By RODNEY MUHUMUZA Associated Press KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Uganda’s leader has warned that his government could “find someone else to work with” as French partner TotalEnergies faced mounting pressure to pull out of a partnership to construct a pipeline opposed by climate activists. The comments on Friday followed a resolution by the European Union’s
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By Dan Merica and Maeve Reston, CNN Arkansas Republican gubernatorial nominee Sarah Huckabee Sanders said she was diagnosed with thyroid cancer earlier this month and on Friday “underwent a successful surgery to remove my thyroid and surrounding lymph nodes.” “By the grace of God I am now cancer-free,” she said in a statement Friday. Sanders
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By JOHN WAWROW AP Hockey Writer BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Juraj Slafkovsky set high standards for himself in the lead up to being selected by the Montreal Canadiens with the No. 1 pick in the NHL draft two months ago. That’s why his competitive debut with the Canadiens left him disappointed following a loss to
Continue Reading By JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Felix Auger-Aliassime has led Canada to a 2-1 victory over Spain in the Davis Cup after beating top-ranked Carlos Alcaraz and helping in the decisive doubles. Auger-Aliassime ruined the homecoming of Alcaraz after fighting back to win 6-7 (3), 6-4, 6-2 and then joined Vasek Pospisil
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Está claro que “Canelo” Álvarez y Gennady “GGG” Golovkin no son precisamente fanáticos el uno del otro. Y después de 24 asaltos juntos en el cuadrilátero, quizás no sea una sorpresa. Pero, tras años de especulaciones, los dos grandes del boxeo reavivarán su rivalidad por tercera y última vez el sábado
Continue ReadingBy Eric Resendiz Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES (KABC) — Celebrations are scheduled to be held across Southern California on Friday in honor of Mexican Independence Day. The holiday marks Mexico’s independence from Spain in 1810. In Boyle Heights, Self Help Graphics & Art, located at 1300 1st Street, will host
Continue ReadingBy Leo Stallworth Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES (KABC) — A local teen says he was removed from a ride at Six Flags Magic Mountain because of a disability – and he and his family want answers. Seventeen-year-old Ryder Gonzalez is like any other fun-loving teen. He was a Little League
Continue ReadingBy Whitney Clark Click here for updates on this story PHOENIX (KTVK, KPHO) — Deputies with the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office are getting some extra training when it comes to encountering people who have autism. It’s taking place on Friday at the nonprofit First Place in Phoenix and it isn’t the first time the agency
Continue Reading By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey’s casinos, horse tracks that offer sports betting and the online partners of both types of gambling outlets won $470.6 million from gamblers in August, up more than 10% from a year earlier. The amount of money won from in-person gamblers at casinos was
Continue Reading By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey’s casinos, horse tracks that offer sports betting and the online partners of both types of gambling outlets won $470.6 million from gamblers in August, up more than 10% from a year earlier. The amount of money won from in-person gamblers at casinos was
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes Haczek (CNN Español) — Para los habitantes de Jojutla, en el estado de Morelos, el 19 de septiembre de 2017 marcó un antes y un después: un terremoto devastó la ciudad, destruyendo viviendas, plazas, colegios y otros espacios de encuentro para la comunidad, como el Santuario del Señor de Tula, ubicado en un
Continue Reading By DAVE COLLINS Associated Press WATERBURY, Conn. (AP) — Alex Jones’ criticism of his trial in Connecticut over calling the Sandy Hook school shooting a hoax has become a topic of the proceedings. During the fourth day of the trial Friday, a lawyer for the Sandy Hook families questioned a corporate representative for Jones’ Infowars
Continue ReadingBy Bobbi Jo Kelly and Peter Valencia Click here for updates on this story PHOENIX (KTVK, KPHO) — The Pinal County Sheriff’s Office says a woman accused of smuggling two migrants led deputies on a high-speed chase that ended in Phoenix. The suspect has since been identified as Alma Rodriguez Dominguez. According to PCSO, deputies
Continue Reading By ED WHITE Associated Press A judge has slashed nearly four years off the prison sentence of a star witness in the plot to kidnap Michigan’s governor, assuring Ty Garbin soon will be free. Garbin’s sentence of 6 1/4 years was reduced to 2 1/2 years, a reward even greater than prosecutors had sought. Federal
Continue ReadingBy Ivana Kottasová, CNN King Charles III and his siblings Princess Anne, Prince Andrew and Prince Edward had held a brief vigil beside Queen Elizabeth II’s coffin in Westminster Hall on Friday, joining members of the military who have mounted a continuous watch over her remains for the past two days. Standing quietly, their heads
Continue Reading By BOUBACAR DIALLO Associated Press CONAKRY, Guinea (AP) — Guinea’s justice minister says a trial date has been set nearly 13 years after a stadium massacre killed at least 157 people in the West African nation. More than a dozen suspects including former junta leader Moussa “Dadis” Camara have been charged with crimes in connection
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ST. LOUIS (AP) — A federal jury on Friday convicted a former star of the St. Louis-based reality TV show “Welcome to Sweetie Pie’s” of arranging the shooting death of his nephew. The jury deliberated about 17 hours over three days before reaching its verdict in the murder-for-hire case against James “Tim” Norman, the St.
Continue Reading ST. LOUIS (AP) — A federal jury on Friday convicted a former star of the St. Louis-based reality TV show “Welcome to Sweetie Pie’s” of arranging the shooting death of his nephew. The jury deliberated about 17 hours over three days before reaching its verdict in the murder-for-hire case against James “Tim” Norman, the St.
Continue ReadingBy Terri Parker Click here for updates on this story MIAMI (WPBF) — Retired Indian River County Sheriff Office’s Capt. Darin Jones and his wife Lisa Jones keep an anxious watch in the hospital over their 7-year-old adopted daughter Maci. The little girl underwent brain surgery at Nicklaus Children’s Hospital following complications from a severe
Continue Reading By RODRIQUE NGOWI, GISELA SALOMON and CLAUDIA TORRENS Associated Press EDGARTOWN, Mass. (AP) — The chief executive of Martha’s Vineyard Community Services was wrapping up work when she looked outside to see 48 strangers at her office with luggage, backpacks and red folders that included brochures for her organization. The Venezuelan migrants who were flown
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