By EVENS SANON and DÁNICA COTO Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haiti’s chief prosecutor has asked a judge to charge Prime Minister Ariel Henry in the slaying of the president and asked other officials to bar him from leaving the country. The order filed Tuesday by Port-au-Prince prosecutor Bed-Ford Claude comes on the same
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By Marianne Garvey, CNN On screen and off, the Wu-Tang Clan’s RZA is opening up about how his career has unfolded and how he’s evolved as a man. Quick recap of how the Wu-Tang Clan came to be: The group, which hails from Staten Island, includes original members RZA, GZA, Ol’ Dirty Bastard, Method Man,
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Jacqui Palumbo, CNN On the steps of the Metropolitan Museum of Art last night, celebrities interpreted this year’s Met Gala theme, “In America: A lexicon of fashion” with homages to American icons, blunt political statements and thoughtful takes on the US identity and heritage. But Kim Kardashian West made a dramatic entrance later in the
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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean team Ulsan Horang-i has kept its hopes alive for a second consecutive Asian Champions League title by beating Kawasaki Frontale 3-2 in a penalty shootout to reach the quarterfinals. Yoon Bitgaram scored the decisive spot kick for two-time winner Ulsan after the score remained 0-0 after 120 minutes
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The 1-1 Tigers will host Southeast Missouri State University coming off a loss in Kentucky last weekend to open SEC play. The Tigers defeated Central Michigan at home the week before.
Continue ReadingBy Kate Larsen Click here for updates on this story SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — BART officials reopened Powell Street Station in San Francisco Monday evening following a death on the tracks. As of 5:35 p.m., Powell Street Station was reopening though a major delay existed systemwide, officials said. “It was pretty traumatic,” said East Bay
Continue Reading By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — After a public fallout over release strategy with Warner Bros., Christopher Nolan’s next film, about J. Robert Oppenheimer and the development of the atom bomb, will be released by Universal Pictures. Representatives for the studio confirmed Tuesday that Universal will finance and distribute Nolan’s not-yet-titled
Continue Reading GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization and its partners hope to provide Africa with about 30% of the COVID-19 vaccines the continent needs by February. That will badly miss the 60% vaccination coverage goal that African leaders had once hoped for this year. At a press briefing on Tuesday, WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
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GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization and its partners hope to provide Africa with about 30% of the COVID-19 vaccines the continent needs by February. That will badly miss the 60% vaccination coverage goal that African leaders had once hoped for this year. At a press briefing on Tuesday, WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
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Review by Brian Lowry, CNN “Once Upon a Time in Queens” wants to do for baseball and the 1986 Mets what “The Last Dance” did for the NBA and the Chicago Bulls. Yet while it’s a great deal of fun, ESPN’s four-part “30 for 30” docuseries doesn’t quite scale those heights, offering a nostalgic trip
Continue ReadingBy Melanie Woodrow Click here for updates on this story HAYWARD, California (KGO) — Bay Area families whose loved ones are buried at Chapel of the Chimes cemetery in Hayward are outraged after they say the cemetery cleared flowers and other belongings from hundreds of gravesites without sufficient notice. Piles of flowers and other mementos
Continue Reading By NOMAAN MERCHANT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The general who leads U.S. efforts to thwart foreign-based cyberattacks says he’s mounting a new “surge” to fight incursions that have at times debilitated government agencies and companies responsible for critical infrastructure. In an interview, Gen. Paul Nakasone broadly describes “an intense focus” by government specialists to
Continue Reading By NOMAAN MERCHANT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The general who leads U.S. efforts to thwart foreign-based cyberattacks says he’s mounting a new “surge” to fight incursions that have at times debilitated government agencies and companies responsible for critical infrastructure. In an interview, Gen. Paul Nakasone broadly describes “an intense focus” by government specialists to
Continue Reading By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Novels that explore historical injustices, the nature of consciousness and the dizzying impact of the internet are among six finalists for the prestigious Booker Prize for fiction. Three books by American authors are on the shortlist announced Tuesday for the 50,000 pound ($69,000) prize. Those are Patricia
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CPS Superintendent Brian Yearwood outlined the shortage during a presentation about the district and the coronavirus pandemic during a Columbia Board of Education meeting.
Continue ReadingBy Monica Garcia Click here for updates on this story PHOENIX (KPHO) — A Phoenix mom is stuck without a car after she says a routine oil change went wrong at a Walmart in Maryvale. A charred mass of metal is all that’s left of Nikki Smith’s 2014 Jeep Cherokee. She shot video of her
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By Christina Zdanowicz, CNN Discovering prehistoric artifacts is amazing enough. But finding them deep in the belly of a massive alligator — that’s something else. Shane Smith, owner of Red Antler Processing in Yazoo City, Mississippi, was digging through the stomach of a 13-foot-5-inch alligator when he found a couple of objects he just couldn’t
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story PRESCOTT, Arizona (KPHO) — Here’s a story sure to make your skin crawl. A Prescott man shared a video of these creepy crawlers on Arizona’s Weather Authority Facebook group. Christian Skari said these giant, black beetles were covering almost every tree in his Prescott neighborhood.
Continue Reading MILWAUKEE (AP) — Ryan Braun has announced his retirement. Braun is the Milwaukee Brewers’ home run leader whose production was slowed by injuries during the second half of his 14-year career. Braun hasn’t played all season and said during spring training that he was leaning toward retirement. The 2011 NL MVP made it official Tuesday
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story SCOTTSDALE, Arizona (KPHO) — Scottsdale police say a woman who went missing while hiking with her husband Sunday has been found dead near a trail in northeast Scottsdale. Police say the body of 57-year-old Donna Miller from Rhode Island was discovered in the Brown’s Ranch
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