By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A new exhibition is opening in London to chart for the first time the contributions Black British culture made to U.K. fashion and design history and to celebrate Black designers who haven’t received public recognition. “The Missing Thread: Untold Stories of Black British Fashion” at central London’s
Continue ReadingBy ABBY SEWELL Associated Press SEBLINE, Lebanon (AP) — Nearly a week after a cease-fire agreement between warring factions in Lebanon’s largest Palestinian refugee camp brought a fragile peace, hundreds of displaced residents see no immediate prospects of return. Some have lost their houses while others do not trust that the calm will hold. For
Continue ReadingBy JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio Supreme Court says a portion of the description of a ballot question enshrining abortion rights in the state constitution is misleading. In a ruling late Tuesday, the court ordered the state ballot board to rephrase the wording. It suggested the amendment headed to
Continue ReadingBy VANESSA GERA and MONIKA SCISLOWSKA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A dispute about whether Ukrainian grain should be allowed to enter the domestic markets of Poland and other European Union countries has pushed the tight relationship between Kyiv and Warsaw to its lowest point since Russia invaded Ukraine last year. Polish leaders have
Continue ReadingBy SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations chief says Earth is facing a hellish problem in climate change and its leaders still aren’t doing nearly enough to curb carbon emissions that’s causing it. In his Wednesday special climate ambition summit he was pleading with major polluting nations to do
Continue ReadingBy Kayli Pascal-Martinez Click here for updates on this story MAUI COUNTY, Hawaii (KITV) — Discovery Art for Youth, a small nonprofit based in Colorado, distributes thousands of therapeutic coloring and activity books to schools on Maui in an effort to help the keiki process their grief and trauma from the Lahaina fire. Christina DiMari,
Continue ReadingBy SOYOUNG KIM Click here for updates on this story NEWPORT, Oregon (KPTV) — An unusual sight had people talking on the Oregon coast on Tuesday. It’s something they’re used to seeing, but not like this. A boat is still sitting right on the beach. Authorities encourage visitors to keep a safe distance and use
Continue ReadingPERRY, Ga. (AP) — A 91-year-old Georgia sheriff has said he will hand in his badge after more than 50 years as the county’s chief lawman. Houston County Sheriff Cullen Talton tells WMAZ-TV that he won’t seek reelection in 2024 and will step down at the end of his term. “It’s time for me to
Continue ReadingBy Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — Eating greater amounts of ultraprocessed food and drinks, especially if those items are artificially sweetened, may be linked to the development of depression, according to a new study. “The study suggests an association between consumption of ultra-processed foods and depression, with an about 50% higher risk for those consuming
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Oh to have been a fly on the wall in New York City on Tuesday night. Weeks after Joe Jonas and his wife “Game of Thrones” star Sophie Turner split, she was photographed stepping out to dinner in the Big Apple with Taylor Swift. You read that right.
Continue ReadingBy HEIDI SCHMIDT Click here for updates on this story BLUE SPRINGS, Missouri (KCTV) — State investigators say gas leaking from a water heater caused a house explosion in Blue Springs last week. Three people were injured in the accident at the home near E Pink Hill Road and NE Jellison Road. A spokesperson for
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story UNIVERSITY CITY, Missouri (KMOV) — The smell of dead fish rotting in the St. Louis summer heat has overcome several neighborhoods in University City for months. Now, something is being done about it. The source of the dead fish is a condemned supermarket called Seafood
Continue ReadingBy MARISSA SULEK Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — A Mount Juliet man said he went to the movies with his wife at a local theater. The next morning, they woke up with dozens of bed bug bites, now Michal Steplowski said Regal Cinemas refused to cover their losses. It
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Lifsey and Madeline Montgomery Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA, Georgia (WANF) — An invasive hornet that was recently spotted in Georgia poses a threat to the state’s honey production and native pollinators, which play a vital role in Georgia’s agriculture industry. On Wednesday, Georgia Agriculture Commissioner Tyler Harper, in coordination
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Una mujer de Utah acusada de matar a su marido con fentanilo dijo que una carta en la que habría animando a su hermano a dar falso testimonio es parte de un libro de ficción que estaba escribiendo, según muestran documentos judiciales. Kouri Richins se enfrenta a cargos de asesinato
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — A man who died at a New England Patriots home game last weekend after he was punched at least twice in the head did not suffer a “traumatic injury” in the stands but had a medical issue, authorities in Massachusetts announced Wednesday. Police and safety personnel responded
Continue ReadingBy DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Organizations representing minority journalists say they’re worried that a recently-announced $500 million initiative designed to boost local news would leave them behind. The groups, representing Black, Hispanic, Asian and Indigenous journalists want the group of 20 funders, led by the Knight and MacArthur foundations, to
Continue ReadingBy Rachel Ramirez, CNN (CNN) — United Nations Secretary General António Guterres issued a stark warning as he gathered world leaders for a high-level summit on the climate crisis: “Humanity has opened the gates to hell.” “Horrendous heat is having horrendous effects. Distraught farmers watching crops carried away by floods. Sweltering temperatures spawning disease,” he
Continue ReadingBy CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve left its benchmark interest rate unchanged for the second time in its past three meetings, a sign that it’s moderating its fight against inflation as price pressures have eased. The Fed’s policymakers also signaled that they expect to raise rates once more this
Continue ReadingBy Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — The Pentagon is launching a new outreach campaign to help LGBTQ service members who feel they “suffered an error or injustice” before the repeal of the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy to correct their military records. “For decades, our LGBTQ+ service members were forced to hide or were prevented
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