By EVENS SANON and DÁNICA COTO Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Cholera cases are overwhelming Haiti as experts warn the situation could worsen now that the country is bustling once again after a paralyzing fuel blockade that lasted two months. Dr. Jeanty Fils, a spokesman for Haiti’s Ministry of Health, told The Associated Press
Continue ReadingBy MARIA DI MENTO of The Chronicle of Philanthropy Chronicle of Philanthropy MacKenzie Scott’s big gifts have been a boon to the charities who received them, and widespread fears in the nonprofit world that her gifts would lead other donors to pull back their support or that small groups wouldn’t be able to handle them
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN Candace Cameron Bure has moved on from being Hallmark Channel’s queen of holiday movies. In a recently published interview with the Wall Street Journal, the actress talked about leaving that cable channel to work with another, the faith based Great American Family. “My heart wants to tell stories that have
Continue ReadingBy Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Good news for home improvement retail giant Home Depot: Sales were up nearly 6% from a year ago, topping Wall Street’s forecasts. Earnings were better than expected, too. Now for the bad news: Home Depot lost customers again. The DIY leader said in its third quarter earnings report
Continue ReadingCNN By Kate Bennett, CNN Michelle Obama addressed in a new book the deep hurt and disappointment she felt when Donald Trump won the 2016 presidential election. “It shook me profoundly to hear the man who replaced my husband as president openly and unapologetically using ethnic slurs, making selfishness and hate somehow acceptable, refusing to
Continue ReadingBy Sahar Akbarzai, Xiaofei Xu, Hadas Gold, Michael Callahan and Evan Perez, CNN A top Israeli official has confirmed the existence of a US investigation into the killing of Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh but said Israel’s government would not cooperate with the American probe, calling it a “mistake.” Defense Minister Benny Gantz revealed details
Continue ReadingBy Mostafa Salem, CNN Iran’s record international goalscorer Ali Daei said on Monday that he refused an invitation to attend the World Cup in Qatar next week to stand in solidarity with Iranian protesters. “I rejected the official invitation of FIFA and Qatar Football Federation to attend the World Cup with my wife and daughters,”
Continue ReadingBy BABACAR DIONE Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — A board member for the Senegal soccer federation says forward Sadio Mané will miss his team’s “first games” at the World Cup because of a leg injury. Abdoulaye Sow says Senegal will have to cope without its best player for the start of the tournament and
Continue ReadingBy Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Stocks surged Tuesday morning after the US government reported that wholesale prices rose at a far less dramatic rate than expected. That news come just a few days after another report showed that the pace of consumer price increases was also slowing. The Dow popped more than 300
Continue ReadingBy Michael Warrick Click here for updates on this story GALLATIN, Tennessee (WSMV) — A Gallatin teenager was killed over the weekend when he was shot during an unrelated domestic dispute, Sumner County deputies said Monday. The Sumner County Sheriff’s Office said Devonn Fields, 31, faces a murder charge in the death of the 16-year-old
Continue ReadingBy TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer Cristiano Ronaldo knows a thing or two about World Cups. He has played in four of them and is about to make it to a record-tying fifth this month in Qatar. Ronaldo also knows when he sees something promising and he believes this time there is reason to feel
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN If anyone has the power to manifest it’s Rihanna, right? The superstar singer and entrepreneur recently shared her dream model to walk the runway for her Savage X Fenty fashion line. “Beyoncé,” Rihanna told E! News. “I mean, Beyoncé got body. That would just trump everything for me.” The pair
Continue ReadingBy Susan El Khoury Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS, Missouri (KMOV) — The parents of a St. Louis teenager who was gunned down for witnessing another murder is suing the city, claiming their son’s death was preventable, and the plan to kill him was hatched inside the city jail on recorded
Continue ReadingCNN, CNN BUSINESS By Gabby Orr and Steve Contorno, CNN Should Donald Trump announce his third presidential bid on Tuesday, as is widely expected, he will begin the next phase of his political career under siege. Seven years ago, the New York businessman entered the political fray on defense, working vigorously to cast himself as
Continue ReadingBy LEANNE ITALIE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Adults. They, too, need fun stuff for the holidays. From sweet treats to things with wheels, some ideas for pleasing a child at heart this holiday season: BOARD GAMES The Shakespeare Game: This bard-in-a-box extravaganza has players collecting characters and racing around London’s theaters. The idea
Continue ReadingBy LEANNE ITALIE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Adults. They, too, need fun stuff for the holidays. From sweet treats to things with wheels, some ideas for pleasing a child at heart this holiday season: BOARD GAMES The Shakespeare Game: This bard-in-a-box extravaganza has players collecting characters and racing around London’s theaters. The idea
Continue ReadingTAICHUNG, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan has displayed its self-developed drone technology amid rising concerns over China’s threats to use force to assert its claim to the self-governing island republic. The National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology, which develops military technology, offered a rare look at the Chien Hsiang drone designed to destroy enemy radars,
Continue ReadingBy CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Prices at the wholesale level rose 8% in October from a year ago, the fourth straight decline and the latest sign that inflation pressures in the United States are easing from painfully high levels. The annual figure is down from 8.4% in September. On a monthly
Continue ReadingBy KIM COOK Associated Press Jigsaw puzzlers found their happy place, and their people, during the pandemic. Puzzling was already a thing, but took off even more. Popular puzzles disappeared quickly online and from actual shelves. Inventories have mostly recovered now. And there are all kinds of creative and beautiful jigsaw puzzles to give as
Continue ReadingBy ‘A’ali’i Dukelow Click here for updates on this story HONOLULU (KITV) — Transportation officials on Tuesday activated the city’s second rectangular rapid flashing beacon (RRFB) at the intersection of North King Street and Richard Lane in Kalihi. RRFBs are lights attached to crosswalk signs that notify drivers a pedestrian is crossing. Nationally, the devices
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