By TRACY GLADNEY Click here for updates on this story DODDRIDGE, Arkansas (KTBS) — Miller County Sheriff’s Department and three volunteer fire departments rescued two people trapped inside a collapsed house that had been toppled by a tornado on County Road 152 around 7 p.m. Thursday. The twister was tracked along Arkansas Highway 237. Director
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By Chris Isidore, CNN Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw sold $448,000 worth of the company’s stock this week, a month after the toxic train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, that is still being cleaned up. Shaw’s stock sale came the same week the company announced Shaw had personally set up a $445,000 scholarship endowment fund
Continue ReadingBy Charles Perez Click here for updates on this story YANCEY COUNTY, North Carolina (WLOS) — A Western North Carolina animal sanctuary is on the verge of closing. The Blue Heart Sanctuary in Green Mountain has been in the business of saving animals for more than two decades. The Yancey County non-profit, home to many
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By Ben Church and Chris Wallace, CNN Over his 42 seasons as head coach of the Duke Blue Devils, Mike Krzyzewski became synonymous with college basketball. Affectionately known as ‘Coach K,’ he retired in 2022 as the all-time winningest coach in men’s Division I college basketball (1,129 games), winning five national championships along the way.
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By Sandra Gonzalez, CNN Harrison Ford has said he intends to hang up his whip as Indiana Jones after the new film hits theaters, but famed film composer John Williams isn’t so sure “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny” will be his own last film adventure. In an interview with CNN’s Chris Wallace for
Continue Reading Review by Brian Lowry, CNN As soap operas set against the world of sex, drugs and rock ‘n’ roll go, “Daisy Jones & the Six” is a by-no-means groundbreaking but still-enjoyable account of the best band that never existed, charting its meteoric rise and just-as-abrupt fall. Credit that in part to the cast, starting with
Continue Reading By Nimi Princewill and Stephanie Busari, CNN Nigeria’s botched attempt to replace its banknotes has been declared invalid by the country’s Supreme Court. In a ruling Friday, the country’s highest court said a presidential directive to discontinue the use of old naira notes following a redesign was illegal. The court said the old banknotes should
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza Seúl, Corea del Sur (CNN) — Corea del Sur no necesita armas nucleares para disuadir la amenaza de Corea del Norte, dijo el primer ministro de ese país, Han Duck-soo, en una entrevista exclusiva con CNN, incluso mientras la opinión pública gira hacia el otro lado en medio de la acelerada carrera
Continue Reading By Nicole Goodkind, CNN About 99% of all S&P 500 companies have reported their fourth quarter earnings and the results, particularly for tech companies, are underwhelming. Companies listed in the S&P 500 index beat analysts’ earnings estimates by an average of just 1.3% last quarter. For context, that’s way down on the index’s 5-year average
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By JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Barcelona has built its reputation on dominating possession and trusting its attack to overwhelm opponents. But with its leading scorers injured Xavi Hernández’s side relied on its defense to frustrate Real Madrid and earn a hard-fought 1-0 advantage in the Copa del Rey semifinals on Thursday.
Continue ReadingJuan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — Achraf Hakimi, estrella del París Saint-Germain (PSG) y de la selección marroquí, fue interrogado este jueves por la policía y puesto bajo investigación oficial por un juez de instrucción, informó este viernes a CNN la fiscalía de Nanterre. Hakimi es investigado por la violación de una mujer de 24 años
Continue Reading NICE, France (AP) — French club Nice has advised fans not to travel to Moldova for a Europa Conference League game next week. It comes amid street protests and unrest in Moldova where authorities have alleged Russian-backed attempts to destabilize the government. Nice says the security situation for fans in Moldova is “unfavorable, to say
Continue Reading AMSTERDAM (AP) — Prosecutors have urged a Dutch court to convict Netherlands international Quincy Promes of aggravated assault and sentence him to two years imprisonment for allegedly stabbing his nephew in the knee at a party. Promes plays for Russian club Spartak Moscow. He was not in court in Amsterdam. He denies the charge. Promes
Continue Reading SINGAPORE (AP) — Danielle Kang avoided distractions during a rain-soaked day and shot a 9-under 63 for a one-shot lead after the second round of the Women’s World Championship in Singapore. Kang opened with a 71 for a 10-under 134 total after two rounds. Allisen Corpuz, Hyo Joo Kim and first-round leader Elizabeth Szokol were
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By MAJDI MOHAMMED Associated Press HAWARA, West Bank (AP) — Protesters say the Israeli military has fired stun grenades and blocked hundreds of Israeli left-wing activists from staging a solidarity rally in a Palestinian town that was set ablaze by radical Jewish settlers earlier this week. Activists from Israeli rights organizations said soldiers and border
Continue Reading NEWCASTLE, England (AP) — Newcastle manager Eddie Howe says he hasn’t made inquiries about the Premier League team’s ownership status after new questions were raised about Saudi Arabian investment in the club. Howe says his focus is on weekend opponent Manchester City and that his recent communications with board members have been about on-field developments
Continue Reading By VASSILIS KOMMATAS, GIANNIS PAPANIKOS and DEREK GATOPOULOS Associated Press LARISSA, Greece (AP) — Authorities in Greece say checks of all the human remains recovered so far from the scene of the deadliest train crash in the country’s history indicate the the number of people killed in the rail disaster still stands at 57. Recovery
Continue Reading By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — A group of residents of Japan who say they suffered decades of human rights abuses in North Korea after being lured there by false promises of a “Paradise on Earth” are asking a Japanese appeals court to rule that North Korea should pay them compensation. The five
Continue Reading BRUSSELS (AP) — Hundreds of tractors driven by angry farmers protesting a plan to cut nitrate converged on Brussels on Friday. Police said more than 2,700 vehicles attended the protest, causing major traffic disruption in Belgium’s capital city. Disruptions could last until the end of the day and police recommended people use public transportation instead
Continue Reading ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — This was a different kind of pitch tipping when Minnesota right-hander Kenta Maeda made only his second spring start in his return from Tommy John surgery two seasons ago. Twins manager Rocco Baldelli said the PitchCom device catcher Tony Wolters was using was loud enough for Tampa Bay hitters to
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