By NICHOLAS PAPHITIS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — In movie theatres and pubs, on giant screens and smartphones, people watched and pundits droned on as Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral in London flooded the airwaves live across time zones and continents. On the other side of the English Channel in staunchly republican France, broadcasters scrapped
Continue ReadingBy Rayvin Bleu and Rebecca Sweeney Click here for updates on this story SAGINAW, Michigan (WNEM) — One hundred diners gathered for the return of Positive Results Downtown Saginaw’s Harvest Table in Morley Plaza on Sunday, Sept. 18. The event highlighted local chefs, farms, and businesses in Saginaw County. “We’ve got all sorts of fun,
Continue ReadingBy Taylor Johnson Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV) — Confidence and celebration was at the center of KC Curly’s natural hair photoshoot on Saturday. “To me it’s about self-worth because as a child if you don’t feel like your hair is nice then you start going deeper and think
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By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Mets are on track to have baseball’s highest payroll for the first time since 1989. They are among a record-tying six teams set to pay a penalty. The Dodgers started the season as the top spender and fell into second due to Trevor Bauer’s
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By Celine Alkhaldi and Ramin Mostaghim Iranian police called the death of Mahsa Amini an “unfortunate incident” and denied that she was harmed physically in custody, semi-official news agency Fars News said on Monday. Amini, 22, who was stopped and detained by Iran‘s morality police in Tehran on Tuesday, died after falling into a coma
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Richard Roth, CNN It took a Queen to shake up this year’s high-level week at the United Nations General Assembly — an annual whirlwind shindig known as UNGA that will begin on Tuesday. The UN gang is finally getting back together in person, after three years of leaders speaking by video due to the global
Continue Reading LAS VEGAS (AP) — Police in Las Vegas say they’re investigating allegations that a fan struck Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray amid celebrations of Arizona’s 29-23 overtime victory over the Raiders. Murray was high-fiving front-row spectators when a man appeared to reach out and smack Murray in the face with an open hand. Video showed
Continue Reading CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Clemson defensive tackle Bryan Bresee returned to campus Monday but will head back to Maryland with coach Dabo Swinney and up to 40 players and staffers for the funeral of his sister, Ella. The 15-year-old died of brain cancer last Thursday. Her brother went home to his family after the Tigers’
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By MARGARET STAFFORD Associated Press Federal prosecutors seeking to keep a former Kansas City, Kansas, police detective in jail for allegedly preying on poor Black females have filed a motion containing graphic details of his alleged abuse of seven more girls and women. Roger Golubski faces a hearing Monday in which prosecutors will argue that
Continue Reading By BIANCA VÁZQUEZ TONESS and JOCELYN GECKER AP Education Writers With COVID-related school disruptions setting back children around the world, activists implored world leaders Monday to prioritize school systems and restore educational budgets slashed when the pandemic hit. The summit on transforming education, held at the U.N. General Assembly ahead of the annual leaders’ meeting,
Continue Reading By CIARÁN FAHEY AP Sports Writer BERLIN (AP) — Qatar’s ambassador to Germany has been urged to abolish his country’s death penalty for homosexuality at a human rights congress hosted by the German soccer federation two months before the Middle East country hosts the World Cup. Fan representative Dario Minden switched to English to directly
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes Haczek (CNN Español) — La nueva subvariante de ómicron BA.4.6 está ganando terreno en Estados Unidos y, según un estudio reciente, podría evadir la protección de la única terapia disponible para proteger del covid-19 a las personas con el sistema inmunitario debilitado para quienes las vacunas no son eficientes. La BA.4.6 es una
Continue Reading BERLIN (AP) — The operator of one of Germany’s three remaining nuclear power stations says it has detected a leak that will require the plant to shut down for maintenance if it’s to run beyond the end of the year. The announcement on Monday puts pressure on the German government to decide if it wants
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) –– El huracán Fiona ha devastado comunidades mientras avanza por el Caribe. La tormenta desató lluvias torrenciales, inundaciones repentinas y dejó a más de un millón de personas sin electricidad en Puerto Rico, que sufrió la furia del huracán María hace cinco años. Huracán Fiona en vivo: noticias, última hora y la
Continue Reading By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A Northern California woman has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for faking her own kidnapping so she could go back to a former boyfriend, which led to an three-week, multi-state search. Forty-year-old Sherri Papini pleaded guilty last spring under a plea bargain. U.S. District
Continue Reading By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Cleveland Browns defensive end Jadeveon Clowney will miss Thursday’ night’s game against the Pittsburgh Steelers after injuring his right ankle during Sunday’s 31-30 loss to the New York Jets. Clowney got hurt in the third quarter while chasing Jets quarterback Joe Flacco. Clowney, who had a
Continue Reading By MONIKA SCISLOWSKA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania have closed their borders to most Russians in response to the wide domestic support in Russia for the war in Ukraine. Under the coordinated travel ban, Russians wishing to travel to the Baltic countries as tourists or for business, sports or cultural
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson Nueva York (CNN) — Nissan llamó a revisión a más de 200.000 camionetas tipo pickup debido al riesgo de que los vehículos puedan rodar mientras están estacionados. Las Nissan Frontiers y Titans de los años 2020 a 2023 son los modelos afectados, que representan 203.223 vehículos vendidos. La Administración Nacional de Seguridad del
Continue Reading SUPERIOR TOWNSHIP, Mich (AP) — College basketball player Emoni Bates has been charged with two felonies related to the discovery of a gun during a traffic stop near Ann Arbor, Michigan. Bates transferred to Eastern Michigan after one season at Memphis. Authorities say Bates was pulled over after failing to stop at an intersection Sunday
Continue ReadingBy Faith Egbuonu Click here for updates on this story ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico (KOAT) — Katherine Lange, a 5-year-old girl full of life, is now fighting for her life on a day-to-day basis. Her father, Gary Lange, said she was diagnosed with hypoplastic left heart syndrome before she was born. “We got diagnosed at 20
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