By MICHELLE LIU Associated Press/Report for America COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Prominent South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh is scheduled for a virtual hearing Monday as a judge could consider lowering the $7 million bond she set last month. Prosecutors have accused Murdaugh of stealing more than $6.2 million from clients by funneling the cash through
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BAFOUSSAM, Cameroon (AP) — Sadio Mané scored from a penalty more than six minutes into injury time at the end of the game as Senegal escaped with a 1-0 win over Zimbabwe to open its African Cup of Nations campaign. Mané drilled the penalty into the net to give Senegal a winning start. But his
Continue Reading By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Bears have fired general manager Ryan Pace and coach Matt Nagy, hoping new leadership in the front office and on the sideline will lift a struggling franchise. Nagy’s fate seemed sealed as Bears struggled through a 6-11 season that ended with a loss at
Continue Reading BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Barcelona says it will register new signing Ferran Torres after defender Samuel Umtiti agreed to take a salary cut. Torres was presented last week but hadn’t been added to the squad because Barcelona couldn’t make room for him without breaching the Spanish league’s strict financial fair play rules. The Catalan club
Continue Reading By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — NASCAR veteran Aric Almirola will retire from competition at the end of the 2022 season to spend more time with his young family. Almirola revealed his plans to the employees at Stewart-Haas Racing at the same time Smithfield Foods announced its 11th season sponsoring
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By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business Americans may be feeling uneasy about the economy, but if sales of ultra-luxury cars are any indication, the super rich are doing just fine. Both Rolls-Royce and Bentley posted record sales in 2021. Last year, Rolls-Royce delivered 5,586 cars around the world, the most cars Rolls-Royce has ever sold in
Continue Reading By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Back-to-back winning seasons were not enough for Brian Flores to keep his job as coach of the Miami Dolphins. The Dolphins have fired Flores in a somewhat surprising move that came less than 24 hours after the team finished a 9-8 season. Flores went
Continue Reading CAIRO (AP) — One of Egypt’s last independent human rights organizations says in a statement it has closed down, citing government persecution. Egypt’s government has engaged in a widespread crackdown on dissent for years that has stifled many of the country’s civil society groups and jailed thousands. The Arabic Network for Human Rights Information, an
Continue Reading By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Pro Football Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings have fired general manager Rick Spielman and head coach Mike Zimmer, according to a person with knowledge of the decision. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the Vikings had not yet made the announcement. The move
Continue Reading GENESEO, Ill. (AP) — An Illinois family has solved the mystery of what happened to their missing cat that likes to sit on horses. The Quad-City Times reports that Ann Kandis said the cat, named Noodles, jumped into the trunk of her father’s car in November 2018 while he was at the family’s farm in
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GENESEO, Ill. (AP) — An Illinois family has solved the mystery of what happened to their missing cat that likes to sit on horses. The Quad-City Times reports that Ann Kandis said the cat, named Noodles, jumped into the trunk of her father’s car in November 2018 while he was at the family’s farm in
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By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Zynga, the mobile game developer known for hits like FarmVille, Words With Friends and a popular Texas Hold’em poker game, is pairing up with Take-Two Interactive, the developer of the Grand Theft Auto franchise of games. Take-Two said Monday it is buying Zynga in a cash-and-stock deal valued
Continue ReadingBy Nicole Sanders Click here for updates on this story TROY, Missouri (KMOV) — An arrest was made Saturday after a man walked into a Lincoln County police station with his throat slashed. Officers with the Troy Police were dispatched to a home on Robin Hood Drive for an undisclosed reason when they were alerted
Continue Reading By KONSTANTIN MANENKOV and JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — Senior U.S. and Russian officials have formally launched special talks aimed at defusing tensions over a Russian military buildup on the border with Ukraine. The talks are part of a flurry of diplomatic activity in Europe this week. Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov
Continue Reading LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — A 33-year-old aspiring Olympian has set a Walt Disney World marathon weekend record, sweeping all four races in Florida. Brittany Charboneau of Denver ran Sunday’s 26.2-mile marathon in 2 hours and 45 minutes. She also won the 5K, 10K and half-marathon as part of the “Dopey Challenge,” which is
Continue Reading LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — A 33-year-old aspiring Olympian has set a Walt Disney World marathon weekend record, sweeping all four races in Florida. Brittany Charboneau of Denver ran Sunday’s 26.2-mile marathon in 2 hours and 45 minutes. She also won the 5K, 10K and half-marathon as part of the “Dopey Challenge,” which is
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen are paying tribute to their TV dad. The twins, who as youngsters shared the role of Michelle Tanner on the hit sitcom “Full House,” mourned the loss of Bob Saget, who died suddenly Sunday at the age of 65. Saget played the family patriarch on the
Continue Reading By DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers Stocks fell broadly in afternoon trading on Wall Street Monday and bond yields continued rising as investors anticipate moves by the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates. The S&P 500 fell 0.7%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.9% and the tech-heavy Nasdaq fell 0.8%.
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By DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers Stocks fell broadly in afternoon trading on Wall Street Monday and bond yields continued rising as investors anticipate moves by the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates. The S&P 500 fell 0.7%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.9% and the tech-heavy Nasdaq fell 0.8%.
Continue Reading THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The European drug regulator says it has started evaluating an application by Pfizer for its pill to treat the effects of COVID-19. Monday’s announcement comes as countries in much of the 27-nation bloc are reporting soaring numbers of infections as the highly-transmissible omicron variant sweeps across the continent. The European
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