NEW YORK (AP) — A lawyer for Donald Trump is getting under the hood of the National Enquirer’s editorial process in an effort to show the tabloid had its own incentives unrelated to any deal with the former president. Emil Bove’s questioning of former Enquirer publisher David Pecker came Friday in the fourth day of
Continue ReadingBy PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Scotland’s leader has insisted that he won’t be resigning amid the fallout of his decision to pull the plug on a three-year power-sharing agreement that has made his Scottish National Party a minority government. First Minister Humza Yousaf said Friday that he “absolutely” will fight a no-confidence
Continue ReadingPARIS (AP) — Paris has a new king of the crusty baguette. Baker Xavier Netry was chosen this week as the 31st winner of Paris’ annual “Grand Prix de la baguette” prize. His long loaf beat 172 others. The competing baguettes were evaluated for taste, look, texture, airiness and the quality of the baking. The
Continue ReadingBy Lianne Kolirin, CNN (CNN) — Actress Sophia Bush has come out as queer, a year after announcing that her short-lived marriage had ended. The 41-year-old star of “One Tree Hill” has opened up about her love life in an intimate feature-length magazine article. Writing in Glamour, she described the cold feet she experienced before tying
Continue ReadingBy JEFFREY SCHAFFER and JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Students in Paris inspired by Gaza solidarity encampments at campuses in the United States blocked access to a campus building at a prestigious French university Friday, prompting administrators to move all classes online. The pro-Palestinian protest kicked off a day of drama at the
Continue ReadingBy Christl Dabu Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — When Gen-chan arrived at a zoo in Japan in 2017, no one questioned whether the then-five-year-old hippopotamus was a boy. The person in charge of the Mexican zoo where Gen-chan initially lived said the hippo was male and import documents also
Continue ReadingBy Genevieve Beauchemin Click here for updates on this story MONTREAL (CTV Network) — “Bombshell, indeed,” Montreal actress Erika Rosenbaum said of the New York Court of Appeals decision throwing out the conviction of disgraced Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein. Rosenbaum is among the Silence Breakers, a group of women who came forward after allegations of
Continue ReadingBy STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Alphabet and Microsoft are leading the U.S. stock market on Friday toward the finish of its first winning week in the last four. The S&P 500 was 1.2% higher in afternoon trading and on track for its best week since November. The Dow Jones Industrial
Continue ReadingBy Matt Villano, CNN (CNN) — Some people travel to relax. Others travel to see new places and explore the world. It turns out a growing number of travelers also are hitting the road to get more comfortable with their existence as sexual beings. Put differently, more and more people are traveling to get better
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — The jury’s day in Donald Trump’s hush money trial has begun with an instruction from the judge that it’s OK for prosecutors or defense lawyers to meet with witnesses ahead of a trial to help them prepare to testify. That instruction issued Friday morning pertains to testimony that came out toward
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN McGRATH and ANDREEA ALEXANDRU Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — A court in Romania’s capital on Friday ruled that a trial can start in the case of influencer Andrew Tate, who is charged with human trafficking, rape and forming a criminal gang to sexually exploit women. The Bucharest Tribunal ruled that prosecutors’ case
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL R. SISAK, JENNIFER PELTZ, JAKE OFFENHARTZ and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — After prosecutors’ lead witness painted a tawdry portrait of “catch-and-kill” tabloid schemes, defense lawyers in Donald Trump’s criminal trial on Friday sought to dig into an account of the former publisher of the National Enquirer and his
Continue ReadingCNN By Simone McCarthy, CNN Beijing (CNN) — US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the US has seen evidence of Chinese attempts to “influence and arguably interfere” with the upcoming US elections, despite an earlier commitment from leader Xi Jinping not to do so. Blinken made the comments to CNN’s Kylie Atwood in an interview
Continue ReadingBy Zayn Nabbi and Darren Lewis, CNN (CNN) — Liverpool star Trent Alexander-Arnold says that the England squad will head to Euro 2024 believing it can win the European Championship in Germany this summer. Speaking to CNN’s Senior Sports Analyst Darren Lewis, the Three Lions defender was bullish about England’s chances at the Euros. “Win
Continue ReadingCNN By Zayn Nabbi and Darren Lewis, CNN (CNN) — Liverpool star Trent Alexander-Arnold says that the England squad will head to Euro 2024 believing it can win the European Championship in Germany this summer. Speaking to CNN’s Senior Sports Analyst Darren Lewis, the Three Lions defender was bullish about England’s chances at the Euros.
Continue ReadingBy Jeanne Sahadi, CNN New York (CNN) — Less than 24 hours after the Federal Trade Commission issued a final rule this week banning employers from using noncompete agreements in the United States, the US Chamber of Commerce and the Business Roundtable filed a lawsuit against the agency in federal court in the Eastern District
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Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Nuevas pruebas en video descubiertas por CNN socavan significativamente dos investigaciones del Pentágono, la última de las cuales se publicó la semana pasada, sobre un ataque suicida de ISIS-K en las afueras del aeropuerto de Kabul, durante la retirada de los soldados estadounidenses de Afganistán en agosto de 2021. El incidente
Continue ReadingBy JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Jerry Seinfeld has been responsible for more movies than you think. Yes, he co-wrote and lent his voice to 2007’s “Bee Movie.” But before that, “Seinfeld” — where going to the movies, with or without the aid of Moviefone, was nearly as regular a destination
Continue Reading CNNEspañol sjv (CNN) — Marta, la estrella de Brasil y Orlando Pride, se retirará del fútbol internacional este año, dijo a CNN Brasil en una entrevista que se transmitirá el domingo 28 de abril. La jugadora de 38 años es la máxima goleadora de todos los tiempos de Brasil, masculino o femenino, con 115 goles
Continue ReadingBy JILL LAWLESS Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s foreign minister has doubled down on the government’s move to bolster the pool of fighting forces by cutting off consular services to conscription-age men outside the country. Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said Friday that the policy was a matter of “justice.” The decision means men
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