By Madeline Holcombe and Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — First, Stanley cups were all over social media because so many people wanted them. Now, the oversize tumblers are back in the spotlight over fears they may contain lead. Videos on social media sites such as TikTok show people breaking out a lead testing kit and
Continue ReadingBy AMY BETH HANSON Associated Press Utah is now the latest state to regulate bathroom access for transgender people. On Friday, its Republican-controlled Legislature passed a measure that requires them to use bathrooms and locker rooms in public schools and government-owned buildings that match their sex assigned at birth. Under the measure, trans people can
Continue ReadingBy JAKE OFFENHARTZ and LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Jurors began deliberations Friday in the defamation trial against former President Donald Trump, deciding whether he owes writer E. Jean Carroll more than the $5 million awarded by another jury that last year concluded he sexually abused her in 1996 and defamed her
Continue ReadingValeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN Español) — La jueza Fátima Veloz, de la Oficina de Atención Permanente del Distrito Nacional, impuso presentación periódica e impedimento de salida como medida de coerción a George Thevenet, acusado de fumigar con un químico tóxico (fosfuro de aluminio) en un edificio residencial en Santo Domingo, que dejó al menos dos
Continue ReadingBy STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street closed out its latest winning week with a mixed finish on Friday, as drops for technology stocks dragged on the market. The S&P 500 slipped 3.19 points, or 0.1%, to 4,890.97. It’s the first decline for the index after a six-day winning streak
Continue ReadingSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Bay FC of the National Women’s Soccer League has acquired attacking midfielder Deyna Castellanos via transfer from Manchester City, the expansion team announced Friday. The team said it signed the Venezuelan international to a contract through 2026 with an option for another year. She’ll join Bay FC pending receipt of her
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The wave pool at the Palm Springs Surf Club is closed for the foreseeable future, News Channel 3 has learned. News Channel 3 asked park contacts several times for several weeks looking for additional clarity about the situation. Brian Alper responded to emails, writing both “The wave pool will reopen. Can’t provide further details at
Continue ReadingBy Poppy Harlow and Callum Sutherland, CNN (CNN) — While the NFL playoffs near their finale with this weekend’s conference championship games, one person who won’t be involved is Minnesota Vikings head coach Kevin O’Connell. O’Connell’s Vikings missed out on the postseason this time round, but that has left him plenty of time to enjoy
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CNN By Poppy Harlow and Callum Sutherland, CNN (CNN) — While the NFL playoffs near their finale with this weekend’s conference championship games, one person who won’t be involved is Minnesota Vikings head coach Kevin O’Connell. O’Connell’s Vikings missed out on the postseason this time round, but that has left him plenty of time to
Continue ReadingBy Maureen O’Hare, CNN (CNN) — In travel news this week: Why flight attendants want you to stop ignoring them, what Brits don’t want in their tea and Italians don’t want on their pizza, plus how to stay safe if you ever encounter a lion in the wild. Plane safety What the recent incidents on
Continue ReadingCNN By Maureen O’Hare, CNN (CNN) — In travel news this week: Why flight attendants want you to stop ignoring them, what Brits don’t want in their tea and Italians don’t want on their pizza, plus how to stay safe if you ever encounter a lion in the wild. Plane safety What the recent incidents
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration said Friday it is delaying consideration of new natural gas export terminals in the United States, even as gas shipments to Europe and Asia have soared since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The decision by President Joe Biden, announced as the 2024 presidential election year
Continue ReadingBy Brian Maass Click here for updates on this story DENVER, Colorado (KCNC) — A man wanted in Arkansas for allegedly violating his probation in a 2017 murder case has twice been arrested and jailed in Denver since 2021, and both times, Denver authorities have had to release him from custody. In the most recent
Continue ReadingBy Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — Washington, DC, is on a weather rollercoaster and there’s no getting off. Just a week after the nation’s capital got clobbered by snow and highs struggled to reach the low 30s, two of the area’s main weather reporting stations smashed records on Friday afternoon as temperatures surged to
Continue ReadingBy Holmes Lybrand and Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — The Justice Department concluded Friday that former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo sexually harassed state employees, supporting the findings of a previous state civil review of allegations against the former governor. The department reached an agreement with the New York State Executive Chamber resolving the claims
Continue ReadingPaulina Nares (CNN) — Un retrato de Gustav Klimt, del que no se supo nada durante casi un siglo, podría alcanzar varios millones cuando salga a subasta esta primavera. Se espera que el “Retrato de Fräulein Lieser”, que se cree es una de las últimas obras del pintor austriaco, llegue a los US$ 54 millones
Continue ReadingBy KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The manslaughter retrial of a man who fatally shot former New Orleans Saints star Will Smith is nearing its end. Prosecution and defense attorneys spent Friday afternoon delivering closing arguments to the jury that will decide 36-year-old Cardell Hayes’ fate. Hayes shot Smith following a traffic
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By Luzdelia Caballero Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES, California (KCAL) — Beverly Hills residents are up in arms over a multi-million dollar home in their neighborhood was taken over by a group of alleged squatters, who have instead turned the property into a problematic party house. They say that the issue
Continue ReadingBy Amy Maetzold Click here for updates on this story BIG BEAR VALLEY, California (KCAL) — Big Bear’s famous eagles, Jackie and Shadow, welcomed their first egg of 2024. Jackie laid the egg Thursday afternoon around 4:55 p.m., according to Friends of Big Bear Valley. Experts say the eggs will hatch in about 35 days.
Continue ReadingBy ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A military panel at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba recommended 23 years in detention Friday for two Malaysian men in connection with deadly 2002 bombings in Bali, a spokesman for the military commission said. The recommendation, following guilty pleas earlier this month under plea bargains for longtime Guantanamo detainees
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