By CURT ANDERSON Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The mayor of St. Petersburg, Florida, is reopening talks about the future of the Tropicana Field site where baseball’s Tampa Bay Rays play their home games. Mayor Ken Welch said Wednesday that two previous proposals for the 86-acre downtown location are being scrapped, with a
Continue ReadingBy CURT ANDERSON Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The mayor of St. Petersburg, Florida, is reopening talks about the future of the Tropicana Field site where baseball’s Tampa Bay Rays play their home games. Mayor Ken Welch said Wednesday that two previous proposals for the 86-acre downtown location are being scrapped, with a
Continue ReadingBy SCHUYLER DIXON AP Sports Writer DALLAS (AP) — The Big 12 is going with an unconventional hire for commissioner in Roc Nation executive Brett Yormark. He is taking over for Bob Bowlsby, who came to the league a decade ago after stints as a college athletic director. Yormark’s background isn’t in college sports. His
Continue ReadingBy Marianne Garvey “Fifty Shades of Grey” turned Dakota Johnson into a star. Since 2015, she’s been a globally known actor, but now says the franchise she signed up for was not the one that was made. “I’m a sexual person, and when I’m interested in something, I want to know so much about it,”
Continue ReadingGENEVA (AP) — The head of the World Health Organization has criticized the U.S. Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus called the decision to no longer recognize a constitutional right to abortion “a setback” that would ultimately cost lives. Tedros said during a media briefing on Wednesday that
Continue ReadingCOPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Norwegian authorities say a cyberattack has temporarily knocked out public and private websites in Norway in the past 24 hours. Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre said that to his knowledge Wednesday’s attack “has not caused any significant damage.” The distributed-denial-of-service (DDOS) attack targeted a secure national data network forcing the
Continue ReadingCNN By Noah Gray and Zachary Cohen, CNN Then-President Donald Trump angrily demanded to go to the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, and berated his protective detail when he didn’t get his way, according to two Secret Service sources who say they heard about the incident from multiple agents, including the driver of the
Continue ReadingBy Rachel Fadem, CNN People who experience a particularly persistent type of headache pain could find relief in an ancient Chinese practice, according to new research. Acupuncture may reduce the number of monthly headaches for people who have chronic tension-type headaches, a study published on June 22 in Neurology, the journal of the American Academy
Continue ReadingGermán Padinger (CNN Español) — El Departamento de Justicia de Puerto Rico sostuvo que la decisión de la Corte Suprema de Estados Unidos de anular el caso Roe contra Wade, al considerar que ya no existe el derecho constitucional federal al aborto, no altera el estado de derecho vigente en la isla respecto a la
Continue ReadingBy Alex Rogers and Sara Murray, CNN John Wood, a former senior investigator for the House select committee investigating the January 6 attack on the US Capitol, launched on Wednesday a Senate campaign in Missouri as an independent, calling for a “commonsense alternative” to the field of Republican and Democratic candidates. “Missouri voters deserve better
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By Stephen Moody Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — As plans move forward to build the new Bayway bridge, one business on the causeway is unsure of how it will impact them. The causeway is one of the free options along with the Bankhead and Wallace tunnels and Africatown bridge
Continue ReadingBy Ariel Mallory Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — Local social media star Ophelia Nichols is speaking out following the latest news of her son’s murder. 18-year-old Randon Lee was shot at a gas station in Prichard Friday. At a press conference Monday, Prichard Police revealed Lee was selling the
Continue ReadingBy NINIEK KARMINI Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian President Joko Widodo, whose country holds the rotating presidency of the Group of 20 leading rich and developing nations, is visiting Ukraine and Russia for meetings with the leaders of the two warring nations. Widodo has sought to maintain a neutral position since the start
Continue ReadingBy Bryant McCray Click here for updates on this story WISCONSIN (WDJT) — Chefs from across our area are looking for new base kitchens as Common Cookhouse, a shared cooking space, rebuilds from a devastating fire that occurred last week Wednesday. That fire left many of the cooks without the bare essentials: pots, pans, spoons,
Continue ReadingSKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — Police in North Macedonia say two migrants have been killed in the south of the country when a freight train hit them as they slept next to the tracks in the dark. The nighttime incident occurred Wednesday outside Miravci, a village near the border with Greece. Police said they believed
Continue ReadingBy WDJT Staff Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE (WDJT) — Criminal charges have been issued against a 17-year-old identified as one of the individuals seen in a “Kia Boys” YouTube documentary about a group of notorious car thieves that engage in reckless driving. The video shows an incident that occurred May 17,
Continue ReadingSALEM, Ore. (AP) — One of only a few boarding schools for Native American students still run directly by the federal government in Oregon is undergoing a close look at the school’s finances by the Interior Department’s Office of Inspector General. The office confirmed last month in an email to Oregon Public Broadcasting that it
Continue ReadingSALEM, Ore. (AP) — One of only a few boarding schools for Native American students still run directly by the federal government in Oregon is undergoing a close look at the school’s finances by the Interior Department’s Office of Inspector General. The office confirmed last month in an email to Oregon Public Broadcasting that it
Continue ReadingZURICH (AP) — FIFA will put more World Cup tickets up for sale next week on a first-come, first-served basis. Soccer’s governing body said Wednesday that a total of 1.8 million tickets for the World Cup in Qatar have already been sold ahead of the next sales round, which opens Tuesday on the FIFA website.
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN) — Incluso después de un año de ausencia del tenis, Serena Williams no olvida cómo entretener. Su regreso a la acción de Grand Slam en Wimbledon el martes —un duelo de tres horas y 11 minutos con la francesa Harmony Tan— fue histriónico, cautivador, pero al final terminó con una derrota. En el
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