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CNN By Jeremy Herb, CNN (CNN) — Justice was served this past week, a dozen years too late, when CJ Rice was legally exonerated by the Philadelphia district attorney’s office. The district attorney’s office dropped all charges against Rice for a 2011 shooting that sent him to prison for a crime he insists he did not — and
Continue ReadingBy Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Las Vegas is a city brightly lit by it’s rich history, extravagant hotels, luxurious dining experiences, perpetually rolling dice and, of course, one-of-a-kind musical residencies. Considering the 120-year-old Nevada city was once passable by dirt road only, it’s come a long way, particularly in the entertainment and music space.
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW MEDICHINI Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Associated Press photographer Andrew Medichini has covered the Vatican and three popes for 27 years. So Medichini has mastered snapping images of papal pomp. Medichini knew exactly where to position himself to capture this photo based on the wind for a potential candid shot of Pope
Continue ReadingBy GABRIELA SÁ PESSOA and DAVID BILLER Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil’s federal police arrested on Sunday the men suspected of ordering the killing of Rio de Janeiro councilwoman Marielle Franco in 2018, a long-awaited step after years of society clamoring for justice. The brutal assassination of the 38-year-old Black, bisexual Rio
Continue ReadingBy Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Austria’s Christoph Baumgartner scored the fastest ever international goal on Saturday, taking just six seconds to find the back of the net during his country’s 2-0 victory against Slovakia. Immediately after kickoff, he weaved through the Slovakian defense before rifling the ball into the net from well outside the
Continue ReadingBy Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — Bring up installing a bidet to the average American before the pandemic, and they might have likely flushed the idea straightaway. The bathroom washer business, once a foreign concept to many in the US, experienced a huge boom during the Covid-19 pandemic, when shoppers were battling over
Continue ReadingBy Wayne Sterling, CNN (CNN) — Louisiana State University women’s basketball head coach Kim Mulkey ripped the Washington Post on Saturday over what she describes as a “hit piece” in which she has threatened legal action if published. “This is exactly why people don’t trust journalists and the media anymore. It’s these kinds of sleazy tactics and hatchet
Continue ReadingBy WAFAA SHURAFA and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Palestinians who fled an ongoing Israeli raid of Gaza’s main hospital described mass arrests and forced marches past bodies in interviews on Sunday, while the United Nations said that Israel is now blocking its main agency helping Palestinians from sending food aid
Continue ReadingBy VANESSA GERA and TONY HICKS Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Poland demanded an explanation from Russia on Sunday after one of its missiles strayed briefly into Polish airspace during a major missile attack on Ukraine, prompting the NATO member to activate F-16 fighter jets. It was Russia’s third big missile attack on Ukraine
Continue ReadingCNN By Jeremy Herb, CNN (CNN) — Justice was served this past week, a dozen years too late, when CJ Rice was legally exonerated by the Philadelphia district attorney’s office. The district attorney’s office dropped all charges against Rice for a 2011 shooting that sent him to prison for a crime he insists he did not — and
Continue ReadingBy VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Observances have been held in Poland to mark the 80th anniversary of the “Great Escape,” an ingenious act of defiance during World War II in which 76 prisoners of war tunneled out of a German prisoner-of-war camp into a snowy forest. A solemn roll call of
Continue ReadingBUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Four people have been killed and several others injured after a rally car veered off the road and crashed into a group of spectators during a race in Hungary. Police said Sunday the accident occurred between the towns of Labatlan and Bajot near the Danube River in northwest Hungary.
Continue ReadingSHREVEPORT, La. (AP) — Months after his disputed one-vote victory in a Louisiana sheriff’s race was tossed by a court, a career law enforcement officer has been decisively elected on his second try. Democratic candidate Henry Whitehorn got 53% of the vote in Saturday’s election in northwest Louisiana’s Caddo Parish. He’ll be the parish’s first
Continue ReadingBy GABRIELA SÁ PESSOA and DAVID BILLER Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil’s federal police arrested on Sunday the men suspected of ordering the killing of Rio de Janeiro councilwoman Marielle Franco in 2018, a long-awaited step after years of society clamoring for justice. The brutal assassination of the 38-year-old Black, bisexual Rio
Continue ReadingBy Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN New York (CNN) — Listing your home in the spring used to be a no-brainer. But a major real estate shakeup is complicating the equation. That shakeup is coming from a $418 million settlement the National Association of Realtors announced last week with groups of homesellers that could go into effect as early
Continue ReadingBy Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — UFC fighter Igor Severino was disqualified from his fight on Saturday night after biting his opponent, Andre Lima. In the second round of their flyweight bout in Las Vegas, Lima was being held from behind by Severino before the 20-year-old appeared to lean in and bite Lima on his
Continue ReadingBy LAURA UNGAR and MATTHEW PERRONE Associated Press The U.S. Supreme Court will take up a case Tuesday that could impact how women get access to mifepristone, one of the two pills used in the most common type of abortion in the nation. The central dispute in the case is whether the Food and Drug
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By Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — An Ohio man has been arrested for allegedly concealing his participation in the Rwandan genocide almost three decades ago. Eric Tabaro Nshimiye, also known as Eric Tabaro Nshimiyimana, a 52-year-old living in Uniontown, Ohio, was arrested Thursday by special agents from Homeland Security Investigations, according to a news release
Continue ReadingBy NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — Pope Francis has decided at the last minute to skip his homily during Palm Sunday Mass in St. Peter’s Square. He is avoiding a strenuous speech at the start of a busy Holy Week that will test his increasingly frail health. He has been hobbled by respiratory
Continue ReadingBy GABRIELA SÁ PESSOA and DAVID BILLER Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil’s federal police arrested on Sunday the men suspected of ordering the killing of Rio de Janeiro councilwoman Marielle Franco in 2018, a long-awaited step after years of society clamoring for justice. The brutal assassination of the 38-year-old Black, bisexual Rio
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