Sony and Disney had a nice box office weekend as “Jumanji: The Next Level” exceeded expectations and “Frozen 2” crossed $1 billion. Sony’s “Next Level,” the sequel to 2017’s surprise hit “Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle,” had a big weekend with an estimated $60 million debut in North America. The film, which stars Dwayne “The
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Click here for updates on this story FLINT, MI (WNEM) — There’s nothing quite like opening that first gift over the holidays, but for many families, that feeling isn’t always possible. The St. Francis Prayer Center is a non-profit in Flint that performs outreach to the community through donations of food, clothing, and gifts. They’re
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First things first: The theme song of the week is the closing credits from Growing Pains. Poll of the week: A new Monmouth University poll finds that 46% of Americans have a favorable view of President Donald Trump. His unfavorable rating stands at 52%. That makes for a net favorability (favorable – unfavorable) rating of
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, OR (KPTV) — Two young men brought together by a serious crash are now good friends. On the night of Nov. 14, Miguel Vasquez’ Jeep stalled in the center lane of I-405 Southbound. Traffic slowed to weave around him. That’s when 20-year-old Jalen Williams, noticed the problem,
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Scarlett Johansson hosted “Saturday Night Live” for the sixth time, but this time, she also starred as a hero. In an “Avengers”-themed monologue, Marvel’s Black Widow came to the rescue of “SNL” cast members who began disintegrating into thin air. After realizing that Pete Davidson got high and bought Thanos’ Infinity Stone-studded glove off eBay,
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS, MO (KMOV) — Police call it a suicide, but her family and friends say her on again off again boyfriend bullied her into pulling the trigger. 38-year-old Kristen Roady shot and killed herself Tuesday in Soulard, according to St. Louis City police. Her longtime friend, Tom
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story GRAND RAPIDS, Mi (WXMI) — The land of the former Highlands Golf Club is transforming into a naturalized prairie, thanks to a partnership between two nonprofits and the work of dozens of volunteers. “What we are doing here is putting nature back in the city,” Justin Heslinga, the
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EL PASO, Texas — Today’s Sunday Funday moment proves what the power of love can do. Dan Herrera is a loving husband and father to two very active boys who love to play sports. You could count on Dan to be pacing up and down the field at all of his boys football and baseball
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story BURLINGTON, NC (WGHP) — A Burlington man gave a remarkable gift just days before Christmas. Tim Martin donated one of the kidneys to his mother. Earlier this year, Tim’s mother, Jacqueline Brown, was in need of a kidney after learning her kidney disease progressed. She didn’t know at
Continue Reading Scarlett Johansson describes the proposal from her fiancé Colin Jost as “a very special moment” and “a lovely special thing.” But she won’t say exactly how he popped the question. The actress appeared on “Ellen” to promote her new movie, “Jojo Rabbit,” and went on to call the “Saturday Night Live” Weekend Update anchor “very
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A freshman Democrat, who strongly opposes House Democrats’ impeachment of President Donald Trump, is expected to switch to the Republican Party and is telling colleagues his intentions, according to two sources. Rep. Jeff Van Drew is considering the switch as he struggles in New Jersey politics. Internal polling has shown he was losing major support
Continue Reading Happy Sunday. A version of this story first appeared in CNN Business’ Before the Bell newsletter. Not a subscriber? You can sign up right here. A “phase one” US-China trade deal. A resounding election victory for UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson that removes ambiguity on Brexit. In recent days, some of the political fog that’s
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Dozens were injured in clashes between protesters and security forces in central Beirut on Saturday, one of the most violent nights since anti-government demonstrations started in October. Security forces used teargas, water cannon and rubber bullets to push protesters, who pelted them with rocks and firecrackers, away from the main sit-in site and government buildings
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We’re back in familiar territory. North Korea is again issuing cryptic threats that officials around the world are scrambling to decipher. A so-called “Christmas gift” for the United States, a year-end deadline and a new path have all been mooted by the Kim Jong Un regime in the past 12 months. Kim and Trump have
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“Saturday Night Live” took audiences inside people’s homes to see how many are talking about impeachment across the country during the holidays. Aidy Bryant dressed as a magical snowman opened NBC’s variety show on Saturday saying that it’s almost Christmas and “folks in America seem more divided than ever.” “But if we listen in to
Continue Reading The holidays are rapidly approaching, but most NFL teams are anything but jolly. That’s because squads are facing the pressure of a playoff push, and most spots are up for grabs. Matchups across Week 15 will have direct implications about which teams will be staying home when playoffs start in January and which will be
Continue Reading The Oakland Raiders are a franchise used to change. Before the team ever even took the field, they had to switch their name. In his book “Black Knight: Al Davis and his Raiders,” author Ira Simmons details how a local columnist penned a mock petition asking for a new mascot days after the original was
Continue Reading Attorneys for actress Lori Loughlin and her husband, Mossimo Giannulli, say the US government is hiding evidence that would benefit the couple’s defense in the college admission scandal. Loughlin and Giannulli are accused of paying $500,000 to the scandal’s mastermind, Rick Singer, to have their daughters pose as University of Southern California athletes. They were
Continue Reading Authorities have released the names of more victims identified in New Zealand’s White Island volcano eruption that left at least 16 people dead. Police named four more victims on Sunday including Tipene James Te Rangi Ataahua Maangi, a 24-year-old from New Zealand. Officials also revealed three Australians — 15-year-old Zoe Ella Hosking, 53-year-old Gavin Brian
Continue Reading It started out as a limp. At the time, father Shawn Cress thought daughter Chloe, then 12 years old, just needed some physical therapy. That was June 2018. But the limp turned into a fever, which led to lab tests at the doctor’s office that “didn’t look good,” Shawn recalls. And by then, Chloe was
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(CNN) — Por primera vez, los principales concursos de belleza: Miss USA, Miss Teen USA, Miss América, Miss Universo y ahora, Miss Mundo, han coronado a mujeres negras como sus ganadoras al mismo tiempo. Y eso es un gran logro si sabes la historia del concurso. Los concursos de belleza al principio de sus historias,
Continue Reading (CNN) — La administración del presidente Donald Trump se está preparando para anunciar una retirada anticipada de unos 4.000 soldados de Afganistán, confirmó a CNN un alto funcionario de la administración. El anuncio podría llegar tan pronto como la próxima semana, pero el funcionario dijo que su momento sigue cambiando. Trump indicó previamente que tenía
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EL PASO, Texas — The UTEP nursing program is one of the toughest in the nation. Add being a single mother to three children with no support system in El Paso, and its nearly impossible. But Marion Oveal White was up for the challenge. Her last child was born almost 4 months premature. Weighing a
Continue Reading Iran is investigating what it says is a foreign spying malware attack on government servers, according to state media. The country’s Minister of Communications and Information Technology, Mohammad Javad Azari Jahromi, said the “organized” and “very big” attack was intended to obtain government information, state-run Press TV said on Sunday. Jahromi said the attack was
Continue Reading When Mario Arreola-Botello was pulled over, he didn’t understand much of what the Oregon police officer was telling him. Botello, a Latino, non-native English speaker, was stopped for failing to signal a turn and a lane change, his attorney, Josh Crowther told CNN. What happened next sparked a years-long court battle that landed at the
Continue Reading Torrents of water once thundered over the precipice at Victoria Falls, on the border of Zimbabwe and Zambia, shrouding the area in mist. But a multi-year drought has slowed large sections of the imposing falls to little more than a weak stream, and the lush vegetation they once nourished is hot and dry. The parched
Continue Reading A student attending a New Mexico university was arrested on federal court charges a day before his graduation, according to court documents and his attorney. Hassan Alqahtani, 27, an engineering student at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque was charged with illegal possession of a firearm, according to an affidavit from the US District
Continue Reading Ohio is the only state ranked “high” for its rate of sexual victimization in juvenile correctional facilities, according to a Department of Justice report released this week that evaluated data from 2018. However, the report highlighted the difficulty of obtaining sufficient facility data — only about a third of the 327 facilities surveyed in the
Continue Reading In Newtown, Connecticut, December 14 is normally clouded with sadness. It’s the anniversary of the 2012 massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary. But this Saturday — the seventh anniversary of the tragedy — ended with jubilation because the Newtown High football team rallied in the final seconds to win the Class LL state championship. Playing on
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EL PASO, Texas — Here are the results of Saturday’s special election for two seats on the El Paso City Council: District 3: Incumbent Cassandra Hernandez will remain the District 3 city council representative. According to the unofficial final results, Hernandez defeated challenger Will Veliz by garnering 52% of all votes cast. District 6: The
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