Ismael Suárez (CNN) — No se ve a menudo a un líder de un país sobre un campo de fútbol. Y es aún más inusual verlo como futbolista profesional, como le ocurrió al vicepresidente de Surinam, Ronnie Brunswijk, a la edad de 60 años. El país sudamericano tiene una población estimada de 600.000 personas. Brunswijk
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN Sarah Jessica Parker acknowledged “Sex and the City” costar Chris Noth’s tribute to Willie Garson, but she’s not there yet. Garson, who played Parker’s character’s gay best friend Stanford Blatch in the “Sex and the City” series, died this week. He was 57. On his Instagram account, Noth, who played
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By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN The Washington National Cathedral announced Thursday it has commissioned renowned Black artist Kerry James Marshall to create “racial-justice themed windows” that will replace two stained-glass windows the church removed in 2017 that memorialized Confederate Gens. Robert E. Lee and Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson. The church has also tapped celebrated poet Elizabeth Alexander,
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By JOHN KEKIS AP Sports Writer Syracuse and the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference have agreed to a unique 10-year partnership — on the field of play and off. Syracuse athletic director John Wildhack says the goal is to connect the schools, athletes and alumni. The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference is comprised of historically Black colleges and universities
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By COLLEEN BARRY AP Fashion Writer MILAN (AP) — Giorgio Armani has celebrated 40 years of his Emporio Armani line with a retrospective show at his Silos museum and a collection for youthful dressers that brimmed with colorful optimism. The 86-year-old designer called them 40 hard years, “but beautiful, very beautiful.” Armani took a closing
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By COLLEEN BARRY AP Fashion Writer MILAN (AP) — Giorgio Armani has celebrated 40 years of his Emporio Armani line with a retrospective show at his Silos museum and a collection for youthful dressers that brimmed with colorful optimism. The 86-year-old designer called them 40 hard years, “but beautiful, very beautiful.” Armani took a closing
Continue Reading MENOMONIE, Wis. (AP) — The father of a man charged with fatally shooting four people in Minnesota and leaving their bodies in a vehicle abandoned in Wisconsin is accused of helping his son after the slayings. Darren Osborne was charged Wednesday with aiding and abetting an offender. He’s being held in Ramsey County, Minnesota, on
Continue Reading LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shaquille O’Neal, Tyra Banks and Kevin Hart are among the celebrities taking part in a live-streamed special intended to boost Black-owned businesses. Daymond John of “Shark Tank” will host “Black Entrepreneurs Day” from New York City’s Apollo Theater on Oct. 14. The event will be available through John’s Facebook page and
Continue Reading LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shaquille O’Neal, Tyra Banks and Kevin Hart are among the celebrities taking part in a live-streamed special intended to boost Black-owned businesses. Daymond John of “Shark Tank” will host “Black Entrepreneurs Day” from New York City’s Apollo Theater on Oct. 14. The event will be available through John’s Facebook page and
Continue Reading By The Associated Press Stanford returns home for the first time since the season opener last year looking to build on back-to-back wins over Southern California and Vanderbilt when the Cardinal host No 24 UCLA. Stanford has played seven straight games dating to last season and has won six of them. UCLA tries to bounce
Continue Reading By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Cincinnati Bengals and Pittsburgh Steelers will both try to avoid falling into a 1-2 hole when they meet at Heinz Field. Both teams won their openers before falling in Week 2. The Steelers have won 14 of the past 16 meetings between the AFC North
Continue Reading By ANDREW DAMPF AP Sports Writer ROME (AP) — Five matches. Five wins. Napoli impressed in a 4-0 win at Sampdoria to extend its perfect start to Serie A, with Victor Osimhen scoring twice. Napoli is chasing its first Italian league title since Diego Maradona led the Partenopei to their only championships in 1987 and
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By Ben Morse, CNN Former world No. 1 Rory McIlroy throws a foam slice of cheese into a crowd of fans while 2019 Open champion Shane Lowry walks around with one on his head. The pair are part of the 12-man Team Europe that have traveled to Wisconsin for the 43rd Ryder Cup at Whistling
Continue Reading REDDING, Calif. (AP) — A woman has been arrested on suspicion of starting a Northern California wildfire that spread rapidly, burning homes and prompting evacuation orders in a rural community. Cal Fire says workers at a nearby quarry reported seeing a woman acting strangely in the area in Shasta County where the Fawn Fire started
Continue Reading By The Associated Press Georgia Tech will leave campus for Saturday night’s game against the North Carolina Tar Heels. The Yellow Jackets are playing the first of six games in six years at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, best known as the home of the NFL’s Atlanta Falcons. Coach Geoff Collins hopes that playing one game a year
Continue Reading By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom has approved nearly $1 billion in new spending to prevent wildfires that are getting bigger and more destructive from climate change. Newsom approved the spending on Wednesday while visiting Sequoia National Park. The park contains some of the world’s largest and oldest
Continue Reading ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says the current course of U.S.-Turkey relations “does not bode well.” In a briefing to Turkish journalists on Thursday following a visit to the United Nations General Assembly, Erdogan highlighted divisions over Turkey’s purchase of a Russian-made missile defense system and its consequent removal from the U.S.-led
Continue Reading AHOSKIE, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina funeral home says it has reached out to apologize after two sisters who went to view their mother’s body instead found another woman wearing her clothes inside the casket. WAVY reports sisters Jennifer Taylor and Jennetta Archer went to see their mother at an Ahoskie funeral home when
Continue Reading By The Associated Press No. 23 Auburn is attempting to rebound from its first loss of the season. The Tigers face Georgia State, a nearly four-touchdown underdog that is coming off a win over Charlotte. Auburn fell 28-20 on the road against No. 6 Penn State. Bryan Harsin’s Tigers have the nation’s No. 3 run
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Stacker compiled a list of the fastest growing counties in Missouri using data from the U.S. Census Bureau.
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