By Amy Woodyatt, Dalal Mawad and Camille Knight, CNN For Liverpool and Real Madrid fans, last Saturday’s Champions League final was supposed to be the magical conclusion to a long, arduous season. Tens of thousands of fans filtered through Paris towards the Stade de France ready to watch Liverpool and Real Madrid go head-to-head for
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By Ashley Strickland, CNN Astronauts have been venturing into space for 61 years to unlock the human potential for exploration. But the floating freedom offered by a lack of gravity also presents a number of limits when it comes to the human body and mind. Short trips to space from the early Mercury and Apollo
Continue Reading By Cape Diamond and Irene Nasser, CNN Two men will be executed in Myanmar by the military junta after their death sentence appeals were denied, the junta said Saturday, in what would mark the first judicial executions in the country in decades. “It’s confirmed that Phyo Zayar Thaw and [Ko] Jimmy would be on the
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By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business Gas station bathrooms are the last place most people want to stop to do their business. But that wasn’t always the case. Spotless bathrooms were once a crucial selling point for gas stations. In fact, oil giants’ gas station ads in the early and mid-20th century assured travelers that their
Continue Reading By Hafsa Khalil, CNN This weekend, millions in towns and cities across the United Kingdom will mark Queen Elizabeth II’s 70-year reign. In London, her Platinum Jubilee is being celebrated with an array of events, from a parade to a flypast and a star-studded party at Buckingham Palace. Meanwhile, neighborhoods across the capital decked out
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Giggster independently researched and compiled a list of 15 films with cast and crews that exceeded 1,000 people. How many have you seen?
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Stacker compiled a list of the five “Jurassic Park” franchise movies that preceded the release of the new “Jurassic World” movie using IMDb data and various news and entertainment industry sources.
Continue Reading By Nicole Chavez, CNN Joe Del Bosque roamed the 2,000 acres of his California farm knowing he couldn’t touch nearly half of the land he’s owned for decades. “I got the land, I got the people. I have everything but no water. I can’t do it,” said Del Bosque, a 73-year-old farmer in Firebaugh, California.
Continue Reading By Aya Elamroussi, CNN The lack of clarity surrounding authorities’ response to the mass shooting at a South Texas elementary school could hinder efforts to prevent such massacres from happening again, a state lawmaker told CNN on Friday. Ten days after a gunman slaughtered 19 students and their two teachers in their classrooms at Robb
Continue Reading Uvalde County, Texas, District Attorney Christina Busbee ignored questions from CNN’s Shimon Prokupecz about the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School.
Continue Reading CNN’s Dana Bash breaks down President Biden’s remarks calling for Congress to “do something” on gun control legislation, following recent mass shootings in Buffalo, New York, Uvalde, Texas, and Tulsa, Oklahoma.
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PARIS (AP) — France and Real Madrid forward Karim Benzema has dropped his appeal against a conviction for complicity in blackmail in a sex-tape case. The scandal rocked French soccer and put Benzema’s international career on hold for five years. He was given a one-year suspended jail sentence and a fine of 75,000 euros in
Continue Reading By The Associated Press Cardinals star Paul Goldschmidt could set the longest hitting streak of his career if he’s successful in both games of a day-night doubleheader at Wrigley Field on Saturday. Goldschmidt homered to extend his string to 25 games as St. Louis routed the Chicago Cubs 14-5 on Friday. The six-time All-Star had
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CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — Justin Boyd drew a bases-loaded walk in the bottom of the 10th inning to help top-seeded Oregon State beat No. 4 seed New Mexico State 5-4 Friday night at the Corvallis Regional. Garret Forrester went 3-for-5 with two RBIs for Oregon State (45-15), the national No. 3 seed. Oregon State plays
Continue Reading CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — Justin Boyd drew a bases-loaded walk in the bottom of the 10th inning to help top-seeded Oregon State beat No. 4 seed New Mexico State 5-4 Friday night at the Corvallis Regional. Garret Forrester went 3-for-5 with two RBIs for Oregon State (45-15), the national No. 3 seed. Oregon State plays
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BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has met with Finland’s prime minister and spoken to Turkey’s president as he seeks to overcome Turkish resistance to Finland and Sweden joining the alliance. Stoltenberg, who visited Washington this week, tweeted late Friday that he met with Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin while there and discussed “the
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STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Daylan Pena went 3-for-4 with a double and an RBI and Peyton Lewis hit a three-run home run to help No. 2 seed Texas State beat third-seeded UC Santa Barbara 7-3 on Friday night at the Stanford Regional. Texas State (45-12) plays Stanford, the No. 2 seed overall, in the semifinals
Continue Reading STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Daylan Pena went 3-for-4 with a double and an RBI and Peyton Lewis hit a three-run home run to help No. 2 seed Texas State beat third-seeded UC Santa Barbara 7-3 on Friday night at the Stanford Regional. Texas State (45-12) plays Stanford, the No. 2 seed overall, in the semifinals
Continue Reading By Eliott C. McLaughlin, CNN Young adult authors of color are fed up with being targeted. They’re sick of seeing their books bogusly labeled “critical race theory” or “anti-police.” They’re incredulous at claims their words make kids uncomfortable. They’re done seeing their books challenged or banned over what they see as insincere claims about vulgarity,
Continue Reading By Daniela Mohor W. for CNN On May 1, Francisca Sandoval, a young Chilean reporter, traveled to a commercial district of the capital, Santiago, to cover a union rally commemorating International Workers’ Day. It would be her final report. During the demonstration, violent clashes broke out between local gangs, protesters, and the police. A group
Continue Reading By JOHN LEICESTER and HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press ZHYTOMYR, Ukraine (AP) — President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said that Ukraine is losing 60 to 100 soldiers each day in combat. Just short of 50 American soldiers died per day on average in 1968, during the Vietnam War’s deadliest year for U.S. forces. Concentrations of Russian artillery
Continue Reading By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Angels slugger Mike Trout is enjoying a homecoming. Los Angeles is facing the Phillies in Philadelphia for the first time since 2014. Trout was raised in nearby Millville, New Jersey. He is a Philadelphia Eagles season-ticket holder and praised the team’s offseason moves. He counts former
Continue Reading COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — CJ Willis went 2-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored, Will Veillon hit a two-run home run and No. 3 seed Louisiana-Lafayette beat second-seeded TCU 7-6 on Friday night at the College Station Regional. Louisiana-Lafayette (37-21) plays top-seeded Texas A&M in the semifinals after TCU (36-21) plays No. 4
Continue Reading COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — CJ Willis went 2-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored, Will Veillon hit a two-run home run and No. 3 seed Louisiana-Lafayette beat second-seeded TCU 7-6 on Friday night at the College Station Regional. Louisiana-Lafayette (37-21) plays top-seeded Texas A&M in the semifinals after TCU (36-21) plays No. 4
Continue Reading By JAKE SEINER AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Manny Bañuelos lived out a dream from his teenage years that famously escaped him, finally pitching in a major league game for the New York Yankees on Friday night. Once a heralded prospect with the Bronx Bombers, Bañuelos flamed out of the majors and made
Continue Reading AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Philip Matulia went 3-for-5 with four RBIs, Jorge Corona hit two home runs — including an inside-the-park grand slam — and No. 2 seed Louisiana Tech beat third-seeded Dallas Baptist 12-5 Friday night at the Austin Regional. Louisiana Tech (43-19) plays top-seeded Texas in the semifinals after Dallas Baptist plays No.
Continue Reading AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Philip Matulia went 3-for-5 with four RBIs, Jorge Corona hit two home runs — including an inside-the-park grand slam — and No. 2 seed Louisiana Tech beat third-seeded Dallas Baptist 12-5 Friday night at the Austin Regional. Louisiana Tech (43-19) plays top-seeded Texas in the semifinals after Dallas Baptist plays No.
Continue Reading By ELENA BECATOROS Associated Press BAKHMUT, Ukraine (AP) — As the fighting in eastern Ukraine inches forward, Russian attacks are knocking out power, water and gas to entire towns and cities — and the utility crews sent to repair the smashed transmission lines and pipes are finding themselves in the middle of the shelling. Crews
Continue Reading By MICHAEL WAGAMAN Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Xander Bogaerts homered and drove in three runs to celebrate becoming the career leader in games played by a Red Sox shortstop, and Boston opened its 10-game road trip with a 7-2 victory over the Oakland Athletics. The A’s fell to 7-21 at home — their
Continue Reading By Yong Xiong, CNN A train conductor was killed and eight other people injured after a high-speed train derailed in southern China on Saturday morning, state media CCTV reported. The train derailed at 10:30am local time after hitting debris from a landslide that was on the track while it was approaching Rongjiang county, Guizhou province,
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