By SAM METZ Associated Press Former U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney implored new college graduates to not compromise when it comes to the truth, excoriating her House Republican colleagues for not doing enough to combat former President Donald Trump’s lies that the 2020 election was stolen. In a commencement speech at Colorado College, the Wyoming Republican
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By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer “ The Little Mermaid ” made moviegoers want to be under the sea on Memorial Day weekend. Disney’s live-action remake of its 1989 animated classic easily outswam the competition, bringing in $95.5 million on 4,320 screens in North America, according to studio estimates Sunday. And Disney estimates the film
Continue Reading By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer “ The Little Mermaid ” made moviegoers want to be under the sea on Memorial Day weekend. Disney’s live-action remake of its 1989 animated classic easily outswam the competition, bringing in $95.5 million on 4,320 screens in North America, according to studio estimates Sunday. And Disney estimates the film
Continue ReadingBy Jack Forrest and Sam Fossum, CNN Washington (CNN) — Washington Rep. Pramila Jayapal, the chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, said Sunday that White House negotiators and Democratic leaders should be concerned about progressive support for the tentative deal to raise the debt ceiling for two years “Yes, they have to worry,” Jayapal told
Continue Reading By LARRY FLEISHER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Padres left fielder Juan Soto was a late scratch from San Diego’s game against the New York Yankees on Sunday because of back tightness. The injury was announced about 10 minutes before first pitch. Soto was held out of the starting lineup for the first time
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Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — Max Verstappen logró la victoria en el Gran Premio de Mónaco el domingo, su cuarta victoria en seis carreras esta temporada y amplió su ventaja en la cima de la clasificación de pilotos. Una carrera relativamente sencilla se transformó en las etapas finales cuando comenzó a llover en Mónaco,
Continue Reading By STEVE PEOPLES and GARY FIELDS Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — During Donald Trump’s first visit as president to Chicago, a frequent target in his attacks on urban violence, he disparaged the nation’s third largest city as a haven for criminals and a national embarrassment. At a recent town hall, Republican presidential contender Vivek Ramaswamy
Continue ReadingBy WCCO STAFF Click here for updates on this story NISSWA, Minnesota (WCCO) — A woman was seriously injured by a black bear early Friday morning in northern Minnesota. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources says it happened just after midnight in Nisswa outside of a cabin on Gull Lake. The DNR says the victim
Continue Reading By KEVIN FREKING and FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Both sides can point to some victories in the debt ceiling deal reached between President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy. But some conservatives already are expressing concerns that the compromise doesn’t cut future deficits enough. And Democrats have been worried about proposed
Continue ReadingBy PATRICK DAMP Click here for updates on this story OAKMONT, Pennsylvania (KDKA) — One local group is showing their appreciation to those who have sacrificed for our country. Every year, the Oakmont Lions Club honors fallen soldiers by planting flowers on their graves at the Verona Cemetery. The group, along with some volunteers, planted
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By LISA MASCARO, MARY CLARE JALONICK, FARNOUSH AMIRI and MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — With days to spare before a potential first-ever government default, President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Sunday were finalizing a deal to raise the nation’s debt ceiling while trying to ensure enough Republican and Democratic
Continue Reading By SUZAN FRASER and ZEYNEP BILGINSOY Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Preliminary, unofficial results from Turkish news agencies showed incumbent President Recep Tayyip Erdogan ahead with 98% of ballot boxes counted in a presidential runoff that will decide whether the country’s longtime leader stretches his increasingly authoritarian rule into a third decade. The state
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By Raja Razek and Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — A woman staying at a cabin in Nisswa, Minnesota, was seriously injured when a black bear “swiped” at her early Friday morning, according to local officials. The woman was attacked when she let her dog outside the cabin shortly after midnight, according to a news release
Continue ReadingBy Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — Edward James Olmos is opening up about a recent health struggle, calling it “an experience that changed” him. “This would be the first time publicly I’ll be coming out and saying it, but I had throat cancer,” Olmos, 76, said on the Mando & Friends podcast on Friday. “I
Continue Reading By SUZAN FRASER and ZEYNEP BILGINSOY Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Preliminary, unofficial results from Turkish news agencies showed incumbent President Recep Tayyip Erdogan ahead with 88% of ballot boxes counted in a presidential runoff that will decide whether the country’s longtime leader stretches his increasingly authoritarian rule into a third decade. The state
Continue ReadingBy Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — It’s been nearly 10 years since Paul Walker died tragically at the age of 40 in a car accident, but his brother Cody is keeping the late actor’s memory alive. As seen in People, Cody Walker and his wife Felicia have named their newborn son Paul, in tribute to
Continue Reading By SUZAN FRASER and ZEYNEP BILGINSOY Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Preliminary, unofficial results from Turkey’s state Anadolu news agency showed incumbent President Recep Tayyip Erdogan ahead with 76% of ballot boxes counted, while a competing news agency gave a slight lead to the opposition candidate in a presidential runoff that will decide whether
Continue ReadingBy Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Max Verstappen cruised to victory at the Monaco Grand Prix on Sunday, his fourth win in six races this season as he extended his lead at the top of the drivers’ standings. A relatively straightforward race was transformed in the closing stages as it began raining in Monaco, causing
Continue ReadingCNN By Jay Croft, CNN (CNN) — Here’s a story of an old TV house that has been redone inside like yesterday. Six kids used to call it home. It can be yours. For a big price to pay. “The Brady Bunch” house has hit the market for any fan of groovy ’70s pop culture,
Continue ReadingBy Jay Croft, CNN (CNN) — Here’s a story of an old TV house that has been redone inside like yesterday. Six kids used to call it home. It can be yours. For a big price to pay. “The Brady Bunch” house has hit the market for any fan of groovy ’70s pop culture, but
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