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By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — The rollout is underway for Opill, the first over-the-counter birth control pill approved in the United States, and online sales began Monday morning. Consumers can start ordering Opill online Monday, and orders will be fulfilled within a day or two, Sara Young, senior vice president and chief consumer officer
Continue ReadingBy Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — Actor Eric McCormack has weighed in on the debate around whether non-LGBT actors should be able to play gay characters. McCormack, who is straight but is best known for playing gay lawyer Will Truman in the NBC comedy series “Will & Grace,” said in an interview on British television
Continue ReadingBy JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A new Banksy mural has drawn crowds to a London street, even before the elusive graffiti artist confirmed the work was his. The artwork in the Finsbury Park neighborhood covers the wall of a four-story building and shows a small figure holding a pressure hose beside a
Continue ReadingBy MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — In a busy term that could set standards for free speech in the digital age, the Supreme Court on Monday is taking up a dispute between Republican-led states and the Biden administration over how far the federal government can go to combat controversial social media posts on
Continue ReadingBy Sammy Mncwabe, CNN (CNN) — FIFA President Gianni Infantino has condemned the violence that broke out after Trabzonspor fans stormed the pitch and attacked Fenerbahçe players following a Turkey Süper Lig match Sunday. The brawl broke out after the final whistle as Fenerbahçe celebrated its 3-2 win. Security forces tried to shield Fenerbahçe players, as fans
Continue ReadingBy Clare Duffy, CNN New York (CNN) — Starting Monday, YouTube creators will be required to label when realistic-looking videos were made using artificial intelligence, part of a broader effort by the company to be transparent about content that could otherwise confuse or mislead users. When a user uploads a video to the site, they
Continue ReadingThe Associated Press Vladimir Putin secured an unprecedented fifth term as president of Russia Monday, as the election commission announced the results of a vote in which he faced no serious challenges and which happened amid the strictest crackdown on opposition and free speech since Soviet times. Putin claimed his overwhelming margin was proof that
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Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — Para los líderes de todo Occidente, la inevitable victoria aplastante de Vladimir Putin en una elección sin una verdadera oposición fue un recordatorio de su estricto control sobre la arena política de Rusia mientras continúa su guerra contra Ucrania. Pero el líder de China Xi Jinping, y otros líderes
Continue ReadingBy Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Her face might have been bloodied and battered, but ski jumper Slje Opseth couldn’t stop smiling as reality dawned on her that she’d just set a new women’s world record. After landing a 230.5 meter jump at a competition in Vikersund, Norway, an emotional Opseth put her head in
Continue ReadingBy ABDOULIE JOHN and JESSICA DONATI Associated Press ERREKUNDA, Gambia (AP) — Lawmakers in Gambia are voting Monday on legislation that seeks to repeal a 2015 ban on female genital cutting. That would make the West African nation the first country anywhere to make such a reversal. The procedure also has been called female genital
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The area of low pressure remains just to our East, bringing a bit of instability and the very small chance of showers or isolated thunderstorms today. Moisture sweeping around that cut-off low will offer a very slight chance of those showers and keep us below average in the temperature department, too. Highs will be running
Continue ReadingBy Terry Ward, CNN (CNN) — For all the stories of American families who’ve bid adieu to the United States to give their kids a different upbringing in France, decamped to Italy for a better lifestyle or made the move to Portugal to afford health care and retire on the cheap, there are plenty of
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Russian President Vladimir Putin said after extending his rule in an election that stifled opposition that Moscow will not relent in its invasion of Ukraine and plans to create a buffer zone along the border to help protect against long-range Ukrainian strikes and cross-border raids. The Kremlin’s forces have recently made
Continue ReadingBy ZIMO ZHONG and MATT OTT Associated Press Wall Street drifted higher early Monday ahead of this week’s policy decision by the Federal Reserve. Futures for the S&P 500 were 0.7% higher before the bell, while futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average ticked up 0.2%. Nasdaq futures jumped more than 1% after the exchange
Continue ReadingSOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Bulgarian President Rumen Radev has tapped the largest group in parliament, the center-right GERB-UDF coalition, to form the country’s new government. Radev handed the mandate to Maria Gabriel, the prime minister-designate under a power-sharing deal by the two main political parties, according to which each would hold the top job for
Continue ReadingBy Jacopo Prisco, CNN (CNN) — Five years before Concorde’s first flight, another majestic supersonic aircraft took to the skies — and almost became the inspiration for an even faster passenger plane. It was the XB-70 Valkyrie, an experimental plane developed for the US Air Force. Its inaugural flight — 60 years ago in September
Continue ReadingBANGKOK (AP) — Police say Thailand’s immigration authorities have revoked the visas of two New Zealand tourists accused of assaulting a traffic police officer on a popular resort island in an incident widely shared online. The brothers were charged with offenses including robbery, causing physical harm to an on-duty officer, attempted bribery and driving a
Continue Reading Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — Múltiples videos publicados en las redes sociales el domingo mostraban a decenas de personas en Santiago de Cuba, la segunda ciudad más grande de la isla, protestando contra los cortes de energía y la escasez de alimentos. Las protestas, aunque aparentemente pacíficas, son muy inusuales en la isla comunista
Continue ReadingBy DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer The CEO of United Airlines is trying to reassure travelers that the airline is safe despite a series of recent incidents ranging from a panel falling off a plane to an engine fire. CEO Scott Kirby said Monday that United will review safety training for all employees. Kirby says
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writer SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Shohei Ohtani may be more than just a designated hitter this season, after all. Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said Monday that Ohtani — ruled out this year as a pitcher after his second surgery on his right elbow — will soon start
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