By Christina Carrega and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN A scathing report by the US Marshals Service this month uncovered the deplorable conditions inside one of the three facilities within the Washington, DC, jail, citing systemic failures like lack of water, inadequate quality of food and standing human sewage. While prisoner advocates cheered the report, many also
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CLEVELAND, Ohio (AP) — Federal marshals in Ohio say a 1969 bank robbery has been closed following the death earlier this year of the man they say was responsible. Authorities say 20-year-old Theodore Conrad was a bank teller at the Society National Bank in Cleveland when he walked out with a paper bag containing $215,000.
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By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Rams and San Francisco 49ers both decided this offseason it was time to upgrade over the quarterbacks who helped both franchises reach the Super Bowl in recent years. The Rams made a big deal to acquire Matthew Stafford to replace
Continue Reading CNN By Devan Cole, CNN A Democratic congresswoman from California stressed on Sunday the need to bring down extremely high gas prices in her state, saying that while she would prefer the market sort itself out, she’s open to some federal intervention. “The median price is $4. And in many places, it’s $5. I know
Continue Reading By Devan Cole, CNN A Democratic congresswoman from California stressed on Sunday the need to bring down extremely high gas prices in her state, saying that while she would prefer the market sort itself out, she’s open to some federal intervention. “The median price is $4. And in many places, it’s $5. I know that
Continue Reading By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer Toyota has unveiled a GR Supra it will use in the 2022 NHRA season, ending a 10-year run with the Camry in Funny Car competition. The car is expected to debut at the season opener at Pomona in February. The two-year development process followed Toyota’s commitment to designing
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By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer Toyota has unveiled a GR Supra it will use in the 2022 NHRA season, ending a 10-year run with the Camry in Funny Car competition. The car is expected to debut at the season opener at Pomona in February. The two-year development process followed Toyota’s commitment to designing
Continue Reading By Sana Noor Haq, CNN Taylor Swift can’t stop breaking the internet. First, she dropped a rerecorded version of her Grammy-nominated album “Red,” titled “Red (Taylor’s Version),” on Friday. Then, she released her directorial debut in the form of a short film “All Too Well,” named after the fifth track on the record starring herself,
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — British police have arrested three men under terrorism laws after a car exploded outside a hospital in Liverpool, killing one man and injuring another. Counter-terrorism police say the three men detained Sunday range in age from 21 to 29. Police also cordoned off a residential street in the city in northwest England,
Continue Reading LECH-ZÜRS, Austria (AP) — Austrian skier Christian Hirschbühl has edged teammate Dominik Raschner in the final of a men’s World Cup parallel event for his first career victory. Hirschbühl was .5 of a second behind after the first run but won by .07 on aggregate after the decisive leg. Both Austrians defeated a Norwegian opponent
Continue Reading By Daniella Diaz, CNN The chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, who also serves on the House Select Committee investigating the January 6 insurrection, said the committee will “move quickly” to refer Mark Meadows, Trump’s former chief of staff at the White House, for criminal contempt for not cooperating with its investigation. “We have been
Continue Reading PARIS (AP) — France’s Justice Ministry says guards have thwarted an escape attempt from the Paris region’s second-largest prison. French media identified the would-be escapee as a suspected Islamic State sympathizer and said she dug a hole in the wall of her cell and rappelled out on knotted sheets. The Justice Ministry said the prisoner
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By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Disney and Marvel’s “Eternals” fell 61% in its second weekend in theaters, but it’s still hanging on to first place ahead of newcomers like “Clifford the Big Red Dog.” Studio estimates Sunday show “Eternals” added $27.5 million over the weekend, bringing its domestic total to $118.8 million. Second place
Continue Reading By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Disney and Marvel’s “Eternals” fell 61% in its second weekend in theaters, but it’s still hanging on to first place ahead of newcomers like “Clifford the Big Red Dog.” Studio estimates Sunday show “Eternals” added $27.5 million over the weekend, bringing its domestic total to $118.8 million. Second place
Continue Reading By DÉBORA REY and ALMUDENA CALATRAVA Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentine President Alberto Fernández has suffered a severe setback in midterm elections held amid widespread anger over high inflation and rising poverty. The official count from Sunday’s voting indicates the president’s governing coalition will lose control of the Senate and is threatened
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By David Williams, CNN Jerry and Mal Deener had always wondered what their dad Harry did in the Army during World War II. The New Jersey brothers, now in their 70s, knew he drove a Jeep in Europe and was badly wounded in combat, but that’s about it. “We knew very little because he wouldn’t
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — En la nueva colección de ensayos de Emily Ratajkowski, “My Body”, la historia de Audrey Munson, la adolescente apodada “la primera supermodelo de Estados Unidos”, sirve de un poderoso recordatorio de los peligros de ser idolatrada. Tras haber posado para algunos de los grandes escultores de principios del siglo XX, Munson
Continue Reading By Laura Smith-Spark, CNN UK police arrested three young men after a car explosion killed one person and left another injured near a Liverpool hospital. “Officers in Merseyside have arrested three men — aged 29, 26 & 21 — in the Kensington area of Liverpool under the Terrorism Act,” Great Manchester Police tweeted Sunday. Local
Continue Reading MILFORD, Conn. (AP) — A man charged with running a scam that cheated a Connecticut woman out of more than $80,000 missed a recent court date and has been ordered re-arrested _ but his attorney says that will be difficult since he’s been dead for months. Johnny Masesa’s attorney says he received a death certificate
Continue Reading CINCINNATI (AP) — Defender James Sands of Major League Soccer’s New York City team has been added to the U.S. roster for Tuesday’s World Cup qualifier at Jamaica. The U.S. will be without defender Miles Robinson and midfielder Weston McKennie because of one-game suspensions. Robinson was given two yellow cards in Friday night’s 2-0 win
Continue Reading CNN By Chandelis Duster and Daniella Diaz, CNN Physical threats to lawmakers, their staff and family are “not what our democracy is about” Michigan Rep. Fred Upton, a Republican who received a violent voicemail after voting for the bipartisan infrastructure bill, said Sunday. “It’s a tough time, and it’s so unsettling,” Upton told CNN’s Jake
Continue Reading By Chandelis Duster and Daniella Diaz, CNN Physical threats to lawmakers, their staff and family are “not what our democracy is about” Michigan Rep. Fred Upton, a Republican who received a violent voicemail after voting for the bipartisan infrastructure bill, said Sunday. “It’s a tough time, and it’s so unsettling,” Upton told CNN’s Jake Tapper
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By Theresa Waldrop, CNN Calling all US Betty White fans — and that’s pretty much everyone in the country: Here’s your chance to watch hours of the beloved actor’s best works and get paid for it. Insurer Choice Mutual will pay the winner of its contest $1,000 to watch 10 hours of works featuring White
Continue Reading By MOHAMED IBRAHIM Associated Press/Report for America MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minneapolis activists are collecting accounts of police misconduct from community members for a federal civil rights investigation into the Minneapolis police to ensure they have a say in any potential changes. The Justice Department launched the probe in April to determine if there is a
Continue Reading By Matthew Chance, Zahra Ullah and Laura Smith-Spark, CNN The air in the Belarusian forest is thick with the smoke from scores of small fires. People cough and choke but they keep burning the sticks of wet wood: it’s the only way to warm up as temperatures start to fall sharply. This coming week, the
Continue Reading By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — U.N. climate chief Patricia Espinosa was not happy with a last-minute fight over coal that ended in a compromise at the Glasgow climate talks. Still, she’s satisfied, calling the final Glasgow Climate Pact a good compromise. When India threw a last-minute wrench into the climate
Continue Reading By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — U.N. climate chief Patricia Espinosa was not happy with a last-minute fight over coal that ended in a compromise at the Glasgow climate talks. Still, she’s satisfied, calling the final Glasgow Climate Pact a good compromise. When India threw a last-minute wrench into the climate
Continue Reading SPLIT, Croatia (AP) — A late own-goal has sent Croatia to next year’s World Cup in a 1-0 win over Russia. Croatia bombarded the Russian goal throughout the game in search of the win the 2018 runners-up needed to secure the automatic qualifying spot in Group H and consign Russia to the playoffs. The breakthrough
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By Parija Kavilanz, CNN Business It’s beginning to look a lot like pre-pandemic Christmas, with malls and stores bringing back tree lighting ceremonies, carol singers and a less socially distanced Santa this year. Photos with Santa, an annual holiday tradition for many families, were upended last year by the pandemic. Some retail locations that typically
Continue Reading By Maggie Fox, CNN The forecast for the coming winter isn’t looking hopeful: Covid likely is not going away for the holidays. Cases have at best plateaued for the country as a whole and diagnoses have increased in about half the states. Deaths are up in 17 states. With people headed indoors for the winter
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