By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Attorneys for an Alabama death row inmate are asking the Alabama Supreme Court to grant him a new trial. The request has gained support from former prosecutors and judges, as well as a former state attorney general. The inmate, Toforest Johnson, was convicted of the 1995
Continue Reading By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer The English Premier League has postponed its round of matches as a mark of respect following the death of Queen Elizabeth II. That adds to the cancellation of high-profile golf, cricket and horse racing events across Britain on Friday. England’s top-flight clubs held a meeting on Friday and said
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By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer The English Premier League has postponed its round of matches as a mark of respect following the death of Queen Elizabeth II. That adds to the cancellation of high-profile golf, cricket and horse racing events across Britain on Friday. England’s top-flight clubs held a meeting on Friday and said
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Lincoln University is set to introduce Dr. John B. Moseley as its 21st president Friday afternoon, following a nationwide search.
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Meeks, CNN Landmarks around the world were transformed Thursday to honor the passing of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II. In France, the Eiffel Tower went dark; in Brazil, the Christ the Redeemer statue was illuminated in red, blue and white; and in New York, the Empire State Building lit up the city sky in
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By Jennifer Borrasso Click here for updates on this story BETHEL PARK, Pennsylvania (KDKA) — Two people were taken to the hospital after a stabbing in the parking lot of a South Hills hotel. Bethel Park Police Chief Timothy O’Connor said the stabbing happened in the parking lot of the Crowne Plaza Suites hotel on
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By KTVT Staff Click here for updates on this story DALLAS (KTVT) — A Dallas man is sharing what he calls his “miracle story” after he nearly died. He was in church when he went into sudden cardiac arrest. “We have done the Lord’s Prayer and are getting ready to make the donation.” That was
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Meeks, CNN Landmarks around the world were transformed Thursday to honor the passing of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II. In France, the Eiffel Tower went dark; in Brazil, the Christ the Redeemer statue was illuminated in red, blue and white; and in New York, the Empire State Building lit up the city sky in
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By Haley Brink, Judson Jones, Michelle Krupa and Steve Almasy, CNN Parts of Southern California were under flash flood warnings Friday as a tropical storm threatens to drop a year’s worth of rain in areas of the drought-stricken state, according to forecasters. The warning was in effect for Riverside County and northeastern San Diego County,
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By Jennifer Mayerle Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — An Isanti hockey dad convicted in a brutal cold-case murder will be sentenced in court Friday morning. We’re getting a look at the evidence that led the jury to find Jerry Westrom guilty in the 1993 murder of Jeanie Childs in Minneapolis.
Continue Reading BERLIN (AP) — German gas importer VNG is seeking help from the government after cuts to Russian gas supplies forced it to buy gas at far higher prices on the market to fulfill its supply contracts. Energy company EnBW, which has a majority stake in VNG, said Friday that its subsidiary is submitting an application
Continue ReadingBy KDKA Staff Click here for updates on this story PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The quick actions of a nurse saved a baby on a flight from Pittsburgh to Orlando, Florida. According to Ian Cassette, a meteorologist for Fox 35 in Orlando, the baby stopped breathing Thursday night on a Spirit Airlines flight. The plane left
Continue Reading By DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Russian opposition politician Ilya Yashin may be in jail, but he refuses to be silenced. His social media accounts are regularly updated with anecdotes about his life in detention or video commentary criticizing President Vladimir Putin’s rule. He gives interviews to media outlets by providing written
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By Bryant McCray Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE (WDJT) — An engagement photo shoot in Wisconsin is taking social media by storm. That photo shoot has 11,000 likes and thousands of shares on Facebook. “We met on Tinder like every other person our age these days,” said Andrew Meier. Meier and his
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza Brownsville, Texas (CNN) — El policía de mayor rango en Texas, el coronel Steven McCraw, prometió este jueves despedir a cualquier miembro de su Departamento de Seguridad Pública (DPS) que no haya hecho su trabajo el día que un hombre armado masacró a 19 niños y dos maestras en la escuela primaria
Continue Reading By HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Europe’s largest nuclear power plant embroiled in Russia’s war in Ukraine is operating in emergency mode at a higher level of risk, Ukraine’s state nuclear energy operator said Friday. The six-reactor Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant came under the control of Russian forces early in the war
Continue Reading By RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union is intensifying its mission to shield the population from dramatically increasing energy prices that threaten to plunge millions into cold and poverty over the winter as tensions mount with Russia over the war in Ukraine. The energy ministers of the EU’s 27 nations are
Continue Reading By DANICA KIRKA, JILL LAWLESS and SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Bells tolled across Britain on Friday and mourners flocked to palace gates to honor Queen Elizabeth II as the country prepared for a new age under a new king. Around the world, her exceptional reign was commemorated, celebrated and debated. King Charles
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By Ben Morse, CNN If there was any doubt about the Buffalo Bills’ aspirations this season, they laid out an early marker on Thursday night in Los Angeles. The Bills emphatically beat the reigning Super Bowl champions, the LA Rams, 31-10 in their home stadium in the season opener to set out their stall —
Continue Reading PARIS (AP) — The brother of French soccer star Paul Pogba has denied that he took part in extortion attempts against the Juventus midfielder. Mathias Pogba’s lawyer Richard Arbib said in a statement Friday that his client wants “to state emphatically that he is a complete stranger to any extortionate attempt against his brother.” French
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