By Diane Ako Click here for updates on this story HONOLULU (KITV) — A centenarian says he sets goals to keep Aging Well. One of those goals is to keep living to see his next birthday, and another is to be able to honor his deceased friends and service members who died in the 1941
Continue ReadingBy AJ Willingham, CNN How was your 2022? Did you spend it going into full goblin mode, trying to distract yourself from the general feeling of permacrisis brewing about you? Perhaps you had to stave off gaslighting of some sort, or learned more about the theatrical (literally) origins of the term. Every year, the top
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By LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albania’s last brown bear in captivity was rescued by an international animal welfare organization Wednesday and will be taken to a sanctuary in Austria. Four Paws began the journey with the 24-year-old bear, named Mark, accompanied by a large file of documents to get him across
Continue ReadingBy Kristen Consillio Click here for updates on this story HAWAII (KITV) — A huge lake with spewing lava from Kilauea formed right outside Victor Hoapili’s home in 2018. Hoapili said he’s owed about $130,000 from a Hawaii County disaster recovery program that is helping to buy out homes of those impacted by the eruption.
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By Amy Woodyatt, Sebastian Shukla and Nimi Princewill, CNN TIME magazine has named Volodymyr Zelensky, the Ukrainian leader whose attempt to fight off Russia’s invasion of his country has won widespread acclaim, as its person of the year, alongside “the spirit of Ukraine.” “Whether the battle for Ukraine fills one with hope or with fear,
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By Alasdair Howorth, CNN After three hours of constant noise, the Education City Stadium was brought to library-like silence as Achraf Hakimi stood over the penalty spot. Hakimi was born in Madrid and the the weight of Africa and the Arab world on his shoulders, but you would never have guessed as the Paris Saint-Germain
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story KEITHVILLE, Louisiana (KTBS) — Having spent the last three winters in the empty solitude of a defunct wildlife refuge outside Los Angeles, Calif., the last of 40 stranded chimpanzees will spend the holidays surrounded by the sights and sounds of hundreds of chimpanzees living among
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By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business Coca-Cola is hoping that this holiday season, families will crack open some Cokes, settle into a comfy spot and watch its first Christmas Anthology film series. The beverage company partnered with production firm Imagine Entertainment to create three short films, which are available to watch on Amazon Prime across the
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story SHREVEPORT, Louisiana (KTBS) — A Shreveport man is charged with armed robbery after Shreveport police say he attacked a store clerk with a tree branch. Willie Mandigo, 33, was arrested Tuesday morning after patrol units responded to a store in the 600 block of East
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN) — El presidente de Ucrania, Volodymyr Zelensky —cuyos intentos de luchar contra la invasión rusa en su país ha ganado elogios generalizados—, junto con el “espíritu de Ucrania”, fue nombrado este miércoles como la persona del año por la revista TIME. Time presenta a los 100 líderes del futuro 0:50 “Ya sea
Continue Reading By DENG MACHOL Associated Press JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — South Sudan’s ruling party has endorsed President Salva Kiir as its candidate for another term in the country’s delayed election set for the end of 2024. Kiir has been the country’s only president since it gained independence from Sudan in 2011. South Sudan has since
Continue Reading By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Doug Emhoff, the husband of Vice President Kamala Harris, says a rise in antisemitism in the United States shows that an “epidemic of hate” exists in the country and that it cannot be normalized. Emhoff, who’s Jewish, is leading a White House roundtable discussion on the issue
Continue ReadingBy Kari Barrows Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — The Asheville Tennis Association is launching a new capital campaign to make tennis more accessible for kids. The nonprofit organizations is hoping to raise $50,000 to purchase a van to help get kids to and from local tennis courts. The
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By RONALD BLUM and JAY COHEN AP Baseball Writers SAN DIEGO (AP) — Aaron Judge has issued his ruling: Court remains in session in the Bronx. Judge is staying with the New York Yankees on a $360 million, nine-year contract, according to a person familiar with baseball’s biggest free agent deal ever. The person spoke
Continue Reading By RONALD BLUM and JAY COHEN AP Baseball Writers SAN DIEGO (AP) — Aaron Judge has issued his ruling: Court remains in session in the Bronx. Judge is staying with the New York Yankees on a $360 million, nine-year contract, according to a person familiar with baseball’s biggest free agent deal ever. The person spoke
Continue Reading By COLLEEN BARRY Associated Press MILAN (AP) — Italy’s premier opera house has opened its new season with the Russian opera “Boris Godunov.” Pro-Ukrainian activists gathered outside La Scala’s gala premiere in Milan on Wednesday to protest the performance, calling the selection a propaganda win for the Kremlin. Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni attended the gala
Continue ReadingBy Ty Russell Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — The U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Ethics has issued a report regarding allegations against Congressman Madison Cawthorn (R-NC). The outgoing 11th district representative has been fined more than $15,000 by the House Ethics Committee over his handling of cryptocurrency.
Continue Reading By CIARÁN FAHEY AP Sports Writer BERLIN (AP) — German soccer faces a day of decisions amid questions over the futures of both national team coach Hansi Flick and league chief executive Donata Hopfen. The German soccer federation is meeting to discuss the fallout from Germany’s early World Cup exit and simmering issues of discontent
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN) — Los duques de Sussex dijeron que “una ola de esperanza puede convertirse en una ola de cambio” después de que ser homenajeados en Nueva York por su trabajo sobre la justicia racial y la salud mental. El príncipe Harry y Meghan estuvieron en la Gran Manzana este martes por la noche
Continue Reading By JOSHUA GOODMAN Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — For years, Mark Hager’s job as an observer aboard New England fishing boats made him a marked man, seen as a meddling cop on the ocean, counting and scrutinizing every cod, haddock and flounder to enforce rules and help set crucial quotas. On one particularly perilous
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