By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — The head of the Italian Culture Ministry’s film department resigned Thursday following revelations that an American film director accused in a double homicide had secured nearly $1 million in tax credits from the ministry for a film he never made. The Culture Ministry announced the resignation of
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HARRISON COUNTY, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — Five people were injured in a single-vehicle rollover crash in Harrison County just before 11 p.m. on Wednesday, July 2.
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By Valerie Lyons Click here for updates on this story OXFORD, Ohio (WCPO) — Not everyone gets to meet their heroes, but Megan Kinzer is one of the lucky ones. “Most people get saved, and they never see them again,” Kinzer said. “I hugged him like 10 times.” Kinzer, a nurse’s aide, returned home last
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By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court declined Thursday to review a Montana law that requires people under 18 to seek parental consent before obtaining an abortion, leaving in place a state court ruling that struck the law down. Montana’s law, enacted in 2013, prohibits a doctor from providing an abortion to a
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — “South Park” creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone don’t find anything funny about the planned acquisition of Paramount Global by Skydance Media. “In response to the press release from Comedy Central about the change in premiere date for South Park, Trey Parker and Matt Stone said: This merger
Continue Reading BANGKOK (AP) — A Myanmar military fighter jet crashed in a combat zone in the country’s east, according to an anti-military resistance organization that claimed to have shot it down. State-run media reported about the disappearance of an aircraft. Maui, the vice commander-in-chief and Secretary No. 2 of the Karenni Nationalities Defence Force, or KNDF,
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By John Fritze and Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to decide whether states may ban transgender students from playing on sports teams that align with their gender identity, revisiting the issue of LGBTQ rights in a blockbuster case just days after upholding a ban on some health care for
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By Christiana Ford Click here for updates on this story OAK PARK, Michigan (WXYZ) — Oak Park Public Safety Department officers are using a unique approach to connect with community members, an ice cream truck that delivers free treats throughout the city. Steve Cooper, Director of Public Safety, says it’s about humanizing the badge. The
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WXYZ, INTERACTIVE COMBAT LEAGUE, CNN By Carli Petrus Click here for updates on this story DETROIT (WXYZ) — A human-sized robot casually walking down 7 Mile Road in Detroit has captured viral attention online and stopped pedestrians in their tracks. The robot, named Zion, is part of a promotion for an upcoming robot battle event
Continue Reading By Carli Petrus Click here for updates on this story DETROIT (WXYZ) — A human-sized robot casually walking down 7 Mile Road in Detroit has captured viral attention online and stopped pedestrians in their tracks. The robot, named Zion, is part of a promotion for an upcoming robot battle event in the city. Eddie Abro,
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By Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — “This is Sean Combs,” Assistant US Attorney Emily Johnson told jurors in May, during opening statements of the hip-hop mogul’s racketeering and sex-trafficking trial. “To the public, he was Puff Daddy or Diddy, a cultural icon, a businessman, larger than life. “But there was another side to him. A
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By The Associated Press (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Friday, July 4 AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL (MEN’S) 5:05 a.m. FS1 — AFL: Collingwood at Carlton 2 a.m. (Saturday) FS2 — AFL: Richmond at Geelong 5:30 a.m. (Saturday) FS2 — AFL: Port Adelaide at Brisbane AUTO RACING 7:25 a.m. ESPNU — Formula 1:
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By Kareem Khadder (CNN) — More than 80 Palestinians were killed across Gaza on Thursday, according to health officials, as Israel intensified its strikes across the strip. The deaths, which authorities said included dozens of people seeking aid, come as negotiations to reach a ceasefire in the enclave ramp up. A source told CNN that
Continue Reading All Times EDT EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB New York 12 5 .706 — Atlanta 11 7 .611 1½ Indiana 9 8 .529 3 Washington 8 9 .471 4 Chicago 5 11 .313 6½ Connecticut 2 15 .118 10 WESTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB Minnesota 14 2 .875 — Phoenix 12 5 .706
Continue Reading All Times EDT Eastern Conference W L T Pts GF GA Philadelphia 12 4 4 40 35 20 Cincinnati 12 5 3 39 31 26 Nashville 11 4 5 38 36 23 Columbus 10 3 7 37 33 26 Orlando City 9 5 6 33 37 26 New York City FC 9 7 4 31
Continue Reading All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB Toronto 49 38 .563 — New York 48 39 .552 1 Tampa Bay 48 39 .552 1 Boston 43 45 .489 6½ Baltimore 37 49 .430 11½ Central Division W L Pct GB Detroit 54 34 .614 — Minnesota 41 46 .471 12½ Cleveland 40 45
Continue Reading All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB Philadelphia 51 36 .586 — New York 50 38 .568 1½ Miami 39 46 .459 11 Atlanta 39 47 .453 11½ Washington 37 50 .425 14 Central Division W L Pct GB Chicago 52 35 .598 — Milwaukee 48 39 .552 4 St. Louis 47 41
Continue Reading All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB Toronto 49 38 .563 — New York 48 39 .552 1 Tampa Bay 48 39 .552 1 Boston 43 45 .489 6½ Baltimore 37 49 .430 11½ Central Division W L Pct GB Detroit 54 34 .614 — Minnesota 41 46 .471 12½ Cleveland 40 45
Continue Reading All Times EDT AMERICAN LEAGUE East Division W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away RS RA DIFF Toronto 49 38 .563 — — 8-2 W-5 29-16 20-22 401 392 9 New York 48 39 .552 1 +3 3-7 L-4 26-17 22-22 445 345 100 Tampa Bay 48 39 .552 1 +3 5-5 W-1
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By The Associated Press House Republicans lifted President Donald Trump’s $4.5 trillion tax breaks and spending cuts bill to final passage Thursday, overcoming multiple setbacks to approve his signature second-term policy package before a self-imposed Fourth of July deadline. The tight roll call, 218-214, came at a potentially high political cost, with two Republicans joining
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By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer The reunion to end all reunions is set to take place this Friday. That’s when the Britpop band Oasis gets together for a five-month world tour kicking off in Cardiff, Wales, officially marking the end of the yearslong feud between bandmates and brothers Liam and Noel Gallagher. The best
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By HANNA ARHIROVA and BARRY HATTON Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The decision by the United States to pause some weapons shipments to Ukraine has come at a tough time for Kyiv: Russia’s bigger army is making a concerted push on parts of the roughly 1,000-kilometer (620-mile) front line and is intensifying long-range drone
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CNN By Matias Grez and Jamie Barton, CNN (CNN) — Liverpool and Portugal star Diogo Jota has died in a car crash in Spain with his younger brother, prompting an outpouring of grief from fans, former teammates and the wider soccer community. He was 28. The Portuguese Football Federation (FPF) confirmed the news on Thursday
Continue Reading COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Police were examining a suspicious package sent to the Israeli Embassy in Denmark’s capital, authorities said Thursday. Danish public broadcaster DR showed photos of several police and emergency vehicles near the embassy in Copenhagen, including what they reported was a hazmat emergency response team vehicle. Several police officers, heavily armed soldiers
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By Caroline Foreback Click here for updates on this story ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY, Maryland (WJZ) — Anne Arundel County Public Schools is expanding a program that’s helping students learn to read in two languages. The district says it’s seeing strong early results from its Dual Language Immersion Program at Tyler Heights Elementary, and now, it’s
Continue Reading ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — A court in Croatia on Thursday convicted a gunman in a mass shooting at a nursing home nearly a year ago, and sentenced him to 50 years in prison for killing six people, including his own mother, and wounding several others. The Municipal Court in Bjelovar, about 80 kilometers (nearly 50
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By Brian Stelter, CNN (CNN) — Paramount Global is being hammered for bowing to presidential pressure and settling a lawsuit that it likely could have beaten in court. But this convoluted episode is really more about the plaintiff, President Trump, than about Paramount. “It is odd to call this a ‘settlement’ when the result of
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By Anna Chernova, Svitlana Vlasova and Ivana Kottasová, CNN (CNN) — The deputy chief of the Russian Navy has been killed by Ukraine in Russia’s Kursk region, Oleg Kozhemyako, the governor of the Primorsky region in Russia’s far east, said Thursday. Guards Maj. Gen. Mikhail Gudkov, the Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy who also
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By Ella Nilsen, CNN (CNN) — The visitors who trek to America’s national parks are already noticing the changes, just months after President Donald Trump took office. “I’ve been visiting national parks for 30 years and never has the presence of rangers been so absent,” one visitor to Zion National Park wrote in National Parks
Continue Reading By LORNE COOK Associated Press AARHUS, Denmark (AP) — In the windswept gardens of a Danish chateau, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and some of Ukraine’s main European backers weighed options on Thursday for filling the gap after the Trump administration paused weapons shipments to his country. The U.S. move affects high-demand munitions, including Patriot missiles, the
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