By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — The Seattle Kraken are adding some additional star power to their ownership group. Grammy winner Macklemore and former NFL running back Marshawn Lynch are now part of the minority investor group. The two are taking small stakes in the franchise but they say they have big
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By Scottie Andrew, CNN Marvel fans are finally worthy — the studio just released the first teaser for its highly anticipated summer flick, “Thor: Love and Thunder.” Starring Chris Hemsworth as the titular god, Chris Pratt as Peter Quill of “Guardians of the Galaxy” and Tessa Thompson as the heroic Valkyrie, the particulars of the
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The first ‘Thor: Love and Thunder’ teaser is here with a first look at a female Thor
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Organizers of an Albuquerque festival for 4/20, the date known for celebrating marijuana, have had two permits denied by local police. The 420 Fest, scheduled for Wednesday in downtown Albuquerque, had submitted permit requests for streets to be blocked off. A New Mexico 420 Fest organizer told KOB-TV that she and
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By Amy Cassidy, Mostafa Salem, Caroline Faraj, Obayda Nafaa and Jack Bantock, CNN Forty people have been injured in riots that broke out over Easter weekend in southern Sweden following a far-right anti-Muslim rally. Some 26 police and 14 members of the public were injured, the spokesperson said, adding that police had arrested 26 individuals,
Continue Reading By KEN POWTAK Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Red Sox catcher Kevin Plawecki tested positive for COVID-19 along with two staff members, manager Alex Cora said before Boston faced the Twins in its annual Patriots’ Day game. Cora said the 31-year-old Plawecki is vaccinated. He was placed on the COVID-19 related injured list and the
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Opinion by Jewher Ilham for CNN Business Perspectives “Go. Go. Don’t look back. This is probably your last chance.” Those were the final words I heard from my father, Ilham Tohti, the last time I saw him. We were at the Beijing Capital International Airport in 2013, about to fly to America together, when he
Continue Reading By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — A pair of familiar faces made it to top of the winner’s stand in the wheelchair division of the 126th Boston Marathon. American Daniel Romanchuk won his second career men’s wheelchair title, claiming the victory with a time of 1 hour, 26 minutes and 58 seconds.
Continue Reading By Oliver Darcy, CNN Business Three companies tied to the far-right conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, including his fringe media organization InfoWars, are seeking bankruptcy protection, according to court documents filed Sunday. The move, which could pause civil litigation against the companies, comes after Jones was found legally responsible for damages in three defamation lawsuits related
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Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN A Ukraine-based humanitarian kitchen linked to celebrity chef José Andrés has been destroyed by a Russian missile in the northeastern city of Kharkiv, according to the charity that runs it. One of the restaurant partners of the World Central Kitchen (WCK) was struck on Saturday, according to the nonprofit kitchen’s CEO Nate
Continue Reading In an interview with CNN’s Anderson Cooper Chef Jose Andres talks abut the dangers and the importance of delivering food aid to Ukrainians.
Continue Reading On State of the Union, Chef José Andrés gives an inside look into how his team is caring for displaced Ukrainians and what still needs to be done to help them.
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By TOM KRISHER and MATT O’BRIEN AP Business Writers DETROIT (AP) — Twitter has dropped a major roadblock in front of Elon Musk’s effort to take over the company, leaving investors to wonder about the mercurial Tesla CEO’s next move. Twitter has adopted a “poison pill” defense that makes it difficult for Musk or any
Continue Reading urielblanco (CNN) — La Casa Blanca se convertirá este lunes en algo que aún no había sido mientras Joe y Jill Biden residían en ella: una casa de fiestas. A las 6:45 a.m. ET, los primeros de los 30.000 invitados previstos, que ganaron boletos a través de una lotería pública, atravesarán las puertas del sur
Continue Reading BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s employers and trade unions have joined together in opposing an immediate European Union ban on natural gas imports from Russia over its invasion of Ukraine. They say a ban on Russian gas would lead to factory shutdowns and the loss of jobs in Germany, the bloc’s biggest economy. The joint statement
Continue Reading By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer Game 1s brought greatness out of some. Game 2s will give others a bounce-back chance. A trio of Game 2s are on Tuesday’s NBA schedule. Atlanta is at Miami, Minnesota is at Memphis and New Orleans is at Phoenix. The top-seeded Heat and top-seeded Suns both opened the postseason
Continue Reading By Marianne Garvey Composer Danny Elfman perforned an unusual show at Coachella over the weekend, with a set list that included the “Simpsons” theme and a song from “The Nightmare Before Christmas.” The crowd was also treated to tracks off his latest solo album “Big Mess,” songs from films he’s scored, and a number of
Continue Reading Composer Danny Elfman surprised fans with an eclectic mix of songs at the Coachella music festival, playing “The Simpsons” theme song and a medley from the movie “The Nightmare Before Christmas.”
Continue Reading WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has rejected a challenge from New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Maryland to the 2017 tax law that capped federal tax deductions for state and local taxes. The lawsuit had previously been dismissed by lower courts. The suit argued that the Republican-led tax law, signed by then-President Donald Trump,
Continue Reading macamilarincon (CNN) –– Una adolescente de 14 años en Massachusetts enfrentó a un intruso que irrumpió en su casa, y la policía dice que incluso los ayudó a atrapar a un sospechoso. La joven estaba durmiendo en su casa en Middleborough, cuando se despertó con el sonido de un intruso, según un comunicado de prensa
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By Megan Edgelow, Queen’s University The word “routine” can bring to mind words such as mundane or ordinary. During the pandemic’s disruptions to daily life, routines may have felt boring and restrictive. However, as an occupational therapist and researcher of the impact of activity and participation on mental health, I know that routines can be
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN Josh Brolin says he would have been an older and “more raspy” Batman than Ben Affleck. During a recent conversation on the podcast “Happy Sad Confused,” Brolin said he lost out on playing the Dark Knight to Affleck. Director Zack Snyder went with Affleck as Batman in 2016’s “Batman v
Continue Reading By Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Lebanon’s Prime Minister Najib Mikati is due to visit Saudi Arabia in the next two weeks, a first trip by a Lebanese premier to the Arab powerhouse in almost four years following an unprecedented rupture in relations. The last visit was in 2018 by then-Prime Minister Saad Hariri, who in 2021
Continue Reading CNN’s Polo Sandoval explains what’s behind the new lawsuit filed against the city of Philadelphia after it reinstated its mask mandate amidst a surge in Covid-19 cases. GoThere is available on CNN+ — CNN’s new streaming service.
Continue Reading By Liam Reilly, CNN The City of Philadelphia was sued Saturday by a group of business owners and residents alleging its upcoming mask mandate is illegal, court documents show. Philadelphia is the first major US city to reinstate its indoor mask mandate, which went into effect last week, with enforcement beginning today. The new mandate
Continue Reading Review by Brian Lowry, CNN This week brings a second season of “Russian Doll,” but in a sense, the true TV version of a Russian nesting doll is “Better Call Saul,” deftly adding one more layer each year as it has approached the outer shell that was “Breaking Bad.” The beginning of the final season
Continue Reading By ARITZ PARRA Associated Press MADRID (AP) — A cybersecurity rights group says the phones of dozens of pro-independence supporters in Spain’s northeastern Catalonia, including the elected regional chief, were hacked with controversial spyware available only to governments. Citizen Lab says its large-scale investigation found that at least 65 individuals were targeted or infected with
Continue Reading New Study: If you’re losing sleep at night, you may be gaining belly weight
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN Jennifer Aniston says she has long suffered from sleep problems. The 53-year-old star told People magazine that it’s been an issue for her for decades. “I think it started somewhere in my 30s or even earlier, but you just don’t start to notice the effects of a lack of sleep
Continue Reading Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN Business) — Toyota y Volkswagen están volviendo a poner en funcionamiento gradualmente sus fábricas en China después de que estuvieron cerradas durante semanas debido a los confinamientos por el covid-19. Toyota dijo este lunes que se está preparando para reanudar las operaciones en la ciudad de Changchun, provincia de Jilin, uno
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