Honda promises to make only emissions-free vehicles in the future
Honda became the latest automaker to promise an emissions-free future. In his first press conference as CEO of the Japanese automaker, Toshihiro Mibe…
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Demonstrations continue as community awaits bodycam footage from Andrew Brown Jr. shooting
Protests over deputies’ fatal shooting of Andrew Brown Jr. kicked off for a third straight day Friday in North Carolina’s Elizabeth City,…
Continue ReadingThis teenager’s painted nails got him suspended. Now his Texas school district has created a more gender-neutral dress code policy
A fresh manicure makes Trevor Wilkinson feel a little more like his true self. And now, after a fight that lasted most of his senior year, the…
Continue ReadingSimone Biles drops Nike and signs with Athleta
Simone Biles, the most decorated gymnast ever and one of the world’s greatest athletes, is leaving endorsement powerhouse Nike for a deal with…
Continue ReadingA New Hampshire explosion was triggered by a gender reveal party, police say
Another gender reveal party turned dangerous, this time in New Hampshire, with an explosion that shook nearby homes. The partygoers detonated around…
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Why Josh Hawley wants to be the only ‘no’ vote — even on a hate crimes bill
On Thursday, 94 senators voted to pass legislation denouncing the recent wave of hate crimes directed at Asian Americans and creating a new position…
Continue ReadingDemocratic Sen. Joe Manchin endorses GOP Sen. Lisa Murkowski for reelection
West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin endorsed Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski on Friday, bucking his own Democratic party and underscoring Murkowski’s…
Continue ReadingBiden set to make first foreign trip in June to UK and Belgium
President Joe Biden will embark upon his first foreign trip in June, the White House said on Friday, with plans to attend the Group of 7 summit in…
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Capitol rioter arrested after being turned in by match on online dating app Bumble
The Justice Department has charged a Capitol rioter who was turned in by someone he matched with on the dating app Bumble, after he…
Continue ReadingBiden makes the economic case for fighting climate change on second day of virtual summit
President Joe Biden on Friday highlighted the economic opportunities of climate action a day after announcing an ambitious new goal…
Continue ReadingHere’s how Biden wants to raise taxes on the wealthy and corporations
Now that he’s signed the Democrats’ $1.9 trillion Covid relief package, President Joe Biden is turning to the next items on his…
Continue ReadingDiapers are already a huge expense for families. It’s getting even worse
Diapers are a pricey, essential item for parents. Now, they’re getting even more expensive, hurting low-income families already struggling with…
Continue ReadingDozens of Palestinians injured in police clashes as Jewish extremists chanting ‘Death to Arabs’ march in Jerusalem
Clashes between Palestinians from east Jerusalem and Israeli police around the Damascus gate entrance to the Old City erupted in a night of unrest…
Continue ReadingFrench police official killed in knife attack at station near Paris
A female police official has been killed in a knife attack at a police station in a suburb of Paris, French officials said Friday. The attack took…
Continue ReadingWitnesses describe chaotic scene as deputies shot at Andrew Brown Jr.
Neighbors on Thursday described a chaotic scene of North Carolina deputies trying to serve a warrant, a car pulling away and shots fired —…
Continue ReadingShock G, Digital Underground frontman and ‘Humpty Hump’ rapper, dead at 57
Rapper Shock G, also known as Humpty Hump of the hip-hop group Digital Underground, has died at age 57. When not using his stage name, he was known…
Continue ReadingCDC vaccine advisers to hear about new blood clot cases linked with J&J coronavirus vaccine
Vaccine advisers to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are scheduled to meet Friday to discuss how to move forward with the paused…
Continue ReadingHow JPMorgan Chase got European football so wrong
When JPMorgan Chase agreed to finance a breakaway competition of some of the world’s richest soccer clubs, it expected some heated discussions.…
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Infertility and my path to surrogacy
I’ll never forget the look on my fertility doctor’s face, her eyes saddening as she gently turned toward my husband and me, looking away…
Continue ReadingJailed Kremlin critic Alexey Navalny ends hunger strike
Jailed Kremlin critic Alexey Navalny said Friday that he is ending his weekslong hunger strike, following a warning from doctors close to him that he…
Continue Reading‘Shadow and Bone’ is another Y.A. fantasy mostly built on smoke and mirrors
Add “Shadow and Bone” to the long list of efforts to establish new fantasy series in the post-“Game of Thrones” era, in this…
Continue Reading‘Sesame Street’ adds two celebrations of how it began and its long legacy
“D” is for documentary, and “Sesame Street” gets celebrated in two of them this month: “Street Gang: How We Got to…
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The royal rebrand is already underway
A version of this story appeared in the April 23 edition of CNN’s Royal News, a weekly dispatch bringing you the inside track on the royal…
Continue Reading‘The Falcon and the Winter Soldier’ finale completes its ambitious hero’s journey
While more conventional than “WandaVision,” Marvel’s “The Falcon and the Winter Soldier” explored a bracingly…
Continue ReadingJustin Theroux opens up about his relationship with Jennifer Aniston
Justin Theroux got some useful advice when it came to being in the spotlight while he was married to Jennifer Aniston. Theroux appeared on…
Continue ReadingBiden will seek to raise taxes on richest Americans to fund sweeping education and child care proposals
President Joe Biden is preparing to outline the next step of his economic agenda during a joint session to Congress next week and his proposal to pay…
Continue ReadingZlatan Ibrahimović’s new AC Milan contract will allow him to join fabled club of Serie A’s quadragenarians
Zlatan Ibrahimović has signed a one-year contract extension at AC Milan that will enable him to play beyond his 40th birthday. “AC Milan is…
Continue ReadingIndia is churning out billion-dollar startups. Now they need to start making money
This time last year, Indian entrepreneurs were in panic mode. The government had locked down the country’s entire population in a dramatic step…
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SpaceX rocket carrying four astronauts launches from Florida
A SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft — carrying four astronauts from three countries — took off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida…
Continue ReadingBush says he wrote in Condoleezza Rice for president in 2020
Former President George W. Bush wrote in the name of his former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on his 2020 presidential ballot rather than…
Continue ReadingCalifornia police officer involved in fatal March shooting faces charges for a 2018 shooting death
A California police officer is facing multiple felony charges for the 2018 shooting death of a man during a slow-speed pursuit, the Contra Costa…
Continue ReadingIndonesian navy detects object during search for missing submarine
An unidentified object has been spotted at the site of the ongoing search for a missing Indonesian submarine with 53 crew members on board, as…
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Terrence Clarke, Kentucky basketball player and NBA prospect, has died following a car accident in LA
Basketball player Terrence Clarke, who last month declared for the 2021 NBA draft after playing his freshman season for the University of Kentucky,…
Continue ReadingStates tackling ‘qualified immunity’ for police as Congress squabbles over the issue
The fight in Congress to reform how the nation’s police officers go about their jobs has reinvigorated a discussion over so-called…
Continue ReadingThe world is waking up to the climate crisis. Just look at Wall Street
President Joe Biden kicked off a virtual climate summit on Thursday with a pledge to slash US greenhouse gas emissions by up to 52% below 2005 levels…
Continue ReadingRussia pulls back troops after massive buildup near Ukraine border
Russia appeared to be pulling back from a confrontation with the West on Friday as state media reported that troops were returning to their bases…
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New study shows why vaccinating everybody against Covid-19 is essential
Although there’s a growing sense that normalcy is within reach after the devastating Covid-19 pandemic, experts are continuing to push for more…
Continue ReadingWhat everyone gets wrong about cholesterol in food
Many people worry about cholesterol, and with good reason. More than a third of Americans have high cholesterol, putting them at greater risk of…
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5 things to know for April 23: Police violence, Covid, climate, Indonesian sub, Mars
Severe storms are going to roll through the Southeast this weekend, teeing up an active few days of rough weather. Here’s what you need to know…
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Barcelona remains committed to Super League, saying it would be ‘historical error’ to pull out
Ten of the 12 founding members might have officially pulled out of the European Super League, but Barcelona has reiterated its commitment to the…
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In a fabled desert city, a decisive battle could determine Yemen’s fate
Marib has the forlorn feel of a place awaiting its destiny, while embracing stoic and stubborn optimism. The fabled desert oasis, and reputed home to…
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China calls these Uyghur parents ‘terrorists’ without evidence. But they say they just want to be with their children again
Three Uyghur parents who publicly appealed to Beijing to let their children leave China have been accused, without evidence, of child abandonment and…
Continue ReadingUS has the opportunity to overcome the Covid-19 pandemic but a major challenge lies ahead, expert says
On the road toward a return to normalcy, the rapidly climbing number of Covid-19 vaccinations is good news. But a major challenge may lie ahead, a…
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Ma’Khia Bryant should be remembered as a loving teenager, not for what happened to her, her mother says
Ma’Khia Bryant’s mother doesn’t want her daughter to be remembered by the incident that ended her life. “I want the world to…
Continue ReadingTravel to Sri Lanka: What it’s like to visit now during the Covid pandemic
About two hours after Sri Lanka announced they would reopen their borders to travelers in January 2021, I bought tickets to go there. I live in Hong…
Continue ReadingArizona mail-in voting bill stalls in Senate amid heated debate between GOP lawmakers
A bill aimed at changing the mail-in voting process in Arizona, including stopping some voters from automatically receiving ballots, has stalled…
Continue ReadingWoman pleads guilty to hate crime charges after police say she ran over a girl because she ‘was a Mexican’
An Iowa woman who told police in 2019 that she ran over a girl because she “was a Mexican” pleaded guilty Wednesday to federal hate crime…
Continue Reading‘Mortal Kombat’ ratchets up the gore, but as a movie, it’s not a winner
Any sober analysis of “Mortal Kombat” already risks overthinking it, but even taking this adaptation of the game on its decidedly R-rated…
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Ma’Khia Bryant argued about housekeeping before fatal police shooting, foster parent says
Ma’Khia Bryant and two other young women argued over a messy house and unmade bed before a fight that ended with the fatal police shooting…
Continue ReadingI traveled to Sri Lanka and it felt like I was the only tourist in the entire country
About two hours after Sri Lanka announced they would reopen their borders to travelers in January 2021, I bought tickets to go there. I live in Hong…
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