By Don Riddell and Jamie Barton, CNN (CNN) — Whoopi Goldberg’s latest venture, the All Women’s Sports Network (AWSN), has been a long time in the making. “I’ve gotten a lot older, I think, in the last little while, and I’m tired of waiting,” the legendary actor and comedian told CNN Sport’s Don Riddell. “So
Continue ReadingCNN By Don Riddell and Jamie Barton, CNN (CNN) — Whoopi Goldberg’s latest venture, the All Women’s Sports Network (AWSN), has been a long time in the making. “I’ve gotten a lot older, I think, in the last little while, and I’m tired of waiting,” the legendary actor and comedian told CNN Sport’s Don Riddell.
Continue ReadingAP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The microbudget movie “Hundreds of Beavers” has turned into lo-fi legend. Mike Cheslik’s film, made for just $150,000 and self-distributed in theaters, has managed to gnaw its way into a movie culture largely dominated by big-budget sequels. “Hundreds of Beavers” is a wordless black-and-white bonanza of slapstick antics
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Two new Christmas TV movies have a Taylor Swift connection that her fans would have no problem decoding. “Christmas in the Spotlight” debuts Saturday on Lifetime. It stars Jessica Lord as the world’s biggest pop star and Laith Wallschleger as a pro football player, who meet and fall in love — not unlike
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By Amarachi Orie, CNN London (CNN) — The Italian Renaissance diplomat Niccolò Machiavelli has become synonymous with subtle scheming. And now, an extremely rare first edition of his most famous work, the political manual “The Prince,” is going up for auction, with an expected sale price of up to £300,000 ($375,000). The copy of the
Continue ReadingAssociated Press THE HAGUE (AP) — Pro-Palestinian activists have told a Dutch court that the Netherlands is violating international law by selling weapons to Israel. The hearing comes a day after the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for war crimes. If The Hague District Court supports the
Continue ReadingAndrea Gomez (CNN) — El presidente de Rusia, Vladimir Putin, afirmó este jueves que Moscú se considera con derecho a utilizar armas contra objetivos militares de países que permiten el uso de sus armas contra Rusia, al tiempo que confirmó el uso por parte de Ucrania de misiles de largo alcance de fabricación estadounidense y
Continue ReadingAP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The low-budget movie “Hundreds of Beavers” has turned into a lo-fi legend. Mike Cheslik’s film, made for just $150,000 and self-distributed in theaters, has managed to gnaw its way into a movie culture largely dominated by big-budget sequels. It’s a wordless black-and-white bonanza of slapstick antics about a
Continue ReadingAndrea Saint Martin (CNN) — Donald Trump eligió a John Ratcliffe para servir como su director de la CIA, anunció el presidente electo en un comunicado este martes. Ratcliffe estuvo en la lista de posibles candidatos a secretario de Justicia, según dijeron fuentes a CNN. Donald Trump anuncia que Mike Huckabee será el próximo embajador
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes Haczek (CNN Español) — Uruguay está en la recta final para un balotaje de final incierto este domingo 24 entre el centroizquierdista Yamandú Orsi y el centroderechista Alvaro Delgado, con un leve favoritismo de las encuestas para Orsi, del Frente Amplio. Según las últimas encuestas antes de la veda preelectoral, Orsi ganaría en
Continue ReadingSofía Barruti (CNN) — El presidente electo Donald Trump anunció este domingo por la noche que Tom Homan, quien se desempeñó como director interino del Servicio de Control de Inmigración y Aduanas (ICE, por sus siglas en inglés) en su última administración, estará a cargo de las fronteras del país. “Me complace anunciar que el
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Today we’ll enjoy plenty of sunshine and highs near the 80 degree mark, but a frontal zone swings through tomorrow bringing some clouds and cooler temps. The front is part of the larger storm system that has brought catastrophic weather to the Pacific Northwest. That front will swing through late Saturday here in SoCal, and
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — El presidente electo de EE.UU. Donald Trump anunció oficialmente al representante republicano de Florida Mike Waltz como su asesor de Seguridad Nacional el martes por la tarde en una declaración. “Me siento honrado de anunciar que el congresista Mike Waltz es designado por la presente para servir en mi
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus’ energy minister says ExxonMobil could partner up with a consortium composed of Eni of Italy and Total of France to jointly develop gas deposits they’ve discovered close to each other off the island nation’s southern coast. Minister George Papanastasiou says ExxonMobil is in talks with the Eni-Total consortium
Continue ReadingJulia Hernández (CNN) — El presidente electo Donald Trump propuso al gobernador de Dakota del Norte, Doug Burgum, para ser su próximo secretario del Departamento del Interior. Trump reveló su selección durante una gala en su resort de Mar-a-Lago este jueves por la noche, aparentemente cambiando de opinión en tiempo real sobre cuándo hacer el
Continue ReadingAssociated Press HEALDSBURG, Calif. (AP) — Heavy downpours fell over much of Northern California on Friday, causing small landslides, overflowing a river and flooding some streets, including in parts of San Francisco. Meanwhile tens of thousands of people were still without power in the Seattle area after several days in the dark. The storm arrived
Continue ReadingAssociated Press HEALDSBURG, Calif. (AP) — Heavy downpours fell over much of Northern California on Friday, causing small landslides, overflowing a river and flooding some streets, including in parts of San Francisco. Meanwhile tens of thousands of people were still without power in the Seattle area after several days in the dark. The storm arrived
Continue ReadingValeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN) — El presidente electo de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, anunció este jueves a la ex fiscal general de Florida Pam Bondi como su elección para el cargo de secretaria de Justicia de EE.UU. en su próximo Gobierno, después de que Matt Gaetz declinara la designación. “Durante demasiado tiempo, el Departamento de
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — The U.S. Embassy in London has returned to normal operations after police carried out the controlled explosion of a suspicious package that was found in the area. London Metropolitan police said later Friday it was a “hoax device.″ Police say some cordons will remain in place for the time being but the
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By Anna Cooban, CNN London (CNN) — The coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla held in May last year cost British taxpayers £72 million ($91 million), an amount some have labeled excessive. The Department for Culture, Media and Sport said in its annual accounts released Thursday that it had spent just over £50
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