By Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Turkey’s persecuted pro-Kurdish party has emerged as a kingmaker in the country’s upcoming election, playing a decisive role that may just tip the balance enough to unseat two-decade ruler Recep Tayyip Erdogan. In a key setback to the Turkish president and leader of the Justice and Development Party (AK Party), the
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By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN McDonald’s instructed corporate employees to work from home this week in anticipation of layoffs, according to a report from the Wall Street Journal. “During the week of April 3, we will communicate key decisions related to roles and staffing levels across the organization,” the company said in an email to employees,
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TECUMSEH, Mo. (AP) — A 2-year-old boy who followed his dog into the woods near his Missouri Ozarks home is safe, after one of the nearly 100 people searching for him heard a faint whimper and found the child just before the sunset. KYTV-TV reports that Waylon Loftis was supposed to be napping Friday afternoon
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By Ben Church, CNN It was just six months ago that Graham Potter was deemed the man to usher in a fresh, exciting era at Chelsea. The club’s new ownership group, led by American businessman Todd Boehly, had enticed Potter away from Brighton with the promise of managing one of the most lucrative teams in
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By CIARÁN FAHEY AP Sports Writer BERLIN (AP) — Bayern Munich is back on top of the Bundesliga after beating main rival Borussia Dortmund but the closest title race in years is exposing uncharacteristic tensions at the Bavarian powerhouse. Bayern chief executive Oliver Kahn and former player Lothar Matthäus delivered a heated exchange Saturday before
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By Sean Lyngaas, Zachary Cohen and Donie O’Sullivan, CNN Former President Donald Trump’s expected court appearance in New York on Tuesday has led to a modest outburst of online threats featuring calls for violence but US officials say the chatter has been disorganized, sporadic and lacks the coherent planning that defined the lead-up to the
Continue ReadingBy WALA Staff Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — First responders from multiple marine agencies sped to the scene in Mobile Bay Sunday afternoon when a fire erupted aboard a 28-foot sailboat. Officials tell FOX10 News a good Samaritan vessel picked up three crew members who had abandoned the burning
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By Shawna Mizelle, CNN House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is poised to meet with Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen on Wednesday — a historic event that comes amid warnings from China. McCarthy’s office shared details of the meeting in a release Monday morning, stating that the California Republican will host a bipartisan meeting with Tsai at the
Continue Reading PARIS (AP) — The relationship between Lionel Messi and PSG fans is turning bitter. Less than a week after he scored a hat-trick and surpassed 100 career goals for Argentina, the world champion was whistled by sections of supporters before and during PSG’s 1-0 home loss to Lyon on Sunday. It comes among persistent rumors
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By DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Major oil-producing countries led by Saudi Arabia said they’re cutting supplies of crude — again. This time, the decision was a surprise and is underlining worries about where the global economy might be headed. Russia is joining in by extending its own cuts for the
Continue ReadingBy Madison Smith Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — Multiple veterans affairs groups organized a town hall Saturday, April 1, at the A-B Tech Conference Center to help veterans right here in the mountains. Western North Carolina VA Health Care System partnered with Vietnam Veterans of America and the
Continue Reading By AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press WAIANAE, Hawaii (AP) — Tedorian Gallano would like to buy a house for his wife and three youngest children in Hawaii, but real estate prices soared so high eight years ago he moved his family back to his childhood home outside Honolulu — and last year, his older brother followed
Continue Reading WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has declined to hear an appeal from a Louisiana death row inmate seeking a new sentencing hearing. The three liberal justices dissented in that decision. The court on Monday turned away David Brown, who was convicted of killing a prison guard, Capt. David Knapps, during a 1999 escape attempt
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Review by Brian Lowry, CNN There are many examples of young girls being sexualized by media, but Brooke Shields became a poster child for the practice, literally and figuratively, while inviting questions about stage mothers. “Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields” pulls back the curtain on that period, in a two-part Hulu documentary that perhaps inevitably frontloads
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Moeri Karasawa, CNN In Japan’s ramen restaurants, there’s an unspoken rule: eat quickly and leave. One noodle shop owner takes this custom so seriously that he began timing how long his customers would take to start to eat. He found that those who waited the longest amount of time to dig into their piping hot
Continue Reading By FRANKLIN BRICEÑO Associated Press LIMA, Peru (AP) — Human rights groups have called on the Peruvian government to investigate claims of excessive force by police and soldiers during recent anti-government protests that have left 49 civilians dead. Forensic reports obtained by The Associated Press show that at least 30 of these victims died from
Continue Reading KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia’s Parliament has approved a bill that would scrap mandatory death penalties and limit capital punishment to serious crimes as part of wide-ranging reforms. The move brings possible reprieves to more than 1,300 prisoners on death row, including over 500 foreigners. The bill is expected to be approved by the
Continue Reading By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Certainly, Jim Nantz could fill an evening weaving tales of the great games and buzzer-beaters he’s had the privilege to see, and call, over a storytelling career that made his the voice of March Madness for nearly four decades. But when asked about his favorite moments
Continue Reading By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Jim Nantz could fill an evening weaving tales of the great games and buzzer-beaters he’s had the privilege to call over a storytelling career that made his the voice of March Madness for nearly four decades. But when asked about his favorite moments as he prepared
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By Nick Krupke Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND Oregon (KPTV) — Emillio Ayala took up the sport of wrestling two years ago when his family moved from southern California to southern Oregon. The 17-year-old Eagle Point High School senior is a testament to will, courage and strength, and that has nothing to
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