LONDON (AP) — American-Canadian writer Ruth Ozeki has won the prestigious Women’s Prize for Fiction for her novel called “The Book of Form and Emptiness.” Ozeki was awarded the 30,000 pound ($36,000) prize on Wednesday at a ceremony in London. The playful, philosophical novel is about a bereaved boy’s relationship with books and the objects
Continue ReadingBy Bethlehem Feleke, CNN The Ethiopian government has formed a committee to negotiate with forces from the Tigray region, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said in a televised speech to parliament on Tuesday. The committee has been “studying the preconditions and how the negotiations will go,” he said. The committee will be led by his Deputy
Continue ReadingBy ED WHITE Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — A Michigan police officer charged with murder after shooting Patrick Lyoya in the back of the head has been fired, officials said Wednesday. Christopher Schurr, a Grand Rapids officer for seven years, waived his right to a hearing and was dismissed, effective last Friday, said City Manager
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Two National Register applications from the city of Redmond, recommended by the Oregon’s State Advisory Committee on Historic Preservation, have been accepted by the National Park Service and listed in the National Register of Historic Places as of June 6.
Continue ReadingBy LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer The International Olympic Committee is expected to make a decision next week about whether to allow women to compete in Nordic combined at the 2026 Games. The sport has been part of the Winter Olympics since 1924. It is also the only Olympic sport without women. There is the
Continue ReadingBy FABIANNO MAISONNAVE, EDMAR BARROS and MAURICIO SAVARESE Associated Press MANAUS, Brazil (AP) — Brazilian police said Wednesday night a fisherman confessed to killing British journalist Dom Phillips and Indigenous expert Bruno Pereira in the remote Amazon, ending more than a week of searching as he led officers deep into the forest to where he
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN) — La Reserva Federal elevó este miércoles las tasas de interés en tres cuartos de punto porcentual en un movimiento agresivo para abordar la inflación al rojo vivo que está plagando la economía, frustrando a los consumidores y sofocando a la administración Biden. Es el mayor aumento de tasas desde 1994 y
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Hansler, CNN The United States government on Wednesday designated an individual connected to the Russian Imperial Movement (RIM) — an ultranationalist, White supremacist organization — as a terrorist and sanctioned two others for involvement with the group. The organization and three of its leaders were classified as terrorists in 2020 by the US
Continue ReadingARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — A three-man umpiring crew worked the series finale between the Houston Astros and Texas Rangers after umpire David Rackley was ruled out due to health and safety protocols. Major League Baseball says the remaining crew members followed appropriate steps consistent with protocols before working Wednesday’s game. Rackley had been scheduled to
Continue ReadingCNN By Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Business In its continued bid to quash high inflation, the Federal Reserve on Wednesday raised the overnight bank lending rate to a range of 3% to 3.25%. It is the fifth increase by the US central bank in six months and its third consecutive 75- basis-point hike, which will put
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By Emily Rittman Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV) — Relatives of the half brother of late rock superstar Prince are frustrated with a Kansas City cemetery. They say they are waiting for a headstone for Prince’s sibling Alfred Jackson Jr., who passed away in August of 2019. When Jackson’s
Continue ReadingBy Gabriela Vidal Click here for updates on this story ALTON (KMOV) — Heidi Noel says her 22-year-old daughter, Liese Dodd, was a bright, loving soul. “A beautiful smile,” said Noel. “She was just a bright light that cared for everyone. she had a big heart. She’d do anything for anyone. She’d go out of
Continue ReadingBy JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Republican Georgia Senate candidate Herschel Walker is acknowledging that he has a second son whom he has not previously mentioned publicly. The disclosure on Wednesday draws renewed attention to his previous outspoken calls for Black men to play an active role in the lives of their children.
Continue ReadingBy ERICA HUNZINGER AP Sports Writer Several women’s athletes at the University of Iowa sued the school in late 2020 after the athletic department said it was was cutting men’s and women’s swimming and diving, men’s tennis and men’s gymnastics. Sage Ohlensehlen was a senior and headed up the lawsuit, while Alexa Puccini was a
Continue ReadingBy James Felton, James Paxson Click here for updates on this story FLINT, Michigan (WNEM) — Criminal charges have been handed down to a mid-Michigan woman who got into a car crash this past winter killing her boyfriend, one of her children and seriously injuring her two other kids. The woman is facing 16 charges,
Continue ReadingBy Manu Raju, Lauren Fox and Clare Foran, CNN Senate negotiators are scrambling to hammer out legislative text for a long-sought bipartisan gun deal, but they are in danger of missing a self-imposed, end-of-the-week deadline due to lingering sticking points. Texas Sen. John Cornyn, the chief GOP negotiator, told CNN two key issues — funding
Continue ReadingBy MARK PRATT Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Federal transportation officials have issued orders to the Boston area’s troubled public transit agency to address what they called longstanding issues with the system’s overall safety program and safety culture. The Federal Transit Administration’s issued four “special directives” Wednesday. They require the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority to
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — A look at the 23 venues bidding to host soccer matches at the 2026 World Cup in the United States, Mexico and Canada: ___ ARLINGTON, TEXAS AT&T Stadium, the home of the Dallas Cowboys, is the largest venue in the NFL. The stadium, which opened in 2009, has a retractable roof
Continue ReadingBy LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press TIRANA, Albania (AP) — An international music festival founded by the father of singer-songwriter Dua Lipa to promote his native Kosovo has led to recriminations for the small European country after it lost the event to neighboring Albania. The Sunny Hill Festival made its debut in Kosovo’s capital, Pristina, in
Continue ReadingBy Nicole Goodkind, CNN Business The Federal Reserve raised interest rates by three-quarters of a percentage point on Wednesday in an aggressive move to tackle white-hot inflation that is plaguing the economy, frustrating consumers and stifling the Biden administration. It’s the largest rate hike since 1994, and will affect millions of American businesses and households,
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