NEW YORK (AP) — Geoff Wonfor, a Grammy winning British filmmaker who directed the Beatles’ acclaimed “Anthology” documentary and worked on the 1980s music program “The Tube” as well as several projects with Paul McCartney, has died at age 73. Released in the mid-1990s, “The Beatles Anthology” was an authorized, multimedia project that included an
Continue ReadingBy Pamela Kirkland, CNN Three employees of the Camden County Sheriff’s Office in Georgia have been arrested in connection to the beating of a Black man who was being detained in the county detention center in September. The Camden County Sheriff’s Office said it has wrapped up an investigation into the beating of 41-year-old Jarrett Hobbs. “Charged
Continue ReadingATLANTA (AP) — Former Seattle Sounders executive Garth Lagerwey was named on Tuesday to succeed Darren Eales as Atlanta United’s president and chief executive officer. Lagerwey, 49, had been general manager and president for Seattle since 2015. Seattle won this year’s Concacaf Champions League title and MLS Cup championships in 2019 and 2016. Seattle reached
Continue ReadingBy Fredreka Schouten, CNN Three Republican party committees on Tuesday asked the Georgia Supreme Court to halt Saturday early voting in the US Senate runoff. The petition — filed by the Republican National Committee, the Georgia Republican Party and the Republicans’ Senate campaign arm — asks the state’s high court to issue an emergency stay
Continue ReadingBy Melissa Alonso and Dakin Andone, CNN Florida officials are seeking more than $250,000 in fines from the operator of a drop tower amusement park ride from which 14-year-old Tyre Sampson fell to his death in March, they announced Tuesday. Commissioner Nikki Fried of the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services has filed an
Continue ReadingBy Brian Fung, CNN The federal government took another big swipe at illegal robocalls on Tuesday, as it moved to block a voice provider from the entire US phone network for the very first time. The order by the Federal Communications Commission targets Global UC, a company that claims to serve more than 200 businesses
Continue ReadingBy Alasdair Howorth, CNN Argentina has won the World Cup twice — in 1978 and 1986 — but at Qatar 2022 La Albiceleste wrote its name into the history books in an altogether different way. According to sports data group Gracenote, Argentina’s 2-1 defeat by Saudi Arabia in their Group C match is the biggest
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Emert Click here for updates on this story WEAVERVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — Firefighters and family paused Monday to remember the life and service of Asheville Fire Captain and Training Officer Jeff Lyons. The funeral was held at West Family Funeral Services in Weaverville. Lyons had served the community for 26 years as
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The Deschutes National Forest as of Tuesday has further reduced the temporary emergency closure area implemented as a result of the Cedar Creek Fire, while the Willamette National Forest released Burned Area Response Team evaluations of the impacts of the 127,000-acre fire.
Continue ReadingBy MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday cleared the way for the imminent handover of former President Donald Trump’s tax returns to a congressional committee after a three-year legal fight. The court, with no noted dissents, rejected Trump’s plea for an order that would have prevented the Treasury Department
Continue ReadingBy DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer Tiger Woods played nine rounds this year in the majors. That was enough for him to win $15 million from the PGA Tour’s Player Impact Program. The tour sent a memo to players Tuesday with the final tally. Woods ranked No. 1 in four of the five metrics. The
Continue ReadingBy Daniel Smithson Click here for updates on this story COOKEVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — Dash camera video shows the moments Cookeville officers narrowly escaped tragedy after trying to prevent vehicles from hitting downed power lines. The driver of a semi-truck did not see an officer flagging them down to avoid downed power lines on Willow
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press CYPRESS LAKE, Fla. — Led by Qua Grant’s 19 points, the Sam Houston Bearkats defeated the Northern Illinois Huskies 88-54 on Tuesday. The Bearkats are now 5-0 on the season, while the Huskies dropped to 1-4.
Continue ReadingBy KEITH RIDLER Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A terminally ill man scheduled to be executed in mid-December for his role in the 1985 slayings of two gold prospectors in Idaho is asking a federal court to block the execution. Attorneys for 66-year-old Gerald Ross Pizzuto Jr. asked the court in documents filed Monday
Continue ReadingBy LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer Americans who got the updated COVID-19 booster shots are better protected against symptomatic infection than those who haven’t — at least for now, U.S. health officials said Tuesday. Updated boosters rolled out by Pfizer and rival Moderna in September have been a hard sell for vaccine-weary Americans. Only about
Continue ReadingBy Tara John and Sugam Pokharel, CNN Iran has begun producing uranium enriched up to 60% in its underground Fordow nuclear facility, the International Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA) Director General Rafael Grossi said on Tuesday, bringing the country closer to weapons grade material. “Iran had started producing high enriched uranium — UF6 enriched up to
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes Haczek (CNN Español) — Hay que desempolvar los memes de Guillermo “Memo” Ochoa de los Mundiales pasados. Así lo dijo un usuario de Twitter y así fue: el arquero de la selección de México se lució en el debut en Qatar ante Polonia, atajando hasta un penal de Robert Lewandowski, y las redes
Continue ReadingBy Chloe Melas, CNN Jeff Bezos is continuing to make good on his pledge to give away the majority his wealth, to the tune of $123 million today. The Amazon founder announced on Instagram Tuesday that he has recently awarded 40 grants as part of his Bezos Day 1 Families Fund initiative, which he launched
Continue ReadingBy KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The lawyers for FTX disclosed Tuesday that a “substantial amount” of assets has been stolen from the accounts of the collapsed cryptocurrency exchange, diminishing the odds that its millions of investors will get their money back. The admission came during FTX’s first court appearance since
Continue ReadingBy Drew Andre Click here for updates on this story LAS VEGAS (KVVU) — Nevada is called the Silver State because of the silver mining industry which was a big part of the state’s early history. What’s lesser known is that Nevada can mine for minerals like lithium too, and it could one day become
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