By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Former talk show host Oprah Winfrey is leaving WeightWatchers board of directors and donating all of her interest in the company to a museum. Shares of WW International Inc. tumbled more than 23% in Thursday morning trading. Winfrey, who told People magazine in December that she was using a
Continue ReadingBy Radina Gigova, Nathan Hodge, Sahar Akbarzai and Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — Attempts to hire a hearse to take the body of Alexey Navalny body to his funeral have been thwarted by unknown people, the Russian opposition leader’s team said Thursday. Spokeswoman Kira Yarmysh claimed that drivers had been “called by unknown people and
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN Español) — El Gobierno de Canadá anunció este jueves los nuevos requisitos para las autorizaciones electrónicas de viaje y las visas de visitante de los ciudadanos mexicanos. ¿Qué cambia? Los mexicanos que planean viajar en avión por Canadá deben solicitar una autorización electrónica de viaje (eTA) nueva -además de necesitar visa de
Continue ReadingBy YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A bill in Belarus that would outlaw the promotion of homosexuality and other behavior is set to land on lawmakers’ desks amid an unwavering crackdown on dissent initiated by authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko in August 2020. Prosecutor General Andrei Shved said Thursday the bill establishes administrative
Continue ReadingBy Raymond Strickland and Adam Fox Click here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania (KYW) — Daniel Gwynn was convicted and later sentenced to death for a 1994 arson murder in West Philadelphia. But now 30 years later, the 54-year-old is now a free man. On Wednesday, the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office had the
Continue ReadingKYW By Raymond Strickland and Adam Fox Click here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania (KYW) — Daniel Gwynn was convicted and later sentenced to death for a 1994 arson murder in West Philadelphia. But now 30 years later, the 54-year-old is now a free man. On Wednesday, the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office had
Continue ReadingBy THOMAS ADAMSON AP Fashion Writer PARIS (AP) — Chloe has revisited its vibrant 1970s essence, infused with Karl Lagerfeld’s indelible influence, propelling the brand into a new era while honoring its pioneering ready-to-wear legacy under new designer Chemena Kamali. Thursday’s fall-winter 2024 show became a meeting point for fashion dynasties. Kamali’s collection, a dance
Continue ReadingBy Caleb Wethington Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — The search for a missing Sumner County teenager at the center of an Amber Alert continues. Searches around the county are intensifying for 15-year-old Sebastian Wayne Drake Rogers, who has a form of autism. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and other
Continue ReadingBy Daniel Smithson Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — Thursday afternoon will mark the beginning of a new era for the Tennessee Titans. A groundbreaking ceremony for the new Nissan Stadium will be held at 2 p.m. in Nashville. The event will feature guest speakers, including Gov. Bill Lee and
Continue ReadingBy Anna Bahney, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — Mortgage rates climbed for the fourth week in a row, inching closer to 7%. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.94% in the week ending February 29, up from 6.90% the previous week, according to data from Freddie Mac released Thursday. A year ago, the average 30-year fixed-rate
Continue ReadingBy Zenebou Sylla, CNN (CNN) — An Ohio man pleaded guilty Wednesday to a federal hate crime, admitting he assaulted an Asian American college student in 2021 and blamed him for Covid-19 because of the victim’s race, according to a news release by US prosecutors. Darrin Johnson, 27, could be sentenced to nearly two years
Continue ReadingCNN By Joe Sutton, Steve Almasy, Holly Yan, Robert Shackelford and David Williams, CNN (CNN) — Catastrophic wildfires ripping across the Texas Panhandle have killed at least two people and threaten to destroy more homes, cattle and livelihoods as the biggest inferno in state history engulfs more land every minute. The Smokehouse Creek Fire has now
Continue ReadingBy ACACIA CORONADO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday blocked a new Texas law that would give police broad powers to arrest migrants suspected of illegally entering the U.S., dealing a victory to the Biden administration with a broad rejection of Republican Gov. Greg Abbott’s immigration enforcement effort. U.S. District
Continue ReadingBy Mary Gilbert and Elliana Hebert, CNN (CNN) — A dangerous winter storm has arrived in California and will unload feet of snow, powerful winds and rare blizzard conditions in the mountains through the weekend. The storm will bury California under its biggest snowfall of the year posing a significant danger to travelers – but
Continue ReadingBy Sean Lyngaas, CNN (CNN) — The 2024 US election will feature more foreign adversaries that are trying to meddle in the election than previous voting cycles thanks to artificial intelligence and other technological advances, FBI Director Christopher Wray said Thursday. Advances in AI-generated photos and videos “are lowering the barrier to entry” for malign foreign influence
Continue ReadingBy Nikki Carvajal, MJ Lee, Alex Marquardt and Michael Williams, CNN Washington (CNN) — The killing of more than a hundred Palestinians at a food distribution site in Gaza where Israeli troops opened fire, triggering panic as civilians were gathering around food aid trucks, has added urgency to ceasefire talks – but could also complicate them,
Continue ReadingBy Julie Parr Click here for updates on this story TEXARKANA, Texas (KTBS) — A rare natural phenomenon will occur this Spring. As the moon slides across the sun, casting a shadow that will sweep across the continent, millions will cast their gaze to the sky to witness a total solar eclipse. With Texarkana in
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN en Español) –El Organismo de Investigación Judicial (OIJ) de Costa Rica confirmó la muerte de una mujer de 33 años de edad y una niña de 6 años, ambas ecuatorianas, que viajaban en un vehículo cerca de la frontera de este país con Nicaragua, en la zona norte costarricense. La Policía Judicial,
Continue ReadingBy VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has delivered a blunt message to the West, warning that it risks provoking a global nuclear war if it expands its involvement in the fighting in Ukraine. At the same time, Putin focused his 2-hour state-of-the-nation address on a wide range of economic
Continue ReadingBy Francis Page, Jr. Click here for updates on this story Feb. 29, 2024 (Houston Style Magazine) — In an inspiring stride towards continued community empowerment, the 100 Black Men of the Metropolitan Houston Chapter heralds the inauguration of Darnell Joseph as its Chapter President. With a venerable 30-year tenure of service, marked notably by
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