By KEMO CHAM Associated Press FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP) — Sierra Leone’s election commission says President Julius Maada Bio has won a second term in office. The announcement Tuesday said that the incumbent leader had received 56.17% of ballots cast, just over the 55% needed to avoid a second round. Electoral officials said that the
Continue ReadingBy MEG KINNARD Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley is criticizing former President Donald Trump for being too friendly to China during his time in office while also warning that weak support for Ukraine would “only encourage” China to invade Taiwan. Haley said in a speech at the American
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW BROWN, TERRY CHEA, CALEB DIEHL and CAMILLE FASSETT Associated Press DOWNIEVILLE, Calif. (AP) — Using chainsaws, heavy machinery and controlled burns, the Biden administration is trying to turn the tide on worsening wildfires in the U.S. West through a multi-billion dollar cleanup of forests choked with dead trees and undergrowth. Administration officials in
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW BROWN, TERRY CHEA, CALEB DIEHL and CAMILLE FASSETT Associated Press DOWNIEVILLE, Calif. (AP) — Using chainsaws, heavy machinery and controlled burns, the Biden administration is trying to turn the tide on worsening wildfires in the U.S. West through a multi-billion dollar cleanup of forests choked with dead trees and undergrowth. Administration officials in
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW BROWN, TERRY CHEA, CALEB DIEHL and CAMILLE FASSETT Associated Press DOWNIEVILLE, Calif. (AP) — Using chainsaws, heavy machinery and controlled burns, the Biden administration is trying to turn the tide on worsening wildfires in the U.S. West through a multi-billion dollar cleanup of forests choked with dead trees and undergrowth. Administration officials in
Continue ReadingBy DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin led an armed rebellion against the Russian military — and got away with it. Others, who merely voiced criticism against the Kremlin, weren’t so lucky. On Tuesday, Russia’s main domestic security agency, the FSB, said it had dropped the criminal investigation into
Continue ReadingBy PAUL NEWBERRY AP National Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Caeleb Dressel has finished 29th in the 100-meter freestyle at the U.S. nationals to fall far short of qualifying for the world championships in an event he won at the Tokyo Olympics. Dressel fell farther and farther behind in the last of eight heats, touching the
Continue ReadingBy JAY COHEN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — It’s a big week for NASCAR as it visits downtown Chicago for the Cup Series’ first foray into street course racing. The Xfinity Series runs the The Loop 121 on Saturday, and the Cup Series takes over for the Grant Park 220 on Sunday. It has
Continue ReadingCHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago mother who was accused of telling her teen son to shoot a man at a fast food restaurant is suing the city and arresting officers, a day after murder charges against her and her son were dropped. Carlishia Hood, 35, was held on $3 million bail after she was charged
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — The category? “Proper Name.” The answer? Ryan Seacrest, who will become the new “Wheel of Fortune” host after Pat Sajak’s retirement next year. Seacrest and Sony Pictures Television announced Tuesday that Seacrest has signed a multiyear deal to host the long-running game show starting with Season 42. Sajak recently announced the
Continue ReadingBy J.D. MILES Click here for updates on this story IRVING, Texas (KTVT) — Rene Amaya, a 19-year-old Irving High School senior, experienced a life-threatening ordeal on what was supposed to be the biggest day of his life. Earlier that day, Amaya was focused on what he was going to wear to his graduation. “I
Continue ReadingBy Allison Morrow, CNN New York (CNN) — A federal judge on Tuesday denied efforts by Sam Bankman-Fried, the crypto entrepreneur accused of orchestrating a multibillion-dollar fraud, to have some of his criminal charges thrown out. Judge Lewis Kaplan of the Southern District of New York said in an opinion that the defense’s arguments “are
Continue ReadingMANCHESTER, England (AP) — Manchester City has completed the signing of Mateo Kovacic from Chelsea on a four-year contract for around $32 million plus add-ons. The 29-year-old Croatia midfielder was part of Chelsea’s Champions League-winning team of 2021. He becomes City’s first signing since it won a treble of trophies last season. Pep Guardiola’s team
Continue ReadingGENOA, Italy (AP) — Andrea Pirlo is returning to Italy as coach of Serie B club Sampdoria. Sampdoria has announced that Pirlo signed a two-year contract. Pirlo coached Turkish club Fatih Karagümrük last season. Pirlo as a player helped Italy to the 2006 World Cup title. He began his coaching career at Juventus but lasted just
Continue ReadingBy KEN MOLESTINA Click here for updates on this story ALEDO, Texas (KTVT) — A local animal rescue organization in Tarrant County is sounding the alarm on what they are describing as a “community crisis.” Administrators with Saving Hope Animal Rescue say the dog and cat overpopulation that shelters and rescues in North Texas are
Continue ReadingST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota United signed Finnish and former Norwich City striker Teemu Pukki to a designated player contract. The MLS club is in search of a badly needed scoring boost. The deal is for two years, with a club option to extend it through December 2025. The Loons have just 17 goals
Continue ReadingBy Lori Pilger Click here for updates on this story LINCOLN, Nebraska (Lincoln Journal Star) — The father of a 12-year-old Lincoln boy who fell 10 feet from a rock-climbing wall at a summer camp in 2021 has sued the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and Bright Lights, the nonprofit that ran the camp at the university’s
Continue ReadingBy Nimi Princewill and Stephanie Busari, CNN (CNN) — Sierra Leone’s President Maada Bio was sworn into a second term on Tuesday, just hours after the country’s electoral authority certified his victory at the polls over the protests of rivals. Bio’s Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP) won nearly 1.6 million votes – 56.1% of the total ballots
Continue ReadingBy ALEXANDRA OLSON AP Business Writer For the thousands of workers who’d never experienced upheaval in the tech sector, the recent mass layoffs at companies like Google, Microsoft, Amazon and Meta came as a shock. Now they are being courted by long-established employers whose names aren’t typically synonymous with tech work, including hotel chains, retailers,
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Chris Noth is pushing back on a report that his former costars are shunning him. The actor recently posted a screen grab of a headline from a New York Post article titled, “Chris Noth feels ‘iced out’ by ‘Sex and the City’ cast after sexual assault claims: report,”
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