By Alicia Wallace, CNN Minneapolis (CNN) — Areas of the US economy have started to crack under the weight of persistently high inflation and a string of 10 consecutive rate hikes from the Federal Reserve. But despite all that, the labor market has kept humming right along. And that’s largely expected to be the case,
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Alec Baldwin is recovering from a recent surgery, according to his wife. Hilaria Baldwin posted on her verified Instagram account that her husband had hip replacement. “Alec got a new hip today…it was a long time necessary,” she wrote on a photo that appears to show the couple
Continue ReadingOscar Holland, CNN (CNN) — Never-before-seen draft lyrics of Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody” suggest that Freddie Mercury considered giving his mock-opera anthem a somewhat different title: “Mongolian Rhapsody.” The discovery was made following the emergence of a 15-page folio of lyrics, vocal lines and harmonies handwritten by the singer as he composed his 1975 hit. Near the top of an
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story SHREVEPORT, Louisiana (KTBS) — A teacher’s aide has been arrested and charged with one count of prohibited sexual conduct between an educator and student. She is Jessica Sims, 36. On Tuesday, Shreveport Police Sex Crimes detectives were contacted in reference to an incident that occurred
Continue ReadingBy GERALD IMRAY Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met in South Africa with counterparts from the BRICS economic bloc of developing nations for discussions Thursday that were preceded by officials questioning the West’s intentions in the war in Ukraine. South African Foreign Minister Naledi Pandor also said
Continue ReadingBy BRITTANY BREEDING Click here for updates on this story SHREVEPORT, Louisiana (KTBS) — Police say a man was shot and killed by his brother in the middle of the day, at a busy Shreveport gas station. In the midst of tragedy, there’s usually someone who steps up to help. In this situation, that was
Continue ReadingBy TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer DENVER (AP) — Eric Lewis was not selected as one of the 12 referees who will work the NBA Finals between the Denver Nuggets and Miami Heat, while the league continues to look into whether he used a Twitter account to defend himself and other officials from online critiques.
Continue ReadingJERUSALEM (AP) — An Israeli hospital says a woman critically wounded in a 2001 suicide bombing at a Jerusalem restaurant has died. Her death marked the sixteenth fatality from that attack. Israeli media said the woman was 31 at the time and was dining with her 3-year-old daughter when the blast occurred. She was in
Continue ReadingBy TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — The U.S. government is turning up the pressure on ARC Automotive to recall 67 million potentially dangerous air bag inflators by ordering the company to answer questions under oath and threatening fines if it doesn’t respond. NHTSA argues that the recall is justified because two people
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — An Austrian federal court says the state can’t be held liable for a COVID-19 infection from an outbreak at an Alpine ski resort as the coronavirus pandemic hit Europe The Supreme Court of Justice on Thursday announced its verdict in a long-running legal battle involving a German resident who traveled to Ischgl
Continue ReadingBy FABIANO MAISONNAVE LADARIO, Brazil (AP) — One year after the killings of British journalist Dom Phillips and Indigenous expert Bruno Pereira, some people in the remote Javari Valley region of the Brazilian Amazon have seen their lives change, but not for the better. Police have identified the murderers and they are in jail, but
Continue ReadingBy Hannah Mackenzie Click here for updates on this story WAYNESVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — A neighborhood dispute over dogs in Haywood County culminated on May 28. Multiple dogs were removed from a property on Brandywine Road in the Shadow Woods neighborhood of Waynesville. Neighbors said the issues span years, and they are frustrated that
Continue ReadingBy George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Serbian tennis star Novak Djokovic has stood by his decision to send a political message about Kosovo at the French Open. After his first-round victory on Monday, Djokovic wrote “Kosovo is the [heart symbol] of Serbia. Stop the violence” on a TV camera lens in response to violent clashes
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WABC) — A fugitive wanted for stabbing his pregnant ex-girlfriend to death is now a person of interest in the death of his ex-wife. Timothy Taylor, 35, was being sought for killing Theresa Gregg in their home in Williamsburg, Brooklyn on May 13.
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WABC) — A Purple Heart recipient who lost his leg in Afghanistan was gifted a new home on Tuesday. Retired Army Spc. Evan Marcy is receiving Building Homes for Heroes’ 343rd home in honor of the 343 firefighters who died on 9/11. Firefighters
Continue ReadingCNN By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business New York (CNN) — Sean “Diddy” Combs is suing Diageo for racial discrimination, claiming that the spirits company that produces DeLeón — the tequila he co-owns with the company — failed to market DeLeón on par with its other brands, including Don Julio and George Clooney’s Casamigos brands. In
Continue ReadingBy SAMUEL PETREQUIN AP Sports Writer Lionel Messi arrived two years ago wearing a T-shirt emblazoned with ”Ici C’est Paris” (This Is Paris) — a favorite cry among Paris Saint-Germain fans — and to chants of “Messi! Messi! Messi!” The soccer superstar will leave the team on Saturday not quite so revered. The cheers have
Continue ReadingBy Emily Smith, CNN (CNN) — The first Friday in June — June 2 this year — is National Donut Day. Started by the Salvation Army in Chicago in 1938, the day honors the group’s “donut lassies,” who served treats and provided assistance to soldiers on the front lines during World War I. (And this
Continue ReadingBy Stephanie Busari, CNN (CNN) — Senegal’s opposition leader Ousmane Sonko has been sentenced to two years in prison for “corrupting youth,” according to state media. The conviction means Sonko, who has a large youth following and is the leader of the PASTEF party (Patriots of Senegal for Ethics, Work and Fraternity), will not be
Continue ReadingBRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Former Slovakia captain Marek Hamšík is retiring from soccer at the end of the season. Hamšík says “soccer was my love, my passion and my job to which I gave everything.” The 35-year-old playmaker made a record 136 international appearances for his country and scored a record 26 goals. He also
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