By Anna Chernova and Victoria Butenko, CNN (CNN) — Riot police fired tear gas, flash grenades and used batons to disperse demonstrators in Russia’s Bashkortostan region after a local activist was sentenced on Wednesday to four years in prison. Videos showed supporters of Fail Alsynov clashing with police near the court where he had been
Continue ReadingBy VANESSA MEDINA, JULIAN QUINTANA, KEVIN BOULANDIER Click here for updates on this story FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida (WSVN) — A comfy crocodile that was found on a dock is staying put for the time being. Residents in Fort Lauderdale woke up to a scaly surprise Monday after finding the friendly female having her very own
Continue ReadingLAS VEGAS (AP) — Stopping or standing is now prohibited on pedestrian bridges on the Las Vegas Strip. Violators of the ordinance that took effect Tuesday could face as much as six months in jail or a $1,000 fine. Clark County commissioners voted unanimously this month to approve the measure banning people from stopping, standing
Continue ReadingBy Sugam Pokharel, Max Foster and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN London (CNN) — Britain’s King Charles III will go into hospital next week for treatment for an enlarged prostate, Buckingham Palace said Wednesday. Buckingham Palace said the King sought treatment “in common with thousands of men each year” and that his condition is “benign.” The palace
Continue ReadingBy George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Sumit Nagal’s historic run at this year’s Australian Open has come to an end after a second-round defeat to Shang Juncheng on Thursday. After defeating Kazakhstan’s Alexander Bublik on Tuesday, Nagal became the first Indian man to win a match at the Australian Open in 11 years, pocketing $118,000
Continue ReadingBy JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An Associated Press review has found businessman and Trump-backed Ohio U.S. Senate candidate Bernie Moreno faced lawsuits alleging discrimination against employees before he sold his high-end Cleveland car dealership. Two of the suits accused Moreno and Bernie Moreno Cos. of gender and age discrimination, respectively.
Continue ReadingBy Joey Chini Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — Health Minister Mark Holland has told U.S. officials Canada is disappointed with the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) decision to allow the import of some Canadian prescription drugs and that the country “will take all necessary measures” to protect its drug
Continue ReadingBy Daniel Otis Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — A viral disease that can cause squirrels to break out in unsightly skin lesions has been reported by an animal rehabilitation centre in Ontario. Known as squirrelpox, experts say the highly-contagious disease does not affect humans, pets or most other animals.
Continue ReadingBy ELLEN KNICKMEYER, MATTHEW LEE and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States on Wednesday put Yemen’s Houthis rebels back on its list of specially designated global terrorists, piling financial sanctions on top of American military strikes in the Biden administration’s latest attempt to stop the militants’ attacks on global shipping. Officials
Continue ReadingBy Anna Bahney, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — Homebuilder confidence surged in January as mortgage rates continued to trend lower, according to the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index released Wednesday. Builder confidence in the market for newly built single-family homes surpassed market expectations, climbing seven points to 44 on the index.
Continue ReadingBy NOEL SICHALWE Associated Press LUSAKA, Zambia (AP) — Zambia is reeling from a major cholera outbreak that has killed more than 400 people and infected more than 10,000, leading authorities to order schools across the country to remain shut after the end-of-year holidays. A large soccer stadium in the capital city has been converted
Continue ReadingBy BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — People close to Gov. Andy Beshear have formed an advocacy group to promote the Democrat’s agenda in Kentucky. The move Wednesday signals a more aggressive strategy to advance Beshear’s second-term agenda. It comes as the 46-year-old governor takes other steps to expand his political brand beyond
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A return of freezing rain that shut U.S. Highway 26 near Warm Springs prompted Central Oregon Community College and OSU-Cascades to close early Thursday afternoon, while Redmond Airport closed its runways and early closures were announced, from courts to libraries.
Continue ReadingBy JESSICA HOLLY, NICOLE LINSALATA, JULIAN QUINTANA Click here for updates on this story FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida (WSVN) — A female mixed breed canine is getting some much-needed care after it was found abandoned and tied up to a fence by its owners. Fortunately, some animal lovers came to the rescue. The dog was found
Continue ReadingCNN By Max Foster, Sharon Braithwaite, David Wilkinson and Christian Edwards, CNN London (CNN) — Catherine, Princess of Wales, will spend up to two weeks recovering in hospital after successfully undergoing abdominal surgery. “Her Royal Highness The Princess of Wales was admitted to The London Clinic yesterday for planned abdominal surgery,” Kensington Palace said in
Continue ReadingMINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The man accused of using a golf club to fatally impale a Minneapolis grocery store employee has been found mentally incompetent to stand trial on a murder charge. The Minneapolis Star Tribune reports that Judicial Officer Danielle Mercurio on Tuesday ruled on the mental competency evaluation of Taylor Justin Schulz. Schulz was
Continue ReadingBy Leondra Head Click here for updates on this story CHESAPEAKE, Virginia (WTKR) — Cayden Addison is a seven-year-old Chesapeake boy who’s battling leukemia. When Addison recently lost his promised bone marrow donor, more than 100 people showed up to an event at Norfolk’s Scope Arena to see if they could step in to be
Continue ReadingBy Chris Davis Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WTVF) — If you’ve ever been out to sled at Nashville’s Sevier Park, you know that the people watching could be worth charging admission. That’s especially true when it comes to all of the creative, eccentric but not so effective ways to sled,
Continue ReadingBy Pheben Kassahun Click here for updates on this story BLASDELL, New York (WKBW) — A young boy in the southtowns made use of his skills to take a bit of excess burden off of his neighbors. 7 News’ Pheben Kassahun caught up with the 14-year-old “snow angel”, who was trucking along in his town
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn (WABC) — The 45-year-old Brooklyn man fatally shot on a subway train Sunday night is believed to have been killed after intervening in a dispute over loud music, fellow passengers told detectives. Officials say Richard Henderson was shot in the back and
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