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Everything to know about track and field at the 2024 Paris Olympics, including competition preview, event guide, top athletes, how to watch and daily schedule.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin appeals court says absentee voters’ witnesses don’t need to supply their complete addresses for election officials. Thursday’s ruling could lead to more absentee ballots being counted in the battleground state this fall. State law requires absentee voters to submit their ballots in an envelope with a witness
Continue ReadingRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — More than 500,000 North Carolina residents have enrolled in state’s Medicaid expansion program in the seven months since it was launched. Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper said in a Friday news conference that his office’s goal was to hit 600,000 in two years but enrollment has exceeded expectations. Expanding Medicaid had been
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican authorities have slapped a “closure” order on a 10-foot tall aquatic statue of the Greek god of the sea Poseidon that was erected in May in the Gulf of Mexico just off the beach in the town of Progreso, Yucatan. Mexico’s environmental protection agency said it lacked permits.
Continue ReadingBy Oscar Holland, Leah Dolan and Jacqui Palumbo, CNN, and Riddhi Doshi on the red carpet (CNN) — After seven months of extravagant pre-wedding celebrations, Anant Ambani, the son of India’s richest man, completed his long-awaited marriage to pharmaceutical heiress Radhika Merchant before thousands of guests on Friday. Kim and Khloé Kardashian, Nick Jonas and
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A small museum in Nashville is returning 255 pre-Columbian artifacts to Mexico. But first, it wants you to know why. The exhibit “Repatriation and Its Impact” explains how the pieces were donated to the Parthenon in the 1960s and 70s as a tax deduction. Most of the artifacts were
Continue ReadingTIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albania’s Supreme Court has upheld a verdict of the lower courts keeping a former elected mayor from the country’s Greek minority in prison after he was convicted of buying votes. A Supreme Court statement on Friday said that it upheld the verdicts of the first instance court and the appeals court
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN Español) — Continúan los trabajos de búsqueda y rescate para localizar a una persona reportada como desaparecida tras las intensas lluvias, informó a través de una publicación de Facebook la Secretaría de Gestión Integral de Riesgos y Protección Civil de Guerrero, en México. En otra publicación de Facebook, la Secretaría, que pertenece
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk and his centrist coalition government have suffered a defeat in parliament, where a slim majority rejected legislation that would have eased the strict anti-abortion law. Tusk and his liberal Civic Coalition party supported the draft that would have lifted the current punishment for persons
Continue ReadingThis week’s new streaming entertainment releases include a final album under Donald Glover’s Childish Gambino moniker, Kerry Washington’s comedy “UnPrisoned” returning for a second season and daredevils who scale the world’s tallest buildings fall in love in “Skywalkers: A Love Story.” Roland Emmerich’s “Those About to Die” is a gladiator series set in ancient Rome
Continue ReadingBy MJ Lee, Jeff Zeleny, Manu Raju, Michael Williams and Annie Grayer, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Joe Biden is launching a delayed outreach campaign to key groups of lawmakers – the kind of effort Democrats have long called for – after he met Thursday with House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries following the president’s closely
Continue ReadingBy Kerri Cronk Click here for updates on this story SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (KSTU) — A gardening program at the Utah State Prison is so popular it’s expanding. The prison is breaking ground on a garden on the women’s side of the facility. “It’s an amazing thing,” said Kimberly Bettelyoun, an inmate who will
Continue ReadingBy Jesse Huto Click here for updates on this story HALIFAX (CTV Network) — Nova Scotia RCMP say a boat containing the bodies of two people believed to be from British Columbia washed ashore the Sable Island National Park Reserve in Nova Scotia earlier this week. Parks Canada contacted RCMP around 3:15 p.m. on Wednesday
Continue ReadingANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s ruling party has submitted to parliament a controversial bill that aims to manage the country’s large stray dog population. Critics are concerned that the legislation, submitted on Friday, will results in dogs being confined to cramped shelters and potentially lead to the killing of many of
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U.S. midfielder Catarina Macario has been ruled out from playing at the 2024 Paris Olympics after failing to recover from a knee injury, head coach Emma Hayes said.
Continue ReadingMINNEAPOLIS (AP) — U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar says she remains cancer-free following her bout with breast cancer in 2021, but doctors recently removed a small spot and that she’ll get radiation treatment as a precaution. The Minnesota Democrat was successfully treated for early-stage breast cancer three years ago. Klobuchar said at the time that the
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Winston Churchill, a menudo considerado el mejor líder británico, dimitió a los 80 años debido a sus crecientes problemas de salud. Keir Starmer, el nuevo líder del Reino Unido, quiere obligar a los legisladores de la Cámara Alta a dimitir a la misma edad. ¿Significa esto que cree que los octogenarios como
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LONDON (AP) — More than 600 British jurists are calling on the government to suspend arms sales to Israel. The move adds to pressure on Prime Minister Rishi Sunak after the deaths of three U.K. aid workers in an Israeli strike. In an open letter to Sunak published late Wednesday, the lawyers and
Continue ReadingBy Andy Koen Click here for updates on this story COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KOAA) — Work is underway on a 2-year, $15 million dam rehabilitation projected at the South Catamount Reservoir. The lake is a popular attraction on the north slope of Pikes Peak and plays a critical role in storing and delivering water to
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