By Curtis Killman Click here for updates on this story OKLAHOMA (Tulsa World) — The woman was adamant after the Chevrolet Suburban in which she was riding was stopped by a Tulsa Police officer. The officer had pulled the vehicle over one day last fall because it matched the description of one witnesses said was
Continue ReadingCNN, CNNBUSINESS By Laura He, CNN Business Evergrande’s international creditors are losing patience. A group of the company’s overseas bondholders are threatening to take legal action over its “opaque” debt restructuring process, the latest sign of trouble for the embattled Chinese developer. They said in a statement Thursday they’ve had to “seriously consider enforcement actions”
Continue ReadingCNN By Laura He, CNN Business China’s economy expanded 8.1% last year, far exceeding the government’s own targets. But weakening growth in the closing months of 2021 suggests that trouble is still on the horizon as the country contends with a deepening real estate crisis, renewed Covid outbreaks and Beijing’s strict no-tolerance approach to controlling
Continue ReadingCNN By Charbel Mallo, Celine Alkhaldi, Sarah Sirgany and Kareem Khadder, CNN The Saudi led-coalition fighting in Yemen launched airstrikes on the Yemeni capital on Monday, shortly after Iranian-backed Houthi rebels claimed responsibility for a deadly drone attack in the United Arab Emirates. “In response to the threat and military necessity, airstrikes began on Sana’a,”
Continue ReadingBy Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business The stock market is like that old slogan for Timex watches. It takes a licking but keeps on ticking. Sure, it’s been a rocky start to the year on Wall Street following a stellar 2021. The Dow is down about 1% and the S&P 500 has fallen 2%.
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — The Joint Chiefs of Staff says Chairman Gen. Mark Milley has tested positive for COVID-19 and is experiencing very minor symptoms. As well, the Marine Corps says its commandant, Gen. David Berger, also has COVID-19. Joint Chiefs spokesperson Col. Dave Butler says Milley tested positive Sunday. He says Milley had received the
Continue ReadingBy Stella Chan, CNN A woman is dead after she was attacked while waiting for a bus in downtown last week, according to the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD). The victim was a longtime nurse who “worked tirelessly and selflessly” according to her employer. Police say they responded Thursday around 5:15 a.m. to a call
Continue ReadingBy SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Sudanese activists say security forces have killed at least seven people and wounded around 100 others during anti-coup protests in the capital, Khartoum. Thousands took to the streets in Khartoum and elsewhere on Monday to denounce the October military coup. The military takeover has scuttled hopes of
Continue ReadingBy BOUBACAR DIALLO and KRISTA LARSON Associated Press CONAKRY, Guinea (AP) — Witnesses in the Guinean capital say former President Alpha Conde has been flight out of the country for medical treatment abroad. The military junta that overthrew Conde back in September had said earlier this month that the 83-year-old former president was in need
Continue ReadingBy Tony Reid Click here for updates on this story CHARLESTON, South Carolina (Herald & Review) — The aunt of a 10-year-old girl fighting for her life after falling through pond ice spoke of the tragedy Sunday, and praised the bravery of the young grandfather who died trying to save her. Ma’Liyah White was later
Continue ReadingSALEM, Ore. (AP) — State Rep. Dan Rayfield is poised to be the next Oregon House Speaker after being officially nominated by Democratic representatives for the post. Oregon Public Broadcasting reports that Rayfield, of Corvallis, prevailed Sunday in a contested race to replace longtime speaker Tina Kotek, D-Portland. Kotek said she would be stepping down
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — A prize-winning photographer whose indelible images ranged from civil rights marches to the set of “The Godfather” and other films, Steve Schapiro has died at age 87. Schapiro started out as a freelance photographer in the early 1960s and was on hand for many of the decade’s historic moments, whether the
Continue ReadingSana Noor Haq, CNN An amateur metal detectorist who discovered what is thought to be one of England’s first gold coins could soon see a payday of nearly half a million dollars. The “Henry III gold penny,” which was unearthed on farmland in Devon, in the country’s southwest, was minted in about 1257 and depicts
Continue ReadingBy The Assocoated Press Gio Reyna probably won’t play for Borussia Dortmund until after the international break, making it unlikely he will make the roster for the United States’ next three World Cup qualifiers. Reyna has not played in any games since injuring his right hamstring during the Americans’ opening qualifier at El Salvador on
Continue ReadingMIAMI (AP) — Authorities say a 15-year-old is in critical condition Monday after being shot in the neck by a police officer following a car chase near Miami. The 29-year Miami-Dade police veteran who shot the teen was part of a violent crime unit that’s been on the lookout for suspects after Friday night’s killing
Continue ReadingBy ARITZ PARRA Associated Press MADRID (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez have met in Madrid to plan how to boost progressive policies in the 27-nation European Union. After taking over last month as leader of the EU’s most populous nation and its largest economy, Scholz joined Sánchez in
Continue ReadingPUYALLUP (AP) — Authorities say a Pierce County Sheriff’s deputy fatally shot a person during a traffic stop. The deputy had pulled over a person near Puyallup, Washington, about 10 p.m. Sunday. KOMO reports the deputy told dispatch the person had a gun and one minute later, radioed shots were fired. Deputies sped to the
Continue ReadingBy Laura Ly, CNN Ghislaine Maxwell will no longer fight to keep the names of eight ‘John Does’ secret and will leave it to the court to decide whether the names should be unsealed, according to a January 12 letter to federal Judge Loretta Preska of the Southern District of New York. The documents containing
Continue ReadingBy JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is fighting for his career and he has one constant refrain: Wait for Sue Gray. Gray is a senior civil servant who may hold Johnson’s political future in her hands. She is investigating allegations that the prime minister and his staff attended
Continue ReadingBy JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is fighting for his career and he has one constant refrain: Wait for Sue Gray. Gray is a senior civil servant who may hold Johnson’s political future in her hands. She is investigating allegations that the prime minister and his staff attended
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