Apr 24 China says it will send giant pandas to Atlanta again in new round of cooperation By Associated Press China on Friday announced it will send two giant pandas to Zoo Atlanta in the U.S. in Beijing's latest efforts of panda diplomacy despite tensions with Washington, less than a month before a much-anticipated visit by U.S. President Donald Trump to Beijing. Continue reading
Apr 24 What a combined Paramount-Warner would mean for streaming, movies and news By Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Associated Press While the deal still faces regulatory review, the megamerger would vastly reshape Hollywood and the wider media landscape, further consolidating power in an industry already run by just a handful of major players. Continue reading
Apr 24 Growing wildfires blamed for death of Florida firefighter, destruction of 120 Georgia homes By Emilie Megnien, Russ Bynum, Associated Press An unusually large number of wildfires are burning this spring across the Southeast, where scientists the threat of fire has been amplified by a combination of drought, gusty winds, climate change and dead trees still littering some forest nearly two… Continue reading
Apr 24 Tornado barrels through Oklahoma, damaging 40 homes and shutting down roads By Sean Murphy, Associated Press Communities began cleaning up Friday after a powerful tornado in Oklahoma damaged at least 40 homes, ripping roofs off of some and reducing others to rubble in a rural community as emergency crews rescued trapped residents, authorities said. Continue reading
Apr 23 Judge sets date for evidence against singer D4vd in killing of 14-year-old to be presented By Andrew Dalton, Associated Press Lawyers for singer D4vd insisted Thursday on forcing prosecutors to show what evidence they have, and a judge set a hearing for next week for them to lay it out publicly in the killing and dismemberment of Celeste Rivas Hernandez. Continue reading
Apr 23 U.S. soldier charged with using classified intel to win more than $400K in bet on Maduro raid By Hallie Golden, Associated Press Gannon Ken Van Dyke was part of the operation to capture Maduro in January and used his access to classified information to make money on the prediction market site Polymarket, the federal prosecutor’s office in New York said. Continue reading
Apr 23 Kalshi fines and suspends 3 congressional candidates for betting on their own elections By Jesse Bedayn, Associated Press/ Report for America, Safiyah Riddle, Associated Press Three congressional candidates wagered on the outcome of their own elections on Kalshi, according to the prediction market, which said Wednesday that it fined and suspended the men from their platform for five years. Continue reading
Apr 23 Watch 6:44 News Wrap: Wildfires threaten homes in southern Georgia In our news wrap Thursday, hundreds in Georgia have fled their homes as wildfires threaten areas in the southern part of the state, Warner Bros. shareholders voted to approve the company's $81 billion sale to Paramount and the European Union… Continue watching
Apr 23 NTSB says firefighter heard 'stop, stop' before LaGuardia collision but didn't know who it was for By Josh Funk, Associated Press A firefighter whose truck collided with an Air Canada jet last month on a runway at LaGuardia Airport in New York, killing both pilots, heard an air traffic controller warn “stop, stop, stop” but didn't know who it was for, federal investigators… Continue reading
Apr 23 Gunfire inside Mall of Louisiana kills 1 person and wounds 5, Baton Rouge police say By Sara Cline, Associated Press Two groups exchanged gunfire inside a food court Thursday at the Mall of Louisiana, killing one person and wounding five more, police said. Continue reading