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Review by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — “King on Screen” dutifully lays out Stephen King’s cinematic legacy, which is no small feat when encompassing more than 80 movie and TV projects (some of them do-overs) over a span of nearly 50 years. Almost inadvertently, though, this new documentary highlights what a mixed bag all those
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By Sabrina Souza and Kristina Sgueglia, CNN (CNN) — A teenager pleaded not guilty Friday to nine counts in the stabbing death of a dancer who was vogueing at a Brooklyn gas station, according to court records and his attorney. Dmitriy Popov, 17, is being charged as an adult in the killing of O’Shae Sibley,
Continue ReadingBy AMY TAXIN Associated Press SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — A Southern California judge accused of killing his wife during an argument while drunk texted his court clerk and bailiff afterward to say he had shot her, prosecutors said Friday as they charged him with murder. A court filing from prosecutors says Orange County Superior
Continue ReadingMIAMI (AP) — Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon, is buying an estate on an exclusive man-made barrier island in Miami known as “Billionaire Bunker,” where he will be neighbors with a growing list of celebrities including Tom Brady, Ivanka Trump and her husband, Jared Kushner. Bezos, 59, is paying $68 million for the three-bedroom,
Continue ReadingBy Jackie Wattles and Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — Virgin Galactic — the space tourism company founded by British billionaire Richard Branson — finally launched its first space tourists to the edge of the cosmos, a major step toward delivering on decades of promises. The company’s rocket-powered space plane, VSS Unity, took off at 8:30
Continue Reading By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN (CNN) — It was once filled with bright green leaves and sweeping branches that covered its visitors with shade. Now, Lahaina’s historic 150-year-old banyan tree has been charred by the wildfires and is dull in color – but still alive. “Banyan Tree in Lahaina smoldering at the base, but still standing,”
Continue ReadingBy JON GAMBRELL and MATTHEW LEE Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United States and Iran reached a tentative agreement this week that will eventually see five detained Americans in Iran and an unknown number of Iranians imprisoned in the U.S. released from custody after billions of dollars in frozen Iranian assets
Continue ReadingBy LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Merrick Garland announced Friday he has appointed a special counsel in the Hunter Biden probe, deepening the investigation of the president’s son ahead of the 2024 election. Garland said he was naming David Weiss, the U.S. attorney in Delaware who has been probing the financial
Continue ReadingBy ACACIA CORONADO ASSOCIATED PRESS AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas man who was convicted of killing an 8-year-old girl in the 1980s and then run out of several towns following his early release from prison has been indicted on two new murder charges, including one that could carry the death penalty, prosecutors announced Friday.
Continue ReadingBy AMY TAXIN Associated Press SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — A Southern California judge accused of killing his wife during an argument while drunk texted his court clerk and bailiff afterward to say he had shot her, prosecutors said Friday as they charged him with murder. A court filing from prosecutors says Orange County Superior
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By LINDSAY WHITEHURST, NOMAAN MERCHANT and MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal judge overseeing the election conspiracy case against Donald Trump warned Friday that there are limits on what the former president can publicly say about evidence in the investigation as he campaigns for a second term in the White House. Presiding
Continue ReadingBy BRUCE SCHREINER, DYLAN LOVAN and TRAVIS LOLLER Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — An overly-ambitious redesign of bus routes for Louisville’s school district turned into a logistical meltdown on the first day of classes, forcing schools to close as administrators said Friday that students might stay home for part of next week until the
Continue ReadingBy Whitney Wild, CNN (CNN) — The Illinois Supreme Court on Friday upheld the state’s assault-style weapons ban in a 4-3 ruling after months of legal challenges sought to dismantle the law. State lawmakers in January passed, and Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed into law, a measure to ban assault-style rifles and high-capacity magazines. Those
Continue ReadingBy LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Merrick Garland announced Friday he is appointing a special counsel in the Hunter Biden probe, deepening the investigation of the president’s son ahead of the 2024 election. Garland said he is naming David Weiss, the U.S. attorney in Delaware who has been probing the financial
Continue ReadingBy GABRIELA MOLINA and REGINA GARCIA CANO Associated Press QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Ecuador will hold six Colombian men for at least a month as the country probes their involvement in the slaying of a presidential candidate whose life’s work was fighting crime and corruption, the national prosecutor’s office said Friday. Fernando Villavicencio’s funeral was
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A former Catholic priest admits he committed acts of sexual misconduct with a child he met through his pastoral duties. Jamie Adolfo Gonzalez-Farias has plead guilty to a federal charge that he transported a minor intending to engage in criminal sexual activity. The U.S. Attorney’s Office in South Carolina says the
Continue ReadingKENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — Police in Kenosha, Wisconsin, have launched an internal investigation after a video posted to social media appears to show an officer punching a Black man the officer mistakenly believed was involved in a hit-and-run crash. The incident is another blemish for the southeastern Wisconsin city, which endured days of protests three
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