Day: May 13, 2024

Palestinian band escapes horrors of war but members’ futures remain uncertain

8:13 pm May 13, 2024

They stroll Doha’s waterfront promenade and sing softly about children who are now “birds in heaven,” flying free of the pain of the war in Gaza. For the Palestinian group Sol Band, it seems surreal that weeks ago they were hiding from Israeli shelling. ISRAEL BOMBS RAFAH, PREPARES FOR GROUND INVASION AFTER CEASEFIRE TALKS WITH […]

Iranian filmmaker flees to Europe after prison sentence ahead of his Cannes premiere

7:57 pm May 13, 2024

After being sentenced to eight years in prison, the award-winning Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof says he’s fled to Europe shortly ahead of the Cannes Film Festival premiere of his latest film. “I arrived in Europe a few days ago after a long and complicated journey,” Rasoulof said in a statement dated Sunday and distributed by […]

NY v. Trump: Cohen testifies to paying Stormy Daniels from his own pocket

7:56 pm May 13, 2024

Michael Cohen, who served as former President Trump’s personal attorney, testified in Manhattan court that he used his own funds to pay a former pornographic actress $130,000 to quiet her claims of an alleged affair with Trump. Cohen took the stand in the NY v. Trump case Monday, where he told the court that as […]

Alaska man fatally shot by police after pointing gun at them

7:55 pm May 13, 2024

Anchorage police officers responding to a disturbance call shot and killed a man early Monday after he pointed a gun at them, police chief Bianca Cross said. “Four officers discharged their weapons, striking the adult male once in the upper body, at least once in the upper body,” Cross said at a news conference. The […]

Chris Pratt shares wife Katherine Schwarzenegger’s ‘hall pass’

7:43 pm May 13, 2024

Chris Pratt learned his wife, Katherine Schwarzenegger, has an affinity for a R&B superstar while on a road trip, of all places. The “Garfield” star posted a video of Schwarzenegger singing and dancing to Usher’s Super Bowl halftime show earlier this year, which sparked interest in her devotion to the “My Boo” singer. “She knows […]