, actor y activista que se convirtió en un partidario indispensable del movimiento por los derechos civiles, murió, dijo su publicista Ken Sunshine a CNN. Tenía 96 años. Belafonte murió este martes por la mañana de insuficiencia cardíaca congestiva, dijo Sunshine. Belafonte fue apodado el Rey del
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CNN By Oliver Darcy and Marshall Cohen, CNN Fox News and Tucker Carlson, the right-wing extremist who used his prime time perch at the talk network to exert a firm grip over the Republican Party, have severed ties, the network said in a stunning announcement that rocked the media and political worlds Monday. “We thank
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — Police on Chicago’s Northwest Side are linking two armed robberies to the dating app Plenty of Fish. The first happened Friday, April 14, on West Olive. The other happened Saturday, April 15, on West Addison. Police say the suspect met the victims
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By Xiaofei Xu, CNN In the early days of the invasion of Ukraine, the European Union and Russia closed off their airspace to each other — an aerial blockade that has remained in place ever since. Now that China has reconnected to the world after almost three years of Covid border closures — welcome news
Continue Reading LOS ANGELES (AP) — Fox will broadcast 29 of 64 Women’s World Cup games from Australia and New Zealand this summer on its main network, up from 22 of 52 matches in France during the 2019 tournament and 16 in 2015. The main network will televise the opener between New Zealand vs Norway on July
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By John Blake and Chloe Melas, CNN Harry Belafonte, the dashing singer, actor and activist who became an indispensable supporter of the civil rights movement, has died, his publicist Ken Sunshine told CNN. He was 96. Belafonte died Tuesday morning of congestive heart failure, Sunshine said. Belafonte was dubbed the “King of Calypso” after the
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