By CIARÁN FAHEY AP Sports Writer BERLIN (AP) — Former Olympic diver Jan Hempel has accused the German swimming federation of failing to heed his complaints of being sexually abused for years by former coach Werner Langer. Hempel represented Germany at four Olympic Games. He says Langer repeatedly abused him for 14 years starting in
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel has been fined 35,000 pounds ($41,000) and given a one-match touchline ban over his scuffle with Tottenham counterpart Antonio Conte after Sunday’s Premier League derby. Conte was fined 15,000 pounds ($18,000) but avoided a touchline ban after both managers admitted improper conduct in the 2-2 draw at Stamford
Continue Reading By JOHN WAWROW AP Hockey Writer BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — New coach John Wroblewski is itching to leave his hotel room in Buffalo, New York, and finally rejoin the U.S. women’s hockey team in Denmark. The team is preparing to compete at the world championships next week. Wroblewski is in isolation after testing positive for
Continue ReadingEssay by Dana Bash, CNN In the weeks leading up to Chanukah last year, my then-10-year-old son told me that he thought he wanted a Jewish star necklace. It was a rather soft ask, so I quietly let it go. To be honest, I wasn’t sure how I felt about the idea of him wearing
Continue Reading VYSOKY UJEZD, Czech Republic (AP) — Gavin Green hit a couple of eagles to break the course record with a 9-under 63 Friday and take a three-shot lead after the second round of the Czech Masters. Green eagled the par-5 first and 10th holes and added five birdies in his flawless round for a 14-under
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos Londres (CNN) — La primera ministra de Finlandia, Sanna Marin, dijo este viernes que se sometió a una prueba de detección de drogas, después de que un video filtrado que la muestra de fiesta con amigos provocara críticas, según la emisora pública finlandesa YLE. “En los últimos días, han surgido acusaciones bastante graves
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN) –– Enfermarse de covid-19 ya es lo suficientemente malo. Pero ¿qué pasa si eres una de las personas desafortunadas que además experimentan lo que se ha denominado covid-19 prolongado? Es una mezcla de síntomas que pueden presentarse meses, e incluso años, después de recuperarse del covid-19, según un nuevo estudio que incluyó a
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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The Kansas Supreme Court has rejected the appeal of a Wichita woman who was convicted of decapitating her ex-boyfriend’s mother in 2017. Forty-year-old Rachael Hilyard was convicted in 2020 of first-degree murder in the death of 63-year-old Micki Davis at a Wichita home. Hilyard admitted that she killed Davis but argued
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By Jennifer Hansler and Holmes Lybrand, CNN El Shafee Elsheikh, a British ISIS fighter and member of the execution cell dubbed “the ISIS Beatles” because of their British accents, was sentenced to life in prison Friday for his role in the hostage-taking and deaths of four Americans and several others. Elsheikh was handed down eight
Continue ReadingBy Liz Kreutz Click here for updates on this story SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — Looking out across the San Francisco Bay, you might notice it’s looking a little murky. Experts say the reason is a potentially harmful algae bloom that’s spreading in waters throughout the Bay Area. It’s called Heterosigma akashiwo and it’s what’s currently
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Firefighters in Algeria have extinguished all but one of over 50 wildfires that ravaged the country this week, leaving at least 37 people dead and consuming farms, crops and cork forests, authorities said Friday. Visibly anguished, farmer Ali Gharsi walked past dead animals through a fire-devastated area in the El Tarf region near Algeria’s Mediterranean
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Columbia residents have been sharing experiences on social media platforms of getting their cars rummaged through, often while they’re sleeping.
Continue ReadingBy Regina Ahn Click here for updates on this story LAS VEGAS, Nevada (KVVU) — On Wednesday City of Las Vegas council members voted five to one in favor to go forward with demolishing Siegfried and Roy’s estate – located on the east side of Rainbow Boulevard near Rancho Drive 12 acres will be used
Continue Reading LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas woman accused in the death of a 9-month-old at a day care where she worked will face another trial, despite a Kansas Supreme Court decision to let a ruling reversing her conviction stand. The Douglas County District Attorney’s Office said Friday it plans to retry Carrody Buchhorn in the
Continue ReadingBy Chelsea Donovan, Joe Fisher, WRAL Staff Click here for updates on this story WAKE COUNTY, North Carolina (WRAL) — One man is charged with murder and authorities said they expect more arrests linked to the shooting death of Wake County Deputy Ned Byrd. Arturo Marin-Sotelo, 29, of Oak Tree Drive in Apex, is charged
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes Haczek (CNN Español) — “Todos los uruguayos nacemos gritando gol y por eso hay tanto ruido en las maternidades, hay un estrépito tremendo”. Estas conocidas palabras de Eduardo Galeano resumen la cultura futbolística que ha hecho de un país de unos pocos millones de habitantes una verdadera cantera de estrellas. Pero no cuentan
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Boone County deputies arrested a man after a Friday morning chase in east Columbia.
Continue ReadingOscar Holland, CNN Former supermodel Linda Evangelista has opened up about the mental health toll of her disfiguring cosmetic procedure, telling British Vogue that she struggled with depression and at one point even stopped eating. The 57-year-old also revealed she had been influenced by repeated TV commercials, saying she would have refused the fat-freezing treatment
Continue ReadingBy Chuck Morris Click here for updates on this story MOUNT JULIET, Tennessee (WSMV) — Police said a suspect accused of burglary at Tractor Supply on Saturday was caught with the help of K9 Majlo. The suspect, a 16-year-old male from Antioch, was seen running away from Tractor Supply after the burglary alarm was set
Continue Reading PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani police say a remotely detonated roadside bomb killed two policemen in a former militant stronghold in the country’s northwest. A district police chief says that Friday’s attack took place in Bajur, a district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province that borders Afghanistan. No one immediately claimed responsibility for the bombing; a search
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