By CIARÁN GILES Associated Press MADRID (AP) — King Felipe VI has begun consultations with leaders of Spain’s political parties to see which one has the best chance of forming a government following an inconclusive national election last month. The July 23 election left no obvious coalition with a clear path to power. Parties on
Continue ReadingBy SUDHIN THANAWALA Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A federal judge in Atlanta has blocked Georgia from enforcing part of a new law that restricts doctors from prescribing hormone therapy to transgender people under the age of 18. Judge Sarah Geraghty granted a preliminary injunction on Sunday. The law, which was passed this year by
Continue ReadingATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s coast guard in the eastern Aegean Sea has rescued nearly 80 migrants trying to cross from Turkey in inflatable dinghies in two separate incidents. The rescues come amid a recent increase in such dangerous journeys. A coast guard statement says 40 migrants were rescued from a dinghy drifting off the
Continue ReadingBy OMAR FARUK Associated Press MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Somalia’s government says it intends to shut down access to certain social media platforms including TikTok and Telegram that authorities believe disproportionately harms youth. The announcement comes from the minister of communications and technology amid concerns that the platforms can spread extremist content, nude images and
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By Karli Olson Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND Oregon (KPTV) — As some businesses have chosen to leave downtown Portland due to pandemic impacts or crime, others are working to revive the feeling of community and safety. That’s the purpose of the new Midtown Beer Garden and food truck pod hosted by
Continue ReadingBy Emily Blumenthal, CNN (CNN) — Cheems Balltze, a little dog whose smiling face and stocky physique went viral in memes about his passion for cheeseburgers, has died after a short battle with cancer. The 12-year-old Shiba Inu, also known as Ball Ball, underwent thoracentesis surgery on Friday but never woke up, his owner, Kathy,
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By Brittany Whitehead Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — North Carolinians can now view in real time how local governments of the state’s 100 counties plan to spend the $1.2 billion coming to both counties and municipalities to fight the opioid overdose crisis. Attorney General Josh Stein announced earlier
Continue ReadingATHENS, Greece (AP) — The leaders of several Balkan countries are gathering in the Greek capital of Athens along with top European Union officials to discuss the region’s European future. Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis was hosting an informal dinner Monday evening for the top officials from nine Balkan nations as well as European Commission
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Lifsey and Madeline Montgomery Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA (WANF) — A driver is in jail after doing donuts in the middle of a crowded intersection in the middle of the day, hitting people standing in the road as he drove, according to Georgia State Patrol. Atlanta News First acquired
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Jennifer Lopez has had plenty to celebrate lately. On Sunday, the actress and singer marked the one-year anniversary of her lavish wedding to Ben Affleck held on August 20, 2022 at their estate outside of Savannah, Georgia. Lopez posted some photos from that day on her verified social
Continue ReadingBy Hanna Ziady, CNN London (CNN) — Domino’s Pizza will close all its outlets in Russia, becoming one of the first major Western fast-food chains to exit the country since McDonald’s and Starbucks left more than a year ago. DP Eurasia — the company that owns franchise rights for the Domino’s Pizza brand in Russia,
Continue ReadingBy Natasha O’Neill, CTVNews.ca Writer Click here for updates on this story Toronto, Ontario (CTV Network) — Fighting wildfires in Canada is not an easy job. Firefighters often work in sweltering, dry heat and strong winds can sometimes make the task of putting out fires nearly impossible. They are the kind of people who run
Continue ReadingBy Michael Lee, CTVNews.ca Writer Click here for updates on this story Toronto, Ontario (CTV Network) — As crews work to subdue a blaze near the territorial capital of Yellowknife, some who have stayed behind are doing what they can to help those fighting the fires. “We’re a community grocery store, we’ll try to stay
Continue ReadingBy MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer WWE is flexing its branding muscle, selling more than 90,000 tickets to next year’s WrestleMania about eight months before the premium live event is held and before a single match has been announced. Tickets for WrestleMania 40, which will take place in Philadelphia on April 6 and April 7,
Continue ReadingBy JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Still haven’t seen “Barbie” or “Oppenheimer”? This Sunday, you’ll be able to catch up for $4 a ticket in movie theaters nationwide. Theater owners announced Monday that the second annual National Cinema Day will be held Sunday, Aug. 27. For one day, all movies —
Continue ReadingBy Jack Bantock, CNN (CNN) — Matt Fitzpatrick had two words for Viktor Hovland: “Little sh**.” The Englishman, like everyone else at Olympia Fields Country Club on Sunday, was left stupefied as his Norwegian counterpart shot a course record to overhaul him and clinch an astonishing victory at the BMW Championship in Illinois. Hovland shot
Continue ReadingBy Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN (CNN) — Chef Michel Roux Jr. has announced that his two-Michelin star London restaurant Le Gavroche will be closing its doors permanently in January. In a statement released last week, the English-French TV personality said that he’d decided to shut the fine-dining institution, opened by his father Albert Roux and uncle
Continue ReadingBy KAREEM CHEHAYEB and OMAR ALBAM Associated Press AFRIN, Syria (AP) — One summer night a decade ago, the al-Shami family was woken up by a roaring sound or rockets but it wasn’t followed by the usual explosions. Instead, the family members started having difficulty breathing. Ghiad al-Shami, 26, remembers how everyone tried to run
Continue ReadingBy Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — John Warnock, co-founder of Adobe, has died aged 82, the software company announced on Sunday. Warnock helped start the revolutionary company in 1982 with the late Charles Geschke, and transformed Adobe into a software powerhouse that became the backbone of the internet. “John’s brilliance and technology innovations
Continue ReadingBy Eliza Mackintosh and Mostafa Salem, CNN (CNN) — Saudi border guards killed “hundreds” of Ethiopian migrants and asylum seekers crossing the Yemen-Saudi border between March 2022 and June 2023, Human Rights Watch alleged in a report released Monday. The organization said it interviewed 42 Ethiopian migrants and asylum seekers and analyzed over 350 videos
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