By YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Belarusian authorities have announced a decision not to invite observers from the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe to monitor elections that are scheduled for Feb. 25. The move is the latest authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko has undertaken in recent years to further cement his
Continue ReadingBy DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer Tiger Woods has gone from “Hello, world,” to saying goodbye to Nike. Woods ended months of speculation by making it official Monday that the partnership between golf’s biggest star and the powerful Swoosh brand is ending after 27 years, a move that raises questions about the future of both
Continue ReadingBy Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — Jodie Foster has a few opinions about Gen Z. The Oscar-winning actress gave an interview to The Guardian in which she described an observation she’s noticed among some members of Gen Z – the group born after 1996 and through 2010 – who she has worked with. “They’re really
Continue ReadingBy Gregory Wallace, CNN (CNN) — Investigators will never know exactly what the Alaska Airlines pilots were saying last week in the chaotic, loud first moments after a door plug blew off a Boeing 737 MAX 9, leaving a hole in the side of its fuselage shortly after takeoff. That’s because the cockpit voice recorder
Continue ReadingBy Nick Starling Click here for updates on this story DALLAS (KTVT) — Former Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson will lie in state at The Hall of State at Fair Park on Monday. The trailblazer died on New Year’s Eve at 89 years old. EBJ as many called her, served the North Texas community for over
Continue ReadingBy Shardaa Gray Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — In south suburban Harvey some residents are still , even after concerns over unfit living conditions and ongoing crime have come to light. As CBS 2’s Shardaa Gray reports, the city confirms a letter was sent to the owners of the property
Continue ReadingBy Adam Thompson Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A man has been charged in the shooting death of his “estranged wife” Saturday night in the parking lot of a Frederick County grocery store, deputies said. Officers responded around 11 p.m. to Giant Foods in an Urbana, Maryland, shopping center on
Continue ReadingBy Zoë Shriner Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV) — A house fire killed one teen and sent five people, including three juveniles, to the hospital on Sunday. The fire started around 2:40 a.m. on NE 103rd Terrace in the Northland. When crews arrived, they found heavy smoke and fire
Continue ReadingCNN By Issy Ronald, CNN London (CNN) — When retired postman Rodney Holbrook set up cameras to try to find out who was tidying his shed almost every night, he found an unexpected helper scurrying around his workbench. The black-and-white, night-vision footage revealed that a tiny mouse was behind the mysterious tidying, helpfully moving objects
Continue ReadingBy Matt Schooley Click here for updates on this story KINGSTON, New Hampshire (WBZ) — Police in New Hampshire rescued a German Shepherd that fell into a well during Sunday’s snowstorm. It happened around 8 p.m. in Kingston. The dog fell about 20 feet down a well after the cover was pushed off the well
Continue ReadingCNNEspañol sjv (CNN Español) — El legendario Franz Beckenbauer deja un legado como uno de los mejores futbolistas de la historia. Es uno de los pocos jugadores que ganaron el Mundial, la Copa de Europa (hoy Champions League), la Eurocopa y el Balón de Oro. Beckenbauer, que como jugador fue defensa central implacable, nació el
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — The estate of an opera fanatic known for collecting autographs backstage at the Metropolitan Opera has donated $215,000 to the George and Nora London Foundation for Singers. Lois Kirschenbaum died on March 27, 2021, at age 88. Known for her thick glasses and Brooklyn accent, Kirschenbaum was legally blind since birth
Continue ReadingBy JOHN RABY AP Sports Writer Olympic gymnastics great Mary Lou Retton says she faces a long battle recuperating at home from a rare form of pneumonia in which doctors weren’t sure whether she would survive. Retton said during an interview that aired Monday on NBC’s “Today” show that she was almost put on life
Continue ReadingBy Ashlyn Mitchell Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — Most people around the country have taken down their Christmas trees for the year, but here in the Port City, folks simply change the colors. On Saturday evening, thousands gathered in Mardi Gras Park for the annual Mardi Gras tree lighting-
Continue ReadingBy David Close and George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Soccer icon Franz Beckenbauer, widely considered to be one of the greatest players in the history of the game, has died aged 78, according to the German football federation (DFB). The DFB called Beckenbauer “one of the best players this sport has seen and a natural
Continue ReadingBy CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria’s president has suspended the country’s minister of humanitarian affairs and poverty alleviation over the use of a private bank account for ministry financial transactions in the government’s social welfare program. The president’s office says Nigeria’s anti-corruption agency will investigate the entire framework of Nigeria’s social
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Continue ReadingBy LOLITA C. BALDOR, SEUNG MIN KIM and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Both the White House and Pentagon said Monday they would look into why President Joe Biden and other top officials weren’t informed for days that Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin had been hospitalized. A Pentagon spokesman pointed to one reason: A
Continue ReadingOMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A “highly impactful” winter storm began delivering a punch to the country’s midsection with blizzard conditions that could dump as much as a foot or more of snow. The storm shut down schools and highways in several Midwest states Monday. The National Weather Service says the storm has the potential to
Continue ReadingBy Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — The planned demolition of a Paris laboratory used by pioneering scientist Marie Curie has been suspended after an intervention from France’s minister of culture. The Pavillon des Sources, in central Paris, was set to be bulldozed as part of a development project by the Institut Curie, which is responsible
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