By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq’s health ministry says scores of people were injured, most of them members of security forces, when supporters of pro-Iran Shiite militias who had camped outside Baghdad’s Green Zone scuffled with anti-riot police. The protesters reject the results of Iraq’s parliamentary elections last month. Friday’s injuries were
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By Judson Jones and Monica Garrett, CNN Water levels reached the major flood stage in Charleston, South Carolina, on Friday morning, according to a tidal gauge report. The gauge shows the tide reached 8 feet, the minimal level for major flooding, for a few minutes around 9 a.m. Saturday morning’s tide is forecast to be
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By The Associated Press Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers will miss Sunday’s game at Kansas City after being placed in the NFL’s COVID-19 protocol. Because he is unvaccinated, he must stay isolated for at least 10 days.
Continue ReadingBy Katie Nielsen Click here for updates on this story ORINDA, California (KPIX) — An East Bay woman battling stage 4 cancer said she feels grateful to be alive after being mauled by a bear at her family’s Lake Tahoe cabin over the weekend. “A bear mauling is not a little thing. It’s huge,” Laurel-Rose
Continue Reading SANDHAUSEN, Germany (AP) — A German second-division soccer game has been postponed after one of the clubs reported 18 new cases of the coronavirus among players and staff. The league says Sandhausen doesn’t have enough players available for the game to go ahead as scheduled on Sunday. Sandhausen says players came forward with symptoms similar
Continue Reading BILLERICA, Mass. (AP) — Human remains found in a Massachusetts river have been positively identified as those of a 17-year-old girl who went missing almost 40 years ago. Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan said Friday that the remains were confirmed as belonging to Judith Chartier through dental records. The remains were found Wednesday in the
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By Madeline Holcombe, CNN Actress Glenn Close has enjoyed a celebrated career in the film industry, but she once worried she could be risking it all by speaking out against the stigma around mental illness. “There did come a time when I thought, ‘I wonder if I’m known in my industry as somebody who comes
Continue Reading By Madeline Holcombe, CNN Actress Glenn Close has enjoyed a celebrated career in the film industry, but she once worried she could be risking it all by speaking out against the stigma around mental illness. “There did come a time when I thought, ‘I wonder if I’m known in my industry as somebody who comes
Continue ReadingBy KPIX Staff Click here for updates on this story SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX) — Buster Posey, the face of the San Francisco Giants dynastic run of three World Series titles, announced Thursday he was retiring from the game after 13 seasons, leaving behind countless heartbroken fans who admired his quiet, humble manner and stellar play.
Continue Reading By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — The prosecution has given its opening statement in the trial of three white men charged with killing Ahmaud Arbery last year in Georgia. Prosecutor Linda Dunikoski said the men chased Arbery for five minutes, and one threatened to shoot him, as they cut off his
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By Tara Subramaniam and Daniel Dale, CNN Democrat Terry McAuliffe’s hopes of returning as governor of Virginia were dashed Tuesday when Glenn Youngkin became the first Republican to win statewide office in the commonwealth since 2009. Youngkin’s victory comes as President Joe Biden’s approval ratings have sagged and Democrats have struggled to deliver a clear
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Vanessa Nakate tenía 21 años cuando las inundaciones mortales cubrieron vastas extensiones de África oriental en 2018. No se consideraba una activista climática en ese momento, pero poco después de ese desastre, ella, sus hermanos menores y primos hicieron carteles y comenzaron protestas climáticas en su casa. ciudad de Kampala,
Continue Reading ATLANTA (AP) — The son of R&B legend Gladys Knight has been sentenced to serve two years in prison for failing to withhold payroll taxes for the restaurants that bore his mother’s name. Shanga Hankerson opened his first restaurant, Gladys Knight’s Chicken and Waffles, in Atlanta in 1997. Over the next several years, he opened
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ATLANTA (AP) — The son of R&B legend Gladys Knight has been sentenced to serve two years in prison for failing to withhold payroll taxes for the restaurants that bore his mother’s name. Shanga Hankerson opened his first restaurant, Gladys Knight’s Chicken and Waffles, in Atlanta in 1997. Over the next several years, he opened
Continue Reading By NICOLAS VAUX-MONTAGNY Associated Press PARIS (AP) — A former security aide to French President Emmanuel Macron who triggered controversy by assaulting a protester at a 2018 May Day march has been convicted of illegal violence and other offenses and sentenced to a year’s imprisonment. Alexandre Benalla Friday received a three-year prison sentence — two
Continue Reading COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Columbus Blue Jackets will be without key forwards Patrik Laine and Max Domi for Saturday’s game against Colorado. The team says the 23-year-old Laine will miss four to six weeks with an oblique strain after he got hurt during Wednesday’s overtime win at Colorado. Tests showed the positive result for
Continue Reading By ROBERT BURNS and MATTHEW LEE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Colin L. Powell, the widely praised soldier-diplomat who died of complications from COVID-19 last month, is being remembered at a funeral service at the Washington National Cathedral. Powell’s achievements serve as a model for minorities in public and private life. A Vietnam combat veteran,
Continue ReadingBy Rob Polansky, Matt McFarland Click here for updates on this story DERBY, Connecticut (WFSB) — Derby High School forfeited the remainder of its football schedule due to the number of eligible healthy players available. The Derby Athletic Department issued a news release about it on Sunday. “Per CIAC guidance if unable to in good
Continue Reading GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The union for faculty members at the University of Florida is urging donors to withhold contributions and scholars and artists to turn down invitations to campus. They are making both requests in an effort to force administrators to affirm the free speech rights of school employees. The United Faculty of Florida
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By Ella Nilsen, CNN Climate groups and COP26 attendees are expressing frustration that US climate action is limited at the summit, in part because the country’s action ultimately depends on Congress — and, more specifically, that it depends on Sen. Joe Manchin, who opposes climate legislation that would rapidly reduce the use of fossil fuel.
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