By Liz Kreutz Click here for updates on this story EL CERRITO, California (KGO) — An East Bay school district says they are investigating after a video going viral online shows high school football players participating in potentially dangerous and illegal drills during a practice. Two students who were there told ABC7 News the video
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ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A U.S. judge has set a two-week deadline for a Libyan military commander to answer questions in a lawsuit accusing him of war crimes. Khalifa Hifter, commander of the self-styled Libyan National Army, is a defendant in multiple federal lawsuits in Virginia accusing him of killings and torture in that country’s
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By Kate Sullivan and Betsy Klein, CNN The US will donate more than 17 million doses of the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine to the African Union, President Joe Biden announced on Thursday. Biden made the announcement when he met with President Uhuru Kenyatta of the Republic of Kenya on Thursday afternoon at the White
Continue Reading By MARYCLAIRE DALE Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A prominent Bill Cosby accuser has filed suit Thursday against the actor over a 1990 hotel room encounter in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Lili Bernard’s lawsuit comes just before the state’s two-year window to file older sexual assault claims expires. Bernard tells The Associated Press she was
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By Emma Tucker, CNN The Miami City Commission on Thursday evening voted unanimously to affirm the suspension of Police Chief Art Acevedo and immediately remove him from his position. Acevedo, who attended the hearing, had been suspended “effective immediately” Monday by City Manager Arthur Noriega until the commission made the judgment to terminate him. The
Continue Reading By ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States and Greece are expanding a defense cooperation deal that will grant American forces broader use of bases in that country. Thursday’s deal comes as Greece deals with tensions with its neighbor and fellow NATO member, Turkey. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken signed the
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By EMILIO SANABRIA and DIANE JEANTET Associated Press HERNANDARIAS, Paraguay (AP) — The gigantic Itaipu hydroelectric dam straddling the Brazil-Paraguay border is feeling the heat of Brazil’s worst drought in nine decades. According to Itaipu’s website, 2020 was the was one of the driest years in the plant’s history, with power output at its lowest
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IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — With three more home football games to go and Kinnick Stadium facing severe staffing shortages, the University of Iowa is looking for “game day volunteers” to work stadium gates, parking and other areas beginning Saturday. The Gazette reports that the university sent the plea in an email Wednesday to UI
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By Jackie Wattles, CNN Business William Shatner, the 90-year-old actor of “Star Trek” fame, endured a 10-minute, rocket-powered ride to the edge of space, which put his body through crushing g-forces that his fellow passengers described as face-bending — only to step out of the vehicle and immediately begin waxing poetic about the experience and
Continue ReadingBy JOE VIGIL Click here for updates on this story LAS VEGAS (KVVU) — The executive director of the Nevada Funeral and Cemetery Services Board called the storage of decedents at Hites Funeral home this summer “unacceptable,” and said cases that involve a lack of dignity and respect of bodies are the worst cases. “Just
Continue Reading By EMILIO SANABRIA and DIANE JEANTET Associated Press HERNANDARIAS, Paraguay (AP) — The gigantic Itaipu hydroelectric dam straddling the Brazil-Paraguay border is feeling the heat of Brazil’s worst drought in nine decades. According to Itaipu’s website, 2020 was the was one of the driest years in the plant’s history, with power output at its lowest
Continue ReadingBy KIM PASSOTH Click here for updates on this story LAS VEGAS (KVVU) — A local mother has been denied a double lung transplant after a life-changing battle with COVID-19, according to her family. Gabriela Acuna, better known by her family as Gaby, was pregnant when she tested positive for the virus and has never
Continue Reading By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria’s military chief says that the leader of an Islamic State-linked group has been killed. The alleged death of Abu Musab al-Barnawi was not immediately confirmed by the group and there was no immediate way to corroborate the claim. Gen. Lucky Irabor, Nigeria’s chief of defense
Continue Reading By LAURAN NEERGAARD and MATTHEW PERRONE Associated Press A panel of U.S. health advisers has endorsed booster shots for Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine. The advisers to the Food and Drug Administration voted Thursday to recommend a lower-dose booster shot for seniors and other high-risk groups. Already millions who got their initial Pfizer shots at least six
Continue Reading By LAURAN NEERGAARD and MATTHEW PERRONE Associated Press A panel of U.S. health advisers has endorsed booster shots for Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine. The advisers to the Food and Drug Administration voted Thursday to recommend a lower-dose booster shot for seniors and other high-risk groups. Already millions who got their initial Pfizer shots at least six
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By Kara Scannell, CNN A New York judge has ordered former President Donald Trump to sit for a video deposition next week in a case involving an alleged assault during a 2015 demonstration outside of Trump Tower. State Supreme Court Judge Doris Gonzalez has ordered Trump to appear for the deposition on Monday morning at
Continue Reading By FRANKLIN BRICEÑO Associated Press LIMA, Peru (AP) — The leader of the Marxist party that carried Pedro Castillo to Peru’s presidency says it won’t support his newly named Cabinet. The Free Peru party chief Vladimir Cerrón said on his Twitter account that the party´s deputies won’t give a vote of confidence to the new
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By Reid Alexander, as told to CNN’s Faith Karimi Reid Alexander is a 24-year-old Colorado man who battled kidney disease before meeting Rafael Diaz, 28, who would become his husband. Here, Alexander recounts their journey as a couple and expresses his thanks to Diaz for changing his life. It’s been a whirlwind year since I
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By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer The Cardinals fired former National League manager of the year Mike Shildt over organizational differences Thursday, just one week after St. Louis lost to the Los Angeles Dodgers on a walk-off homer in the wild-card game. Cardinals president John Mozeliak said the firing was “something that popped up recently,”
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — Federal authorities are accusing a fugitive of selling forged paintings by contemporary artist Raymond Pettibon. They say Christian Rosa fled the United States last year and remains at large. An indictment filed in New York City alleges the fraud centered on a well-known series of paintings by Pettibon depicting huge ocean
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