All criminal charges against actor Alec Baldwin over the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of the Rust movie have been dropped. Prosecutors in Santa Fe had been pressing forward with two involuntary manslaughter charges against the Hollywood star. A statement from Baldwin’s lawyers, Luke Nikas and Alex Spiro, said: “We are
In this article GOOGL Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Jeff Dean, head of artificial intelligence at Google LLC, speaks during a Google AI event in San Francisco, California, U.S., on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2020. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Alphabet is merging an internal Google research team called Brain with DeepMind,
Russia’s deputy ambassador to the UN has denied his country is carrying out war crimes through the mass forcible transfers of children, and claims its army is in fact “saving” them. Dmitry Polyanskiy told Sky News: “Of course it’s not a war crime. We’ve been accused of stealing children but in fact we’re saving children
SpaceX has launched its Starship rocket system, the biggest and most powerful ever made, for the first time in a landmark test. Three days after an inaugural flight was scrapped due to a last-minute glitch, it blasted off from Boca Chica in southern Texas as thousands of spectators watched on nearby. Starship is made up
Dogs and their owners lined the streets for the funeral procession of Paul O’Grady – TV star, LGBTQ campaigner and animal lover. A private funeral for O’Grady, who died on 28 March, will follow the procession through the village of Aldington in Kent. Dogs from Battersea Dogs & Cats Home will form a guard of
A team of Cornell Tech researchers studying how people interact with roboticized objects designed remote controlled trash cans so they could roam New York’s Astor Place. The compiled footage shows a wide range of reactions. #CNN #news
Just Stop Oil activists have refused to rule out targeting Sunday’s London Marathon, following their disruption of the World Snooker Championships earlier this week. Some 50,000 demonstrators are expected to gather around Westminster from today until Monday to demand an end to fossil fuels, according to Extinction Rebellion, which is organising the event. It is
A long-awaited report into bullying allegations against Dominic Raab has been handed to Number 10 – with the prime minister “carefully considering” its findings. Mr Raab, the deputy prime minister and justice secretary, has been subject to an independent investigation by senior lawyer Adam Tolley KC since November last year. Rishi Sunak’s spokesperson said the
Voters heading to polling stations in England on 4 May will need to provide photo ID for the first time. There are fears some people could lose out on their right to vote as up to 3.5m people don’t have existing photo ID – and only around 50,000 people have applied for voter ID. Here’s
The scandal-hit CBI, Britain’s biggest employers’ group, says it has passed fresh information to the police relating to a report of a “serious criminal offence”. The body said it was “liaising closely” with officers as it remains mired by allegations of historic workplace misconduct. They culminated in chief executive Tony Danker being sacked earlier this
Filming for the second series of Star Wars TV spin-off Andor in Dorset has been cancelled due to safety concerns. Scenes for the Disney+ channel were due to be shot at Winspit Quarry close to Worth Matravers, a picturesque village on the Isle of Purbeck peninsula in Dorset, where the first series was filmed in
SpaceX is to make a second attempt on Thursday to carry out the first test flight of Starship, the most powerful rocket ever built, designed to send astronauts to the Moon, Mars and beyond. A planned liftoff Monday of the gigantic rocket was aborted less than 10 minutes ahead of the scheduled launch because of
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Russian President Vladimir Putin. Germany and other EU countries are looking to sanction Russian nuclear energy. Contributor | Getty Images News | Getty Images Germany, Poland and a few other EU nations are pushing for sanctions on Russian nuclear energy, as the bloc looks at new ways to hurt the Kremlin’s revenues amid Moscow’s invasion
The top of a church spire is the only part of Yellowstone Film Ranch that is visible from the bumpy public road which winds through the valley. It is here that the filming of Rust will resume, almost exactly a year and a half since cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was shot dead on set in New
Dogs from the famous Battersea rescue centre will form a guard of honour as part of a private funeral service for Paul O’Grady. O’Grady, who rose to fame with his drag alter-ego Lily Savage before going on to host a number of popular television and radio shows, died “unexpectedly but peacefully” at his home on
Employees of the Tesla Gigafactory Berlin Brandenburg work on the final inspection of the finished Model Y electric vehicles. The Tesla plant was opened and put into operation on March 22, 2022. Patrick Pleuil | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Tesla is scheduled to report first-quarter earnings for 2023 after the close of trading on Wednesday.
CNN exclusive reporting reveals that DHS Inspector General Joseph Cuffari first learned of missing Secret Service text messages in May 2021 — months earlier than previously known and more than a year before he alerted the House select committee investigating January 6, 2021.
At least 78 people have died in the Yemeni capital of Sanaa, after a stampede. Dozens more are said to be injured, according to Houthi-controlled news, during an event where financial aid was being distributed in the Old City. A statement from the country’s Houthi-controlled interior ministry called what happened “tragic” and “painful”, saying it
The Scottish National Party (SNP) is being investigated by police who are looking into where funds meant for a second independence referendum have gone. The inquiry, named Operation Branchform, was launched in 2021 but ramped up in April as former chief executive Peter Murrell, Nicola Sturgeon’s husband, and SNP treasurer Colin Beattie were arrested. Launched
The American statesman who brokered the Good Friday Agreement has urged the people of Northern Ireland to have more self-confidence. George Mitchell told Sky News it was “not beyond the competence or ability” of the political leaders to resolve difficulties preventing the restoration of power-sharing. The retired US Senator, who returned to Belfast to mark
Volkswagen stunned the 2023 Shanghai Auto Show by unveiling its new ID.Next electric sedan concept. The ID.Next was showcased next to the VW ID.7 Vizzion, the Chinese model of its new electric sedan produced by FAW Volkswagen. Volkswagen held an “ID Night” featuring all vehicles in the brand’s (SAIC-Volkswagen) lineup for China, including the ID.3,
We’re buying 150 shares of Coterra Energy (CTRA), at roughly $25.43 each. Following Wednesday’s trade, Jim Cramer’s Charitable Trust will own 1,150 shares of CTRA, increasing its weighting in the portfolio to 1.1% from 0.95%. We’re finally redeploying some of the “energy funds” we raised when we exited our Devon Energy position earlier this month.
Interest in new electric vehicles may be declining, data from the UK’s largest car sales website suggests. The volume of new electric car searches, ad views and messages to retailers on the Auto Trader platform was down nearly two thirds (65%) from the beginning of last year to March this year. Auto Trader has attributed
A Russian “spy” ship stopped at sites around wind farms off the Scottish coast in order to gather intelligence, an investigation has claimed. The Admiral Vladimirsky was part of an operation to map undersea infrastructure in the North Sea, according to a joint report by broadcasters in Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Finland. It is officially
Mar 14, 2023 Conor McGregor is back, lending his star power to the long-running reality TV show that might well have saved the UFC. “The Ultimate Fighter” was an instrumental force during the UFC’s explosion of popularity in the early 2000s, shining a spotlight on fighters such as Randy Couture, Chuck Liddell, Tito Ortiz and
9:51 AM ET Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Churchill Downs is planning a series of celebrations and fan experiences leading up to the milestone 150th Kentucky Derby in May 2024. The track rolled out a new website on Wednesday that included the official Kentucky Derby 150 logo. Horse racing’s marquee event for 3-year-old thoroughbreds is
When Tony Blair concluded the deal ahead of the signing of the Good Friday Agreement 25 years ago, he famously declared: “A day like today is not a day for soundbites, we can leave those at home.” But then he added, in one of the most famous and often ridiculed quotes of his premiership: “But
Two teenagers have been arrested and charged with murder after a shooting at a 16th birthday party in Alabama left four dead and 32 wounded. The suspects, Ty Reik McCullough, 17, and Travis McCullough,16, were charged with four counts of reckless murder, a state police spokesperson said. District Attorney Mike Segrest said the pair would
SNP treasurer Colin Beattie is stepping down from his role after he was arrested on Tuesday. He said he will also step down from Holyrood’s Public Audit Committee while the police investigation into the party’s funding and finances takes place. Mr Beattie, who has been SNP treasurer for most of the past 19 years, was
Rebekah Vardy has trademarked the phrase “Wagatha Christie” – despite the fact she didn’t come up with the pun. The play on words emerged soon after Coleen Rooney released an Instagram post that accused Vardy of leaking stories to the press. Mrs Rooney’s online sleuthing – which involved posting false stories and limiting who could
In this article META Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive officer of Meta Platforms Inc., left, arrives at federal court in San Jose, California, US, on Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2022. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images As part of Meta’s latest round of job cuts announced in March, the
7:44 AM ET Mike CoppingerESPN GERVONTA “TANK” DAVIS and Ryan Garcia stood face to face last month in New York’s Times Square, a rare — and unexpected — sight for myriad reasons. Years and years of fighting words on social media had actually led to signed contracts for a real fight inside the ring, an