Review by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — There is a small strata of Hollywood deal-making where who’s behind a project – and with whom the programmer gets to align itself – carries more weight than the specifics. That would seem to define Meghan, Duchess of Sussex and Prince Harry’s producing arrangement with Netflix, which bears
Continue ReadingBy CARA ANNA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The president of Gabon, Ali Bongo Ondimba, knew well the threat of military coups in his part of the world. But he swore one wouldn’t happen to him. “While our continent has been shaken in recent weeks by violent crises, rest assured that I will never
Continue ReadingBy DANIEL KOZIN Associated Press CEDAR KEY, Fla. (AP) — Hurricane Idalia made landfall on Florida’s west coast as a catastrophic Category 3 storm on Wednesday and unleashed life-threatening storm surges and rainfall across an area that has never before received such pummeling. More than 230,000 customers were without electricity as trees snapped by strong
Continue ReadingBy YVES LAURENT GOMA and SAM MEDNICK Associated Press LIBREVILLE, Gabon (AP) — Mutinous soldiers claimed to have seized power in Gabon on Wednesday and put the president under house arrest, hours after he was declared the winner in an election extending his family’s 55-year rule in the oil-rich Central African nation. In a video
Continue ReadingBy TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Tesla is allowing some drivers to use its Autopilot driver-assist system for extended periods without making them put their hands on the steering wheel, a development that has drawn concern from U.S. safety regulators. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has ordered Tesla to tell the
Continue ReadingBATAM, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian police say they’ve arrested 88 Chinese citizens for involvement in a cross-border telephone and online romance scam syndicate after receiving a tip from Chinese security ministry. The suspects, including five women, were arrested in a raid on an industrial park on Batam island, next to Singapore. A police spokesperson says
Continue ReadingBy RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Belgium’s government will no longer provide shelter for single men seeking asylum, arguing its insufficient reception capacity should be freed for families, women and children first. Aid organizations condemned it as reneging on international commitments. Belgium has long come under criticism for failing to provide enough shelter
Continue ReadingBy LUKE LASTER Click here for updates on this story SHELBY TOWNSHIP, Michigan (WWJ) — “Started off as a doodle just in class,” says author Jack Barrette. Barrette is now beginning the 10th grade, but it was nearly a decade ago when the doodles from a first-grade project began what is today a published children’s
Continue ReadingBy CURT ANDERSON Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Florida’s Big Bend is one of the last truly natural places in the state. It’s not Disney World. It’s not South Beach. This is where people go to hunt alligators, fish for tarpon and search for scallops in the shallow waters. On Wednesday, it became the
Continue ReadingBy DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A former chief executive of the BBC and The New York Times who says he sees opportunity in times of disruption was chosen Wednesday to lead CNN, which has burned through two leaders and bled viewers over the past two years. Mark Thompson was appointed
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — A German court has ruled that a special forces soldier who believes he is at risk of attacks by jihadi extremists because he served in Afghanistan isn’t entitled to a private weapons permit. The 42-year-old soldier first applied for a permit to carry a weapon in 2016. His request was rejected by
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CNN, WKMG By Nouran Salahieh and Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — The center of Hurricane Idalia has slammed Florida’s Gulf Coast at dangerous Category 3 strength, inflicting deadly storm surge and catastrophic winds not seen in this region in 125 years while promising untold devastation far beyond the landfall zone. Idalia moved ashore midmorning Wednesday
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By Alex Suckow Click here for updates on this story LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (WLKY) — Ethan the dog is already a huge star in Louisville, and now he’s going to be larger than life. Soon, the rescue dog’s image will go on a big 60-by-20-foot banner, which will then be hung up on the side of
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By Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — Hurricane victims returning to damaged houses face a torrent of challenges – if they’re lucky enough to have a home standing at all. Flooding. Mold damage. Insurance headaches. Deadly hidden hazards. The onslaught of mental anguish and post-hurricane dangers can seem overwhelming. Here’s how victims can stay safe, get
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By Liv Johnson Click here for updates on this story MARION COUNTY, Florida (WESH) — People in Marion County are preparing for Idalia before the storm’s expected arrival. The county is now under a local state of emergency. Frank Canova is a parks crew leader for the city of Ocala and says when he and
Continue ReadingAnalysis by Michelle Toh, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo urged American businesses to keep investing in China on Wednesday, even after saying some US firms had called the world’s second biggest economy “uninvestable.” Speaking at an American Chamber of Commerce event in Shanghai, the secretary encouraged companies to continue expanding
Continue ReadingBy Bun Choum Click here for updates on this story SLIDELL, Louisiana (WDSU) — A Slidell teenager was arrested on Monday accused of waving around a gun on a social media livestream. Slidell police said around noon, they were alerted by a detective from the Alexandria Police Department about a questionable Instagram live video. It
Continue ReadingBy David Collins Click here for updates on this story GLEN BURNIE, Maryland (WBAL) — The Anne Arundel County Public Schools system is suing four of the biggest social media companies, alleging they have rewired how youths think, feel and behave. The district is the eighth Maryland school system going after social media companies with
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Julia Buckley, CNN (CNN) — Tales of airline passengers tracking their own lost bags are becoming ever more popular, as numbers of suitcases mishandled by airlines continue to spiral, and travelers invest in tracking devices. But a passenger flying back to the airport where the tracker is showing, to collect it themselves when all official
Continue ReadingBy DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — CNN is bringing in a former chief executive of the BBC and The New York Times in an attempt to turn around a news organization that has burned through two leaders and bled viewers over the past two years. Mark Thompson was appointed as chair
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