By Scottie Andrew, CNN Tom Parker, a member of the British boy band The Wanted, has died less than two years after he announced his diagnosis of inoperable brain tumor. He was 33. Parker’s wife, Kelsey Hardwick, and his bandmates confirmed his death in Instagram posts shared on Wednesday. The singer “passed away peacefully at
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By Marnie Hunter, CNN Cruise travel no longer carries a CDC Covid-19 risk warning. While the move doesn’t mean there is no risk of Covid-19 transmission on cruises, “travelers will make their own risk assessment when choosing to travel on a cruise ship, much like they do in all other travel settings,” the US Centers
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DOHA, Qatar (AP) — A doctor died because of a heart issue while working at a World Cup qualifying game in Nigeria. FIFA says Joseph Kabungo was the official FIFA doctor overseeing doping controls of players at the Nigeria-Ghana playoff game in Abuja on Tuesday. Kabungo became ill soon after the game, which was marred
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By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN Kentucky lawmakers on Tuesday gave final approval to a sweeping abortion bill that would ban most abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy, restrict access to medication abortion and make it more difficult for a minor to obtain an abortion in the state. The state’s Republican-controlled House on Tuesday passed House Bill
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EL PASO, Texas– With yesterday’s strong winds, part of a roof flew off a house on McKinley Ave. in central El Paso and knocked down a utility post. Besides bringing down several powerlines, it also ripped off the next-door neighbor’s direct electrical connection. With this missing connection, even if the utility post were replaced, the
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By COLLEEN LONG, JASON DEAREN and ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is expected to end the asylum limits at the U.S.-Mexico border by May 23 that were put in place to prevent the spread of COVID-19. That’s according to people familiar with the plans. The decision, while not yet final,
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN Bruce Willis is suffering from a medical condition that is affecting his cognitive abilities and will be taking a break from acting, his family shared Wednesday. In a post on his daughter Rumer’s verified Instagram account, the caption on a photo of the “Die Hard” actor read: “To Bruce’s amazing
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Marysabel E. Huston-Crespo (CNN Español) – Blessd, uno de los artistas emergentes de Medellín con mayor proyección internacional, anunció esta semana su primera gira internacional, “Tendencia global tour”. El cantante, que fue nombrado por Billboard como Latin Artist on the Rise en 2021 e incluido en la lista de Vive Latino Artist To Watch de
Continue Reading By The Associated Press 2020 U.S. Open champion Dominic Thiem says he tested positive for COVID-19 after his first match in more than nine months. Thiem lost 6-3, 6-4 to Pedro Cachin at the Andalucía Open on the lower-level Challenger Tour on Tuesday, then felt what he called mild symptoms later in the day. He
Continue Reading By Ellie Kaufman and Jeremy Herb, CNN The congressional naming commission which was set up to remove Confederate names from military bases will review the names of “more than 750 Department of Defense items” that include everything from military bases to streets and bridges, to determine whether their names “commemorate the Confederacy,” a release from
Continue Reading By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — The Red Sox had the advantage of low expectations last season. They were coming off a last-place finish and their second straight season without a playoff appearance. Now Boston is looking to build on a surprising 2021 when it turned 92 wins and a wild-card berth
Continue Reading By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) — At long last, some of the cold, hard cash in the billion-dollar world of college sports is hitting the wallets of the players themselves by legitimate means. One expert estimates by the time next year’s Final Four rolls around, every men’s basketball and football player
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Leah Dolan, CNN The day before covering a fashion week in virtual reality felt much like the day before any industry event, only instead of renting outfits and planning travel routes, I was downloading Google Chrome extensions and over-thinking the creation of my digital avatar. (I played it safe in the end, pairing my natural
Continue Reading Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — El actor Bruce Willis sufre de una condición médica que está afectando sus habilidades cognitivas, por lo que se tomará un descanso de la actuación, informó su familia este miércoles. En una publicación en la cuenta verificada de Instagram de su hija Rumor, la leyenda de una foto del actor
Continue Reading By Sandra Gonzalez, CNN Comedians Wanda Sykes and Amy Schumer have opened up about the slap heard around the world. On Ellen DeGeneres’ daytime talk show, Sykes, one third of the trio who hosted the Oscars on Sunday, said while she didn’t witness Will Smith slapping presenter Chris Rock because she was changing outfits, she
Continue Reading By Lauren del Valle, CNN FBI agents raided a residence on the outskirts of Detroit last Friday in connection to threats made to the judge, two defense attorneys and at least one potential witness in the ongoing federal trial of four men accused of plotting to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. District Judge Robert Jonker
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN Tony Rock has taken to Twitter to share some of his thoughts about Will Smith slapping his brother at the Academy Awards. In response to a Twitter user asking the younger Rock if he approved of Smith’s apology, the stand-up comedian had a succinct answer: “No.” Smith walked to the
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By JOSH BOAK and MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is looking at invoking the Defense Production Act this week to increase the mining of critical minerals for the batteries used in electric vehicles. That’s according to a person familiar with White House plans who insisted on anonymity to discuss the
Continue Reading SECAUCUS, N.J. (AP) — Retired pitcher Jake Peavy and outfielder Hunter Pence have joined the MLB Network as analysts. The 40-year-old Peavy last played in 2016. A three-time All-Star, he won the 2007 NL Cy Young Award. Pence was a four-time All-Star who last played in 2020. Newly retired players Alex Avila and Cameron Maybin
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In an Instagram post, Rumer Willis says her father is stepping away from his career due to aphasia, a medical condition that is impacting his cognitive abilities. “This is a really challenging time for our family and we are so appreciative of your continued love, compassion and support,” said Rumer Willis. As recently as October,
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By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business Toys “R” Us filed for bankruptcy in 2017 and closed all of its stores. That’s left an opening for rivals like discount toy chain Five Below to fill the gap. Five Below, as its name suggests, sells most of its toys, games, room decorations and tech accessories for less than
Continue Reading By Laura Studley, Eric Levenson and Caroll Alvarado, CNN The massive pileup caused by a sudden snow squall on a Pennsylvania highway Monday left six people dead and involved 80 vehicles, state police wrote in a crash report Wednesday. According to final numbers in the report, there were 39 commercial vehicles and 41 passenger vehicles
Continue Reading BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Celtics say center Robert Williams III is expected to miss four to six weeks after undergoing surgery to repair torn cartilage in his left knee. The team says Williams underwent a partial knee meniscectomy Wednesday morning at a Boston hospital. He was hurt Sunday against Minnesota. Williams was averaging 10
Continue Reading CHICAGO (AP) — The U.S. Soccer Federation and the union for its women’s national team are set to negotiate past the expiration of their collective bargaining agreement on Thursday in an effort to reach a deal on equal pay. The sides announced in December that they had agreed to a three-month extension of a labor
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EL PASO, Texas – A visiting judge has granted the State’s motion to remove Judge Marcos Lizarraga from the Moises Galvan murder re-trial. In January, KVIA reported the Texas Commission on Judicial Conduct was investigating 21 complaints against Judge Lizarraga of the 168th District Court. The complaints centered around Lizarraga’s handling of the Galvan trial,
Continue Reading By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Several hundred workers at a Kellogg’s plant that makes Cheez-Its won a new contract that delivers more than 15% wage increases over three years after 1,400 workers at the company’s cereal plants went on strike for nearly three months last fall. The union that represents
Continue Reading By Ella Nilsen, CNN President Joe Biden may invoke the Defense Production Act as soon as this week to spur domestic production of critical minerals needed to manufacture batteries for electric vehicles and long-term storage, according to a source familiar with the discussions. Doing so would add critical minerals such as lithium, nickel, graphite, cobalt
Continue Reading macamilarincon (CNN) –– Es posible que el covid-19 no haya terminado con nosotros. Pero nosotros sí que estamos cansados de él. La subvariante BA.2 de ómicron ahora es la cepa dominante de covid-19 en Estados Unidos, según los CDC Ese sentimiento lo grita a voz en cuello una nueva encuesta nacional de la Universidad de
Continue Reading By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — What’s immune to high inflation? So far, the profits at big U.S. companies. Companies have successfully raised prices for their products, from cups of coffee to cans of paint, because buyers are lining up regardless. By passing along their cost increases, companies been able to
Continue Reading By Devan Cole, CNN Oklahoma Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt on Wednesday signed legislation banning transgender women and girls from competing on sports teams consistent with their gender at public schools, public charter schools and public colleges in the state. Oklahoma joins three other GOP-led states that have enacted similar bans this year. In pushing such
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