By Shania Shelton, CNN (CNN) — A heated email exchange between Richard Grenell, the interim head of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, and one of its artists left the musician “shocked” by what she called a “bizarre” interaction. Grenell seemed “aggressively upset” during the exchange on Tuesday, musician Yasmin Williams told
Continue ReadingBy Meg Tirrell, Sarah Owermohle and Neha Mukherjee, CNN (CNN) — The US Department of Health and Human Services has launched a “massive testing and research effort” involving hundreds of scientists worldwide that will determine “what has caused the autism epidemic” by September, Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said Thursday. But experts expressed doubt that
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MIAMI (AP) — A South Florida art dealer and another man face charges involving the sale of fake Andy Warhol artworks, authorities said. Leslie Roberts, 62, of Miami, and Carlos Miguel Rodriguez Melendez, 37, of Sunny Isles, were arrested Wednesday and made their initial appearances in Miami federal court, according to court records. Defense attorney
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By DIDI TANG and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — As President Donald Trump tries to turn his global trade war into a one-on-one showdown with China, he is finding that he has alienated some key U.S. partners who could boost America’s position in a fight between the world’s largest and second-largest economies. For
Continue Reading By DIDI TANG and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — As President Donald Trump tries to turn his global trade war into a one-on-one showdown with China, he is finding that he has alienated some key U.S. partners who could boost America’s position in a fight between the world’s largest and second-largest economies. For
Continue Reading By MICHAEL R. SISAK, JENNIFER PELTZ and TED SHAFFREY Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City sightseeing helicopter broke apart in midair Thursday and crashed upside-down into the Hudson River, killing the pilot and a family of five Spanish tourists in the latest U.S. aviation disaster, officials said. The victims included Siemens
Continue ReadingPor Ivonne Valdes, Hira Humayun y Sharon Braithwaite, CNN Un científico italiano fue encontrado muerto en Colombia, según las autoridades locales, tras el hallazgo de varios fragmentos de un cuerpo en un sendero de la ciudad costera de Santa Marta el domingo. La policía municipal indicó que su investigación reveló que un brazalete hallado en
Continue ReadingPor John Miller, Mark Morales y Audrey Ash, CNN Seis personas, incluidos tres niños, murieron después de que un helicóptero de pasajeros se estrellara en el río Hudson, dijo el alcalde de la ciudad de Nueva York, Eric Adams. Entre las víctimas se encuentra Agustín Escobar, un ejecutivo de Siemens, y su familia, según un
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By COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Suspected of backing a coup plot against the longtime dictator of Gambia nearly 20 years ago, Pharing Sanyang described Thursday how he was beaten with pipes and palm tree branches, pistol-whipped and hit in the face with a hammer. Particles from the sandy ground of a courtyard
Continue ReadingPor José Álvarez, CNN en Español El Gobierno de República Dominicana informó este jueves que integró un equipo de expertos coordinados por la Oficina Nacional de Evaluación Sísmica de Infraestructura para la realización de un estudio técnico que busque la causa del colapso del club nocturno Jet Set, que dejó al menos 221 personas muertas.
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By MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — A federal judge said Thursday that she will prevent the Trump administration from ordering hundreds of thousands of Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans with temporary legal status to leave the country later this month. The ruling is a significant, although perhaps temporary, setback for the administration as
Continue ReadingPor Alexandra Skores, Annie Grayer y Sarah Ferris, CNN La Administración Federal de Aviación (FAA, por sus siglas en inglés) investigará después de que dos aviones regionales de American Airlines chocaran sus alas en el Aeropuerto Nacional Ronald Reagan de Washington. “La punta del ala del vuelo 5490 de American Airlines impactó al vuelo 4522
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By STEPHANY MATAT Associated Press WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday defended a state agency’s involvement with a $10 million donation to a charity founded by his wife as a “cherry on top” deal using funds from a settlement between the agency and the state’s largest Medicaid contractor. DeSantis
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By Sana Noor Haq, CNN (CNN) — Social media influencer and self-proclaimed misogynist Andrew Tate has been accused of holding a gun to a woman’s head and threatening “there’ll be hell to pay,” according to UK court documents , Britain’s PA Media news agency reported. Four women have accused the professional kickboxer-turned-internet demagogue of rape,
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — A scary activity for some, downhill mountain bike racing has become not only a hobby, but a career for 18-year-old Carson Brooks. “So, downhill is the discipline, and so like, cross-country is the same as cross-country running, but on a bike you’re only times on the downhills,” Brooks said.
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By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN (CNN) — Four House lawmakers from battleground districts will field questions from American voters Thursday. Republicans Mike Lawler and Ryan Mackenzie and Democrats Jahana Hayes and Derek Tran will address a live studio audience made up of Republicans, Democrats and independents that includes constituents from each member’s district. Lawler and Mackenzie
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By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer After many years of impassioned calls for an Oscar recognizing the art of the stunt, the film academy has decided to give it an official award. An achievement in stunt design prize will be added starting with the 100th Academy Awards, which will recognize films released in 2027, the
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By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Democratic leader who revitalized the party in the presidential swing state announced Thursday he will be leaving his position in June after a six-year run that included a string of victories and “agonizingly close” losses. The move by Wisconsin Democratic Party Chairman Ben Wikler
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WCBS, CNN By John Miller, Mark Morales and Taylor Romine, CNN (CNN) — Six people – including three children – are dead after a passenger helicopter crashed into the Hudson River, said New York City Mayor Eric Adams. The passengers included a pilot and a family visiting from Spain, he said. At 3:17 p.m., multiple
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By DARLENE SUPERVILLE and JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Documents related to the 1968 assassinations of civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr. and Sen. Robert F. Kennedy will soon be made public as more than 100 people have been working “around the clock” to scan them, U.S. Director of National Intelligence
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By Niamh Kennedy, Nadeen Ebrahim, Zeena Saifi and Avery Schmitz, CNN London and Abu Dhabi, UAE (CNN) — Sudan has accused the United Arab Emirates at the United Nations’ top court of violating the Genocide Convention by supporting paramilitary forces in its Darfur region. “A genocide is being committed against the ethnic group of the
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SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) — A jury on Thursday found that rapper Soulja Boy was liable for sexually assaulting and physically and emotionally abusing a former assistant, awarding the woman more than $4 million in damages. The decision from the Los Angeles County jurors came after a three-week trial in Santa Monica, California. The 34-year-old
Continue ReadingWFTV, CNN By Daniel Wine and Morgan Severson, CNN Editor’s Note: CNN’s 5 Things newsletter is your one-stop shop for the latest headlines and fascinating stories to start and end your busy day. Sign up here. 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Some fitness coaches use mantras or mottos to help motivate their clients. Experts suggest
Continue ReadingBy Daniel Wine and Morgan Severson, CNN Editor’s Note: CNN’s 5 Things newsletter is your one-stop shop for the latest headlines and fascinating stories to start and end your busy day. Sign up here. 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Some fitness coaches use mantras or mottos to help motivate their clients. Experts suggest finding a
Continue Reading By John Miller, Taylor Romine, Aaron Cooper and Jeff Winter, CNN (CNN) — A family’s afternoon sightseeing excursion above the misty shoreline of Manhattan ended in tragedy Thursday after the helicopter carrying them crashed off the New Jersey shoreline, killing them and the pilot. Spectators watched the helicopter as it dropped from the sky and
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By AMANDA SEITZ Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation’s top health agency will undertake a “massive testing and research effort” to determine the cause of autism, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced. Kennedy, a longtime vaccine critic who has pushed a discredited theory that routine childhood shots cause the developmental
Continue Reading By AMANDA SEITZ Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation’s top health agency will undertake a “massive testing and research effort” to determine the cause of autism, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced Thursday. Kennedy, a longtime vaccine critic who has pushed a discredited theory that routine childhood shots cause the
Continue ReadingBy Rebecca Wright and Will Ripley, CNN (CNN) — As civil war-torn Myanmar struggles to recover from a devastating earthquake, the United States is facing criticism that it has abandoned the country in its hour of need – and is ceding global leadership on disaster response to its rivals. The 7.7-magnitude quake, which struck on
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Partly cloudy, mild, and breezy conditions will continue across Northwest Missouri and Northeast Kansas Thursday afternoon and evening. Most will remain dry aside from a 10% – 20% chance of stray showers through sunset. Temperatures will fall out of the 60s and into the low 40s late tonight, as gusty northwest winds slack off from
Continue ReadingBy Lauren Mascarenhas and Gloria Pazmino, CNN (CNN) — The federal government outlined evidence to support Mahmoud Khalil’s deportation order in a newly-released, two-page memo from Secretary of State Marco Rubio. The memo says the Palestinian activist and Columbia University graduate is deportable because of his “beliefs, statements or associations” that would compromise US foreign
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