CNN — A sitting U.S. senator faces a weeklong trial for accepting bribes, including gold bars, cash and a luxury car, to, among other things, help to funnel American aid and weapons to a foreign government and to stop a federal case against one of his co-defendants. . Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey,…

Updated at 6:35 p.m. Saturday, May 11 – all severe thunderstorm watches west of the Red River have ended. There is a 60% chance of showers or thunderstorms this evening, with strong winds persisting until diminishing overnight. ==================== An unseasonably warm May 11 could end with a few other rare weather events for this time…

CNN — Georgia’s parliament is set to pass a highly controversial “foreign agents” bill, which has sparked widespread protests in the former Soviet republic nestled in the Caucasus Mountains. Tens of thousands of people demonstrated against the law in Tbilisi, the capital. Critics warn that it mirrors a foreign agents law already passed in Russia…

A severe thunderstorm warning has been issued for Washington County, Maryland until 10:15 p.m. Saturday. WASHINGTON — The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm warning Saturday until 10:15 p.m. for Washington Co, Maryland. The NWS initially issued a tornado warning until 9:45 p.m., which was later downgraded to a severe thunderstorm warning. Affected…

With a new solo album coming this fall, David Gilmour will return to the United States for a handful of shows for the first time in eight years. The artist, who comes out Lucky and strange on September 6, will perform at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles on October 29 and 30 and at…

AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: AMC) just released its first quarter report and things are looking optimistic. The results were generally credible, with revenues 4.0% higher than analysts’ forecasts, at $951 million. Higher revenue also led to lower statutory losses, which came in at US$0.62 per share, about 4.0% lower than analysts expected. This is…

In the crypto market, meme coins often tell rags-to-riches stories with their sudden price rise. A recent revelation from Lookonchain, an on-chain analytics platform, shared such a story. Lookonchain further detailed the timeline of the transaction. It showed the strategic timing of the purchase. KITTY’s meteoric rise as The Roaring Kitty returns A lucky trader…

Donald Glover shared a Childish Gambino album that he describe as “the final version of ‘3.15.20’, the album I released 4 years ago”. It’s called Atavista and it’s out now. The 11-track disc includes the new song “Little Foot Big Foot,” featuring Young Nudy, which is also accompanied by a black-and-white music video directed by…

See the companies making headlines before the bell. GameStop — Shares of GameStop rose more than 37% in premarket trading after releasing “Roaring Kitty” for the first time in about three years. The post, a photo on – Shares jumped 3.4% following a Nikkei report that the chip company plans to launch its first artificial…

More than a third of Americans, or 131 million people, live in cities with unhealthy air pollution. That’s according to the American Lung Association’s latest “State of the Air” report, an annual “report card” on air quality nationwide. The spikes in deadly particle pollution are the most severe ever recorded in the organization’s 25-year history…