By JESSICA GRESKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The company that makes Jack Daniel’s is howling mad over a squeaking dog toy that parodies the whiskey’s signature bottle. Now, the liquor company is barking at the door of the Supreme Court. Jack Daniel’s has asked the justices to hear its case against the manufacturer of
Continue ReadingBy SUMAN NAISHADHAM Associated Press AL KHOR, Qatar (AP) — Icy air blasted fans packing the Al Bayt Stadium on the World Cup’s breezy opening night in Qatar. The cool desert night was made chillier by the stadium’s air-conditioning. Some fans wished they had worn warmer clothes. The World Cup is the first to be
Continue ReadingGAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Hundreds of fans have gathered at a sports hall in Gaza City which Qatar prepared for the Palestinian residents of the impoverished territory to watch the World Cup matches for free. The fans looked attentively at the large screen as the opener game between Qatar and Ecuador kicked off
Continue ReadingBy TW Starr Click here for updates on this story SHREVEPORT, Louisiana (KTBS) — A huge warehouse fire overnight Sunday in Shreveport. Firefighters were called to the 2000 Block of Cedar Street close to midnight for a commercial building on fire. When crews arrived at Valence Drilling Fluids, they found a 25,000 sq. foot warehouse
Continue ReadingBy Shanila Kabir Click here for updates on this story WAHIWA, Hawaii (KITV) — Oahu’s only Christmas tree farm is back. Helemano Farms in Wahiawa welcomed the public during a grand opening this weekend. They have more than 4,000 trees available this holiday season, with three different types of trees – Norfolk Pine, Cypress and
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Jason David Frank, who played the Green Power Ranger Tommy Oliver on the 1990s children’s series “Mighty Morphin Power Rangers,” has died. He was 49. Justine Hunt, Frank’s manager, said in a statement Sunday that Frank passed away. She did not name the cause of death or
Continue ReadingALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A New Mexico State University student-athlete was involved in the fatal shooting of a student from the University of New Mexico hours before the scheduled tipoff of a men’s basketball game between the rival schools that was later postponed, authorities said Sunday. State police said the 19-year-old University of New Mexico
Continue ReadingBy Rayvin Bleu Click here for updates on this story FRANKENMUTH, Michigan (WNEM) — Family and friends of those lost to suicide gathered at Bavarian In for the “Hope Starts Here” conference. “it’s just a beautiful day, a wonderful event, where you’re surrounded by love and hope and caring and so much empathy in the
Continue ReadingBy GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer DOHA, Qatar (AP) — In a tense meeting at the World Cup on Sunday, FIFA tried to end a standoff with European teams about wearing unauthorized captain armbands for an anti-discrimination campaign that draws attention to Qatar. It didn’t work. FIFA wanted seven European soccer federations to back down
Continue ReadingMARION, S.C. (AP) — Criminal charges have been dropped against a former deputy who was helping to transport two mental health patients who drowned while locked in the back of a van that was driven into floodwaters caused by 2018′s Hurricane Florence in South Carolina. The van’s driver, former deputy Stephen Flood, was convicted in
Continue ReadingBy Patrick Quinn Click here for updates on this story ELLENWOOD, Georgia (WANF) — On Saturday, a metro Atlanta family grieved together as part of a vigil in honor of the 18-year-old who was shot and killed in that same parking lot less than 24 hours prior. “This is senseless, you’re not hurting not one
Continue ReadingBy Lee Peck Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — Local men rallied against violence here in the Port City early Saturday morning. Among them — Mobile’s Top Cop — Chief Paul Prine. The group “Men United Against Violence” meeting at Bienville Square for their first awareness walk. Organizers say —
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN Español) — El Mundial de fútbol de la FIFA es la cumbre del fútbol mundial y para muchos, conquistar el título mundial, es de alguna manera el pináculo de su carrera. Sin embargo, no muchos pueden llegar a estas competiciones, y no siempre son convocados a estas competencias. Pero hay un
Continue ReadingBy DAN IKPOYI and CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Teenage climate activists in Nigeria’s largest city are recycling trash into runway outfits for a “Trashion Show.” Chinedu Mogbo, founder of Greenfingers Wildlife Initiative, a conservation group working with the activists, said the show was designed to raise awareness about environmental pollution. Lagos,
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN Business) — Con su decisión de este sábado de restaurar la cuenta personal de Twitter del expresidente Donald Trump casi dos años después de que fuera suspendida permanentemente, Elon Musk podría hundir a la red social en un caos más profundo, y ese puede ser el punto. En las semanas transcurridas desde
Continue ReadingBy Holly Yan and Aya Elamroussi, CNN Parts of New York state are getting walloped Thursday by a snowstorm that could shut down roads and paralyze cities for days. “This event will have the very real potential to produce a paralyzing snowfall that could be measured in feet for the Buffalo and Watertown metro areas,”
Continue ReadingBy Aya Elamroussi and Steve Almasy, CNN Even by western New York standards, Friday’s snowstorm was colossal, bringing eye-level accumulation totals to some areas and prompting officials to tell many people who are used to driving in bad weather to stay off the roads. “I can say that our deputies have been just absolutely inundated
Continue ReadingCNN, WKBW, WEWS, SPECTRUM NEWS (BUFFALO) By Aya Elamroussi and Steve Almasy, CNN Even by western New York standards, Friday’s snowstorm was colossal, bringing eye-level accumulation totals to some areas and prompting officials to tell many people who are used to driving in bad weather to stay off the roads. “I can say that our
Continue ReadingBy Aya Elamroussi and Mallika Kallingal, CNN A historic snowstorm is slamming western New York state Saturday with more than 6 feet of snow in some places, closing roads, triggering driving bans and canceling flights the weekend before the Thanksgiving holiday. Another round of heavy lake-effect snowfall is expected to return to the Buffalo area
Continue ReadingCNN By Aya Elamroussi and Mallika Kallingal, CNN A historic snowstorm is slamming western New York state Saturday with more than 6 feet of snow in some places, closing roads, triggering driving bans and canceling flights the weekend before the Thanksgiving holiday. Another round of heavy lake-effect snowfall is expected to return to the Buffalo
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