Adam Brody talks ‘Shazam,’ playing Leighton Meester’s enemy
By MARTINA REBECCA INCHINGOLO Associated Press LONDON (AP) — For Adam Brody, donning the padded superhero suit in “Shazam!” and its sequel is a…
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This is your brain on social media
By Andrea Kane, CNN What effect does voracious use of social media — constantly consuming images of picture-perfect people posing in artfully…
Continue Reading Dafoe’s ‘Inside’ asks how art helps us escape isolation
By KRYSTA FAURIA Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Willem Dafoe has said that, for him, the process of making a movie always eclipses the…
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Chasten Buttigieg says Pence’s dig ‘flies in the face’ of former VP’s family values
By Maegan Vazquez, CNN Chasten Buttigieg, the husband of Pete Buttigieg, criticized former Vice President Mike Pence’s recent remark that the…
Continue Reading Floods fill some of California’s summer strawberry fields
By AMY TAXIN Associated Press As river water gushed through a broken levee, thousands of people in a California farming town were forced to evacuate…
Continue Reading Floods fill some of California’s summer strawberry fields
By AMY TAXIN Associated Press As river water gushed through a broken levee, thousands of people in a California farming town were forced to evacuate…
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Floods fill some of California’s summer strawberry fields
By AMY TAXIN Associated Press As river water gushed through a broken levee, thousands of people in a California farming town were forced to evacuate…
Continue ReadingExplore a Foodie’s Paradise at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo
By Alexandria Jack Click here for updates on this story March 15, 2023 (Houston Style Magazine) — The Houston Livestock…
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FBI: Newspaper editor interfered with police at Capitol riot
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press A former top editor of an Orthodox Jewish newspaper in New York City has been arrested on charges that he…
Continue Reading Tennessee eyes 18+ gun-carry age with court or Capitol deal
By JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Two years after Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee led the charge to allow residents 21 and older…
Continue Reading How just 39 minutes of sleep can make or break your child’s health, happiness and school day
By Madeline Holcombe, CNN One of the keys to keeping your child happy and healthy is making sure they get enough sleep consistently, a new study has…
Continue Reading Hungary pressures EU by delaying Finland, Sweden NATO vote
By JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Nearly a year after Sweden and Finland officially applied to join NATO following…
Continue Reading Abortion ban injunction upheld by N. Dakota Supreme Court
By JAMES MacPHERSON and TRISHA AHMED Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The North Dakota Supreme Court has ruled that a state abortion ban will…
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Anastasia Potapova: Russian tennis player ‘formally warned’ by WTA for wearing Moscow soccer jersey
By Amy Woodyatt, CNN The Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) has “formally warned” Russian tennis player Anastasia Potapova after she…
Continue ReadingMother claims son killed by best friend after he was found dead in Las Vegas apartment
By Caitlin Lilly, Mike Allen Click here for updates on this story LAS VEGAS, Nevada (KVVU) — The Las Vegas Metropolitan…
Continue Reading Former UGA football star Jalen Carter sentenced to probation in crash that killed teammate and team staffer
By Melissa Alonso and Ray Sanchez, CNN Former University of Georgia football standout Jalen Carter was sentenced to probation on Thursday for his…
Continue ReadingWoman found dead inside car at Las Vegas’ Harry Reid airport after 23 days
By Michael Bell Click here for updates on this story LAS VEGAS, Nevada (KVVU) — The body of a woman who possibly died…
Continue Reading How French government’s special power to impose a bill works
PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron has chosen to shun parliament and impose his unpopular pension reforms via a special constitutional…
Continue ReadingAnother Calm, Dry Afternoon Before Light Rain Returns Friday
Here’s a look at your forecast for Santa Cruz, Monterey, San Benito, and southern Santa Clara Counties!Take a breath! Drier, calmer weather is…
Continue ReadingDenver continues serving migrants as concern grows for what’s coming
By MARISSA ARMAS Click here for updates on this story DENVER (KCNC) — Nonprofits like American Friends Service…
Continue Reading Nurses, paramedics reach pay deal to end England strikes
By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Leaders of unions representing hundreds of thousands of nurses, ambulance crews and other health…
Continue Reading2 firefighters injured in overnight fire at old Valley View Center in North Dallas
By RAEGAN SCHARFETTER Click here for updates on this story DALLAS (KTVT) — Two firefighters were injured in an early…
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Mortgage rates drop in wake of bank failures
By Anna Bahney, CNN Mortgage rates dropped this week in the wake of several bank failures, reversing course after rising half a percentage point over…
Continue Reading Average long-term US mortgage rates come back down to 6.6%
By MATT OTT AP Business Writer The average long-term U.S. mortgage inched back down this week after five straight weeks of increases, good news for…
Continue ReadingChicago woman says squatter has taken over two-flat she owns, and she can’t get him out
By CHARLIE DE MAR Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — A squatter has taken over a home in the…
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UK bans TikTok on government devices
By Brian Fung, CNN The United Kingdom banned TikTok from official government devices on Thursday, adding to similar restrictions imposed by allies in…
Continue ReadingStudent stabbed at Brockton school; 17-year-old in custody
By WBZ Staff Click here for updates on this story BROCKTON (WBZ) — A teenager was stabbed at a school for students who…
Continue Reading MLB umpires will have a new view this season — on Zoom
By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Umpires will have a new view this season: on Zoom. Major League Baseball struck a deal with Zoom…
Continue ReadingUS airplane near misses keep coming. Now officials are talking about averting ‘catastrophic’ incidents
Julia Buckley, CNN The skies have been turbulent over the United States in 2023 — and not just because of rogue balloons. Since the start of…
Continue Reading Microsoft is bringing ChatGPT technology to Word, Excel and Outlook
By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business Microsoft on Thursday outlined its plans to bring artificial intelligence to its most recognizable…
Continue Reading Italy blocks ChatGPT over privacy concerns
By Livvy Doherty and Sharon Braithwaite, CNN Regulators in Italy issued a temporary ban on ChatGPT Friday, effective immediately, due to privacy…
Continue Reading Iranians facing economic crisis find little New Year’s cheer
By The Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s bazaars are packed ahead of the Persian New Year next week. But there’s…
Continue Reading Senate advances Iraq war authorization repeal as Biden signals his support
By Kevin Liptak and Jeremy Herb, CNN The Senate voted Thursday to advance a bill repealing two Iraq war power acts as lawmakers work to reassert…
Continue ReadingProtests erupt as French government forces through higher retirement age
By Joseph Ataman, Aurore Laborie and Jack Guy, CNN The French government has forced through controversial plans to raise the country’s…
Continue Reading First Republic secures $30 billion rescue from large banks
By Matt Egan, Allison Morrow and David Goldman, CNN First Republic Bank, facing a crisis of confidence from investors and customers, is set to…
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Justin Bieber all smiles with facial paralysis update
By Lisa Respers France, CNN Justin Bieber is all smiles these days. The superstar singer posted an Instastory with the words, “Wait for…
Continue Reading The Cure’s Robert Smith ‘sickened’ over Ticketmaster fees
By Marianne Garvey, CNN The frontman for The Cure is taking on Ticketmaster. The legendary New Wave band, set to head out on a North American tour,…
Continue Reading EU moves on clean technology: Subsidies up, free market down
By RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union has presented plans to fundamentally revamp its policies on promoting clean…
Continue Reading Palestinians: 4 killed in Israeli army raid in West Bank
JERUSALEM (AP) — Palestinian officials say an Israeli army raid has killed four Palestinians, including a teenage boy, near the occupied West Bank…
Continue Reading Teen allegedly shoots mom, kills 2 officers in west Canada
By ROB GILLIES Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Canadian officials say a 16-year-old wounded his mother with a firearm and killed two police…
Continue ReadingThey were strangers in Bolivia. Six months later they fell in love in Paris
Francesca Street, CNN On her first date with Augustin Pasquet, Michelle Young found herself weaving through the streets of Paris on the back of his…
Continue Reading Ariana Madix breaks silence on ‘Vanderpump Rules’ cheating scandal as ratings soar
By Lisa Respers France, CNN Ariana Madix returned to social media Wednesday to release a statement in the midst of a cheating scandal involving her…
Continue Reading 10 charged in Irvo Otieno’s death at mental hospital
By SARAH RANKIN Associated Press DINWIDDIE, Va. (AP) — Video from a state mental hospital shows a Black Virginia man who was handcuffed and…
Continue Reading Flood deaths in Turkey’s earthquake-stricken area rise to 16
ANKARA Rescue teams have retrieved two more bodies after floods struck two Turkish provinces that were already devastated by last month’s powerful…
Continue ReadingPoland becomes first to pledge fighter jets to Ukraine
By Antonia Mortensen, Duarte Mendonca, Luke McGee and Kevin Liptak, CNN Poland on Thursday pledged it would send four MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine,…
Continue Reading Stephen Sondheim’s last musical finds a New York City stage
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The late Stephen Sondheim’s last stage musical — an adaptation of two films by…
Continue Reading Virgin Orbit pausing all work, reportedly furloughs staff
By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Virgin Orbit said Thursday it is pausing all operations amid reports that the company is furloughing…
Continue Reading U.S. Army parachute team member dies in training accident
HOMESTEAD, Florida (AP) — A member of the U.S. Army Parachute Team has died after sustaining injuries during a training jump at Homestead Air…
Continue Reading Southern California water board rescinds emergency conservation measures following winter storms
By Taylor Romine, Eric Levenson and Rachel Ramirez, CNN The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California is no longer mandating emergency…
Continue Reading In Rome, church and state agree to Pantheon entrance fee
ROME (AP) — Tourists in Rome checking out the Pantheon, Italy’s most-visited cultural site, will soon be charged a 5-euro ($5.28) entrance…
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