By Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — When you’re trying to address mental health symptoms, simply the belief that you can be helped may be an important factor. Symptoms of nine mental health disorders substantially improved under placebo treatment, according to a new review of 90 randomized controlled trials — known as a meta-analysis — totaling
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — A court says a prominent member of the far-right Alternative for Germany party who was fined for knowingly using a Nazi slogan in a speech will go on trial again next month for allegedly using the slogan a second time. The state court in Halle on Wednesday scheduled the proceedings against Björn
Continue ReadingBy ADITHI RAMAKRISHNAN AP Science Writer DALLAS (AP) — Six planets will link up before dawn on June 3 in what’s known as a planetary parade. But the spectacle won’t be as eye-catching as expected: Only two planets will be visible to the naked eye. Here’s what to know about this fairly common celestial event.
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By Avery Lotz, CNN (CNN) — Two new giant pandas will be arriving at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in Washington, DC, this year, the zoo announced Wednesday. The bears, named Qing Bao and Bao Li, a pair of 2-year-old black-and-white animals, will arrive by the end of 2024 through a partnership with the China Wildlife Conservation Association, the zoo
Continue ReadingBy KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee’s governor has approved legislation designed to block adults from helping minors get an abortion or receive gender-affirming care without parental consent. Both proposals are likely to face immediate legal challenges when they go into effect later this year. Gov. Bill Lee, a Republican, quietly signed
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Jury deliberations in Donald Trump ‘s criminal hush money trial are expected to begin Wednesday after the panel receives instructions from the judge on the law governing the case and what they can take into account in evaluating the former president’s guilt or innocence. The historic deliberations follow Tuesday’s whirlwind of
Continue ReadingBy Amy Woodyatt and Don Riddell, CNN (CNN) — After a year sabbatical, American Abby Lampe tumbled 200 yards through the mud, grass and sea of limbs down a steep hill to claim victory at an English village’s annual cheese-rolling competition, which attracts entrants from around the world. Every year in western England, a group
Continue ReadingBy CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Cleveland branch of the Federal Reserve says that Beth Hammack, an executive at investment bank Goldman Sachs, would be its next president effective Aug. 21. Hammack, 52, has worked at Goldman Sachs since 1993. She was most recently the cohead of global finance, and has
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico is holding the last day of campaigning ahead of Sunday’s nationwide elections. But the closing campaign rallies Wednesday were darkened by a wave of attacks on candidates. Late on Tuesday, a mayoral candidate in the western state of Jalisco was shot multiple times by intruders in his home. Two of
Continue ReadingBy MELANIE LIDMAN, WAFAA SHURAFA and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel’s war with Hamas is likely to last through the end of the year, a top Israeli official said Wednesday, a grim prediction for a war already in its eighth month that has killed tens of thousands, deepened Israel’s global
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Rocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — Los fiscales dijeron a los miembros del jurado este martes que vieron una “montaña de pruebas” para demostrar que Donald Trump falsificó registros empresariales con el fin de encubrir una historia perjudicial sobre un supuesto amorío al final de las elecciones de 2016. Los abogados de Trump dijeron al jurado que
Continue ReadingDERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan (AP) — Police say a group of armed men burned a girls’ school in a former Pakistani Taliban stronghold, destroying furniture, computers and books. No one was hurt in the overnight attack in North Waziristan in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. A police official said Wednesday that officers are still investigating to determine
Continue ReadingBy Amanda Davies, Aleks Klosok and Martin Bourke, CNN Sardinia, Italy (CNN) — He’s a World Cup winner, who has won multiple titles with French club Paris Saint-Germain over the last seven years. Now, Kylian Mbappé, who is widely expected to imminently join Real Madrid, says he’s looking forward to the challenge of playing in
Continue ReadingBy Marvin Hurst Click here for updates on this story VALLEY VIEW, Texas (KTVT) — Support for tornado recovery has not been hard to find for Jeff Collinsworth. His family and loved ones have pitched in as he tackles the damage to his home of twenty years. The tornado that killed seven hit and struck
Continue Reading Ángela Reyes Haczek (CNN) — Al menos una persona murió y más de 600.000 clientes en Texas permanecieron sin electricidad este martes por la noche mientras poderosas tormentas generaron otra ronda de clima violento en un estado que aún se tambalea por un desfile casi implacable de tormentas destructivas y mortales en las últimas semanas.
Continue ReadingBy Shayla Girardin Click here for updates on this story THOUSAND OAKS, California (KABC) — An unexpected visitor was caught on camera in a Thousand Oaks neighborhood. “We’ve never seen a mountain lion and when I first saw it I thought it was a cat because we get a lot of neighborhood cats,” said Kelly
Continue ReadingBy Dave Pehling, Lauren Toms Click here for updates on this story Northern California (KTVT) — Police in Northern California on Tuesday helped U.S. Marshals arrest a fugitive wanted in a Massachusetts rape case nearly two decades after he fled that state during his trial, authorities said. According to a press release issued by the
Continue ReadingBy David González Click here for updates on this story COSTA MESA, California (KABC) — It’s the way Linda Witt-King reacts to Jimmy Darts asking for food in a now viral TikTok video that’s transformed her life forever. “My life has completely changed,” Witt-King said. “There’s nothing, hardly anything left from the old life.” The
Continue ReadingBy Kevin Dotson, CNN (CNN) — Two women have accused NFL kicker Brandon McManus of sexually assaulting them while he was on a team flight to London last September for the Jacksonville Jaguars, according to a new lawsuit. The women, identified as Jane Doe 1 and Jane Doe 2 in the lawsuit, worked as flight
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Two dogs have been euthanized after mauling a mother and her two young children in Minneapolis last week. Minneapolis Animal Care and Control (MACC) says the Pit Bulls were impounded right after the attack on Wednesday afternoon, and their owner eventually surrendered
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