Month: May 2024

Paul Manafort backs away from supporting role with Republican National Convention following media scrutiny

May 11, 2024 7:06 PM CNN Newsource

By Alayna Treene, CNN (CNN) — Paul Manafort, former President Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign chairman whom he later pardoned, is backing away from a role with the Republican National Convention following media scrutiny and questions over his involvement in the planning process, according to two sources familiar with the matter. Manafort had been in discussions with Trump’s team to help with the convention

Matt Chapman’s grand slam leads the Giants past the Reds 5-1

May 11, 2024 6:58 PM Associated Press

By JOSH DUBOW AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Matt Chapman hit a grand slam in the first inning to lead the struggling San Francisco Giants to a 5-1 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Saturday. The Giants had lost eight of 11 games coming into the contest and were averaging less than three

First person to receive a genetically modified pig kidney transplant dies nearly 2 months later

May 11, 2024 6:17 PM Associated Press

BOSTON (AP) — The first recipient of a genetically modified pig kidney transplant has died nearly two months after he underwent the procedure, his family and the hospital that performed the surgery said Saturday. Richard “Rick” Slayman had the transplant at Massachusetts General Hospital in March at the age of 62. Surgeons said they believed

Warming up throughout the weekend

May 11, 2024 5:58 PM Spencer Blum

We continue to warm up this weekend. Highs today were in the upper 90s, with triple digits in the forecast for Sunday. Skies will remain clear as well with occasional breezes, especially in the evening hours. The once-in-a-generation solar storm will continue tonight as well. G4 or G5 conditions are forecasted for tonight by the

NY court strikes down Nassau County order that banned transgender athletes from competing on girls’ sports teams

May 11, 2024 5:55 PM CNN Newsource

By Maria Sole Campinoti, CNN (CNN) — A New York judge struck down an executive order banning transgender athletes from competing in girls’ or women’s sports leagues and teams at Nassau County facilities on Long Island. Nassau County Supreme Court Judge Francis Ricigliano found on Friday Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman did not have the

Chargers sign outside linebacker Bud Dupree to help bolster their pass rush

May 11, 2024 5:25 PM Associated Press

COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Chargers signed outside linebacker Bud Dupree on Saturday, helping bolster an already formidable pass rush. The 31-year-old Dupree has 53 career sacks in nine NFL seasons, including 6 1/2 last year in his lone season in Atlanta. Dupree joins a Chargers group of edge rushers that includes

Ex-GOP Gov. Hogan is popular with some Maryland Democrats who still don’t want him in the Senate

May 11, 2024 5:10 PM Associated Press

By BRIAN WITTE Associated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland Democrats are trying to decide which Senate candidate is best positioned to beat Republican Larry Hogan, a popular former governor. The leading choices for voters Tuesday in the crowded Democratic field are David Trone, who’s in his third term in Congress, and Prince George’s County

Trump tells Jersey Shore crowd he’s being forced to endure ‘Biden show trial’ in hush money case

May 11, 2024 5:09 PM Associated Press

By STEVE PEOPLES, MIKE CATALINI and MEG KINNARD Associated Press WILDWOOD, N.J. (AP) — Donald Trump is blaming President Joe Biden for the criminal charges he’s facing as the presumptive nominees prepare to face off in the November election and called his New York hush money case “a Biden show trial.” Blasting the Democratic president

Juez dispone arresto domiciliario para hijo del expresidente de Ecuador Abdalá Bucaram

May 11, 2024 5:04 PM CNN Newsource

Valeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN Español) — Un juez de la provincia de Guayas dictó este sábado arresto domiciliario para Jacobo Bucaram, hijo del expresidente de Ecuador Abdalá Bucaram Ortiz, horas después de ser retenido junto a decenas de personas durante una fiesta en una finca ubicada en las afueras de Guayaquil. La decisión del juez

Two inmates dead, others injured after ‘operational error’ led to gang-related disturbance at Oklahoma prison

May 11, 2024 4:00 PM CNN Newsource

By Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — Two inmates are dead and several others are injured after a “group disturbance” at a privately run prison in southern Oklahoma, according to prison authorities. The incident took place at Lawton Correctional and Rehabilitation Facility on Friday and is being investigated by the Oklahoma Department of Corrections, according to

Switzerland’s Nemo wins 68th Eurovision Song Contest after event roiled by protests over Gaza war

May 11, 2024 3:53 PM Associated Press

By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press MALMO, Sweden (AP) — Swiss singer Nemo won the 68th Eurovision Song Contest early Sunday with “The Code,” an operatic pop-rap ode to the singer’s journey toward embracing a nongender identity. Switzerland’s contestant beat Croatian rocker Baby Lasagna to the title by winning the most points from a combination of

Controversy follows Gov. Kristi Noem as she is banned by two more South Dakota tribes

May 11, 2024 3:20 PM Associated Press

By JOSH FUNK Associated Press South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem is now banned from entering nearly 20% of her state after two more tribes banished her this week over comments she made earlier this year about tribal leaders benefitting from drug cartels. The latest developments in the ongoing tribal dispute come on the heels of

Pirates rookie Paul Skenes hits triple digits routinely, strikes out 7 in big league debut vs. Cubs

May 11, 2024 3:14 PM Associated Press

By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — The moment hardly looked too big for Paul Skenes. The top-ranked pitching prospect in baseball had a promising major league debut for the Pittsburgh Pirates, working into the fifth inning against the Chicago Cubs on Saturday while offering a glimpse of what may be to come.

Biden calls Trump ‘unhinged’ and says ‘something snapped’ in former president after he lost 2020 election

May 11, 2024 2:54 PM CNN Newsource

By Samantha Waldenberg, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden on Saturday called Donald Trump “clearly unhinged” and claimed that “something snapped” in the former president after he lost the 2020 election. “It’s clear that … when he lost in 2020, something snapped in him,” Biden told supporters in Seattle at a private fundraiser Saturday, according

Former Florida Gov. and US Sen. Bob Graham remembered for his civility at memorial service

May 11, 2024 2:40 PM Associated Press

By TERRY SPENCER and LYNNE SLADKY Associated Press MIAMI LAKES, Fla. (AP) — Family and friends have remembered former Florida Gov. and U.S. Sen. Bob Graham as a politician who usually avoided rancor, enjoyed meeting regular Floridians and always behaved civilly, even behind closed doors. About 200 people gathered for a Saturday memorial service at

New ‘Lord of the Rings’ film coming in 2026

May 11, 2024 2:36 PM CNN Newsource

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — The Oscar-winning team behind the nearly $6 billion blockbuster “Lord of the Rings” and “The Hobbit” trilogies is reuniting to produce two new films. The first of the new projects from Sir Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens is tentatively titled “Lord of the Rings: The Hunt

Eurovision Song Contest will pick a winner after protests, backstage chaos, contestant’s expulsion

May 11, 2024 2:34 PM Associated Press

By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press MALMO, Sweden (AP) — The 68th Eurovision Song Contest finally got down to musical business Saturday in the Swedish city of Malmo after days of protests and offstage drama that have tipped the feelgood musical celebration into a chaotic pressure cooker overshadowed by the war in Gaza. A raucous Croatian

Small pro-Palestinian protests held Saturday as college commencements are held

May 11, 2024 2:09 PM Associated Press

By SUSAN HAIGH Associated Press Small pro-Palestinian protests popped up sporadically Saturday as colleges and universities from North Carolina to California held commencement ceremonies, including dozens of graduating students at Virginia Commonwealth University who walked out on an address by Gov. Glenn Youngkin. While some of the estimated 100 students and family members who left

Experts say gun alone doesn’t justify deadly force in fatal shooting of Florida airman

May 11, 2024 2:02 PM Associated Press

By JEFF MARTIN and CLAUDIA LAUER The Associated Press On the afternoon of May 3, Roger Fortson opened the door of his Florida apartment with a gun in his hand and was immediately shot six times by a sheriff’s deputy responding to a complaint about an argument. Fortson’s supporters point to the deputy’s rapid decision

In 1968, protests forced Columbia University to change graduation. Here’s what happened next.

May 11, 2024 2:00 PM CNN Newsource

By Chelsea Bailey, CNN (CNN) — Columbia University’s graduating class of 1968 was no stranger to protests. The college years of its student body were marked by the anti-Vietnam War movement and the fight for civil rights. In the spring of that year, a series of events – including the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King

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