By Chloe Melas, CNN (CNN) — For decades after returning home from World War II, my grandfather did not talk about his wartime experiences. Frank Murphy flew 21 perilous missions as a navigator of a B-17 for the Eighth Air Force’s 100th Bomb Group, nicknamed “the Bloody Hundredth.” The day his plane was shot down
Continue ReadingBy Brian Fung, CNN Washington (CNN) — A Fidelity fund has slashed its estimate of Twitter’s value amid ongoing chaos at the company, implying the social media platform may be worth only a third of its value compared to when Elon Musk acquired it in October. According to a monthly disclosure, Fidelity’s Blue Chip Growth
Continue ReadingReview by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — Nothing could be more visceral than the fear monsters that kids imagine under the bed or in the closet are actually real, which provides the backbone of “The Boogeyman,” a movie (very) loosely based on Stephen King’s early short story. Originally earmarked for Hulu, the film is now
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By Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — After police found a body in a black steamer trunk in a wooded area in Florida 53 years ago, the mystery of the “trunk lady” became a cold case that captured the attention of the public for decades. Using DNA evidence, police have now identified the victim as Sylvia
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By LISA MASCARO, KEVIN FREKING, STEPHEN GROVES and FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Hard-fought to the end, the big debt ceiling and budget cuts package headed toward a crucial House vote Wednesday as President Joe Biden and Speaker Kevin McCarthy assembled a coalition of centrist Democrats and Republicans for passage over fierce conservative
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By LISA MASCARO, KEVIN FREKING, STEPHEN GROVES and FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Hard-fought to the end, the big debt ceiling and budget cuts package headed toward a crucial House vote Wednesday as President Joe Biden and Speaker Kevin McCarthy assembled a coalition of centrist Democrats and Republicans for passage over fierce conservative
Continue Reading By TOM KRISHER and ASHRAF KHALIL Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government’s auto safety agency plans to require that all new passenger cars and light trucks include potentially life-saving automatic emergency braking and meet stricter safety standards within three years. The announcement by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration represents its latest move
Continue ReadingBy Matthew Rodriguez Click here for updates on this story SAN CLEMENTE, California (KCAL, KCBS) — Deputies in San Clemente have arrested multiple teenagers accused of brutally beating three Marines over the weekend. The city’s Mayor Chris Duncan announced that Orange County Sheriff’s Department charged nine juveniles connected to the beating. Five of the suspects
Continue Reading By NICHOLAS PAPHITIS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Former Greek Foreign Minister Theodoros Pangalos has died at age 84. Pangalos was known for his undiplomatic outbursts and on whose watch Greece suffered one of its most embarrassing foreign policy debacles in 1999. Pangalos’ family said on Twitter that he died peacefully at home Wednesday.
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Halle Bailey es, sin duda, la mujer (o sirenita, por así decirlo) del momento, pero no ha sido sin un gran esfuerzo por su parte para conseguirlo. La cantante y actriz, que actualmente interpreta a Ariel en la película de acción real “The Little Mermaid”, compartió este fin de semana en
Continue Reading HOLLYWOOD, Fla. (AP) — The FBI is looking for any photos and videos that could help identify suspects in a Memorial Day shooting at a popular Florida beach promenade in which nine people were wounded, including a 1-year-old child. The FBI issued a statement Wednesday asking for people to upload any visual evidence from the
Continue Reading By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street is slumping with stock markets worldwide Wednesday as worries rise about the strength of the global economy and inflation. The S&P 500 was 0.8% lower in midday trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 261 points, or 0.8%, at 32,781, as of
Continue Reading ROME (AP) — Italy is displaying hundreds of antiquities that were looted from Italian territory and were recovered from a London antiquities dealer. The 750 objects date from the 8th century BC and the medieval period. They include an Etruscan three-legged bronze table, marble busts of men from the imperial age, and wall paintings that
Continue Reading By Natasha Chen, CNN (CNN) — Jaslene Lai heard a classmate joke about her having the “kung flu” this school year, when she was under the weather, wearing a mask. These racist jokes persist, two years after Lai and a group of friends were horrified by Covid-era anti-Asian hate, and the lack of Asian American
Continue ReadingBy Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN New York (CNN) — Dollar General is the fastest-growing retailer in America, opening about 1,000 stores a year. But following repeated violent incidents and federal workplace safety violations at stores, some Dollar General workers and labor advocates are calling for stronger safety and health protections. Workers and their allies are rallying
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — The world’s most successful K-Pop band has a new song coming. BTS announced Wednesday that the septet will release their new digital single, “Take Two,” on June 9. The song celebrates the band’s 10th anniversary. “The title of the song, ‘Take Two,’ suggests BTS’ moving onto their second
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SAN CLEMENTE, Calif. (AP) — Five juveniles have been arrested on suspicion of being involved in the beating of three off-duty Marines by a large group of youths on a Southern California pier, authorities said. The assault happened shortly before 10 p.m. Friday in the city of San Clemente near Camp Pendleton, a Marine Corps
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — Al Pacino, 83, and 29-year-old Noor Alfallah are expecting a baby, the actor’s representative confirmed Wednesday. Pacino’s publicist, Stan Rosenfield, verified the news first published by TMZ, but said there would be no statement at this time. The baby would be Pacino’s fourth child. He has a 33-year-old daughter, Julie Marie,
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — Journalist Lisa Ling, who left CNN after her “This is Life” documentary series was canceled, has joined CBS News as a reporter, the network said on Wednesday. Ling, who will be based in Los Angeles, will join CBS later this summer. She’ll contribute stories across the network’s platforms. “This is Life”
Continue ReadingBy Katie Lobosco, CNN Washington (CNN) — If passed into law, the bipartisan debt ceiling deal will dash any hope borrowers might have that the federal student loan payment pause would be extended for a ninth time. The Biden administration has repeatedly said the pandemic pause on federal student loan payments would end later this
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