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NEW YORK (AP) — Harvey Weinstein was expected in a New York City courtroom Thursday as authorities consider California’s extradition request to serve his pending sentence for a 2022 rape conviction in Los Angeles. The 16-year sentence Weinstein received in 2023 for raping a woman at a 2013 Los Angeles film festival had been on
Continue ReadingBy ALMA SOLÍS Associated Press Ramón Fonseca, a partner in the Mossack Fonseca law firm at the center of the “Panama Papers” scandal, has died. Lawyer Guillermina McDonald confirmed to The Associated Press in a phone message that Fonseca died late Wednesday. She said he had been hospitalized since two days before last month’s start
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Great news for fans of “Speed.” Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock, who starred in the 1994 hit movie, joined a conversation on the podcast “50 MPH” and addressed a possible third film in the franchise. “I mean, you know — we’d freakin’ knock it out of the park,”
Continue ReadingBy Kristen Holmes, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump’s youngest son, Barron Trump, was selected by the Florida GOP as an at-large delegate for Florida at the Republican National Convention, according to a list of delegates obtained by CNN. Barron, who turned 18 in March, joins several other family members – Donald Trump Jr.,
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Sofía Barruti (CNN) –El presidente de Rusia, Vladimir Putin, dijo que sus fuerzas estaban “siempre listas” para combatir las amenazas externas, mientras se dirigía a las multitudes reunidas en la Plaza Roja de Moscú el jueves para celebrar la victoria de la Unión Soviética sobre la Alemania nazi en la Segunda Guerra Mundial. La procesión
Continue ReadingBy Lucy Bayly, CNN New York (CNN) — First-time applications for unemployment benefits rose last week to 231,000, the highest level since August, in another sign that the white-hot labor market is starting to cool off. Thursday’s data also showed that the number of continuing claims, or applications from people who have filed for unemployment
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A bicyclist was struck and killed late Wednesday night by a hit-and-run driver in Cathedral City. Police and firefighters were called to the scene shortly after 11:00 p.m. at Landau Boulevard at Ramon Road near the Palm Springs Lanes bowling alley. The woman killed was initially identified only as a 31-one-year-old from Palm Springs. Firefighters said she was pronounced dead at
Continue ReadingBy Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — Eating ultraprocessed foods is associated with an early risk of death, according to a 30-year study — but different foods have different impacts. Ultraprocessed foods are those that contain ingredients “never or rarely used in kitchens, or classes of additives whose function is to make the final product palatable
Continue ReadingBy Steve Almasy and Cheri Mossburg, CNN (CNN) — The former interpreter and longtime friend of MLB megastar Shohei Ohtani has agreed to plead guilty to illegally transferring almost $17 million from the Los Angeles Dodgers player’s bank account, according to a news release from the US Department of Justice. Ippei Mizuhara will plead guilty to
Continue ReadingBy Diana Gutierrez Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin (WISN) — The Milwaukee LGBT Community Center is working to keep its doors and services open for hundreds of Milwaukeeans with a funding campaign. The goal is to raise $25,000. Amid a potential shutdown, the center announced their $25,000 will be matched by
Continue ReadingBy MATT OTT AP Business Writer The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits jumped to its highest level in more than eight months last week in another sign that the labor market may be softening. The Labor Department reported Thursday that unemployment claims for the week ending May 4 rose by 22,000 to 231,000.
Continue ReadingBy STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Charlotte Hornets have named Charles Lee as their next head coach. The 39-year-old Lee joins the Hornets after serving as the Boston Celtics top assistant coach. Lee will complete the Celtics’ playoff run before joining the Hornets on a full-time basis. Lee spent five
Continue ReadingBy Danielle Scruggs Click here for updates on this story STUART, Florida (WPBF) — The Martin County Sheriff’s Office is investigating after a vehicle stolen out of Boynton Beach crashed into a body of water overnight. It happened Monday night near Southwest Cove Road and Kanner Highway. Martin County Sheriff William D. Snyder held a
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story LEE’S SUMMIT, Missouri (KMBC) — A viral Facebook post falsely claiming a risk of fentanyl exposure at a local business has left the Lee’s Summit Police Department dealing with the fallout. Officers in Lee’s Summit are still dealing with the aftermath of a Facebook post
Continue ReadingBy JoBeth Davis Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Kansas (KMBC) — A man is in custody in Kansas City, Kansas, after he walked into an area hospital emergency room overnight and confessed to killing someone. KCKPD said officers were dispatched to a home in the 1900 block of Hallock around 11:44
Continue ReadingBy ANNE M. PETERSON AP Soccer Writer The Philadelphia Union have formally announced that they have signed 14-year-old academy prospect Cavan Sullivan to a Homegrown contract that will eventually land him with Manchester City. The long-rumored deal — said to be the richest Homegrown signing in Major League Soccer history, although no details were released
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story OSKALOOSA, Iowa (KCCI) — A new cafe opening in southeast Iowa aims to empower students and adults with special needs. The Oskaloosa Community School District is getting ready to open its new Spirit Cafe on First Avenue East. The district says the cafe provides opportunities
Continue ReadingBy LYNN BERRY, DIDI TANG, JILL COLVIN and ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Making future military aid to Ukraine contingent on the country participating in peace talks with Russia. Banning Chinese nationals from buying property within a 50-mile radius of U.S. government buildings. Filling the national security sector with acolytes of Donald Trump.
Continue ReadingBy JOSEPH KRAUSS Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — One major land crossing into Gaza was shut down after a Hamas rocket attack, another by an Israeli incursion. And only a trickle of aid is entering through a third crossing that just opened in recent weeks. The latest developments threaten to worsen the humanitarian catastrophe in
Continue ReadingBy Beau Bowman Click here for updates on this story OSCEOLA, Iowa (KCCI) — The Lavery family lives just south of Osceola. A few minutes after midnight Monday, they grabbed their 6-year-old daughter and hid in the basement. A few minutes later, they came out and their roof was in their yard. An EF-1 tornado
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