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By Andy Rose and Whitney Wild, CNN (CNN) — A 16-year-old student died following a fight at an Oklahoma high school – and as an investigation into the cause of death continues, advocates point to a heightened and hostile climate against the LGBTQ+ community. Nex Benedict, whose family says identified as nonbinary, died February 8,
Continue ReadingBy Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — The devil will wear Prada at the Screen Actors Guild Awards this weekend. Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway and Emily Blunt, who starred in the 2006 hit film “The Devil Wears Prada,” will reunite at the event to present an award together, the SAG Awards revealed Thursday. The reunion comes
Continue ReadingBy Al Goodman, CNN (CNN) — Former Barcelona and Brazil soccer player Dani Alves was found guilty of sexually assaulting a woman in a Barcelona nightclub and sentenced to four-and-a-half years in prison, a Barcelona court ruled Thursday. The Barcelona provincial court, where the trial was held earlier this month, said there was proof that
Continue ReadingBy Andy Pierrotti Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA, Georgia (WANF) — New details have surfaced involving a case about a Georgia woman accused of marrying a man after he was found mentally incompetent. It involves 58-year-old John Belt, who suffers from severe dementia, and his wife, Avis Wingo Belt. Cobb County court
Continue Reading By Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — The National Transportation Safety Board released the findings of its investigation into the 2022 collapse of the Fern Hollow Bridge in Pittsburgh, ruling “critical lapses in bridge maintenance and oversight by multiple agencies” led to the disaster, and if proper oversight had been applied, the bridge would have been shut down years
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The mother of Russia’s top opposition leader Alexei Navalny said Thursday that she has seen her son’s body and that she is resisting strong pressure by authorities to agree to a secret burial outside the public eye. Speaking in a video statement from the Arctic city of Salekhard, Lyudmila Navalnaya said
Continue ReadingBy JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s automatic voter registration has put almost all eligible citizens on the rolls, but now some Republicans want to turn that system off. The Senate Ethics Committee on Thursday voted to advance a bill that would require people to opt in to voter registration when they receive
Continue ReadingBy BERT WILKINSON Associated Press GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) — The parents of two teenagers who survived a fire that killed 20 people at a high school dormitory for Indigenous girls last year have sued the government and accused authorities of negligence. The lawsuit that attorneys shared with reporters late Wednesday is seeking more than $50,000
Continue ReadingBy REGINA GARCIA CANO Associated Press LA PARAGUA, Venezuela (AP) — Families and friends have started burying loved ones who were among at least 16 people killed in the collapse of an illegally operated gold mine in a remote area of central Venezuela. The mournful tributes come as demands step up for government help with
Continue ReadingBy JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press ANAHUAC, Texas (AP) — A trial began Thursday to determine if a Texas school district can continue to punish a Black high school student for refusing to change his hairstyle that he and his family say is protected by a new state law that prohibits race-based hair discrimination. At
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Customers of AT&T, the country’s largest wireless provider, are reporting widespread outages. Some iPhone users saw SOS messages displayed in the status bar on their cellphones. The message indicates that the device is having trouble connecting to their cellular provider’s network. That can be a big problem in an emergency. AT&T
Continue ReadingBy Matthew Nuttle Click here for updates on this story KILAUEA, Hawaii (KITV) — A Kauai man who was found dead inside a home in Kilauea earlier in February is believed to have died in an accidental explosion while he was making a homemade explosive. Kauai police officers found the body of 37-year-old Jasper Gunsell
Continue ReadingGHAZNI, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban have carried out a double public execution at a stadium in the southeast of the country. Relatives of the victims of stabbings fired guns at the two convicted men while thousands of people watched. The Taliban’s Supreme Court had ruled that the two men were responsible for the
Continue ReadingMOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s President Vladimir Putin on Thursday took a co-pilot’s seat in a nuclear-capable strategic bomber on a flight that appeared aimed at bolstering his image ahead of next month’s election he’s all but certain to win. Putin’s 30-minute flight in a Tu-160M supersonic strategic bomber also seemed intended to send a reminder
Continue ReadingBy Amal Elhelw Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — A homeowner in Portland is looking to sell her property on SE Hawthorne Blvd and 44th Avenue. Over the years she’s gotten many offers but none of which follow her one condition; to keep the front yard something meant for the
Continue ReadingBy DAMIAN J. TROISE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Nvidia sparked a rally on Wall Street Thursday after the AI chipmaker reported another blowout quarter. The S&P 500 rose 1.5% in morning trading. The big gain puts the benchmark index on track for another record high while pushing it into winning territory for
Continue ReadingBy George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Lionel Messi produced a memorable piece of skill during Inter Miami’s 2-0 victory against Real Salt Lake on Wednesday, the opening game of the MLS season. In possession on the edge of the Real Salt Lake box, Messi looked to get a shot away while injured opponent Andrew Brody
Continue ReadingCNN By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Lionel Messi produced a memorable piece of skill during Inter Miami’s 2-0 victory against Real Salt Lake on Wednesday, the opening game of the MLS season. In possession on the edge of the Real Salt Lake box, Messi looked to get a shot away while injured opponent Andrew
Continue ReadingBy MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writher Ella Mills knows we all want to eat healthier. But the English food writer and businesswoman also knows we’re busy and we want everything to taste good. And she knows many people are nervous about the idea of committing to no meat. Mills is ready to hold our hands
Continue ReadingBy ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes rose in January as homebuyers seized upon easing mortgage rates and a modest pickup in properties on the market. Existing home sales rose 3.1% last month from December to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4 million, the National
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