By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer Dustin Johnson and Phil Mickelson launched tee shots in the Saudi-funded golf league on Thursday, and it wasn’t long before the PGA Tour said its players who took part were no longer welcome, even if they already had resigned. PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan held a hard line on
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By MARISSA PERLMAN Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — A Chicago woman was simply heading to work early Wednesday when she made a gruesome discovery near Ford City Mall. A man was dead in a parking lot behind the AMC Ford City 14 movie theater, with an extension cord wrapped around
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL HILL Associated Press A long-planned temporary shutdown of a leaking aqueduct that supplies about half of New York City’s drinking water will be pushed back a year, giving officials more time to prepare for the monthslong closure. The city has spent nine years working on a $1 billion bypass tunnel far beneath the
Continue ReadingBy Nicole Goodkind, CNN Business The Covid-19 pandemic changed the nature of work in innumerable ways, some of which may not be fully discerned for years. But one casualty is already clear: The era of the leaning-in “girl boss” is over. The girl boss movement, born shortly after Sandberg’s Lean In and coined by online
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN Lindsie Chrisley has shared her feelings after her father Todd and his wife Julie were found guilty of conspiracy to defraud banks of more than $30 million in loans. The eldest daughter of the reality stars posted a statement Wednesday in the stories of her verified Instagram account, writing, “I
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN Español) –– Naasón Joaquín García, líder de la iglesia La Luz del Mundo, fue condenado este miércoles a una pena de 16 años y 8 meses de prisión por varios cargos de abuso sexual contra tres menores de edad. “La sentencia de hoy para Naasón Joaquín García es un paso fundamental para la
Continue ReadingCNNEE (CNN Español) — Naasón Joaquín García, el líder de la Iglesia La Luz del Mundo, se declaró culpable de tres cargos de abuso sexual de menores de edad el 3 de junio. Este miércoles, García fue condenado a una pena de 16 años y 8 meses de prisión. García enfrentaba cargos por presunta conspiración
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By WDJT Staff Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE (WDJT) — A Milwaukee man is charged with homicide after prosecutors say he shot a man 80 times, killing him. The shooting happened in the early morning hours of May 15, near 19th and Lincoln. According to a criminal complaint, one witness reported seeing
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By Michele Fiore Click here for updates on this story WAUKESHA, Wisconsin (WDJT) — An exodus of teachers in the Waukesha School District — some pointing to the way those in the LGBTQ and BIPOC communities have been treated as a reason why they’re going. One by one, the teachers addressed the school board Wednesday
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN) –– La Casa Blanca anunció este jueves un plan muy esperado para administrar vacunas contra el covid-19 a niños menores de 5 años. El gobierno “tiene disponibles 10 millones de dosis de vacunas para que los estados, las tribus, los territorios, los centros de salud comunitarios, los socios farmacéuticos federales y otros puedan
Continue ReadingNICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus police say they have seized servers that were used to sell social security numbers and other personal information stolen from 24 million U.S. citizens. A cybercrime official said Thursday that four websites were taken down in a joint operation with the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Internal Revenue
Continue ReadingBy Sandee LaMotte, CNN Fingers graze a keyboard, poised to play. A trumpet rises to the lips. Drumsticks perch in the air, ready to fall. The improv begins, and this combo of jazz musicians instantly creates a piece of music that has never been heard before. As each instrument hijacks the melody, the song is
Continue ReadingBy JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Grammys are adding a special song for social change award and five new categories including songwriter of the year, giving the Recording Academy an avenue to honor music’s best composer. The academy announced Thursday that the new non-classical songwriter category will recognize one
Continue ReadingYAKIMA, Wash. (AP) — A team created to improve the response to domestic violence incidents in Yakima was made official Tuesday by the Yakima City Council. Over the last year, the Domestic Violence Coordinated Community Response Team has developed a more cohesive and complete response involving law enforcement, mental health and survivor advocates and other
Continue ReadingBy GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — A court in Myanmar has ruled that prosecutors presented sufficient evidence against ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi, Australian economist Sean Turnell and three other defendants to continue their trial on charges of violating the official secrets law. Turnell had served as an adviser to Suu Kyi,
Continue ReadingBy BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The test couldn’t have been much easier — and Facebook still failed. Facebook and its parent company Meta flopped once again in a test of how well they could detect obviously violent hate speech in advertisements submitted to the platform by the nonprofit groups Global
Continue ReadingBy BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The test couldn’t have been much easier — and Facebook still failed. Facebook and its parent company Meta flopped once again in a test of how well they could detect obviously violent hate speech in advertisements submitted to the platform by the nonprofit groups Global
Continue ReadingJuan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — Si no consigues una invitación a la mayor fiesta de la ciudad, actúa como si estuvieras demasiado ocupado para que te importe. Mientras el presidente de Estados Unidos, Joe Biden, saludaba a más de 20 líderes del hemisferio occidental en Los Ángeles, uno de los excluidos de la reunión de
Continue ReadingBy Faith Karimi, CNN Dan Sandler has dozens of podcast episodes and audiobooks he wants to listen to, but so little time. So does Brandee Mahn. And Ami Lynn Kane. So they’ve found a way to keep up. The three are part of a subculture of people who listen to audio content on accelerated speeds
Continue ReadingPRAGUE (AP) — Czech police have recommended 21 people be indicted for suspected corruption in a match-fixing scandal that involves former Czech Football Association deputy Roman Berbr. Investigators believe they were involved in fixing matches in the second and third-tier leagues and other crimes. A police spokesman says they are suspected of bribery, embezzlement and
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