AP Film Writer VENICE, Italy (AP) — Filmmaker Errol Morris turned his lens toward the U.S. government’s border policies and family separation in the documentary “Separated,” which premiered at Thursday at the Venice Film Festival. The Trump administration separated thousands of migrant parents from their children as it moved to criminally prosecute people for illegally
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AP Film Writer VENICE, Italy (AP) — Filmmaker Errol Morris turned his lens toward the U.S. government’s border policies and family separation in the documentary “Separated,” which premiered at Thursday at the Venice Film Festival. The Trump administration separated thousands of migrant parents from their children as it moved to criminally prosecute people for illegally
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CNN By Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — For months, former President Donald Trump has been sitting on a social media fortune that he couldn’t touch. That will change very soon. The lock-up period prohibiting Trump from selling or even borrowing against his $2.3 billion stake in Truth Social owner Trump Media & Technology
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Associated Press VOLOS, Greece (AP) — More than 100 tons of dead fish were collected in and around the port of Volos in central Greece after a mass die-off linked to extreme weather fluctuations, authorities said Thursday. The dead freshwater fish filled the bay 320 kilometers (200 miles) north of Athens, and nearby rivers. Water
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By GAIL LEVY, KEVIN BOULANDIER Click here for updates on this story MIAMI LAKES, Florida (WSVN) — A missing dog has been returned to his owner, days after he was picked up by a stranger in a Miami Gardens neighborhood. After 7News posted the surveillance video of Tato, a 2-and-a-half-year-old micro bully, being taken from
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By Katia Hetter, CNN (CNN) — When Dr. Anthony Fauci became infected with West Nile virus, a mosquito-borne disease, it was so severe that he had to be hospitalized. Fauci, once the top US infectious disease expert, is now recovering at home —although he told Stat, the health and medical news website, that it could
Continue Reading AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy grew last quarter at a healthy 3% annual pace, fueled by strong consumer spending and business investment, the government said in an upgrade of its initial assessment. The Commerce Department had previously estimated that the nation’s gross domestic product expanded at a 2.8% rate from April
Continue Reading By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN (CNN) — The search for Mamta Kafle Bhatt, a nurse and dedicated mother to a young daughter, has gone on for several weeks – but no one has been able to locate the beloved Nepalese community member. Kafle Bhatt’s husband, Naresh Bhatt, is accused of killing her in their home then
Continue Reading Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Colman Domingo has implicitly invited audiences to join his journey of racial healing across a Hollywood career spent largely in supporting roles. But he is thinking more intentionally about how he uses his off-screen platform now that recent roles in films like “Rustin” have placed him in the spotlight.
Continue Reading Associated Press ANTWERP, Belgium (AP) — The city palace of Baroque painter Peter Paul Rubens is partly reopening this weekend. It allows Antwerp to show off the life and work of perhaps its most famous citizen. The Rubens House may not have as many paintings as Madrid’s Prado museum or the canvas surface spread around
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Julia Hernández (CNN) — Mientras las lágrimas ruedan por su rostro y su cuerpo tiembla de dolor, Hamida acuna en su regazo a su hija de 4 años y a su bebé, consolándolos mientras lloran por su padre. Esta joven de 22 años, de etnia rohingyá, sobrevive gracias a la amabilidad de otros refugiados en
Continue Reading Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has confirmed that his government is looking at introducing tougher anti-smoking measures, which could potentially see a ban on smoking in outdoor spaces, including at pubs and restaurants. His confirmation came after a report in the Sun newspaper that the government was mulling a smoking
Continue Reading AP Film Writer VENICE, Italy (AP) — Alfonso Cuarón is the first to admit that he does not know how to make a television series. He might even be too old to learn how, he said. The Oscar-winning filmmaker has technically now made a series, the seven-part AppleTV+ show “Disclaimer,” with Cate Blanchett, which is
Continue Reading By Andy Rose and Pete Muntean, CNN (CNN) — Seven people were injured when “severe turbulence” rocked a United Airlines flight, forcing an emergency landing in Memphis, according to the airline and local emergency responders. The Boeing 737 was en route from Cancún, Mexico, to Chicago on Wednesday when the flight experienced turbulence, United said.
Continue Reading Associated Press Russian news reports say a former Defense Ministry official has been detained in a fraud case, the latest high-profile arrest of a senior military official. It appears to be part of a sweeping investigation into abuse of office in Russia’s military leadership. The case against former Deputy Defense Minister Pavel Popov relates to
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Temps still sticking average and rain chances still hanging on for your Thursday. Today we will stay similar to past days this week temperature wise. We are sticking around average. We are right on track where we should be, and temps should stay that way into the weekend. El Paso
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EL PASO, TX (KVIA) — El Paso Independent School District is moving forward with Phase II of its Destination District Redesign (DDR). Currently, EPISD is focusing on elementary schools, with potential school closures and reallocations of resources. EPISD says they currently have 75 elementary campuses, however they are not at their maximum use. The target
Continue Reading Associated Press KITTERY, Maine (AP) — A man being pursued in the killing of his wife in New Hampshire was shot by police and tumbled from the Interstate 95 bridge that connects the state to Maine, officials said Thursday. Their 8-year-old boy was found dead in the back seat of the father’s vehicle afterward. The
Continue Reading HONG KONG (AP) — A Hong Kong court has convicted one person and acquitted six others over a thwarted bomb plot during anti-government protests in 2019. Local media reported the verdict Thursday in the city’s first case involving a United Nations anti-terrorism law. A panel of nine jurors convicted Lai Chun-pong of conspiring to cause
Continue Reading COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has appointed six new ministers in a major reshuffle of her three-party centrist government, bringing the number of ministers to 25 — the largest ever in 30 years. One of the ministers will head a new government office of emergency preparedness. Frederiksen said Thursday that “the
Continue Reading Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Longtime celebrity watchers may not have been shocked when Jennifer Lopez filed for divorce from Ben Affleck, but what was surprising was that Lopez’s divorce petition did not include any mention of a prenuptial agreement. A prenup is a legal document for soon-to-be-married couples that lays out how they
Continue Reading Associated Press BAGUIO, Philippines (AP) — A U.S. admiral says American forces are ready with a “range of options” to deal with increasing acts of aggression in the disputed South China Sea after consultations with treaty ally the Philippines. Indo-Pacific Command chief Adm. Samuel Paparo refused to provide details of the contingency options. He was
Continue Reading ISTANBUL (AP) — Transport ministers from Turkey, Iraq, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates are meeting in Istanbul to discuss a multibillion-dollar regional transportation project designed to ease the movement of goods from Asia to Europe through Iraq. The $20 billion Development Road Project is designed to facilitate the transport of goods from the Gulf
Continue Reading Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Ireland and the European Union’s top diplomat have urged the bloc to review its relations with Israel as the death toll mounts in Gaza and the West Bank. They have suggested imposing sanctions on some Israeli government ministers accused of fomenting racial hatred. At a meeting of EU foreign ministers
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By Gregory Krieg, CNN (CNN) — Nearly 11 months into Israel’s military campaign in Gaza, 60% of Americans want the United States to keep up its military support for Israel until the hostages held by Hamas are freed, according to new polling from the Chicago Council on Global Affairs that was exclusively provided to CNN.
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By Leah Dolan, CNN (CNN) — “It was cool,” says the 28-year-old viral TikToker and Fashion Institute of Technology graduate Joe Ando, on seeing his creation live on TV at the Democratic National Convention last week. “I wish I had a better word to describe it than cool.” It was the dress of the night —
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By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Given what Shohei Ohtani can do on the field, it should be unsurprising that his dog is almost as talented. The pair shared the stage on Wednesday as crowds flocked to Dodger Stadium to see MLB’s newest double-act. While Ohtani homered and stole two bases in the LA Dodgers’
Continue Reading Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia and Australia signed a defense agreement on Thursday that both sides described as a significant upgrade to their military relationship. Indonesia’s president-elect Prabowo Subianto, who also serves as defense minister, signed the Defense Cooperation Agreement with Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles at Indonesia’s National Military Academy in Magelang,
Continue Reading Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic on Thursday announced a $3 billion deal to buy 12 French warplanes, in a move that shifts his country away from its dependence on Russian arms. The announcement about the Rafale multi-purpose fighter jets was made during a joint news conference in Belgrade with French
Continue Reading SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A sinkhole suddenly opened and swallowed an SUV in South Korea’s capital on Thursday, injuring the two occupants, emergency workers said. Photos from the scene showed a white sport utility vehicle engulfed in the 2½-meter-deep (eight-foot-deep) hole that appeared on a street in the central part of Seoul. Emergency workers
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