LUQUE, Paraguay (AP) — FIFA president Gianni Infantino says Argentina is capable of hosting the Under-20 World Cup in place of Indonesia though no decision has been announced. Indonesia was stripped of hosting rights amid political turmoil over Israel’s participation. Infantino says a new host will be announced within days. He says Argentina “surely can
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HILLSDALE, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan college has ended its partnership with a Florida charter school whose principal was forced to resign after a parent complained sixth graders were exposed to pornography during a lesson on Renaissance art that included Michelangelo’s “David” sculpture. A Hillsdale College spokesperson said Tallahassee Classical School no longer is affiliated
Continue Reading By DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Authorities in Belarus say they have detained a fugitive single father who escaped house arrest in Russia shortly before he was convicted of discrediting the army and sentenced to prison following his daughter’s antiwar sketch at school. Alexei Moskalyov was taken into custody in the Minsk
Continue Reading The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration’s choice to run the World Bank — former Mastercard CEO Ajay Banga — appears to have a lock on the job. Banga was the only candidate nominated in a search that began more than a month ago. The current president of the 189-nation poverty-fighting organization, David
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — Aaron Judge rang in opening day the same way he marked many nights last season: with a home run. In his first game as New York Yankees captain, Judge hit a solo drive in the first inning off San Francisco’s Logan Webb, a 422-foot shot into the netting above Monument Park
Continue ReadingBy Emily Rittman Click here for updates on this story Ray County, MISSOURI (KCTV) — The search for a Ray County Jail escapee expanded Wednesday as federal, state and local law enforcement searched for 39-year-old Justin Robinson. Investigators say he and another inmate attacked a correctional officer to escape the Ray County Jail overnight Monday.
Continue Reading By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer Marty Walsh is just beginning to understand the situation he walked into as head of the NHL Players’ Association. Less than two weeks into his new job, the former U.S. Secretary of Labor has already figured out two major concerns for players. Walsh knows they want to get back
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By Daniel Dale, CNN President Joe Biden claimed Tuesday that Americans aren’t allowed to own a machine gun or a flamethrower. But that’s not true in most of the country. Biden made the claim while delivering a plea for a renewed ban on semi-automatic “assault weapons” in the wake of a massacre on Monday at
Continue Reading By Kara Scannell, CNN Allen Weisselberg, the former chief financial officer of the Trump Organization currently incarcerated at Rikers Island, recently switched lawyers amid ongoing investigations into former President Donald Trump and his business. The reason for the switch is in dispute. Some people familiar with the relationship said the Trump Org. would no longer
Continue ReadingBy Alan Mauldin Click here for updates on this story ALBANY (Albany Herald) — From the Flint River and its tributaries, Radium Springs and plentiful holding ponds that hold storm runoff, and to the frequent thunderstorms, water is a big part of life in southwest Georgia. This week, Dougherty County School System elementary school students
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN) — La Policía Federal de Brasil citó al expresidente Jair Bolsonaro para que compareciera ante las autoridades este miércoles, en el marco de una investigación sobre joyas no declaradas que Arabia Saudita le regaló a la Presidencia durante su mandato presidencial, según informó CNN Brasil, afiliada de CNN. Las joyas consisten en tres cajas
Continue ReadingBy Logan Ramsey Click here for updates on this story POCATELLO, Idaho (eastidahonews.com) — A large crowd of people packed into the Pocatello City Council Chambers Tuesday night to address the council and the public. The town hall was organized by Mayor Brian Blad and the main issue of discussion was content in the library
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Kyla Russell, CNN Emergency department visits for firearm injuries in the United States dropped slightly since 2020, but the rate in 2022 was still above pre-pandemic levels. According to a new study published Thursday by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, the weekly number of emergency
Continue Reading By Deidre McPhillips, CNN Prescriptions for stimulants often used to treat attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder surged during the pandemic, especially among adults, a new study found. The finding comes as one common ADHD treatment, Adderall, has been in shortage for months, in part because of high demand. Diagnoses for ADHD have become more common in recent decades,
Continue ReadingBy Brooke Williams Click here for updates on this story YELLOWSTONE LAKE, Wyoming (KSL) — The University of Utah Seismograph Stations reported a swarm of earthquakes under Yellowstone Lake. Sixty earthquakes have been recorded between 11:18 p.m. Tuesday and 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, with magnitudes ranging from -0.1 to 3.7. Two quakes were recorded above magnitude
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN) — El mismo sistema de tormentas que trajo tanta lluvia y nieve al oeste de Estados Unidos se está desplazando hacia el este e intensificando, lo que supone un posible brote de tiempo severo que podría afectar a casi 70 millones de personas desde el valle del Mississippi hasta los valles de Ohio
Continue ReadingBy WJZ Staff Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A new state report shows over 82,000 customers were potentially overcharged for using one or more of Maryland’s toll facilities. The report was conducted by the Maryland General Assembly’s Office of Legislative Audits. It was compiled after officials received dozens of complaints
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By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Bed Bath & Beyond will sell up to $300 million of its stock to repay creditors and fund its business as it struggles to avoid bankruptcy. If it’s not able to raise sufficient money from the offering, the home furnishings giant said Thursday it expects to “likely file for bankruptcy.” Bed
Continue ReadingBy JAMAICA PONDER Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — You may not know it but a top destination for mosaic artists around the world is tucked away in Edgewater. The stream’s Jamaica Ponder takes us to the school that’s behind much of the city’s mosaic art. I’m at the Chicago Mosaic
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By Marianne Garvey, CNN The official trailer for Wes Anderson’s latest film, “Asteroid City,” has dropped. The movie is packed with stars, including Scarlett Johansson, Tom Hanks, Jason Schwartzman, Bryan Cranston, Steve Carell, Margot Robbie, Tilda Swinton, Edward Norton, Adrien Brody, Rupert Friend, Maya Hawke, Rita Wilson, Willem Dafoe, Tony Revolori, Jeff Goldblum, Fisher Stevens,
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