Tools for Tomorrow is hosting its annual gala tonight. The after-school nonprofit program teaches children the power of creativity through the arts. Children learn lessons in theater, writing, art and history. The program offers classes to children ages eight through eleven. Tools for Tomorrow hopes to teach children more than just lessons in the arts
Continue ReadingBy JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Don Henley took the stand Monday at the criminal trial surrounding what he says were stolen, handwritten draft lyrics to “Hotel California” and other Eagles hits. The Eagles co-founder was expected to tell his version of how handwritten pages from the development of the band’s blockbuster
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — La cifra me llamó la atención en cuanto la vi. En un nuevo informe del Pew Research Center sobre la situación en la frontera entre México y Estados Unidos, el 57% de los estadounidenses dice que el gran número de migrantes que buscan entrar al país genera más delincuencia. En otras
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — You gotta have more than “Faith” to pocket the new George Michael coin. A commemorative minting of coins that rolled out on Monday ranged in price from a couple of banknotes to a small fortune as the late musician continues to rack up posthumous honors years after his death. A silver-colored version
Continue ReadingBy JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The trial surrounding pages of draft lyrics to “Hotel California” and other Eagles hits is set to feature a star witness: Don Henley. The Eagles co-founder is scheduled to testify Monday at the criminal trial of three collectibles professionals. They’re charged with colluding to veil the
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has made clear that he remains reluctant to send Taurus long-range cruise missiles to Ukraine, pointing to a risk of his country becoming directly involved in the war. Germany is now the second-biggest supplier of military aid to Ukraine after the United States and is further stepping up
Continue ReadingBy MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — For the third time in five years, senators will be sworn in as jurors for an impeachment trial. But the chamber is expected to spend far less time on the charges against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas than the ones brought against former President Donald Trump
Continue ReadingBy STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are drifting near record levels Monday as they head for the final stretch of what looks to be their latest winning month. The S&P 500 was 0.2% lower in late trading after closing last week at an all-time high. The Dow Jones Industrial
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By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — When she honked her car horn during a protest in 2017, Susan Porter said the familiar sound was a form of speech that should be protected by the First Amendment. Without comment, the Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear it. The high court brushed aside an appeal from
Continue ReadingBy Scarlett Conlon, CNN (CNN) — Beneath the Nicola Bertucci frescoes and gilt Rococo cornicing of the 17th-century Palazzo Visconti Di Modrone in Milan, a six-foot fibreglass character stands among piles of white and mustard granite stones. If the mix seems incongruous, then consider the objective achieved. The character forms part of an installation by
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — New York City has marked the anniversary of the 1993 bombing at the old World Trade Center. Six people were killed and more than 1,000 injured when the bomb detonated in an underground garage. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey held a memorial Mass on Monday at St.
Continue ReadingCAIRO (AP) — Egyptian authorities say a ferry carrying day laborers sank in the Nile just outside the Egyptian capital, killing at least 10 of the 15 people on board. The five who survived were transported to a hospital and later discharged, the Ministry of Manpower said in a statement. The cause of the sinking
Continue ReadingBy Samantha Delouya, CNN New York (CNN) — Amazon on Monday was officially added to Wall Street’s most venerable stock index, the Dow Jones Industrial Average. S&P Dow Jones Indices, which manages the index, said last week that Walgreens Boots Alliance would be getting the boot from the 30-stock index. The change is intended to
Continue ReadingBy MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Babies born this coming Saturday could get a birthday present featuring a guy who knows how to have fun — The Cat in the Hat. Dr. Seuss Enterprises is celebrating the iconic children’s author’s 120th birthday with a free giveaway of “The Cat in the
Continue ReadingBy Amy Woodyatt, CNN (CNN) — Daniel Carcillo wanted two things in life: to play hockey and to be a father. The Canadian started ice skating aged three and got his start in professional ice hockey as soon as he graduated high school. By 20 he’d broken into the NHL and over the next decade
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By Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — There is still much researchers don’t know about popular weight loss medications — and those lack of studies could have consequences for eating disorders, according to experts. The medication semaglutide, sold under brand names such as Ozempic and Wegovy, is a kind of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist or GLP-1
Continue ReadingBy GIADA ZAMPANO and VALERIA FERRARO Associated Press CROTONE, Italy (AP) — Survivors and family members of victims of a shipwreck a year ago that killed 94 migrants, including 35 minors, just off Italy’s southern coast, have returned for three days of commemorations and called for justice to be done. A torchlight vigil, a photo
Continue ReadingBy DAVE SKRETTA AP Basketball Writer On the same night Caitlin Clark was adding to her NCAA women’s basketball scoring record before a packed house in Indiana, and a national audience on television, the Iowa sensation was losing ground to the most prolific active scorer in her sport. In a gymnasium smaller than those of
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Jodie Turner-Smith is sharing about her split from fellow actor, Joshua Jackson. The “Queen & Slim” star spoke with The Times in an interview published Sunday. “Sometimes things we really want to work just don’t end up working,” she said. “And that’s OK. The most important thing is
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — Suspected illegal loggers have shot and killed three forest rangers and wounded a fourth on patrol in central Mexico, near the slopes of the Iztaccihuatl volcano. Police in the central state of Puebla, east of Mexico City, said late on Sunday that the killings took place earlier in the day. Police
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