By Bryant McCray Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin (WDJT) — “The Grandmother of Juneteenth” paid a visit to Milwaukee on Friday, Feb. 24. Opal Lee of Fort Worth, Texas, met with city leaders including Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson and Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley. She met them at the Black Holocaust
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By BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanese security officials say a Muslim cleric who went missing earlier this week was killed shortly afterward by some people from his northern hometown. The Sunni cleric, was last seen in the northern city of Tripoli Monday evening and his car was found days later in a
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By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Ireland’s prime minister says the U.K. and the European Union are “inching” closer to agreeing on a deal to resolve a thorny post-Brexit dispute in Northern Ireland. Leo Varadkar told reporters on Saturday that he believed an agreement may be possible within days. His comments came amid
Continue ReadingBy MADISEN KEAVY Click here for updates on this story SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY, California (KOVR) — The San Joaquin County Sheriff’s Office has identified the “Lady in the Refrigerator” after almost three decades. One of the original detectives who investigated the case reacted to the news. “Her name is Amanda Lynn Schumann Deza,” said San
Continue Reading TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Tens of thousands of Israelis are protesting their far-right government’s plans to overhaul the legal system, three days after parliament advanced a bill that would enable lawmakers to overturn a Supreme Court decision with a simple majority. The “Supreme Court override” bill’s approval in the Knesset was the latest step
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN The 54th NAACP Image Awards is a week-long celebration of excellence in film, TV, music and literature that will culminate in a televised ceremony Saturday. And while areas of the entertainment industry have worked to become more inclusive and diverse in recent years, Kyle Bowser, senior vice president of the
Continue Reading BERLIN (AP) — Thousands of people have protested in Berlin to condemn Germany’s supply of arms to Ukraine and call for peace talks to end the war. Organizers were criticized before the protest on Saturday for downplaying Ukraine’s right to defend its territory from Russian aggression. They were also condemned for failing to distance themselves
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By ELIZABETH COOK, MOLLY MCCREA Click here for updates on this story SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX) — At one of the top music schools in the country, two students and their professor set out on a remarkable journey. It was an endeavor that would take them on an exploration into the mysteries of the human brain
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DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Daniil Medvedev has won the Qatar Open on debut after defeating Andy Murray 6-4, 6-4 in a final matchup of former No. 1s. Medvedev converted fast starts in each set. He reached 4-1 in the first and 3-1 in the second. Murray fought but was too far back and Medvedev won
Continue Reading COLUMBUS, Ga. (AP) — Police have arrested two people, one just 15 years old, in connection with a shooting in a Georgia city last week near the Alabama state line that left nine children injured. Both were arrested Friday in the Feb. 17 shooting at a gas station in Columbus in which seven teenagers and
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — Danny Ings scored twice on his first start for West Ham as the team climbed out of the English Premier League relegation zone with a 4-0 win over Nottingham Forest. Ings joined from Aston Villa last month. He found the net twice in three second-half minutes to lift both his new team
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN) — El marinero que pasó semanas perdido en el mar durante enero y que logró sobrevivir en gran medida gracias al kétchup, ahora podría tener un barco nuevo y de última generación. El atractivo regalo estaría a cargo del gigante de la salsa de tomate Heinz, que está tratando de localizar a
Continue Reading DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Top-ranked Iga Swiatek has been upset by Barbora Krejcikova 6-4, 6-2 in the final of the Dubai Championships. Krejcikova closed the tournament by beating the top three players in the WTA rankings: No. 3 Jessica Pegula in the quarterfinals, No. 2 Aryna Sabalenka in the semifinals, then Swiatek. No.
Continue Reading By EDWIN KINDZEKA MOKI Associated Press YAOUNDE, Cameroon (AP) — Authorities in Cameroon say at least 19 people were injured in an explosion at a sports event in southwest Cameroon. Nine athletes competing in the Mount Cameroon Race of Hope in Buea town were injured as well as 10 civilians including a baby. The annual
Continue Reading By EDWIN KINDZEKA MOKI Associated Press YAOUNDE, Cameroon (AP) — Authorities in Cameroon say at least 19 people were injured in an explosion at a sports event in southwest Cameroon. Nine athletes competing in the Mount Cameroon Race of Hope in Buea town were injured as well as 10 civilians including a baby. The annual
Continue ReadingBy Mallika Kallingal and Raja Razek, CNN Eight people were injured, including two critically, after a stabbing incident in Oklahoma City, according to the Oklahoma City Police Department. Police say a “large fight” broke out at a nightclub in the early hours of Saturday morning in the city’s Bricktown district. “Several police officers were posted
Continue Reading LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Ollie Watkins scored for the fifth successive match as Aston Villa beat Everton 2-0 to end Sean Dyche’s 100% home record and drop his team back into the English Premier League relegation zone. Watkins’ 63rd-minute penalty saw him become Villa’s first player to score in five straight games in the top-flight
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FONTANA, Calif. (AP) — NASCAR has canceled practice and qualifying sessions for the weekend races at Fontana because of ongoing heavy rains. Both the Cup Series and Xfinity Series drivers will race without practice on the track east of Los Angeles. The starting orders will determined by the metric used to set the qualifying order.
Continue Reading By RONALD BLUM Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The Metropolitan Opera marked the 1st year of Russia’s war on Ukraine with “A Concert of Remembrance and Hope” that included Canadian mezzo-soprano Emily D’Angelo wearing a skirt with a tally mark for each day of the war. Ukraine First Lady Olena Zelenska addressed the crowd
Continue Reading MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico says it regrets the decision by Peruvian President Dina Boluarte to withdraw her country’s ambassador to Mexico in response to criticism from Mexican President Andrés Manuel Lopez Obrador. Mexico’s Foreign Relations Department said in a statement Saturday that Mexico “will keep open diplomatic channels of communication to benefit both societies,
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