By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer Duke coach Jon Scheyer wants the Atlantic Coast Conference to implement measures to prevent court-storming after star big man Kyle Filipowski was hobbled following a collision with a fan during a weekend loss at Wake Forest. Scheyer said Monday that Filipowski was “a little bit sore” after the incident
Continue ReadingBy DYEPKAZAH SHIBAYAN Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria’s government employees and other union workers have begun a new nationwide strike that threatens to shut down key services while people are angry about soaring inflation and growing economic pain. Since taking office last year, President Bola Tinubu has enacted policies that include doing away
Continue ReadingBy SOPHIE AUSTIN Associated Press/Report for America The federal government will fund 17 projects across the U.S. to expand access to renewable energy on Native American reservations and in other rural areas, the Biden administration announced Tuesday. The $366 million plan will pay for solar, battery storage and hydropower projects in sparsely populated regions where
Continue ReadingGermán Padinger (CNN) — Las primarias de Michigan de este martes no sólo evaluarán la fuerza del presidente Joe Biden en un estado clave para la contienda, sino que también servirán como prueba de fuego sobre la negativa del presidente a pedir un alto el fuego en Gaza. El ardiente apoyo de Biden a Israel
Continue ReadingBy Abbas AlLawati, George Ramsay and Sammy Mncwabe, CNN (CNN) — Cristiano Ronaldo has come under scrutiny for a gesture he made towards fans following Al-Nassr’s 3-2 win against Al-Shabab in the Saudi Pro League on Sunday. In footage from the match, fans can be heard taunting Ronaldo by chanting about Lionel Messi, a long-time
Continue ReadingBy Brendan Kirby Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — The mother of a LeFlore High School student charged with a school shooting questioned the evidence against her daughter after a judge postponed a preliminary hearing on Monday. “It’s been so many stories, and we’re just trying to get to the
Continue ReadingBy Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — Wedding the deeply personal to the political, “God Save Texas” turns three filmmakers loose on their hometowns, using their memories and current realities to explore the justice system, race and environmentalism through the complex prism of the very conservative Lone Star State. With Lawrence Wright’s book as connective tissue,
Continue ReadingBy Natalie Shepherd Click here for updates on this story CEDARBURG, Wisconsin (WDJT) — A Cedarburg woman is heading to Tanzania next month to climb Mount Kilimanjaro. It’ll be tough, but maybe not as hard as what she’s already done. Last year, Natasha Irish donated a kidney to a stranger. Now that stranger has become
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — There’s a moment in Jennifer Lopez’s documentary “The Greatest Love Story Never Told” in which she learns that her co-star Jane Fonda is worried about Lopez “overly flaunting” her relationship with Ben Affleck. Turns out Fonda wasn’t the only one with concerns. The project gives a behind-the-scenes look
Continue ReadingBy YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Experts from the U.N. Human Rights Commission have appealed to Belarusian authorities Monday to pardon an opposition politician diagnosed with a severe form of cancer while in prison. The 66-year-old Ryhor Kastusiou is the leader of the Belarusian Popular Front party. He is serving a 10-year
Continue ReadingBy A.J. Bayatpour Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin (WDJT) — Less than 24 hours after the death of her son, Shanita Hill reflected on the traits she admired most about her son. Hill said Amari Smith, 30, had a remarkably calm demeanor and a strong work ethic. “I believe he took
Continue ReadingBy Joseph Buczek Click here for updates on this story MOUNT CLEMENS, Michigan (WWJ) — A man has been found guilty of shooting and killing two of his neighbors outside of their apartment complex in Eastpointe in January 2022. According to the Macomb County Prosecutor’s Office, Dennis Evans, 62, shot his neighbors Dorian Mitchell and
Continue ReadingBy CAROLINA BORGES Click here for updates on this story CAPE CORAL, Florida (WSVN) — A Southwest Florida roadway turned into a runway after a pilot was forced to make an emergency landing, escaping without a scratch. On Saturday morning, the pilot reported to the authorities when he took off in North Fort Myers, he
Continue ReadingBy HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — An author and ghost writer’s life story, from prison and drug addiction to collaborating with the Dalai Lama and the Archbishop Desmond Tutu among others, is Oprah Winfrey’s latest book club selection. Lara Love Hardin’s “The Many Lives of Mama Love” was published last summer.
Continue ReadingBy DENISE LAVOIE Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A Pakistani national who U.S. officials say was the captain of a ship carrying Iranian-made missile components to Houthi rebels in Yemen has been ordered to remain behind bars while he awaits trial on charges of attempting to smuggle a warhead and other weapons and lying
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — New York City police have arrested three people in the killing of a man on a subway car last week. The department says Tuesday they were apprehended in the Bronx on Monday in connection with the killing of William Alvarez. The 45-year-old Bronx resident was fatally shot after getting into an
Continue ReadingBy Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — Americans are increasingly falling behind on their credit card bills and car loans as years of high inflation take their toll. This spike in delinquencies is raising fears about the Buy Now, Pay Later boom. Critics worry these increasingly popular short-term lenders are allowing shoppers to pile
Continue ReadingCNN By Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — Americans are increasingly falling behind on their credit card bills and car loans as years of high inflation take their toll. This spike in delinquencies is raising fears about the Buy Now, Pay Later boom. Critics worry these increasingly popular short-term lenders are allowing shoppers to
Continue ReadingBy RAF CASERT Associated Press STRASBOURG, France (AP) — The European Union is on the brink of approving a major plan to fight climate change and better protect nature in the 27-nation bloc after protests from farmers and opposition from the biggest party in parliament led it to be diluted. The plan is a key
Continue ReadingBy Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — The price of a Wendy’s Frosty could soon fluctuate throughout the day as the chain looks to introduce Uber-like surge pricing on its menu. The practice, known as “dynamic pricing,” will begin testing in 2025, Wendy’s recently revealed in an earnings call. It’s part of a $20
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