By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Cher has filed for temporary legal conservatorship of her adult son Elijah Blue Allman, citing his alleged ongoing substance abuse issues. According to a petition filed this week in Los Angeles Superior Court and obtained by CNN, Cher is seeking to be the sole conservator of her son’s
Continue ReadingBy Kevin Liptak, Priscilla Alvarez and Rosa Flores, CNN Washington (CNN) — Mexican leaders will visit Washington next month to meet Biden Cabinet officials to continue discussions on curbing an influx of illegal migration into the US, according to the US National Security Council. The visit will come after this week’s high-level delegation to Mexico
Continue ReadingBy JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday accepted new Georgia congressional and legislative voting districts that protect Republican partisan advantages, saying the creation of new majority-Black voting districts solved the illegal minority vote dilution that led him to order maps to be redrawn. U.S. District Judge Steve Jones, in
Continue ReadingBy CNN’s Shirin Faqiri (CNN) — Florida Sen. Rick Scott’s home in Naples was swatted Wednesday night, according to Naples Police spokesperson Lt. Bryan McGinn. Scott posted on X, formerly known as Twitter, Thursday morning, stating: “Last night, while at dinner with my wife, cowards ‘swatted’ my home in Naples. These criminals wasted the time
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CNNEE (CNN) — La Oficina de Aduanas y Protección Fronteriza de Estados Unidos (CBP) está monitoreando los informes de una caravana de miles de migrantes que se ha formado en el sur de México y advierte que estos grupos generalmente se mueven lentamente y luego se fragmentan antes de llegar a la frontera sur de
Continue ReadingBy MEAD GRUVER Associated Press CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Pierce Brosnan, whose fictitious movie character James Bond has been in hot water plenty of times, is now facing heat in real life, charged with stepping out of bounds in a thermal area during a recent visit to Yellowstone National Park. Brosnan walked in an off-limits
Continue ReadingCNN Julia Buckley, CNN (CNN) — It’s been a stormy tail end to Christmas for the UK and Ireland, as the countries were hit by Storm Gerrit coming in from the Atlantic on Wednesday, bringing gale force winds and flooding in its wake. It caused havoc for aviation, with flights being canceled across the countries.
Continue ReadingJulia Buckley, CNN (CNN) — It’s been a stormy tail end to Christmas for the UK and Ireland, as the countries were hit by Storm Gerrit coming in from the Atlantic on Wednesday, bringing gale force winds and flooding in its wake. It caused havoc for aviation, with flights being canceled across the countries. Air
Continue ReadingBy Caroline Coleburn Click here for updates on this story CHESTER, Virginia (WTVR) — At Engage Food Pantry, executive director Didi Gray has spent the past several years feeding hungry Central Virginians. In November, CBS 6 reporter Caroline Coleburn showcased Gray’s work to raise enough money to provide Thanksgiving meal boxes for families. Right after
Continue ReadingBy Elisabeth Buchwald and Anna Bahney, CNN New York (CNN) — US mortgage rates continued to drop this week, which extends the good news for home buyers who have been facing the least affordable housing market since the 1980s. After dropping under 7% in early December for the first time since mid-August, rates fell again
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story KAHALA, Hawai’i (KITV) — Along Waialae Avenue on Saturday night, a resident had witnessed a woman screaming, giving birth, then placing the newborn baby in a trash bin and walking away. Hawai’i State Representative, John Mizuna, who chairs the State’s Human Services Committee said, “This
Continue ReadingBy Jenna Barackman and Grace Smith Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV) — Robert Skafte, a 66-year-old former Kansas City Ballet dancer, was killed in a Minneapolis gas station Dec. 8 after he was severely beaten and stabbed through his torso with a golf club. Taylor Schulz, whom police said
Continue ReadingBy Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — Firefighters were called to Blackpool Tower, a historic landmark on the northwest coast of England, only to discover that the reported “blaze” was in fact orange netting blowing in strong winds. Video shared on social media appeared to show flames rippling from the top of the 129-year-old structure, prompting
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story WASHINGTON COUNTY, Wisconsin (WDJT) — A 35-year-old Germantown man was charged Tuesday after allegedly posing as a Washington County sheriff deputy and local attorney and attempting to trick and extort victims into sending him explicit photos. The sheriff’s office says Daniel Anderson faces several charges
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Paul Whelan cumplió este jueves cinco años detenido en Rusia, un triste hito que el ex infante de marina estadounidense esperaba no alcanzar nunca. “Es irreal”, dijo Whelan a CNN en una llamada desde el remoto campo de prisioneros ruso en el que se encontraba la semana pasada. “Me parece increíble
Continue ReadingBy MARK N. MENGONFIA Associated Press MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) — Authorities in Liberia say a leaking fuel tanker exploded this week as people gathered to collect the gasoline, leaving more than 40 dead. Officials say the blast on Tuesday also injured at least 83 people in the town of Totota in the central part of
Continue ReadingBy Amanda Shaw Click here for updates on this story GREENVILLE, South Carolina (WHNS) — Wildlife agencies are asking people to report sightings of a large, invasive lizard species that has been found in South Carolina. The South American tegu is a black and white or red lizard that can grow up to 4 feet
Continue ReadingBy JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — When Hit-Boy walks the Grammy red carpet, he expects to proudly strut into the Feb. 4 awards ceremony with his father beside him for the first time. For three decades, Hit-Boy’s dad was in-and-out of prison, with his recent stint lasting nine years until
Continue ReadingBy Anna Cooban, CNN London (CNN) — Sales of vinyl records in the United Kingdom have surged this year to hit the highest level since 1990 — with a little help from Taylor Swift. Vinyl sales have jumped 11.7% so far in 2023 to 5.9 million units, according to preliminary figures released Thursday by the
Continue ReadingBy SARA POWERS Click here for updates on this story LANSING, Michigan (WWJ) — A Michigan zoo swapped tigers with a Kentucky zoo on a regular habitat rotation to help with breeding purposes. Timmy, a 6-year-old male Amur Tiger, left the Potter Park Zoo in Lansing to go to the Louisville Zoo in late Fall.
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