By Atlanta News First staff Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA (WANF) — A viral food critic reiterated his distaste for Atlanta’s food scene in his 2023 end-of-year list. Keith Lee ranked Atlanta last in the list of cities he visited in 2023, behind New York, Detroit, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Chicago, Houston
Continue ReadingBy MARIA DI MENTO of The Chronicle of Philanthropy Chronicle of Philanthropy Investment guru Warren Buffett topped The Chronicle of Philanthropy’s annual list of the biggest charitable donations in 2023, with his $541.5 million gift to the Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation, named for his first wife, who died in 2004. The 2023 list of gifts
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By Martha Alexander, CNN (CNN) — The first month of the year is traditionally a time of change and resolution. Gym memberships spike, people seek new jobs in record numbers and abstaining from alcohol and meat becomes a popular pastime. But over the past six years, this period has also been marked by “Januhairy,” an
Continue ReadingBy Ciara Cummings Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA (WANF) — Gloridine Stephens-Hines makes the drive on Jonesboro Road to Southside Cemetery once a month, a journey in which no music is playing and no one is talking, because the silence is loud enough. On the way to plant flowers at the grave,
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By Olivia Schueller and Jay Kenney Click here for updates on this story HARTFORD, Connecticut (WFSB) — Two men were shot in an area of Hartford early Tuesday morning, according to police. Officers were first sent to Franklin Avenue around 12:40 a.m. They said they received notification of gunshots being fired. When they arrived, they
Continue ReadingBy NICOLE ARDILA, GAIL LEVY Click here for updates on this story MIAMI (WSVN) — A massive presence of police officers was seen surrounding Bayside Marketplace in downtown Miami on New Year’s Day after a big crowd of unruly juveniles created disturbing chaos at night. A video showed a large group of teenagers setting off
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By Ben Church, CNN Alexandra Palace, London (CNN) — There are five men dressed in sparkling suits, who are walking behind a gaggle of ghostbusters – it’s a sure sign that the World Darts Championship is in full swing. Held in north London’s historic Alexandra Palace, this one-of-a-kind annual sporting spectacle is a magnet for
Continue ReadingBy Dakin Andone, Chris Boyette and Rachel Webb, CNN (CNN) — A man was arrested early Tuesday after he broke into the Colorado Supreme Court overnight and opened fire inside the building, state police said in a news release. The preliminary investigation “confirmed a high probability” that the incident is not connected to “recent threats
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By Chris Isidore, CNN New York (CNN) — Tesla reported record quarterly sales in the final three months of last year, but it wasn’t enough for it to hang onto its title as the world’s largest maker of electric vehicles. The company reported global sales of 484,507 vehicles in the fourth quarter, a bit better
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In much of the sunny Mediterranean, mealtime is a means to an end. The food, while freshly prepared and delicious, is secondary to the main event — a gathering of friends and family, where boisterous talk about the events of the day is often mixed with loud and infectious laughter.
Continue ReadingAnalysis by Elliott Gotkine, CNN Tel Aviv, Israel (CNN) — It’s all in the timing. On New Year’s Day, a little under three months since Hamas’ terrorist attacks, Israel’s Supreme Court issued a historic ruling. In an 8-7 decision, it struck down a controversial amendment to a Basic Law that removed the court’s own power
Continue ReadingBy KRISHAN FRANCIS Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — A group of Rohingya refugees living in Sri Lanka has staged a protest outside the office of the U.N. refugee agency. They say they fear losing their living allowance once the agency’s office in the island nation closes at the end of this year. The
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By Ben Church and Wayne Sterling, CNN (CNN) — Rafael Nadal made an impressive return to singles action on Tuesday as he beat Austria’s Dominic Thiem in straight sets at the Brisbane International in Australia. The 22-time grand slam champion was playing in his first singles match in almost a year, having spent months struggling with
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By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — The family of Olympic track cyclist and former world champion Melissa Hoskins has paid tribute to her “freewheeling spirit” and “big heart” following the 32 year-old’s death after she was hit by a car on Saturday. Australia’s national broadcaster ABC and other local media outlets reported that Hoskins’ husband
Continue ReadingMADRID (AP) — A Spanish man who spent 15 months in an Iranian prison after visiting the tomb of Mahsa Amini has returned home to Madrid after being released. Santiago Sánchez Cogedor was on a solo walking trek to the men’s soccer World Cup in Qatar when he was arrested in Iran in October 2022.
Continue ReadingBy MARÍA TERESA HERNÁNDEZ Associated Press SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — The Dominican Republic is one of four Latin American nations that criminalizes abortion without exceptions. Women face up to 2 years in prison for having an abortion, while the penalties for doctors or midwives range from 5 to 20 years. Abortion rights activists
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CNN By Helen Regan, Sahar Akbarzai, Chie Kobayashi and Mayumi Maruyama, CNN (CNN) — Scenes of devastation emerged along Japan’s western coast Tuesday as rescuers raced to save residents trapped in the rubble of a 7.5 magnitude quake that has triggered multiple aftershocks and killed dozens of people. The quake shook the Noto Peninsula in
Continue ReadingBy MARÍA TERESA HERNÁNDEZ Associated Press AZUA, Dominican Republic (AP) — It was a busy Saturday morning at Marcia González’s church. A bishop was visiting, and normally she would have been there helping with logistics, but on this day she was teaching sex education at a local school. “I coordinate activities at the church and
Continue Reading By Jackie Wattles and Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — The year ahead promises to deliver some spectacular pursuits, pushing human and scientific exploration of the cosmos further than it’s gone in decades. The visions are grand: NASA plans to send astronauts on a lunar fly-by mission that will travel deeper into the solar system than
Continue Reading By Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — Israel’s Supreme Court on Monday struck down a government plan to limit the powers of the judiciary, in an unprecedented move that could reignite fierce tensions in the country as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wages war against Hamas in Gaza. The court ruled, by eight votes to seven, that a government amendment
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