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Month: August 2024

MrBeast, YouTube star, acknowledges past use of ‘inappropriate language’ as resurfaced clips stir controversy

By Megan Thomas, CNN (CNN) — MrBeast, the incredibly popular YouTuber with a nice-guy reputation, is facing scrutiny for resurfaced racist comments he made years ago online. In a video reportedly filmed around 2017 that recirculated over the weekend, MrBeast, whose real name is Jimmy Donaldson, 26, is seen responding to a viewer who commented about

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Legislation will provide $100M in emergency aid to victims of wildfires and flooding in New Mexico

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has signed legislation that will provide $100 million in emergency aid to victims of recent wildfires and flooding in Lincoln County. The spending bill includes $70 million for local governments to use as zero-interest reimbursable loans, $10 million for the Mescalero Apache Tribe losses,

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Britney Spears memoir ‘The Woman in Me’ headed to the big screen

By Elizabeth Wagmeister, CNN (CNN) — Britney Spears’ story is headed to the big screen. Universal has landed the rights to Spears’ bestselling memoir, “The Woman in Me,” which is being developed as a biopic of the pop star’s life, CNN has confirmed with the studio. “Crazy Rich Asians” director Jon M. Chu, who directed this fall’s highly anticipated “Wicked” movie,

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EPCC to distribute NARCAN at six locations

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Community College announced today that they will be distributing NARCAN to all employees and students free of charge. The locations are the Valle Verde Writing Center, Northwest Library, Transmountain Library, Mission del Paso Tutoring Center, Rio Grande Library, and the Rio Grande Border Health Clinic. ABC-7 is working

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Mercurio podría tener una capa subterránea de diamantes de 18 kilómetros, según los investigadores

Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Mercurio, el planeta más pequeño del Sistema Solar y el más cercano al Sol, podría esconder bajo su superficie una capa de diamantes de hasta 18 kilómetros de espesor, según una nueva investigación. Los diamantes podrían haberse formado poco después de que Mercurio se convirtiera en planeta, hace unos 4.500 millones de

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Years ago, she thought ahead and bought sinkhole insurance. It saved the Clarksville homeowner nearly $400K.

By Hannah McDonald Click here for updates on this story     CLARKSVILLE, Tennessee (WTVF) — When there’s widespread flooding or a tornado does serious damage, the state or FEMA often help cover costs. When a sinkhole forms, that’s not typically the case, although there’s really nothing you can do to prevent one. I got a news

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