By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — The United Nations has raised $1.2 billion in humanitarian aid pledges for Yemen at a conference aimed at helping millions of people in the war-stricken country. The amount is far below a target of $4.3 billion set by the U.N. to stave off one of the world’s
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By HANK KURZ Jr. AP Sports Writer Terry Holland, who elevated Virginia basketball to national prominence during 16 seasons as coach, has died. He was 80. Holland’s death Sunday night was announced by the school Monday. He was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease in 2019 and stopped taking his courtside seat at Virginia home games. In
Continue Reading By STEPHEN McGRATH and ANDREEA ALEXANDRU Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — A Romanian court on Monday upheld a third 30-day detention for the divisive influencer and former professional kickboxer Andrew Tate, who is held on suspicion of organized crime and human trafficking, an official said. Tate lost his appeal against a judge’s Feb. 21
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By Sammy Mngqosini, CNN A prominent human rights group has written to Formula One CEO Stefano Domenicali to raise serious concerns over what it claims is the sport’s ongoing role in “sportswashing” ahead of the Bahrain Grand Prix. The new season gets underway in Bahrain on March 5, ahead of which the Bahrain Institute for
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By Jennifer Hansler and Jeremy Herb, CNN US Ambassador to China Nicholas Burns said Monday that China will have to “be more honest about what happened three years ago in Wuhan with the origin of the Covid-19 crisis” if the US and China are going to be able to work together. Burns added that the
Continue Reading By The Associated Press A National Weather Service meteorologist says a long line of quick-moving thunderstorms across northern Texas and Oklahoma late Sunday likely qualified the event as a derecho. A derecho is often described as an inland hurricane. The storm has no eye and its powerful winds come across in a line, potentially causing
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By Ben Church, CNN Tick tock, tick tock. The new MLB rules are coming fast at players; just ask Cal Conley. The Atlanta Braves hitter looked as confused as everyone else on Saturday when the new pitch clock regulation sparked confusion during a spring training game between the Braves and the Boston Red Sox. With
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By Paul R. La Monica, CNN So much for that big stock market comeback this year. Sure, it’s only February. But the Dow is now down almost 1% after a sizzling start to the year. At one point in mid-January, the average of 30 blue chips was up nearly 4% in 2023. The S&P 500
Continue ReadingBy ABC7.com staff Click here for updates on this story EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, California (KABC) — Will Maverick from “Top Gun” be obsolete one day? The U.S. Defense Department is disclosing that A.I. programs successfully made a dozen test flights in an F-16 over the California desert. The flights in early December included advanced
Continue ReadingBy ABC7.com staff Click here for updates on this story ANAHEIM, California (KABC) — You could call him a regular. Jeff Reitz of Huntington Beach has been certified a world record-holder after visiting Disneyland nearly 3,000 times in a row. His 2,995 consecutive visits to the theme park recently earned him recognition from the Guinness
Continue ReadingBy KABC Staff Click here for updates on this story LA CANADA FLINTRIDGE, California (KABC) — A home in La Canada Flintridge was severely damaged when mud came crashing down a hillside following the recent powerful storms. The home’s residents were sleeping Friday night when they were startled by a loud noise, neighbors say. But
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By Ramishah Maruf, CNN Warner Bros. Discovery filed a lawsuit against Paramount Friday, claiming the rival media company breached its half-billion-dollar exclusivity contract with HBO Max by airing “South Park” on its own streaming platform, Paramount+. HBO Max is a unit of Warner Bros. Discovery, which also owns CNN. Nearly all “South Park” episodes air
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By Jennifer Korn Nokia redesigned its logo for the first time in decades to distance itself from its public image as a phone company. The new logo, announced on Sunday, features five different shapes coming together to spell NOKIA. The font is sleeker and the classic shade of blue associated with the brand is replaced
Continue ReadingBy ‘A’ali’i Dukelow Click here for updates on this story LAHAINA, Hawaii (KITV) — Workers at the Lahaina Small Boat Harbor are calling on the state to address a laundry list of repairs they claim have been neglected for years. Mona Cherry, one of the workers, called the restrooms at the facility “horrendous.” “It’s a
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By Hadas Gold, CNN The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) sees the previous day’s attacks by Israeli settlers against Palestinians in the West Bank as “actions of terror,” an IDF official said Monday, as tensions in the region simmered after a weekend of violence. At least one Palestinian man was killed, a Palestinian fire engine was
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By Steve Contorno and Kit Maher, CNN Appearing at the doorstep of Walt Disney World, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill Monday that gives him new power over Disney, effectively punishing the entertainment giant for speaking out against the Republican’s political agenda. The new law amounts to a state takeover of the Reedy Creek
Continue Reading By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — Two people with knowledge of the negotiations say Cleveland Browns owners Jimmy and Dee Haslam have agreed to purchase Marc Lasry’s 25% stake of the Milwaukee Bucks in a deal that puts the value of the NBA franchise at $3.5 billion. The agreement has not been
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By Jennifer Gray, CNN Meteorologist If you are waking up across the south-central US, chances are you didn’t get much sleep. Insanely strong storms ripped through traveling close to 100 mph. At one point, the National Weather Service Office in Norman, Oklahoma called them “historic.” The storms brought nine tornado reports and 135 wind reports.
Continue Reading By ANDREW DAMPF AP Sports Writer Ingemar Stenmark says all this fuss over Mikaela Shiffrin as she approached his record of 86 World Cup skiing victories was beside the point. Because the 66-year-old Swede believes the American is already on another level. Stenmark says in an interview with The Associated Press that “she’s much better
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The trial of a Columbia man accused of killing his ex-wife and throwing away her remains has been pushed back to June.
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