Month: September 2023

Review by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — Having carved out a niche in vaguely sleazy “Secrets of” docuseries beginning with Hugh Hefner and Playboy, A&E finds an ideal and perhaps inevitable playground for the franchise with “Secrets of Penthouse,” which basically serves as a four-part biography of the magazine’s founder, Bob Guccione. As trashy as

Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — El juicio político contra Ken Paxton, el fiscal general de Texas que enfrenta acusaciones de abusar repetidamente de su cargo para ayudar a un donante, comenzará este martes en el Senado estatal. Paxton, un republicano conservador incendiario que se ha alineado con el expresidente Donald Trump y ha desempeñado un papel

By Jean Casarez and Lauren del Valle, CNN (CNN) — One of the women depicted in drawings done by the self-proclaimed BTK serial killer, Dennis Rader, has possibly been identified, according to a sheriff in Oklahoma. Osage County Sheriff Eddie Virden would not disclose further details on the possible ID of the woman, who was

By FABIOLA SÁNCHEZ Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Four people have been killed in a shootout with security forces in the Mexican border city of Matamoros, triggering an alert to shelter in place from the U.S. consulate in the city across the Rio Grande from Brownsville, Texas.  The Tamaulipas state communications office said via

By Catherine Nicholls (CNN) — The Eritrean Defense Forces committed war crimes and possibly crimes against humanity in Tigray, Ethiopia, immediately before and after signing a ceasefire last year, a new Amnesty International report has alleged. The crimes are said to have happened between October of 2022 and January this year, during an ongoing conflict

DENVER (AP) — A fancy-looking French angelfish that was found one day with a funny float has its buoyancy back after taking some time from its tropical trappings to get a CT scan at the Denver Zoo. A zoo worker recently noticed the blue and yellow fish was swimming with a tilt, prompting a visit

By Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — A group of Mississippi hunters have broken the state record for the longest alligator ever captured in the state with a 14-foot-3-inch reptile weighing just over 800 pounds. Hunters Tanner White, Don Woods, Will Thomas and Joey Clark of Red Antler Processing, a game processing and hunting store, worked

macamilarincon (CNN Español) –– Una migrante venezolana en México dio a luz tras iniciar el trabajo de parto en el techo de un tren, al cual se había subido rumbo hacia Estados Unidos, informó este sábado el Instituto Nacional de Migración (INM). En un comunicado, la entidad añadió que, junto a su esposo y dos

By LOU KESTEN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A U.S. official said Monday that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un may travel to Russia soon to meet with President Vladimir Putin as the Kremlin tries to acquire military equipment for use in its war in Ukraine. The official, who was not authorized to address the

Sofía Benavides (CNN) — Un conflicto entre dos grupos rebeldes colombianos terminó con la vida de nueve personas e hirió a cinco más, dijo este lunes el gobernador de Arauca, Wilinton Rodríguez. Según Rodríguez, las autoridades aún no identificaron a las nueve víctimas asesinadas. Una niña indígena de 14 años está entre las cinco personas

By KONSTANTIN TESTORIDES Associated Press SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — Thousands of people have protested in North Macedonia’s capital, Skopje, over allegations that patients at a state cancer hospital missed life-saving treatment because staff were stealing the expensive drugs to sell on the black market. Chanting “Murderers,” demonstrators demanded the resignation of the country’s health

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer It was noticeable when new Washington Commanders owners Josh Harris and Magic Johnson referred to the old Redskins name in their introductory news conference. Coach Ron Rivera says it’s part of the team’s history, and some groups and fans would like the former name to return. Native American advocacy

macamilarincon (CNN) –– El líder de Corea del Norte, Kim Jong Un, espera hablar con el presidente de Rusia, Vladimir Putin, en ese país para avanzar activamente en las negociaciones de un acuerdo de armas entre las dos naciones, según el gobierno de Estados Unidos. “Tenemos información de que Kim Jong Un espera que estas

DEATH VALLEY JUNCTION, Calif. (AP) — In a story published September 5, 2023, about Death Valley, The Associated Press erroneously reported Hilary was the first tropical storm to hit Southern California in 84 years. The last such storm actually was Nora in 1997. The last tropical storm to first make landfall in Southern California occurred

Sofía Benavides (CNN Español) — El Comando Conjunto de las Fuerzas Armadas de Perú informó en un comunicado que cuatro de sus miembros murieron este lunes durante “un enfrentamiento con una columna terrorista en el distrito de Putis”, en la región Ayacucho ―sur del país—. Agregó que los hechos ocurrieron mientras una patrulla de las

By Kylie Atwood, Nectar Gan and Gawon Bae, CNN (CNN) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un may travel to Russia to meet President Vladimir Putin for discussions on a potential deal to supply Moscow with weapons for its war on Ukraine, according to the US government. The National Security Council warned Monday that arms

Sofía Benavides (CNN Español) — Este lunes se cumplen 54 años de la fundación del Sistema de Transporte Colectivo (STC), mejor conocido como Metro, y con ello inició su transición a un proceso de modernización en el pago de peaje, por lo que a partir del sábado pasado las tarjetas electrónicas de Movilidad Integrada (MI)

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Wedding bells are ringing in the final season of Netflix’s “The Crown.” The streamer teased a big storyline for the Emmy-winning series on Monday, confirming that the 2005 wedding of then-Prince Charles to Camilla Parker-Bowles will be featured in the sixth and final season. “After six seasons, seven years

By JACK DURA Associated Press A local LGBTQ pride group was excluded from a southwest Iowa town’s Labor Day parade, apparently by the city’s mayor, who cited safety concerns. Shenandoah Pride planned to have a small group walking with a banner and a drag performer riding in a convertible, with candy, popsicles and stickers to

macamilarincon (CNN) –– Un vehículo se estrelló contra la pared de un restaurante Denny’s en Rosenberg, Texas, hiriendo a 23 personas al interior del lugar, según un comunicado de la policía de la ciudad este lunes. Rosenberg se encuentra aproximadamente a 56 kilómetros al suroeste de Houston. Según el comunicado, la Policía comenzó a recibir

By Alisha Ebrahimji, Melissa Alonso and Christine Sever, CNN (CNN) — A Texas Christian University student was shot and killed outside a bar in Fort Worth by a man who admitted to the act, but couldn’t provide a clear reason why, according to a police affidavit. Wes Smith was standing on a sidewalk near an

PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron is opening the door to experimenting in some public schools with uniforms or a dress code. His comment came as a new rule took effect Monday that bans public school students from wearing long robes used mainly by Muslims. Macron says he favors experimenting with uniforms. He says another

By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Julio Urías was arrested near BMO Stadium, where Lionel Messi was playing in a Major League Soccer game with numerous celebrities in attendance. Exposition Park public safety said its officers arrested Urías at about 11 p.m. on Sunday inside the park,

Karen Esquivel (CNN Español) — Más de 70.000 asistentes al festival Burning Man en Nevada, Estados Unidos, quedaron atrapadas luego de que intensas lluvias registradas este fin de semana inundaran la zona y cubrieran el recinto de un espeso barro que llegaba hasta los tobillos. El festival concluye este lunes, pero aún se desconoce cuándo

By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — Singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett, who died September 1, had Merkel cell carcinoma, a skin cancer that’s diagnosed in fewer than 3,000 people in the US every year. Skin cancer is the most widespread form of the disease in the United States, according to the US Center for Disease Control and

ROSENBERG, Texas (AP) — A driver plowed through a wall of a busy East Texas restaurant, injuring 23 people. Police in the Houston suburb of Rosenberg, Texas said a man crashed his SUV into a Denny’s restaurant just off the highway late Monday morning. The vehicle slammed into the restaurant’s south wall leaving patrons with

By CHRISTINA LARSON AP Science Writer Small farms with natural landscape features such as shade trees, hedgerows and tracts of intact forest provide a refuge for some tropical bird populations, according to an 18-year study in Costa Rica. For almost two decades, ornithologist James Zook has been collecting detailed records on nearly 430 tropical bird

William Montes (CNN) — Miembros de la selección masculina de fútbol de España emitieron un comunicado este lunes en el que condenan el comportamiento de Luis Rubiales, presidente suspendido temporalmente de la federación. “Queremos rechazar lo que consideramos unos comportamientos inaceptables por parte del señor Rubiales, que no ha estado a la altura de la

urielblanco (CNN Español) — Existe un fenómeno meteorológico al que históricamente se le ha asociado con desastres, inundaciones y daños en general por las precipitaciones. Se trata de la DANA y coloquialmente se le conoce como “gota fría”. Última hora de la DANA en Valencia, España: muertes, desaparecidos, noticias y más Pese a esta asociación,

By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The wait is over: The Rolling Stones will soon release new music. On Monday, the band announced they are preparing to release their first album of original material in 18 years — since 2005’s “A Bigger Bang.” Titled “Hackney Diamonds,” the band will share details

ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Police say former Georgia and NFL linebacker Jarvis Jones was arrested for speeding and reckless driving ahead of the Bulldogs’ season opener. Jones now works as a player coordinator for the football program. His arrest late Friday is the latest driving investigation to tarnish the two-time reigning national champions. They have

By Celina Tebor and Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — Pennsylvania police are broadcasting a message from escaped murderer Danelo Cavalcante’s mother urging him to surrender, as authorities narrow in on a 2-mile area where they believe he is hiding. Cavalcante, 34, broke out of the Chester County Prison, about 30 miles west of Philadelphia, at

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A White House official says President Joe Biden will nominate a longtime aide who once worked for the first lady to represent the United States at the United Nations agency devoted to education, science and culture. Courtney O’Donnell is Biden’s choice to become the U.S. permanent representative

By JUSTIN KABUMBA Associated Press GOMA, Congo (AP) — Two high-ranking military officers in northeast Congo have been arrested for their involvement in a crackdown on protests that left 43 people dead and dozens more severely injured. Defense and security forces in the Central African nation used lethal force last Wednesday to repress planned anti-U.N.

By Maria Sole Campinoti, CNN (CNN) — Three people died and more than a dozen swimmers were rescued from the ocean along the New Jersey Shore on Sunday amid warnings of dangerous rip currents over the Labor Day weekend, authorities said. The National Weather Service had warned of “a high risk for the development of

By Thomas Schlachter, CNN (CNN) — Aaron Rodgers was among those in the crowd to watch Novak Djokovic advance to the US Open quarterfinals with a straight sets win against Borna Gojo. The New York Jets’ star quarterback made the short trip to Flushing Meadows and admitted it was a dream of his to watch

DULUTH, Georgia (AP) — Police say five people were killed and three more injured in a Labor Day crash along a Georgia interstate northeast of Atlanta. Gwinnett County police say the three-vehicle collision happened shortly before 4 a.m. Monday on a ramp to the southbound lanes of Interstate 85 in the Duluth area. Police say

By STEVE LARGE Click here for updates on this story     SOLANO COUNTy, California (KOVR) — The CEO of the company seeking to create a new city in Solano County is speaking to CBS13. After years of secret land near Travis Air Force Base, he is now laying out his vision publicly. Jan Sramek is defending

CAIRO (AP) — United Nations-commissioned experts have called for forces of a powerful Libyan military commander to stop evicting residents and demolishing their homes in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi. The experts said in a statement Monday the Libyan National Army, commanded by Khalifa Hifter, has since March removed more than 20,000 residents from

Sergio Gomez (CNN Español) — Las películas y series de superhéroes están de moda y Marvel Studios se ha convertido en el principal exponente de esta tendencia gracias al desarrollo de su Universo Cinematográfico (o MCU en inglés por Marvel Cinematic Universe). Este está compuesto por todas esas obras protagonizadas por Spider-Man, Thor o Doctor

By JUAN ZAMORANO Associated Press COLON, Panama (AP) — A member of Panama’s national soccer team has been killed after gunmen opened fire on a group of people gathered in the country’s violent port city of Colon. Defender Gilberto Hernández, 26, was the second member of the national team killed in Colon in the past

By WEB STAFF Click here for updates on this story     EL MONTE, California (KCAL/KCBS) — Dramatic video shows the moments that an attempted robber was fought off by the owners of an El Monte jewelry store on Saturday. The incident happened at Meza’s Jewelry, located at Main Street and El Monte Avenue, at around 2:30

By Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — A suspected drunken driver accidentally called Nebraska law enforcement on himself, leading to his arrest. The man called 911 to report another driver who he thought was driving on the wrong side of the highway, according to a Facebook post from the Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office. The sheriff’s office

By OLIVIA YOUNG Click here for updates on this story     FORT COLLINS, Colorado (KCNC) — Late last week, 19-year-old CSU student Carder Frazee went to urgent care after suddenly getting sick. “I was throwing up a lot, I was nauseous, I had a really bad sore throat, I was lethargic,” Frazee said of his symptoms.

By Hanna Ziady, CNN London (CNN) — The UK economy recovered from the Covid-19 pandemic much faster than previously thought, according to major revisions of official statistics that have erased Britain’s laggard status overnight. New data published by the Office for National Statistics Friday showed that by the end of 2021, UK gross domestic product

Sofía Benavides (CNN) — Dos personas fueron detenidas en el norte de China tras supuestamente dañar una sección de la Gran Muralla con una excavadora, según las autoridades locales. Un hombre de 38 años y una mujer de 55 en la provincia de Shanxi fueron acusados de excavar a través de la Gran Muralla para

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Madison Keys comfortably beat Jessica Pegula in straight sets on Monday to earn a spot in the US Open quarterfinals. Keys won 6-1 6-3 against world No. 3 Pegula and reach her second straight grand slam quarterfinal – she reached the same stage at Wimbledon earlier in the year.

By DYEPKAZAH SHIBAYAN Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu is traveling to India for the annual G20 summit in New Delhi. The visit comes as Nigeria considers whether to join the group of the world’s strongest economies. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended a special invitation to Tinubu and said consultations

By Jeanne Sahadi, CNN New York (CNN) — Some big-name employers are signaling they will get tough on enforcing their return-to-office mandates after Labor Day. Last month, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy told employees they were free to disagree with the company’s policy requiring them to be in the office at least three days a week.

BLACK ROCK DESERT, Nev. (AP) — Wait times for tens of thousands of Burning Man partygoers trying to exit the mud-caked northern Nevada desert are beginning to decrease after flooded roads left them stranded there for days. Event organizers said they started to let traffic flow out on the main road around 2 p.m. local

By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Steve Harwell, the longtime frontman of the Grammy-nominated pop rock band Smash Mouth that was behind the megahit “All Star” has died. He was 56. The band’s manager, Robert Hayes, said Harwell “passed peacefully and comfortably” Monday morning surrounded by family and friends at his

By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Steve Harwell, the longtime frontman of the Grammy-nominated pop rock band Smash Mouth that was behind the megahit “All Star” has died. He was 56. The band’s manager, Robert Hayes, said Harwell “passed peacefully and comfortably” Monday morning surrounded by family and friends at his

By LAUREN LINDER Click here for updates on this story     KARNS CITY, Pennsylvania (KDKA) — A Butler County community is rallying behind the family of a Karns City High School quarterback and senior who remains hospitalized after he was airlifted from a football game on Friday. Sunday night, they did so at a vigil, returning

By ALYSIA BURGIO Click here for updates on this story     FERNDALE, Michigan (WWJ) — A former professional dancer is sharing her talents with the Metro Detroit community. “I’m a former Radio City Rockette. I was hired in 1997, and I was actually in the original cast when the Radio City Christmas Spectacular opened at the

CNNEspañol sjv (CNN) — Steve Harwell, el cantante fundador del grupo de rock Smash Mouth, murió el lunes, según su manager. Tenía 56 años. No se compartió la causa de la muerte, pero Harwell había estado recibiendo cuidados paliativos durante el fin de semana. Murió en su casa en Boise, Idaho, con familiares y amigos

Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — Actor Emma Corrin has become the latest in a string of celebrities to sign up to the “pantless” fashion trend, sporting only underwear on their lower half at the Venice Film Festival. Corrin, best known for appearances in Netflix series “The Crown” and the streaming giant’s feature-length “Lady Chatterley’s Lover,”

By JASON RANTALA Click here for updates on this story     MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota (WCCO) — Sunday marks the 52nd anniversary of the first known same-sex marriage in the country, performed in Minneapolis. Michael and Jack McConnell got married Sept. 3, 1971. They were honored on their anniversary at the church that sponsored their wedding — Hennepin

By Melissa Alonso, CNN (CNN) — Two people are dead, and three others were injured in a shooting at a Birmingham nightclub, according to CNN affiliate WVTM. Shortly afterward, shots were fired at a vehicle arriving at a nearby hospital emergency room, targeting people who may have been injured in the nightclub shooting, a spokesperson

By Oscar Holland, CNN (CNN) — Made from almost 8 pounds of gold and some 6,426 diamonds, a new coin honoring the life of Queen Elizabeth II may be “among the most valuable coins of all time.” In fact, the creator of this one-off luxury object has valued it at “around $23 million.” Unveiled on

Juan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — El presidente de Ucrania, Volodymyr Zelensky, nombró a Rustem Umerov, un tártaro de Crimea, como su próximo ministro de Defensa, en sustitución de Oleksii Reznikov, en un momento crítico para la contraofensiva ucraniana. Umerov tendrá una abultada bandeja de entrada si el Parlamento ucraniano aprueba su nombramiento. El cambio de

By Michelle Toh, CNN London (CNN) — Mercedes-Benz has just unveiled new “close-to-production” concept vehicles that could outdo Tesla cars by going more than 466 miles on a single charge. That’s compared with a range of less than 380 miles for any Tesla model. The German automaker’s Concept CLA Class, revealed Sunday at the IAA

By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Northern Ireland’s top police officer has resigned following a series of controversies that plagued the police force, including what he described as an “industrial scale” data breach. The Northern Ireland Policing Board confirmed that Simon Byrne has resigned as chief constable. Byrne has faced growing pressure to

By Josh Pennington and Maria Kostenko, CNN (CNN) — A Russian helicopter pilot who defected to Ukraine last month has revealed details of the daring operation to fly across the border in his Mi8 combat helicopter, in an interview published by Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence. The pilot, named by Ukrainian officials as Maxim Kuzminov, explained in

By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (AP) — Pope Francis insisted Monday that the Vatican’s relations with China were going well but said work must still be done to show Beijing that the Catholic Church isn’t beholden to a foreign power. Francis spoke about the Holy See’s dealings with China during a

By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (AP) — Pope Francis defended the decision to keep the discussions of a big Vatican meeting on the future of the Catholic Church behind closed doors, saying Monday the three-week conference was a religious moment for the church and “not a television program” that was open

BEIRUT (AP) — Hundreds of angry protesters in southern Syrian have destroyed the statue of the country’s late president as they marked the 2015 assassination of a prominent anti-government Druze leader. The protests in the province of Sweida, where the Druze community represents the majority of the population, entered their third week on Monday. They

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Serbian Basketball Federation has announced that forward Borisa Simanic lost one of his kidneys as the result of an injury sustained during a World Cup game against South Sudan. Simanic has been operated on twice in Manila, the team said. Additional complications presented themselves

Juan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — Cuatro astronautas regresaron a casa tras una estancia de seis meses en la Estación Espacial Internacional y aterrizaron este lunes en la costa de Florida a bordo de la cápsula Crew Dragon de SpaceX. Los astronautas, miembros de la misión Crew-6 dirigida conjuntamente por la NASA y SpaceX, partieron de