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By Amarachi Orie, CNN (CNN) — “Girls Just Want to Have Fun” and “Time After Time” singer Cyndi Lauper has announced her farewell tour. In what will be her first major tour in more than a decade – and her final – the Brooklyn-born singer-songwriter will headline concerts at 23 cities across North America from
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By Christian Edwards and Luke McGee, CNN London (CNN) — Nigel Farage, the “architect” of Brexit and a perennially disruptive force in British politics, has announced his intention to stand as a candidate for the hard-right Reform UK party in the country’s July 4 general election. In an “emergency” press conference Monday, Farage announced he
Continue ReadingBy Paola Tristan Arruda & Matt Leonard Click here for updates on this story SUMTER COUNTY, Florida (WESH) — A 16-year-old was arrested after two people were found suffering from stab wounds in Sumter County Saturday night. According to the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded to the 6600 block of County Road 148 around
Continue ReadingBy Alyssa Munoz Click here for updates on this story SANTA FE, New Mexico (KOAT) — A man in Santa Fe has been arrested after being accused of shooting his father, something his father had worried about months before. On May 28, Santa Fe police responded to Morning Drive after they received a call about
Continue ReadingBy JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Pro-Brexit, anti-immigration campaigner Nigel Farage stepped back into front-line British politics on Monday, announcing he will take the helm of the right-wing party Reform U.K. and run for Parliament in the July 4 election. Farage said he’ll run in the seaside town of Clacton-on-Sea in his eighth
Continue ReadingISLAMABAD (AP) — A lawyer for Pakistan’s imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan says an appeals court has acquitted him of leaking state secrets. However, he will remain behind bars as he serves several prison terms following convictions in four cases and awaits other trials. Khan was convicted in January of revealing state secrets for
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CNNEspañol sjv (CNN Español) — El presidente de Estados Unidos, Joe Biden, felicitó este lunes a Claudia Sheinbaum por sus resultados en la elección presidencial en México, que calificó de “histórica” en un comunicado difundido por la Casa Blanca. “Felicito a Claudia Sheinbaum por su histórica elección como la primera mujer presidenta de México. Espero
Continue Reading Sol Amaya (CNN Español) — Jenniffer González-Colón fue la precandidata más votada en la elección primaria para la gobernación de Puerto Rico por el Partido Nuevo Progresista (PNP), según los resultados preliminares de la Comisión Estatal de Elecciones de Puerto Rico. La aspirante se impuso al actual gobernador de la isla, Pedro Pierluisi, quien buscaba ser
Continue ReadingBy Alyssa Munoz Click here for updates on this story ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico (KOAT) — A community-wide initiative to combat youth crime by offering events and opportunities to keep teens busy this summer. Alicia Otero, a co-founder of the New Mexico Crusaders for Justice, believes this new nonviolence summer program is a step in the
Continue ReadingBy ZEKE MILLER AP White House Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris will represent the U.S. at this month’s Swiss-organized global peace summit on the war in Ukraine promoted by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The White House announced that Harris would attend the meeting in Lucerne on June 15. President Joe Biden is
Continue ReadingBy DAVE COLLINS Associated Press Relatives of victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting are asking a bankruptcy judge to liquidate conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’ media company, including Infowars, instead of allowing him to reorganize his business. The families filed an emergency motion Sunday as they seek to collect $1.5 billion they won in
Continue ReadingBy BRUCE SHIPKOWSKI Associated Press Prosecutors have asked a judge to dismiss one of two murder counts brought against a former Ohio sheriff’s deputy who will soon face a retrial in the killing of a 23-year-old Black man. The request was made Friday in a motion filed by the special prosecutors handling the case against
Continue ReadingBy George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — As well as redefining gymnastics, Simone Biles is also finding time to be looking out for her fellow US gymnasts, not least as she’s conscious of the importance of looking after her own mental health. Biles shared some comforting words of advice with Suni Lee while the pair competed
Continue ReadingBy Anna Cooban, CNN London (CNN) — Fast fashion giant Shein, founded in China, is taking steps for going public in the United Kingdom, according to multiple media reports, in what would likely provide a shot in the arm for London’s ailing main stock exchange. The online retailer is preparing to file a prospectus with
Continue ReadingBy MELINA WALLING and JOHN ANTCZAK Associated Press California’s largest wildfire so far this year was significantly surrounded Monday after blackening a swath of hilly grasslands between San Francisco Bay and the Central Valley. The Corral Fire was 75% contained after scorching more than 22 square miles (57 square kilometers) during the weekend, the California
Continue ReadingBy Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — The Minnesota Vikings announced on Monday that they had signed their star wide receiver Justin Jefferson to a four-year extension. Although the financial terms of the deal were not disclosed, the Vikings did say that the contract sets a record for non-quarterbacks in the NFL. According to ESPN’s Adam
Continue ReadingBy Michelle Bandur Click here for updates on this story SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY, California (KCRA) — Black, burned hillsides circle the San Joaquin County neighborhood caught in the Corral Fire. Kirn Gill got his family to safety and then returned home to protect his house, as well as his neighbors’ property. “We couldn’t leave, no
Continue ReadingBy Rob McCartney Click here for updates on this story PAPILLION, Nebraska (KETV) — Fifty-five years after they gave their lives while serving their country, the names of four Nebraska sailors are going up on a Vietnam Wall. It’s not the internationally known Vietnam Wall in Washington, D.C. It’s a wall that is part of
Continue ReadingBy Jodi Long Click here for updates on this story DES MOINES, Iowa (KCCI) — A foot race against a group of elementary school students seemed like an easy win for Des Moines Public Schools Superintendent Ian Roberts, a former Olympic runner, but a fast fifth-grade student had other ideas. Amayah Vilmael wasn’t planning to
Continue ReadingBy BOUBACAR DIALLO Associated Press CONAKRY, Guinea (AP) — Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has arrived in Guinea on his latest visit to West Africa. Coups and growing discontent with traditional allies like France and the United States have contributed to a shift toward Moscow by some countries in the region. Lavrov has visited the
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