By Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump has posted a $91.63 million bond as he appeals the judgment against him in the E. Jean Carroll defamation case. The notice of Trump’s bond and appeal was made with the federal court in New York on Friday. In January, a federal jury awarded Carroll
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Students from Gerald Ford Elementary had the opportunity to play pickleball with the world’s number one professional player. Seventeen-year-old Anna Leigh Waters and the team from FILA visited the school on Thursday, hosting a Q&A and a pickleball clinic with students. The athlete turned pro when she was only 12 years old. “I’m very grateful
Continue ReadingBy MJ Lee and Kevin Liptak, CNN Washington (CNN) — When Joe Biden and Benjamin Netanyahu spoke on the phone in mid-January, the president had no shortage of heavy matters to discuss with his Israeli counterpart. A ceasefire and hostages deal appeared to be stalled. The civilian death toll in Gaza was mounting by the
Continue ReadingCNN By MJ Lee and Kevin Liptak, CNN Washington (CNN) — When Joe Biden and Benjamin Netanyahu spoke on the phone in mid-January, the president had no shortage of heavy matters to discuss with his Israeli counterpart. A ceasefire and hostages deal appeared to be stalled. The civilian death toll in Gaza was mounting by
Continue ReadingBy COLLEEN BARRY AP Business Writer MILAN (AP) — A new survey says one-third of Italians have reduced their consumption of extra virgin olive oil due to skyrocketing prices. But Italian producers are pushing back against the data released Friday, saying the snapshot of consumer sentiment doesn’t give a full picture. They say sales of
Continue ReadingBy DEREK GATOPOULOS and SRDJAN NEDELJKOVIC Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Clashes broke out Friday in front of Greece’s parliament where thousands marched against a government plan to introduce privately run universities. Protesters hurled gasoline bombs and firecrackers at police who responded with tear gas and baton charges. The clashes followed weeks of demonstrations
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It’s the first weekend of competition at the BNP Paribas Open. The tournament expects to host thousands of fans. “We’re ready to welcome our guests,” said Philippe Dore, Chief Marketing Officer of the BNP Paribas Open. “We have two packed days of action. We play on nine stadiums and 20 practice courts. We have activities
Continue ReadingBy STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are adding to their records Friday after a mixed jobs report appeared to bolster the case for easier interest rates later in the year. The S&P 500 was 0.5% higher in morning trading and on track for its 17th winning week in the
Continue ReadingBy BASSEM MROUE and GHAITH AL-SAYED Associated Press IDLIB, Syria (AP) — A powerful al-Qaida-linked group that dominates much of rebel-held northwest Syria has released one of its founders after he spent months in jail on suspicion of having links with forces outside the country. But despite the release, hundreds marched on Friday in the
Continue ReadingBy ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer Kirk Cousins will be a free agent for the first time since the Vikings gave him the first fully-guaranteed quarterback deal in the NFL. Baker Mayfield is expected to stay put in Tampa Bay. Russell Wilson has to make another move. Joe Flacco could find a new home,
Continue ReadingBy STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are adding to their records Friday after a mixed jobs report appeared to bolster the case for easier interest rates later in the year. The S&P 500 was 0.4% higher in early trading and on track for its 17th winning week in the
Continue ReadingBy ROBERT YOON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Super Tuesday put President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump within reach of clinching their parties’ presidential nominations. But it may be voters in Georgia, Mississippi, Washington and — in Trump’s case, Hawaii — who put them over the top. Trump needs the lion’s share of
Continue ReadingBy ROBERT YOON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump has his hopes set that Republican voters in Mississippi and three other states will push him over the top Tuesday night in his quest to clinch his party’s presidential nomination for the third election in a row. President Joe Biden is the only
Continue ReadingBy Nicki Brown and Lauren del Valle, CNN (CNN) — The manslaughter trial of James Crumbley continued in a Michigan courtroom Friday, just weeks after his wife, Jennifer, was convicted in relation to their son’s mass shooting at Oxford High School in 2021. Their son, Ethan Crumbley, killed four students and wounded seven others. Here
Continue ReadingBy Abeer Salman, Kareem Khadder, Khader Zaanoun, Sophie Tanno, Paul P. Murphy and Celine Alkhaldi, CNN (CNN) — At least five people were killed and 10 others injured when airdropped aid packages fell on them in the Al Shati camp west of Gaza City, according to a journalist on the scene. Khader Al Zaanoun told
Continue ReadingBy KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s top prosecutor has taken over the investigation into an alleged arson attack on the power supply of the electric car company Tesla near Berlin. A spokeswoman said there is an initial suspicion that a terrorist organization may have been involved in the attack. In such cases,
Continue ReadingBy MARIA SHERMAN and GARY GERARD HAMILTON Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Throughout the billion-dollar “Barbie” film, an instrumental version of Billie Eilish’s hit “What Was I Made For” weaves in and out, soundtracking the famous doll’s existential crisis. In the final scene — no spoilers! — Eilish’s crackling, saccharine falsetto is finally heard
Continue ReadingBy Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN (CNN) — For more than a century, many people of Irish descent have faced a daunting predicament when searching for details about their families’ pasts. A 1922 fire at the Public Records Office in Dublin at the outset of Ireland’s Civil War destroyed census, vital and probate records. While some
Continue ReadingBy AYSE WIETING and SUZAN FRASER Associated Press ISTANBUL (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is in Istanbul for talks with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. A Turkish government official says Erdogan is expected to press for negotiations on Friday to end the war, now in its third year. NATO-member Turkey has sought to balance
Continue ReadingBy YURI KAGEYAMA and MATT OTT AP Business Writers Markets on Wall Street pointed slightly lower early Friday after another strong government jobs report, which could factor into the Federal Reserve’s next decision on interest rates later this month. Futures for the Dow Jones industrial average fell 0.3% before the bell, while futures for the
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