MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Erling Haaland is a doubt for Manchester City’s match against Liverpool in the Premier League on Saturday as the striker recovers from a groin injury. The 22-year-old Haaland withdrew from the Norway squad for its European Championship qualifiers against Spain and Georgia during the international break. His father was quoted by
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story BENTON, Louisiana (KTBS) — Sheriff Julian Whittington is launching a new program aimed at focusing on people with special needs in our community. Called “Friends of Bossier Sheriff’s Office,” the program includes a decal that will help law enforcement officers and first responders identify a
Continue Reading NAPLES, Italy (AP) — Serie A scoring leader Victor Osimhen has an injured abductor muscle in his left leg and will miss Napoli’s game against AC Milan on Sunday. Napoli says his condition will be evaluated next week. The injury raises questions over whether Osimhen will recover in time for the Champions League quarterfinals against
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN Español) — La titular de la FiscalÃa Especializada en materia de Derechos Humanos de México, Sara Irene HerrerÃas Guerra, informó que ya se ejecutaron al menos cinco órdenes de arresto contra presuntos involucrados en el incendio que esta semana dejó al menos 39 personas muertas en Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua. Al responder
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By Alicia Wallace, CNN The Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge cooled back down in February after ticking up unexpectedly the month before, a welcome sign in the central bank’s long battle to bring down historic price increases. The Personal Consumption Expenditures price index rose 5% for the 12 months ended in February, lower than January’s
Continue ReadingBy Hayatullah Amanat, CTVNews.ca writer Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — A new study conducted by the University of Cambridge suggests an increase of non-alcoholic drinks on sale online may reduce the amount of alcohol people buy. Researchers studied 737 regular alcohol buyers in England and Wales using a simulated
Continue Reading KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The Ukrainian government is looking to block its athletes from competing in sports events which readmit Russian athletes. That could include qualifying competitions for next year’s Paris Olympics. The International Olympic Committee recommended Tuesday that sports federations allow Russians and Belarusians to compete as neutral athletes without national symbols. Ukraine wanted
Continue ReadingBy Megan DeLaire, CTVNews.ca writer Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — Scientists think they may have pinpointed the cause of a mysterious outbreak of liver disease that affected children worldwide last year. In a study published Thursday in the scientific journal Nature, researchers from the University of California and the
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By JOE McDONALD and MATT OTT AP Business Writers Wall Street inched higher ahead of an inflation update Friday that could influence the Federal Reserve and its decision on interest rates at its next meeting. Futures for the benchmark S&P 500 index inched up about 0.1% and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.2% before
Continue ReadingBy Hannah Mackenzie Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — Close to 20% of high school students report serious thoughts of suicide, and 9% have tried to take their lives, according to the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI). One local woman, currently grieving the loss of her own child,
Continue Reading By Julia Horowitz, CNN Inflation in Europe has fallen to its slowest pace in more than a year, though stark signs of persistent underlying pressure on prices will complicate policymakers’ next move on borrowing costs. Prices in the 20 countries that use the euro rose 6.9% this month compared with a year ago, the European
Continue Reading By YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Russian strategic nuclear weapons might be deployed in Belarus along with part of Russia’s tactical nuclear arsenal, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said Friday. . Russian President Vladimir Putin announced last week that his country intended to deploy tactical, comparatively short-range and small-yield nuclear weapons in Belarus.
Continue Reading BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian state media says Israel has launched airstrikes on the suburbs of Syria’s capital for the second day in a row. Iranian and Syrian state media on Friday reported that the strikes killed an Iranian adviser when they hit south of Damascus. Israel has carried out hundreds of strikes on targets inside
Continue Reading By SAM METZ and ANNA FURMAN Associated Press PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — When two skiers collided on a beginner run at an upscale Utah ski resort in 2016, no one could foresee that seven years later, the crash would become the subject of a closely watched celebrity trial. But Gwyneth Paltrow’s live-streamed trial over
Continue Reading BEIJING (AP) — Chinese state TV says a former chairman of Bank of China Ltd., one of the country’s four major state-owned lenders, is under investigation by the ruling Communist Party’s anti-corruption agency. China Central Television said on its website that Liu Liange is suspected of “serious disciplinary violations.” The one-sentence report gave no details
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By Devan Cole and Sydney Kashiwagi, CNN The swirl of unprecedented political, legal and historical implications ignited by the indictment of Donald Trump reached a fever pitch Tuesday with the former president arrested and pleading not guilty in Manhattan. The Manhattan district attorney’s office has been investigating Trump in connection with his alleged role in
Continue Reading By Daniel Dale, CNN In the wake of a Manhattan grand jury’s historic decision to indict Donald Trump, the former president and some other prominent Republicans, including Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, have invoked liberal billionaire George Soros in their attacks on Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg. Trump claimed
Continue Reading By ZEN SOO Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Huawei has reported a nearly 70% fall in profit last year amid sanctions and pandemic challenges, but saw its enterprise sales rise as the Chinese technology giant sought to pivot into digital industries and reduce its vulnerability to U.S. sanctions. Huawei says its annual revenue for
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By Ivana Kottasová, CNN Turkey has finally approved Finland’s application to join NATO, putting an end to months of delays while also continuing to block Sweden from joining the military alliance. The Turkish Parliament voted unanimously in favor of Finland’s membership on Thursday, clearing the last hurdle in the accession process. The vote fulfills Turkish
Continue Reading PARIS (AP) — Newly-appointed France coach Hervé Renard wants to turn the page and focus on the upcoming Women’s World Cup after a group of players facilitated the dismissal of his predecessor. Renard was hired this week to replace Corinne Diacre and lead the team at this year’s Women’s World Cup and then at next
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