By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The corruption trial of former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder is temporarily paused after a juror tested positive for COVID-19. U.S. District Judge Timothy Black halted proceedings Wednesday for the remainder of this week. Householder and lobbyist Matt Borges, a former chair of the Ohio
Continue ReadingCNN, WREG, WMC, KCRA, WHBQ By Travis Caldwell, CNN Nearly three weeks after a traffic stop in Memphis, Tennessee, resulted in a violent arrest and subsequent death of a driver, police are expected to release footage of the incident to the public. Tyre Nichols, a 29-year-old Black man, was hospitalized after the arrest on January
Continue ReadingBy MOHAMED WAGDY SAQQARA, Egypt (AP) — Egypt on Thursday unveiled dozens of new archaeological discoveries, including two ancient tombs, at a Pharaonic necropolis just outside of the capital Cairo. The artefacts, unearthed during a year-long excavation, were found beneath an ancient stone enclosure near the Saqqara pyramids and date back to the fifth and
Continue ReadingBy JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A lawyer for Eva Green alleged Thursday that producers of a collapsed film tried to damage the French actress’ reputation by depicting her as a “diva.” The performer, who played Vesper Lynd in James Bond thriller “Casino Royale,” is suing producers for a $1 million fee she
Continue ReadingBy WANJOHI KABUKURU Associated Press MOMBASA, Kenya (AP) — The Tanzanian government is ramping up its seizure of livestock from Indigenous Maasai herders in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area to clear way for safari tourism and trophy hunting, a report released Thursday said. The update from the Oakland Institute, a U.S.-based environmental think tank, found that
Continue ReadingBy Alicia Wallace, CNN The US economy expanded again during the fourth quarter, registering solid growth to end 2022 even as consumers and businesses battled historically high inflation and rising interest rates. Gross domestic product — the broadest measure of economic activity — increased at an annualized rate of 2.9% from October to December last
Continue ReadingBy George Ramsay, CNN Azerbaijan’s tennis federation has called for Karen Khachanov to be sanctioned after the Russian player expressed support for the Armenian-majority population living in the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region at the Australian Open. Khachanov, who has Armenian heritage, has written “Artsakh stay strong” on TV cameras after matches in Melbourne. Artsakh is the
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN) — Los Razzies se disculparon y eliminaron a la actriz infantil Ryan Kiera Armstrong de su lista anual de nominados. Armstrong había sido nominada esta semana a peor actriz por su actuación en “Firestarter” por The Golden Raspberry Awards (el nombre formal de los Razzies), una sátira de los premios de Hollywood
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN There’s a great deal of conversation recently about celebrities using Type 2 diabetes medication Ozempic for weight loss. Chelsea Handler is now sharing that she was one such celeb, though she wasn’t initially aware of it. During a recent conversation on the “Call Her Daddy” podcast, Handler said her “anti-aging
Continue ReadingBy ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Homeowners who held off on selling their home in 2022 as the housing market slowed missed out on a windfall and may have to settle for slimmer profits if they opt to sell this year. Long-term homeowners who decide to sell this year should also
Continue ReadingSARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Pramod Mittal, the younger brother of Indian steel magnate Lakshmi Mittal, has been charged in Bosnia with organized crime and abuse of office while head of the supervisory board and co-owner of a metallurgical coke producer in the Balkan country. Among other charges, Mittal was formally accused of heading an organized
Continue ReadingBy MATT OTT AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Fewer Americans filed for unemployment benefits last week as the labor market remains tight, even as the Federal Reserve has tried to cool the economy and inflation by raising interest rates. Applications for jobless aid in the U.S. for the week ending Jan. 21 fell by
Continue ReadingBy GERALD IMRAY Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Germany has apologized for using a leopard emoji in a jibe at Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Twitter that ended up offending some Africans. The German foreign ministry poked fun at Russia’s top diplomat during his tour of Africa when it tweeted that
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN) — La economía de EE.UU. volvió a crecer durante el cuarto trimestre, registrando un crecimiento sólido incluso cuando los consumidores y las empresas enfrentaron una inflación y tasas de interés históricamente altas. El producto interno bruto (PIB) —la medida más amplia de la actividad económica— aumentó a una tasa anualizada del 2,9%
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GOOD THURSDAY MORNING, EVERYONE… After a beautiful day yesterday, we can plan on conditions getting even nicer today! Sunny to mostly sunny skies will be accompanied by highs in the upper 40’s to mid 50’s. Light and variable winds this morning will become gentle out of the west and NW at 5-10 mph. Those gentle
Continue ReadingBy Jordan Valinsky, CNN DirecTV has dropped Newsmax, a right-wing TV network, from its channel lineup over a carriage fee dispute. In a statement, DirecTV said it wanted to “continue to offer the network,” but the channel’s demands for carriage fee increases would have led to “significantly higher costs that we would have to pass
Continue ReadingBy Al Goodman, CNN Spanish authorities believe the Moroccan suspect in a deadly machete attack at two churches in the southern port city of Algeciras Wednesday acted alone in the assault, which is being investigated as a suspected terror attack. “The police investigation is going at a rapid pace. There are not third parties involved
Continue ReadingBy CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The second consecutive quarter of economic growth that the government reported Thursday underscored that the nation isn’t in a recession despite high inflation and the Federal Reserve’s aggressive interest rate hikes. Yet the U.S. economy is hardly in the clear. The solid growth last quarter will
Continue ReadingBy CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The second consecutive quarter of economic growth that the government reported Thursday underscored that the nation isn’t in a recession despite high inflation and the Federal Reserve’s aggressive interest rate hikes. Yet the U.S. economy is hardly in the clear. The solid growth last quarter will
Continue ReadingSarah Reid, CNN Qatar hasn’t only been busy building soccer stadiums but also a slew of architecturally striking and accessible museums in its well-documented quest to be recognized as the arts capital of the Arabian Peninsula. Qatar travel guide Most of the Gulf nation’s major museums have opened or been renovated during the past decade,
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