By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer Paris Saint-Germain’s leadership has written to Spanish league president Javier Tebas to protest about his “insulting and defamatory statements” about the Qatari-owned club. Tebas delivered some familiar broadsides on Tuesday about PSG benefiting from state funding, followed by fresh digs against the club for signing Lionel Messi from
Continue ReadingBy David Williams Click here for updates on this story INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — The victim was just 17 years old. His family is left grieving and searching for the reason why their teen was targeted. “I haven’t even been able to process this,” Ross Mitchell’s father, Ross Hunt, said. “It has literally ripped my heart
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By PETER SMITH Associated Press A ceremonial lighting on Sept. 10 will be a milestone in the reconstruction of the only house of worship to be destroyed on 9/11. The ceremony, held on the eve of the 20th anniversary of the attacks, will occur at St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church and National Shrine in New
Continue Reading By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker T.J. Watt has found an ally in his contract negotiations with the team in quarterback Ben Roethlisberger. Roethlisberger says the Steelers should pay Watt “whatever the heck he wants.” Watt is entering the final year of his rookie contract. The Steelers want to
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By Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Business El Salvador’s adoption of bitcoin as legal tender may have been a watershed moment for cryptocurrencies. But in the United States, even though you can use crypto to buy and sell products or services, don’t think for a minute that makes it just like cash — at least not if
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By Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Business El Salvador’s adoption of bitcoin as legal tender may have been a watershed moment for cryptocurrencies. But in the United States, even though you can use crypto to buy and sell products or services, don’t think for a minute that makes it just like cash — at least not if
Continue ReadingBy Joseph Wenzel Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — A Nashville International Airport Police sergeant is expected to face multiple charges after vandalizing homes in his Hermitage neighborhood on Monday night. Anthony Thomas will be charged with felony vandalism, misdemeanor vandalism, and attempted aggravated trespassing. The anticipated charges come after
Continue ReadingBy Michael Warrick Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — A man was shot in the arm when his home came under fire in a shooting Metro Police believe was a case of mistaken identity. The victim, whose roommate said is wheelchair bound, fell to the floor as he ducked for
Continue ReadingBy Mary Smith Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA (WGCL) — Another investigation into the death of 18-year old JauMarcus McFarland has been launched. The Champion Prep Academy athlete died last week following an elevator accident in Northeast Atlanta. Attorneys with the Cochran Firm claim the building has a slew of issues and
Continue Reading By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — A resort in the famed tourist mecca of Waikiki will be the first in Hawaii to require proof of COVID-19 vaccination for all employees and guests. Starting Oct. 15, ’Alohilani Resort will require its employees, patrons and guests to show proof they’re fully vaccinated. The requirement
Continue Reading By MUHAMMAD FAROOQ and JOSEPH KRAUSS Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The last member of Afghanistan’s Jewish community has left the country. Zebulon Simentov, who lived in a dilapidated synagogue in Kabul, kept kosher and prayed in Hebrew, endured decades of war as the country’s centuries-old Jewish community rapidly dwindled. But the Taliban takeover
Continue Reading By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The disconnect is jarring: Across the United States, employers who are desperate to fill jobs have posted a record-high number of job openings. They’re raising pay, too, and dangling bonuses to people who accept job offers or recruit their friends. And yet millions more Americans are
Continue Reading By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The disconnect is jarring: Across the United States, employers who are desperate to fill jobs have posted a record-high number of job openings. They’re raising pay, too, and dangling bonuses to people who accept job offers or recruit their friends. And yet millions more Americans are
Continue ReadingBy Catherine Catoura Click here for updates on this story ROSWELL, Georgia (WGCL) — A man wanted in connection to the murder of a Roswell couple, his own parents, was found dead inside a vehicle in Henry County. After a month long investigation, the Roswell Police Department located the couple’s son 30-year-old Duane Hall’s vehicle,
Continue Reading By JESSICA GRESKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The justices are putting the “court” back in Supreme Court. The high court announced Wednesday that the justices plan to return to their majestic, marble courtroom for arguments beginning in October, more than a year and a half after the in-person sessions were halted because of the
Continue Reading By TRACEE M. HERBAUGH Associated Press Anthropologists believe our ancient human ancestors spent their time in trees, so it should be no surprise we love treehouses today. Treehouses of all kinds are experiencing a renaissance. There are stylish backyard ones that people build themselves or have professionals build for them. There are treehouses for camping
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story SPRINGFIELD, Pennsylvania (WPVI) — A Delaware County school district is apologizing after a bus company accidentally emailed out a confidential document to the school community. According to the Springfield School District, Student Transportation of America (STA), the bus company contracted by the school, erroneously sent
Continue ReadingBy Andrew James Click here for updates on this story HAYWOOD COUNTY, North Carolina (WLOS) — Communities hit hard by flooding in Haywood County are still waiting for a FEMA disaster declaration, and local nonprofits are stepping in to help. “There’s hundreds of roads and bridges that were severely damaged that are not state-owned properties,”
Continue Reading By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina Supreme Court has indefinitely suspended the law license of prominent attorney Alex Murdaugh, two days after his law firm said he took money from the business. The court order Wednesday said Murdaugh agreed with the interim suspension. Murdaugh found the bodies of his
Continue ReadingBy Tammy Watford Click here for updates on this story ARDEN, North Carolina (WLOS) — Students at Koontz Intermediate celebrated the return to in-person learning with some outdoor fun. Delana Parker decided to challenge her sixth-grade students to a game of hopscotch. After they beat her best time, she challenged them to create a course
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