‘Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga’ delivers plenty of action, just not as furiously as its predecessor
Review by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — In a sign of its priorities – action over character, production design over story – Anya Taylor-Joy…
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A lack of equipment and coaching hasn’t stopped software engineer Kathleen Noble from making history with landlocked Uganda
By Rory Fleming, CNN (CNN) — From learning how to row in boats patched together with duct tape to competing at the world championships in a…
Continue Reading Ademola Lookman scores stunning hat-trick as Atalanta wins Europa League title to end Bayer Leverkusen’s historic unbeaten run
By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Bayer Leverkusen’s historic unbeaten run came to a shuddering halt on Wednesday as Atalanta ran riot in the…
Continue ReadingSeveral injured passengers on turbulence-hit Singapore flight need spinal surgery, hospital says
By CHALIDA EKVITTHAYAVECHNUKUL Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — A Bangkok hospital says several of the more seriously injured people who were on the…
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ANÁLISIS | Nikki Haley votará a favor del “caos” de Trump contra el que antes arremetía
Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — El cálculo político le ha vuelto a cambiar a Nikki Haley. No hace mucho, la exgobernadora de Carolina del…
Continue Reading Luka Dončić and Kyrie Irving lead Dallas Mavericks to Game 1 victory over Minnesota Timberwolves in Western Conference Finals
By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Luka Dončić and Kyrie Irving led the Dallas Mavericks to a 108-105 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves in Game…
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Oreo-maker Mondelez fined $366 million for rigging European markets
By Olesya Dmitracova, CNN London (CNN) — Mondelez, the maker of Oreo and Cadbury Dairy Milk chocolate, has been fined €337.5 million ($366…
Continue ReadingTakeaways: How intelligence agencies’ are cautiously embracing generative AI
By FRANK BAJAK AP Technology Writer ARLINGTON, Virginia (AP) — U.S. intelligence agencies are scrambling to embrace the AI revolution, convinced…
Continue ReadingToronto awarded WNBA’s first franchise outside US, with expansion team to begin play in 2026
By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer Toronto has been awarded the WNBA’s first franchise outside the United States, with the expansion team set to…
Continue ReadingEV maker Tesla breaks ground on Megapack energy storage battery factory in Shanghai
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese state media have reported that electric vehicle maker Tesla has begun construction of a factory in Shanghai to make its…
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Biden looks to counter China’s influence as he rolls out red carpet for Kenya
By Kevin Liptak and Kayla Tausche, CNN Washington (CNN) — When Kenyan President William Ruto touched down in Beijing seven months ago, he was…
Continue Reading Border bill fails in Senate for second time, blocked by GOP opposition and Democratic divisions
By Priscilla Alvarez, Lauren Fox, Clare Foran and Ted Barrett, CNN (CNN) — A sweeping bipartisan border security bill failed to advance in the…
Continue ReadingBiden thanks Kenya’s Ruto for sending police to Haiti and defends keeping US forces from the mission
By AAMER MADHANI and SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has offered his deep appreciation to Kenyan President…
Continue Reading ‘The Garfield Movie’ is more like a stale snack than a fancy feast
Review by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — Given Garfield’s long history it’s hard to imagine a film about the corpulent cat that feels as if…
Continue Reading Abortion rights advocates fight waiting periods and other limits amid political fallout of Roe reversal
By Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — Longstanding abortion restrictions like waiting periods and provider regulations are now under legal attack in…
Continue Reading Bargain-hungry Americans are flocking to Temu and making its Chinese owner very rich
By Laura He, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — PDD Holdings, the owner of Temu and Pinduoduo, is blowing past market expectations with a massive surge in…
Continue Reading Lai Ching-te, el nuevo presidente de Taiwán, pide a China que cese su “intimidación” tras jurar un histórico tercer mandato para el partido gobernante
Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — En su toma de posesión como presidente, Lai Ching-te hizo un llamamiento a Beijing para que cese de…
Continue Reading‘Seeds are life’: How a seed bank in the Mojave Desert is preserving an ancient ecosystem under threat
By Samantha Bresnahan, CNN (CNN) — Inside a Mojave aster flower, a tiny bee is fast asleep. At night, the pale lavender petals close, providing…
Continue Reading‘Seeds are life’: How a seed bank in the Mojave Desert is preserving an ancient ecosystem under threat
CNN By Samantha Bresnahan, CNN (CNN) — Inside a Mojave aster flower, a tiny bee is fast asleep. At night, the pale lavender petals close,…
Continue ReadingHow does this end? With Hamas holding firm and fighting back in Gaza, Israel faces only bad options
By JOSEPH KRAUSS Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Diminished but not deterred, Hamas is still putting up a fight after seven brutal months of war…
Continue ReadingNorway further tightens its restrictions on the entry of Russians
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Norway says it will further tighten its restrictions on the entry of people from Russia, saying those with tourist visas…
Continue ReadingUK politicians kick off a 6-week election campaign with incumbent Sunak playing the underdog
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s political party leaders crisscrossed the country on Thursday, kicking off a six-week…
Continue ReadingMissile splashes into the Red Sea, causing no damage in latest suspected Yemen Houthi rebel attack
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A missile has splashed down in the waters of the Red Sea, but caused no damage to a passing commercial vessel in…
Continue ReadingDeputy Russian military chief of staff jailed for bribery in latest arrest of high defense official
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian news reports say a deputy chief of the military general staff has been arrested on charges of large-scale bribery. The arrest…
Continue ReadingChina has launched new drills encircling Taiwan. Why now?
By Jessie Yeung and Nectar Gan, CNN (CNN) — Tensions are once again ratcheting up in the Taiwan Strait, with China launching two days of…
Continue Reading College sports could see a dramatic change. Here’s what you need to know
By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — College athletes could soon get dramatically different paychecks. At issue is a lawsuit called House v. the National…
Continue ReadingTop UN court declines to issue preliminary orders in Mexico-Ecuador dispute over Quito embassy raid
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The top United Nations court has declined to issue an immediate order for Ecuador to…
Continue Reading PGA Championship winner Xander Schauffele says Scottie Scheffler is ‘a good dude and there is no mal intent meant by him’
By Don Riddell, David Close and George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Fresh off winning his first major at the PGA Championship, American golfer Xander…
Continue ReadingThe Constitutional Court of Thailand agrees to hear a case that could imperil the prime minister
By NAPAT KONGSAWAD Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s Constitutional Court has accepted a petition from members of the country’s…
Continue Reading Tennessee ofrecerá pañales gratis a bebés y niños de 1 año con su programa Medicaid
Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — El programa Medicaid de Tennessee proporcionará dentro de unos meses pañales gratuitos a los niños menores…
Continue ReadingWith Ukraine losing ground, allies debate how to squeeze cash for Kyiv out of frozen Russian assets
By DAVID McHUGH and FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Ukraine’s allies are looking for ways to squeeze money out of…
Continue ReadingStock market today: Asian shares track Wall Street’s slide on worries over interest rates
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer Asian shares were mostly lower Friday after Wall Street retreated following strong economic reports that…
Continue Reading La Policía de Minneapolis investiga un atropello y fuga en una mezquita como un posible delito de prejuicio mientras continúa la búsqueda del sospechoso
Sofía Barruti (CNN) — El Departamento de Policía de Minneapolis está investigando un incidente de atropello y fuga como un posible delito…
Continue Reading Esta pareja voló a Nueva Caledonia para una escapada romántica. Ahora están atrapados mientras Macron intenta sofocar disturbios mortales
Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Cuando Maxwell Winchester y su esposa llegaron a la isla de Nueva Caledonia, en el Pacífico Sur, hace casi…
Continue Reading Un crucero sin fin donde siempre será verano está listo para recorrer el mundo
Belén Liotti Belfast, Irlanda del Norte (CNN) — Bajo un cielo azul resplandeciente en el legendario astillero Harland & Wolff en Irlanda…
Continue ReadingIran inters its late president at holiest Shiite site in nation after fatal helicopter crash
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran interred President Ebrahim Raisi at the nation’s holiest Shiite…
Continue Reading‘The entire town is burning.’ Fires rage as Rohingya caught up on the front lines of Myanmar’s civil war
By Helen Regan and Avery Schmitz, CNN (CNN) — Families of Rohingya people trapped in Myanmar’s west are desperately trying to contact loved…
Continue ReadingFrom schools to the Olympics, how France’s staunch secularism affects religion in public life
By GIOVANNA DELL’ORTO Associated Press MARSEILLE, France (AP) — Walk around multicultural metropolises like Paris or Marseille, or any small…
Continue ReadingLeaders of South Korea, China and Japan will meet Monday for their first trilateral talks since 2019
By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Leaders of South Korea, China and Japan will meet next week in Seoul for their first…
Continue ReadingFrance is proud of its secularism. But struggles grow in this approach to faith, school, integration
By GIOVANNA DELL’ORTO Associated Press MARSEILLE, France (AP) — Brought into the international spotlight by the ban on hijabs for French…
Continue Reading Cómo la Inteligencia Artificial y la biónica ayudan a los soldados ucranianos a volver a la acción
Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Valera Kucherenko ya había servido en el Ejército ucraniano cuando Rusia invadió el país en 2022. Pero…
Continue ReadingUN approves resolution to commemorate the 1995 Srebrenica genocide annually over Serb opposition
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations has approved a resolution establishing an annual day to commemorate…
Continue ReadingThree little piggies at a yoga class = maximum happiness
By RODRIQUE NGOWI Associated Press SPENCER, Mass. (AP) — If goat yoga is a trend, piglet yoga may not be far behind. Yoga classes in Massachusetts…
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Minneapolis police investigate hit-and-run at a mosque as a potential bias crime as search for suspect continues
By Joe Sutton and Dalia Faheid, CNN (CNN) — The Minneapolis Police Department is investigating a hit-and-run incident as a potential bias crime…
Continue ReadingBaltimore’s former top prosecutor spared prison for mortgage fraud and perjury
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press GREENBELT, Md. (AP) — A former Baltimore city prosecutor who achieved a national profile for charging police…
Continue ReadingMcMahon hits 2-run homer in the 12th inning to lift Colorado Rockies over Oakland Athletics 4-3
By MICHAEL WAGAMAN Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Ryan McMahon hit a two-run home run in the 12th inning and the Colorado Rockies hung on…
Continue ReadingTravelers cope with crowds and high prices on the busiest day of Memorial Day weekend
By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer Travelers are contenting with big crowds and flight delays on what is expected to be the busiest day of the…
Continue ReadingWalker, Marte homer and D-backs beat Dodgers 6-0 for 1st series win at Dodger Stadium since 2018
By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ryne Nelson threw five shutout innings, Christian Walker and Ketel Marte homered and the Arizona…
Continue Reading9 dead, 121 injured as wind causes stage collapse at Mexico election rally
By Michael Rios, Mia Alberti and Fidel Gutierrez and Ivana Kottasová, CNN (CNN) — Nine people were killed and a presidential candidate was…
Continue ReadingMore bad weather could hit Iowa, where 3 powerful tornadoes caused millions in damage
By HANNAH FINGERHUT and MARGERY A. BECK Associated Press GREENFIELD, Iowa (AP) — The National Weather Service says three separate powerful tornados…
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