By Nicquel Terry Ellis and Cheri Mossburg, CNN A Black job applicant suing an employer over hair discrimination is demanding an apology and policy change — but the company said it was a misunderstanding. Jeffrey Thornton filed a lawsuit this week against Encore Group, LLC, claiming the company denied him employment when he refused to
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By ABDOULIE JOHN and CARLEY PETESCH Associated Press BANJUL, Gambia (AP) — Gambians have shown up to vote in high numbers for the first presidential election in decades that does not include former dictator Yahya Jammeh as a candidate. Nearly 1 million voters were expected to drop marbles into one of six ballot bins on
Continue Reading By ELENA BECATOROS Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Through clouds of billowing dust, two men circle each other warily before one plunges forward, grabbing his rival’s clothing. After a brief struggle, he deftly tackles his opponent to the ground. The scene is one played out each week after Friday prayers in the sprawling Chaman-e-Huzori
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TODAY: Mostly sunny and seasonably cool with highs in the low 50s. TOMORROW: A few showers during the day. Highs rebound to the mid-60s. EXTENDED: A warm front moves in early Sunday and brings a few showers before lunchtime. This pulls in strong south winds that will send temperatures well above average by the afternoon. The associated
Continue Reading By BABAR DOGAR Associated Press LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — Officials say police have arrested 13 suspects and detained dozens of others in the lynching of a Sri Lankan employee at a sports equipment factory in eastern Pakistan. A mob of hundreds of enraged Muslims descended on the factory in Punjab province Friday after the Sri
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By Hadas Gold, CNN In a nondescript office park in the desert town of Be’er Sheva, a “war room” filled with screens showing various maps, rolling information, and graphics inform around a dozen or so staffers, manning computers at the central heart of Israel’s civilian cyber defense system. So important is their mission that the
Continue Reading The center-left party of German Chancellor-designate Olaf Scholz is meeting to decide whether to approve a deal to form a new government with environmentalist and pro-business parties. A membership vote at a Social Democratic Party convention on Saturday is the first of three such decisions needed for Scholz to take office next week. Scholz’s Social
Continue ReadingBy Brynn Gingras, CNN Video by Yon Pomrenze, Julian Cummings and Margaret Dawson, CNN Omar Soriano has waited 22 years for good news from police about his younger cousin Minerliz, ever since that winter day in 1999 when the 13-year-old never returned home from school. Her body was found in a Bronx, New York, dumpster
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By Joseph Ataman and Dalal Mawad, CNN Margaux Pinot, a judoka with the French national team, plans to appeal a decision by a Paris court to not pursue a conviction against her partner, whom she accuses of domestic abuse, her lawyer for the appeal Rachid Madid told CNN on Friday. Pinot, an Olympic champion, made
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By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) — Jazz owner Ryan Smith typically would be in Utah for a home game against the Boston Celtics. But he took a part-time job for the week. Smith is at the Hero World Challenge as the caddie for Tony Finau. They have been longtime friends in
Continue Reading MUMBAI, India (AP) — Ajaz Patel has become just the third bowler in cricket history to take all 10 wickets in a test innings after taking 10-119 for New Zealand against India in Mumbai, the city where he was born. Jim Laker, for England against Australia in 1956 and Anil Kumble, for India against Pakistan
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By Sandee LaMotte, CNN He snores until the walls rattle. She gives off a massive amount of body heat. One of you is a cover hog, kicks at night or takes consistent 3 a.m. bathroom breaks. Maybe you sleepwalk or suffer from insomnia. The list of reasons why your bed partner might be keeping you
Continue Reading By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The leaders of right-wing populist parties are meeting in Warsaw to discuss working together to bring change to the European Union. The head of Poland’s Law and Justice party, Jaroslaw Kaczynski, is hosting Saturday’s gathering. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, French far-right leader Marine Le Pen
Continue Reading By COREY WILLIAMS and ED WHITE Associated Press PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — A sheriff’s office in Michigan says the parents of a teen accused of killing four students in a shooting at a high school have been caught early Saturday. Detroit police say James and Jennifer Crumbley were taken into custody at a commercial building
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By Carolyn Sung, Shimon Prokupecz and Jason Hanna, CNN The parents of the teen accused in this week’s deadly Michigan high school shooting pleaded not guilty to involuntary manslaughter charges Saturday morning, hours after police said they arrested them in a Detroit warehouse following an hours-long search. A judge in Michigan’s Oakland County set bond
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By Juliana Kochs, CNN Brazil’s Supreme Court has ordered an investigation into President Jair Bolsonaro’s false claim that people who have been vaccinated against Covid-19 may have a higher risk of contracting AIDS. Bolsonaro made the untruthful claims in a live video broadcast on multiple social media platforms in October. He was temporarily suspended from
Continue Reading W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Oregon coach Mario Cristobal said he fully expects to be approached with job offers from other schools. Cristobal spoke shortly after his Oregon Ducks were throttled 38-10 by the Utah Utes in the Pac 12 Championship on Friday. Cristobal, a Miami native who won two national championships
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) UPDATE: On Sunday morning the Columbia Fire Department released more information about the Friday night house fire. The department says the fire originated on the back patio of the home and the cause was accidental. The release states the damage to the house is estimated at $80,000. Ten units from CFD responded
Continue Reading By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Johnny Gaudreau and Matthew Tkachuk scored in the shootout and the Calgary Flames beat the Anaheim Ducks 4-3. Sean Monahan had a goal and an assist for the Pacific Division-leading Flames, who are 6-0-2 in their last eight on the road. Blake Coleman and Elias
Continue Reading By OMER FAROOQ Associated Press HYDERABAD, India (AP) — A tropical storm has weakened after dumping heavy rains overnight in parts of southern India off the Bay of Bengal as more than 50,000 people evacuated to government-run camps. Kanna Babu, a state commissioner for disaster management, says no loss of life or major damage has
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